Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-11
WA-KEENEY, KAN, SEPT. IL, 1897.
Last Monday was Labor Day.


Three cars of broom-corn were ship
ed from this station last Tuesday.
John Altman, of Riverside. was a
county seat visitor last Saturday.
a. Cockrell. of the east side. was
pressing our sidewalks last Tuesday.
Aaron Cockrell. of Adair. was
pleasant visitor to Wa-keeney, Tues
day.
Judge Tunnel moved into the
Holmes residence the first OF the
week.
Forestry Commissioner Wheeler is
visiting his old home in New York
state.
Miss Ida Courtney will teach the
Best School west of town again this
winter.
Labor Day parade at Topeka last
Monday.
Uncle Patrick Wynne, of near Ban
ner, was in the city Wednesday on
business.
Born-TO Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Red
mond, September 5, 1897, a girl. All
doing well.
A. E. Sigler is doing carpenter
work this week for Il. O'ToOle: on the
blackberry.
Elmer Harvey. of south of Banner,
bought a fine Jersey calf of @. J. Fer
riS last week.
Mrs. DIR. Upshaw and little son, of
st. Louis. is visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. SOmmerville.
James Powers, of Collyer, was in
the city Tuesday transacting business
with our merchants.
Miss Susie Henkel returned home
last Friday evening from a two years
visit to old Virginia.
Liveryman Mead drove two land
owners into the Baird and Cockrell
district last Thursday.
John r. Wilson is working on the
new bridge just north of w. d. Ste
phenss place south of town.
At the tax sale Tuesday, County
Treasurer Moore sold more land for
taxes than at any sale since 1892.
Walter Swiggett will teach the
same school as he taught last year
near his home in Collyer township.
Last Monday was labor's national
holiday, and the WORLD office was
duly decorated in honor of the day.
d. A. Borah, of Grinnell, spent Sun
day in Wa-Keeney, the guest of
County Treasurer Moore and family.
Mr.. o. w. Slaven, of Warrington,
West Virginia, is visiting his cousin,
G. l.. Slaven, the popular cattle man.
j. L. Ford, of Riverside, has rented
the Millard property north of town
and will move his family there shortly.
Joe Sigler expects to start for Salina
next Monday, where he will take a
course in shorthand and type-writing.
Edgar Laird, of Salina, one of the
states best bail tossers, was Il wei
come visitor at the WORLD Office on
Wednesday.
S. r. Horton and John Clark, of the
east side. were in Wa-Keeney last
Friday. Mr.. Clark made us an appre-
ciative visit.
A new democratic paper will be
started in Hays City shortly. Mr..
Robinson, of Ellis, will be the founder
and manager.
Chas Sigler came home last Friday
evening on ten days vacation. He
is employed as cashier of bank at
Lucas, Kansas
p. J. Gubbns, of Cove county.
came down to see a live city, Monday,
and liked it so we'll he stayed until
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Belle Hopkins, of Grainfield,
will teach the Cortright school this
winter. At present she is visiting
friends in Missouri.
Miss Ina Cox, sister of A. III. Cox,
who has been visiting in the city for
II
in Grinnell on Friday
The Epworth League rally is put off
for a couple of weeks owing to the ill
ness in the pastors family. Date of
rally will appear later.
Found-On the ball grounds, last
Wednesday, pair of gold eye glasses
Owner can have same by calling on
Clerk of Court Swiggett.
Miss Rosetta Stephens has moved
her millinery into her new quarters
in the old WORLD building and will
soon be ready for business
Editor Brettle, of the Ellis Review
Headlight. was Wa-keeney visitor
on Thursday. and made this Office his
headquarters while in the city.
Eugene Tilleux, editor of the West
ern Homestead, published at Tribune.
was in the CITY Thursday and Friday in
the interest of his valuable paper.
Wa-Keeney's base ball club left Fri
day morning for Cove City. where
they will play the Goveites- We pre-
dict that the score will be in our
favor.