Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-23

Colonel W. s Harrison was up from
1ays this week
L. Schmiut, the blacksmith. is on
he sick list this week
Carpenters and stonemasons have
more work than they can do
The District Sunday School conven-
ion conyenes this afternoon at the
Baptist church at 1:3O.
Chief of Police A. E. McCollum
vas up from Topeka, Thursday, visit
ng relatives and friends
VIM. Mcclure and Willard Rhule
will prove up on school land before
he probate judge May 7th.
VIM Brown and Henry Davis are
building the cellar to the new resi-
1ence of W. J. Wilkins in the east
part of town.
Last Sunday Rev. Cox preached his
first sermon at the NJ. E. church. a
large attendance and good interest
was manifest
The new Episcopal church will be
erected on the lots north of the court
house west of L. Schmitt's place Fine
location for a church.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ
E. church will meet with Mrs. Holmes
next Tuesday afternoon, April 20,
1901 Mrs. Hal Jones. Secretary.
Goble Bros. carpenters, are to be-
gin work on new house for Or Cort-
right next week. Looks like there's
going to be something doing o.
w. A. Eppler. the best auctioneer
in the west half of the state. was in
the city over Monday night. Tuesday
he cried Ed Guschewsky's sale and
things sold well.
Born. April Is, 1904. at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sellers, boy,
and at the home of Mr.. ana Mrs. NJ.
w. Cliff on April IS, a girl All are
to be doing fine.
The old Central House. one of the
land marks of the town. and owned by
the BEEN family for the last twenty
years. has changed hands, the pur-
chaser being Henry Meyer. Frank
Kline contaminated the deal. The
price paid was -. 300
Jesse Roger of the Ogallah Forestry
station says he has filled and shipped
and hauled away all trees applied fol
up to Gate. Have 10000 very fine
Honey Locust and Usage Orange seed
lings left. Anyone calling can get q
nice lot of trees until gone
This week George l. Verbeck ane
Mr.. London. travelling saleman for {
Kansas City Dry Goods house. have
bought d large store in Salina. stock
valued at $4,000 a full line of DIR,
goods. clothing. boots and shoes anC
groceries will be carried. BOTH Mr.
Verbeck and Mr.. London will reside
in Salina.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Bower. of Coll
yer, entertained large number o
friends at their home last SATURDAY
evening it being their 18th weddins
anniversary. An excellent time wa:
had as those worthy people fully un
derstand the art of entertaining. Mr.
and Mrs. r. G. Wilson and Mr.. ano
Mrs. F. D. Hastings of this place were
among the out of town guests.
While workmen were remodeling ar
old house in Manhattan they found {
hand-bill that was printed in October
1867. On one side were quoted a few
prices that make interesting reading
Flour at 81 to Sc a sack: black tea:
sI.25 to sI.75; green teas 3 a pound
white sugar five pounds for 81; cali
Goes at 10 cents yard: coal oil at .;
cents a gallon. All prices strictly
caSh.-Star.
John A. Cutters Norman Stallion
will make the season of 1904 at hi:
place miles west and : miles nortf
of Ellis except Friday and Saturday
of each week at Ogallah. This horse
is a bright bay, years old, weight
1000 Terms-ss to insure with foal
$40 to insure colt to stand and suck
Care will be taken to prevent accI
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