Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-28
Local Happenings.

The WORLD rotates.
The wind is blowing in Ike's favor.
Alex Frazier, of Utica, was in town
Tuesday.
T. L. Fike will open drug store in
Grainfield shortly.
Judge Monroe, of Hays City, was in
Wa-Keeney last Friday.
L. Larson, of Collyer, was in Wa
Keeney last Saturday and paid WORLD
a visit.
DR.. Bellows, of Kansas City, spent
several hours in WaKeeney last Sat
urday evening.
Judge. Sutton, of Russell, was in
town Monday looking after our state
irrigation well.
Wa-Keeney has two Whistling bellies.
Every evening they can be heard
whistling THE sidewalks of Wa-Kee-
ney need repairing"
Henry Tilton, son of w. e. Tilton,
revisited old scenes in Trego county
last week. Henry will farm in OS-
borne county this year.
Postmaster Davis sold five head of
yearling steers and four yearling
heifers last Wednesday to Butcher
Robinson, Of Ellis, for $40.
All the papers in the west end of
this district are in favor of sending
Hon. Ike Purcell, of Grainfield, as a
delegate to the ST. Louis convention.
The Goodland News, the best paper
published in northwest Kansas, has
changed it's base from demcratic to
republican. Success to Brother Ten
nant.
What's the matter with the Hay
Press? Three weeks have elapsed
and we have not received the poster.
Send it along Harry, we enjoy curiosi
ties.
Quite number of Wa-Keeney's
pleasure loving people attended the
hop at Ed. Chalk's on Big creek last
Friday evening. They report a way
up time.
L. S. Myerly and Rev Hickman, of
Collyer, were in Wa-Keeney last Tues
daY. Mr.. Myerly will receive his com
mission as postmaster at COllyer in
about ten days.
About thirty teachers and others
have reported in favor of a teachers
institute of six weeks. AS many
more should report soon if we are to
have it this year.
Hon. Dave Hanna. of Hill City, was
in Wa-Keeney last Friday interview
ing the boys on the political Situa-
tion. He visited DR.. Jones irriga-
tiOn farm south of town.
Service and the rite of confirmation
by the Right Reverend Bishop Mill
spaugh will be held at the Methodist
church on Tuesday evening, March
31st, at 1870. All are invited.
For Sale or Trade-Horses and
colts. $50 acres Of land to trade for
team of horses and cattle. $40 acre
pasture to rent for season. Colts
pastured for the summer. VIM. Sum-
merville.
For Lease, Sale or -One-half
section of land-East half section of
7-11-23. Commonly called the Kelly
land. Address the owner, S. w.
Stone, 1911 Division street, BurIing-
ton, Iowa.
For Sale-Lot 4, block 81 in Wa
Keeney, Kan. Large barn, some fence.
etc, etc. $35 takes it. Cost $3.50. Fl.
S. Davis, Hardtner, Kan, or r. c.
Wilson, Wa-Keeney, Kan.
WANTED Lady or gentleman to
take charge of Installment business,
and collect in this county. Salary $40
per week to begin with. Address in
closing stamp for reply. J. E. Camp
bell & Co., Kansas City, Mo.
John r. Wells. stockman of Stock
ton. fattened and butchered a young
horse for food, giving free of charge
steaks, cuts and rOasts to all who
came. Many people applied, and now
he is waiting for their verdict
It's just as easy to try One Minute
Cough Cure as anything else. It's
easier to cure severe cough or cold
with it. Let your next purchase for
cough be One Minute Cough Cure.
Better medicine; better result; better
try it. Jones & Gibson.
While playing at football last Sat-
urday Chris. Kulp sprained his ankle
quite badly. He was taken home on
cot in wagon and when nearly
home the team ran away and the oc-
cupants were spilled out but no par
ticular damage was done.
At meeting of number of the
citizens of Wa-Keeney last Tuesday
afternoon at d. III. Henkel's Office the
following candidates for the various
city offices were nominated unani-
mously: For mayor, r. C. Wilson;
councilmen. John Sims, A. p. Law
renee, 4. G. Lord, F. S. Diebold. G. G.
Bestor: police judge, Joshua Croft.
Your scribe had talk with Gen. II.
FL. ArtZ. foreman of the coal mine
over on the Smoky, one day last week.
and was informed that an abundance
of coal of superior quality had been
found at the depth of lis feet, and
that the work of taking out coal
would begin as soon as certain leases