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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE Or TRADE.

A great many persons frequently buy
or exchange for property here without
ever seeing it or knowing what kind of
land they are purchasing or exchanging
for. III they cannot spare the time or
money to come out and see the land, they
had better pay few dollars to some dis
interested party here TO go out and ex-
anime it for them and report the actual
lay Of The land, condition of soil, improve
ments, ETC.; by SO doing it will cost them
a few dollars extra, but they may find
that the trade is not desirable one, and
if made they would be the loser, or on
the other hand find that it would be
greatly to their advantage to consummate
the trade. Reliable information of this
kind given when paid for. Information
that is not worth paying for is not worth
having; besides it frequently happens
that the party applied to for information
has that identical tract of land for sale,
AMI if he gives you 75iable information
for nothing he is simply beating himself,
as he thereby loses the chance to sell the
tract himself, and as you are not his GUS
toner, he fails to receive a commission
from the party selling, and has received
nothing for having been the agent, and
perhaps through his statements the sale
was contaminated.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
MEAN TEMPERATURES By MoNrHs-1SS5.

December, 1885, was the warmest De-
cember we have had in eight years.
On Jan. 1, 1885, there were II inches
of snow on the ground, and ice on the
creek 8 inches thick.
The last snow If the spring on May 7.
On May s, 9 and 10 frost with ice from
1-S to 1-6 inch thick. Most early gar
den vegetables were killed.
The first frost in the fall was Oct. 8.
The first snow fell Oct. Is.
At this writing, Jan, 1, 1885, there is
very little frost in the ground. I plowed
for spring crops on Christmas day; also
on December 81, 1885; and on January
1, 1886, until 8 80 p. M, when snow be-
gan to fall. Early sown wheat and rye
are in very thrifty condition, with the
ground wet enough to carry them
through till spring.
P. s. Jan. 4, 1S86.-The snow storm
which began at $3.50 p. NJ, Jan. l, has
proved to be one Of the heaviest we have
had in 8 years. estimate that 8 inches
fell, and as it came in connection with a
regular "blizzard," it has drifted badly.
The drifts are the deepest ever saw in
Kansas. The average temperature dur
ing the storm was 20 degrees, the coolest
IS degrees and the highest 25 degrees.
Hence it has not been hard on stock.
BEN. c. Rich.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
AN OPEN LETTER.

The results of farming operations in
Kansas for several years past have def
nitely settled any doubts as to the entire
fitness of the state in the successful
prosecution of agriculture in all it's
branches. The debatable ground of ten
years ago is now producing crops that
have placed Kansas among the first three
great agricultural states of the union,
and the soil that ten years ago was be-
ieved, to the satisfaction of many, to be
unfit for diversified farming is now
producing average yields that largely
exceed the yields of any other portion of
this country.
The above are facts derived from Off
cial sources. westward the star of EN-
pire takes its fight"
We have neither time nor inclination
in this article to particularize the many
advantages that this county offers to the
poor man who wants home for himself
and family, or to the Spectator who
wishes safe and profitable investment.
We are permanently located in Wa
Keeney in the land business, and have
for sale on easy terms about 100000
acres of carefully selected lands. Have
had great deal of experience, and will
be pleased at any time, upon application,
to furnish maps and circulars to those
wishing further information. Or will
give reliable information, and that can
be depended upon, to those who think of
investing in western Kansas, including
the counties of Trego, Cove, Ness and
Lane. Address
CowICK & WHEELER Bros,
Wa-KeeneY Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
HEALTH.

By any observer who will note the al.
titude of this portion of Kansas, as noted
in our table of elevations, it will be seen
that malaria as it is commonly called,
may Just as well not apply for hold out
here.
In general, it is as healthy as coun.
try can be. Asthmatics are often cured
by coming here from the east. Some
find it necessary to 60 to still higher
altitude. The 'ague shakes" are an un-
known quantity here.
When people come here well, the
chances are greatly in favor OF their re.
manning SO. The chief difficulty seems to
be in placing proper restraint on the ap.
petite which our bracing climate creates
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
SYNDICATE LANDS.

