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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25

Cash quotations were az follows:
Flcur--fsasicr. prices nominany lower
Wheat--Nu. spring ais,ussA :. No ]
spring SSel3, No . red sls,Qa9Xi ~
aSM.
Oats--No. 2. iSs6isri No, . white b
s1st2s, No. Whit o lsis@2ih.
Rye-No. . so
Z 70 b 27q3i.
Flax seed--No. l. 1.oSsIi. 90.
Timothy ceet--Pnmc r.&.
< Mess pork--Per bhi g.iefiS AS
Lard-per 100 lbs. Attn
b Short Ribs sldes--Loo 8. 15ets.4n
Dry sailed shot 'uers-- Boxed, 5di5n,
Short clear ss,es--Boxed, 63seiSis
Whisky--Distillers finished goods. per
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25
FRUITS.

APPLES Missouri. 81 5oq3.oo per Dbl,
common Ss..5.
BANANAS--S; GOAL .75 per bunch; packed
?5c per bunch higher
COCoANUTS Si.0o per 100; $3s 40 per 1000
GRAPES-Concords and Caiawha, 10 Id
baskets 2SHioc. III Paso Mission 50a170c
white Malaga. i01 G0c.
LEMONS McSsina and Palermo, COM
mon $500; choice, SAFE: fancy, $500.
oRANGES-iiod Si.O0afi o. per box
PEAcliES-~C Common, 2au35c per peck
basket crates, common, 65u7Oc; fancy,
81 Nnafi.20
PF'ARS-rexas soc@slc0 per bushel;
green holl60c
wArERMELoNs- sl50aa.5o per dozen.
according TO size.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT-Bartlett pears
" sod2. 11 nruncs $3.50; grapes. Black
Q,i so.
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a demand for everything Of god
at good prices. All changes In ~
smooth beef steers was toward n
ment, a load of choice 119o pouM
selling up to 5.5 and choice 15D Pc
lives at 5. 40. Oh no day this
there been a mere urgent de9
stronger prices for good thirty
choice lots sellins very rapidly
4.5O. Texas and Western cattle ~
demand at former prices. Nspw
and mixed stock went freely Y
prices: fancy heifers 4.40; good ~.
80. The run of calves was sm,a
Mondays big decline was rega
veals selling up tC 100.
In hogs there was an ample RlPl9
OF the good strong weight mn
sold at and closed around ~
prime $40 pound hcgs 4.Nh; fam
ers 40.
Sheep and lambs were fairly y
about former prices. Native So
S.lS: range fiocks 3.004S.6 feeosa
800. The demand for feeders w.
ana promises to continue 50. 49,
S.@ for ciills up to 5.0OI5. % Tor "
Receipts-Cattle $500. hogs ~
1900.
49, JUS, august l4.-s-dttu
40o; shipments 400. steady 10 s'Iet|
tive shipping and export steers Y.
puik of sales 4.7Oa5.10; dressed ~
putoher steers 4.25I5, 30. bulk OF ~
m47o: Night steers under 1860 pousg
TOO, bulk of sales 3.90ai.3o; stoc..e,|
feeders 2.7514.35, bulk of sales
cows and heifers 2.OOd4.60, buzz
2,ooa3.l0: Texas and Indian steer
ers 3,O0Qi.30 bulk of sales SSogtw IA
ana heiters 1.5On3.50 Hogs--hecets
shipments 1000; market 5GlO love1s'
4.coa4.l5; mixed 3.75d4 10; heavy Z, "
Sheep-ReceJpts 5000; shipments
ket steady on muttons, strong "
native muttons 3.00I3.90; stocsrs 4
BIS; lambs S.75d5.Oo; Texas sneep :
Kansas City. August "a. -U
celpts 1900; market active; ~
2. Son4.00; cows 2.10d3.05: native AspSsl
M5.25; native cows and heiIels n.
stockers and feeders 2.50Q40; ~
SD Hogs-Receipts 11,0oo: .s,s
lower; bulk of sales 3.9OfpS. a5: heHseirI
i:@; packers 3.704390; mlxeea =
lights 3.S014.0o: Workers 2M
S,25d3.70, Sheep-Rece'pts wv n
steady; lambs 4OO@5.O0; muttohs
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oIu, sellers, v value.
UNITED STATES EXPORTS.

,,'SoMtARATlVE SPOT MARKETS.
ne following arr the closing quotations
ior cotton on the spot today at the leading
markets together with the closing OF mid
oiins yesterday. with today's sales,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25
GALVESTON SPOTS.

