Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-08-18

Hot weather holds ON.
Il. Lott returned to Denver last saturda,
night.
uHour dealers pay from 4oc to Sc Per buahel To-
wheat.
-. N. Pattsn, of Dighton. was Wednesday
caller.
County Commissioners Ridgwsy was In town o.
Monday.
Henesee street.
Mrs. Z. L. Ferris returned from ct. Joseph. Mo-.
Monday morning
-Chas. Humble was in town . portion Of the
week. taking rest from business cares.
Mrs Mulckey returned from Enterprise. Kan,
Saturday morning. after an absence of . couple Of
weeks.
Asa Adair was IN ws-Keeney On Tuesday. He
had for some time been caring for . sick brother
ut Ellis.
-spicer is receiving big stock of fail goods this
week He lie better prepared than ever to do custom
tailoring.
D. NJ. johnson has purchased the Wakefield
house, on Russell avenue, and will occupy it with
his family.
The Downer boys went to Buffalo Park last
Saturday, and played a game Of base ball with the
club up there.
u. o. Thompson keeps right on With his bust
ness like he intends for hard times to get In his
road. He is making splendid start
The family of J. L. Brown returned from Iowa
Sunday morning, after quite a protracted visit In
that state with relatives and friends.
We have been requested to inquire who were
fishing in Big creek last Sunday morning, and were
fred from their moorings, SO to speak!
Brooks Bros. have one of the incest stores in
Treso county. They show splendid taste in select
ing their goods, and placing them In order.
w. g. McGippis has sold his residence, the third
house south of the Christian church, to g. A. Wilson
Mr. Wilson has secured pleasant residence location
Miss Bessie Kelly started Monday morning to
Rock Island, Ill., to visit friends and relatives. She
expected to be absent from home about two months.
Delicious Maiden Blush apples at a dollar q
bushel in Wa-Keeney in August are bargain. These
very things at that price on sale at Marshall
Uford's
Claude Henkel came down from Wallace Tues
day morning. He has closed out his business up
there back here to stay, and will 60 into business
at wa-Keeney.
j. o. Lewis was in town Saturday and Sunday,
visiting bis many friends here. He is still in the
employ Of Uncle Sam, as route agent between
Kansas City and Denver.
Our friend, J. W. Burns, has sustained a severe
loss in the failure Of his ve-acre peanut patch to
materiaze. He attributes the calamity to the cold
weather in the merry month of May.
-Messrs Nelson, Blair, Cowick, Lee Monroe,
Pierce Metz, Shepard and J. P. Msrquand went to
Colby last Monday for the purpose of being at the
Republican senatorial convention on Tuesday.
We are glad to note disposition upon the part
of our land agents to get up lists of property here
and further east for exchange Swapping, they
realize is better than no business. They are quite
correct.
The last carload of stone required for the con-
struction of the court house reached here from Man.
haitian Tuesday morning. Contractor Barrett
expects that the laying of the walls will be finished
by Friday of next week.
w. 8. McGinnis and family will start Monday
morning to Sangamon county, ILL.,, to devote q few
weeks to visiting relatives and friends. Mr. Nc
Ginns will visit the counties of Henry and Fulton
in that state, on business
r. A. Wakefield and family started the fore part
of the week to Tacoma, Washington Territory,
where they expect to take up their residence. The
WORLD regrets their departure. Mr.. Wakefield is
D good workman and an excellent man.
The hot weather cannot paralyze business at
Verbecks His stock Of goods includes about every
thing that anybody is liable to want. Even lumber
goes, for people not oblivous of the fact that
the weather out here is likely to turn cooler as
winter time comes on apace.
Sandy Clark went back to the soldiers home, at
Leavenworth, Tuesday night. He spent a few weeks
here very pleasantly. Comrade Clark is an upright
man. He appreciates the home, and the WORLD |
hopes he will live many years to enjoy there the
comforts which he richly earned in helping to
save his country.
w. W. Walkey, of Cove county, was in town
Monday night He told US that his son was suffer
ing from blood poison. He had cut a deep cash in
the palm of his left hand while scing bread and it
was from this cause that the poisoning emanated.
1t was thought that with good care, the sufferer
would come out all right.
An open air vocal and instrumental concert was
given from the top of the court house Tuesday |
evening. The vocal portion of the exercises were
furnished by a couple Of oolored men, and the |
Wa-Keeney Cornet Band discoursed the instrument
tai music. Under its new management, this band |
is taking rapid strides in advancement The latest
pieces of music from the best composers are being
played by them in a manner which would do credit
to the oldest bands in the country. Their rapid |
advancement is due largely to the efficient training
Of their able leader, Prof. A. b. Dray.
LAND DECISIONS.
The following synopses of decisions of the land |
department are furnished by ". D. Harlan, land |
and mining attv Washincfon n q