Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-26

Smiling Sam Smith, Of Ness county,
was in town on Tuesday.
M. M. Fuller, of the Ellis Headlight,
was in the city last Saturday.
An addition is being built to the coal
sheds of the Badger Lumber Company.
IF. 81. Burnham has had neat avn
ing built at the east end of his residence.
"A. A. Unruh has been awarded the
contract to build Charley Gibbss new
residence.
"A rain shower fell in the early part of
Monday night. It was both welcome and
refreshing.
Prof. Holcomb is in Wa-Keeney to
day, proving up on his homestead.0[EMs
Reviezy, IS.
FIJI. Burnham has bought of W. s.
Tilton two lots lying just to the south OF
the formers residence.
g. W. Hewitt, down by Gibson, says
he is going to make final proof on his pre-
emption claim on June
j. A. Bowles was down from Oakley
to spend last Sunday with his family.
He is in the loan business up there.
H. Ewalt, after having been up here
for about six weeks, returned last Satur-
day to his home, in Manhattan, Kansas.
&C. A. Beavers is havinga nice porch
built on the north side of the west wing
of his residence, in the east part of town
Geo. Pinkham has purchased E. D.
Wheeler's buggy horse. The absence of
this horse daily on the streets of Wa-Kee-
ney will be noticeable.
Tuesday night of last week, a daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sam FL. Kelley,
of Scott city. Mr.. Kelley will be remem-
bered by many of our readers as former
resident of Wa-Keeney.
Larry LeBron has given the timber
ground in the court house park thorough
blowing and narrowing. If the trees do
not make rapid growth this season, the
fault will not be Larry's.
County Surveyor Ferris started on
Friday of last week to Kearney county, in
this state, where he expected to remain
about two weeks, completing the plating
of the town site of Omaha.
IN. Fl. Sawtelle arrived home from
the East Tuesday evening. We are glad
to be able to state that his health has
been regained. It seems natural to see
Mr.. Sawtelle back in Wa-Keeney.
R. B. Morton, who has been the bag
gage rustler at the railway depo, is now
student of telegraphy at the same place.
he is succeeded in the baggage depart
ment by his brother, o. B. Morton.
Jesse Culp, who had been working
for Geo. Pinkham for about week, was
Frustrated Tuesday morning with rheu-
matism. He returned to his fathers
place, about six miles south OF Wa-Kee-
ney.
C. G. Stebbins was in town on Mon
day. He started back to Cheyenne,
Wyoming, Monday evening Mrs. I. P.
Hill, whose husband now lives in that ter
ritory, accompanied Mr.. Stebbins to
Cheyenne.
"A well-signed petition has been for
warded from this place to Attorney Gen.
eral Bradford, with the request that he
appoint an assistant attorney general for
this county to see to the enforcement OF
the liquor prohibition law.
County Superintendent Baker went
down to the State Agricultural College,
at Manhattan, last Monday, on business.
He returned home on Wednesday. Mr..
Baker reports the affairs at that institu-
ton in q flourishing condition.
g. N. Nickel, of Stockton, with his
family, was visiting with his brother, A. E.
Nickel, few miles northeast of Wa-Kee-
ney, from last Tuesday until yesterday
morning. Mr.. Nickel is a young man, but
he is the county treasurer elect OF Books
county.