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Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

For Sale - Threshing outfit
consisting of one 13-horse power
double cylinder Reeves engine,
32x52 Nichols & Shepard separa-
tor. Will sell cheap if taken at
once. w. p. Sandstoe, 2 miles
east and z miles north of Wa
Keeney, Kans.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Borah, of Grin
nell, were visitors inthe city last
Sunday.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mrs. Herman Long has been
confined to her home by illness
during the past week.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Go to Barrett's Cash Store
and get pretty piece of China
with every $1.OO cash purchase.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

DIR. Thomas Electric Oil is
the best remedy for that often
fatal isease-croup. Has been
used with success in our family
for eight years. Mrs. L. White,
acre, Buffalo, N. Y. ,
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

We want to insure your live
stock against lightning, and can
give good rates. The loss of one
COW or one horse will pay for the
insurance for many years to
come. r. G. Wilson.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Henry Ropers enjoyed a visi-
from his brother, Claude, of Ber
lin, Neb., last week.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Allen, of
Graham county, visited relatives
here last Thursday.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Wanted Horses and cattle to
pasture. Good grass and good
water. Two and one-half miles
south of Ogallah. w. Ell. Hen
bricks, Ogallah, KanS. 1886.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

For Rent-16O acre farm with
good improvements near Coll
yer. Address, R. L. Thompson,
Delphos, Kans.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

r. w. Wheeler, of Sterling, Ill,
arrived in the city the first of the
week and is looking over his land
interests here.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mrs. S. T. Lamoreaux is en-
joying visit from her niece,
Miss Ruth Rice, of Waterville,
Kan.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Ren Larrabee starts today fol
two weeks visit at WILLIAMSON
Mich, his old home.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Seventeen applicants were
scheduled to take the rural de-
livery examination at Collyer last
Saturday but only eleven put in
their appearance, as follows:
Frank Potter, Gilbert Morell,
Alfred Greenwood, Rudolph
Horak, Wash Mattingly, Ira
Acre, H. E. Tripp, H. L. Ander-
son. w. p. Sandstoe, John Ro-
Sier and ]. ]. Peacock.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

The Donald Moving Picture
show at the court room the first
of the week was not a glittering
financial success, but Trego
county is ten dollars ahead The
janitor and Good Will piano fees
were also cheerfully paid.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson of Iowa. are
visiting Mrs. Nelson s aunt, Mrs.
Ellermeyer, this week. Mrs.
Nelson was Miss Lena Mcmillan
who visited here two or three
years ago.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

The State Journal of SATURDAY.,
June 6, had very good write up
of the Wa-Keeney Ladies' Good
Will society in the club news
column.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

House for sale - 14x16 sub
stantially built, good as new,
cheap for cash. Inquire at this
office. < 16 Z
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Read the sidewalk ordinance
published in this issue and see
how hard it hits you.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

See the anti-slobber ordinance
in another column of this paper
and prepare to be good.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

G. 1. Verbeck's fine home is
undergoing coat of paint under
the clever hand of Lou Tatman.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Rev. W. E. Scott, who has been
helping in evangelistic meetings
at Hollywood, returned home the
latter part of the week.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Miss Jean Forester is visiting
her brother Forest at Manhattan
this week.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn of Grin
nell, were Wa-Keeney visitors
the first of the week.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mr.. and Mrs. John Olson of
Lincoln, Kan, visited with their
son, Otto Olson of Wilcox town
ship, over Sunday.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Excavations for cellars for the
Swiggett and Wollner homes are
being made.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Ray Ufford returned home
from Topeka last Sunday morn
ing. He just missed the high
water.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

For Sale-4 lots in the north
west corner of block 21, Wa-Kee-
ney, Kans. A bargain if taken
at once. Inquire at Book Store.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

w. III. Swiggett is making a
specially of carefully prepared
abstracts. See him.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Frank and Fred Halbleib of
Riverside township, were county
seat visitors last Saturday and
made US an agreeable call.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Cakes" (kept over from May
81 owing to rain) will be present
ed at the Beptist church next
Sunday evening, June 18th. En-
tertaining and intensely practic-
al. There will be services also
at II a. m.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Cures dizzy spells, tired feel
ings, stomach and liver troubles,
keeps you well all summer.
That's what HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea will do. Try it
and you'll always buy it. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. w. w.
GIBSON
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13
WEATHER REPORT.

