Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-04-08
Drs. Raffington & Raffington,

At the Ferris House, April IL, u and
13. All parties desirous of artificial
teeth please call on first part of our
stay. All work guaranteed for 10
years.
For SALE Span of work horses,
weight 1000 lbs. Will take one-half
the price in breaking one mile from
town. Also 60 acres of cultivated
land to rent; one milch COW for sale.
w. S. Mead.
Cripple Creek is great on etiquette.
A man out there met a little girl with
whose family he is very intimate and
said: ''Hello, Edith. How are you?
The little miss drew herself up and
replied: I'ze very well, but amt no
telephone. .'"-BoSton Globe.
The annual congregational meeting
of the Presbyterian church will he
held at 3 p. m. central time) Sabbath,
April 9, at the church. All members
of the church. and congregation are
earnestly requested to be present to
arrange for the coming year.
The Easter entertainment at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday even
ing bv the Sunday school children was
a very ENJOYABLE affair The house
was packed to its utmost capacity,
and the little folks rendered a fine
program. The singing was excellent.
One of his friends asked Shern Her.
ron the other day what was the reason
that he did not stay longer in Mis-
souri,, and he replied i'm this way: Il
got tired of doing business in a coun-
try where soap grease and corn meal
are the legal tender" This explana-
tion is thoroughly satisfactory.
Last Sunday Agent Bradrhaw re-
ceived word from headquarters that
he was dismissed. Mr.. Bradshaw has
been in the employ of the U. p. r. r.
company for the past twenty-six
years. Many were the regrets ex-
was an obliging and accommodating
official.
The Farm journal is cream, not
skim milk, and just the paper for the
man who keeps cows. We give it five
years to every subscriber to WORLD
who will pay all back dues and year
ahead; also to all new advance-paying
subscribers. This is a short time offer
as we only have small number of
Farm Journal subscriptions on these
terms.
There is no longer any question as
fo hoin in,
Some of the ore, or rather shale, has
been crushed and roasted and gold
found. Whether in paying quantities
or not will now be demonstrated, as
the stuff will either be shipped to
Denver, or a smelter erected on the
ground.-LaCrosse Clarion.
The following problem was submit
ted at recent examination for grad
uation in a neighbOring county: A tin |
peddler cheats farmers wife out of
IL cents on her rags and IL cents on a |
calf skin, while she works off two doz-
en- bad eggs on him at IA cents and |
stuffs pound of hen feathers in a |
sack of goose feathers she sells at 40
cents a pound.~ Now how much is |
A ten-year-old miss in the Cincin- |
natl, Ohio, schools sends us this COM
position: "a turtle, a parrot, sheep |
and a skunk wanted to get in the zoo /
where the admittance was a dollar. /
The turtle was admitted because he
had greenback, the sheep got in on
four quarters, the parrot because he
had bill, but as the skunk had only +
a scent and that a bad one, he was
driven from the gate. Lacrosse
Clarion.
Bobby Holmes was the victim of
misplaced confidence last Thursday
evening. He broke into Verbeck'S
store by the cellar route. tapped the
till for 45 cents; then he was in the
act of filling a gunnysack with dried
from barrel when Chet
Gleason and Hig Swiggett, who were