Western Kansas world., 1891-05-09

aVester. Kausas #orld.
OPTICAL PAPER OF 7REao COUNTY.
cOwIcX& WEIGH. Editors and Publishers
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1891.
Pure home made lard at Bakers.
Top price paid for hides at Bakers
Smoked meats, home cured, at Bak-
er's.
Commissioners Warne was in the city
last Saturday.
"A. B. Cooper, of Ogallah, was in town
last Saturday.
u. B. Schrauger, Of Collyer, was in
the metropolis Saturday.
Buy Four year old Pure New York
Cider Vinegar at Bestors.
=, Cove county has 243 hogs and $50
dogs. The Gazette is our authority.
The familiar face of Frank Frick has
been noticed on our streets this week.
George Washington Tunnel, of Riv-
erside, was looking after alliance matters
here last Saturday.
Go to Verbeck's with your butter
eggs and cream. Bring your cream. I
will take it same as butter.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says: mo
state has more state pride than Kansas
and no state has more to be proud of.
Our merchants are selling goods very
cheap. We believe you can buy your
goods as cheap in Wa-Keeney as any
where in the state.
The twenty-sixth annual convention
of the Kansas State Sunday Schools will
be held at Emporia, May 1914. One fare
for the round trip.
The Hill City Republican has flung its
presidential banner to the breeze with the
names of Blaine and Mckinley on the
streamer. Not a bad flag to fight under
in 1892.
s.. D. Harlow prominent farmer and
stock raiser in 1924 was in the city last
Saturday and gave us call. The WORLD
will be weekly visitor at his home during
the coming year.
The assessors reports from three
townships in Cove county-Gove, Grin
nell and Jerome-show falling off in
population from last year of from 1902 to
1857 or about twenty per cent.
From the Republican we learn that
the city scrip of Hill City is worth only
fifty cents on the dollar. We are pleased
to be atle to say that it is worth one hun
cents on the dollar here.
The latest is the 'shingle social" We
are not informed as to the manner in
which it is conducted but we have a very
vivid recollection of the way it used to be
carried on when we were boy.
Frank J. Bollinger, one of our SUBJ
ecribers from Cove county, was in Wa
Keeney last Saturday. He does nearly
all his trading in Wa-Keeney and says it
is the best place to buy goods that he has
found.
If We may Judge from the amount of
grain distributed in the several western
counties, Phillips county contains the
most destitute farmers, having received
over $4,000 worth. Decatur, Thomas and
Graham come next in the order given.
Trego and Cove didn't receive any.
w. P. Montgomery, editor of the Hays
City Sentinel, has brought an action of
criminal libel against Harry Freese editor
of the Free Press. We are not advised as
\ to the merits of the case and must there
Iore refraln from commenting. We are
very sorry to see our brethren in trouble.
"A number Of our older citizens re-
member Crantz who was arrested in Kan
sas City last week for numbering a wo-
man. He lived in Wa-Keeney couple of
years and went from here to Salina at
which place his family now reside He
seems to bear pretty fair reputation
where he has lived heretofore.
Some people seem to have the idea
that the constant use of big words is an
evidence Of genius or at least of itera-
ture. This is a mistake. The simplest
language possible should always be used
to represent an idea In other words per-
spicuity is an essential to felicitous style.
There is a potentiality compared with