Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-12-14
Big Greek News.

Big Creek News.
Snow nearly all gone.
Land buyers are flirting around.
John Lofiin hauled feed Monday.
Stock is doing well so far this fall
Saturday last was very unpleasant
day.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Lofiin
girl.
Will Sprein is working for ID. J.
Wilson.
There is good deal of moisture for
wheat now.
John Lofiin says trapping is not
very profitable this winter.
The storm last week was a little
hard on newly dehorned cattle.
A Riverside young man gave one of
the east side school marms a pleasant
buggy ride Monday eve.
Ogallah.
Weathe-cold and grey.
Sunday school at q. m. each Sun
day.
Normal class every Thursday eve at
s o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Fl. T. Benson enter
tanned company Sunday
Merchant Tawnev shipped a car load
Rev. GunckeI preached to goodly
number here Sunday at ii Il. M
Pension prosperity.-The pension
roll is now the longest in our history.
1t contains 997, 1876 names.
Dancing seems to be one of the rec
reatiODS this season as there were two
last Friday evening in the suburbs of
Ogallah.
OgaIlah can soon boast of tele-
phone which will communicate with
either adjoining towns. Poles are be-
ing hauled ready to set
The @. E. social was held at d. b.
Fnlton's last Friday eve. A very
pleasant time, music and selections
on the gramophone, also carom was
INDUCED in. Sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served by the ladies.
A young lady refused an offer of
marriage the other dav and since then
has led n very uncomfortable life in
common with the rest of the family.
Her discarded lover threatened IT,
cast n spell over her so that all sorts
of i'll luck would attend her. The
cow has been painted green. the chick
ems have died, the cellar caved in
nearly endangering the house founda-
tiOn. and ''Spooks" and rappings in
galore have scared the family, but the
girl won't give in.
There is u farmer living nOrGn OF a
SIN all town which we will not men,
tion and book agent somewhere in
Chicago. each of whom feels that he
is the victim of a cruel circumstance.
Last week the farmer had ncte from
his nephew that lie would visit the
farm on Thursday. Uncle and nephew
had not met i'm fifteen years so the
farmer drove his best rig to the sta
tiOn. and wore his best coat we sup
pose, to welcome his sisters only son.
But the young man failed TO come to
the disappointment of the old gent.
1t happened the next morning early
book agent started on his daily toll
and stopped at the farm just as the
farmer was entering the corral. so the
agent in Il carleSS way hollOwS "helfO
uncle, The old man ran as fast as
he could. grabbed the supposed neph-
ew by the hand. and shook and kissed
him till the agent thought the old
man crazy. the farmer asking all man
ner of questions. The agent expressed
his thoughts as to the fine home and
farm and how he would like to live
there. The old gent pushed him in
Il handsome boy he was, and she. of
course, had a. hand shake and kiss.
The agent of course very soon told the
old man what he came for, and not
till he attempted to sell Il book did
the farmer catch on, SO the last the
agent saw Of the farmer he was trv-
ing to run a pitchfork through him,
and the last "A farmer saw of a gent
and horse they were galloping out of
sight