Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-09-01

Mrs. NJ. w. Mccoy and daughter
and son left Wednesday morning for
their home at indianapolis, Ind. after
a two months visit with Mrs. Nc
Coys mother, Mrs. James Kelly.
| Wanted - Man and family with
sufficient help to work large ranch on
shares, located on the Saline. six
miles north of Wa-Keeney. Inquire
of Jacob HI. Hickman.
J. B. Carpenter was in town Tues
day. He still gets around by the aid
OF crutches. Mr.. Carpenter met with
quite a mIshap some two months ago
and his sprained ankle is not well yet.
L. Q. Brown and sons, from Russell
county, are plowing with Dr. Jones'
steam outfit for y. Schwanbeck at
Voda this week. They use twenty
| four-disk plows and turn over thirty
to thirty-five acres per day. This is
going some.
III. j. Rasmussen, of west of town,
was in the city Friday morning with
load OF watermelons. Fl. J. had the
reputation in Ellis county as the boss
melon producer, and this load of mel
ons proves beyond a doubt that he
knows how to raise fine melons.
The wife of the editor had the
pleasure of having a story which she
wrote accepted by New York pub
fishing house recently, and the editor
felt SO jubilant over the event that he
for fn To hiS
worthy wife while he opened a free
matrimonial bureau. but she declined
the offer thinking there is more money
in story writing than running week.
ly newspaper without advertisers.
/ Or. j. J. Helm, of st. Marys, Kans.,
has located in the city and will prac-
tice his profession, dentistry. DIR.
Helm comes well recommended and is
a graduate of the Kansas City Dental
college. He has opened an Office over
DR.. Jones implement house until he
can find room suitable for his busi-
ness. We have needed resident
dentist for long time and our people
should patroniZe the doctor literally.
The mother of Mr.. Westley Rhoades,
accompanied by a young lady friend
of Mr.. Rhoades' arrived from New
| York this week and is visiting with
| Mrs. James Rhoades at her home
north of town. There are all kinds
of reports concerning Westley, but
there is one thing sure he hasn't to
our knowledge showed up In town
since the arrival of his mother and
friend. A search party Is talked of if
he doesn't put in appearance soon.
Last Sunday evening Mr.. Charles
Putnam, of Davenport, Iowa, a
brother of Mrs. Morgan Mason's filled
the pulpit at the ME-. church. Mr.
Putnam is young man and an excel
lent speaker. He preached a most
able sermon TO a well filled church
and it could easily be seen that he
made decided impression on the
| people by their attentiveness during
his discourse. 1t was pleasure all
present enjoyed in having Rev. Put
man with them for the evening.
An exciting little episode took place
at the American house last Saturday
evening. A young fellow, who was
evidently hunting work, was employ
ed by Landlord Teothacre and when
no one was looking he robbed the
cash drawer and filed his pockets
with cigars and skipped cut on the
west bound train. He was arrested
at Oakley and held there until Sheriff
Hinshaw could arrive. He was brought
back and landed in Jail. 1t don't pay
to be dishonest. Justice Croft fined
the young fellow $50 and 20 days in
jail.
Waving, rustling cornfields, flock
of grey winged buffalo birds swiftly
on the wing over head, the chirping
of a company of social crickets In the
grass, the sharp buzz of locast in a
clump of far away box elders, soft
south breeze bearing on its breath
the sweet oder of new mown hay, the
distant call of Bob White as he an
swers his mate and the echoing low
of the cattle as they wend their way
toward the refreshing pool in the
pasture, the sun just disappearing in
the western horizon and over the
great prairie as far as eye can reach
he drops gently out of sight and his
splendor Is reflected in the heavens,
over head the sky catches the crimson,
the purple and gold and loath TO de-