Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-01-14

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There Is considerable stirin Wa-Kee-
| nsy real estate.
BENZ. Gaisford has been at work. fol
some time In Wheeler's furniture store.
Rev. j. G. Elliott, of blackberry val
ley, gave us very pleasant call on Thurs
day.
Ira Upshaw and "Sib" Kritchfield
went out of the restaurant business last
Sunday.
Commissioners Ridgway has been put
ting up ice which is seventeen and hall
inches thick.
Two or three inches of snow fell last
Sunday night. 1t was not accompanied
with a blizzard.
Col. Morgan reached town on
Wednesday from a trip of several days
duration down the road.
DR.. Conger aud wife went to Kansas
City Thursday night. They expect to be
absent week or ten days.
-"The Pulpit and the Press" is the
subject of Rev. Mr.. Mahaffie's sermon for
tomorrow Sunday evening.
Charles Humble, who used to be in
Close Bros. & Co.'S Office at this place, has
been in town portion of the week.
Last evening the Baptists gave an
oyster supper in their new church build
ing. The serving of refreshments began
at o'clock.
EXP Postmaster Anderson and wife, OF
Millbrook, came to Wa-Keeney on Mon.
day, and visited at Thomas Caddick's I'M
til the next day.
Sam and Alex. Harvey, while coming
to town last Monday, caught coyote
The animal was shot and killed at dis.
lance of 1875 steps.
Mrs. Devoe, of Greeley county, &C.
companied by her son, arrived in the city
Monday evening. She is stopping with
her husband at the popular Boarding
House de Ferris.
j. H. Longden, of Russell Springs
was pleasant business caller Wednesday
morning. He is in the real estate and
loan business, and also principal of the
public school at that place.
Monroe, Henkel & Damn have placed
a railing near the east end of the south
room of their Office. This serves as bar
rier to callers going into the rear of the
Office, and disturbing the workers.
Judge Osborn, the Ellis Headlight
flashes, dispatched large amount OF bust
ness at Hays last week. "There are sew
eral important cases on the docket yet
that are set for. trial this week. Court
will probably remain in session all this
week.
F. B. Irish, travelling agent for the
Kansas Newspaper Union. Topeka, was
in the city on Thursday, selling printers
goods. Mr.. Irish represents model
printers supply house, and is himself one
of the most companionable gentlemen
who tread Kansas soil.
County Commissioner Kessler left
Mrs. Kessler quite i'll last Sunday when
he started to Wa-Keeney. He remarked
Monday forenoon that he was happy to
see the sun shining so brightly, because
he knew that his wife would recover rap
idly under such conditions.
AS will be seen elsewhere, J. 81.
Siebert, the man who is about to come
here from Collyer to 60 into the painting
business, has engaged advertising
space. Mr.. Siebert expects that the
house which he is having moved here
from Collyer will reach here to-day or
Monday.
County Treasurer Gibbs went to To-
peka on Wednesday, expecting to bask for
few days among the dazzling scenes of
the capital city. The collaterals for
funds which he took along to hand to the
state treasurer amounted to enough by
more than some eight thousand dollars to
pay his fare both ways.
REPORT
Of Schools in. District No. l for
Month Ending Dec. 80, 1887.