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

been visiting III WH-Aeen0y GnlS week.
g. G. Lehmer. of Cove City, was in
town short time Wednesday evening.
-Rumored hair-and-knife-pulling 'rup-
ton among the employees of The Cleveland
cook room.
10 White of the Sharon Springs
Leader, was business caller Wednesday
forenoon.
J.R. Wilson returned home Thurs
day evening. He had been down by
Cove City, surveying.
Mrs. T. r. Moore and baby, after a
pleasant visit of several weeks with
friends at Grinnell, returned home Sun
day evening.
-Rumor says that Geo. Schell is think
ing seriously of starting blacksmith
shop at Sharon Springs. Perhaps it's to
be "rose of Sharon"
VIM. Spicer made a business trip to
Oakley last Monday. He reports that
Mrs. L. A. Fishers father is suffering
terribly with rheumatism.
Geo. s. Emig is no longer of the firm
of Ward, Emig & Hollister, real estate
and loan agents and Tribune publishers.
81. F. Morse has stepped into his place,
the firm now being Ward, Moore & Hol-
lister.
"A slow, steady, soaking rain fell
upon this region during nearly the whole
of Wednesday afternoon. The ground
could not be in better condion than this
leaves it for the pushing of vegetable
growth.
The new receiver of the Wa-Keeney
land office says he won't remove his fam
lily to that town until he sees whether
Cleveland is reelected. His family will
not go to Wa-Keeney, their removal de-
pending on that contingency Oberlin
Eye.
Gus. Sundell tells us that his neigh
Dor, John Locker, who lives ten miles
southwest of Ellis, has received from
Kansas City a new windmill, with tank,
pipes, pump, etc. A man is to come out
from Kansas City to put up the wind
mill.
The secretary of the interior has de-
cided the land contest of Thomas A.
Zickafoose vs.. VIM. Shuler in favor of
the contestant. Monroe & Henkel, of
Wa-Keeney, and Henry Copp, of Wash
ington, d. c., were attorneys for the sue
cessful party.
DR.. Buck, superintendent of the State
Reform School, accompanied by Mrs.
Buck, started home yesterday morning,
after having spent several days here and
at his ranch, down by Big creek. The
doctor says that Mr.. Brown, who is in
charge of the ranch, is doing excellent
work. - '.1.'o ~
"A. Lindholm, of Kansas City, was
caller at this Office yesterday. He is
gentleman, who has
just purchased some land in Logan
county. He says he knows of about ten
families in his neighborhood who expect
to settle in this portion of Kansas between
now and fall
Up to date, s. R. Cowick, general
secretary of the Union Pacific Immigra-
tion Association of Western Kansas, has
received from the printers 10000 folders.
These will be distributed with all posi-
BILE speed throughout this immigration
district. The hanging maps for the asso-
citation are looked for in the course of a
few days.
B. F. Bartlett, one of the oldest set
Tiers Of Collyer township, died at Co1lyer
morning. He was about sixty
four years of age. He was Union SOL
der. His burial took place on his home
stead, in Big creek valley, south of Coll
yer, Thursday afternoon. The wife and
two children of the family survive Mr..
Bartlett. One of the children lives in
Chicago.
Martin Herman and family started
east with their household effects Wednes-
day afternoon. We understand that they
have settled on their farm, some place in
Ellis county, northeast Of Hays. Mr..
Herman was a merchant who did not ad-
vertise. While, therefore, we have moth
ing to say against him as man, it would
be manifestly absurd for us to say that
he will be missed much. He is not rela-
ted to the men who build up commune
ties.
About one hundred tiles to be used
as railroad culverts have been unloaded
at Wa-Keeney. We are told that they are
to be used on the railroad which is being
built east and west through the tier of
to the north of this. It would