Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-06-27
TREGO COUNTY IRAcINGs.
Served up by the "WorId's RustIing
Reporters.
COIYER CARVINGS.

Bunch grass ripening very fast.
Tobacco worm doing slight damage to
potatoes.
Another heavy shower Wednesday
morning.
J. G. Hall, of Wa-Keeney, paid CoIlyer
visit last week.
A. P. Hull, of Rock Island, Ill, was in
town on Wednesday.
East-bound accommodation train has
been late many times this week.
Alex. Todd, of Blandingsville, Ill,
stopped at the hotel on Tuesday.
Walter Brown, of Kansas City. regis
tered at the Occidental on the Odd.
Closing exercises of school were very
interesting, but not as well attended as
they deserved.
James Burns, of Wallace. formerly a
resident of this place, was here on bust
ness last week.
Zavodsky & Zeman have hung out
their land Office sign, but it is too small
to be easily read.
Charles Adams and Mr.. Cope have
brought to town large quantity of wool,
but not quite all they have ready for
market.
G.. Fl. Brewster, of Bushnell, Ill, made
short stay here this week. The people
of his city are becoming quite interested
in western Trego.
Wheeler Bros have the north side OF
their store adorned with three-line sign.
James Siebert did the painting, and he
knows how to WELD the brush.
One who knows reports that species
of hawk which is seen along Big creek
calls its prey by cluclSing for the little
chickens like hen. This it does while
on the wing.
Victor Zavodsky recently received
letter stating that $50 families from Chi
cago, ILL.,, would soon be here. He eX-
poets to locate them as a colony, some
miles from town.
L. A. Fisher will spend a few days this
week at Cleveland, where he will take
charge of his branch store during the
absence of Lorin Hanchet, who is obliged
to appear before the .. S. land Office, on
his contest case.
E. E. Lichty, who has been visiting the
family Of r. G.. Kessler for a few weeks,
returned to his home in Iowa on Wednes-
day. He intends to purchase cattle in
Iowa, which he will bring with him, when
he and his brother locate here next spring.
On Monday and Tuesday this locality
had the benefit of some distant Storm as
the weather turned very cool and the
clouds hung thick and threatening all
day Tuesday, yet, with the exception of
little mist, no rain fell until early the
next morning.
The artist of the Buffalo Park Blues
adorned a page of the Occidental register
with an interesting specimen Of his work.
It showed considerable taste-of its kind
but not very complimentary to his
friends. But take courage, your artistic
bump viii enlarge by constant use OF that
organ.
johnson Ogram was in town on
Wednesday. He expects to leave for his
new home in Santa Barbara, Cal, next
week. The people of this vicinity found
Mr.. Ogram good citizen and neighbor,
and wish himself and family much pros
perity in their adopted residence on the
Pacific slope.
Circumstances combined to prevent the
ladies from preparing a program OF the
W. r. G. entertainment to be given to-
morrow evening 25th inst.) at the school
house, in time for last weeks letter. A
fine literary entertainment has been de-
cided upon for the occasion, at the close
of which ice cream, ETC., will be for sale.
Before ten o'clock Sunday morning the
worshipers at the Catholic church began
to ascend the hill toward the church, and
by the time service opened the building
was surrounded by teams. Inside i'm
prOvements will continue to be made at
the church, though it is not expected that
the larger ones will be completed before
fall.
The heat of Thursday was lessened by
a heavy rain that night. So incessant
were the flashes of lightning that they
could hardly be watched without dizzi-
ness. The heavy intermissive rain came
sometimes from the south, then, few
minutes later, from the north, and fire.
quently accompanied by small hail.
These showers continued all through the
night, and by morning the earth was re.
freshed, crops assured, and farmers happy.
School children are enjoying their first
week of vacation, and yet many of them
would willingly have continued their
school duties much longer, so attached
had they become to their teacher and
each other. Besides whisper it softly
it is easier sitting at the desk, knowing
you will soon have good play with mates,
than to be ready to run on the numerous
errands which parents usually find for
little folks to do, especially when there is
no playmate to aid you.
The numerous home duties at this
season of the year, and the heat of last
Saturday failed to detain the members of
the ". r G. at home. Last Saturdays |
meeting was held at the school house, as
that building is much cooler one than
the g. A. r. rooms. The number of |
the corps is steadily increasing, two more
ladies having been admitted to member |
ship at the last meeting. all loyal ladies |
are eligible to membership, and such will
find the society's meetings real pleasure, |
and thus be rewarded for helping sustain !
so good cause.
Saturday morning the school girls ap-
peared at the school house In light |
dresses and colored ribbons, the boys in |
their best suits, for In a short time thew |