Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-23


at the land office.
Patrick Walsh. commissioner oil
Graham county. transacted business
in Wa-Keeney Tuesday.
Frank King has proven just what
he is said to be. an expert jeweler
You will do well to give him trial
Frank King. the expert jeweler
will remain in Wa-Keeney until MAY
18th. Fine watch repairing a spec
ialty.
Harvey Penny. the genial landlord
of the Ellis house, accompanied the
Kansas City Commercial club as far
west as Oakley
Mr.. Bell, representing the Dods-
worth Book Co.. of Leavenworth, was
in Wa-Keeney Tuesday interviewing
our county officials.
Two gentlemen from Wisconsin
were in the city the first of the week
and homesteaded two quarter sections
of land near the coal hole.
A musical entertainment and
dance was advertised for last Tuesday
evening but it did not materialize on
account of the musicians being
stranded at Rush Center.
The pops will meet at Colby next
week and nominate congressional,
senatorial and judicial candidates.
Joshua Musgrave and w. G. Olson
will represent Trego county
On behalf of the mayor and council
men of our city we wish to thank our
generous citizens who so literally
helped to make the visit of the Com
mercial club of Kansas City pleasant
one.
DIR. Jones, Hon. Ike Purcell. D. A.
Borah, and Mr.. Nordell, of Cove
county drove to Stockton Tuesday to
attend the Stockton convention.
MeSSrS- Rorah and Nordell were dele
gates from Cove county.
About all that will be left of the
Omaha platform by the time the re-
form bosses get through with this
campaign will be the resolution favor
ing silver and the itching of the faith
full for good fat otfice.-Ness County
News.
w. III. Haskell, of Gaylord, obtained
Judgment against the railroad COM
pany in a justice court recently for
the price of his fare home from Kan
sas City under the law compelling
railroads to give return passes on sin
gle car stock shipments. - Downs
Times
The men that have corn stored are
expecting 80 cents bushel for it. and
we hope they will get it, but it is hard
to think of the farmer who puts in
the hard work in raising and hauling
it tC market. who only gets from 10 to
10 cents per bushel.- Re-
porter.
A Wichita widow has discovered
that throwing kisses is sometimes a
serious matter. At least she found
herself in the police court and subject:
to fine. The complainant was an
irate tailor who claimed that the soft
missile was full of malice and intend
ed to arouse his wife's jealousy and
ALLEVIATE her affections.
II stand ready to-day" says Mrs.
Lease, Ito contradict what / swore to
yesterday" Allo which goes to show
that Mrs. Lease is still a populist.
That is just what the populiSt party
has been doing since its organizations:
denying and repudiating to-day the
principles by which it swore .yester-
ay.-Minneapolis Messenger.
A friend of ours dropped into this of
flee last Wednesday morning and asked
us if we had heard the latest. At
first he was little reticent. but we
prevailed upon him that it was his
news. He said, well, if you must
know, here she goes. j. A. Law has
the mumps, and they have gone I'D
instead of down.
Last Tuesday evening as we were |
in the act of retiring we heard the |
sweet strains of the violin in the |
of the Ferris house. |
Upon investigation we learned that |
a party of young people had driven up
from Ellis to take in the entertain
nent and dance. Not to be Outdone,
our young ladies hustled the musician
from his peaceful slumbers, and an
hour was very pleasantly spent in
dancing.
Here is some sound logic from the
Republic City News: 1.-The proper way
Tor aspirantS to public office is to pub
IcIy announce your candidacy in your
party papers. If you aspire to any
)fflce this fall say so now. in public /
in the newspaper Won
Expect to support you, should YOU be
dominated. Do it now and secure
he support of friends you EXPECT to
lid you, before they have promised
ONE one else their assistance /.
a home paper is in no sense a child
Il charity: it earns twice over every
lollar it receives, and is second to no
Enterprise in contributing to the up
'ulloIngo OF town or community. saws
N exchange. Its patrons reap far
more beneflt from its columns than do
he publishers, and in calling for the
Import of the people of the commu-
lty In which it is published. it asks
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