Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-03-18
KANSAS COMMENT


who burglarized the hardware store of
T. NJ. Trop on the night of February
were located and caught through
the efforts of Sheriff Pitsenburger at
Dunlap. From indications they are
old hands at the business
A. o. u w. at Leavenworth. =
The grand lodge of the A O. u W.
of Kansas held two business sessions
at Leavenworth. E. NJ Forde, OF EN-
poria, was reelected grand record
err for the twenty-fourth consecutive
time and F. E Fearl of Wichita was
elected grand fnancier.
Guaranteed Teachers. - Owing to
the fact that the teachers have been
quarantined for smallpox in Emporia
for the past week, the pupils in the
primary department of the Neosho
Rapids schools have been dismissed.
The teachers came to Ottawa to visit
friends who were guaranteed after
their arrival.
While Doing Housework. = Mrs
William Beissel, wife of William A.
Beissell, postmaster of Westphalia,
dropped dead of heart disease while
about her household duties. The
families are quarantined in Garnett
with the smallpox and will not be per
mitted to attend the funeral Mr.
Beissell is a prominent Republican
politician in this part of Kansas
Collision at Atchison.-A Santa e
freight train collided with a Missouri
Pacific passenger train in the 'Atch-
ison yards, causing damage estimat-
ed at $500. The passenger train
was empty, having just unloaded its
passengers at the Union depot. 1t
was being backed to the shops when
the collision occurred. Nobody was
injured
Threw Eggs at Referee. - L. c.
Smith, an Ottawa university student,
was egged by four Baker students at
Baldwin. Smith refereed in the Otta-
wa-Baker girls basket ball game, and
dissatisfaction over his decisions
prompted the action. Strohn,
Baker official. said the decisions were
fair. Two Ottawa players were struck
with eggs. Score: Baker, 10; Otta-
wa. H.
Got the Small Ones.-John Atyeo,
cattleman at Emporia. has brought
ton Bros, cattle dealers for $1,240.
He claims that he and the Nations
last December bought 500 head of
Mexican cattle and that Mr.. Nation
so arranged the shipment that the
small cattle were left at Atyeo's
farm in Chase county and the Ma
lions got the large ones.
Payment For Burned Ice House.
A jury in the district court at EN-
poria awarded w. C. Fithian $1.4S5
damages against the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroad for his ice
house, which burned down last De-
cember. The ice house. which was
the largest in this part of the state,
was set on fire by the railroads sec
ton hands while they were burning
grass on the right-of-way.
Makes Standard Pay.-The Arkan-
sas City Oil and Gas Company, oper-
ating in the Peru field, is one of the
few companies in Kansas that has
a hold on the Standard Oil Com
pany and expects to take advantages
of it's position. The former company
supplies gas for power in the Stan
line at Peru and has the entire sup
ply. 1t forces the Standard to pay
$3.50 a month for the same supply
that it receives in other fields for
$40.
Nearly Killed by Gas.-The family
of Henry Kehn was very nearly
asphyxiated by coal gas in Newton.
The coal gas came from stove in
the room in which the family was
sleeping and the two smallest child
rem were nearly dead when discov-
cred. Several hours work by a physi-
clan brought them out of danger.
New Church Opened. Preston's
new church was opened with debate
this week. or the peace of the con-
gregation it is hoped that this will not
set a precedent.
Plan to Improve Roads. ~ w. D.
Kreamer, county attorney of Cowley
county, secured the conviction of two
young men for vagrancy and they
were fined 5000 and sentenced to
serve sixty days in the county Jail. 1t
is the plan of the prosecuting attor-
ney to get about twelve young men
in Jail. then go before the commits
sioners and have them hire a guard to
take charge of the prisoners and work
them upon the county roads. 1t is
estimated that during the summer
months a large amount of road i'm
provement could be made.