Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-07
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! SHORT KANSAS ITEMS !

Eldofado has voted to own it's own
water system.
Jefferson county is to have COM
piete rural free. delivery after Novem-
| Der Is.
The city hall and Sondegard's store
at Brookville were destroyed by fire
recently.
Ellinwooa's delinquent tax list has
a grand total'' of twenty-nine cents
this year.
Marion is now able to boast of one
OF the finest proposed" courthouses
in the state.
William B. Madden an ex-artillery-
man, is under arrest for bigamy at
lLeavenworth.
Escaping steam from boiler killed
Edward Mullins, engineer of the WITCH
tia water plant. :
CoffeyviIle has voted bonds for the
extension of the Vinita & Western
into that city.
Manhattan is the old-ashioned town,
where the ownership a dog is the
basis of three lawsuits.
The employers have granted the
printers an eight-hour day at Topeka
and the strike is off.
A whisky Salesman out in Rice coun-
ty also carries side line of turpen-
tine, varnish and oils.
L. w. Breyfoger, president of the
First National bank, has been appoint
ed postmaster at Olathe.
Governor Bailey has decided to pay
that grocery bill just as soon as he
finds out the exact amount.
After the rain is all over the Neo-
sho river has concluded to do little
| flooding around Chanute.
Pittsburg has been proclaimed a
city of the first class. But it has been
a first class city for long time.
Now that Independence has landed
the big cement plant she expects to
outgrow everything in the gas fields.
The oil trust having knocked out
the state refinery, the Irvine trust is
going after the state binding Irvine
plant.
Six freight handlers were discharg-
ed rom Santa Fe employ. Thursday, be-
cause it is alleged, the company has
discovered systematic theft of
freight.
Marion, the home of Governor Hoch,
has arranged to have it's new opera
house opened with a lecture instead of
stage troupe.
Because, it is alleged, Postmaster
Sprague, of Olathe got the place in
dered his removal.
1t is said the soldiers from Fort
Leavenworth are complaining that
they were not treated right at the
Atchison corn carnival.
Since Governor Hoch's anti-sa1oon
crusade started the Eagle and Elks
are being overwhelmed with applica-
lions for membership.
Tom French, a bachelor farmer who
for l-lrty years bore an excellent rep
utation around Caney, has been ar
rested for horse steanng.
The annual report of the Santa Fe
railway shows that the floods during
the last year added 2 million dollars
to the expense account.
In a saloon quarrel at Leavnsworth
probably MORALLY wounded Jerry
Goodrich, another negro.
The big Indian fair at the Potta-
watomie reservation, near Hplton, has
been postponed to September 26 be-
cause of the bad weather.
The Coffeyville Journal tells of a
negro who could give even Edward
Box pointers in domestic economy
He has given his wife only thirty cents
during two years of married life.
Congressman c. F. Scott writes that
ne I'd not see fly all the time the
Taft party was in Japan. The only
explanation he can suggest is that
they have all migrated to America
As proof that the world is getting
better, the Delphos Republican points
out that dozen years ago every town
in the state had a mandolin club
The Abilene fire department evil
IDENTIFY objects to tainted money. It
is reported to have Cleaned I'D
$100.O5" at the recent tournament
DR.. J. C. Brownfield of EIdorado.
who got himself into the penitentiary
for alleged perjury in the Jessie Nor
rison trial, is now seeking pardon
Thomas Williamson was killed at
Madison Friday when his horse fell
into a well with him. He fell under
the horse and was crushed to death.
A. l.. H. Street of the Fort Scott
Law Enforcement league has asked
Governor Hoch to ask the government
to stop issuing liquor licenses in Kan
saS.
The fair association at Topeka has
offered a reward of 500 for the ar
rest and conviction of the person who |
"doped" one of the race horses last
week.
Some joker has written messages |
about the Caldwell murder on a school |
house blackboard at Mentor and the |
people are worked up to high pitch |
of excitement.
An Investigation of school records