Maximum and minimum tenn
perature according to the gov
ernment thermometer at Wa
keeney for the week ending
Wo1-nr1ou
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Wanted -Girlforgeneral house
work. Will pay good wages.
Mrs. J. w. Phares, Wa-Keeney,
Kansas.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

For Rent-16O acres or more
of improved land. z miles south
west of Wa-Keeney, Kans. Pos
session by 18th of July. Lou
Sipler.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

The young people danced a
Jones' hall last Wednesday even
ing
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Go to o. A. Cortright for your
hail insurance. He represents
the Kansas Mutual Hail Insur
ance Co.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

w. p. Harmon, the Ransom
merchant and real estate man,
was in the city the first of the
week on business.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

The Ladies' Good Will society
meets next Wednesday, June II,
with Mrs. F. p. Lucas. Bring
thimbleS.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mrs. ST. John is the queen
orator of the west, and is dele
gate to the Right Worthy Grand
Lodge from Colorado.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

II. Bean, of Decatur, ILL.,, was
IN the city the first of the week.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

What's the matter with Wa
Keeney that there's no noise like
a Fourth of July celebration.
Let's have jolly Fourth.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Get Verbeck & Lucas prices
on lumber, coal, stoves, paints,
varnishes and building material
They will save you money.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

For Sale-Cheap, one 24-horse
power Port Huron engine used
only so days, one 12-disc steam
plow used 80 days, one 36x70
Avery separator used about
three seasons, but in good repair
last season. John w. Spena.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

A heavy rain visited this sec
ton Friday morning
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mr.. Acre improved the ap-
pearance of the ITrego House by
having a new cement floor laid in
the porch.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Frank Bollinger and family of
Tribune, Kan, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Drum
mond the first of the week.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Iowa and east Kansas farms
and city property to trade for
western Kansas lands. Warren
& Parke, Lyndon, Kans. 3t.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

For Sale-About 400 or 500
bushels of good corn Chas.
SDitsnaugle, 9 miles southwest
of Wa-Keeney.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Mrs. A. S. Peacock picked the
first sweet peas of the season
last Sunday, just about two
weeks ahead of the 1907 date.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

VIM. Wollner is painting and
papering the W. n. Larabee prop
erty recently purchased of Mrs.
Coffey.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

The out of town students are
still coming home. They are
looking fine and dandy.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Don't forget the W. G. T. U
convention Monday. June. 18th
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Dance. Dancei Dancem, at
Ogallah Friday evening, June 10.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Ralph Parks is home from the
Hays Normal school.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Read W. B. Mafquand's sal,
notice in this issue.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13
For Sale.

New house, barn and one lot.
One block northwest of High
School. Mary S. Robson.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13
Closing Out

the best line of whips in Trego
county. Fl. F. OSTERKAMP.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Rex Morgan is laid up with
smallpox
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Remember the Messick con-
cert Saturday night of this week
is given under the auspices of the
ladies of Margaret Chapter 249,
0. E. S. for the benefit of their
piano fund. This is high class
musical entertainment, not a ten
cent show, and the object is a
laudable one, worthy of the pat
ronage of all good citizens re
gardless of lodge affiliations.
Tickets on sale at the drug store
and at the door. General admis-
sion is fifty cents, but a special
rate of thirty five cents is made
to NormaliteS and all school chill
dren. Select your seats before
the best ones are all taken.
Turn that wrapping paper
the other side out'' said lady in
a dry goods store as a clerk was
putting up her purchase in a
printed wrapping paper. Il
don't want to be a walking ad-
vertisement for your store I
read the papers as all intelligent
people out to do and 1 think in
them is the place to advertise
your business, instead of asking
your customers to carry your
sign around with each purchase
of goods. Go and tell the people
through the papers what you
have to sell and how you sell it,
Besides / have always noticed
that in any town with more than
one dry goods store, the one that
advertises prices is the store at
which you find the bargains. p
Ex.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

For sale-Second hand auto in
good running order. John w.
Spena.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Fresh Pork at Bakers.
HAIL INSURANCE. o. A. Corr
RIGHT.
Pure made home lard at
Bakers.
See 0. A. Cortright for hail in
Surance
Wanted-Cattle or horses to
pasture. Inquire of Will Rhoades.
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13


