Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-26
WA-KEENEY,
KANSAS.

Teachers examination to-day.
Sheriff Hobbick spent the week in
Kansas City.
Postmaster Hickman was down from
Collyer, Thursday.
Houses to rent in Wa-Keeney are as
scarce of hens teeth.
October has excelled in its number
of pleasant days.
o. A. COPYRIGHT spent the first of
the week In Kansas City.
Johnny Walsh returned to his home
in Chicago the first of the week.
c. N. Gibson took in the horse and
cattle show at Kansas City this week.
Miss Della Jones, who has been on
the sick list for some, is convaleScing.
Emil Lawson took in the horse and
cattle show at Kansas City this week.
Mr. and Mrs George Baker attended
the horse show in Kansas City this
week.
Mrs. G. M. Ufford gave O'Clock
tea the first of the week in honor of
Mrs. Osborn.
Mrs c. j. Ferris entertained at tea
Osborn, of SalIna.
James Rinker couldn't stay away
from the fine horse and cattle show at
Kansas City this week.
z. j. Gubbins, the reStauranter of
of CollyeI, was county seat visitor
on Thursday on land business.
1t won't be long until halloween
then the boys and girls will have a
chance to play all kinds of pranks-
Mrs G. N Gibson and daughter,
Grace, left Wednesday night for an
extended visit in the East, her old
home being at Clarinda, Iowa.
Uncle Jesse Cockrell sent US dona-
tion last Tuesday in the shape of a big
iron dollar. Thanks, Uncle Jesse.
May you live to be five score and ten.
Kansas City horse and cattle show
this week. He visited his daghter,
Grace, who is attending Bethany col
lege at Topeka.
Mrs. John A. Nelson and Mrs. W.
S. Harrison entertained at 5 o'clock
tea Wednesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Nelson in honor of Mrs. S. j.
Osborn, of Salina.
Miss Ida Blackburn, assistant post
mistress at Savannah, Mo, writes:
please send me The World. 1 want
to keep posted on the new paint and
gold business in Trego county"
VIM. Lorimer, republican candidate
for trustee of Collyer, left Saturday
night for Kansas City to take in the
horse show and visit his uncle who is
engaged in the commission business.
Bob Kirk. of Graham county, ship
ped two cars of cattle to Kansas City,
Sunday. Bob struck a slow market
there being q 900 head on the market
the morning he got there. He says
the horse and cattle show was fine.
NoTICE-A meeting of the Western
Kansas Stockman's Protective associa-
tion will be held at Wa-Keeney the
first Saturday in November, in the
court house at p. m. All members
are requested to be present. G. n.
GIBSON, Secretary.
Frank Cross was up from Glencoe
last Saturday and left fine bunch of
sweet potatoes with US. On the stalk
was ten potatoes enough to make the
editors family two comfortable meals.
Mr.. Cross raised a yam that weighed
over four pounds
on the night of October 10, 1901.One
large red 2-year-old heifer with horns.
Am not sure as to white or modelled
face, no mark or brand. Any infor-
+. nation leading to the recovery of this
animal will be rewarded. Address j.
w. HANNA, st. Peter, Kan.
Mr.. Ell. L. Smith has just returned
from an extended trip to the markets
of the East where he has been buying
goods for Verbeck's Great Western
Supply Store That he has succeeded
in picking up some great bargains is
evidenced by the stores advertise
ment in this issue. The energy shown
by this store in procuring bargains for
the people and putting out goods at
prices which make Wa-Keeney an
economical market in which to buy
goods second to none in Western Kan
sas, should be appreciated; and GER
tainly will be by those who wish to
see prosperity in our midst. The
enormous business peing done at this
store is an evidence that much out
side trade is being attracted to Wa
Keeney that formerly went elsewhere