Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-05-18
Pay us-we need COIN
Picked pork at Bakers.

Receiver King and son spent this
week in Dighton.
Attorney Hutzel made business
trip east Tuesday.
Sheriff Hobbick was out of the city
several days this week.
Fat hogs wanted about 200 pounds
in weight at Geo Bakers
Don't miss the big production of
Uncle TINS Cabin tonight.
Cottage organs, the best in the
land. for sale by G. ]. Ferris.
The railroad company is rebuilding
and enlarging the stock yards.
For Sale or Trade-Good piano. Will
trade for cattle. Inquire at this Of
fee.
Prices for the best Uncle Toms
Cabin show will be % cents for adults
and Is cents for children.
Voss, the Hays photog-
rapher, will be in his gallery
in Wa-Keeney, May II and Is.
Wanted-Dressmak of all kinds.
Work guaranteed. Mrs. b. f. Fitz-
patrick. Residence one mile east of
town.
John Spena boarded sey eral days at
Tom ORIOLES near Banner the first
of the week repairing Toms irriga-
tiOn plant.
Now is the time to insure your crops
against hail. We don't represent any
company but we think the above very
good advice.
w. S. Mead will sell horses, cattle.
vehicles and harness at public auction
this afternoon at Ellermeyer's barn.
Sale to commence at o'clock.
The Ladies' Good Will society will
serve ice cream and cake in the after
noon and evening Saturday in the
room next to the Independent office.
Mrs. w. t. Littlechild and two
children arrived from Riley county
| Saturday evening and are pleasantly
located on their large ranch on the
Saline.
Joseph Bossert, advertised as the
! lightning change costume artist, gave
an entertainment at the court house,
Tuesday evening, for the benefit of
the band. The proceeds were S1S.3
of which the band received one-half.
| The Hill City papers are quarreling
over hail insurance. The Reveille and
Recorder are fighting for the Kansas
Mutual Hail and Billie Hill of the
Republican is holding them level rep
resenting the old reliable St. Paul
company.
Cliff Baker met with quite a serious
accident last Monday. He was help
ing to brand some calves ana the rope
fastened to one of the hind feet slip
ped off, the calf let loose striking Cliff
above and below the left eye cutting
several ugly flesh wounds.
Alta meeting of the old soldiers and
old settlers committees last Saturday
it was decided to hold joint reunion
next September, and fixed the dates
as follows: Old Soldiers reunion Sep
TENDER Is, 10 and 20. On the Goth the
Old Settlers reunion will be held.
w. A. Tawney, postmaster and mer-
chant of Ogallah, was in the city on
Tuesday on business. Mr.. Tawney
was an agreeable caller at this Office.
The pOstoffice at Ogallah will be a
money order office after July 1. He is
stocking up his store and will endeav-
or to make it one of best places to
| trade in the comfy.
The Union Pacific Land company
was we'll represented in town last Fri
day. Mr.. Andrus, of Kansas City, Mr..
Blixt, of Omaha. Mr.. Wheeler, of Pc
oria, ILL.,, Mr. Voorhees,, of Russell, and
two other agents whose names we did
not learn were here, and rumor has it,
that they were all here securing hold
ings on the Saline and Smoky to pros
pect for oil. We understand that an
oil and mineral wizard has been
abroad in this county recently telling
the boys where to dig for oil or
mineral. Great excitement prevails
and we begin to realize the fact that
we sold a quarter section on the Sa-
line too soon and too cheap.
An informal meeting of the direc-
tors of the Farmers Supply Co. was
held this week, an inspection of the
stock and invoices was made and a
consideration of the stores manage