Frank Smith was up from Riv-
erside township last Thursday
and made US an agreeable call.
He says crops look fine in his
neighborhood.
The Locust club will meet with
Mrs. H. S. Givler, Tuesday, June
10th instead of Friday, June 18th
as stated last week. Club mem
bers please bear in mind this
date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson of Iowa. are
visiting Mrs. Nelson's aunt, Mrs.
Ellermeyer, this week. Mrs.
Nelson was Miss Lena Mcmillan
who visited here two or three
years ago.
Bob Morse and family are now
domiciled in their new house in
the east part of town. This is
one of the swellest cottages in
town and Bob has something to
be proud Of
The Masonic lodge had third
degree work and little blowout
last Monday evening. @. E. Ridg-
way was the victim and the
ladies of Margaret chapter o. E.
S. provided the eatings.
A mothers meeting will be
held in the M. E. church Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock by Mrs.
ST. John. All the mothers and
ladies of the town are especially
invited to come to this meeting
Cakes (kept over from May
81 owing to rain) will be present
ed at the Beptist church next
Sunday evening, June 18th. En-
tertaining and intensely practic-
al. There will be services also
at II a. m
The Donald Moving Picture
show at the court room the first
of the week was not glittering
financial success, but Trego
county is ten dollars ahead The
janitor and Good Will piano fees
were also cheerfully paid.
G. V. Peacock, of Lincoln,
Kans., was in the city last Satur-
day and accidentally met our A.
S. Peacock, the only person of
the name the latter has ever seen
who was not related to him. Of
course they became acquainted.
The ladies of the Wa-Keeney
w. G. T. U. cordially invite every
one to come out and hear a fine
lecture by Mrs. G. Fl. ST. John,
of Beloit, at the M. E. church at
IL O'Clock Sunday, June Ia; also
Monday evening, June Is, at g.
o'clock.
Wednesday afternoon a picked
nine went to Collyer and played
a game of ball with the hine of
that city. Bear, the swift twirl-
er of the Ellis club, was the slab
artist for Collyer, and our boys
failed to connect with his curves.
The Collyer boys won by a score
of to 1.
Rev. Scott writes from Holy
rood, Kan, where he is assisting
in revival meetings, that he will
be present on Children's Day,
June 18th, morning and evening,
and every one is invited to at
tend the Methodist Episcopal
if not attended one of
the other churches.
Seventeen applicants were
scheduled to take the rural de-
livery examination at Collyer last
Saturday but only eleven put in
their appearance, as follows:
Frank Potter, Gilbert Morell, |
Alfred Greenwood, Rudolph
Wash Mattingly, Ira
Acre, III. E. Tripp, H. L. Ander-
SON w 2 SandStoe John Ro
Western Kansas world., 1908-06-13

