Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-02

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OFFICIAL PAPER OF fREao COUNTY.
cOWek& WEIGH. Editors and Publishers
SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1892.
Next Monday is city election.
"A number Of strangers in town these
days.
IT. J. Iams will make final proof on
his homestead.
VIM. Bowers has been appointed
postmaster at Collyer
mike" sends US batch Of interest
ing items from Collyer this week.
We are pleased to see our station
agent, E. A. Lewis, at home again.
What do you think of $4,000 gov
eminent building for our postofice?
Geo. Young. of Gibson, was in town
Tuesday arranging to make final proof
The A. F. & A. M. have been pur-
chasing some very nice furniture recently.
-Iven Rogers, of the south part Of the
county, was in the county capital We'd
nesday.
Frank McIvor, of the Grainfield CAP
.SAeaf was a visitor to the western metrop
oils Tuesday.
1T is one of our Kansas metropolitan
dailies that uses the expression: HE
seen the point"
kerosene at ten cents gallon in
Wa-Keeney and other staple articles in
proportion. Everybody trades in Wa
Keeney.
John Sims, of Grainfeld, was in
Wa-Keeney last Tuesday. We under
stand that he contemplates moving to
Wa-Keeney.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Nixon, groom and
bride, of whose wedding we made men,
ton last week, were shopping in Wa
Keeney last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rea have returned
from their trip to Kansas City and will
keep house in the residence now occu-
pied by W. 8. Harrison who will move to
his farm.
Hon. Ben. G. Rich attended the al
lance meeting last Friday snd gave this
Office call. The result of the visit will
be found in q communication over his
signature on the editorial page.
Edward Chalk is again proprietor Of
the milk route. He was the first man to
sell milk in Wa-Keeney and is the last.
We might add that his name is not sug-
gestive either and that he always furn-
ishes the pure article.
From the CAPITAL we learn that Hon.
e. j. Turner has retired permanently
from politics end is now giving his at
tention to railroad enterprise. The
proposed line is to run from Kansas City,
Mo-, to Pensacola, Florida, distance OF
800 miles.
Capt. Trego Post acknowledges with
thanks donation of $l.OO each from
Lee Monroe and W. G. Marshall, and
fifty cents from George Baker. Signed
for the Post, by Joseph Fischer, Com.
and j. @. Martin, Adjt.
Rev. Theophilus Wooden and family
arrived in Wa-Keeney last Monday and
occupy the house in the north part of
town recently vacated by G. w. Cross.
Mr.. Wooden is the Episcopal minister
and that denomination will have regular
services and resident pastor hereafter.
Last Saturday and Monday were
samples of the Nebraska weather with
which we are semi occasionally inflicted.
The wind was from the northwest and
blew with the velocity, almost, of hur-
ricane. Such winds are uncommon and
hence we feel impelled to make mention
of them.
"A telegraph operator named Shep-
herd was killed at Ellis last Sunday
morning. It seems that he and two or
three companions were drinking hard
and towads morning Shepherd crawled
under aswitch engine to keep warm. The
engine was started up killing him in
etantly and crushing nearly every bone
in his body.
ID. L. Countryman informs us that
the fire which ragged in the east part