Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-01-02

Commissioners meet in regular ses-
sion Monday.
Did you swear off? Yes. We swore
we would never vote for pop.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bower and little
son, Of Collyer, were in Wa-Keeney on
Thursday.
w. A. Eppler and S. T. H. Baird, of
Adair, transacted business in Wa-Kee-
ney on Tuesday.
Commissioner Swiggett and son
Walter, of COllyer, were in the county
metropolis on Tuesday.
]. N. Kulp butchered two hogs last
week which dressed over 800 pounds.
| They were only eleven months old.
Who can heat this?
The Christmas exercises at the NJ.
E. church last week were of an appri-
ate and pleasing nature The tree
was loaded with presents and good
audience enjoyed splendid program
executed by the children.
A. E. Sigler has changed his base
having removed his carpenter shop
on to the lot east of Jesse Courtney's
blacksmith shop, where he is now pre-
pared to do carpentering, wagon max
ing and wind mill work.
The Xmas services of last Thursday
evening at the Presbyterian church
were decided success. A pleasing
program was well rendered by the
young people and quartette. Santa
Claus and the brownies" took the
juveniles by storm.
Christmas passed away very quietly
in Wa. Keeney. Some ate turkey at
home while others enjoyed the hos
pitality of their friends. The boys
to kill time-enjoyed the afternoon in
a hotly contested game of foot ball.
Our side won by score of 1000 to o.
In a squib in the Independent last
week Olson says: editor Givler never
should father such rot" We will
answer Olson very mildly. You can
call it rot if you want to. The shoe
fits you exactly. As to the father part
the public have, long ago, passed a
verdict over your own head. See!
The patrons of Excelsior school,
eight miles south of town, enjoyed
Christmas eve in a very delightful
manner. The Xmas tree was loaded
with beautiful and useful presents,
and the children rendered an excel
lent program. Much credit is due to
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Miss Whistler, teacher.
They say Ben. c. Rich washed his
feet and donned his chief clerk suit
and departed for Topeka the first of
week. They also say our representa-
tive elect went along as Ben's chap
eron. Ben won't stand ghost of
show at Topeka because the pile driv-
ers are at work on the new bride over
the Kaw and they can be heard at
Governor Leedy's headquarters.
Colonel w. S. Tllton, founder OF
this great moral and religious weekly.
has sold his paper, the Downs Times.
1t is rumored that he is a candidate
for register of our land office and, il
the plum should come his way, we
could take trip now and then as the
Colonel could sub for us. The Colonel
is al all-round newspaper man and
forcible writer. His demise from the
journalistic staff of the Sixth district
will be greatly felt by the boys.
Sick 'em, "Friday."- Independent
No doubt, you mean the Friday"
who is chasing phantom in the
shape of clerkship at the state capt.
toll. Your "Friday" goes around with
a hangman's look upon his face and,
in the darkest hours of the night
would stab friend to feather his
own nest. If there is a hell and, we
were taught to believe so, it is full of
better men than the Independent
force and their Xix about town who are
backing it.
Soooooooooooooooooooooooo9
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