Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-07-30
Ladies' shoes at Bestor's.
Mason fruit jars at Beetors.


The finest line Of dried fruits in town
at Bestor's.
"A ten cent cigar for five cents-Hay-
ana Rose at Besror's.
Mrs. Damn gave pleasant high five
party last Saturday evening.
Mrs. G. W. Rich is visiting her
daughter in Salt Lake City.
Some of our citizens will attend the
Knights Templar meeting at Denver.
Mrs. M. P. Hanna arrived last Satur-
day evening and everybody was more
than pleased to welcome her home.
The highest market price paid for
good butter and eggs at all times by
81. SCHULTZ.
The Republicans will not regularly
open their campaign in Kansas until
September 1.
We have considerable wheat in this
county that is rated by good judges as
good for 80 and 35 bushels per acre
Hays Sentinel.
Il am still prepared to furnish money
to pay out on tree claims, or to improve
your decided land, at reasonable rates.
WE. sAUM
Thomas Iams, b. F. Lambert, 81.
Vinson and Daniel Plants have purchased
new wagons, of G. N. Gibson, with which
to market their grain.
For months past our merchants have
been selling kerosene for ten cents a
gallon. Wonder if the Mckinley bill
has anything to do with it.
Mrs. Bennett and Miss Bennett left
Saturday evening for their home in
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, after several
weeks visit with relatives and friends.
The biggest thresher on record is a
man who threshed /, 200 bushels of wheat
and made three moves, in Harper county.
He is going to break the record with {, 900
bushels next time
&C. d. Neff has lost his shepherd dog
and is quite anxious to recover her. She
is of greyish color, with white eyes and
white ring around her neck. Inform
alton leading to her recovery will be
received.
We learn that Cyrus Monroe will
make Trego county visit in about a
month. Everybody will be pleased to
see Uncle Cyrus, particularly Uford and
Judge Harlan who haven't had real
good game of checkers since he left.
We begin this week the publication
Of the delinquent tax list. It is abbre-
Viated somewhat from last year and is
ess than most of the counties in western
Kansas. All this speaks we'll for Trego
county and shows that the tide of re-
turning prosperity is surely coming back.
There will be an ice cream supper
given at the G. A. r. at Collyer, on Mon
day eve, Aug. 10Th under the auspices of
the w. R. G. The proceede are to be
used for repairing the church at that
place. Come one and all, young and
old, and help us in the good work.
&C. N. Gibson has sold, since the first
Of April, to farmers in Trego county,
over $4,000 worth of farming implements.
This speaks well for Trego county and is
only one indication that it will produce
it's share of the immense amount of grain
which will be shipped out of western
Kansas this year.
&C. N. Benedict, of Wa-Keeney, Kan
sas, representing the Abilene Marble
Works, the finest in the state, has new
line of designs and respectfully invites
those who want anything in cemetery
work to call early and place their orders
for fall delivery. Correspondence from
counties solicited. tt
For long continued hot weather we
think the summer of 1892 has broken the
record. For nine consecutive days the
ranged from 81 to over 100
degrees in the shade. Last Wednesday
was decided improvement and we can
hope for an occasional respite
from this time on.
m. A. Macmillan, formerly of Coll
yer, but now engaged in the manufacture
Of mineral paint at Kansas City, Kansas,
was visiting friends in Trego county last
week. Mr.. MacMillan's firm use Trego
county ochre exclusively in their estab-
lishment and they are having an excellent
trade. Trego county ochre is said to
excel in quality the product of any other
locality.
Tho Star says that Trego county's
treasurer is q poet but he took good care
~ conceal the fact until afte. the election.
It doesn't appear that writing poetry is
with the duties of the custo.
dian of the county funds. We remem-
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