GALVESTON SPOTS.
The Galveston spot market closed firm
at an advance of Lice.
low Ordinary. ll-lBl Middllng. 2 3-l6
Ordinary ....... 3-l6lGood ddling 1-lb
Good ordinary. 0-l5l Aiddling fair ~
Low middlng.. 6N lsales.. .... $50
NEW ORLEANS SPOTS.
The New Orleans spot market closed
firm at AN advance of nc.
Low ordinary. % lilo Aliddllng... 7 3-l6
Ordinary. ...... 3-lB Good middling. 7-l6
Good ordinary. 9l6 lSiiddling fair. 7Ss
Low mIddling.. 6Js lsnleS ........... $50
NEW YORK SPOTS.
The New York spot market closed quiet
at yesterdays advance.
5S:a %.sa's ~ Sss i%,aaa:: y
'i'uoius''.'.. 'ehies. ....,.....- S43
LIVERPOOL SPOTS.
Closed with prices I'd higher; limited
inquiry; sales 1000. of which $500 were
american; imports 5000. of which 400 were
American.
Today. Yesdav.
Ordinary nns n "ryi,;..:''.'....." 1915 Sll-i6
Low mddling. &C.. ........... Az
Mhdling uplands .....,.....- Az AL
Good mddlng uplands 1892 9-3a
American ntudllng far. gl-32 l7-9Y
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
opened steady. closed barely steady:
sales Al. go.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25
COTTON.
HOUSTON DAILY STATEMENT.
HOUSTON SPOTS.

Closed steady at AN advance of Lice;
sales sto
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25
THE wool MARKn1

Prices paid by Houston deaief
Twelve months. medium ...''''1
Twelve months. fine. ...''''''
BURY :
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25
pR0DIfCE


BFANS-California small white. 2sam2ssc
rel ir BaNn'i. 2jg2Ac; PINK, 2ian2lHc;
Lima belns 3USsc black-eyed peas, use
Be-
BUTTER Blue star 17c; dairy 1tal3c;
fancy Elg.n creamery l9ff20c; Texas coun-
try butter i5N2ot for choice common sass
oLEnMARGARINE Solids, gal2ia.;
prints. 10i@Gt2i.c
GARBAGE Missouri t2.25G25o per
crate Colorado $50 common SL71n2.00.
CHEESE--New York full cream i2lac
VI scona,n full CT enm llisc: Young America
lic Western, Toe. Swiss 25c; imita ion
Swss. nHpc, biicl; cheese. llGl2ci lin
burger. i5C.
.EGGS-Tcxas SC, case run; Kansas 14Gp
VIC.
oNIoNs-Texoa ana California. 1AG2c
per No.
PEPPER Chic lSdi1er per III.
TAT0ES-Calfornia $4,000; sweet
potatoes 70dS SOC rer hushel.
POULTRY Chickens per dozen, old
hens, S250T3,0o; cocks. 81 50dI2 %: frvcrs
according 10 size s25HT2 rs; broilers s.. 90
M2 20, turkey hens si.04f5.0o; turkey goh-
,,lers No0lSo, ducks. s. 10000, geese.
s.50a3.oo.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25

st. Louis. AUGUST A.-W 90
IN demand: medium i567isif U
-; heavy fine s0ll; tub We r.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25

At today'l Session New York futures
opei.ed steady w'ih 7.33 BID for August.
The price advanced to 7.3S soon after the
opening then rrs dually fen to rs. Dur
Ing the afternoon September advanced 10
Z .36 and closed at T.3iltI 81, against 1880
T.8 yesterday December sold at ia
early IN the session, dropped to 6.9T before
noon. then advance to TOO and closed at
7.0l4f7 .05
In New Orleans October opened with
Ssh bid. advanced to G. ~ and then began
gralual decline. touching 6.67 Just be-
fore noon. Later n the day the price adj
vanced to GO end closing figures were
6.g@i67d aga.ns 6.7SGrG.7S yesterday. De-
cenber sold Mt 6s; for thu highest ana
G.eS lowest. closing at 6.7Gqb.T.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25

