Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-08-15
TREGO COUNTY TRACINGS.

| AuAd' AOPOiccu scarce.
Watermelons ripening.
Upland grass whitening.
No vacant houses in town.
Some talk OF building church.
Will Trego have a county fair this fall?
Corn leaves rolling little.
Large attendance at Grant memorial
services.
| 1t was only 1000 in the shade last
Thursday.
Considerable freight received here
Wednesday morn.
The new railroad pumper began his
duties on Thursday.
F.F. Ruiz, of Topeka, registered at the
| Occidental last week.
W. S. Kyle and wife, of Wa-Keeney,
spent Monday In Collyer.
I. K. Phillips is having bored well
put down near his residence.
Mr.. Bundy left this week for Superior,
| Neb., to return with bis family.
Bundy & McNichols have attached
horse power to their well auger.
G.. McFarland's field of millet was
cut this week, and yielded good crop.
Rev. Weller gave an interesting sermon
on Sunday, his subject being General
| Grant.
John Conner and wife drove to Ellis
last Saturday, on business, returning the
next day.
Master Geo. Webster arrived last Sat-
urday to pay few weeks visit to his
uncle, ID. Webster, of the Saline.
81. and VIM. Clemmons, of Osborne,and
d. j. kimmerly and wife, of Abilene,
arrived at the Occidental on Monday.
Since the time of the accommodation
train has been changed to an hour
| earlier, the train seldom stops here for
supper.
E. A. Hanchet is putting on tenn
porary addition to his dwelling, with the
intention of building more extensively
this fall.
Many farmers left their haying last
Saturday to show their respect for the
fallen general by attending the memorial
services.
Mr.. Humphrey, telegraph operator at
this place announces that he is ready to
take and receipt for any subscriptions to
the Grant memorial fund.
A very bright and perfect rainbow
was seen in the western heavens at 6:15
A. NJ. Tuesday morning. It had all disap-
Deared before SNvan O'clock
L. LeBron now has six feet of water in
his well, the entire depth of which is 81
feet. Eight feet of hard rock was bored
through before striking water.
The good old formality of hand shaking
was extensively practiced last Saturday,
when many friends met who had not en-
joyed that pleasure for months and even
years.
John Linde secured the contract for
building the school fence, and began the
work last Saturday. He already has the
posts in place, and is putting on the
boards.
Moss agate was struck in well in
eastern Cove county of such solidity that
but little impression could be made upon
1t, and the well borers abandoned the
enterprise.
Miss r. Comfort returned to Wa
keeney last week, after spending some
weeks with friends here and at the Smoky.
Miss Harrington will remain here some
days longer.
1t Is stated upon good authority that
Collyer GAR. Post have failed number
OF times to hold their regular meetings,
while the W. r. Corps has met and had
quorum at each monthly meeting. NIB,
commander.
Tomorrow Thursday will occur the
annual school meeting,' at which, no
doubt, the directors hope there will be
full attendance, as there are many i'm
portant questions to be brought before
the people of the district.
Mrs. Chase and her mother, Mrs. Cavna,
arrived last Thursday. Their friends,
who are numerous, are rejoicing that
their stay this time is to be q permanent
one. For while they will reside in town,
until Mrs. Chase's former home can be
moved further north and enlarged.
Mrs. Elmoor Bright continues her visit
with her friends and former neighbors
along the Saline, spending few days this
week with Mrs. John Conner. Her little
girl and boy, who accompany her, are
good examples of the health western
Kansas gives to children. The family
expect to return to their Saline home this
fall
Considerable dissatisfaction is ex-
pressed with the result of having new
postal clerks on the route, as the mail
intended for this town arrives with any
thing but promptness. Very often the
eastern mail passes by and then returns
from the west. One consolation: Other
towns probably suffer the same incon-
venience.
FL. G. Williams, of Illinois, has been in
town for a week looking for suitable
location for large stock ranch. A town.
ship of land was about secured in Sheri-
dan county, but failed of completion
because of a change from the first offer. l..
F. Jones and III. C. Williams were looking
at land in Grainfeld vicinity ON Wednes-
day.
That was a pretty large snake story in
the last WORLD, but this will compare
favorably with it: MIR. Larson, son-in-law
OF our old settler, G. A. Sperry, recently
killed an old snake and her % snake eggs.
The eggs were of the size of pigeon eggs,