Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
THEY FAILED TO BITE.

IMf tAAfD I'D BILL.
The average land man of Wa-Kee-
ney seems to be great joker. Satur-
City, comparatively strangers in these
parts, took it upon themselves to
make a drive to the county seat OF
Trego county to view the country be-
tween here and there more than any,
thing else. Arriving at Wa-Keeney
and looking the town over, they Incl
IDENTIFY called upon real estate man
TO enquire about the country, ac-
quaint themselves with realty prices,
etc.
Hardly had the Hill City gentleman
got fairly seated before Shank-leRR-
not thrown himself on the outside of
a square meal since Heck was pup,
entered the real estate Office carrying
a Mexican onion, almost as large as
peck measure, and proceeded to I'M
ravel speel Caught him. no doubt,
by MIR. Real Estate Man, about COM
ing to TregO county three years ago
and paying $500 for quarter of land
four miles northeast of Wa-Keeney,
on which he had five acres of just
such onions and which would yield
him 500 bushels to the acre. These
onions. so Mr.. Shank-Legs infoI med
them, he had been selling at 81. 40 per
ready market as fast as he could pull
them and get to town, but that morn
ing he had reduced the price to SIPS
per bushel. He would not promise to
bring in half bushel for the agent
to send east to prove what TreRO
county soil can produce, because the
demand for them was SO great the
merchants grabbed them up the min
ute he materiallZed with load. For
his 100 acres he said he had refused
"a, 900 cash last spring.
The two Hill City gentlemen soon
smelt a mice, and as they were not on
the market to purchase Trego county.
realty just then, they hurriedly left
the Office convuIsed with laughter
and wondering why Mr.. Shank-Legs
had reduced the price of his onions Is
cents on that day.-Hill City Repub-
lican.
EDITOR WORLD:-My attention was
called to-day to the above article in
the Hill City Republican. Considering
that it owes its authorship to two
professors of the Hill City High
School, as 1 have been Informed, it
shows that the said gentlemen (?) are
fitted to teach the young people of
and courtesy to strangers.
When / went to the land agents Of
flee found two strangers there whom
supposed to be gentlemen. 1t seems
they thought me to be a.hired fraud.
Both Of us were mistaken.
Now in regard to the facts over
which the "gentlemen were convuls-
ed" I stated I had five acres of
onions, Maule's Prize-takers, Span
ish variety, and that they would prob
ably yield 500 bushels to the acre. In
regard to the acreage and probable
yield 1 will refer any one wishing to
know to Ufford s. Johnson, merchants
Of Wa-Keeney, who have been at my
place, two miles north and four miles
east of Wa-Keeney, short time ago
and were over the onion held.
The onion had that day was raised
in my field and if the gentlemen"
could be believed it was t.about as
large as peck measure" but consid-
ering the way in which they have
misrepresented one would want bet
ter proof.
You know yourself, Mr.. Editor, that
today / showed you fifteen onions
that weighed almost fifteen pounds
In regard to appearance and quality
will refer them to my many custo-
mers in Wa-Keeney, Ogallah and e.
lis. Some of whom are Geo. L Yer
beck, Frank Wollner, James Drum
mond, Star Grocery, Ufford s. John
son, of Wa-Keeney; Tawney and Sam
uels OF Ogallah; Keagy, Cox, White
head and Cross of Ellis.
And IL the gentlemen of Hill City
have the price 1 can bring them a
load. shall be ready to lil orders
for car lots In a short time.
The price that amused the gentle
men" 50 much was satisfactory to my
customers and to me.
believe the real estate agent to be
an honorable business man and / am
surprised that the gentlemen"
should have suspected fraud unless it
IS due to the old rule Of judging
Others by ones self.
Tho tuonfv-Avo