Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-12-19

evening for Harper, Kan. to visit
Mr.. Patterson's parents.
All members of N. w. of A. lodge
No. 1851, are requested to be present
at the next regular meeting, Decem-
Der 81. as new officers will be elected.
Most of the depositors of the Bank
of Hays CITY have agreed to accept
the proposition of DIR. Little to pay
30 cents on the dollar.-Hays Repub-
lican.
The NJ. E. church will make their
Sunday School children happy on
Christmas eve by the erection of a
tree. Santa Claus will distribute the
presents.
No denial will convince people that
straws do not show which way the
the wind blows and speaking of wind.
we notice that Ben Rich is bondsman
for Balloon.
Gene Woodruff, the jovial salesman
for the Hall Lithographing company,
of Topeka, interviewed our county
officers last Saturday and spent Sun
dry in town.
Miss Gertie Beach has gone to Wa
Keeney to keep house for her sister.
Mary, who is teacher in the grammar
department in the schools there
HAYS Republican.
Rev. J. S. Hendricks has so far re-
covered from the rheumatism as to be
II TO intr re of
ney next Sunday at IL a. m, and
at Ogallah at 4 p. M.
DR.. Jones has large force of men
at work on his ranch on Big creek
building a stone cattle shed 127 feet
long and 20 feet wide. When COM
pleted it will be the best cattle shed
in the county.
Our populist friends who were
elected to offices of various degrees of
dignity have been filing expense ac
counts" with considerable alacrity
within the last few days. What
joke it would be if the county clerk
should refuse to file them.
There will be Episcopal services at
the Baptist church on Sunday, De-
cember 81, both morning and after
noon. Morning, christmas service"
Afternoon, ''Missionary." A cordial
welcome is extended to everybody to
attend the meetings. Rev. J. II. Lee,
pastor.
A party of travellers struck town
last Saturday evening en- route south.
IL, iai, xNf HI
ty and held forth at DR.. Jones' office
where they discoursed excellent music
on the fidlle and banjo to the delight
of large crowd of our muSic-loving
people.
Mrs. Lucy S. Best. principal of our
school, will attend the State Teach
ers' association meetings at Topeka
next week. She is one of the principal
speakers who will discuss the subject,
"A Plea for the District School"
Some of the best educators in the
state will talk on the subject.
A Mr.. Rider, of Ness county, while
returning from Hill City with load
of corn met with a serious accident.
At the draw north of j. M. Rhoad's
he reached down to put on the brake
and fell off. the wagon passed over his
chest. He was taken to the Farmers
Home and Dr. Jones was called. He
was hurt internally and had two ribs
broken.
Rev. Haney, of Illinois, preached an
excellent sermon at the NJ. e. church
on last Sunday evening to large and
appreciative audience. He is - years
old, has spent the greater part of his
life in the ministerial cause and, from
his present good looks and genial
countenance, is good for many years
hence fighting for the cause he loves
so well. Good meetings were held
this week and much good work was
the fruits of his labor. During his
stay in our city he was the guest of
F. P. Lucas.
All the nimrods of Wa-Keeney
township living south of the railroad
engaged in a mammoth hunt last
Wednesday. The hunters were di-
vided into two parties under the lead
ership of T. d. Hinshaw and Frank
Mccormick, with the understanding
that the losing side would provide an
oyster dinner for the Successful oppo-
nents and themselves. The Hinshaw
forces won by a score of 1863 to 297.
The dinner will be given at the Chalk
school house on New Years day and
will be partaken of by all the contest
ants and their families