Certain parties purchased large tracts
of R. R. lands about year ago, and are
now Offering these lands for sale at a
slight advance on the purchase price. ]
have for sale about twenty six sections Of
these lands at 1915 to $5.25 per acre.
They are on the direct road between Wa
Keeney, county seat of Trego county,
and Millbrook, county seat of Graham
county; cash payment about one-third,
balance five years time, seven per cent.
interest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
GOVERNMENT LANDS.

At present a great many men are en-
gagged in locating parties on government
land. The most of the men engaged in
that business are reliable and trustworthy
and can be depended upon; but I am
sorry to say few are not, and care only
for the money involved. I am not in the
locating business, but information is
cheerfully given regarding lands to all
who come. Ny plan is, and has been,
to refer parties desiring government lands
to some settler who desires his part of the
country settled up and is willing to locate
parties in his neighborhood. By so doing,
the party desiring land knows that the
man locating him is going to be his
neighbor, and he can rely on his state
ments, and the settler is generally willing
to spend his time for less money than one
who depends solely on that for a living.
The only compensation I ask for any in
formation of this kind is, that if the party
is located, he give me the privilege OF
making out his papers at the usual rates
for such services. The following are the
customary fees of attorneys for making
out papers and attending to o. s. Land
Office business:
Homestead entries, timber culture en-
tries and pre-emption filings, so cents
each; locating soldier fling, $1.0O; final
proofs, $3.50; e1parte contests, $500;
Irrigated contests extra.
I shall be pleased to attend to Land
Office business for you. I keep no
"STREET WALKERS to entice men intomy
Office. Strangers ought to be sure that
they have cut their "EYE TEETH" before
they allow themselves to be caught by
'TRAMPs." Remember there are two
persons to pay instead of one, or in other
words two fees to be paid by one to be
divided by two. You will find as many
Land Agents and Land Attorneys in Wa
Keeney as in any town of its size in the
United States, and if you are in doubt as
to which one to 60 to, ask any of the
merchants or business men of the town,
and although you may not always be
directed to my Office. you will be directed
to some Office where your business will
be promptly and satisfactorily attended
to beyond doubt Respectfully,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
SCHOOL LANDS.

School land sales occur nearly every
week at Wa-Keeney. The counties Of
Cove, St. John and Wallace, being I'M
organized, are by law attached to Trego
county for judicial and municipal pur-
poses, and school lands in those counties
ara sold by the treasurer of Trego county
at Wa-Keeney. Non-residents desiring
to invest in school lands can save money,
(traveling expenses, etc., by employing
some one here to purchase for them. I
shall be pleased to attend to their bust
ness here for a reasonable compensation.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
PRIVATE DECIDED LANDS.

At PRESENT. have for sale about forty
sections OF private lands in tracts of 80,
100, 800 and GAO acres, and in many in
stances tracts join, 30 that ranch of
1000 acres or more can be secured in a
body if desirable. The prices range
from 1915 to $500 an acre, according
to kind, location, improvements, etc.
Many of these tracts are from one to five
miles from county seat, some well i'm
proved, with good substantial houses,
stables, corrals, etc.; quite number are
well watered and especially adapted for
stock purposes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
FOR SALE.

A stock OF general merchandise, with
store building. For terms enquire Of
Wheeler Bros, Wa-Keeney; L. T. Jones,
Grainfeld, or Wheeler Bros, Collyer,
Treec cquqty,Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
OUR BUSINESS.

