Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-07-22
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Fast driving on Chanute streets
costs $50.
Swift & Company will build $780,
900 creamery at Hutchinson.
The First National bank of Topeka
is the first Kansas bank to fail since
1889.
The first shipment of fuel oil from
Chanute to Wichita was made last
week.
Edward Blake was struck by light
ming and killed near Mcpherson last
week.
A live wire cut short the career of
James Browning, Hneman, at Law
renee.
Emaline Austin, IL years old, of Cha
mute was kicked by the family horse
and died.
Charles Goodlander of Fort Scott is
president of the state Undertakers' as
ISOLATION.
the lola phone system and will give
better service.
Back damp" killed Henry Rilphrey
and Nick Bil1elo, two shot-firers in
Pittsbrg mine.
A detail of soldiers kept the lid on
the reservation during the circus at
Leavenworth last week.
There are thirteen cases of Texas
fever among the cattle of Alex Blair
in northern Atchison county.
Nevertheless, the depositors in the
Topeka banks can't deny having been
given a run" for their money.
An Eldorado girl was brave enough
to marry a young man whose real
name is Dewitt Kerr McCluggage.
The Emporia Daily Times now car
ries the added title-in very small let
ters-"And the Emporia Republican"
The superintendent of schools in
Butler county announces that he will
employ no teachers who smoke cigar
cites.
Senator Long and Congressman
Scott have left for Frisco to join Sec
rotary Taft's party, to tour the Philip
pines.
The promoters of the Kansas-Okla-
homa interurban line out of Arkan-
sas City say the project has been fl
nanced.
H. B. Lantz, who started in as Of
flee boy at Topeka, has been appoint
ed assistant general manager of the
Santa Fe.
Mayor Roe of Chanute has resigned
and Col. E. E. Ward was elected to
the place.
Emporia merchants view with alarm
the growth of the mail order habit
especially the merchants who do not
advertise.
The postoffice at Lang, in Lyon
county, has been discontinued, and the
postmaster has taken down his "old
Lang sign"
]. B. Higley and a Santa Fee train
reached a crossing at Sterling at the
same time Thursday and the funeral
was Saturday.
H H Yantis, chief of the Caldwell
fire department, an old soldier, has
invoked the aid of the "old soldier"
law to keep his place.
A Wichita man is being stern1y re-
buked for giving expression to the
sentiment AN honest census is bet
ter than a padded one"
John N. Johnson, of Oskaloosa, Sec
rotary of the board of control, has
resigned rather than have his salary
cut from $4,000 to $1,000.
Congressman Phil Campbell opposes
the parcels post bill because he thinks
it aids the mail order houses in fight
ing the small home merchant.
The Hoisington band recently played
for show on an agreement to get 10
per cent of the receipts. The bands
share amounted to eighteen cents
1t is explained that the Joint
worms which are damaging the
crops out in Gray county did not have
their origin in any of the Kansas sa-
looms.
Mrs. Richard Morgan died at indie
pendence Thursday from starvation,
caused by a plum lodging in her
throat. She gave birth to a child
Tuesday.
Not even the depression in the oil
Industry has affected business great
ly in Independence. One bank there
has increased it's deposits $4,000 since
January 1.
L. F. Randolph of Nortonville sold
his paper two years ago, but he sim
ply had to break back into the bust
ness. He has bought the Valley Falls
New Era
A Topeka man tried to refill a gaso-
line stove and smoke a cigar at the
same time The account says in con-
clusion: THE loss is fully recovered
by insurance."
A Topeka druggist who filled 5000
Iiq1or prescriptions has been enjoined
from doing any more of that kind of
business. 1t is said 5000 of the pre-
scriptions were straight drinks.
A Harvey county widower took his
second wife home and introduced her
to the children by saying: This is
your new mamma" They looked at
her critically and the youngest blurt-
| ed out: ".Is that the best you could do,