Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-23

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CoLLYKR, Jan. 20
How long?
Coal wanted.
Blockade broken.
No freight moving.
Who were the thieves?
Snow continues to drift.
A genuine robbery in town.
But little Saturday trading done.
Regular trains are running, but late.
Wind billiards predominant this sea-
son.
Considerable delayed mail arrived Sun
day.
Too cold for q w. r. G. meeting last
Saturday.
Religious services, like many other
kinds, have been prevented by the storms.
The first complete east-bound passen-
ger train steamed by at noon on Tues
day.
Thomas Bundy and wife arrived from
Nebraska Saturday evening and are stop
ping at the hotel.
Two freight trains with passenger
coach each passed on Thursday for east
and west, respectively.
Bruner Bros, of Rockford, Illinois, left
the Occidental Monday morning for
Wa-Keeney, driving down in buggy.
A clouded sky, light falls of snow, cold
north and south winds, interspersed with
hours of sunshine, is the meteorological
record for the week.
DR.. Jones, of Wa-Keeney, was called
here to see sick man four miles west of
town, but failed to reach the place Sun
day night, because of the drifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dragoo and little son, of
Nebraska, are at the hotel. She arrived
some days ago, but he came in on
the Saturday night train, having travelled
part of the way overland.
Tuesday at sunset, mercury stood 8
degrees above zero, with cold south wind.
The following morning it was slightly
warmer, but the breeze which came from
the north increased toward noon and
much OF the warmth OF the
sunshine.
In some cases the loss of cattle is not
as great as first reported. The only per-
sons, so far heard from, who were holding
cattle and did not suffer loss from storm,
are Messrs. LeBron, Birkeland, Powers,
Spicer and P. Richards. The suffering
Of the animals was intense. Where they
sought shelte. in the woods along the
Saline river, the snow drifted in around
them until they could not move, and 80
froze to death, their horns only showing
above the snow. Others that drifted
with the storm had their lower lips drawn
over by their frozen breath, showing their
teeth, and when food was forced between
the jaws, the flesh of the mouth broke
and bled.
The news that Gus Mcfarland was no
longer section boss was surprise to his
many friends here. The circumstances
with his discharge reflect cred
Il upon his humanitarian qualities. Du-
ring the terrible storm of Thursday, JAN
nary Z, and order came Tor Mr.. McFar-
land to have his men carry water and fill
The two engines then fast in the snow
drift Mr.. Mcfarland thought the wealth
er was too severe to perform such duties,
the deep drifts which filed
the road from tho engines to the tank,
and 30 did not order out his men. For
allure to do so, Mr.. Mcmahon gave him
his discharge as they returned last Sun
lay from opening the blockade near WAL
ace.
David Blackwell was taken to Wa
Keeney on the Sunday evening train,
where, it is expected, he will be obliged
o suffer the smputation of his right foot
md some Of the toes on the left Furth-
" particulars Of his drive were recently
earned. After stopping at Mr.. Walsh's
,e and Mr.. Holiday continued their jour-
icy northward until about ten o'clock in
he evening, when they unfsstened their
cam and turned the horses into Mr..