Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-21
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Somebody dynamited the Abilene
Jail, but damaged it only slightly
Riley county, which has never owned
court house, has decided to build
The Missouri Pacific freight truckers
at Atchison have gone on strike
for higher wages.
Elmer Dustin of Leavenworth and
John Higgins of Lansing are after
the job of state parole officer
Secretary Taft wants to liven up the
Philippine commission, I'D, it is said,
wants Kansan for the place.
The star worn by the under sheriff
in Clay Center is said to be the lar
gest official insignia in the state
The state printing plant has already
saved the state $4,000 on one job
that of printing the legislative jour-
nails
This prediction is freely made by
the Wilson County Citizen: There's
going to be some state politics in Kan
sas next year"
A Wichita man attributes the scar
city of tramps in Western Kansas this
year to the prolific growth of soap
weed along the track
This is Old Home week in Lawrence
to find that the Old Home hasn't
changed much.
This months examination of the
state treasury shows that $547, 900 OF
state funds is still Ion deposit in the
collapsed Devlin bank in Topeka.
The last census return seems to
have given general dissatisfaction,
judging from the way the state news
papers are jumping on it's details.
The Ottawa Herald protests that
there is a good deal of lack of infOr-
nation as to who Pallas was, and
what business she had with priests.
Irving is Dragging about its brass
band OF eighteen members not one of
whom drinks intoxicants in any form,
or chews; and only three are smokers.
Out in Mitchell county the fight
against "Hooligans" is progressing to
the point of a crusade against the
young men who carry revolverS to a
dance
The lola Record expresses the hope
that Miss TarbelI knows more about
Standard Oil affairs than her writings
indicate that she knows about Kan
sas politics.
Wichita and Newton are both talk
ing of holding a horse snow. 1t has
not been many years since the ma
tives of these towns referred to a
Nurse DIS d CdyuSe.
w. r. Cunningham, the Topeka auto
thief, who was once suspected of the
Micnum murder, escaped from the
Lansing penltentiary after beating
a guard, but was captured after few
hours.
A. H. Heagan, manager of the Nov
city theatre, has Jim Crow seats for
negro patrons. A negro who took a
seat in another secuon was elected
1,s,
ages.
1t is proposed to hold a centennial
celebration at the site of the Pawnee
republic in 1906 to commemorate the
hauling down of the Spanish and the
hosting of the American flag by Capt.
Zebulon M. Pike.
Freeport township, way out in Har-
per county, sent eighteen young men
and women away to higher lnstitu-
lions of learning this fall. The ten
Harper county banks, it may be add
ed, have $952,953 of deposits.
The Clay Center Chautauqua tried
the plan this year of setting apart
5000 for advertising purposes; and
when the books were closed it was
found there was surplus of $4,000
on hand as start for next year.
Kansas City, Kan, Leavenworth and
Wichita are known as the big sinners
in the joint business, and the country
press is optimistic enough to predict
that within six months there will not
be an open joint in either of those
three burgS.
From the Leavenworth Conserva-
tive of October 9, 1861: BY Captain
jenkins, who arrived here yesterday,
we learn that General Sturgis has
placed Kansas City under martial
law, and appointed Colonel Anthony
provost marshal
The culprit who recently attempted
| to burglariZe the Abilene telephone
exchange in the night time and carry
off the hello girl met with a warm
reception. The girl fired a couple of
shots at him. OF course, she didn't
| him. but she scared him SO that he
hasn't been back.
A circus showed in Concordia last
week and it's managers inquired of
Richard Varer, the Missouri Pacific
agent, the amount of the fare to Be-
lott The agent sized up the outfit
and said $500. In a short time a
wagon drove up to the depot and
dumped 600 half dollars On the plat
| form.
i Ross Stubs says the money has
been raised for the Kansas City
Topeka electric line and that the work
| of building will commence shortly.
The trouble with great many Kansas
enterprises of the kind is that work
always is to commence Shortly" but
| is never finished
| In number of liquor dealers in the
state Wyandotte county comes first,