Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-06-20
Local Happenings.

Ice is luxury in Wa-Keeney.
A. L. Gleason is harvesting his al
falfa-
Harvest will soon be the order of
the day.
Mayor Wilson made business trim
east this week.
For sale-Steel wind mill tower.
Inquire at the bank.
DR. Jones has twenty-five tons of
alfalfa in the stack.
! Wall paper at Cortright's at SIC,
43c, sc and TIC per roll.
Hon. Simon Motz, of Hays, was in
Wa-Keeney Wednesday.
The q. p pay car was in town last
Wednesday afternoon.
Wall paper at Cortright's at 34c,
4@c, &c and TIC per roll.
Tom. Tarpy and son, the Duke of
Ogallah, were in Wa-Keeney Wednes-
day.
The salary of the postmaster of
Russell. after July 1st, will be 81. 200
per year.
this week. AS we go to press he is
Commissioning.
Supt. and Mrs. Bevard, of Cheyenne
Wells, Colo, were prominent visitors
in town Sunday.
WaKeeney will. as usual, let the
American eagle do her own scream
ing on the Fourth.
Wanted-Normal boarders Ladies
and gentlemen. Rates reasonable.
Mrs. w r. Holmes.
All those knowing themselves in
debted to @. n. Gibson will please call
and settle at the drug store.
II. ]. Harwi, bright attorney of
Hill City, attended court this week
and defended Smith in an able man
ner.
y bull snake about feet long
crawled into our office last Thursday
and made itself at home. 1t was our
first unwelcome visitor.
DR.. Raffington, the dentist. of Ellis,
will be in Wa-Keeney July l. and B.
Collyer, June 30, prepared to do all
kinds of dental work.
Some of the boys are kicking be-
cause they have to take it warm these
hot days, Never mind, boys, there Is
a day of recOning coming.
The financial statement of the Wa
keeney State bank appears in this is
sue. 1t shows the bank to be in
very prosperous condition.
A number of our people hied away
into cellars and storm caves Monday
evening in anticipation of another
twister, but it didn't materialize.
n. A. Voss will be in his
gallery Friday and Saturday,
June 26 and 27.
Judge Osborn and daughter Nellie.
of Salina, We're in Wa-Keeney the
first of the week. The judge attend
many friends.
y special venire of thirty-three
jurymen was called for the Smith
from the southeast. southwest and |
wertern part of the county.
The old land mark, the first depot. |
the first on. E. church, afterwards |
the Friends church in Wa-Keeney |
was purchased by O. A Cortright and |
moved onto his farm this week
ChIldrenS Day was observed at the |
church last Sunday. The /
pulpit was taStefully decorated with |
flowers. a fine program was rendered |
by the children and the music by the /
choir was excellent.
Mr. and Charles Carr and children
arrived last Saturday from Denver to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Ed.
Chalk on Big creek. Mrs. Carr is in
poor health being afflicted with in
rheumatism
Our aim Is to be fair at all times.
hence we refrain from saying one
word pro or con in the matter of the
Investigation. When we do we will
give you verbatim report. We don't
believe in garbling extracts.
The so foot tower and windmill Il
which has been blown down several
lines in the past year. and which has
)een considerable expense to the city,
vas cut down to about 40 feet and is
again in running order. Frank SpeHa
md brother did the work
The populists of this appellate Judi
'lal district nominated s. w. NOEL
'oy. of Oberlin. for Judge last month.
We had intended to mention this
several weeks since. but we forgot to.
md the only reason we can give, bv
way of explanation is. that he is not /
n it little BIT. 1t will be Ham. or
am. sheep or mutton.
DR. A r. Jones came down from,