1.S5: peaches, standard, 2 ID, 9ocGsl.0o: sec
onds, 2 ID. s0d90c: ID standard, sl.25d 40:
2 10 pie peaches. 75Gs0c: lb pie peaches
S5ql9oc: blackberries. 65lp70c: ID standard
apples, 75as5c.
CALIFORNIA CANNED FRUITS -
Standard goods 2is ID cans: Peaches. 81 30
@16l per dozen; aprtcots, si.Solli.35 pears
81 5eai 60: egg piums, 81. 3ofil 81: green
cages. N,soali5 nectarines, si.sS.si 80;
grapes, 81 .3Om13j; white cherries. s2l0a0
$50: black cherries, s2.cof2.1o-
CANNED VEGETABLES 80 Marrowfst
peas, 90c1ti.Go: Lima beans. S0cNfsl %;
string beans. cOaf70c; corn. 6Ocmsl 25 toma.
toes. 2 III. C2l,diG5c. seconds, Oc; H. sQlp
Ste: red kidney beans, H. S0Ns5c.
CANNED MEATS AND FISH-Roast
beef ID. sl.i0Gii 10. 2 ID. s20oeD2,25; 10
corned beef dozen, 81 GOAL %: I 10 lunch
tongue. ! dozen, S275g2.oo; Frankfort sau-
sagss. ID. sl65; 4 lb pottod ham. dozen
5ol55c y. 10 potted ham. dozen. yl.25 u
In deyiled ham, dozen b5M60c; " ID dew
lied ham. dozen. 1900 10: sardines.
American. quarters. tins. 81. s5m290; mus
tard halves, 70 tins. t265a2.15; salmon,
Alaska. 9o0a5c; Steel Head Columbia
River, 90cGsl.Oo straight Columbia River.
81. i0fil60.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-25

New York, Aagrs 2i.--The dry goods
market presents scarcely any new feat
ures tosay. Tho second or the Merchants.
association excursions has again filed the
iooning stores with buyers who are maxi
IN the month banner one In nearly all
lnes, In FIRST hands markets the dav =
comparatively duh The firm featnras -
sne , market are the strength OF print cloths
a W. ~, s,apse print. In staple cottons the
market Is generally firm and steady prsn,
c.vlhs are very strong. Bids for oetpl,ar
EXTRAS at 2As are steadily refused. Wools,
goods nrm and unchanged. "
New York, August ?a-The cotton mar.
ket opened steady at an ADVANCE OF ,as,,k
points but promptly reacted wttheu,
sstnShs much surprise ON the part ~ M
local contingent in view OF Tho san sne
uon S advance in August. There MAS
N.Y. zeal Q. long cotton for sale ana the
pressure from thse source Continued mar
OF less promtnent throughout the seasi ore
Sae opening prices were the best ~ az
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-22
Beans and Brown Bread.

By request of many patrons the Boston
Bakery will begin the delivery Of Baked
Beans and Brown Bread every S, nday
morning. Leave orders FRIDAY.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-22

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. 21C
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-08-22
OZARK SALOON
To Cure n Cold in one nay
20 Years Experience.

J Flint practical and experienced
piano tuner and repairer. First class
references, first class work. Leave orders
at Cagwin & Notewares. 3 NV
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
New Sallaround.

Wheat sowing commenced.
VIM. Sullivan has traded the white
mules for prairie breaking.
Caleb Thayer purchased the Albert
Gibson mares the day of rain.
A number in our midst are, or will
attend camp-meetihg at Ransom.
Our boys indulged in game of base
ball Sunday evening at Blossom.
Will Clark threshed all his wheat
except twenty-Seven icks last week.
Miss Eliza Countryman will open
school first Monday in October at 9
O'Clock sharp
Our commissioner, j. F. BarclaS
made business trip to the hub of
Ellis county Friday.
For Sale-Sixty pigs, from one to
three weeks old, with their mothers.
Terms easy. WALTER EPPLER.
VIM. Stimlts bought S. r. Horizons.
Chris. Baugher's and Joseph Runyon's
calves at S15 per head few days ago.
Eli McCollum and family bid us
goodbye Wednesday evening and de-
parted on the east bound train for
Missouri. Mac was an oId-timer and
leaves a host of friends that give him
good wishes to return to TregO in d
year or two as they all do.
Jesse Cockrell and Hiram Griffith
pulled out of the German settlement
last Monday having threShed over 3d.
600 bushels of wheat, and this is only
drop in the bucket as there are
three other machines near this local
ity pounding away, viz: Sam Baird,
Jim Burke. the Iowa man and Jesse's
going back in a few days.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
DISTRICT COURT DOCKET.

