Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-05-12
Oorrespondence.
CO11yer.


the crops.
coilyer is the busiest place in Ire
go county
Charlie Glenn took a trip to Quin-
ter Tuesday.
Miss Nina Briggs is very i'll at her
home III town.
Large crowd-of jolly skaters at the
rink Saturday eve.
Miss Nina Briggs has recovered
FROM her recent illness,
4 Briggs came from the vest to
attend his sisters funeral.
The Union Sunday School conven-
tion was held here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S a. Orr were among
the many in town SATURDAY..
Mrs. Max Brown, of Cove, was call
ing on friends in town Friday.
Mrs. j. DIETRICH was ii pleasant
caller at Mrs. j. Briggs Saturday.
George Glantz has new Incubator
which holds over five hundred eggs.
Mr.. Harrison. our new banker, and
his family are stopping at the Palace
hotel.
John Borback and sister were
among the many in town Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Fouts has so far recovered
from her recent illness as to be able
to be out.
The Old Veterans held meeting
Saturday to arrange for the observ-
ance of emMorial day.
Mrs. Bert Jeffers was here from
Wallace to attend the funeral of her
sister, Mrs. Norman Redmond.
If each business house in town
would hang lamp in front of their
respective places, our little town
would be we'll lighted
Professor Niesley and assistants
and Mrs. Eilermeyer, of Wa-Keeney,
were among those in attendance at
the U. S. G. held Sunday
Last weeks items were sent in time
but the party forgot to mail them
and most items occur this week
which should have been printed last
week.
Miss Wells closed successful term
of school in the primary grades on
last Friday and had very nice pro-
gram and gave nice treat to each
scholar.
The q. S. convention held here
Sunday was considered The best meet
ing of the kind ever held here. Ban
ner and Wa-Keeney were well repre-
sented and Collyer had three who at
tended
The enterprising little town of
Banner believes in having a factory of
some kind to boom the town. Mr..
| Hawkes. and NJ. Glenn are comtem-
plating erecting sorghum mill for
the manufacturing of fine molasses,
and hope the farmers will all plant
cane and have their supply of molas-
ses made at home. As this is an in
deSpenSible article of consumption in
all homes, it will no doubt prove a
success in all respects. The gentle
men have all their machinery, pans,
ETC., necessary, ordered and Will erect
mill in few days and everyone
should help to make it a profitable
branch of industry in the little town.
On Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at
her home south of town, Laura, the
beloved wife of Norman Redmond,
passed awav at the early age of 26
years. Mrs. Redmond was tine daugh-
ter of our respected townsman, j. ID.
Briggs, and by her cheerful disposi-
tion and kindness had endeared her
self to all who knew her and her sud-
den and unexpected death was a ter
frible shock to her family, relatives
and friends, but not. wholly unlocked
for by herself, as she calmly resigned
herself to pass to the world beyond
and made q request to all her rela-
tives and expressed cheerfulIy her
last wishes and closed her eyes and
peacefully passed away. She leaves
besides her husband and four small
children, her aged father and several
brothers and sisters to mourn her un-
timely death. Her funeral, which
was one of the largest ever held here
was "a mark of the wide respect in
which she was held. The entire COM
munity extend heartfelt sympathy to
all the family in this irreparable loss