Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
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OielgnlnS IOr pass thine.
See the subsoiler Lewis Howe made. |
VIM. Hiber dined with Eppler w.
A., the 18th inst.
Blossom boasts of a literary society
worth your time to attend.
A A. Cockrell has sold his sorrel
mare to Frank Snodgrass.
S. T. Ell. Baird was able to amuse
himself hunting Thursday.
S. T. III. Baird's brother expects to
return to Missouri Tuesday.
The warm sun turns our white
blanket down this afternoon.
Ben Hicks purchased four very fine
calves of A. S. Barnes Monday.
Mr.. Brabb delivered his hogs on
Tuesday at Ellis to Ben Hicks.
Owing to the snow the baseball
game was not rendered last Saturday.
Francis Ridgway made a business
trip to the Ellis county hub Thursday,
March 18th.
Hill Thornton, of Ransom, was
buggy riding with one the Adair dam
sells Sunday.
Jud Rippey and family, of Ellis,
spent Sunday on the Saline with
Frank Eaton.
Miss Grace Connolly was very we'll
remembered on her birthday, Satur-
day, March 18th.
Our trustee Joshua Musgrave) is
abroad in our land inquiring how
much our people are worth.
Alva Cutler, having leased all of
section 29-12-21 will break out south
half of same and fence north half for
| pasture.
| VIM. Howe, formerly Of Adair,
writes from Iowa that they are hav-
| ing plenty of moisture. So are we
for the present.
VIM. Clark has leased the HI. w.
Shepherd quarter of land north of his
place and will break the entire quar-
ter this spring.
Chris Baugher is almost done prun-
| ing his apple and peach orchard. He
says if not prevented by frost he will
have lots of fruit.
| Charles Howe has rented his land
| ION his hOmestead) to Mr.. Wall.
Charlie will plant broom corn near
home this spring.
| Dick ClOtfelter has moved a house
from Wa-Keeney to his farm in Trego
county, two miles west of Ellis. He
intends to become a TregO county
citizen soon.
Samuel Horizons team eloped last
Thursday leaving him to walk from
| III. Horizons home. Fortunately no
one was in the wagon and no damage
was done.
Jesse Cockrell talks of attaching
their subsOiler to engine or engine to
subsoiler as you may like. Then he
will make her hum for Uncle Jess is
at home in the saddle of an engine.
Mrs. Edward Morton received the
sad intelligence of the death Of her
mother on Friday, March 18th, in
Christian county, Illinois. Her
many frinds extend their sympathy.
We don't want to be misconstrued
in our last issue in our item where we
said nag was traded for windmill
which was attached to the irrigating
plant. We did not mean the nag was
attached to the plant.
F. HI. Ridgway is loading four cars
of wheat at Ogallah this week. He
commenced loading Tueseay morning
and expect to finish Friday. Francis
contracted the wheat to Harry Work,
of Ellsworth, Kansas. Daniel BabSOn
is at Ogallah receiving the wheat.
We had the pleasure to assist Mr.. G.
Waldemer in setting up very fine
jump-seat buggy which he shipped
from Iowa to Ellis. Mr.. Waldemer
is man of family and moves onco the
Nelson farm south of Ogallah. He is
a well-to-do farmer and comes to stay.
Lewis Howe has a splendid range
for cattle, good spring and river
water. He wants your cattle for the
summer. He was reared among cat
tie and, being good trustworthy
young man, we will certainly do our
selves and cattle credit to patronize
| him.
Walter Eppler was visitor Sunday
afternoon with us. We asked him If
had finished assessing the township,
He informs US he is not the trustee.
He says he has just recovered from
severe attack of the influenza" and
asks us for "God sake let up some
| time"
The most exciting or anxious runa-
way ever recorded in our part of the
county, occurred on last Monday
evening. AS Bruce Furbeck was re-
turning from Wa-Keeney, Mrs. Fur
beck, the baby and Mr.. Leonard were
with him in the spring wagon. The
pole came down and was broken off.
The team started throwing Mr.. Fur
beck and Mr.. Leonard out leaving
Mrs. Furbeck and the baby to ride
behind the running bronchos dis
lance of three miles to Bruce's house.
They run at full speed with no pole
in the spring wagon. The team was
stopped and Mrs. Furbeck escaped
with scarcely a hurt. You Know.
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