The following is the list of cases to be tried
at our next term of court Court conveneS
Tuesday, October 5, 1897.
Ira G. BalcOm vs. A S. Peacock: custer
g. w. Lynn Givler s. Crooks; libel.
w. e. Olson Board of County Commits
sioners; debt.
Emma L. Hubbard VS.. John Freddin; fore
closure.
Hays Land and Investment company VS..
Thomas g. Roberts ct al; foreclosure.
Cyrus Monroe Iowa Mortgage company;
foreclosure.
Lizzie Mead VS.. Henry C. Bryant; forecIo-
sure.
Mary NJ Jeffers George W. Jeffers; di-
vOrce.
Abel Linger Charles H. Nearing; con.
frmation,
Maria A. Snow VIM d. Goodnow; confir-
nation.
Addie E. Hogan Alex E. Frazer ct al;
confirmation
Maria A. Snow VIM d. GOOdnow ct al;
confirmation
Maria A. Snow VIM ID. Goodnow ct al
confirmation.
Addie E. Hogan vs. James Meldrum ct al;
confirmation.
Addie E. Hogan James Medium ct al. :;
confirmation
Mary Walker VS.. Jacob Wolf ct al. !; con-
frmatiOn.
Addie E. Hogan VIM. B. Robinson:
confirmation.
Mrs K Stonex 5. J. Osborn and Lee
Monroe: justice peace court.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
Collyer Items.
Beautiful weather. this.

Beautiful weather, this.
Everybody busy. Business BOOM
ing.
J. M. Craig, of Hays City, is NOV
ing the large HollingtOn building for
VIM. Bower.
Wolf & Sons have purchased the
town of Quinter and will soon move
it out to their farms.
Miss Jessie Burns departed Monday
for Provo. Utah, where she has a
position in the railway office.
Fine time at the picnic at Gubbin's
grove. The old soldiers always have
a big time when they start out.
New store in town. VIM. Moser
has on full line of groceries and has
opened up in the old photo gallery
New stores started in Hogansville.
The Russians are thriving and now
intend to keep all their money at
home.
Otis Kessler made a flying trip
home Sunday last but can not stay
away from his thresher long at a
time.
Pat Gubbins has commenced build
ing on his lots. We understand he
contemplates both a residence and
business building
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
Railroad Chartered.

ern Railroad company has been char
tered. The company is organized to
extend the Kansas Central railway
from Miltondale in Clay county to
the western part of the state, run
ming through the counties of Clay.
Cloud, Ottawa. Mitchell, Lincoln.
Russell, Osborne, Ellis, Rocks, Gra-
ham. Phillips, Sheridan, Decatur and
Cheyenne. From the fact that A. l.
Williams and n. III. LoomiS are MEM
bers of the directory, it can be in
ferred that it is a Union Pacific move
ment.-Salina Republican.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25

Lost-Two red steer calves One
about ten months old, with white
spots in face: the other is about four
months. Anyone knowing the where
abOutS of same please notify
JAMES ZEMAN.
Judge Lee Monroe, of the 23rd Judi
cial district, is being talked of as
good material for congressional tim
Der. There is not better fitted man
j N the 9th district for congress than
Judge Monroe, if he could be induced
to accept the nomination.-Sha
Springs Times.
Mrs. Mcfarland, of Ellis, and her
sister. Mrs Hoard, of ST. Louis, were
welcome callers at the WORLD office
last Saturday. Mrs. Hoard was an
early settler in Trego county, having
resided here seventeen years ago. She
still has in her possession a copy of
the first issue of the WORLD.
The Triple Tie Benefit association
organized Wednesday evening by
A. p. Lawrence, with twenty charter
members. This is an insurance order.
There were four visiting members
from Wa-Keeney, viz: Mrs. George M.
UHOrd, Mrs. Lucas, and Mrs. Law
renee, and Mr.. Law.-Graham County
| Gem.
DiedlSix miles east of this city, on
Wednesday, September %, of typhoid
malaria, after an illness of about six
weeks, Mrs. g. Carter Mr. Carter
will go with the remains to WiScon-
| sin where she will be laid to rest.
The husband is left to mourn her loss.
MIR. Carter has the sympathy of the
entire community.
Since August watches have advanc-
| ed 20 per cent, but. A. n. johnson, the
jeweler, has made arrangements with
| eastern hOnSP
nish watches and jewelry and save
the customer from 20 to % per cent.
See him about those ladies' Elgin
watches in AK gold filled case for SIS,
guaranteed for twenty years.
Messrs- Jesse Courtney, Archie
Johnson and the WORLD reporter
spent several days this week in view
ing the wonders of nature among the
crags and cliffs of Wildcat Canon and
Castle Rock They returned We'd
nesday evening much the worse for
wear but loud in their praises of the
beauty and granduer of the places
visited.
One night this week a boaIder at a
| lodging house in this city woke fell
low pilgrim by screaming in his sleep.
| The man awakened the yelling fellow
and asked what is the matter. The
wild sleeper said he was already in a
buggy bed and a nightmare came to
| llIu dHu Hc was W HlUCu up
order to take drive-La Crosse Re
publican.
A. J. Davis came in last Saturday
from the west. We are sorry to say
he has located at Weiser, Idaho,
where he will engage in the hardware
and lumber business. Mr.. Davis is
an old-timer and by upright dealing
has won host of friends who regret
his departure. He has been packing
his household goods this week and
will leave here next week. We wish
him success in his new venture.
The Leach case was called up in the
district court Friday afternoon, Sep
tember 10th, and the case was con-
tinued to November II, at which time
an adjourned term will be held to try
the case. The defendant will be rep
resented by A. ID. GIlkerson, S. ]. Os-
born and J. g. Mohler, and the state
Dy j. p Shut, county attorney, and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25

