Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-13
Local Happenings.

Smoked hams at Bakers.
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Teachers meeting to-day
Good fresh beef at Bakers.
st. Valentines day tomorrow.
Three more weeks of democratic
rule.
Fresh oysters at Bakers at 35 cents
per quart.
More offices seems to be the cry of
Governor Leedy.
Mrs. A. J. Davis was indisposed the
first of the week.
Ex-County Commissioner Marquand
was in town Monday
Our sporting fraternity Stayed the
John rabbits Thursday.
Shawnee county populist patriots
pray for pop pie in vain.
County Treasurer Moore took in the
sights at Topeka this week.
Otto Toung, of Franklin, was in
the metropolis on Wednesday.
The legislature has been in session
a month and but little has been done.
Ed Hobbck is building new frame
house on his claim southeast of town.
john Leffingwell, the liveryman,
made business trip to Wilson this
week.
III. Silver and A. L. Richardson, of
the south side, were in town last Sat
urday.
w. S. Mead has purchased the Mil
lard property in the northwest part
of town.
Attorney Rathbone, of Hays City,
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Wa
Keeney.
Pension month for Kansas and other
soldiers who draw through the Tope-
ka agency.
For tablets, books. writing paper.
and everything in the stationery line
at Cortright's.
L. G. Benson and family departed
(overland) last Friday to visit friends
in Ellsworth county.
Jake Deatrich, jr., of Collyer, is
| foreman of the west section gang, L.
@. Benson having resigned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Beach, of Hays
City, visited their daughters, Misses
Matte and Gertie, on Wednesday.
Eli McCollum. of Oganah. sold a
span of 1900 pound horses to one of
the Spena boys for so last week.
Our sporting editor and devil is a
great admirer of FitzsimmonS, and is
of the opinion that he will whip Cor
] bett.
| Rev. Brown will preach at the Pres
byterian church tomorrow both
morning and evening. Every body in
vited.
Gene Woodruff, representing the
Hall Lithographing company, of To
peka, interviewed our county officers
Saturday.
| Miss Ida Lawrence returned the
first of the week from Salina. where
she graduated from the Wesleyan
Business college.
| o. Thisler, breeder of Shorthorn
cattle, of Chapman, Kansas, was in
town Tuesday buying mules. He
purchased the Hiber mules.
Nevada sports got the pugilistic
bill through so easily they will now
try to get big lottery privilege sane
TONED by law. Free silver, free fights,
free gambling.
Judge Ensminger, of Topeka, a
prominent populist of Shawnee comfy
is kicking about the distribution of the
pop pie. He is "agin" the governor
and ssforninst" nepotism.
William Rodgers, who was a regent
of the state university under Level
ling and was afterward removed on
account of alleged Incorporate habits.
has been reappointed a regent of the
same institution by Governor Leedy
There is talk of moving the pension
agencies of DeS MoincS and Topeka
to St Louis. Economy and better
postal facilities are the reasons urged
by Secretary Francis for the change.
but political pulls is at the root of
the matter.
Attorney Rathbone is certainly
Ilong-headed. After he gets Marquand
and Musgrave both installed as county
commissioner he will get a fee from
one to unseat the other. He is the
soul of consistent inconsistency