Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-09-22

C. N. McClaren made hasty trip t.
Hays City Thursday evening.
Mrs. Darlington, of Oak Hill, Kan,
il visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. F. Nc
Knight.
W. L. Cook is getting ready to move
his family into q suite Of rooms in the
Franklin House.
j. A. Bowles has purchased the
Dyer house. north of the school house.
and viii occupy it soon.
r A. Wakefield, writing to q friend
here, says he is delighted with his new
home, in Tacoma, Washington Territory.
After Q bot day, the wind turned into
the north Wednesday evening, and some
passing clouds yielded q few drops Of
rain.
Sheriff Hogan has taken Buck CLARK,
the horse thief, to the penitentiary.
Buck was sentenced to the pen for three
years.
Samuel A. Miller and Miss Sarah
Starr, both Of Wilcox township, were
married by Justice Hutzel in this city on
Tuesday last.
Comrades Countryman and jackson
were up at Oakley the latter part Of last
week, attending the soldiers reunion.
They report q good time.
Charley Hunter has been in Kansas
City for day or two, taking some recre-
alton. He will again begin work at our
railway depo on Monday next.
-Chas. Nef and family, accompanied
by relatives from Missouri who were
visiting them, started overland last Sat-
urday for Nebraska, to visit relatives.
Mrs. G.. W. McMichael left here
Wednesday morning for her old home, in
Milan, ILL.,, with the intention of making
quite q long visit with relatives and
friends.
Forestry Commissioner Robb started
from here yesterday morning to Forestry
Station No. 2, in Ford county, for the
purpose of inspecting the affairs of that
Mrs. w. L. Cook returned Friday
evening of last week from Rock Island,
Ill, where she had been for several weeks
visiting relatives. She was accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Ecker.
The public schools of this district
opened last Monday with an attendance
which is said to be unusually large. The
pupils are well pleased with their teach
srs, and the promises for successful work
are very bright.
Mr.. W. Williamson, of Knox county,
ILL.,, arrived in town Monday evening, to
pay Mr.. Olson's family a visit. Mr..
Williamson is the oldest brother of Mrs.
Olson. He is engaged extensively in ag-
riculture and merchandising.
Geo. Brooks, jr., started back to Ex-
celsior, Iowa, Tuesday morning. He was
by his brother, James.
George made very short visit here, but
that can be accounted for by the fact
that he was married only few days
before starting out here.
We were pleased to receive call on
from Joseph LIGHTHOUSE, of
Ogallah. Mr.. LIGHTHOUSE recently sold
bis farm to A. B. Cooper. In the course
Of about ten days Mr.. dollhouse and his
family will 60 to Chicago to take up
heir residence. We are sorry to lose
hem from Trego county.
On Tuesday, at school, Frank
[nscho struck Claude Bowles on the
head with a stone, knocking him down.
The injury proved 80 serious as to keep
Claude at home until Thursday. He
vas delirious some of the time. The
BOY who threw the stone is only Eve or
VIZ years old, while the boy who was
struck is about eleven.
Hon. James +. Legate was not billed
or Collyer, but he spoke there Monday
hight. His audience consisted principal
y of q crowd which the ringsters had
lrummed up from Wa-Keeney, and "old
vads" from Collyer township. Mr..
Legate made good speech upon nation
i and state issues, as he invariably does.
The effect Of the meeting upon local
,olitics was adverse to the cause Of the |
ingsters.
Wednesday afternoon, during the
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