Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-11-18
: SHORT KANSAS ITEMS


two daily papers in the town.
Revolution has set in down around
Emporia, and king corn has been de-
throned in favor of king wheat
The new Cudahy pipe line from the
Kansas oil fields to ST. Louis will be
laid along tie Frisco right of way.
In a drunken quarrel at New Cam
bria recently o. w. Armagast shot
and seriously wounded Charles Scott.
A parastice known as the palisade
worm IS causing considerable loss to
horse owners in various parts of the
state.
The Santa Fe passenger department
employees at Topeka have presented
Jerry Black with a handsome gold
watch and chain
An Olathe enthusiast declares foot
ball is sure cure for hay fever, but
their hay fever.
The body of Robert Burtch. a smell
terman, was found in a creek near
lola Wednesday and it is believed that
he was murdered
The sale of the Chanute Blade to the
Tribune company this week reduces
the number of daily papers in Chanute
to two-whicn is enough.
Three women of Rochester, N. Y.
who invested in a refinery at Niotaze,
have asked for receiver for the plant
alleging mismanagement.
Seventeen jointists of Caney and
Coffeyville has been sentenced to jail
and in addition will have to pay a
fine from 800 to $500 apiece
Senator Long will visit Leavenworth
November IL and Is to see how much
the various government institutions
in, Of
Cottonwood Falls new electric light
plant was started Saturday night.
Nearly every business house and re-
sidence in town is lighted by it.
The state has brought suit against
the Pullman company to GUST it from
doing business in the state for refus-
ing to pay the charter fell of $4,000.
"One thing is sure" observed
Thomas w. Morgan of Ottawa on the
day after Halloween. "The candle
melted the frost on the pumpkin last
night"
An old boy in Abilene deplores the
passing of the old fashioned Hollo-
ween when the youngsters carried the
neighbours buggy on top of the opera
house.
Ellsworth Hacker, the convict from
Pratt county, who was attacked and
slashed by Frank Kenney and Dom
infco Castague, two insane convicts,
is dead.
Charles Bremen, a veteran at the
Leavenworth Soldiers home was
found dead near the home with rag
ged hole in his head. 1t is believed
he was murdered.
Judge F.annel1y wished a Merry
Christmas to thirteen of the liquor sell
lers whom he sentenced in Indepen-
dence this week. Their terms will ex-
pire December "a.
The railroad board has decided in the
dispute i Kansas City, Kan, between
Orient road that it has no jurisdiction
over trolley lines.
DR.. Fred Hall of Cuba, who was
sent to Jail for getting too gay with
the prohibitory law, has asked Cover
nor Hoch to pardon him, promising to
be good herealter.
Mrs. Mark Withers of Topeka, who
lost $3.50 a few days ago, received the
money in an envelope through the
mails. She thinks somebody's con-
science troubled him.
Leavenworth can have natural gas
in two weeks if it wants it. but the
allowing the company to charge more
than 25 cents per thousand.
The Manhattan Nationalist this
week passes to the control of the Kim
ball brothers. They have been pub
fishing the CORTLAND Register, but
were formerly of Manhattan.
The attention of the bug sharps at
the state university has been called
to worm which is working in the
growing wheat in Rush county and
doing considerable damage.
E. J. Jewett is authority for the
statement that Governor Hoch favors
a resubmission of the prohibition ques-
ton believing that such course would
strengthen the prohibitory law
The new state truancy law is said
to have done wonders in increasing the
school attendance in the state, and
the officers in various counties report
that there are very few children out
of school.
1t is said that the reported death of
Chief WaShunga of the Kaw tribe is
a mistake. Miss Dolly Curtis, sister
of Congressman Curtis, has heared
form the old chief since his death
was reported.
In Russell county nobody answers to
the name of John Smith, and it is said
that there is no other county in the
state with such report.
Even a murderer sometimes does
the decent thing Lum L. Raley,