Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-11-13

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goods stand and the hotel in Baker
Block.
County Clerk Hoar has, this week,
issued certificates of election to the Off
GERS who were elected in this county on
November
Stock men in Glencoe and Ogallah
townships, Trego county, are having a
good deal of trouble with the loco weed.
/ Ellis Headlight.
! AS the flakes Of snow were covering
the ground on Thursday, three-year-
old Wa-Keeney girl exclaimed to her
mother: "Ma, look at the sugar on the
groundr'
Station Agent Hay has been given a
clerk in addition to the force which he
had been having at the depo. This clerk
was needed seriously. He began work
last Monday morning.
w. S. Tilton, Of the Western Kan
sas World, Wa-Keeney, and S. L. Will
SOD, of the Wallace Register, are among
the many pleasant acquaintance we made
this week. Greeley County Gazefte.
Nathaniel Crank, of Graham county,
was around few days ago, making a
successful canvass for subscriptions to
buy horse for man who had lost one
Of his team in Wa-Keeney by sickness.
Mr.. James Bush, father of Mrs.
Joseph Baker, deceased, left Wa-Keeney,
Thursday morning, for his home, in
Rockingham county, Va. His trip to
western Kansas was sad one, indeed
Sam II. Kelley, the editor, left this
morning for Wa-Keeney, where he
has business before the q. S. land office;
before his return he will visit his parents
at st. Joe, Missouri.-[tScot City Nezvs, f.
No snow fell in Wa-Keeney Wednes-
day night. Thursday morning con-
siderable snow lay on the roofs of the
cannon ball train as it passed this place
at 1902. Snow had fallen at Grainfield.
We see that Mr.. w. Ii. Damn, Coun-
ty Clerk of Trego county, has become
member of the land and loan company of
Osborn, Monroe & Co. Mr.. Damn is an
acquisition to the firm that will help it
along. We wish him success.-[ Grain
Jfeld CAP tSheat
The death of Mr.. r. B. Patterson, |
which is related in "Collyer Carvings"
was great surprise to US. He was |
kind hearted honorable young man, and |
Was esteemed by the many Wa-Keeney
people who knew him during his pro-
tracted stay here.
Judge A. J. Harlan and wife have
been very sick at their residence for
about week. Mrs. Harlan's illness is
reported very serious. Judge Kelley,
wife and two daughters, from Savannah,
Mo-, are visiting at Judge Harlan's.
Mrs. Kelley is a daughter of Judge Har-
Ian's.
With the growth of business in Wa
keeney, it was expected that somebody
would have a business house in the
splendid locality just north of the Opera
House. Ned Ferris has selected such
site for the location of his new drug store,
which will be opened to the trade about
November ~. 400-tf
VIM. Ferril has been started to
Rhode Island where he has claimed
@ have been raised. He had been stop
ping at Trustee Wilkins as result of
having had foot crushed by car wheels
1T Oakley last summer. His foot has net
healed thoroughly, and it may be a long
lime before be can do much work.
The windows, doors and seats of the
N. E. church building have arrived, and
most of them have been put into their
places. Like the building itself, these
articles are handsome. We delight to
ecord the fact of our city's being about
o have so tasty place of worship as this
lew church building is to furnish.
Our reliable friend, Squire McGar-
ne, of Big creek valley, in Ogallah town.
hip, is building himself good residence.
t will be commodious and substantial.
Sone OF the old guard are more Justly
Untitled to comfortable quarters of their
wn than the Squire. He stayed here
many day when the outlook was as
ark as it could we'll be.
County Treasurer Gibbs is having
he door moved from the east end of his
ault safe to the south side. Geo. D.
srown does the work. Mr.. Gibbs in
ends to have railing extended from
be southeast corner of the vault to the
asst wall OF the room. At this railing he
I'LL place a large desk, over which the
ubllc business will be conducted.
Motion in Council.
at the meeting of the city council,
rlday evening of last week, at was