Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-11

1t will be Mayor Wilson another
year.
Lightning rod agents have stuck
Russell.
Henry Hodges sports a new piano
box buggy.
Ex-President Harrison was married
last Monday.
e. McAtee, the new liveryman, has
an ad in this issue.
George Young, of Franklin. was in
town last Wednesday.
For Sale-A dozen Wyandotte hens
and rooster. Rev. Johnson.
Sheridan county will have a state
irrigation plant located near Hoxie.
Cliff Baker gave party to few of
his young friends Thursday evening.
If Ike Purcell wants to be a dele
yate to the st. Louis convention let's
send him.-Oakley Graphic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnham's children
gave an egg social to their many play
mates last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Young, of Utica, mother of
Otto and George Young, who has been
quite i'll for some time. is GONZALES
cling.
If w. A. Reeder, candidate for con-
greSS, had all the nice little notices
about his candidacy pasted in in a
scrap book, they would fill a dozen
pages.
Hon. James Reeder, of Hays, said:
IF the boys don't want me to go as
delegate from this district to the st.
Louis convention. I'll stay at home"
The handwriting on the wall says:
Stay, James!
Report of Wilcox school for month
ending March q, 1896: Number en-
rolled s; average daily attendance IL.
Names of visitors, Bessie Rogers, Myr-
tie Hurd, James Hurd and Supt. Pea
cock. Mrs. E. S. Pugh, teacher.
While Joe Karaus was in Wa-Kee-
ney last Saturday his 6-year-old son
onto hay stack and struck
a parlOr match. About twenty-five
tons of hay, 100 feet of sheds and four
calves were burned Loss about 1925.
A. Spena, went to Kansas City the
first of the week to purchase fifty
head of young cattle, for his ranch
near Bosnia pOStOffice. He returned
Friday morning without them as the
kind of cattle he wanted could not
be had.
Hon. Ike Purcell. of Graintield,
81 ms nd HI1o ~,
Wednesday. Ike wants to be dele
gate to the st. Louis convention. If
the newspaper boys had the say Ike
would go with a whOOp, but he will
go as everything is coming his way.
CARD OF THANKS wish to ex-
lend our heartfelt thanks to the
leighbors and friends who so kindly
assisted us during the sickness and
1eath of our beloved husband and
sather. Mrs. III. j. HOOBLER
AND CHILDREN AND
Mrs. HOOBLER'S SISTERS
Pursuant to call a delegate conyen-
lion will meet at the court house, |
April II, 1896, at I:30 D. M,
or the purpose of nominating two |
delegates to the Republican Appellate |
uIICld1 COIlN cIIUIOII WHICH, luC0US dU |
Oakley, April %, two delegates to |
he Congressional convention which |
meets at Hill City, May Il, and two
delegates to the Senatorial cOnven-
ion which meets at Stockton, Nav 20.
Hill City is all torn up again with
nternecine strife. On Saturday night
he POmerOy faction stole the post
flee from it's location on the McGIll
ide of the town and moved it over to
he north side. There was much eX-
itement. o. B. Kackley, the new
ostmaster, secretely got permission
rom the government to change the
ocatiOn of the office and the thing
Tas done before the sleepy McGill fell
)ws were out of bed.-Stockton Rec
rd.
Harry FreeSe. of the Hay Press. at
reese City, is one of the delegates to
he national pop convention. He has
very unique plan to pay his ex-
enSeS. He will run ''Side-ShOW';
nd in his tent will be himself and a {
)py of his paper. An admission of |
IN cents will be charged and the per-
IN who succeeds in reading his
aper and getting any sense out
it will-well, by that time he
Ill be Mt subject for the incurable
ard of lunatic asylum Oakley
raphic.
The republicans of Wax eeney
met at the court house last
lturday at 2 O'Clock p. m. A. p.
awrence was elected chairman and
/. S. Giyler secretary. The following
elegates and alternates were elected
: acclamatiOn to represent Wa-Kee-
" township in the Republican con- =
,ntion this afternoon Delegates
hos. Hinshaw, James Kelly, f. NJ.
organ. John Sims, James Smelling,
rank Walker, A. L. Gleason. Grant <
j. E. Mccall. w. w. Gibson, 5
Gorge Baker, Len Johnson, 1T. S. I
vler. Alternates- E. Jones. A. {
Blair. Lou Gleason, o. a. Cort- Z
ght, J. A. Nelson. 5
During the winter of 1893. F.M. L
artin, of Long Beach, West Va, A
ntracted severe cold which left G
m with c0uph In SnaaRipr of n