We are doing a general real estate
business in st. John and adjoining
counties.
We have complete abstract plats of all
entries and OF all vacant lands, with field
notes and surveys of the railroad and
school lands; and are prepared to select,
locate, survey, and make entries, filings
and final proofs, attend to contests and
special cases in the local land office and
interior department at Washington.
We buy and sell real estate of all kinds,
scAool lands, decided lands, land warrants,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF homesteads and tim
Der claims, and in fact attend to every
class OF real estate transactions. There
are two surveyors and two notaries pub
ic in connection with the Office. We pre-
pare and take Acknowledgements o!
deeds, mortgages and other conveyances
Of real estate. We sell town lots in all
tho western towns, and trade end e1-
change for property in eastern cities.
Our object is to keep posted on all
matters pertaining to real estate trans
actions and the settlement and growth Of
the western portion OF Kansas, and our
facilities enable us to guarantee satisfac-
tion to those who may call on US for in
formation or entrust their business to our
care.
We solicit correspondence. Blanks and
information furnished on application.
We are very respectfully,
STREAM q RUSH,
Oakley. st. Jsll Co.. Kansas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
RAILROAD LANDS,

There are still unsold about fifty Sec
tons of r. R. lands in this county al
$500 to $500 on the eleven year plan
10 per cent. off on six year plan, % pei
cent. off for all cash. 1 have the sale O!
these lands in Trego and Ness counties.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20

nstrips between posts are desired, add
cents for each strip. Add $23.47 for
cost Of wire and 81 for stretching, if a
third wire is wanted.
In Trego county good deal Of fenc-
ing has been done with wire. Much will
be done this spring.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
Calm, 131 times

Calm, III times.
Percentage Of wind power for year, 2s.6.
Percentage of cloudiness fc1 year, 50.
The number of days on which snow or
rain fell was 106, Of which 50 were in
quantities too small to admit OF measure
ment.
RAINFALL BY MONTHS (sNow REDUCED TO
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
WEATHER REPORTFOR 1885.

AS OBSERVED BY BEN. G. RICH AT HIS
RANCH ON BIG CREEK, MILES SOUTH OF
OGALLAH.
WA-KEENEY, KAN, Jan. l, 1885.
To the Editor of the World:
I herewith present you a summary of
the weather record for the year 1885:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20
OAKLEY.

Our thriving little town has sprung
up within the last four months, and has
about fifty or more houses, with popu-
lation OF more than 200, and is growing
rapidly. Every branch of business is
represented, as dry goods, groceries,
hardware, harness, drugs, hotels, lumber
yards, livery stables, schools, churches,
and public improvements generally; yet
there are good openings for other bust
ness men, and profitable investments, and
other new towns will spring up as soon as
the mild weather opens.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-20

So to about $3.50 per acre. Even in the
extreme western counties, five dollars per
acre is not considered an extravagant
price.
Some farming has been done in this land
district as far west as the tide of immi-
grafton in 1873 and 1879 rolled west.
As far as the free ranging of cattle on
a big scale in this land district is con-
cerned, it is confined chiefly to the coun-
ties of st. John, Wallace, Scott, Wichita
and Greeley.
The cunning prairie dogs hold the fort
yet as far east as Wa-Keeney. Their
towns are comparatively numerous
through this region.
The buffalo and the Indian have left
this part of Kansas to stay.
A sod house or dugout may be made
to answer on a government claim where
the building of a wooden or stone house
would be too costly for the circumstances
of the individual interested. One of
these sod houses or dugouts can be built
and made comfortable for from twenty
five to fifty dollars.
Society here is as good as it is any
where. A resident here who cannot read
and write is curiosity. The popula-
ton is almost exclusively from the north
en and eastern states. The ex-federal
soldier element is particularly thick.
To hire land broken costs from 81.
to $1.75 per acre.
To get water one must dig from Is to
125 feet, according to locality. Seventy
five feet would probably be fair aver
age.
Wire fence building in this section. on
q careful estimate, costs about as follows,
for fencing 160 acres, e miles, 2 wires,
posts 4 rods apart):
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-21
THE IRISH PARLIAMENT.
The Text of Mr.. Gladstonc'S Famous Bill
for the Future Government of Ireland
Made Public.

