Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-07-26
ApA1R ADv1cEs,
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ADA1R. July p.
John Musgraye is back again.
Special meeting Of Adair Alliance next
Thursday evening.
Alex. Barnes has been anything ou'
we'll for the past week.
Miss May Cutler was visiting friends
in Adair the most of last week.
Miss Lula Hallock came home from
Ellis on Friday reported to be sick.
Baird and Cockrell start down south
east of here with the thresher tomorrow
Notices are posted for the annual
school meeting on Thursday the 3lst'
Don't fail to attend the general scrub
at the school house next Saturday morn
ing.
The father of Mrs Andy Bedding, from
Washington county, this state, is paying
that lady a visit.
Joseph Corbey, of Farmersville, Ills,
is visiting Mr.-Mrs.-Miss Clark.
erase so as to correspond with the facts.
Ar. Adair is back from Idaho, and
called on some of his Adair friends,
Sunday. This precinct was named after
him.
"Grena" must send in settings by Glow
freight as last week they were dated June
a. Perhaps the Fourth OF July picnic
described was the Fourth OF 1889.
William Hull and sister Mrs. James
-Griee. both old residents Of this country
were visiting up this way on Monday
Bill has quite a local reputation as 3
foot-racer.
Tntber Griffith has shook the Trego
mud from his sandals and gone down
near Salina. We hate TO see him go
although it may prove better Tor him
financially.
Rumor had it that George A BrabD
wae going to get a government leave Oh
absence and 90 to Missouri for a year.
We are pleased to say that the same man
now reports the contrary.
WI. Barber is to feed the thresher
again this year. If there is anything that
Frank can feed better than a separator
it's when he sits down to 'feed. and sep
arates huge morsels of chicken and onion
into the proper size and shape for the
uastication of Frank Barber.
William Bedding and daughter leave foI
Iowa this week. Miss Ada expects TO
make her home there with a married
sister. and Mr. Bedding goes to visit
sister of his that he has not seen for hail
n lifetime, and who is now sick beyond
hope of recovery. He will probably be
gone three months.
Hiram Griffith will haul water again
this fall for the Baird Cockrel Thresher
Company. Hiram is hired because be
stands in so we'll with the girls that the
GIRLS use their influence with their fathers
t. ret this company the job. 1t may
however, be a solace to other thresher-
men to hear that Hiram gets but one JOB
at place, for there is a universal groWl
when they find that he eats an average OF
six meals day.
Pilot, the property of Jesse Cockreil
died last Tuesday. This horse was pur'
chased by Mr. C's father when he Wei
four years old, for one hundred dollars
s.o,, q o;rous connany where he was ont
of their most valued ring horses, aud wal
given to his last owner in consideration
that he keep him as long as he lived. d
bas beea driven I25 miles in a day anC
very frequently 100 without showing sign
fatigue. His powers OF endurance ant
agility were only equaled by his intelil
pence, When he loaded him to com
ont here Mr.. Cockrell was offered tv
hundred dollars for him, old as he was
hut of course could not take 1t II b
had been so inclined. While it ma
sound foolish to say 1t, We never looke'
upon this horse without having a feelin
of the deepest respect and verenatio
coming over US He made record a
Leavenworth twenty-one years ago c
2:2S. which at that time was more than
is now and he died at the age Of twenty
eight without blemish on him.
L. q. NATIo.
DoWNER DoINGs.