Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-01-13
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The Manhattan Daily Republic is nc
more.
Kansas fruit growers will work for
a spraying law
There are 321, 537 Kansans who
carry life insurance.
The state oil inspector made profit
OF $16,1S4.40 for lie year.
There is a factory at Ellinwood that
makes a specially of canning rabbits
Pending the investigation all home
stead proofs in Kansas have been sus-
pended.
The joints in Easton, Lansing and
Tonganoxie, Leavenworth county, have
been closed.
The government Is Investigating the
reliability of the Union Magazine
agency of Wichita.
David M. Bowman of Fort Scott has
been elected president of the School
Teachers association.
Bailie Waggener says he doesn't
want to be governor, but is inclined
to support Robert Blair.
John Detjen, a Crawford county far
mer, 81 years old, took his first ride
on train the other day.
Secretary Barnes of the Kansas Hor-
ticultural society declares that he will
not be a candidate for reelection.
A Jewell county farmer is building
large barn that the people say it
will look like Worlds fair building.
Elmer Brewer, the Leavenworth
negro who accidentally shot himself
with stolen shotgun, died Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Stewart Sheldon, mother of
the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of Tope-
ka, died Monday. She was IA years
old.
The Missouri Humane society is
left $4,000 in the will of Warren
Cooper, who died recently at Manhat-
tan.
So many shootings have occurred in
Muscotah lately that the neighboring
towns are referring to it as Shotgun
Ridge.
The railroads, it is stated will ignare
the orders of the railroad board until
the courts pass on the rates ordered
by the boaru.
John c. Cooper, the farmer who
married Clare Stookey, a Topeka
woman and then gave her $4,000, has
secured divorce.
1.-THE way to have a Merry Christ
mas yourself" says Governor Hoch's
paper, lis to make Christmas merry
for somebody else"
y. II. f1OlCOulD, al AllSh CouhIy
farmer, is another Kansas man who
has heard that he has an interest in
that SCI, 100000 estate in Holland.
Elmer Brewer, a Leavenworth negro.
stole shotgun, and while going
through a fence with it the weapon
| was accidently discharged, fatally
wounding him.
George Nelson of Latham, who was
overcharged a cent on three different
trips on the Frisco, has sued the road
before the railroad board for the re-
turn of the overcharge.
John Maxwell, a Cherokee county
miner who killed Owen Fern, mem
Der of the dirty dozen" gang was
pardoned out of the penitentiary
Christmas by Governor Hoch-
a Parsons oculist has cured the
blindness of a man who lost his eye
sight fifty-one years ago and who has
made his living of late years by play
ing a hand organ o the streets
There are about 10000 delinquent
corporations in Kansas from which
reports are demanded, and if not re-
ceived their charters will be annulled.
A majority of tnese corporations have
long since ceased to exist.
Joseph Wear of Barnard recently
topped the Kansas City cattle market
with bunch of twenty Galloways that
sold for sos, the highest price paid
since 1902 A bunch of 80 Hereford
yearlings from Kinsley brought $500
a hundred.
DR.. Miege Thomas, physician at the
federal penitetiary at Leavenworth,
resigned and it is probable that Con
gresham Curtis's choice will get the
place. There are several candidates.
The appointmet will probably go to
LeavenWOrth man.
Seth G. Wells, state auditor, announ-
ces the sale OF half interest>in his
excellent weekly, the Erie Record, to
J. c. Denious. Denious is a Neosho
county young man ana since his grad
uation from Baker university last
June has bee working ON the Ottawa
Herald.
Raffles have become so frequent
out in Scottsville as to be a nuisance,
and the Scottsville Advance even
changes the towns name to Rattle
view" The Advance adds: Anything
and everything goes-watches, clocks.
sewing machines, pigs, chickens.
buggy whips, dogs and beo clothes
A person cannot venture on the street
without being accosted by someone
wanting you to take chance We
positively known of one turkey hen
that was ratified off thirteen times in
thirty minutes one day last week. A
man bought quarters worth of beef
steak one day lately for dinner, and
while doing some other shopping
around twOn went away, fOrgetfully
leaving it on one of the store counters.
On returning for it about twenty min