Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-01

in honor of the death of Secretary
Gresham.
The people of the country were con-
spicuous by their absence from Deco
ration Day services this year-for the
| first time.
Albert Sellers has opened up a lem
onade and cigar stand in the stone
building adjoining C. w. F. Streets
hardware store.
One hundred years ago day laborer
in the United States considered him
self well paid at two shillings twenty
five cents[za day.
! / have received a car of salt and
can furnish you rock salt in Jumps or
No. l stock salt in barrels or 100
pound sacks. G. c.. Bestor.
Specimen OF wet humor from Vino
ma Clipper: editor Kinney was in
Winona Tuesday and was detained all
day on account of the rain.''
Eighty-two cents per bushel was Of
fered for wheat on this market this
week. There are several thousand
bushels in this county for sale.
Buckingham's Dye for the Whisk-
ers can be applied when at home, and
is uniformly successful in coloring a
brown or black. Hence it's great pop
ularity.
The memorial exercises at the court
house last Sunday were well attended
and, as usual, were impressive and in
teresting. Rev. Hobbs preached the
sermon.
A. III. Cox, of Wa-Keeney, was up
Friday taking dispositions in a suit
over the title to land between himself
and G. w. Van Marter ct above
County Leader.
Mrs. Boyce, the lady evangelist,
will be at Ransom June for a ten
days meeting. Everybody come.
Bring tents and covered wagons. E.
E. Gunckel, pastor.
Remnants Of the opera house ruins,
out buildings, tin shop, counters saw
ed from the fire, Office furniture, ETC.,
etc, for sale at nominal prices. In
Quire of J. Word Carson.
c. NJ. Bell, of Franklin, was in Wa
Keeney last Monday. We understand
that Mr.. Bell has an idea of shying
his castor into the political field this
fall for one of the county offices.
DR.. Golden and Henry Williams of
this city, have purchased 200 head of
southern Utah cattle and will at once
bring them to Trego county, where
they have leased 5000 acres Of pasture
land. Smith County Pioneer.
With supreme contempt for Clarke
and PinneO, and most reckless dis
regard for the real estate dealer of the
town, Mitten, of the Winona Clipper,
says: "Where are you going to-" is
the question asked by everyone.
Wa-Keeney is certainly looking
more hOmelike since SO many of our
citizens have determined to raise
trees aid are planting the varieties
that will grow and live. A few years
will make happy change.
For one dollar you may buy bottle
of Ayers Sarsaparilla, which, if taken
in time, and according to directions,
may save great many dollars in doc
tors bills, and thus exemplify the
truth of the old maxim, prevention
is better than cure"
"'Tis hard to give thee up" We
have chung to the belief that the
Opera block will be rebuilt until we
are now compelled to give it up.
There is no prospect that anything
will be done and this ancient land
mark, of which we were all SO proud,
Will soon be Renaissance only.
Health and happiness are relative
conditions; at any rate there can be
little happiness without health. To
give the body its full measure of
strength and energy, the blood should
be kept pure and vigorous, by the use
of Ayers Sarsaparilla.
Clint Jennings, or Glen Elder, Kan
sas, purchased Sc head of two-year old
steers from w. J. Shelton last week
paying him 500 a head. 1t is we'll
known that Mr.. Shelton handles only
the best grades. The same party
bought so head from William Stimits
for about $1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philetus Smith, of
Trego county, were in Hill City last
Friday. Mr.. Smith was formerly a
teacher in this county but has been
teaching in Trego county for the past
two or three years. Mrs. Smith is
thinking seriously of starting a dress
making establishment in Hill City.
The following, from a correspond
ont of tho Hill Hifu nouon0rof