Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-11
Local Happenings.
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Commissioners will meet next Mon
day.
Last Thursday was one of those Ne
braska days.
Cove City has hotel called the
GoOseberry house.
W. A. Eppler. of the east side. was
in town Thursday.
Otto Young, of franklin. was in
Wa-Keeney Monday.
DIR. Raff1ngton, the dentist, will be
IN Collyer, April 18th.
Postmaster Davis dined at Judge
! Cowick's cow camp Thursday.
Rev. Thompson has rented the
house Rev. Johnson is living in.
VIM. Bower. the merchant of Coll
yer, was in Wa-Keeney Tuesday.
The city election passed off quietly
last Monday. Only 81 votes were cast.
George Baker, jr., left Thursday
morning for Denver, to make his for
tune.
George Philip, well known in Wa
keeney, was reelected mayor of Hays
| last Monday.
| Rev. Thompson will be with US an
other year, having been returned to
the Ogallah circuit.
Ferris has notified our city marshal
that he better leave his stones alone
or he'll get into trouble.
Congressman Baker, who misrepre-
Sents our district, has an agent at
Lincoln, Kansas, buying corn.
The egg supper at Ogallah last Sat-
urday evening was success socially
and financially. Proceeds $40. So.
Rev. Hobbs preached his farewell
sermon last Sunday evening at the
Baptist church to a fair sized audi
ence.
Quite number of our young people
attended the egg social at Ogallah
last Saturday evening. They report
a pleasant time.
Rev. Johnson, who so ably occu-
pied the pulpit of the NJ. E. church.
for the past two years, has been trans
ferred to Plainville.
Mrs. Danford and daughters Bessie
and Nellie arrived from Hays Monday
evening and are domiciled on their |
farm west Of town.
General ArtZ came in on his bike |
last Monday. The general says he has
struck twenty-seven inch vein of |
coal at the depth of 116 feet.
Rev. Beattie, of Solomon. Kansas,
the new pastor of the M. E. church,
will preach both morning and evening
next Sunday. Everybody invited.
E. McAtee and family from Cove
City are. pleasantly located in the
Hemphill house. Mr.. McAtee is
running the Lawrence livery stable
Hon. Simon Motz, of Hays City,
candidate for state senator of this
district, was in Wa-Keeney Tuesday
afternoon interviewing some of the
boys.
VIM. Stebins, of Hoganville. trans
acted business in Wa-Keeney last
Thursday. "Bill" was as happy as
clam on account of the arrival of
bran new girl at his home.
Born, at Grinnell-To Mr.. and Mrs.
R. L. Cox, March 80, 1896. daughter.
All parties doing nicely, especially r.
l.. He walks the streets with high
head.-Gove County Gazette.
Busy people have no time. and SEN
sible people have no inclination to use
q slow remedy. One Minute Cough s
Cure acts promptly and gives perma-
nent results. Jones & Gibson.
Supt. Peacock received a telegram
announcing the serious i'll !
ness of his wife. Mr. Peacock and !
Youngest daughter left on Tuesday !
evenings train for Kansas City, Kan. :
DR.. Jones and Joe Sigler left We'd
leSday evening for Kansas City. The ,
ioctOr will purchase a five horse power
gasoline engine for his irrigation .
plant. Joe will have am operation
performed on his leg. I
The mayor has instructed the city c
MARSHAL to put all tramps to work for I
wo hours) throwing rocks out of the $
ellars of the opera block. If any 2
hem to the city marshal. v
The city election at Ellis last Mon G
lay was quite spirited. The women
lected their mayor and councilmen.
'eorge Leisering, who is very popular e
With the ladies, was elected police ,
Judge. 1t was battle between the L
ret and dry. t
d
E. A. Lewis, our genial station b
gent. departed last Tuesday evening n
OF Ohio, his old home He will re- v
isit old boYhood scenes for the next L
hirty days. Mr.. Hank, of Ellsworth, N
elief agent of the Union Pacific, will +
ave charge of the station during Mr.. N
.ewiS' absence. G
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Rev A. L. Hobbs preached an inter Fl
sting sermon last Saturday night to ri
pod house. He expects to start to
larper county, Kansas, soon, for his
ife'S health, who has been poorly for NJ
'me time. His friends, after services, &C
aSSnd the hat and tnnE 90 so nS :, In