Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1899-03-11
Ogallah Oozlngs.
(By Close Observer.)

(By Close Observer.)
Thomas Roberts and wife were call
ing on former friends and neighboIS
at Ellis last Monday.
c. II. Benson. our leading cattle
dealer purchased several head of
steers OF Mr.. Caskey. Monday.
Thomas Wynn, our obliging assess
or. is now making great many in =
quiries as to our health and financial
success.
Frank Baugh. formerly of Ogallah.
but now of Kit Carson, Col, has been
visiting old friends and schoolmates
for the past eight or ten days.
Davidson and FrOgg, our enterpris-
ing grain merchants, report the clear
ance of grain from this port, as unus-
u lilly large for the season of the year
Bert Benson, Hiram Davidson and
A. 5. Bailey represented Ogallah at
our agents at the county seat last Sat
urday
John McCue, one of our most prom
inent railroad officials, is now dOmi-
ciled in the depot, where he will be at
home to his friends after p m. each
evening.
Sanford Powers and family returned
to their former home two and one
half miles northeast of town after an
absence of nearly five years. Mr..
Powers now realizes what Howard
Payne felt at the time he was writing
Home. Sweet Home"
Colonel Tarpy has lost a box of gro
cerieS in the last ten days which was
sent as freight having received the
bill of lading but no box. The colonel
now has a few harsh remarks to make
about any railroad employe who is so
negligent as to let yellow Fever
Cure" get misplaced.
Precious youth at school Victim of
''That Tired Feeling")- Teacher -
What is the most important division
of Canada? Boy-Peaches, apples,
wheat, potatoes. coal and iron. Again
in answering questions upon Mexico.
Teacher-Where do most of the Next
cans live (meaning in what part of the
country. Boy-In Mexico.
Mrs. Edna Scott of Deer Trail, Col.
is staying with her parents. Her lit
tie one becoming quite sick brought it
to Ellis that it might be given better
medical attention; with its rapid i'm
proyement in day or two at Ellis it
was thought safe to remove with it to
this place awaiting its permanent
restoration to health, which promises
to be in the near future.
A week ago Tuesday evening g. c.
Yetter rendered an informal recep-
Jion to William Byers the eve of de-
parture for his home in West Vir-
ginia. Quite a crowd of young as well
as elderly people had assembled at
Mr.. Yetter'S hoSpitable home at can
die lighting, where the evening was
spent very enjoyably by all in singing,
games and other amuSementS. Dur
ing the evening several very classical
pieces of both vocal and instrumental
music were rendered by our amateurs
who done themselves proud upon this
special occasion. Later in the even
ing Mrs. Yetter served dainty and fit
ting refreshments to a grateful crowd
of merry-makeIS. Mr.. Yetter as toast
master spoke of the purpose of the Oc-
caSion, the sOlemnitv we felt at heart,
we were celebrating in merry-making,
with well wishing. Mr.. Y. was follow
ed by Mr.. Bailey who spoke of the
pleasure all had experienced by Mr..
Byers short stay among us, how
quickly we had learned to like him as
a neighbor. as friend, as man, hop
ing that should old Scotland have
more such brave and manly sons she
would find it her pleasure to send
them among us. Mr.. Byers replied to
these toaStS in few very fitting re-
marks, showing a complete reciproci-
ty. When the crowd. began to dis
perse, 1.-The wee sma' hours of the
morning" were tottering upon their
last PEDESTAL.