Western Kansas World from WaKeeney, Kansas • 1

G0" TO THE "CftSri STORE" FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GOODS. WORLD WESTERN Yearly Subscription $1.00 Givleu Sz Crooks, Props. NINETEENTH YEAR. EENEY, KANr," DECEMBER 25, 1897. NUMBER 43- l'AV ISsiV iV I'rSJ 7 aY iY Mr 4 CASH STORE 4 Union Pacific Time Table.

EAST. 4 Eastern limited 6:25 a. a Kansas City Fast Lino Due 10:03 p. WEST. I Fast Express Due 4:47 a.

gpenver Pacific Coast Imt'd p. Tickets sold and baggage checked to all points In United States and Canada. K. 1. Bkadshaw.

Agent. MO. Pacific Time Table. At Ransom. EAST B017JTD.

No. 8 3:12 a. Freight, No. 21ft 6:17 a. in Freight, Nov p.

WEST BOUND. No.IJ- 11:17 p. Freight, No. 217 Fieigjit No. 211) 4:45 p.

Zf trains run on mountain time and aillrains carry passengers. V. II. Baiir. Agent.

5j A present given away with every 50 cent purchase or over, consisting of Dolls, Watches, Clocks, Spoons, Napkin Rings, Pocket Knives Etc. A large assortment of useful presents to select from. GL I. Verbeck. Our Holiday goods are going.

The price does it. Come before 1 he lines are broken. For a few dimes you can buy a whole load of toys for the childrensmall or grown up. Wo haven't time to list but a few: Cradles, Handkerchief boxes, Cups and saucers, Picture frames, Tea sets, Trumpets. Books.

Drawing slates, Novelties, -Knives, Work boxes. Vases. P. Balls. Albums, Scrap books, Christmas cards.

Tables, Jewel boxes. Plates. Cologne. Kitchen sots, Mirrors. Games, Surprise boxes.

PROFESSIONAL CARDS. A. B. JONES, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. WA-KEENEY.

KANSAS. vV. E. SAUM, ATTOKNEY AT LAW. A-K EENEY KANSAS.

Just Received at- Moore's Cash Store. Our shoes are direct from the factory at Freeport, Maine one of the largest concerns in the coun-try. Every pair reliable, and our price is lower than Chicago prices on some Men's Kangaroo, hand sewed 3.50 Men's box calf, hand sewed 3.00 Men's box calf 2. 75 Just in. New and strong.

Old rubber is worthless. Men's 1.35 Women's 1.10 Children's .80 DUCK COATS Good duck, blanket lin-ing, with rubber interlining impervious to wind and water. The best coat in all America for the mon-ey 1.25 worn JOHN A. NELSON, ATTOKNEY AND HEAL AGENT. AGENT FOIt CLOSE BUGS' LAND CO.

For choice bargains in lands give me a call. All kinds of business promptly attended to for non-resiaents Have you ssett two Goods just in. Among them are: Coliyer Department. MOSBR HICKMAN 48 inch Black Well worth 73c Gray Flannnel, all wool, 43 inch Red Cashmere, 36 inches 63c 45c 20c 49c 39c Dealer in Novelty dressgoods, all wool. Dry Goods, Groceries, etc.

Novelty wool Kid McCoy wrested the middleweight chanipionslrip from Dan Cree-don in a fifteen round bout at Jersey City on the evening of the 15th inst. A general clamor for corn huskers goes up all over the west from the Solomon to the Platte. Farmers are paying live cents a bushel for men and teams at Norcatur. A new lot of dress linings. Percalines, Sateens.

Silesias, Cam- We pay the highest market price for Butter and Eggs. bricks. -Ladies who have used our dress lin ings are pleased and come again. Coll, ye Kansas. $1 10 Ladies lined kid driving DURING THE HOLIDAYS That every one may enjoy a cup of GOOD I have decided to allow a Cash Discount of 10 Percent on all CHASE SANBORN'S GOODS sold during Christmas week.

This applys to C. S. Coffees only and to CASH sales only. Bestor. JACOB L.

CAHN, Tailor to the Trade. Children's and Misses kid mittens, fur top. Women's 3 50 Some New Ribbons this week. Men's and boy's clothing. Gloves, mittens, hose, handkerchiefs, suspenders.

Get prices. Nothing pleases us so well as quoting prices, except it be tieing up goods and taking the cash therefor. Men's wool mittens faced with Buckskin. Calfskin or horsehide. Men's wool hose Men's Cordigan Jacket 30 Boy's overcoats.

Fit and Satisfaction Guaranteed. F. SWIGGETT, rOIXVKIl TvANTRAK Good Morning! A merry Christmas to all. Coliyer Items. Men's leather coats $4 80, 5 50 MATRIMONIAL.

A merry Christmas to all. Now is the time for sleigh riding. A good many are preparing to put up Ice. The post office is now in its new and elegant quarters. 0.

