Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-01
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Mrs. Hodges was indisposed the
| first of the week.
Otto Swaller, of Hays City, was in
| Wa-Keeney last Friday.
Our next term of district court con-
yeneS February 9th.
Mr.. Carmichael. government land
Office inspector, is in Wa-Keeney.
The Review headlight didn't say
word about the recent prize fight at
Ellis.
Kansas City to buy car load of
calves.
A Mr.. Gfiffith, of Denver. was in
Wa-Keeney the first of the week. He
owns a quarter of land north of town
on the Saline.
Mr.. and Mrs. George McMichael and
children, of Cheyenne Wells. Colorado,
visited with friends in Wa-Keeney
the first of the week.
The Valley school literary society
will hereafter meet on Thursday even
ing instead of Friday. The society
will meet on Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 9Th. All are cordially invited.
Arrangements have been completed
for regular services at the PresbY
terrain church hereafter by Rev.
Brown who was pastor here several
years ago.
The w. R. c., of Collyer, will give
their annual masquerade ball on the
evening of ST. Valentines day, Feb
ruary IA, 1896. Supper will be served.
All are. invited.
One Minute Dough Cure touches
the right spot. 1t also touches it at
the right time if you take it when you
have a cough or cold. See the point?
Then don't cough. Jones & Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben. C. Rich, J. L.
Altman, Sven Pearson, Frank Barber,
Grin Joseph, T. S. Ford and j. V. L.
Irwin, all from the southeast part of
the county were in Wa-Keeney last
Monday.
Quick in effect, heals and leaves no
scar. Burning, scaly skin eruptions
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Applied to burns, scalds,
OIQ SCOTCSs III Is Ill al
ways cures piles. Jones & Gibson.
DIME SOCIAL-The ladies of the
Episcopal will give dime social at
the Cleveland on Friday evening,
February 7, 1885, Music, refresh
ments and a good time all for 10
cents. Everybody invited.
Some of the Hays City fellows pro-
pose a bond issue of $4,000 to be
added to the $4,000 on the court
house and thus secure a $25, 900 build
ing. The Free Press says the people
will never vote the bonds.
Don't invite disappointment by ex-
perimenting. Depend upon One Min
ute Cough Cure and you have imme-
date relief, 1t cures Group. The
only harness remedy that produces
immediate results. Jones & Gibson.
Captain Trego Post No. 1917 at it's
last meeting reduced the dues to 81. 90
year. There will be an election and
installation of officers on Saturday
evening" February s, 1896. All old
soldiers are invited to take part in
these exercises.
Report of school in district Is for
the month ending January "A: Num-
Der enrolled, IA; average daily attend
ance, ID 9-20; number present every
day. IL. Those neither absent nor
tardy, Burt Howe and Eddie Baird.
May Griffith, teacher.
According to the Hays City Repub-
lican a number of the county records
were destroyed in the late fire and the
total loss on account of building, fur
niture and fixtures will amount to
$25, 900 with $9, 900 insurance on build
ing and 81 900 on furniture and safes.
In view of the recent fire the Ellis
Review Headlight man shoves his
hands into his trousers pockets and
makes this seditiOus utterance: Why
not move the county seat to Ellis?
We have good town, fair protection
from fire, and we believe our citizens
would put up a good sum for new
court house."
The month of January, 1896, will go
into history as the finest midwinter
month ever experienced in western
Kansas. When we have spell of re-
markedly fine weather in the month
/ of January we are prone to forget
and to say that we never saw any
thing like it before, but in the month
that has just passed we are able to
specify and speak with eXactneSs.
There has not been a single day when
the mercury was anything near zero
and not one day when outdoor work
could not have been done in comfort
| Not single blizzard, not even snow
storm. and green grass springing up
all over the prairies. At the begin
ming of the month we had a few
cloudy days and little rain, but it was
as warm as spring. Since then it has
been bright, warm sunshine almost
every day until on January 18th and
Both we had fine warm rain, just
what we needed for our winter wheat
although it is not suffering for lack of
moisture. We think we are safe in
saying that western Kansas never
had such fine January and we have