Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-07-12

pOuuuSs as our running mate, the DOyS III
took down their money and said there
was nothing fair about such bet.
VIM. G. Lichtenham, OF Dishton, was
in town Monday.
Matt Williams, of Ransom, was in the
city briefly last Sunday.
We noticed A. w. Purinton. of Ban.
ner, on our streets Tuesday.
Mine host Olson, of the Union house
reports business as improving.
Otis Kessler, the Collyer P. II. is
rustling baggage in the depot here now
r. G. Kessler, T. l.. Pike and Prof
Acre, of Collyer, were in the city Tues
day.
Fred Cartright, of Denver, has been
visiting in Wa-Keeney several days this
week.
George R. ALBANIAN and George A.
Walters, of Wallace. were down to the
land Office Monday.
w. h. ridden and J. H. Shepard, OF
Artos, Kan, were looking after some real
estate investments here last Monday.
F. II. Olson went down the road Mon
day to look for work at his trade-type-
setting. Hope he will strike a good
sit"
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. jackson and daugh-
ter, of Kansas City, Mo-, were visiting at
DR.. F. H. Conger's last Tuesday.
It is just as hard to secure items
these times as it is to get hold Of a
dollar. Hard times affect ali alike.
r. ". Blair, the well known Q, P. at
torney of Topeka, was in the city Tues
day looking after some sherif's sales.
The greater number of our citizens
celebrated at Gibbs grove the Fourth.
Their names were legion, almost, and it
would be impossible to enumerate them.
In speaking of the ice cream festival
to be held at Banner we made a mistake
in the date, it seems. The festival will
be held on the 10Th of July and good
time is anticipated.
One of our reliable subscribers was
down to Hays City the first of the week
and reports it so hot down there that the
sun had baked crust On the troubled
waters of the Smoky.
John Conner was down from Collyer
Tuesday, making final proof on slice of
Uncle Sans domain. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Conner, Hugh Tidball and
Friedrich Schwanbeck.
Jos. Poffenberger, the fat and jolly
barber of Grinnell, was shaking hands
with his numerous friends in this city
Tuesday. He was accompanied by John
Jones, of the same burg.
Miss Hattie Minot arrived Monday
night from Vermont, where she has been
attending school, and will hereafter make
her home with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Minot. Her father met her in Chi
cago.
The county treasurer has been ordered
to deposit $500 with the First National
bank and $500 with the Trego County
bank for six months, the banks paying
per cent, On daily deposits the banks
will pay 1 per cent.
Harry Cunningham is working on
newspaper at Butte, Montana. We got
this from frst-class authority, but when
we asked for further particulars she hap
pened to think and wouldn't tell us any
thing more about it.
The census has been completed and
Wa-Keeney's population is - the fore
man says all the figures III the Office are
needed for the tax list and he can not
spare SO many. So we will have to let
the exact figures go until 1900.
s. D. Thompson was out wolf scalp
ing last Monday. He paid $3.50 for
livery rig, rode Is miles IN the hot SUP,
dug out wolf den SO feet long, got one
scalp worth 50 and lost Is shaves by hav-
ing his shop closed. Profitable invest
ment.
r. G. Wilson and family, A. Fl. Blair
and family, F. II. Diebold and family.
John A. Nelson and son. Geo. 1. Verbeck
and Mrs. Verbeck, S. r. Cowick's family. |
Miss Nina Travers, Fanny and Myrtle
and G.. K. Dewey celebrated in
quiet way at Kobetich's grove.
"A. p. Lawrence was down to Clay |
county this week and while there bought
back his old farm of two hundred acres,
Oh which he lived for over twenty years.
He also purchased some fine horses On
the trip. He assures US that he has no
of leaving this land of ozone,
however.
Mrs. and Mrs. 7. L. Burdy. Charles
Moe and family, Mrs. Stonex, Mrs.
Carmichael, MIR. and Mrs. s. Mcknight.