Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-17
Personal and Otherwise.
Court next Monday.

Politics are warming up.
T. Shove and son Charles, of Adair,
were in town Thursday.
II. r. Hayes left for GAINESVILLE, Wis,
the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Murch, the milliner of Waldo,
spent the first of the week at'home.
John Leffingwell and family occupy
= the Damn property in the east part of
the city.
A. T. Greenwood and family have
taken rooms in the Cleveland for the
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Burton. of Abb
lene. were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
y. III. Blair last Friday.
c. A. Black, of Winona. Democratic
candidate for state senator, was in the
city Thursday evening.
Miss Birdie Young, the milliner. of
Russell; is still in our city with head
quarters at G. L. Verbeck's store.
Register of Deeds Cross represented
Wa-Keeney Lodge No. 304 /. O. O. +.
at the grand lodge meeting at Leay-
enworth this week.
Owing to lack of space we are I'M
able to publish the city school report
or the programme of the county teach
erS meeting on the 9th inst, but will
do so next week.
The Republicans of Trego county
will make a fight under the leadership
of Chairman Jones. and the result
will be that Trego will go Republican
from Mckinley to road overSeer.
George l. Verbeck gives warning
this week that on and after Novem-
Der he will sell all goods for cash,
and that all those who are indebted
to him will please call and settle at
once.
W b. Ham, of Stockton, candidate
for appellate judge, and Col. Parker.
of Oberlin candidate for state Sena-
tor. were in the city last Friday circu-
lating among our citizen. They are
a great team, and make friends where
ever they go.
Republican headquarters were open
ed at DR.. Jones' office Thursday with
a large supply of campaign literature.
Every voter in Trego county, regard
less of political opinion, is invited to
call and get all the literature he
wants. It's free as water.
We can boastingly say that no coun-
ty in the state has more law-abiding
citizens than ours. Our district court
will convene next Monday, and there
is not one criminal case on the docket
and court will be in session but one
day. Only few foreclosure cases will
be tried
Several Populists of Wa-Keeney
made several drives to the eastern
part of the county this and last week
for the purpose of pulling off Uncle
Josh MuSgraye for commissioner.
Josh isn't one of those fellows who
allow one or two men to dictate to
him what he shall do, and their efforts
were fruitleSS.
j. r. Burton, of Abilene, addressed
the people of Wa-Keeney and vicinity
at the court house last Friday after
noon and evening. Space forbids the
extended synopsis we would like to
give and which the addresses justly de-
serve Suffice it to say, they were
the strongest and most convincing
talks in favor of sound money we have
heard in long time, and those who
did not attend because of the bad
weather missed rare treat.
''Bill'' Sapp, of Galena, Kan, made
q free silver speech at the court house
on last Wednesday evening. Mr.. Sapp
is one of those Old-time Democrats
who never believed in fusion with the
POpuliStS until this year. He told his
small audience composed of forty Re
publicanS and fifteen PopocratS) that
he had dream, and he dreamed that
Bryan was right and that Cleveland
was wrong on the money question.
His arguments were very slim, but
were received with due courtesy by
the audience, who had assembled to
hear something new. He told his
hearers nothing new on this all-im-
DOrtant subject, and the only point
we were able to catch onto was that !
he filed his appointment