Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-05-27
TW ENTY-FIRST YEAR.
Teachers meeting to-day.


Dieboid unloaded car of lumber
last week.
Verbeck received car of salt on
Tuesday.
George Cross of Ellis was handshak-
ing on Thursday.
Clyde Poffenberger is clerking for
George /. Verbeck
Editor Cox moved into the Henkel
residence last Monday.
Chet Gleason departed last Satur-
day evening for Byers, Colo.
f. III. Burnham has ten men work
ing on his farm west of town.
Thirty-three tickets were sold last
Saturday for the circus at Hays.
Window shades, good quality, 35c,
doc, 45c, soc each, at Cortright's.
Sven Pearson of Ogallah was in the
city Tuesday on school land business
Gus Anderson of south of Quinter
was using our sidewalks last Satur-
day
Frank Barber hauled p tons of
brick from Quinter on Tuesday for
Diebold
Hons. a. H. Blair and l. t Purcell
appraised land in Logan county on
Tuesday.
Bailey Bros. of Riverside were in
the city on Wednesday and paid US a
pleasant visit.
Mrs. @. n. Gibson and little daugh-
ter. Oracle, visited with friends at
Hays the first of the week.
Arch Hays and John Green of Riv-
erside were in the county capital on
Wednesday on school land business.
John DeSotos of south Of Quinter
was in town on Wednesday and pat
ronized our merchants and lumber
men.
j. b. Tomlinson of Minneapolis, the
new warden of the state penitentiary,
was prominent visitor to the city
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Marcy of Wilcox
were in the city the first two days of
the week. John had a real estate
deal on hand.
John Mccormick left Wednesday
evening for Olathe, Kan, where he
has job as fireman at the deaf and
dumb institute.
DIR. Woodworth, the Ellis dentist,
will be in Wa-Keeney June 10 till II,
prepared to do all kinds of dentistry.
Office at American house.
p. w. O'Toole, one of the most sue
cessful farmers and stock raisers of
Collyer township, was transacting
business in the city the fore part of
the week.
The Honorable Thomas Jefferson
Irwin, postmaster and alfalfa king of
Cedar Bluffs, transacted important
business with Attorney Nelson on
Wednesday.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the Banner school house Friday
evening, June ,. A number one time
is anticipated. Come one, come all.
By order of committee.
Davis and Smith, two newcomers
from Iowa, unloaded $50 head of fine
cattle last week. These gentlemen
located on a section of railroad land
on the Smoky, and are well pleased
with the country.
w. III. Cook of Cove county was in
the city over Thursday night. He in
forms us that he will move the old
Alsop house and one of the BEEN
buildings on TO his farm in Cove
shortly.
ASThe following is the list of teachers
who passed the last examination:
First grade-Carrie Stradal. Second
Ida Courtney, Bertha Holmes, Mil
lie Barber. Third-Nellie Tague,
Lille Caskey, Dora Barber, John
Larimer. Frank Countryman, Baker
Countryman. George Stimits, James
TidbalI, Emma Courtney. Elsie Tay-
lor passed but her age cut her out of
certificate.
Mr. Shaffer. representing the firm
of Shaffer. Bunting 4 Co., commits
sion men of Kansas City, was in the
city this week and settled his differ
ences with Henry Wilton out of court
Henry is free man once more, and |
he left in a covered wagon Friday af- |
ternoon for newer and greener past
ureS.