The Text of Mr.. Gladstonc'S Famous Bill
for the Future Government Of Ireland
Made Public.
The House Of Commons having voted
permission to Mr.. Gladstone to intro
luce his bill for the better government
of Ireland, the official text of the meas
ure is now made public. 1t debars the
Irish Parliament from legislating con-
cerning the status, dignity or success
sion Of the Crown, from passing laws
affecting peace or war the army or
navy, militia or volunteers, or the
defence Of the realm, and from taking
any action concerning the foreign or
colonial relations of the Empire.
Among other subjects placed beyond
the power Of the Irish Government to
deal with are dignities, titles and hon
ors, prizes and booties of war, Offences
against the law of nations, treason and
alienage, navigation, copyright, pat
ents, mails, telcgraphs, coinage,
weie hts and measures. The bill tur;h-
er prohibits Ireland from doing any
thing to establish or endow any re-
hgion, or to disturb or confer any
privileges on account of religious be-
lief, and also furbids it to impose GUS
toms or excise duties. The Queen Is
given the same prerogative to summon,
rrorogue and dissolve the Irish Legis-
lature as she has with respect to the
Imperial Parliament. To her Majesty
is also given the power to erect forts,
arsenals, magazines and dock yards.
The Irisl, Legislature is permitted to
impose taxes to be paid into the con-
Solidated fund to detray the expenses
of the public service in Ireland, sub
iect TO the provisions Of the Irish land
purchase bill, but is not TO either raise
or spp opriate revenues without the
Recommendation of the Queen, made
through the lord lieutenant. Church
property in Ireland is 10 belong TO the
Irish people, subject to existing
charges.
The executive government Of Ire
land is vested by the Queen in locd
lieutenant, who will govern with the
aid Of such officers and councils as the
Queen may appoint, and will give or
withhold the Queens assent to such
bills as the Irish Legislature may pass.
The absence of modification of the
home rule bill disileartens the Liberals.
and a movement is on foot to obtain
Glaastone's assent to the introduction
of a motion asking the House Of Com
mons, before the second reading OF the
bill, to adopt resolution simply
affirming the necessity of establishing
8 Legislature at Dublin.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-21
romiscuouSlv tangled to-

III fSe{5rOlnlSCuouslE lallSlCu 10
s ~ is estimated that 400 strUc.
ali frame) We're blown down
ID the neat and costly Manitoba
5aepor was unroofsd and wrecked, thus
almost entirely cutting off te:egraphlc
communication. The only building ol
any consequence aside from The depot
iujlg3C; was the brewery, and this was
badly warped aud twisted. The small
residences were mostly occupied by
foreigners, whose names II has been
impossible to secure with amy degree
of accuracy The money loss IS dis
proportionatclv small. 1t is estimated
that $4,000 will replace the buildings
DESTROYED.
The force Of the storm was such Us
to wrench off the door of the safe in
the poStotfice and carry it some dis
tance from the building. y church
bell weighing 1000 pounds was found
among the debris tour hundred feet
away from any building. The rn-
mains of tie dead are almost unrecog-
nizable, being completely crushed and
blackened. There are a remarkable
number injured about the hips and
spine. Many of the survivors will be
disabled for life.
Thirty-one persons are already dead.
The list will be swelled to forty. DR..
IAmes, of Minneapolis, who is on duty
at St Cloud, Informed Dr.. Dollivcr
that at least thirty deaths can but re-
suit from the visitation there. At tSauk
Rapids man named Van Elton, who
weighs 250 pounds, was carried 400
feet through the air and fatally in
jured \ dead baby was found in the
street. No owner for it can be found.
At st. Cloud in the track Of the
storm stood the Manitoba freight
house and cars filed with freight.
The heavy cars were lifted from
the tracks and cast ina shapeless mass,
/; Iron rails were torn from ties aud
twisted like the smallest wires. Tclc'
graph poles were torn up and the
wires twisted into curious masses
The freight house was totally wrecked.
| The roof was lifted ard blown severa.
hundred feet. The sides next sue
cumbed, and over $4,000 worth OF
freight was scattered piccemeai over &
quarter OF mile Fifteen freight car;
were demolished. The operators il
the telegraph Office and the emp.oyes
at the freight depots saw the cyclone
coming and fled into the cellar anC
they escaped.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-21
MAKES CEELD-8iRGH EASy.

