Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-21
Local Happenings.


Have you heard wooden McCarty-?
Fresh oysters ut Bakers at b cents
per quart.
s.Buf'' says he draws the line on
celery.
W. A. Eppler visited the hub last
Tuesday.
Cy Pierce. of Cove City. spent Tues
day in town.
1t will pay you to look at the SO
suits at Verbeck'S.
What's the matter with cider and
eggs as a top off?
Go to Cortright's for your tablets
and school supplies
Black dress suits at ~ erbeck's good
enough to be married in.
Kinney Rogers and w. A. Scott of
the south side were in town Tuesday.
Potatoes they grew small and the
boys ate 'em tops and all Tuesday eve
ming
1t is said that the lad who carried
the lantern on Tuesday night will be
the next.
For tablets, books, writing paper,
and everything in the stationery line
at Cortright's.
A thousand bushels of corn to the
acre, ''down in Missoury,' was a Tues
day night story.
MIR. w. Voss, the Hays photogra-
pher will be in Wa-Keeney on Noyem-
Der 9th and 2Sth.
BoRN-To Mrs. and Mr.. William
Walsh, Sunday, November 10, 1896, a
pair of twins-boys.
A. L. Gleason lost about 30 tons of
hay, one-half of which was alfalfa, in
the fire last Monday.
Our representative-elect is not so
very strong on the sing. but he is an
awfully good time-beater.
| How about that carload? Hardly
think Wa-Keeney needs it. Haven't
got storage" for present supply
Notice to farmers: VIII grind your
grain every Saturday at Burnham's
feed store Your patronage is solicited
Rev. Hendricks will preach at the
Chalk school house on Sunday. No
vember %, at 7:3O p. M. All are cor
daily invited.
Jos. Escher, of the Farmers Home,
is combining business with the pleas
ure of a visit with his daughter in
Cawker City, this week.
The ladies of the w. r. c. will give
dance on the evening of November
&c, at the G. A. r. hall in Collyer. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Who will be the next victim? The
| ''discord disseminators" promise an
entire change of program, and, as an
extra inducement promise not to say
a word about potatoes.
A prairie fire in the northwestern
noon burned over considerable range
and did other damage. We are not
able to give the particulars.
The office of the county superin-
tendent will not be open today, as he
is attending teachers meeting at Coll
yer, in accordance with the law, which
makes that part of his duty.
John Colburg, of Riverside, was in
town Wednesday. Since election day,
with its peculiar performances in his
township, John says he doesn't care
to be known as a Riverside resident.
The ''Indians" descended upon
Agent BradShaw'S residence last Tues
day evening. The latter, however,
got up and displayed white flag and
hostilities ceased before any damage
was done.
There is no question but what the
town has some very fine musical tai
emit, which should be cultivated.
Those who heard the serenaders on
Tuesday night cannot but feel this to
be the case. Cultivation, you known,
will sometimes work wonders.
Among the crowd of prospective
applicants for the position of commits
sioner of forestry under the Leedy adj
ministration we have mentioned the
names of Rev. L. n. Goodwin, of Ran
som, Thos. Winn, of Ogallah, and
ex-Commissioner E. d. Wheeler, of
Wa-Keeney.
| Will Escher writes from Fort Yates,
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