Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-09

Our public schools closed Friday,
May 1st-
challenge competition in hosiery.
G. n. Gibson.
Rev. Hickman, of Collyer, was in
town Monday.
A big line of pants and overalls at
G. n. Gibson'S.
Wall paper at Cortright's at 34c,
4!c, &c and nc per roll.
VIM. Brown, w. S. Mead's worthy
trusty, is on the sick list.
George and Otto Young, of Frank
lin, were in town Monday.
c. n. Gibson has just received an
elegant line of ladies' waists.
Wall paper at Cortright's at 34c,
43c, &c and nc per roll.
DR.. Jones made professional visit
to Hoxie Thursday evening.
Just received at c. n. Gibson's the
nobbiest line of hats in town.
Republican Congressional conven-
tion at Hill City next Tuesday.
Rev. Brown occupied the pulpit of
the Presbyterian church last Sunday.
Alex Frazier. of Utica, made final
proof on his homestead last Monday.
W. A. Reeder, candidate for con-
gresS, was in town last Saturday
night.
Rev. Lee. of Manhattan, will preach
in the Baptist church Sunday at the
usual hour.
Hon. Ike Purcell, of Grainfield, was
in town Monday circulating among
his many friends.
Wanted-5o head of horses to past
ure at 20 cents per month. George
Young, Utica. Kansas.
Quite a number of the boys will
take in the Congressional convention
at Hill City next Tuesday.
Dan Dyer, who represents the lead
ing paper of Kansas, the Topeka Cap
ital, spent last Sunday in town.
Wanted Cattle to pasture for 15c
per month. Plenty of water and
range. F. NJ. Hoobler, Wilcox p. o.
Miss Wade & Smith, the Ellis mil
liners, report a good business during
their brief stay in our city last week.
n. A. Good, representing a Kansas
City dry goods house, interviewed G.
/. Verbeck Tuesday and Wednesday.
| Wanted-Cattle to herd at II cents
per month. Plenty of water and good
range. Apply to A. J. Gullett, Will
| cox ranch.
Mr.. Pomeroy, the millionaire of
Boston, and who owns half of Graham
county, was a prominent visitor in
town Thursday.
John Sims and George Baker will
represent Trego county at Hill City
next Tuesday as delegates to the Con-
gressional convention.
d. Bannister, of Ottumwa, Iowa,
vice president of the Wa-Keeney
State Bank, was a prominent visitor
in our citythis week.
Mrs Lou Gibson, of New York City,
who has been visiting friends in. the
city the past week. departed Tuesday
evening for Hays City.
NJ. r. Grapes. of Weedman, Illinois,
was in the city this week looking af-
ter his land interests and the disposal
of his last years wheat crop.
IRRIGATE YOUR GARDENS-W. S.
Carroll will drill your well on short
notice. Satisfaction guaranteed. Leave
ders at Streets Hardware store.
c. A. Black, land agent for the U.
P. r. r., with headquarters at Wi
mona. is appraising their railroad
land in Trego county with view of
putting it on the market.
BY request of Rev. Beatty. who was
detained at his home in Ellsworth,
on account of the marriage of his son,
Mrs. Best will occupy the pulpit of
the NJ. E. church next Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. McCollum and
family, of New Combria, Mo-, who
have been visiting their parents for
the past two weeks, will leave the
first of next week for home. Amos
reports the newspaper business flour
ishing down there.
| George W. Watson of Kinsley, Ed
wards county. has sown 5000 acres of
alfalfa this spring. 1t is the inten-
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