Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-12-07
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APPLES
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VERBECK'S.
Chas. Hedrick, of Higginson, Ark,
was in Wa-Keeney last Sunday. Mr..
Hedrick owns a quarter section of
land on the Saline.
w. A. Eppler, of Ogallah, traded
thirteen head of fine horses to w.
H. Bennington, of Topeka, for a quar-
ter section of land near Ellis, last
week.
Money is scarce but a sill
yer dollar goes farther at
Gibson's than any other place
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Allison and son
Mack departed Thursday morning for
Hiawatha, Kansas. They own val
liable farm near Hiawatha and will
make that their future home.
Their will be religious meetings
conducted in the First Baptist church
during the coming week conducted by
Mrs. Adair, of Ottawa. We hope all
the Christian workers in Wa-Keeney
and vicinity will come and assist in
the service. Sunday evening, subject:
''The Two Ways" Illustrated. A.
l.. Hobbs, pastor.
J. L. Thompson and wife, who have
been visiting their son and family,
Rev. c.. NJ. Thompson, of this city for
the past three weeks, depaeted for
their home in Hartford, Putnam
county, Mo-, last Monday night. Mr..
Thompson is very favorably impressed
with western Kansas.
County superintendent Peacock
wore an expansive smile last Satur-
day evening On his return from the
Golden Belt association at Ellis.
''Trego county teachers carried off
both prizes," he remarked, land
would have taken a third had one
been offered" 1t certainly does speak
we'll for our teachers that the three
highest grades were all from our coun-
ty, and it is not strange that our SUI
perintendent should feel pleased over
it.
II you want to be made to realize
how little interest your relatives and
friends take in the poor and distress
ed, says an exchange. convey to them
the idea that you ''are dead broke" in
bad health and without shelter. Then,
and not until then, will you be ap-
prised of the poverty existing in the
ranks of your kin-folks. Some of them
will make such a pitiful mouth that
you will actually feel tempted to sell
the only shirt that adorns your back
and give them the proceeds.
Did it ever occur to our readers
that there is no good reason for sup
posing that coal may not be found in
abundance in Trego county? No
made to discover coal. ''Signs" have
frequently been seen and it is more
than possible that the black diamonds
are only waiting for somebody to let
in the light. There are perhaps other
valuable minerals in this county and
some day they will be discovered.
The principal drawback heretofore
has been in lack of capital to make
extensive explorations, but the time
is coming when we will know just
what is contained in the bowels of
the earth in our community, and a bo-
nanza for somebody is what we pre-
dict.
The Kansas City Cattle company
received charter from the state yes |
terday, and will engage in the cattle |
business on large scale. The COM
pany organizes with a capital stock of |
81, $50, 900. Making its headquarters |
in this city and establishing branch |
offices wherever the directors may de- |
eide, the company will purchase cat
tie, hogs, sheep and stock generally as |
we'll as lands to be used for grazing |
purposes. One of it's directors is +. |
Burleigh Johnson of this city.-Capi- |
tai, December 4.
The Kansas City Cattle company |
will establish its principal Kansas