bail.-Ellis Independent.
pendent: Money never was so plenti-
full in Hays as it is at the present
time. The First National bank of
Hays City is loaded down with money
and it still continues to come in. The
people in that city have money to
burn. Hundreds of wagon loads of
wheat are being hauled in every day
of which I. NJ. Yost is the heaviest
buyer, and it begins to look as though
1. NJ. Yost would be multi-million-
aire before spring.
The Kansas Rundschau (Review)
a German paper, published at La
Crosse, has made its appearance. Otto
L. Haese, its editor, is man of ex-
perience, ability and energy and will
conduct purely German paper in the
interests of the German speaking and
reading people of central and western
Kansas. The Rundschau will be the
only German paper published in Kan
SaS west of Topeka, consequently
ought, as it no doubt will, meet with
successful successful Crosse Repub-
lican.
II. r Wilson, formerly the banker
at Hays, sold his household goods on
the streets at public auction last Sat-
urday and assisted in carrying them
on the highway to be sold. There
was time when Mr.. Wilson's check
was good for any amount. but like
many other men he met with reverSeS,
but Mr.. Wilson is one of those kind
of men that cannot be kept down. He
leaves for Lawrence, Kansas, to make
his home so, most likely, we will hear
of him bobbing up some day with
thousands to his name. We wish him
good luck.-ElliS Independent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
Program for Epworth League Rally

Held September 24-25. 1897. in the NJ F.
church. Wa-Keeney. Kansas.
Friday Evening.
Sermon to the Young People. ........
Saturday Morning.
Sunrise Prayer Meeting.
$3.50 Devotional Exercises. ........J. G. Curtis
$40 Business Hour.
Address of Welcome. Mrs. A. H. Blair
Resn.nse Mr. r Cross
Singing
How may the 1st department be
made a factor in evangalistic work.
.-...--....-...-. Miss Lille Mead of Palco
How may the End department be
successfully worked by rural chap
ters. -. Mr.. Charles Rfgdway of Ogallah
How may the literary department
church. ----.-...------ Miss Gertrude Best
How may Epworth Leagues be bet
ter educated and trained for their
work Mrs Carrie Piersee
Discussion.
Singing.
Get acquainted social.
Dinner hour. Basket dinner in church
Saturday Afternoon
ne.o'.o'..'' e..eio... Mir Jesse Courtney
Junior League hour. Miss Eta Hazen
Singing.
Temperance work in the League.
Mrs. Dora Gunckel
The League and good citizenship.
-...--.---.-. Mr.. f. @. Griffith of Kanopolis
How shall we convert the inactivity
of members into activity. .....-.....
Observation-Disclosures Mr. M. G. Terry of Wilson
Singing.
The value of Epworth League rallies
and conventions to the work-to the
worker. Mr.. $. b. Ridgway of Ogallah
The League and Missions. s......-
Rev. E. E. GunckeI
Singing.
Adjournment.
Saturday Evening.
7:30 Lecture Rev. Jordan of Hays City
Our Motto: Look up. Lift up
You are invited. Come.
JESSE COURTNEY,
EMMA Hottie,
ETA HAZEN,
Committee.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25

