Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-04-28
SHORT KANSAS ITEMS


The supply of greens in Kansas is
short.
Kansas mines, more zinc than any
other state.
ern Kansas
union in August
A cocaine peddler has been arrest
ed in Lawrence.
The Farmers shipping association
is in session at Topeka.
The city council at Salina stands
four wet and four dry"
There is an early closing movement
on among Kansas merchants.
Sarah Bernhard was booked for a
performance in Arkansas City.
Plans for new city Jail are being
considered by the Canton council.
The jail in Miami county has not
had a single prisoner for several
days.
Newton has a distinguished visitor
in the person of Rear Admiral Miller.
retired.
The Kansas Pharmaceutical asso-
citation will hold it's annual meeting
at Emporia, May 1924.
A man in Barber county who de-
cided he had more back yard than he
needed is advertising 6,642 acres for
sale
The cause of law enforcement in
Kansas City is being handicapped ma
terially by the presence of Mrs. Car
RE Nation.
A Lawrence negro who told the po-
lice he was a miner by trade is found
to have told half a truth-he is a
kalso-miner.
1.-The day of the boss and the graft
er is over" exclaims the Wellington
News. Hooray-but wait a minute; is
their day over?
A Doctor of Magnetics" is working
in Kiowa. He ought to go to Medi-
cine Lodge, where nearly everyone
has magnetism
AS proof that the campaign is be-
ginning to warm up, Adjutant Gener-
al Hughes has ordered 400 campaign
hats for the militia.
A young woman in Washington coun-
ty has the health fad to such an ex-
tent that she sleeps on a mattress
stuffed with breakfast food.
Trego's six-word Republican plat
form is giving that county the great
est renown it has enjoyed since the
gold-bearing shale was discovered.
Topeka's new Y. NJ. C. A. building
is to be just across the street from
the Copeland hotel, but there will
be no competition between them.
The Wichita Eagle offers the help
full suggestion that if no one else will
take the nomination the Kansas Dem
ocrats might put up Dowie for gov
ernor.
Forty-two women have registered
for the spring election at Mcpherson.
Kansans say that the Caney gas we'll
has been responsible for the bad
weather.
The only ballot taken at the Sixth
district Republican congressional con-
vention resulted; Reeder, III: Hol-
land. 9. 1t does beat the Dutch how
Reeder wins.
The town of COTS finds itself not
only without a mayor, but without
enough members of the city council
to constitute a quorum to designate
his successor
When the news that Naples was ee-
ing deluged by cinders reached Ash
land a public meeting was held and
Prof. Clinker was authorized to cable
a message of coincidence.
The pictures in the last number of
the Kansas Educator show that the
Kansas teachers are breaking away
from the White-nectie habit.
I'VE are asked what office we are
a candidate for says the editor of
the Beloit Times. And after some
meditation he answered candidly:
ANY old thing we can GET
A fashion note in the Ottawa Herald
says that bath tubs will be smaller
this season, and instead of being six
feet long this springs tubs are only
four and one-half feet in length.
The Meade News announces its pur-
pose to print the names of all the per-
sons in Meade county who have rail-
road passes. together with explana-
tory notes as to what they do to get
them.
A clergyman in Pratt county preach
ed on the subject. THE Seven Devils
of Pratt" The Sedgwick Paragraph
is of the opinion that seven devils
is a town with only two newspapers
is too many.
when a man concludes that he is
smart enough to beat poker game or
the board of trade. or is able to put
up stiff fight against whiskey, he's
about all in.'' says Clyde McManigal.
Just needs a little push to finish %
eff you are superstitious about the
number thirteen" says a Kansas edi-
tor. you would better give us your