Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-09-15

"toOk In" this city on Tuesday.
| The Wa-Keeney Band went to Oak
ley yesterday, to blow for the celebration
up there.
Commissioners Ridgway has been il
this locality portion of the week, buy
| ing cattle.
Deputy Sheriff Knapp, of Wa-Keeney
was in the city yesterday, on business
Ellis Headlight, Tinesday.
j. Il. Rice and family started on
Monday to eastern Kansas, where they
expected to take to life on farm.
Several extra trains filed with Col
orado. Grand Army men went through
here Columbusward last Saturday.
Mrs. W. W. Hart and three children
arrived from Chicago Wednesday night,
to visit her people, Geo. Barrett and
family.
e. Wickham, of the Saline valley
north of Bnffalo Park, was a Tuesday
caller. He was on his way to Missouri,
on business.
Frank Danford's condition is not
improving as we wish it was. Ill health
has compelled him to be at home most
of the week.
Mrs. Davenport, of Ellis, and her
two little sons were visiting at Mr.. and
Mrs. Beavers's from last Saturday until
Monday evening.
Some rain fell Thursday night.
Yesterday morning the wind whipped
around into the north, the weather turned
cool, and little rain fell.
e. f. Vilott, travelling solicitor for
the Kansas City Star, was in town on
Wednesday. The Star is one OF our
best metropolitan exchanges.
Mrs. Kate B. Stonex, who has been
living at Ellis for some months past, is in
Wa-Keeney this week, visiting friends
and looking after her interests here.
e. W. Blair, Esq, formerly of this
city, is, we see by the Salina Journal, a
candidate for the Republican nomination
for county attorney of Saline county.
Geo. Brooks, jr, who is engaged in
business at Excelsior, Iowa, arrived in
town Wednesday morning. He expects
to remain here about one week, visiting
his people.
Cashier Wilson, of the First National,
arrived home Wednesday forenoon from
Ottumwa, Iowa. He left Mrs. Wilson
there. The death of her mother is likely
to occur at any time.
j. o. Thompson and family left
Thursday forenoon, expecting to go to
Brown county, in this state, to reside.
They have been good citizens here, and
we regret their departure.
Mrs. P. NJ. Cassidy, of Russell, was
visiting the families of Messrs. Beavers
and Blair, in this city, from Friday of
last week until last Monday. Mrs.
Cassidy lived in Wa-Keeney in 1879.
&C. NJ. McClaren is a proud father.
A kingship could not make him prouder.
A son arrived at his house last Saturday.
This is the first child in the family, and
the household are getting along nicely.
We congratulate Mr.. and Mrs. G.. F.
Mcknight upon the arrival of their first
boy, on Wednesday. The mother and
boy are getting along nicely, but Nc
himself has not been worth much for
business since the occurrence.
John Kimbrough and wife and Mrs.
McGown, of Harrison county, Mo-, ar
rived in Wa-Keeney Wednesday morning,
and are visiting at the home of Chas. Il.
Neff, on Big creek. Mrs. McGown is
Mrs. Neff's mother, and Mrs. Kimbrough
her sister.
DIR. Conger and wife and their son
Fritz, according to our announcement
last week of their intentions, started to
Wisconsin Tuesday evening, to be ab-
sent few weeks; and Mrs. Scoville went
to: Denver to visit the family of A. E.
Warren.
The creamery building was COM
pleted on Wednesday, and accepted on
the same day by the building committee
of the creamery association. The COM
mittee were warm in praise of the
very satisfactory manner in which Miles
Knapp, the builder, had done the work.
H. o. Rogers, the young man who
had for some time been in the employ of
the First National Bank, started to Iowa
Thursday evening. Hegoes to Iowa City
to study dentistry. Mr.. Rogers leaves
many friends in Wa-Keeney, who admire