Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-11-12
ABOUT KANSAS.

ticed medicine in that town for forty
five years. He will be 80 years old
next January, but he is not satisfied
to die until he has reached the century
mark
different swarms of bees. each work
ing independently of the other but
with the utmost harmony, was found
recently on the farm of L. A. Mills
paugh, near Winfield. When it was
chopped down forty pounds Of fine
honey were found.
Governor Bailey has gone to Indi.
ana, where he is making political
speeches under the direction of the
national committee. He also expects
to make one in Illinois before the cam
paign. closes, but will make none in
Kansas.
Many people from Dexter and vicin-
ity were injured in the Missouri Pa
cific wreck near Warrensbu Mo.
The company has settled with B. J..
Silliman and wife for $3.50 each; Alex
Busey for $500; L. c. Dressed for $500.
and John Houston for SIS. Those who
are in the hospital will receive much
larger sums, and it is said that Will
Darst will be entitled to several thou
sand dollars.
During a recent review at Fort
Riley the soldiers found no human
foes to fight but they had a lively time
fighting fire. While they were ma.
neuvering on Pawnee prairie a care
less spectator threw a cigar stub into
the dry grass and fierce prairie fire
started at once, which threatened to
sweep over the entire reservation The
order to dismount was given, and for
two hours the troops fought fire, final
ly succeeding in quelling it.
A Poplar Bluff man, who got drunk
the other day, was fined $3.50 in police
court. He considers 1t lucky he didn't
have any more money with him.
to get rid of that harassing old debt
Cass county is talking of voting a
direct levy to retire the outstanding
wild cat" railroad bonds against that
county. People over in Cass are grow
ing tired of paying interest and want
A railuroad is being built to Mis-
souri's Marvel cave in Stone county.
Neither the Mammoth nor any other
American cave, it is said, has an audi
national or international conventions
could be held in it's vast space and
have ample room.
The Sabetha Star is thought to be
the only paper left in Nemaha coun-
ty that keeps I'VE scribe"
Complaint comes from the Chanute
Sun that the cabbage snake is ruin
ing the sauerkraut crop in Neosho
county.
A club of young women in Atchison
gave the drama, Justice Rewarded"
Wednesday night. There was not a
man in the cast.
A Cherryva1e man who has two
wives was arrested as he was about
to marry a third. Two wives ought
to be enough for any man.
For lack of a better motive power,
the street railway in Emporia is being
pushed to a successful conclusion"
by the local business men.
Out in Greensburg a man has gone
to the trouble of tracking his ancestry
back 600 years, and if he is given
time enough he may track it back the
other $500 years.
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pulled out of a gas hole WV he was
overcome and loosened his hold on the
rope. His feet caught in the rope.
however, and his assistant continued
to pull him out until the bucket be-
came wedged In the opening and left
the unconscious digger hanging head
downward. Then the assistant tied
the rope to a tree and went for assist
ance. By the time he got back the
well digger had revived and was calm
ly awaiting the end. Before his foot
could be got out of the bucket as he
lay on the ground, he rammed his
hand into his pocket and exclaimed,
desperately: by George! my 81 are
gone!"
A Juvenile band has been organized
in Lyons, but since cold weather has
arrived and the people can keep their
windows and doors closed tightly, they
do not mind it so much.
A man In Atchrson catches them
both ways by selling Bibles and min
ing stock.
Topeka is very much swel1ed up
town has been sued for a quarter of a
million dollars.
The word "covey" has been brought
out to describe the thirty quail that
make their headquarters in the court
house square in Hays City.
Bill Hackney's latest claim to dis
tinction is that he resigned volun-
xarf1v aa the Santa Fe attorney for