Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-30
Local Happenings.

commemorate to-day.
Snake stories are in order.
The bank will be closed to-day
Grant Marshall is repairing the roof
of the Brick block
George V. York, of Collyer, was in
town last Thursday.
r. G. Wilson made a business trip
to Hays City Tuesday.
VIM. Lawson is working for John
Faulkner at Hudson, L. L.
Mrs. c. c. Bestor visited in Hays
City Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Cutler and son John, of
Ogallah. were in town Thursday.
Go to Ben Sellers for your straw
berries, ice-cold lemonade and soda
water.
Fred Mohl, agent for Close Bros. &
Co.. of Chicago, was in Wa-Keeney
Friday.
A number of our young people tished
in the placid waters of Big creek
Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Osborn, of Salina, Wis
tied her young friends in Wa-Keeney
this week.
DIR. and Mrs. Morgan, of Cripple
Creek, Colo, visited with DIR. and Mrs.
Jones this week.
Owing to sickness, Miss Wade, the
milliner of Ellis, cancelled her dates
the first of the week
There uwill be preaching at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning and evening.
The receivers of the Z. P. r. r.
passed through Wa-Keeney last Tues
day on tour of inspection.
All those knowing themselves in
debted to G. n. Gibson will please call
and settle at the drug store.
The Wa-keeneyites. who attended
court at Hays this week as witnesses,
returned home Thursday evening.
Farmers report wheat in fine con-
dition. Another good rain in couple
of days would insure large yield.
Rumor has it that Joshua Musgrave
would like to represent Trego county
in the next legislature as populist.
Adair, were in Wa-keeney Thursday.
Mr.. c. made this office an appreciative
call.
NJ. r. Grapes, of Weedman, ILL.,, who
has been Sojourning with US for the
past two weeks, departed Monday for
home.
Mrs. Carroll was called to Hays City
last Saturday by the serious illness of
her mother and other members of the
family.
John Carroll, section boss on the q.
T. road at. this place. went to Kansas
City last Saturday for treatment for
his eyes.
DR.. Roberts, an expert dentist of
Russell, was in Wa-Keeney WedneS-
day and Thursday. He reports a good
business.
Expert Account Patterson was called
to Sylvan, Kas., last Monday morning
to check up bank. He will be gone
about ten days.
Genial Joe Irwin, of the Cedar
Bluff ranch, was in Wa-Keeney Thurs
day. He wore a smile as lie had a
good joke to crack.
S. L. Garland. of Wilcox township.
was in town Wednesday. He reports
that it has been very dry out that way
for some time and rain is badly needed.
J. L. Best and son John. living six
miles west of town. were taken sud
denly i'll last Saturday. DR.. Jones
was called, and at present they are
improving.
We desire to express our thanks to
the young ladies and gentlemen OF
Hays for making the visit of the Wa
Keeney boys to their hospitable city
a pleasant one. We refer to the
dance given on last Tuesday evening
for their benefit.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick, the milliner of
Hays City, will be in Wa-Keeney Fri
day and Saturday, June and 6, lin
the front room over Bestor'S store
with full line of milliner goods OF
No charge for trimming.
Memorial Day exercises were held
at the court house last Sunday Rev.
Hendricks preached the sermon and
the Quartette rendered several en-
chanting and appropriate hymns. The
court room was tastefully and beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion.
AS an illustration of the advantages
of irrigation we clip the following
from the Sharon Springs Times: Ole
JergenSon says he Will soon have two
hundred bushels of peas ready for the
Denver market. 1t is needless to say
that Mr.. Jorgenson is an irrigator.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. McMichael. of
Cheyenne Wells. Colo. passed through
| Wa-Keeney last Monday morning.
George stopped at Hays City as a wit
ness in the COuntryman case. Mrs
I McMichael and children were en-route