Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-10-09
NUMBER SO.

Joe Irwin, of Cedar Bluffs, was
pressing our sidewalks tuesday.
Several of our country schools be-
gan the winter campaign this week
Charles Hickman, of Collyer, was
welcome visitor in the city last Mon
day.
c. ]. Ferris is taking in the sights
of the carnival this week in Kansas
City.
Mrs Stella Cox began six months
term of school in District No. 10 last
Monday.
James Rinker attended the Noun
tain and Plain Festival at Denver
this week.
Mr.. Moser, the new merchant of
Collyer, was transacting business in
the city Monday.
Rev. Waldrop, of Buffalo Park, was
interviewing some of our business
men last Monday.
There were five loads of pigs passed
through here Thursday morning for
DinsmOre. They were purchased near
Great Bend.
| Blair and Wilson shipped a car of
hogs to Kansas City last Tuesday.
Mr.. Grimm went with them to look
after them.
peaches to some of our citizens the
| first of the week. Mr.. McCollum is
one of our successful fruit growers
Mr.. George Carter came in on the
train Wednesday evening from Rich
| land, Wis, where he had been with
the remains of his wife for inter
ment.
bordering on S4O0 is neat little sum
bordering on $50, which is not bad
thing for the deacon who takes uD
the annual collection.
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
a. n. johnson. our popular jeweler-
is in Kansas City this week taking in
the carnival. He will also make ar
rangements with some of the leading
jewellery houses whereby he will be
enabled to sell you better goods for
less money than you can buy any
where else.
Four or five of our schools have not
engaged teachers. An equal number
of young men are willing to take these
schools, but it seems that female
teachers are wanted to fill these va
cancies. Our young ladies should
pluck up courage, take the October
examination. and make the supply
eq ual to the demand.
Since August watches have advanc-
ed 20 per cent, but A. n. johnson, the
jeweler, has made arrangements with
an eastern house, so that he can fur
nish watches and jewelry and save
the customer from 20 to % per cent
See him about those ladies' EIgin
watches in lax gold filled case for S15,
guaranteed for twenty years.
The Independent processes desire
to get on an .'equal footing" with the
III a.
wears SIS. and Peacock, the 'sliterary
individual" takes two times five or
los. Peg away. Philanthropic citi-
ZenS will bear any amount of abuse
that promised to broaden the under
standing of a benighted brother.
The bridge over the sand draw two
miles south of town is rapidly ap-
preaching completion. Contractor
Wilson, who will be our next sur
veyor, is doing a good job. Farmers
living out that way are just begin
ming to thresh, and a good substan-
tial bringe at that place is very much
needed to get their grain to market.
1t will save great deal of travel and
hard hauling. This improvement has
been opposed one way and another
for several years, but we are glad to
say that it is now an assured fact.
1t looked for time last Thursday
evening as if this city was about to
be treated to a circus. About 6
O'Clock a procession of twelve double
deck animal cages drove up one of the
streets with flags waving
and StreamerS flying to the breeze.
At first it was thought to be part of
the PRIESTS of Palace parade from
Kansas City, which had become con-
fused and strayed away But on in
vestigation it was learned that the
wagons contained 382 hogs, which
were being taken to an irrigation
ranch in Norton county.
Harry Hicks, the typographical
artist of the WORLD. met with what
might have been serious accident
last Tuesday. While using the paper
cutter the knife dropped, cutting the
first three fingers on the left hand
quite badly. w. w. Gibson, the
druggist, dressed the hand in very
Skillful manner, and Harry, like
true follower of Gutenberg, returned
to work. He succeeded, by adopting
A simple device used by several one
Al Imed devotees of the s'art preserva-
tive, in setting up" a verv credit
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