Western Kansas world., 1891-05-09


-Miss Lou Mcfarland, of Ellis, visited
old friends here the first of the week.
II you want bargains in all kinds OF
goods. for cash or produce, come to n.
Schultz.
The G. A. r. hold its meetings the
first Monday night of each month at the
Masonic hall.
Baird & Cockrell brought down their
traction engine Monday to operate the ir-
rigation pump.
We learn that the jury have been
notified not to appear at the next term
of district court
Mrs. G. w. F. Street and little daueh-
ter Eva leave next Monday for an extend
ed visit to Chicago.
j. Musgrave, of Ogallah, dropped in
for few minutes last Wednesday. We
we're glad to see him.
What have we done? Mrs. M. E.
Lease will appear on the boards at Wa
Keeney on May 18th!
The Huffer pump is simple in con-
struction and operation, two very impor-
tant features to be considered.
Mrs. John A. Nelson entertained a
number of her friends, last Thursday
evening, in a most delightful manner.
j. 8. Wolf, a former resident of Trego
county, now of Colfax, Wash, renews
his subscription with us again this week.
We feel very sorry for "Old Hutch"
An examination of his financial affairs
reveals the fact that he has only q half a
million left.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow," q
paper by Mrs. FL. Robinson is we'll worth
reading. We are sorry we could not
publish it in full.
Episcopal services at the court house
on Sunday, May 10th, morning and even
ing at the usual hours, by Rev. T. w.
Cowgirl, of Salina, Kansas.
Wanted: At Verbeck's, butter and
eggs. will pay the highest price for
butter and eggs. have orders for more
than I can fill. Will pay part cash if de-
sired.
w. L. Fuller, of Hays City, was in
Wa-Keeney Thursday in the interest of
a life insurance company recently organ
lied in Hays City. E. D. Wheeler was
appointed agent for this county.
Squire Geo. Mckinley, of lOgallah
township, went to Riley county last We'd
nesday morning on two weeks visit.
Mr.. Mckinley has not been feeling very
we'll for some time and we hope he will
return fully recovered.
One of Mr.. Whitney's children, living
south of town, had the misfortune to fall
into we'll sixty feet deep last Sunday.
The child was rescued alive but we under
stand it was pretty badly hurt.-SAaron
Springs Leader. s
There are 37,O22 Methodists in Kan
sas; 13, 374 probationists and 474 preach
ers. They worship in 664 churches val
ued at $1.694,04O. Three hundred and
six of the preachers live in parsonages
owned py the churches. The denomina-
ton has $40 Sunday schools, attended by
74.451 children.
Henry Schultz, our popular mer-
chant, has an attractive "ad'' in this pa
per, and also some new locals. Mr..
Schultz has one of the most complete
stocks in western Kansas and he says he
will sell sell as close as it is possible, and
at the same time live.
Jim McKie was up from the Solo
mon on Sunday and reports that an irri-
cation corporation has purchased three
miles of land along the Solomon and will
at once dig an irrigating ditch feet wide,
sloping ~ feet to the foot, and carrying
about 18 inches Of water. They advertise
for farmers to rent the ground, the COM
pany to furnish seed and water for q
Champion.
Geo. I. Verbeck has mammoth ad-
vertisement in this issue which is the best
evidence in the world that he means bus
iness. Mr. Verbeck has been in business
here almost since the town was started,
knows just what the trade demands and
is prepared to meet it he buys as cheap
as goods can be bought and no one can
sell any cheaper. He has just received q
nice fresh stock. Go and investigate.
We received letter this week from
our old friend, Gid. Chenoweth, who is
at Monticello, Illinois, in which he says
it is so wet there that farmers are unable |
10 do their spring work. He suggests that
our people should take some steps toward
getting up excursions to this part Of the |
and says that many would come
10 look at the Garden spot Of the West
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