Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-08-31

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was in town Monday night.
Rev. A. N. See, of Salina, will preach
IN the M. E. church tomorrow Sunday
morning.
Mrs. D. M. johnson and family have
moved into the northeast of the original
'six cottages
F. Danford Esq, went to Grainfield by
Wednesday forenoon's train. and returned
by the evening train.
j. ". Burns, of Collyer township. is
building stone school house at the
mouth OF the blackberry.
Mrs. Benedict started last Sunday
to Rock Island, ILL.,, where she expected
to visit for about six weeks.
AT 100 P. NJ. on Monday the mercury
stood at 1111ao. That the weather was
hot, it is not necessary to argue.
Henry Robinson reached here from
Oklahoma last Saturday. Weunderstand
that he will return to that territory IN
short time.
s.. F. Hall, senior member of the firm
of Hall Bros. Co., live stock commission
merchants, Chicago, was In town on
Wednesday.
Harvey E. Jackson and family have
moved to Hays City. W. J. Hemphlll
transported the household effects thlther
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Pamela Borah, of Fairfield, ILL.,,
is visiting at Prof. Wilson's. She is Mrs.
Wilson's mother. Mrs. Borah will be
here several weeks yet.
The members of st. Stephens Guild
will meet Sept 4, at 3 P. NJ, with Mrs. NJ
Willard, next door to 0. A. Cortrlghts
store. Full attendance desired
F. Danford went to Hays Thursday
morning to take hand in the township
caucus to select delegates to the approach
ing Republican convention OF Ellis
county.
Here are our best thanks to Edward
Chalk for the gift of several melons du-
ring the past week. We judge, from the
DELICIOUS taste of his melons, that he has
ground favorable to their growth.
Rev. Fl. H. Morrill, will hold Episco-
pal services in the court house Sunday,
September 8, morning and evening. Sub
ject for morning sermon, Temperance
from the Church Standpoint. Public
cordially invited.
A donkey social and spelling match
will be held at the residence of Capt. b.
IF. Hanna next Thursday evening, by
the ladies of the Presbyterian church.
Refreshments will be served during the
evening. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
Rev. NJ. s. Mccoy and family took
Tuesday mornings train for Illinois. We
believe they were to locate temporarily at
Quincy. Mr.. Mccoy is an eloquent
speaker, possesses deep convictions upon
religious and social questions, and we SIN,
cerely hope that he will do well In his new
home.
County Commissioner Kessler and
e. a. Parsons hauled barn last Tues
day from ]. G. Martins place, in the west
ern part of Cove County, to Wa-keeney.
The barn is twenty four feet long. 1t is
now the property of Mr. Minott, and stands
on the place, near the southeast part OF
town, which be has purchased OF VIM.
Mcfarland Mr.. Minott seems to be Tx
ing nice home there for his family.
j. W. Chandler, who is farming on
W. E. Tilton's place, in the Saline valley,
showed us last Saturday sample OF his
Early Dent corn. There are sixteen rows
to the ear. This corn was matnred about
ninety days from planting. The yield
is about twenty-five bushels to the acre.
Another variety of corn which was
planted in an adjoining piece OF ground
was burned out. He has some OF this
desirable corn to sell for seed.
The champion heavyweight water
melon of the season which has been re-
ceived at this office up to date was
brought in Thursday morning by our
friend, Mr.. E. W. Brown, of Big creek
valley. It weighed thirty-nine pounds.
We thank Mr.. Brown very heartily, in
deed, for this delicious present. If any of
our readers can show a heavier water
melen, we shall be glad to extend the pro-
per credit through the World.
Between 8 and 9 o'clock last Sunday
evening, Mr.. h. Clay Bryant was in his
splendid melon patch, when he heard
sounds indicative of the process of melon
stealing. Peering into the darkness, he
was not long in finding man with mel
on. A little further search revealed a
livery rig and man seated therein. Mr..
Bryant interviewed the two men, and as
certained their names. 1t is not a violent
stretch of the imagination to predict that
melon hfters will be steering to other
patches than that of Mr.. Bryant.
Mr.. Frantz, day operator at the q. P.
station at this place, had the operator at
Oakley ssbust message" one dav last week.