Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-06-16
: KANSAS STATE NEWS.
one Jointi.t Hard hit.

Ii JOlnL Jr1dl at AIkduSdS Clty
r. w. Rockford was found guilty ON
five counts. One was for maintaining
a nuisance and the others were ON
straight sales. The court fined him
$500 and sentenced him to serve sc
days in the county Jail on each count
making in all $500 in fines and Is
into court and placed under a peace
bond of 1000 not to violate any laws
for period of two years.
Settled Telephone Troubles.
Word from Waterville, in Marshall
county, says the telephone troubles
have been adjusted by the company
granting nearly all the demands made
by the patrons. However, Miss Alice
Death, the operator over whom the
contention started, was not reinstated
She has accepted a position in the GEN.
trail of the Denver, Col, exchange and
will leave for that city shortly.
Carried Pound Shot i'm Leg Al Years.
]. D. McFall, of Wichita, has had
half of a grape shot removed from his
right leg. The ball, entered his limb
at the battle of Shiloh April 6, 1862,
A years ago. The ball was split in
two at the time it entered his leg and
it weighed nearly a pound. After car
rying this shot around for nearly "A
years it began to hurt him for the frsi
time just recently.
Will Return Tents.
Capt. J. E. Normoyle, quartermasteI
at Fort Leavenworth, has received 4
telegram from the depot quartermas-
ter at San Francisco, stating that he
had been directed by the war depart
ment to return 225 tents with poles
pins and flies to Fort Leavenworth al
once. The tents will be needed by the
command to equip the troops during the
maneuvers.
Said Jury Was son Their Base"
Frank Patterson sued the Santa Fe
railway for $500 il the Leavenworth
district court, and after a trial .,
jury that body awarded him $1,000
Judge Fitzpatrick set aside the verdict
of the jury, to which action exceptions
were taken. 81 think" said Judge
Fitzpatrick in his decision, chat the
jury were off their base''
HadIey for Chautauqua.
The twentieth session of the Win
field Chautaqua will open June 10,
for ten days. Among the platform at
fractions are Attorney General Had
ley of Missouri Since last session
nine acres of ground adjacent to the
park have been purchased for athlet-
les and new buildings and drives added
| in the park.
An Anti-Smoot Petition.
A monster petition of Kansas women
! praying for the unseating of Reed
Smoot Of Utah, was presented to the
senate by Senator Long. 1t was con
| tanned in three clothbound boxes trim
med with brass fastenings. Fourteen
thousand eight hundred and sixty-twc
names are appended to the anti-Mor
mon memorial.
| Display of Grasses Won Medal.
| N. E. Bartholomew, who drew frs
prize at the Kansas state fair at Tope
ka last fall on fine display of corn
has received a silver medal from tn
Louisiana Purchase exposition, 81
Louis, on a display of grasses mad
| there
Odd Fellows to Build.
The Arkansas City lodge of Odd Eel
lows have purchased a site in the bus
| 4ASSS part VI lOWh upOA VIII ~
erected a business block. The uppe
floor of the building will be used TO
a home for the lodge.
| COrnerstone Laid.
The corner stone to the new cathe
dral of the Episcopal church at SaliE
has been laid. The church is to cos
$4,000 when completed and will be
handsome structure, one of the prime
pal buildings of the Episcopal demon
ination in the west
lola Inventor Sells Patent for $44 90
Samuel Mcknight, an lola invento
has closed deal with company fo
the sale of a crude oil burner inveI
ton of his for the round sum of $44
600. Besides this, Mr.. Mcknight II
tainS an interest in the business.
Ohio Man Buys Coneyvi1Ie Recor,
H. L. Mexican, who recently can
from Ohio to take the position of eli
!, editor on the Daily Reporter, has pu
: chased an interest in the Coffeyvi1
Daily Record. Mr. Mexican will hay
charge of the plant
| Killed n Trestle-
: Mrs William Gaddie was killed by
: Frisco freight train near Laneville,