Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-26

collected $500 through the sale of pro-
motions in the last few months. Ee is
now under arrest on charge Of con-
structive larceny. Mr.. johnson pro-
cured affidavits establishing Fishers
guilt and settlement of the strike was
then easy.
Building a State Road.
The board of directors of the Kansas
penitentiary have instructed the war
den to proceed at once to pave the
driveway between the Leavenworth
city limits and the prison grounds
Work has started on the city portion
of the paving and it is to be completed
within two months. All the brick
will be manufactured at the prison
and the labor of prisoners will be used
to make a paved roadway 80 feet wide
between the city and Lansing. Plans
are under way to pave from the city
limits on the north to Grant monu-
ment at Fort Leavenworth, and when
all is completed there will be solid
nine-mile brick paved road from the
post
Sunshine Started Fire.
Some loose matches against a plate
glass window in grocery store at
Emporia, became ignited and set fire
to a large quantity of other fire pro-
ducers which were in the window as a
display. The heat of the sun through
the plate glass was sufficient to light
the matches. The fire was discovered
by passersby a few minutes after it
started. and could easily have been
extinguished by them, but not want
ing to take the responsibility of break
ing the plate glass window, the fire
department was called and the fire
gained considerable Roadway.
Herfnxton,s Athletic Doctor.
While DIR. Klepinger, of Harrington.
was returning from a professional cali
two mein stepped out of dark place
and held him up. The doctor dropped
his medicine case and began business
at once. An upper cut to the jaw did
the business for one bold robber, while
a solar plexus jolt sent the other to the
ropes. The footpads were so surprised
by the doctors unexpected vigor that
he had time to pick up his case and
go on his way rejoicing before his as
sailants could get loose from the
ground.
HorsethIeves Not Liked in Kearny.
f1OTS0 thieves Will w We'll " hOOP
away from Kearney county, as they
are speedily hunted down and lodged
in Jail Karl Harris, a young man
about eighteen years of age, drifted In
to Lakin some two months since and
found employment on a farm. He
found the riding horses of his en-
ployer, hitched to rack and left for
points farther west. He was captured
near the Colorado state line, having
traded the horse off. He was lodged
in Jail at Lakin and bound over for
trial.
SmeIter Foreman Grated Pay Roll.
William Fisher, q smelter foreman,
| who was arrested at Cherryvale on
the charge of defrauding smelter enl-
ployes. has been bound over for trial
before the Montgomery district court
Evidence was introduced to show that
Fisher was in the habit of getting
raises in wages for men, and then de-
handing a part of the advance. For
| instance, James Pierce received a raise
from S175 a day to $3.50 on condition
that ne would give Fisher so cents per
| day of the raise.
Want Railroad Assessment Raised
/ REPRESENTATIVES, VI W. dhuOItC COuhls
appeared before the board of railway
assessors and asked that the valuation
of railroad property in that county
| be increased. 1t is contended by A j.
Huffman, assessor at Kansas City.
Kan, and the county officials of Wy
andotte, that the railroads do not pay
| their share of the taxes and the state
| board is depended upon to make the
necessary increase. The board has ta-
ken the request under advisement and
| probably will make an investigation
Fruit Doing Well i'm Marshall.
Reports from several sections Of
| the state saying that fruit has been
| injured by late frosts and haflstorms
| do not cover the condition of Mar
| shall county fruit With the single
| exception of a small strip of territory
| that was visited by a hailstorm the
prospects for an abundant fruit crop
| in Marshall county this year are ex-
| cel1ent. It is believed that the peach
| will be the largest ever known, while
apples will be close second. Pears
| plums and cherries will also bear
abundant crops.
Lanyon Zinc Company Now mt Pa01as
The Lanyon Zinc company is NOV
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