Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-29

Come to the celebration Monday.
The new hotel is about completed.
The county seat question is now
being agitatcd.
New Howe Sewing Machines at the
drug store.
H. X. Lightfoot and family are now
residents Of Nicodemus
Mrs. DR.. Norrish of FIRMS was
among our visitors Wednesday.
F. Shearer, Of Graham township is
very sick. DR.. Newth is attending.
A large crowd is expected here at
the emancipation celebration Monday
z. I. Fletcher, S. Garland and others
went to Logan on business Monday.
The corn crop this season in Graham
county will exceed that ofany previous
year SO far
Mrs. S. G. Wilson and son Freddie
visited in Stockton Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The heavy rain last Friday seems
TO have been general all over Western
Kansas
A good soaking rain visited Graham
county last Friday, thus insuring the
corn crop, which will be immense.
Thomas Fletcher has gone east on a
visit to be absent for a few weeks.
We miss Tom, but trust that his trip
will be enjoyable
Later:-Thomas returned Tuesday
only going as far as Osborne, and says
Nicodemus is the best place of ALL
Mr.. Woodward and George Rockwell
made a flying trip to Osborne county
last Friday, returning Sunday
W. r Hill, father of Hill CITY, and
editor Of the Revillc and George
Sanford foreman Of that office, were
among ourcallers Wednesday.
County Clerk VanSlyck, requests all
school district clerks to send their
reports at once in order that he may
atonce make the proper apportionmcnt
Miss. Pauline Grebles, of this Office
and Mrs. 2. T. Fletcher, land lady of
the St, Francis hotel spent Sunday
last visiting at A. Grebles on Spring
Creek.
Remember that 3. P. Moreland at
Nicodemus is q first class harness
maker and in addition to making and
repairing harness and saddles he will
repair shoes etc,
Reports say that D. L. Dodge and
Miss Lillia Oyer, both. well, known bv
2 majority Of our people, were united
in marriage by probate judge Budd at
Stockton last Thursday.
In regard to the county seat fight
we shall favor Nicodemus first. but be-
tween Millbrook and Hill City, in
ShakeSperian style we say: Lay on
McDutf, and deamed be he who saws.
hold, enough"
The taxable property of the townships
in the vicinity Of Nicodemus are as
follows: Graham $99195; Wild Horse
$53,821 Nicodemus. 23,1G5. Graham
countys taxable property is about
$6OO,O00, and her school districts
number 50.
Asthc county seat question is now
being agitated we suggest that Mill
brook and Hill City compromise by
bnrying the much mixed question in
some convenient sand bar down on the
river between the two points.
Messrs Harwi, Fountain and Van
Wyck, the three commissioners ap-
pointed by Judge Gordon to appraisc
our townsite; are a set of jolly BOYS
and we believe they will make the
most equitable apportionment of the
lots that it is possible to make.
Though Cyclones and tomadoes may
come, the waters Of the placid Soloman
may dry up and your corn now bids
lair to yield 60 to 100 bushels per acre
nut remember that S1.00 will huv
more goods at H. Vans & &c. at FIRMS
han any place in Graham county.
Reports come to US from Webster to
ne effect that Mrs. Myres. age about
fly years and the mother of large
''mily, had eloped with young man
Tthe name Of Eason. The last see
them they were going south. This
= the same case of scandal spoken OF
I Us last week. Both families have
the past bore good regulations and
re case is sad one indeed.
Hon. ". c. L. Beard the new
ylster ofthc Wakeeney land office
yes notice that after the last day o,
'ly all applications for final proc