Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-12
KANSAS HAPPENINGS
May build a state Fish Car.
Observation-Disclosures

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May Build n State Fish Car.
Attorney General Coleman has rem
dered an opinion holding that Del
Travis, the state fish commissioner,
may use a part of the fees obtained
from the sale of hunters licenses in
building a state fish car The law
seems to be clear in providing that
all of the fees collected by the warden
may be used for any purpose to further
the interests of the department Mr..
Travis was in doubt about the mean
ing of the law and wrote to Gov
Hoch. The governor asked for an
opinion, and the attorney general
holds that the funds may be used for
building the fish car. The car will
cost in the neighborhood of S., 900, and
will be made in the Topeka shops of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad company.
Corner Stone Laid at Manhattan.
The dedicatory exercises and laying
of the corner stone of the new court
house at Manhattan were conducted
by the Kansas Masonic grand lodge.
Local Masonic lodges of Riley county
assisted. Ancient ceremonies were
used Judge Henry Mason of the Kan
sas Supreme court delivered the prin-
cipal address and addresses were made
by Senator John E. Hessin and Dis
trict Judge Sam Kimble. Probably
5000 people, including the college
students, school children and citizens
witnessed the exercises. The city was
draped in flags and business was Sus-
pended for two hours. The new court
house cost $4,000. Manhattan has
been without court house since 1855.
An Amateur Cannon.
Some workman who were repairing
an old engine at the Missouri Pacific
shops at Wichita recently caused q
noise which made people wonder If
! bombardment was taking place A
| large rivet in the firebox of an engine
would not come out. The workman
took a cylindrical piece of steel about
| five inches in diameter, with a one
inch hole in the middle. This was
| filled almost half full with black pow
der. A large piece of steel was used
as bullet. This clumsy cannon was
aimed at the end of the rivet. After
about twenty shots had been fired the
|
touched off with long redhot rod.
Mrs, Stanley Has Resigned.
Mrs. w. E. Stanley has resigned
her position as one of the two women
| members of the state board of contro
of charitable institutions. Mrs. Stan
ley sent her resignation to Governor
Hoch about a month ago, but the fac
did not leak from the executive offics
until recently. The governor has &C
cepted the resignation, but has ap
pointed no successor and will not make
such an appointment unless he con
siders it necessary. Mrs. J. M. Lewis
of Kinsley is the only acting member
of the board now and she probabl,
will be able to handle the work alone
/ Men Wore Hats in Church.
/ A novel public discussion was helC
in the Methodist church at Salina be-
fore a packed house. The discussion
was for the purpose of deciding the
question as to whether women shall
take their hats off at church service
The men argued that the hats SHOULD
be removed and the women contendet
that they should not. The men caused
surprise by going to the church anc
sitting during the first part of the
programme with their hats on. II
the argument the men won the vic
tory, and hereafter the women's hat,
will come Off
Teach Them How to Shoot.
Guatemala has responded to the in
vitatiOn to send an officer to For
Riley for instruction in one of our ser
vice schools by naming Senior Samue
J. G. AIvex, Jr. He will report o.
, October Is for instruction in the fiel
artillery subschoo1. Four Mexican off
GERS will also report at the same time
/ and it is expected that several of tn
| South American countries will be re
, presented with officers to take tn
, course in the cavalry school. Lieuter
) ants Felipe Neri, Alfonso Ramos an
, Carlos Gonzale will also be students.
2 Rapid Transit There.
All the section men on the
. miles between jamestown and Blu.
: Oak have been laid on, exceI
3 the foreman. A car load of cindeI
t was sent out for this one man I
t unload. The car was a part of th
: train from Burr Oak to jamestown
: and the single section man stoppe
the train to throw the cinders OF
This delayed the train SO long that
8 number of travelling men assisted hin
With their assistance, the train Wa