Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-02-20
More moisture.
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Picked pigs feet at Bakers.
Next Monday is legal holiday.
More than 200 bills have been in
troduced in the state legislature
/ w. A. Eppler and Tom Roberts, of
the east side, were in town Tuesday.
1897 began on Friday, goes out on
Friday and has fifty-three Fridays
| in it.
| Blair and Wilson are feeding $50
head of hogs at their ranch on Big
creek.
Judge Cowick made a business trip
to Colorado City the fore part of the
week.
Burnham's hoggery beats the world.
One of his pet swine had twelve pigs
the other day.
General 10 Shelby, of confederate
army fame, died at his home in Mis-
souri, last Saturday
Emigration is coming our way The
nickel-in-the-slot machines struck
Wa-Keeney this week.
The grand lodge of the Masonic or
ders of this state were in session at
Salina the fore part of the week.
Miss Ida Lawrence has put in a
nice line of millinery goods in the
north window of Verbeck's dry goods
store.
Six of the probable advisers of Nc
Kinley have been announced and the
selections seem to be exceptionally
meritorious.
Chas. Neff sold his ranch the first of
week to John Zeman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Neff will move to Missouri shortly
where they own fine farm.
The state of Kansas is experiencing
the wettest winter for many years.
Good crops usually follow wet winter
seasons. So may it be this year
The Bradley Martin ball went off as
advertised in New York last week.
1t is said to have been the most brill
liant and extrava CANT affair ever given
in this country.
1t is reported that e. d. Wheeler
has returned from Topeka, where he
has been for the past month in search
of a quarter section of pop pie-the
forestry station.
Mccarthy wants your cows to herd
this spring and summer. One dollar
per month for one head and $3.50 for
two. Give your cows to Mac he'll
take good care of them.
The United States senate, it would
now seem, will not ratify the treaty
whose purpose is, arbitrament of dis
putes between this country and Great
Britain. at this session.
The last regular meeting of the city
council will be held on the first Tues
day in March. All persons having
claims against the city will please
present them to the clerk.
The republican party never took
hold of the financial affairs of the
government without improving them
and providing ample revenue to meet
all expenses in time of peace.
The committee on tariff revision is
hard at work and will have a new
tariff schedule ready for the extra
session which Mckinley will call soon
after his term of office begins.
son, of the Iowa State Agricultural
college, for McKinley's secretary of
agriculture is a fitting one. He is an
accomplished scholar and practical,
up to date farmer.
LosT--On Saturday, February Is,
near the court house-a small leather
pocketboOk containing about So in
silver and several visiting cards.
Finder will be literally rewarded by
returning it to this Office.
ssThey should own who can admins
ter; not they who hoard and conceal;
not they who, the greater proproprie-
tors they are, are only the greater
beggars, but they whose work carves
out work for more, opens a path for
ALL"
w. w. Gibson and George I. Yer
beck have put in nickel-in-the-slot
machines for the benefit of the lovers
of good smoke. There are no blanks
and you stand a chance iii you are
lucky to get two, three or five cigars
for a nickel.
Prof w. A. Quayle, formerly presi-
dent of Baker university, at Baldwin,
Kansas, and pastor at the same place
was called to Kansas City's leading
Methodist church year or two ago.