Western cyclone., 1886-08-05

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NIcoDEMUs, KANSAS.
Miss Lille Terry is laying very sick
|ht the Gibson house.
Mrs. S, G.. Wilson has been quite
'Bick the past week, but is now improy- !
ing under the care Of DR.. Newth.
B. Vanslyck, our efficient County
Clerk was in the city this week and
'called at this den.
Rev G. H. Brown delivered the
funeral sermon Of the late Henry Van
||duvall, at the Baptist church last
|ISunday, to large audience.
sc. Wilson is closing out his stock
|lof goods at cost as he wishes to 90 out
of business, BY October lst when he
enters in on his duties as Treasurer
{ Of Graham comfy.
Fl. A. Coffin & Son, Of Des Noines,
Iowa, are stopping il Logan 1Ir. Cof-
fiji Jr. will engage in the banking busi
4 ness ut Hill City in a short time
/ Logan Freeman
There viii be a Festival given at the
hall Monday evening August 9Th, under
the auspices Of the Methodist church
Everybody come and have an enjoyable
time.
Mrs Smith has opened up her new
hotel land it now running in full blast.
It's the finest hotel building in the
county and is a credit to our town. It
will be known as the Gibson house
s. J. Tilden. the ex-governor Of New
York and democratic candidate fol
President in 1876, died at his home il
New York City last Wednesday
morning aug 4th.
Will Legrand has the thanks o
this Office for q fine lot ofsweet potatoes
Of this years growth, some being {.
large Us pint cup Theeditor's family
thinks sweet potatoes abigimprovemcn
over corn bread and water
The County Republican convention
to nominate candidates for Reprasen
tative Clerk Of District Court, Count
Superintendent, Probate Judge, Count,
Attorney and Commissioner to NEE
at Millbrook on September 9th 1886
Harry Root, travelling corresponden
ofthe Atchison Champion, and one 0
tie iolliest boys On earth come over t.
attend the celebration, was in tow
Monday and Tuesday writing up Oh
town and country for his paper anC
secured several subscribers Til
Champion is good paper.
"a. Il. Escher, Sheriff Of Trego county
sJoped in town over night Wednesday
he was returning home with som
stolen horses which he had capture,
over near Kirwin. The horses has
been stolen in Trego county one nigh
last week The team wagon an
harness were sold to parties in Kirwi
for $500 The thiefescaped,
G. E. Bell, special agent on the K !
road in company with A. w. hopkins
deputy sheriff OF Cove county,was i
town Thursday and calld at this office
They were hunting for some robber
who had held up the Buffalo Par
station agent and robbed the company
safe Of about $500. The robbers wa
supposed came northeast but they ha
lostall tract of th9m These gentleme
also inform us that the Oakley static
agent was served in the same manne
about three weeks ago, it is suppose
By the same parties.
The recent showers have kept the 8
mosphere muuh cooler than it woul
otherwise have been, and have kept th
.ccyn in fine condition. When thos
farther east who have for long bee
looking with expectant eyes to thi
western country receive the news in til
midst Of their parched up countr,
where the leaves are dropping from III
trees and sparks from the locomotive
are setting Sire to the grass, when thes
people learn for truth that our gras
is as green though somewhat ripper, {
in May and that all the crops are i
most excellent condition, there will l
such rush to this country as wa
never witnessed.
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