Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-06-16

". J. Hemphill, of this city, boy.
F. J. Schnorr. cashier of the bank a
| Quinter, was in town on Tuesday.
Rev. F. L. Walker, of this city, bap
tized three persons at Ellis last Sunday.
Miss Ada E. Cliff will start to Chi
cago tomorrow morning to visit rela
tives.
Mrs. 8. 81. Roberts will start to Chi
cago tomorrow morning, where she viii
pay visit to her brother.
-Spicer, the tailor, has been on a
business trip to Hill City and Millbrook
the latter part of this week.
An Andrew county, Mo, man has
purchased the remnant of Bestor &
Haughton's sheep, some 1900.
H. J. Hille has been at Millbrook a
portion of the week. He is interested in
real estate over there, and it is booming.
&C. A. Beavers is busy these days at
painting his residence. The color is a
light green, and it is beautiful to behold.
VIM. Fl. Robbins, who has been liv-
ing northwest of here, in the Saline
valley, has started refreshment stand in
the south room of the Sawtelle building.
Geo. W. Combs, Esq, who had for a
week or two been visiting friends in this
county, started in the fore part of the
week to his home, in Colorado. He took
his cattle along.
There will be services at the Baptist
church tomorrow Sunday morning and
evening. At the close of the evening SER
vices, the right of baptism will be
administered to several candidates.
Agent Morton favors us with the fol-
lowing statement of business done at
station for the month of May
last: Freight receipts, $4,017.76; ticket
sales, 50, 1862. SO; number of tickets sold,
749.
il. Harbaugh, alias "Ji," formerly
of-Wa-Keeney man, is back here. He
and his wife have settled in Wa-Kee-
ney. "Ji'' is printer, but he is willing
to work at any thing to 'turn an honest
penny"
Mrs. Thomas Caddick, Nora and the
baby arrived home Tuesday forenoon
from Pennsylvania. Mr.. Caddick is back
there yet. His physicians say that his
condition is improving rapidly. It is
that he will be home in about
three weeks.
The Ladies' Society of the Presby-
terian church will meet at the residence
Of Mrs. A. II. Dray on Thursday next, at
2:30 P. M. At an early date, to be pub
ished later, this society will give an
at which will be presented
q play entitled ''The District School"
Mrs. F. II. Burnham went to Els
worth last Monday, to visit the family of
ner parents for a few days. Mr.. Burn
nam went down there on Thursday. In
he course of a few days both of them will
90 to northwestern Indiana, where they
will remain for about two months.
ID. 81. Henkel brought suit in Justice
Bartlett's court Saturday against Geo.
}. Johnston for $50. Johnston claimed
hat the correct amount which he owed
he plaintiff was twenty dollars. The
ustice decided for the plaintiff, and rem
Tered judgment against the defendant
or thirty dollars. The defendant settled
he bill day before yesterday.
Mr.. Schlyer, receiver of the q. s.
and Office, has bought of the Osborn
Monroe & Henkel Land Company lots II,
2 and ID, in block 81. These lots face
and are just across the street to
he west of ex- Mayor Gleason's residence
Mr.. Schlyer intends to build handsome
esidence on them in the course of few
months.
Master Bert Damn, son of our excel
ent neighbor, W. 81. Damn, accompanied
lis grandmother, Mrs. Hanna, to Salina
Wednesday night, and will be with her
Until after she returns to Wa-Keeney.
We wrote the item concerning Mrs. Han
las departure without having been m
ormed of Bert's going with her. He was
much elated over the prospect of taking
he trip.
Some of the boys in town, ranging in |
zee from five to twenty-five years, had one
ime of fun Tuesday night, shooting |
where the railroad thing is |
,iled, down west of the depo. Marshal
Marks raided the gang about 10 O'Clock,
apturing eight of them, whose ages
detected from fourteen to eighteen years.
The oldest ones, as well as the youngest, |
voided capture. The captives were
laced In the calaboose, and released |