Don't forget to attend the
dance at Ogallah Friday evening,
June 10, 1908.
See the anti-slobber ordinance
in another column of this paper
and prepare to be good.
Mrs. Chas. Sellers and chill
dren left Tuesday morning for
Salina for a two weeks visit.
G. I. Verbeck's fine home is
undergoing a coat of paint under
the clever hand of Lou Tatman. |
Mrs. S. T. Lamoreaux is en-
joying visit from her niece,
Miss Ruth Rice, of Waterville,
Kan.
Ray Ufford returned home
from Topeka last Sunday morn
ing. He just missed the high
water.
VIM. Wollner is painting and
papering the W. N Larabee prop
erty recently purchased of Mrs.
Coffey.
Wanted -Girlforgeneral house
work. Will pay good wages.
Mrs. J. w. Phares, Wa-Keeney,
Kansas.
The Ladies' Good Will society
meets next Wednesday, June IL,
with Mrs. F. P. Lucas. Bring
thin bles.
Mr.. Acre improved the ap-
pearance of the -Trego House by
having a new cement floor laid in
the porch.
r. W. Wheeler, of Sterling, ILL.,, L
arrived in the city the first of the
week and is looking over his land
here.
w. P. Harmon, the Ransom :
and real estate man, I
was in the city the first of the
week on business. I
Mr.. and Mrs. John Olson of
Kan, visited with their
son, Otto Olson of Wilcox town
ship, over Sunday.
Mrs. ST. John is the queen
orator of the west, and is a dele I
gate to the Right Worthy Grand '
Lodge from Colorado. {
Rev. W. E. Scott, who has been
helping in evangelistic meetings
at Hollywood, returned home the {
latter part of the week.
What's the matter with Wa ]
Keeney that there's no noise like
a Fourth of July celebration. {
Let's have a jolly Fourth.
Frank and Fred Halbleib of I
township, were county 6
seat visitors last Saturday and t
made US an agreeable call. {
Frank Bollinger and family of {
Tribune, Kan, were the guests =
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Drum c
mond the first of the week.
Mrs. A. S. Peacock picked the I
first sweet peas of the season i
asst Sunday, just about two /
weeks ahead of the 1907 date. J
For Sale-4 lots in the north =
vest corner of block 21, Wa-Kee- =
ley, Kans. A bargain if taken :
1T once. Inquire at Book Store
For Rent-16O acres or more 9
If improved land. z miles south i
vest of Wa-Keeney, Kans. Pos s
session by 18th of July. Lou !
5igler. Z
The State Journal of Saturday, Z
June 6, had very good write up t
# the Wa-Keeney Ladies' Good 4
Will society in the club news S
column s
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
NEXT EMPEROR OF CHINA.

Who is to be the next emperor or
China? Although the Empress is the
real head Of the government, the ques-
tion OF a successor for the nominal
ruler is troubling Cinnamon and IS
,,rOving a delicate matter to handle
'The c0rrespondeut OF the North China
Daily News writes from Picking: The
Picking SFih PdO has been suspended
for seven days for publishing inaccurate
information Of the intended adoption OF
another taahkuO. or heir apparent, for
the late Emperor Tung Chih (brother
Of the existing Emperor kuang Hsu)-
II will be remembered that the late
-velI-esta blfshed China PaO mot the
Peking Gazette) was suppressed by the
Manchu government last year for
printing the same news, which led 10
The receipt Of numerous telegraph dis
matches and petitions from Chinese Of
fcials and merchants and from abroad
against the proposal because the coup
d'etst Of 1898 and the 1900 Boxer riSings
3n North China were mainly caused by
the adoption of the now distnheriteC
Pm Chin, son of the depOsed Prince
Tuan, as the taahkuo Of the late En-
peror Tung Chih. The Emperor is nov
in good health and appears TO be liv'
ing on excellent terms with the EN-
press dowager. During audiences. how
ever. the Emperor simply sits beside
the Empress dOwageT and keeps silent
all the time unless he is asked directly
b. his aunt and adopted mother 10 I'D
dress some remark 10 a minister abou
state affairs"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
MONKEY DINNERS
BARRED ON LINER

NEW YORK. July 1.-Three little
Chiupanzees. which the women aboard
che Atlantic transport liner Minneapolis
declared 70 De the prettiest ugly crea-
lures they ever saw, are now ready 70
DC shipped 10 some persons whose
rames are withheld by Captain Gates.
Of the ship, and by the express COM
pany which will stow chem on railroad
cars.
On the way over. men and women on
the ship pleaded with the captain to let
the furry creatures. which seemed ex-
ceediugIy tame and friendly. dine with
them.
Nay. nay!'' Quoth the captain This
isn't Newport TheTeil be no monkey
dinners aboard this ship while I'm the
boss. Let 'em eat by themselves.
So there was no monkey dinner.
but that fact didn't prevent the passen-
gers from clustering about the animals
cage and petting and feeding them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01