Tic ;:}nr las cou:c II hast when
tie terrible agony Incident 10
this very critical period in a
wGman's lie can Lc avoided.
\ distinguished physician, who
passed tie greatest portion Of
his life (i'a'ty-iour years. in
this b!aHri! 0: practice. left to
chi;dhcarin@ wcIE&n this price
less ."gacy ana life-savin@ APP
p!:ancc. THE MOTHERS
FRIEND" and to-day there
are tEnU&auGs OF Il" best wO-
ncn in OF. Iar.t "i!o. having
i!,r., tEt;S ",G.,;ryu; r";acdy
hrfar% cu.iiifru,,-;.: rise WHaMd
call lis H;.li;2 H,ca>@;!.
Ne receive letters .Gcm every
section; oi tie country thank
ing lis fer !a::&2in : !:::!S i,g"l'aGGa-
;i"u Il. t..r yr3@;! "t' suffering
wcmal. orc l&,;y t:o::i %oGtl!
C%:o..i..a wGij"S L. tl!at Size
wruiG :il;" - fi;i.:.s the pro-
pr;ct"!s or it,. k.:r;'-; Cor bring
ing il ~ IL: :ivt:c2: - III PIE
viouS confinement SIZE had two
doctors, a;;ti thy We're COM
rei.cd t. use chiofolm. instru-
!acnts. ct".. aTd Sc suffered
H., -. 1T .;r,, .ln
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-21
G1adstone,s Scheme for Ireland.

The second reading of GladStone's
home rule bill in the House of Com
mons has been postponed till May 10th.
The Conservatives have concluded to
postpone until after the Easter holi-
days the question of deciding whether
or not to force division on the second
reading of the bill.
Gladstone has sent the following
reply to the congratulstory cablegram
received by him from the Mayor of
Boston,:
81 have received your telegram. l
thank You for your courtesy in inform
i, ; me of the proceedings of the mass
-, ting held in Boston to take action
on the subject of the proposals of a
government for Ireland. l feel that
American opinion, allied as it is with
regard to an affection Tor the old coun-
try, affords Her Majesty'< government
a powerful moral support. / remain.
dear worshipfnl Mavor, faithfully
yours, W. E. GLADSTONE y
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-21
SHOT FOR y TURKEY.
The Sad Death of Dir. W. W. Wilson, of
Georgetown County.

IhG Slu De:ttN Oh IhT. W. w. "ii'"", Va
Georgetown County.
(F,vm tie Williamsburg County Recor'!.)
Mi. W. Wilson, citizen of George
town county. was accidentally shot
and killed by Mr.. William Lambert, OF
the same county, OIL Thursday morn
ING last in the ncighorhood Of Cedar
Cree, Just across the Williamsburg
line. On Wednesday evening these gen
tlemen madeanengagcmenttoe 60 turkey
hunting the nrXt morning and were to
meet at q designated place. They
reached there from different directions.
Abou; dayii hi Mr.. Lambert heard the
gobbliug of Z turkey and approached
as near rs lie could. but bctore lie
could get an opportunity to shoot, it
few down in the opposite direction
from tree which Mr.. Lambert was
nearing. lie followed it and saw an
object through the bushes, which he
thought was 4 turkey, but it w;:s his
comrade, Mr.. Wilson, crawling on the
ground trying To shoot the same tur.
KEY. AS soon rs the smoke cleared
away from his gun he looked to see if
he had killed the turkey, but 10 his
great horror Mr.. Wilson rose up and
approached him saving, 'iou have
killed me-takc care of my wife and
children lie had been struck III
the neck and in the side of the body
with large shot, and the blood was
squirting from the WOUNDS. Assisted
bv Mr.. Lambert he walked some dis
stance, but souu sank 20 the GROUND.
MI Lambert hurried to the nearest
house for assistance, but on returning
found Mr.. Wilson dead. II" was
Young man and leaves Il wife and seV-
or,I ob;lIl yn,,