Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-10-13


Columbus. door stop; Milton M Huy-
EFT, Abilene, adjustable pattern for
wagon hounds; Charles E. Monroe,
Chase, oarlock; Henry s. Montgomery,
Topeka, anti-magnetfc watch; Benja-
min H. Slower, Lacrosse, means for
raising and lowering gang plows;
John M. Vincent, Girard, foot operator
door opener.
Sorority Girls Ruled Out.
As the result of a ruling of the fac
ulty of Paramount college, two former
students, Miss Jessie Small and Miss
Winnie Davis, have been refused adj
mission to the college. The cause CIV
en- is that the girls violated the rule
respecting secret organizations among
the students. The faculty prohibited
such societies among the students and
the girls refused to abide by this
ruling.
Garden city's Honey Crop.
The honey gathering season is just
closing. AS Garden City is fast be-
center, the crop this season has been
local and eastern apiarists. The
greatest of good fortune has attended
the efforts of the bee keepers in that
locality this year, with the result that
tons Of honey have been produced.
Invents perpetual Notion"
Elmer Lockwood, of ottawa, has is
sued a printed announcement to the
effect that he is the inventor of
perpetual momentum" engine of
greater power than the steam engine.
He says he has applied for patent
on it. 1t is constructed OF a balance
wheel, two bars of iron and a propell-
err, and that it can be manufactured at
little expense.
Spontaneous Combustion in Coal.
Fire was discovered in the winter
supply of coal stored in the court
house basement at Wellington. The
building was uninhabitable till the
coal was removed. There was no
flames in the coal and little smoke in
the building, but every office was
filled with gas that soon became very
oppressive.
II Was a Great Fair.
The Hutchinson state fair was the
most successful show ever given by
the Central Kansas Fair association,
and the stockholders, officers, direc-
tors, and the people generally
are pleased. 1t has been great fair
from the beginning to the end, and
people are satisfied with the efforts
of the association.
Harger's First Lecture at K. U.
c. H Harger, director of the work
in Journalism in the state university
at Lawrence, gave his first lecture to
the newspaper classes. His subject
was Newspaper English and Newspa-
per Copy"
Kansas City Is Growing.
The growth of Kansas City last year
is shown by the fact that Is more
teachers are employed in the schools
this year than were employed last
year and that basement and cloak
rooms are being used for recitations.
Eastern Kansas Poultry Show.
The executive committee of the Kan
sas Poultry association met at Garrett
and made final arrangements for hold
ing their second annual poultry show
in November. The catalogue is now
in the hands of the printer.
Death of NJ. w. Wells.
Numa W. Wells died at his home at
Paola. Q He had been i'll several weeks
Mr. Wells was born in Miami county
In 1856. He leaves a widow and two
grown daughters.
Three Women Would Vote.
Two hundred and fifty aliens were
made citizens OF Saline county in one
day. The majority of the applicants
were natives of Sweden and some of
them had been here a quarter of
century There were three women
who applied for their final papers
A Lyon County Old Settler Dead.
d s. Richards. one of the old set
tiers OF Lyon county. is dead He was
born in wales in 1850 and came to
Lyon county 81 years ago