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

SIM w lflt- re Has
To sit in chair day and night
Episcopal services will he held in
the Baptist church on Sunday. Feb
ruary II, at Ii a. III. and :: p. m Rev
Lee, pastor
The ladies of the w II. c. at Coll
yer will give a masquerade ball in the
@. \. II. hall on the evening of Feb
ruary 10Th. Everybody invited
Charles Carr. of Denver. spent sew
eral days last week the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Chalk on Big creek He
proved up on his claim Saturday
Miss Hattie Kirby, teacher of the
intermediate department of our
schools, was on the sick list the latter
part of last week. She is well liked
by her pupils.
We received a copy of the Republic
City News last Saturday. The edu-
cational column is edited by Miss
Viola WEIGH. a former teacher of our
city schools.
Instead of abOlishing offices the ten
dency of the populists is to create
few more. y board of barber exami-
ners and a pond commissioner are
among the latest proposals
Mrs. II. G. Street is owner of the
Cleveland having traded land for it.
At one time it was the bon-ton hotel
in western Kansas. Mr.. Street will
make some needed repairs in the
springs.
Volume l. No. 1, of the La Crosse
Republican, reached our sanctum
last Sunday. 1t is edited by A. c.
Whiteman, former editor of the
Clarion. He is one of the brightest
editors in western Kansas. Every
Republican in Rush county should
subscribe for it.
We want one good man (having
hOrsel. as permanent superintendent
for Trego county, to attend to our
business on salary. Must send along
with application, strong letters of
recommendation as to honesty, energy
and ability. First-class man only.
State occupation. Address p. o. Box
1852, Philadelphia. Pa.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
give an entertainment on Washing
tons birday, Monday. February 22nd.
A good program will be rendered and
a pleasant evening is in store for all.
Ice cream and cake will be served for
the small sum of 10 cents. An admis-
sion fee of 10 cents will be charged for
the entertainment. Program next
week.
On February 9th the senate COM
mittee of WAYS and means introduced
a bill to combine forestry and irriga-
ton. and to create the office of COM
missioner of forestry and irrigation.
to be appointed by the governor for
salary. In il $1,000 appropriated for
salaries and for the maintenance of
the stations at Dodge City and Ogal-
lah.
Last Wednesday the legal count of
the electoral vote cast last November
for president and vice-president was
made in joint meeting of the senate
and house of representatives. Though
the result of the election has been
known for months it could not be Off
cially declared until after the legal
canvass made by both houses of con-
gress, which, by law, is made on the
second Wednesday in February follow
ing the presidential election.
An exchange gets off the following:
II want to be farmer, and till the
virgin soil, and labor in the sunshine
to stew and sweat and boil; l want to
own large acres, wherein the rye to
sow, and watch the corn stalks wav
ing and hear the mortgage grow; I
want to be a farmer and grow Hub
bard squash the big pumpkin and po-
tato and other stuff, by gosh; l want
to be a farmer, L do, upon my soul,
but haven't got the money to buy a
gopher knoll"
There is an old saying that one ex-
treme follows another of which we
are reminded by the cratic action of
Balcom, the pretender. For whole
week, day and night, without rhyme
or reason he lived in the office of
Supt. Peacock, but on the following
Saturday-the day which the law says
the Office shall be kept open-he not
only refused or failed to play. himself.
but kept it locked against the right
full occupant and the public The
spies who hung around to see the of
fee broken open were disappointed
Mr. Peacock is not in that kind of
business.
This is the salufafnry of an Arkan-