Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-01-21
DISTRICT COURT DAsHEs.
Scintillations Of q 'sWorld' Report.
or Who HUSTLED the Crowd for
| What They Were Worth.

Frank Danford's oratory is effective, as
well as eloquent.
W. S. Willcoxin, the Oakley lawyer,
has been attending court.
C. A. Bamberg, j., of Collyer, was in
town, as witness in the Collyer church
case.
E. A. McMath, the able Grainfeld law
yer, was in court on Monday and back
again yesterday.
Sheriff Hogan goes about his official
duties as though he meant to perfo nm
them in good shape.
David Rathbone, as usual, is on the
court deck this week, with that cultivated
voice and those winning ways.
w. 81. Palmer, of Ogallah, can look on
the court proceedings with as much COM
plaeence as any man we know.
s. r. Cowick is at home in the court
room, and he has about him business
way that is greatly in bis favor.
Judge Osborn presides over the court
with determination that business must
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
John A. Nelson is thoroughly at home
in the court room. He is a close student,
and has amassed valuable fund of legal
lore.
A. Banta, Great Bend lawyer, has
been present as counsel on behalf OF the
defendants in the cases from Rush
county.
A. d. Gilkeson, the Democratic candi-
date in 1886 for Judge of this judicial dis
trict, has been court attendant portion
of the time.
Geo. w. Kessler, who has been on the
jury this week, tells us that the
mercury stood $50 below zero at his
place last Sunday morning.
Mr.. Hayes, Walnut City merchant,
with several other persons, whose names
we have not obtained, has been here to
take hand in court matters.
8. J. Collins, of Rush Center, Bush
county, has been in town on account of
court. He used to live here, having come
hither in the early part of 1879.
County Clerk Kerns, of Logan county,
is engaged in transcribing the records of
Logan county, but he takes the time to
look at the district court sometimes.
Lee Monroe grows more dignifed in
appearance with each recurring term of
court. He possesses the necessary cul-
ture, and is we'll on the way to getting
there"
NJ. D. Hollister is lawyer who is wide
awake and attentive to business. He
seems to know just what he wants to do,
and, therefore, sets out straightforwardly
to do it.
County Attorney Harlan evinces de-
sire to do his best. He is said to be
about seventy-four years old, but prefers
decidedly to stand up when interrogating
candidates for jurors.
J. W. Bell isn't what they call "singed
cat" He is too portIy for that. And,
don't you forget it, he gets in his work as
under sheriff in regulation shape-Mar
quis of Get-There rules!
J. w. Mccormack has been in court as
q pusher of the Rush county cases. He
is very pleasant gentleman, county at
torney of Rush county and the law part
ner of our friend, Hon. John Hargrave.
James Reeder Esq, the Hays City law
yer, was in town on Monday, attended to
his business at court, and went home on.
the 500. By the way, there is surmise
out that "Jim" may be candidate for
state senator.
We didn't expect to see Sam Jones in
court, but we do just the same. He lives
at La Crosse, is interested on the La
Crosse side of the suits from that county,
and has the reputation of being rat
ting good lawyer.
Rev. Jno. Wagner, an old resident of
this county, but now of Nc Cracker, Rush
county, has been here a portion of the
week. He was called hither as witness
in the case of Olmstead VS.. w. s. Harri-
son. Mr.. Wagner had doctored the
horse which Olmstead had sold to Harri-
son. The horse, We understand, died,
and now Olmstead sues for his pay.
Messrs. Stumbaugh and Mullay, pub
Usher and editor, respectively, of the
daily paper at Walnut City, have been
here as defendants in an action for crimi-
nal libel brought against them by 81. 8.
Fish; late editor of the Lacrosse Chief
tain. The libel is alleged to consist of
statements derogatory of Mr.. Fish's
character when he lived in West Virginia.
We are told that the alleged editor of
the thing in the basement took pro-