Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-12-03
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withstanding that it is to be given in |
livery stable.
The police records in Emporia show |
that man was fined Sc Wednesday |
on the technical charge of turbulent
and tumultuous conduct"
A man in Augusta who was boring
for oil, gas, coal, zinc, salt or other
precious mineral products, has struck
asbestos in paying quantities.
This falls wheat acreage is found
| to be 3,750, 900 acres, or approximately
the same a year ago, but 100000
acres less than two years ago.
The founder of the Belleville Tele
scope should have known better than
to give such name to a paper pub
tshed at the end of a railroad divis-
ion.
| To be really SWELL in Emporia, a
young man must wear an overcoat so
long that it looks like a bathrobe, or
else so short that it is cut off just be-
low the lapels.
| Since the Atchison poor farm has
been fitted up with porcelain bath
| tubs, white iron beds and sewer con,
| nection, numerous citizens are making
inquiry as to the necessary procedure
to become one of the 'unfortunates.
Henry Buss, who is on the sick list
in Winfield, is supposed to be all run
down.
The "At the Races company is do
ing some fast preliminary heats on the
kerosene circuit.
The lola Register takes pride in hav.
ing made no reference in it's election
comments to the smoke of battle
having cleared away"
Neighboring towns have discovered
the reason for Larned's hauteur
Judge c. E. Lobdells talented daugh.
ter is starring this season in the "At
the Old Cross Roads company.
The Bison Bee offers a free mar
riage license to each girl who brings
in twelve paid-in-advance subscrip-
tions, and at the same time reminds
them that only six weeks of Leap year
remain.
There's a lot of you fine women
folks, said a negro preacher in Sa-
lima, dat comes to church and sees
every hat in the congregation
hat but one, de one dat the Lord
passes right under yo' nose for helpiD
His cause
Fall troubles of the Davidson Post:
The cold weather and a nest in the
chimney to smoke us out for two days
made the Post late again this week.
The hope of several Indian territory
politicians is that A. P. Murphy, lately
elected to Congress in Missouri, viii
get lost before he reaches Washing
ton. AS member of Congress Muir
, phy might stir up trouble.
, A local character at Fort Cobb
named Shorty" invited the town mar
shall to lay aside his star and pisto
and fight it out The marshal &C
cepted the challenge and was knocked
out in about three rounds. The Rec
: ord says that his countenance would
t shock exen Admiral Rojestvensky."
The late rage for acquiring old
! black, rickety furniture for the colo
l NAL effect" led an Atchison woman
into second hand store recently, the
!, Globe says. She found a curious OLD
walnut cabinet that had answered the
purpose of a writing desk. The leg:
were rickety and the wood warped
:, but she paid $40 for the desk. While
!, she was cleaning it at home she dis
covered a secret drawer. Her excite
l., ment knew no bounds. She called il
9 the neighboring women to enjoy thu
r sensation, and when the house wa
i full she began trying to open thu
drawer. After long time she presset
q a spring and the catch loosened. Al
0 the women held their breaths. Sud
:. denly the woman of the house pulled
t open the drawer, and what do yo'
It think she found in it? A greasy ha
g and two poker chips.
Kansas Jared pretty we'll in the mat
l. ter of appropriations for federal build
ings at the hands of the last session
l. of congress. She received total o
g $780, 900, divided equally among tn
;. public buildings at Lawrence, Empori
i and Hutchinson. All are now unde
= construction. An effort will be mad
next winter to get an appropriation TO
a public building at Winfield.
At a den recently discovered tw
:, miles southeast of Cummings so
snakes, mostly rattlers, have alread
i. been killed, according, to the Brow
County World. Snakes are coming t
N the den from all over the surroundin
. country to hole up for the winter. N
% one has any idea how many are left i
10 the den, and it is expected that tn
t. men and boys of the neighborhood wi
e make a raid some day soon and bias
lc out the main den with dynamite.
y Printing a card of thanks" re
marks the Louisville Tyre, lis wors
i'd than a. woman wearing paste diamond
q, in memory of her husband who wa