Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-15
Latest Kansas Events.


James F. Walker who resides in
Cherokee county has been working
for years on a non-derailing railroad
rail and attachments. Recently he
reached a solution of the gigantic
problem, which he set out to unravef-
The invention is simplicity itself,
SO even a layman can detect at
glance the merit it possesses. 1t is
simply impossible for a train to jump
the track equipped with these rails
and all the jar and racket made by
the train passing over the rail joints
is removed. The rail is provided with
an outside flange which projects up
wards IL inches alongside the car
wheels, making a grove for them to
run in The car wheels do not come
in contact with the outside flange,
except when the car lurches to one
side, then it acts as a bumper, Keeping
the train on the track. The rails are
fastened together by a device that
keeps them from spreading. This is
a great merit of the invention.
train on a track thus equipped will
glide along without jar or rattle An
other feature of the invention is the
manner of joining the rails together
The fish plate is done away with
altogether and a special device with
out bolts or taps is completed. The
manner of fastening the rails to the
ties also makes a radical departure
in the invention.
A RiIey-Leavenworth Pike.
Representative Curtis in an inter
view has said that he will introduce
a bill at the next session of CON
gress to have a macadamized pike
built between Fort Leavenworth and
Fort Riley by federal prison labor.
The distance between the two posts
is 18 miles and a graded nlacada-
mixed highway between the two
posts would bring them day or two
closer in the matter of overland trans
portation, a great deal of which has
to be done by rail now on account OF
poor roads. He purposes to support
the bill for a great military road as
a great benefit to the army as well as
for the towns and farmers along the
route on which the work would be
done Mr.. Curtis said that there are
| a thousand men in the federal pris-
on at Fort Leavenworth who would
be out of employment inside of six
months.
Wellington Will Try Again.
The committee of the Wellington
| Commercial club appointed to solicit
! funds for the purpose of assisting
| the Sumner Oil, Gas and Mineral COM
pany in sinking another prospect well
| reports that the citizens are respond
| ing very literally. The proposition
| is to raise 81 500 to be turned over to
| the Sumner Oil, Gas and Mineral COM
| pany when another well to the depth
of 1900 feet is sunk, or gas is struck.
Those who subscribe funds will be
paid back if gas is found. The drill
| ing of another well will demonstrate
more definitely whether wellington
| has natural gas or not, and if it is
not found, then the bars should be let
down for the pipe line.
Was There Before the Law.
| The attorneys for the Western
Union Telegraph company have filed
in the supreme court the answer of
the company to the suit Instituted by
Attorney General Coleman. This is
| a suit to compel the company to pay
the charter board for license to do
business in the state or discontinue
| business. The charter fee would
amount to about $4,000. The an
swer filed is the same that was filed
| in the federal court three months ago
and contends that the company can
not be compelled to comply with the
| charter law, as it was doing business
in the state for years before the law
was enacted.
| Put Zebra CoIors on School House.
Members of the school board of dis
| trict 66 in Lyon county were in EN-
| poria to secure the assistance of the
county officials in catching gang Of
rowdies who defaced the district
school the other night. The school
had just been painted a delightful
red and white in preparation for the
| coming school year and the other
night some of the community cut-ups
| painted zebra stripes of red on the
| white surface and white stripes on
the red boards, leaving the school in
a condition to inspire the youthful
pupils with anything but awe and re-
spect- The building will have to be
| repainted.
Food Standards Adopted.
The state board of health haD
adopted the United States agricul-
tural departments standard of purity
| quality and strength for food products
sold in this state, and the bulletin of
the state department to be issued
| contains definitions of pure foods of
various kinds The bulletins are to