Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-07-19

Miss Ida Blackburn is reveling il
the delights Of mild case Of ivy poison
| ing.
Passenger train 2O4 was delaye(
here half hour Tuesday evening by
hot box.
M. W. BEEN returned last Tuesda,
from harvesting expedition to Ellsworth
county.
S. A. Klein, former citizen of Wa
Keeney, is now postmaster at Springfield
Kansas.
w. F. Barber, of Greedy county, wa
doing business at the land Office Tues
day and made this Office friendly call
Sheriff Courtney and family ATTENDED
the ice cream festival at Banner las
Wednesday evening. They report gooc
time
The Ladies Missionary society vii
meet at the Presbyterian church Thurs
day afternoon, July "a. A full attendance
is desired.
-Chas. Gibson went to Hays City las
Wednesday to assist their ball club il
their game with the "Obers," of Salina
on Thursday.
The Farmers Alliance met at Ottawa
Kansas on the 10Th and placed in nomin
alton for congress A. F. Allen for thu
second district.
e. F. Porter left Wednesday fol-
Pittsburg, Kansas, where he expects tc
engage in the lumber business. Hi.
family will remain here for some time
yet,
-James Sharpe is back from Ellis
where he has been clerking for J. L
Brown for several months and will here
after be found behind the counter al
Henry Schultz's.
DIR. W. T. Woodry will be in Wa
Keeney next Thursday, Friday and Satur.
day, July a, 25, and 26th. Those wish.
ing dental work done will govern them.
selves accordingly.
"A. Spena, one OF the WORLD readers
from the Banner neighborhood, was in
town last Monday. Mr.. Spena has not
lost faith in the stock business and is
buying quite a number of cattle.
Hill City people are lamenting
muchly over the fact that they must DOW
ship themselves DIS perishable freight, the
railroad company having withdrawn its
passenger trains from that branch.
The WORLD is under obligation to
A. T. Greenwood for some of the finest
rhubarb we have ever seen grown in any
country. We have been having pie al
home as we'll as in the Office for the past
week.
. Mrs. James Tasker, of Banner, was
in Wa Keeney Monday. We understand
they are talking some OF leaving Trego
county in the fall. We are sorry to hear
this for they are among our very best citi.
zens.
The convention in Topeka on the
10Th was the most enthusiastic and
largely attended in the history of the
state. The people emphatically aud
Indignantly protest against saloons in
Kansas.
The postoffices at this place, Scott
City and Leoti have been put down in
the list of fourth class. The office al
Wa-Keeney, we believe, is the only one
in the western third of the state which
received raise.-DigAtOH journal.
-the Hays City Republican published
an article last week which shows con-
clusively that the right kind of farmers
can make money in Ellis county. The
article alluded to is not theory but il
dealsin facts and figures and shows what
the Russians have done In that county.
1t is well written history and we wish
we had the space to reproduce it entire.
-Oberlin seems to be about the only
city in the Northwest that is yet without
an original package depot. This speaks
highly for the sobriety of our citizens
O6erhs Herald.
Wa-Keeney is also city in the North
VESTS without an o. p. shop and in
tends to remain in that condition Il
possible.
The Abilene Reflector laments az fol-
lows over the departure of the original
package man recently in the city: "He
pulled out darkly at dead OF night, his
beer in box car loaded; his face was
clouded with sorrow and fright as he
thought OF his dreams exploded. Not q
drum was heard nor funeral note. as
back to Missouri he skurried, but the
Kansan laughed with hilarious gloe To
see how the rascal hurried.-From the
burial of Sir. Ferd Helm"
Marshall & Ufford have a half-erown
kitten which they keep in their store.
Last Tuesday evening it was observed
having some fun with something in the