Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-04-17
WA-KEENEY, KANS., APRIL II, 1897.

ly no danger of further damage py
freezing.
Some of our young ladies who are
fortunate enough to possess wheels,
are seen these nice evenings taking
spin on the principle streets of our
beautiful city.
Sheriff Miller came up from Hays
City, Thursday afternoon and drove
out to d. L. Countryman's house and
took him into custody. He left on the
10 o'clock train Thursday night for
Lansing, where he will place Country
man in the penitentiary.
On last Tuesday the commissioners
sold the {. A. Hoar quarter of land in
Ogallah township to Mrs. George
Hunt for $3.50. Three sealed bids
were received as follows: Geo. Hunts
bid was $3.50, Mike Richards $3.50, A.
Marquand s4O0.
| When the rain let up last Thursday
nearly every one thought we would
have Seige of nice weather. but alas.
we were again visited by one of those
very unexpected and heavy rains
which, although. very uncommon for
| this country have been quite regular
for the past few weeks.
You can buy Solid Brazilian Silver
table ware of I. r. Gray, that is war
ranted to give satisfaction for 25 years;
for less money than you can buy the
brick dust to Scour common iron
| knives and forks for, the same time
say nothing about the wear and tear
of the one on whom the work is i'm
posed. Call on him and all orders will
be filled with pleasure to him and pro-
fit to his customers.
Some of the fishermen who fished in
Big creek the first of the week report
moderate success. After having sat
along the bank in solemn solicitude for
six hours they succeeding in landing six
small sun fish which would not meas
ure more than three inches, they re-
turned to town with that oft repeated
story; ''You just ought to have seen
the daisies we had up to the top, but
they fell off,
A. N. Johnson, son of A. J. John
son, of Banner, arrived from Kansas
City Monday morning to spend the
summer with his parents. Our read
ers are well acquainted with A. n.
as he practiced his profession suo
cessfully last year in our city. He is
first-class jeweler and engraver and
will open up a store in Ferris furni-
ture room next week, and any one
having a clock or watch needing re-
pairs will get first class job if you
take it to him.
Land Office business is picking up
John Chalk and Miss Chapman are
lawing over a claim south of town.
Miss Chapman was making arrange
mentS to prove up and John Chalk
contested her claim. A. j. Harwi, OF
Hill City, is attorney for Miss Chap
man and John A. Nelson is attorney
for John Chalk. The case was taken
up Thursday and litigation ended Fri
day. Three more contests were filed
Thursday.
A very interesting and prof able
Institution introduced into the NJ. e.
Sabbath school by the superintendent
Mrs. Lucy Best, is a birthday Offering
Next Sunday being Easter she makes
the following request of those mem.
bers who have had birthday since
January /, 1897:
place in this bag (ind shed no tears
As many pennies you have years.
And to the ladies who fear to tell.
How many years on earth they dwell,
We guarantee no one shall know.
One from another here below
MANY of our readers will be sur
prised to learn that S. n. Wolf, q
former resident of Wa-Keeney, has
left Maple Hill, Kansas, and now re-
sides with his family at Carlise. Pa
He left Carlisle twenty-one years ago
and writes that many changes have
taken place during that time. He also
writes that his sons, Gill and Harry
are working in factory making
ladies wrappers, and that his daugh
ter is working in shoe factory.