Hickman as agent for Uncle Sam looks nuke well dealing out letters to the young ladies. Norman Redman and wife buried their in- The spoilsmen in congress are trying to knock out the civil service, but we venture to predict that they are reckoning without their host, and that this splendid, piece of Kepubli-can legislation will stand. It appears that the strained situation in the far east will be settled by a ucneral partition of the Chinese empire. It seems a matter of regret that that ancient dynasty should have to fall, but as Lowell says, "Civilization does get for'ad somehow upon a powder We never argue politics from, the standpoint of a "principal" because "there are who have as much right to their opinions as we have to ours and we have no monopoly of the business. To respect their rights and opinions is our "principled Seethe point, Olcoxon? Yule-tide is with us once again, and every man, woman and child on earth who has a normal liver and a good digestion should make an clTort to see that friends and neighbors enjoy the pleasures of the season.

If there is 'some fellow who has served you a dirty trick and that has'nt spoken to you for six months, shake hands with him and wish him a -Merry Christmas: That is the proper way to celebrate the memory of Him who came to bring peace on earth, good will to men. Men's slickers, black J) JEJ Men's Mackintoshes black A 11 or blue Tricot H1- Men's shoes $1 30.1 75,2 35 Boy's shoes, sizes 2M to hV at $1.20,1.50,1.90 Little gent's shoes, sizes to2's at $1.10, 1.70 It will pay you to examine these lines. A buggy whip, rawhide from Cf)r butt to snap, waterproof JvFW Or a metallic lined whalebone 7fiS- clea through -Jw Are figure that you understand. Try a good whip. It will make your buggy look neater and your horse go faster.

A good strong leather halter 55c A inch strap with snap 17c T. R. Moore. Keep Yoiir Eye On this space. in me wtnyiTcemeiery.

uesaay. Barnett Kessler is fitting a car of horses which lie will ship to Birmingham. in a few weeks. G.I. Tilton and sons were filling J.

W. Hickman's barn with well matured buy from the Bartlett place Tuesday and Wednesday. Wm. Bower was breaking horses the first day of the week. Herman Ehrichs has purchased a house in Wu-Keeney Wo heard some time ago that one of our young men.

had been charged for the corn his horse ate while at the home of his lassa; but we have heard since that it is a lie. Moser Hickman have enlarged their new stock of goods and seem to have quitcan extreme trade for a new store. The young people seem to be quite interested in the Endeavor society. Wo wish them grand success. A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. J. F. Kinkade last Wednesday evening, when tneir daughter, Miss Barbara, was united in marriage to Mr. Gustave Ebelinsr, Rev.

W. II. Allen officiating. Only the immediate relatives and friends were present. The 3oung couple left on the evening train for a trip to Kansas City and other eastern points.

The bride is one of our most popular young ladies and has a host of friends. The groom is employed as an engineer on the U. P. R. R.

and is popular with all. With their many friends we extend congratulations. Ellis Review-Headlight. The groom is the son of our fellow citizen, JphnJEbeling, of 'Coliyer, and is an exemplary young man, fully deserving of the words of commendation extended by our contemporary. We bespeak for this estimable couple a long life of success and happiness together.

OBITUARY. Coliyer and Vicinity. News scarce. J. A.

Mlinek bought a quarter of land last week. Week ago last Thursday was hunting day and twenty-one white tails lost their scalps. Walter Swiggett says ho could stand more cold weather than any man in tins vicinity. All right, we'll see when you take your whiskers olT. D.

Van Seyoc, the Quinter merchant, bought E. Eming's place three miles south of Coliyer and moved last week. F. Krhut bought new wind mill for Irrigation. Section forces were reduced to one man last week.

Our new Postmaster Hickman moved the ofiice to the new store. Died December 11, 1897, of catar-rahl fever Charles William Sweet, infant son of George and Effie Sweet, of Denver, Colo. The remains were brought to Trego county for interment. Our darling babe has gone to rest Ho sweetly sleeps on the Saviour's breast; His little body from pain is free He has put on immortality. Big Creek Items.

A beautiful snow visited this section Sunday. Mrs. McNaughtou is visiting relatives in Kansas City, Mo. Wm. Lutz is working for Charles Falkers south of Wa-Keeney.

Will Caskey and Jack Buchanan are helping Ken Kich put up ice. It. H. Burns bought a load of corn of Bruce Furbeck last School is progressing nicely under the ca reful teaching of Frank Woodward in this district. I.

G. Balcom has fenced the northwest quarter of 25 for pasture for his stock. Last Friday night a number of the friends gathered at the home of Bruce Furbeck and enjoyed themselves in a social dance. At 11 o'clock the table was spread and all partook of a bountiful oyster supper, after which they stepped the light fantastic till '-i o'clock in the morning, when all departed for home feeling very thankful to Mr. and Mrs.

