Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
The most complete line of gents
shoes in town at c.. n. GibSOn'S.


shoes in town at G.. n. GibSOn'S.
The glorious rain of last Saturday
and Sunday was worth thousands of
dollars to TregO county.
Two gentlemen Whose names we
| did not learn arrived in Wa-keeney
| last Saturday morning from Wiscon-
sin, drove to the coal hole and home
Steaded two quarters of land.
During the winter of 1893, F. NJ.
Martin, of Long Beach, West Va,
contracted a severe cold which left
him with cough. In speaking of
how he cured it he says: Il used
several kinds of cough syrup but
found no relief until | bought bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
which relieved me almost instantly,
and in a short time brought about a
complete cure" When troubled with
cough or cold use this remedy and
you will not find it necessary to try
several kinds before you get relief.
1t has been in the market for over
| twenty years and constantly grown in
favor and popularity. For sale at
Jones & Gibson.
Everything being in readiness, the
big ten-hOrSe power gasoline engine
at the State Irrigation plant was
started up Tuesday. After the well
! had cleaned itself the water poured
out in a big stream without any signs
of diminutiOn. In fact, the we'll
stood the test splendidly, and the
longer it is operated the better it will
become. In the afternoon, while the
pump was running with speed OF
about 80 strokes per minute, the shaft
that connects the walking beam sud-
denly broke. This caused a SuSpen-
sion of the operations, which will not
be resumed until next week. w. G.
Russell, engineer for the State Board
of Irrigation, informs us that the test
already given our well was at least 60
per cent greater than any test ever
given the GOOdland well. This being
a fact we certainly have reason for
self cOngratulatiOn upon our water
supply. Oakley Graphic.
Silver Lake school. district 13, clos
ed April Bird, with literary exercises
and a picnic dinner The school
house was filled with the patrons of
the school and the neighbors. The
literary exercises consisted of a few
songs and recitations by nearly all of
the pupils, and short talk on aStrOn-
omy by H. n. Rogers, director of the
school board. An abundant dinner
had been provided, which all seemed
to greatly enjoy. Number Of pupils
enrolled 20; length of term seven
months; Elsie S. Taylor, Lawrence
Taylor, May Perry and Nellie Perry
were neither absent nor tardy during
the entire term. The following are
the grades of all those pupils whose
attendance has been at all regular.
Average of weekly examinations and
of final examination: Elsie S. Taylor,
96 per cent; Fred Mcdonald, 80: Abe
L. Taylor, 81; Lawrence Taylor, 81;
May Perry, so; Mollie Glass, 90; Ber-
tina Glass, 81; Beenie Kertk, 85;
Homer Perry. 81; George Glass, 3d.;
Lena Lutz, IS; Nellie Perry, 80. Jessie
F. Taylor, teacher.
Judge Sutton brought good news
to the citizens of Oakley and of west
ern Kansas last Wednesday, to the
effect that the regents of the State
Agricultural college at Manhattan
had decided to undertake the manage
ment of the irrigation plant at this
point. AS we understand it they pro-
pose to send man here at once to
have charge of the work, who will
conduct experiments in irrigation,
agriculture and matters in connection
Herewith. MeSsrs. Sutton and Tomb
lin appeared before the regents last
week and the former, in about an
hours an earnest talk. presented the
matter to them in such a convincing
light that they unanimously decided
to accept our plant for the purposes
named.
Twas a ''consummatiOn devoutly
to be wished" and it's realization is
the cause of a good deal citation on
the part of Judge Sutton, who had
cherished the idea for long time. 1t
means a good deal to the people of
western Kansas in general and to
Oakley in particular, and we congrat-
ulate ourselves that the station is so
favorably located for the purpose. It's
being only half mile from the bust
ness street of the city had considera-
! bly, influence with the decision of the
regents.
The people of western Kansas can
thank Judge Sutton for this import
ant move. He has been working to
this end for long time, as he realiZ-
ed the advantage to the people of
western Kansas in having the station
in charge of an influential Institution
! like the Agricultural college, which
is backed by sufficient means to get
| the most out of the tation.-OakIey
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