Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-16
We are for Mckinley.

Pasture was never better at this
season of the year.
L. S. Myerly, postmaster at ColIyer,
was in town Monday
Mrs. John A. Nelson returned from
Georgia last Saturday.
Rev. Hendricks will deliver the ora
tion on Decoration Day.
c. A. Hoar departed the first of the
week for Kansas City. Mo-
John James Ingalls, will speak at
Newton on Decoration day.
The defeat of the Mckinley law will
make him the next president.
Alex Harvey cultivated the court
house yard the first of the week.
Howe Bros, of Mendoza, furnished
the music for the leap year ball.
NJ. r. Grapes sold 1000 bushels of
wheat to f. III. Burnham Monday.
Hon. III. L. Pestana, of Russell, will
crate at Collyer on Decoration Day.
Swiggett Bros, of Collyer, attended
the leap year ball last Friday evening.
Ernest Jesse, of south side, made
this office an appreciative call last
Monday.
The program for Decoration Day
exercises on May 3Oth, will be given
next week.
Trustee Musgrave and son Robert,
of Ogallah township, were in Wa-kee-
ney last Thursday.
Drs. Raffington and Tulles. the
dentists, were in Wa-Keeney last Fri
day and Saturday.
Messrs. Hamilton, Yoder and Drs
Raffington, of Ellis, took in the leap
year dance last Friday.
We are pleased to note that Wa
X eeney has number of nice gardens
flower and vegetable.
A. a. Stephens has rented Postmas-
ter Davis ranch on the DOwner and
has stocked it with 200 head of cattle.
The rain of Friday, May Sth, came
just on time to save our wheat crop
and is worth a mint of money to our
farmers.
Herbert E. Patterson, of Wichita,
accompanied the boys to Hill City
last Tuesday. Pat is d close friend of
CY Leland.
Hall Blank Book Co., of Topeka, in
terviewed our county officers last
"Wednesday.
Eli McCollum and J. F. Barclay, of
Ogallah, will represent Trego county
at the Senatorial convention which
meets at Stockton next Wednesday.
1t is rumored that one of our young
bachelors will make an unconditional
surrender about the middle of next
month to one of our pretty school
marmS-
The following Mathematics at
tended the Congressional convention
at Hill City last Tuesday: John Sims,
DIR. Jones, George Baker, G.. w. Cross,
Ed. Rea, G. n. Gibson and III. S. Civ
Ter.
The Senatorial convention will be
held at Stockton, Wednesday, May
Goth. There are three candidates in
the race: Simon MotZ, of Hays City;
A. J. Harwi, of Hill City; Col. Parker,
of Oberlin All three are good men.
Miss Gertrude Best's many friends
will be panied to learn of her serious
illness. Last Monday she was attack
ed with pleurisy and remained in a
critical condition until Wednesday
evening when she rallied and, as we
go to press, is conyalescing.
The following committees have
been appointed for Memorial services,
Sunday, May 24th, and Decoration
Day services and exercises, Saturday,
May 30th: Program-Mrs. Jones, Mrs.
Best and S. NJ. Hutzel. Music-W. S.
Harrison, Mrs. Nelson, Miss Best and
Q. a. Hoar. Decoration-A. z. Sig
Ter, Mrs. Courtney, Mrs. Sims and
Mrs. G. n. Gibson.
Memorial services will be held at
the court house on Sunday, May 9th, |
at IL o'clock a. m. Memorial sermon |
will be preached by Rev. Beatty of
the G.. A. r and veterans are request
ed to meet at post hall at 10 O'clock |
a. m. sharp, to attend divine services. |
a cordial invitation is extended to |
all. By order of the committee.
Some sneak thieves in this town have |
a mania for spirits of fermenti and |
they are not all cautious as to the |
methods of obtaining it. The quiet |
of this city will, at some distant day, |
be disturbed and some thief or thieves
will get dose, not of own their pre-
Scripuion, but d dose of lead. The above
is for the benefit of the fellows who |
broke into the basemantof the drug
store last Friday night.
John Morrissey. of Wady Petre,
Stark county, Illinois, was in our city
two miles southwest of Ogallah: every
acre of it is tillable, and he has en-
ployed G. c. Yetter to break 100 acres
this voar Tn conversation with orr