Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-12-08
Latest Kansas Events.
Getting the Standards Record.

Getting the Standards Record.
Agents of the bureau OF corporations
are again in Kansas investigating the
Standard Oil company and all its
works. The work will be kept up I'm,
til all the Kansas-Territory field has
been thoroughly seined for informal
ton. The present investigation is
conducted by Max West, one of the
special agents of the bureau He haa
been in Kansas City talking to the
representatives OF independent oil
companies there; has been in Topeka
to get copy of the record of the case
of the State of Kansas against the At
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe railway
company, filed two years ago, in which
the relations between the Standard
and the railroads in Kansas were de-
veloped, and is now talking to the
producers and refiners in the southern
part of Kansas, and from there will go
to the territories.
Must Clean Passenger Cars.
The railroad companies generally
throughout the state, and particularly
the street railway companies and in
terurban lines are showing a DISPOSE
ton to comply with rules which have
teen formulated by the state board of
health, through it's secretary, DR.. S.
]. Crumbine, for the sanitary cleaning
of passenger cars. Some of the rail-
road companies, however, do not seem
to look with favor on a good many of
the rules, and it is probable that if
they continue to show no inclination
to comply with them, bill will be
introduced at the coming session of
the legislature which will compel the
railroad companies to obey these rules.
Bryan to Address Teachers.
1t is expected that William J. Bry-
an will make an address before the
Kansas teachers at their annual meet
ign at Topeka during the Christmas
holidays. Insley L. Dayhoff, state
superintendent, announced that ar
rangements had been practically COM
pleted with Mr.. Bryan 20 speak the
evening of December 81. His sub
ject will be 'tThe Old World and Its
Ways" The state teachers associa-
ton will begin it's sessions that day.
Changes Among Newspapers.
Ed. Martindale, former publisher of
the Lawrence Gazette, and recently
manager of the Kansas City Post, has
purchased an interest in the Hiawatha
Democrat and will be managing editor.
Grant Harrington retains an interest
in the Democrat, will give his atten-
ton to the Life and Annuity AS
ISOLATION of Hiawatha, of which he is
state organizer. c. l.. Hobart, manag-
er of the Democrat for the past year
has retired.
Eleven Joint Injunctions.
Eleven injunctions have been served
in Washington county against the
jointists and the owners of the build
ings in which the joints are run. Eight
injunctions were served in Hanover,
two in Greenleaf and one in Washing
ton The movement has been on foot
for the last six weeks, backed by the
State Temperance union, with J. X.
Coddington and J. E. Tice as attor-
neys.
A kansan Started 1t.
H. A. Perkins, of SearchHght, New,
who discovered that that towns S1,0S5
remittance to- the San Francisco re-
lief fund was unaccounted for and
whose persistence in the matter led to
the uncovering of vast frauds by Reuf
and Schmitz, is an ex-Kansas editor.
Mirror and afterward for eight years
he was editor of the Manhattan Ma
-tionalist.
Robbed Dentists of Gold.
A burglar broke into two dental Of
fees at Leavenworth, that of DR.. Q.
G. S. Nichols and that of DR.. B. E.
Nelson. The burglar took about $3.50
worth of gold and bridge work at DR..
Nichols office and s12 worth at DR..
Nelson's. DR.. Nelson was robbed
year ago. This is the fourth time in
three years that dental offices here
have been robbed.
City superintendent Meet.
The first annual meeting of the AS
sociation of City School Superintend
ents was held at Emporia. The asso-
citation is confined to superintendent
of cities of the first and second class
and was formed in Emporia last June.
Supt L. D. Whittemore of Topeka is
president and Supt. L. D. Lowther of
Emporia is secretary.
To Make War on Crows.
A petition is being circulated asking
the Labette county commissioners to
give a bounty of five cents for each
crow killed. There are tens of thouS
ands of these pesky birds in Labette
county, and there is no question that
something should be done to get rid Of
them.
Work on Peabody Station Starts.
Work has commenced at Peabody
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