Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-11
NUMBER %.

Rev. J. W. Hickman and Mr..
and Mrs. w. f. Moser, of Collyer, were
in the city last Monday.
For Sale-3-year-old Shorthorn bull.
Apply to VIM. BLACKWELL, 10 miles
south and miles west of Quinter.
Miss Mollie Miller, who has been
visiting with James Drummond and
family for the past few weeks, de-
parted Tuesday evening for her home
in Memphis, Mo.
Commissioner Barclay was in town
Thursday and informed US that he
sold 600 bushels cf wheat to Mr..
Frogge of Ogallah for - cents. and
that he would have 1000 bushels
more to dispose of.
Our public school opened last Mon
day with an enrolment of 100 pupils.
Under the guidance Prof. Dawson
everything is moving along smoothly.
and we predict successful school
year in each department.
All agents in this county for Chi
cago or Eastern Tailoring Houses.
| please address at once The Chicago
Tailors' Association, 242-24S Adams
street, Chicago, Ill, and by return
mail you will receive proposition
guaranteeing 81 900 year
| Geo. 1. Verbeck, the merchant king
of Wa-keeney, boarded Tuesday
mornings train, bound for New York
| to visit bOyhOOd scenes and make
/ lot of new purchases for his mann
moth store. O. III. COrtright will have
charge of his store during his absence
With sorrow we chronicle the death
of j. n kulp, which occurred at his
! home south of town Thursday even
! ing. Funeral will be held here today
at II m. at the Methodist church. and
/ the remains will be laid to rest in the
/ Wa-keeney cemetery.
About $50 o'clock on Friday morn
| ing the quiet of our little city was
disturbed by the ringing of the fire
bell, and upon investigation we learn
ed that Brother OlSon's Kitchen was
on fire. Our fire department respond
ed promptly, and the flames were
soon eXuinguished. j. r. Wilson and
f. S. Diebold did good work. The
cause OF the fire was defective fiue-
| Loss, nominal.
C. j. lines, of Colchester, ILL.,, and
B. f. Randolph, of McComb, HI. were
in the city the first of the week look
ing after d half section of Trego dirt
which they own just north of w. c.
Brabb'S place Mr.. lines was highly
pleased with Trego and our immense
wheat crop and he willsbreak his land
next spring and have it sown to wheat
next fall. These gentlemen said they
| saw more wheat stacks in east Trego
| than at any place during their tri p
! from ILLINOIS. before leaving 1Of
home Mr.. lines subscribed for WORLD.
Hon. Ed Little, private secretary
to Gov. Leedy, will address the POpu-
list convention this afternoon at the
court house. Two years ago the Re-
publicans of Trego county Diloted Mr.
Little over the county and he made
speeches at Wa-Keeney, Collyer and
| Ogallah. This afternoon he will
| preach from a different text and pre-
scribe pop doctrine unto the needs of
our friend, the enemy. When he
spoke in WaKeeney two years ago
| the pops refused to turn out to hear
him. Wonder if they will this after
noon? We bet dollars to dOughnutS
that they will flock around him
thicker than flies on the kitchen
screen.
Last Wednesday the Hill City base
bawl club came over to play our boys
game of ball Everything moved
along quietly until the ball ground
was reached and then the Hill City
boys played the baby act by refusing
to play if Mr.. Laird. of Luray, was
/ put in the box. Our boys tri ed every
way possible and offered every induce
ment if the Hill City boys would play,
but they were afraid. Several hood
lumS came along and diSguSted every
body with whom they came in con-
/ tact About 4:3O everyone re turned
/
race was then matched between w. F.
Swiggett and one of the Hill Cityite eS.
| The latter won but it was very close
race. As much as 81 changed hands
Another race was matched between
Chas. Sellers and Young Poston of Hill
City, very cute kid. After spending
an hour trying to start the race was
! declared off. The Hill CityiteS are a
| lot of buffers, and the next time they
match game with Wa-Keeney they
better bring along chaperons.
Cupid's Dart.
Married-At the Catholic church in