Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-04-25
TREe0 COUNTY RAc1nes.

Trees leaving out.
Daisies are scarce.
More business firms wanted
Construction train still here.
Good demand for railroad land.
First lettuce and onions of the season.
Parties wanting homes here must come
soon.
That was a splendid rain Monday
night.
The misty rain of Friday morning did
much good.
Many emigrant teams passed this week,
westward bound.
A heavy frost appeared Wednesday
morning, but did but little, if any, damage
The Catholic church last Sabbath was
surrounded by the teams which had con-
veyed the faithful to worship.
O. I. Birkeland expects his daughter.
Mrs. Gunderson, and her aunt, of Chi
cage, to visit them this summer.
II. s. Case, of Davenport, Iowa, arrived
on Friday evening train. He has bought
$50 acres of railroad land, mile east of
town.
MI. Smith and family, from Nebraska,
have rented house near town, until they
can find desirable lands upon which to
locate.
Peterson & Co. viii this week establish
a branch land office at Grainfeld, Kans.
Mr.. Jones, for time, taking charge of
the business there.
B. o Richards is Fastening up the
assessing OF this township. Residents of
the southern and southeastern portions
will receive calls from him this week and
next.
Geo. W. Kessler recently lost valu-
able horse which he had of late pur-
chased, from dropsy of the heart. 4
fost-mortem examination disclosed a pail
full and half OF water around that organ.
James Power has returned from another
trip to Lane county. Mr.. Power brought
to this country with him span of large
mules, and In the way of freighting they
have proved themselves of great value as
well as profit.
Many have remarked that the winds
this week have seemed more like March
than April, having been so strong and
continuous. One favorable feature was,
they were warm, and therefore could be
better endured.
Much against the wishes of the mem
bers of the Woman's Relief Corps, Hiss
York resigned the position of secretary at
the meeting last Saturday, because of her
numerous other duties. Miss Stickney
was appointed by the president to fill the
vacancy.
Flowing is reported to be in splendid
condition, and many of the spring crops
are already In. Wonder If the citizens of
Montreal, Canada, who are suffering from
the melting of large quantities of snow,
would not like to move out west, even to
dry country.
Over 1000 acres of railroad land were
sold last week by Peterson & Co. to the
following gentlemen: McIlvaine & Searles,
land agents at Bushnell, Ill, Messrs.
Griffith, Pratt, Henderson, Apologize.
West, Lindley and another, whose name
was not ascertained.
In letter recently received. the news
comes that A. B. Poler and Miss Fuller.
both of Medina, n. Y, were married in
that city on March last. Mr.. Poler will
be remembed by many as a member of
the firm of Peck, milford & Poler. land
agents at this place during the first years
of settlement.
Union services were held at the school
house last Sunday, Rev. Weller preaching
from hctf q L
present, no report was made by the COM
mlttee appointed at the last meeting to
see If regular services were desired by
the people. An appointment for preach
ing In two weeks was made. Services to
be held at same place and time III P. M.
For many nights the clouds have hung
black and heavy around the horizon and
overhead. yet greeted us with but April
showers until Monday night, when, accom-
panied with vivid lightning and some
heavy thunder, copious rain fell with
considerable force and penetrated deeply
into the ground If it did not drown the
gophers, perhaps it had that effect upon
the croakings of the "dry weather"
prophets.
The regular monthly meeting of the
school board was not held last Saturday,
owing to the absence of one of its MEM
bers, but it is now thought that instead
of having a special meeting called, the
board Will, at an early date, secure an
additional 80 foot lot, thereby making the
school grounds 100 feet front, and build
fence similar to that surrounding the
depot park, around the entire property.
A bored well for the school Ia also being
seriously talked Of, and is certainly