Mrs. J. A. Law was quite ill this
week.
Grass has started to grow again
since the rain.
Frank Woodward sowed 100 acres to
wheat this week.
w. S. Harrison was indisposed the
first of the week.
Mr.. Cook moved Capt. Jones' house
hold effects last Monday.
Theo. Courtney, of Banner, was a
Wa-Keeney visitor this week.
Mr.. Cook, of Mcpherson county, has
moved into the Ferris property
Hon. III. J. Harwi, of Hill City, was
a Wa-Keenev visitor on Tuesday.
DR.. Jones was called to Hill City
Sunday on professional business.
A. ]. McCollum, of the Saline, mar
keted some fine peaches this week.
Chas Shinquin, of Collyer, has NOV
ed onto DR.. Jones farm on Big Creek.
Joe Irwin, of Cedar Bluffs, was
wearing out our sidewalks on Monday
DIR. Rogers, of Ottumwa, Iowa, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Will
son.
Mr.. Stradal and daughter, Millie,
were shopping in the city last Tues
day
Dan Mcknight and daugh ter,
Blanche, of Banner, were in the city
Wednesday.
John Lemke sold a span of mules to
Louis Wagner of Ogallah, Wednes-
day, for 500.
McMichael property on the west side
last Monday.
First fresh oysters and celery of the
Bakers Meat market.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erich Lindberg, of
Ogallah, visited our city on Monday,
trading with our merchants.
Mrs. Escher departed Monday morn
ing for Cawker City to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Clint Jennings.
A. n. Voss, the best photographer
in the western part of the state. is in
city prepared to take your pictures.
Last Tuesday night the shop of L.
Larson southeast of Collyer, was
struck by lightning but no serious
damage done.
Hon. Ike Purcell, of Grainfield. was
appointed register of our land office
The news came from Washington by
way of the daily papers.
Frank Wollner mas purchased the
Blair corner and will move his store
into same. Ed Bradshaw has rented
the A. j. Davis property
| Tom Bundy will arrive in Wa
Keeney from Nebraska shortly anC
will move into his property occupied
by Deputy Sheriff Thompson.
Mr.. Roberts. living five miles eaSt
of town, threshed (recently1 140 acres
of wheat which averaged twenty-ont
bushels to the acre. Who can bea1
this?
Cyrus Monroe. of Sigourney, Iowa
and son, Judge, were prominent viSi
tors in Wa-keeney Saturday after
noon. Cyrus looks fine and is holding
his age well. He met many of his ole
friends.
]. NJ. Rinker uhreshed 5000 bushels
of wheat last week. He sold ZOO
bushels to Mr.. Frogge, the Ogallal
grain merchant for 80 cents a bushel
No wonder Jim didn't want a count,
nomination this fall.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
Riverside Items.
beautiful

Plenty of rain and beautiful
weather.
Otto Colborg is busy nowadays
ploughing for wheat.
Rainsford is threshing John Col
berg's wheat this week.
E. Nelson went to Ellis last We'd
nesday to take in the sights.
Alfred S. Bailey has got the con-
tract to teach the school in District
No. 25.
Orlando Carlson went to Brownell
last Sunday, where he intends to
build a photo car and strike out and
take pictures in the near future
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25

The Salina Sun gloomily remarks
that the Populist party has as much
to work for now as it ever did. More,
Mr.. Gaines, more. 1t never had as
tough job ahead of it in the world
as it has right nOw.--Mail and Breeze.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
List Of Jurors.

Following is the list of jurors drawn
for the October term of court:
s. T. H. Baird. OgaIlah.
b. E. Furbeck. Glencoe
D. j. Wilson. Glencoe.
Fred Halbleib. Riverside.
s. M. Stephens. Riverside.
j. L. Altman. Riverside
+. H. Burnham. Wa-keeney.
George Layman. Wa-Keeney
George W Pollard. Wilcox
James Smart Wilcox.
William Lutters. Wilcox.
w J. Skefton, COIyer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-25
MRS. LIZZIE KuLP AND FAMILY.

The Record gives the Pops this
pointer. Money is plenty, and some
of you have silver to bury. Take your
surplus plutocratic, two hundred cent
dollar and buy silver bullion. Bury
the bullion until Bryan is elected ana
Is to is established and every dollars
worth of bullion will then be worth
two dollars and half! It's a spec.
See?-RuSSell Record.