Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-07-17
WA-KEENEY, KANs, JULY II, 1897.

Mrs. j uOge 1unnell returned home
from Missouri last week accompanied
by a granddaughter.
j. W. Snooks. of Collyer, passed
through Wa-Keeney Thursday after
noon en- route home from Hays City
where he worked three weeks in the
harvest field.
A palmiSt fortune teller struck our
city Tuesday evening and raked in
dime after dime from the boys who
were curious to know how many years
they had yet to live
Louie Sigler, who has been working
for A. b. Cooper at Ogallah, came
home last Sunday sick having received
a slight sunstroke during the hot
weather of last week.
Uncle Billy Sommerville would like
the nomination for representative this
fall and next. We are for Uncle Bill
ly as he is a good citizen. good joker
and good Republican.
Marshal Poffenberger and Drug
gist Gibson hied away Thursday after
noon to the Saline and there fished
for five long hours with the following
reSult-a string so ~ long.
Ed. Rea returned from Hutchinson
Monday evening where he had been
attending the organization of the
court reporters of the state. Ed was
elected temporary chairman.
j. NJ. HOckerSmith, of Cove county,
offers to do the work of the county
clerks Office for 5000 per annum and
asks the voters to fall all over each
other and vote for him. Well bet a
silver dollar to copper hes pop.
DR.. Jones is the busiest man in
western Kansas these days. He made
professional visits east. west. north
and south this week. The doctor en-
JOYS the largest practice OF any doctor
west of Salina and is recognized as one
of the leading physicians of the state
George Young, of Utica. was in the
city last Saturday and made us Il brief
visit. He informed us that he has
thirteen head of stray horses in
his pasture-two mares with colts.
four sorrel horses with bald faces
Before leaving for home he purchased
Il new mover and rake of Street
Charlie LQfsted came home last
week to help his father harvest. Chas
is now located at Gaylord, Kan, and
is the owner of confectionery store
He visited with us few minutes Sat
urday and we CLEANED from him that
times were brisk over in his country
and that Gaylord had lots of pretty
girls.
Last summer one of our grand
children was sick with a severe bowel
trouble" says Mrs. E. G. Gregory. of
Mo. ''Our doctors
remedy had failed. then we tree
arrhoea Remedy, which gave very
speedy relief. For sale by Jones &
Gibson.
So far as we can learn the following
Republicans will go before the county
to be held next month as
for the various county Of
fees: Treasurer, James Kelly: county
clerk, L. G. Johnson: register of
deeds. Chas Benson and Chas Sweet;
surveyor, j. r. Wilson. For the offices
Of sheriff. coroner and commissioner
we have not heard of any one as yet
who wants to make the race, but good I
men will be selected. If we have +
missed any one who wants to run for I
IN office this fall please send in your
names and we will gladly publish |
lhem. Don't be backward is a
race nobody barred.
Myrlyn G. Cook, of Cove City. re- /
,eived notice Monday, from Hon. \.
B. Mccormick that he had been ap-
pointed cadet from the Sixth Congress
ional district of Kansas, to the
United States Naval academy at An
lapoliS, Maryland. We congratulate
derlyn on his appointment. 1t is an
'ppoI tunity and distinction that falls
o the lot of few boys. Merlyn is re-
-ealed through our imagination some
ime in the future as being known as
or Admiral Cook, and as