Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-01-04
Don't forget to write it '96.

cnuFCu last ounudy.
P. A. Hickey, of Glencoe. was in
the city last Saturday.
Missouri has had another earth
quake. ''Poor old Missouri"
No, Johnnie; Judge Lee Monroe is
not the author of the Monroe doc
tripe."
Hal. Jones, who is teaching in the
Altman neighbOrhood, spent his vaca-
tion with his parents in this city.
A marriage license was issued last
Saturday, December 18th. 1895. to
James w. Pugh and Miss Eva Stott.
De Wits Little Early Risers for
biliousness, indigestion, constipation.
A small pill, a prompt cure. Jones
Gibson.
E. w. Priestley, formerly assistant
cashier of the First National bank, of
Wa-Keeney, has position in the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, Kansas
City, Mo.
Piles of people have piles, but De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve will cure
them. When promptly applied it
cures scalds and burns without the
slightest pain.
Isn't it just little cowardly for
newspaper TO allow it's correspondents,
under nom de plume, to attack its
brother editor instead of assuming
the responsibility itself?
| A runaway on our streets last Fri
day attracted considerable attention.
The team belonged to Mr.. Mead who
| lives about 20 miles northeast and the
latest account was that they were
still going towards home at Nancy
Hanks gait.
One Minute Cough Cure is rightly
named. It affords instant relief from
suffering when afflicted with severe
cough or cold. 1t acts on the throat,
bronchial tubes, and lungs, and never
fails to give immediate relief. Jones
& Gibson.
Wlfe-Here's an account of man
who shot himself rather than suffer
the pangs of Indigestion. husband
The fool! Why didn't he take De
Wits Little Early Risers? / used to
suffer as bad as he did before l COM
menced taking these little pills.
Jones & Gibson.
One of the most successful school
exhibitions ever given iu this county
was held at the Chalk school house
last Friday evening" Bertha
Morgan, teacher. The attendance
was large, the exercises interesting,
and S14.30 represents the receipts to
be applied to the library fund of the
district.
While returning from the school ex-
hibitiOn Friday evening team, at
tached to buggy and driven by Jesse
Courtney, took fright and ran away
spilling out the occupants and max
ing kindling wood of the vehicle.
Miss Pearl Courtney and Miss Solo.
mon were also occupants of the buggy
Fortunately no one was hurt.
What is the matter with organizing
a debating club or literary society:
The young people need something and
if innocent diversions be not furnish
ed they are likely to arrange for Their
own amuSements and they will not al
ways be harmless either. The person
or persons who will take the initiative
in a good literary society will be pub
lie benefactors and will receive plenty
of assistance.
Again we are confronted with the
announcement that this world will
come to an end before we get all Oul
winter wheat sown. If such an acct
dent should happen. we cannot dwell
too long or seriously upon the advisa
bility of every one meeting in the
next world with clear conscience
knowing that you owe not any man
If your subscription is in arrears
come in and settle, and clear your con
science of that trifle.
At recent meeting of the Wa.
Keeney Ananias club the member
with the most avoirdupois was elected
president for the ensuing year by &C
clamation. He made graceful
speech in accepting the honorable po-
sition, and told the following true
story, merely as a feeler and to set
the pace for the other fellows: ''WheT
! was ranching in Cove county in 1873;
/ had pet frog that was great
curiosity. One day my boy spilled ;
package of carpet tacks on the foo
and the frog swallowed them. These
gradually worked their way through
the frogs hide. point first. Of course
until the little saurian resembled &