Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-04-18
Local Happenings.
Last Wednesday was Arbor day.


Mrs. A. B. Jones visited in Denver
this week.
Now is the time to buy western
Kansas land.
Wall paper at Cortright's at SIC,
4tc, sc and nc per roll.
Cove City, a town of about 200 souls,
has three newspapers.
Wall paper at Cortright's at &c,
4tc, sc and TIC per roll.
Stenographer Rea attended court
at Cove City this week.
il. Karaus was quite i'll at his
home at Bosnia this week.
Prospects for a good crop were never
better at this season of the year.
Teachers meeting this afternoon at
the county superintendent office.
All of the commissioners proceed
ings will appear in our next issue.
John Common, of Collyer, made final
proof on his timber claim Tuesday.
F. S. Diebold shipped a car load Of
fat hogs to Kansas City this week.
Attorney Cox had business before
the Cove county district court Mon
day.
Assessor Musgraye, Of Ogallah made
his returns to the county clerk last
Wednesday.
} Rev. Bracken, of Phillipsburg,
preached at the Presbyterian church
last Sunday.
For SALE-One span of farm horses.
Weight about HOO lbs. Cash or time.
w. S. MEAD.
Mrs. George I. Verbeck spent last
Saturday and Sunday with home folks
on the Saline.
An unfortunate arrived at the
home of the Hitler family last Mon
day. Its girl.
James Smelling departed Wednes-
| day evening for Denver to work in
the Grant smelters.
Henry Hille shipped in a car load
of thoroughbred Hereford bulls from
Kansas City this week.
Another good rain in four or five
weeks will insure a big crop of
wheat, oats, barley and rye.
The merchants of Quinter have
boycotted the Quinter Republican
since it's removal to Cove City.
Rev. Brown will preach in the Pres
byterian church next Sunday morn
ing and evening. EVERYBODY invited.
John Sims spent this week in Sher-
idan county looking after his live
stock and incidentally sowing alfalfa.
Trustees Cross, of Glencoe, Beamer
of Wilcox, Richardson, of Riverside,
made their returns to the county
clerk Tuesday.
It's all the same, a slight cold, con-
gested lungs or severe cough. One
Minute Cough Cure baniShes them.
Jones & Gibson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hodges are enjoying a
visit from their sister of st. Louis
this week. 1t was happy meeting
as it was her first visit in seventeen
years.
Streets Hardware has a new ad in
this issue. They will close out for
the next thirty days. all farm imple-
mentS at cost except headers and
mowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Courtney
enjoyed visit from their elder
daughter and husband from Vermont
who are enrOute to Denver to locate
permanently.
day night the water run into the Gel
lar of the Cleveland and damage the
north wall. G. w. f. Street had the
wall repaired.
DR.. Jones attended court at Cove
City last Tuesday as a witness in an
assault and battery case, in which two
section men living near Graintield
were the principals.
Hons. Lee Monroe, Jas. Reeder,
heavyweight politicians, passed
through Wa-Keeney Thursday even
ing enrOute to Hays City.
Attorney w. B. Ham, of Stockton,
was in Wa-Keeney Tuesday and paid
WORLD visit. Mr.. Ham is candi-
date for appellate judge of this dis
trict. He is fine gentleman and is
rated as first class attorney.
|. A young professor entertained cur
citizens last Wednesday and Thursday
evenings in the court house with a
photograph concert. Some of the Sc
| lectionS were new while many of them
were old. The children seemed to
enjoy it hugely.
Mrs. Saum met with quite an acct
dent last Saturday evening during the
rain storm. Mr.. and Mrs. Saum
were returning home from a visit
with friends and as they were crossing
the Marshall corner she slipped and
/ fell breaking her hand.
Rev. Johnson and family left over
land for Plainyille last Thursday