Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-07-18
TREGO COUNTY TRAcINes.

1REG0 COUNTY TRACINGS.
Served up by the "WorId's " RustIin!
Reporters.
C0llYER CARVINGS,
COLLIER, July 15.
Butter 121k cents per pound.
Wheat good.
Small yield of oats.
Slight demand for butter.
Horse flesh cheaper.
Outlook for corn never better.
Tuesdays heat-110o in the sun.
Land agents expect but little business
until after harvest.
Mrs. J. d. Colby returned from her
trip to Chicago the first of this week.
Tuesday morning rainbow of bright
colors could be seen in the western sky.
Misses Comfort and Harrington, of
Wa-Keeney, are paying a visit to Mrs.
L. A. Fisher.
For some unknown reason Rev. Weller
failed to keep his appointment on Sunday,
and no service was held.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Relief Corps will be held next
Saturday afternoon at the G. A. r. rooms.
Mr.. Patterson's price for wild horses
from his herd was considerably lower last
week than when here before from Sc to
$40 less per head.
Again there is rumor that the rail-
road company will soon stop the fast
trains here. It has been in anticipation
so long it may prove a realization soon.
B. o. Richards has been suffering the
past few weeks with his old trouble, the
asthma. This time it was more severe
than usual, but he is now slowly gaining.
Although unprepared, as yet, for bust
ness, J. Sheehan has had many occasions
to make his anvil ring while accommo-
dating his customers with small jobs of
work.
George Tiffany, of Cove county, was at
the depo Tuesday evening, and when the
train arrived greeted a friend he had not
seen for years. Mr.. T. friend will locate
here if he likes the country.
Ira Ramsey spent portion of last week
with his former neighbors and friends at
Banner. He is doing good business in
Ellis as barber, and expects soon to unite
his fortunes with young lady of that
city.
The past few days have been good ones
for prohibitionists. The demand for
cool water has been great. Not only
but animals as we'll, have
sought to counterfeit the effects of the
heat by drinking often of the priceless
liquid.
Thomas w. Bundy and Stephen Nc
partners in the well boring
business, have recently arrived from
Superior, Neb., bringing their machinery
with them. Both are Ohio men, and one,
at least, expects to locate in this locality
if desirable homestead can be found.
Very often of late the fast train has
used strategy to get free of tramps.
After taking on water it will back up to
the end of the switch and then gain on
its starting speed sufficiently to pass the
depo platform at such rate that even a
tramp will not risk his life to Jump on.
L. A. Fisher last week pulled down his
barn to build greater. A portion of it
formerly the Tomasson residence he had
moved few feet east, to place it upon
his own lot, instead of that of Mr.. Tomas
sons, which could not be purchased. He
will now build barn on much larger
plan.
Seeing the long train of fifteen passen-
ger and eleven freight cars, containing
soldiers and their baggage, pass east on
Sunday, did not lessen the interest of our
citizens in the Indian troubles; but since
news has reached here that Gen. Sheridan
has taken command, the people feel re-
assured.
On Friday the Manhattan Agricultural
College professors passed through town
on their return trip. AS they had con-
siderable to say of the Indian scare in
Wallace county, it was supposed that