Furbeck for their generous hospitality. Northwest Saline News. More snow. Will Walsh is putting up ice this week. Skating is the order of the day now.

One of our boys fell and cracked six inch ice on one of the ponds. He says he does not know whether it hurt him or the ice most. Great preparations are being made for Xmas, and the children are looking forward and counting the days till Old Santa will be here. Hugh Elliott has a very sore hand. Frank Ivan is doing his work.

Mr. Wallis sold some of his fine poultry to Wra. Bower the first of the John Ashcroft is threshing for E. Cass this week. James Tidball trapped another coyote last Thursday night, and Walter Atkin caught one Saturday night.

By the wa3r the coyotes are being snared we think the poultry business will be more profitable next year. This is a fine time for the hunters to track rabbits and wolves. Hugh Elliott sold some of his fat hogs to George Baker. B. Kessler has been trading hogs for barley.

Barney is all right when it comes to a trade. We hear some of our young folks saying: Why don't they have a literary at Col Iyer? our only answer is, "Oh, Coliyer is Our young ladies wish more of the 3'oung men had sleighs to track the snow with. Miss Effie Atkin was seen on the streets of Coliyer last Saturday buying toys for the boys. S. T.

II. Baird, of the east side, was We are hungry. We hanker for the news. We want a collector and reporter of news items in every school district in the county. We have the space and material and the time to set your items.

Send them in. Send us school reports, marriage notices, deaths, births, parties, arrivals and departures, real estate and stock sales County Line Notes. Moderating nicely. Quite a good snow this. Sidney Smith Is up and around again.

Report says Andrew Uhrie is working at Ellis. Uncle James Tunnell went east Monday night. Report says Fred Egger goes to Texas tlds week. Colds are tho circulating medium on the line at present. Mrs.

l'hares Is staying at home again, Noah Fhares Is husking corn for his brothers. adobe huts and plow their little patches, by hitching themselves the traces. We shall await with becoming patience the result of his investigations, and it may be that we will then be readv to Mexicanize our currency. General A. B.

Campbell committed suicide irv a Chicago hotel last Monday night. He was at one time a prominent figure in Kansas politics, having served as chaplain of the state penitentiary under Governor St. John and as adjutant general by appointment of Governor Martin. He was also adjutant general of the G. A.

department of Kansas, and a leader in the temperance movement, which followed his conversion tqits principles by the noted temperance lecturer, Luther Benson. Campbell was a lawyer, but formerly a minister of the Christian or "Campbellite'! church which was founded by his uncle, Alexander Campbell. Before taking his life he wrote a letter stating that his rash act was the result of grief for his wife and only son, recently deceased, and inability to escape from the stories of insanity which followed him from place to place. E. I.

Goodale, of Adair, was a Wa-Keeney visitor on Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kitto, of Win-nemucca, Nevada, stopped off in Wa-Keeney, Wednesday, the guests of Mr. nd Mrs. D.

II. Henkel and Mr. and Mrs W.W.Gibson. Mrs. Kitto was formerly Miss Maud Emig of this place.

Mr. Kitto is agent for the Central Pacific 4it Winnemucca. They intend visiting Kansas City, Chicago. Buffalo, New York City. Boston, Baltimore, Washington, and otherplaces of interest in the East before returning home.

The old implement warehouse which stood opposite L. Schmidt's blacksmith shop was purchased by F. H. Burnham and moved to his place in the east part of town last Tuesday. Marshall brothers did the work.

E. M. Wagoner and Louis Christen-son, of Riverside, were detained in Wa-Keeney last Saturday night on account of the snow storm. Subscribe for World. with names, dates and values.

The 'Of each neighborhood want to know what is going on in other parts of the county. You can help us to gather and disseminate reliable and interesting information. When in town call and see us and give us the news Call and let us tit you out with a supply ot reporter's stationcrj gratis. It is to be hoped that William Jennings liryan will learn some things during his present sojourn in Mexico. For instance, the moment he planks out one oT Uncle Sam's gold standard dollars he will receive in two dollars and four cents of Mexican currency.

Again he will 'notice that though there are gold mines there he will find that their gold currency is conspicuous for its absence. We trust also that between his hob-nobs, with President Diaz he will find time to study the prosperity of. the agricultural classes as thev live in their Ed Furbeck is back In Giencoe again. Harry Buskirk expects to staft to the Klondike gold regions just after the holidays. A grand revival In connection with the M.

E. church. Congregational church and the Y. M. C.

A. will Im held in Ellis the first of the New Year. The state evangelist will be there. A hallelujah time is expected. After hearing some friends continually praising Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea llemedy.

Curtis Fleck, of Anaheinv California, inn cii.iM i i if ill if i nr ii iu a i xt use and is now as enthusiastic over its wonderful work as anyone can be. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by Jones doing business with our county offi-'cials last Mondav. Gibson..