Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-12-30
SHORT KANSAS ITEMS

Lewis Baker is dead at Leaven-
worth at the age of log years
Lawrence's new $4,000 Y. M. C. A
building will be dedicated December
31st.
The trial of Rose Null, charged with
poisoning her husband, has begun at
Kingman.
Eugene vandeveer was convicted at
Pittsburg of the murder of his sweet
heart, Bertha Smith.
D. w. Hamer, a well known attor-
ney of Emporia, was found dead in his
office Tuesday morning.
The A. H. T. A. is placarding all
the farms in southeastern Kansas
with mo Hunting signs.
Representative Campbell has intro
duced bill for a postoffice building
at Pittsburg to cost $125.000-
Arkansas City will vote on a propo-
sition to issue $4,000 bonds for the
Kansas-Oklahoma interurban railroad.
The oil runs for December are show
ing up smauer than those for NOvem-
Der.
Mrs. Katheryn Rupert, wife of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad agent at Ar
kansas City, is dead
Gen. and Mrs. Chaffee, who have
been visiting relatives at junction City
have returned to Washington.
Frank Marsh, Mrs Marsh and w.
A. Neff are under arrest at Pittsburg
charged with forging deed.
]. T. Unroe, one of the settlers of
Pittsburg, who has been prominent
in public affairs, is dead of paralysis.
The Hutchinson Fair association
made money this year and is now clear
of debt and has property worth $4,000.
The eighth annual convention of
the county clerks of Kansas will be
held a Wichita December 20 and FL.
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance
ctmpany has paid Mrs c. ]. Devlin
$50 900 on a policy held by her hus-
band.
The Mutual Benefit and the Michi-
gan Mutual Insurance companies have
paid their Devlin policies, aggregating
$55, 900.
Charles H Luling says he will not
start an investigation n Kansaseta
start an insurance investigation in
Kansas.
The Rev. George Davidson, rector
of the Episcopal Church at 1ndepen-
dence, Kan, has accepted a call to
Marietta, ohio.
| The Kickapoo Indians on the reser-
| walton near Sabetna want to move to
Wisconsin, where other survivors of
the tribe live.
Maj r. M. Grebe. Tie old Bonner
Springs warrior, has asked Governor
Hoch to help him Lave congress grant
him a pension.
c. S. Harmon. a Topeka butcher.
ran up against the game law and will
have. to fight case through the
courts. He sold squirrels.
/ The women members of the board
| of control want an organ for the Win
| field asylum, as if it wasn't bad enough
20 be there without the instrument.
| The Pullman Car company his filed
its answer to the Kansas custer suit
for non-payment of license, alleging
that the Kansas courts are without
| jurisdiction.
| Blue Rapids is feeling eladed over
the starting up of the Cummings GER
cal mill. The operation of the mill
will afford a large market for corn
grown in that section.
| While driving across the railroad at
Wichita J. Hilton, an aged man living
near the city, was caught between
two sections of a freight train in his
buggy and probably fatally crushed.
From information that has come
to the state board of control there is
| have formed pool and are working"
The board. An investigation will be
made.
| State Auditor Sole, ex-offfcio land
commissioner. last year issuer ATT
patents for 73.41 acres of land, which
netted the state $1oo,882, about one
fourth of what the state should have
received
James M. Pend1eton. the Emporia
| bigamist who buried cake of ice in
coffin and reported himself dead.
| wants a parole from the state peni-
| Tertiary, but a large number OF pro-
| tests have been made to Governor
| Hoch.
| by making cornhusk millinery. which
brought good prices during the Atchi-
son corn carnival is dead. Thomas j.
Cusack, a railway employee in Kansas
City. is a son and heir to her fortune
| of $4,000.
| December 81 has been set for the
day for dedicating the new Y. M. c.
A building in Lawrence. 1t was erect
ed at a cost of $4,000 H. NJ. Boards,
ley of Kansas City will make the prin-
cipal address The building will be
dedicated free from debt.
Governor Hoch spoke at the banquet
the Franklin County Republican club
at Ottawa on trusts. He. declared
the trusts must be crushed and rec
commended as one way of escaping
from one evil the buying. of oil from
Kansas independent refineries.
r. NJ. Jonson. a farmer near Cald--
well. while blowing near creek, I'M