FRESNO. Cal, July AFTER des-
perate battle last evening between a
rescuing party and Cleveland Rodgers,
one OF her abductors. pretty eighteen
year-old Edna Domergine was rescued
from the desperate clutches Of the kid
napers who captured her Monday night
at the home of her father, Adolph Do
meugine, the millionaire oil land owner
and stockman, who lives in an isolated
section of Fresno county.
Tony LoveaH, the other bandit who
Joined in the daredevil midnight raid,
left Rodgers and the girl earlier in the
day. and so far has escaped his pur-
suers. After the exciting battle be
tween Rodgers and his pursuers, which
took place at a lonely and dilapidated
cabin near Jacks Springs, the desperate
surrendered and was taken 10 Jail at
Goalinga.
Rodgers surrendered to his pursuers
only after the magazine Of his rifle
had been exhausted in a vain endeavor
10 shoot down members Of The posse
which had tracked him. He used the
tender body Of the girl for a shield when
the fusillade from his pursuers began,
ard this action saved MIN from being
wounded. The men in the posse were
compelled to shoot wild to avoid injur-
ing the girl. but Rodgers at length
gave Up the attempt to save himself by
using the girls form and took refuge
behind a protection from which he sur
rendered when his rife was empty
Girl Not Injured.
Miss Domengine was at once taken In
charge by friends and was found to be
unIn Iured and to have witnstood the
ordeal bravely The girl was clothed IN
her night dress and her shoulders and
arms were covered with a mans coat
! which Rodgers had picked up from a
cabin in the foothills
Aroused by the sounds Of rifle shots
I'm his own yard Adolph DOmengine, the
| oil man Of Goalinga, ran to his back
porch Monday night, clad only in his
paiamas. Close behind him followed MS
wife and eighteen-year-old GIRL Edna
They were met by the glare Of a burn
ing barn less than fifty feet away.
Dancing like two devils in the lurid
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
SPANISH VETERANS
PLAN ENCAMPMENI

The ninth annual 'encampm7nt OF the
S7anish War Veterans OF the Dlstrlc1
will be held July 10 in COsteilo's Hail.
Sixth and C streets northwest. Orders
to this effect were issued last night by
Department Commander z. l.. Cogan al
a special meeting held in National
Guard ArmOry.
Cant. John Lewis Smith was appoint
ed officer Of the guard during the en-
Campment. The national encampment
viii be held IN Boston. September !,
and 3. when Il IS expected that about 300
men will 20 from Washington.
In cOmmemOratiOn Of the battle OF
Santiago. the District veterans nave
planned a special celebration at Glen
Echo, July II. when speeches viii be
made. and a special display of fireworks
will take place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-01
Girl Rescued From Abductors
After Hot Fight With Posse
Daughter of Millionaire Stockman and Oil Land Owner
Returned Home Unnj ured After Trying Or
deal With Bandits.

light. hrandishing their arms, was
pair of men, who, on the appearance
Of the man. gave Tie old threatening
command of the bandit. Hands up"
Amazed. the entire family moved for
ward into the light cast by the burn
ing barn. their hands extended above
their heads.
You people stand sim here" said the
smaller of the masked men. While one
kept them covered with his weapon, the
speaker disappeared around the corner
Of the house, and moment later drove
up with DOmenRne's team hltched 20
his buggy. with a curt word Edna was
ordered to enter the buggy. she hung
back but one Of the pair puSneu MS
rifle into her fathers face ! gu go
first he said, land show the young
'un the way"
Takes All Weapons.
one bandit took two rifles, a shotgun,
and a couple Of revolvers. which Mr..
Domengine he'd in the house, and car
rfed them out 20 his partner, who vas
standing guard over father and daugh-
ter. covering in the buggy.
THAT is all we want" said the tall
er Of the two. Lets get on"
Climbing into the rig beside MI DOM
engine and thrusting the girl TO one
side. with MS feet, the leader OF the
kidnape1s drove out past the house IN
10 the private road 10 Huron.
Three-auarters Of a mile down the
road Tony LOveall. who was driving
the rig. refined the horses to a sudden
stop and commanded DOmengine 10
I'VE viii keep the girl" he said.
lust like she is, and we want 1901
from you.
Don't let there be no mistakes about
this proposition; If there is Il VIII mean
that your daughter will be dead tolnor-
row night
''She is worth 5000 TO you anytime
and we are going 10 get It.
You know Whe-' lack Springs are
IN the Walthan c; )n2 Wei. you DC
there tomorrow niI at sundown md
somebody will meet u. You VIII nave
to turn over 5000 gold; we don
want no trace OF this title matter COM
ing after us when 70 Is sll over
Even after the news of the crime was
published stock men and oil men IRON
the surrounding country came pouring
/ into GOallnga. eager TO take up tht
trail Of the kidnapers of little Edna
Domengine. which ended successfully
last evening