Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-09-08

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Wednesday was windy.
W. G. Olson, Esq, was at Wallsce OF
Monday.
Geo. Barrett was at Hays City Thurs
day night.
Wild hay is hauled to town in large
quantities.
"A good many cattle buyers are said
to be around.
Covered wagons pass through in
large numbers.
"A large crowd is expected in Wa
Keeney to-day.
&C. L. Cain, of the Tribune, went to
Ellsworth Wednesday, on business.
Sheriff Hogan went east Tuesday
morning, on urgent official business.
j. M. Patten, of Dighton. has been
in town for two or three days. on business.
Mrs. DR.. Morgan, of Riley Center,
Kan, is visiting relatives and friends in
this city.
Jack" Downing, of Hays City, was
in town on Thursday, on business before
the q. s. land Office.
Mrs. Geo. M. Ufford went down to
Cyrus Wednesday evening, to visit her
parents for few days.
IS. T. Bartlett and family started
toward the rising sun in the fore part of
the week to find a new home.
-Ex-Sheriff Baker has cold to J. P.
Marqusnd, of Ogallah township, two
good mares for two hundred dollars.
"A short, bat heavy, rain shower fell
yesterday morning. The condition of
the air has been improved ever since. :
Thomas Shorthill and family have
moved into the house which was recently
occupied by Geo. G. Ward and family.
j. P. Dray is now in charge of the
Stewart barber shop. Mr.. Dray is a
pleasant gentleman, and good drawer
of custom.
Our manipulators of government
land matters have considerable business
from the counties out west. New con-
tests are frequent.
Steve Forester is occupying these
days in travelling to buy cattle. He will
scour portions Of the country to the
northwest and the southwest.
Mrs. Wallace Hart, of Chicago, is
expected to arrive here the latter part of
next week to visit for month with her
fathers family. She is daughter of Mr..
Geo. Barrett.
Mrs. G. A.. Beavers has been at Norton
this week, attending the annual meeting
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary As
so ration. She was on the program to |
deliver the address.
The big minstrel show which was to
come off at Opera Hall Thursday night,
under the auspices of the Wa-Keeney
Band, was postponed until next Wednes-
day evening. Extensive preparations
are being made for the event.
Rufus Clark, who used to own the
place now owned by F. M. Morgan, about
ten miles south of Ws-Keeney, came to
town Wednesday morning, to remain in
Trego county a few days. Mr.. Clark
lives in Denver. He looks very natural.
&C. l.. Vaughan, who had loan Office
in Wa-Keeney last winter, was on our
streets last Monday. He had been up
from Hutchinson, Kansas, to visit his
family, who continue to live in Graham
county. Mr.. Vaughan is the general
agent of loan company, with headquar-
ters at Hutchinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. March paid their
nephew, John 81. March, a visit this
week. Mr. L. March is one of the large
cattle men of Edwards county, Kansas;
and, Notwithstanding the poor crops of
this year, he says the outlook for parties
who have cattle is better than it has been
Tor number of years.
j. w. Burns is devoting some time
70 dressing the stone which is to be
placed over the resting place Of e. NJ.
Bostwick. Mr.. Bostwick died several
years ago. His remains lie in the Wa
Keeney cemetery. We are told that the
Collyer Post, Of which he was member,
will come down here in body upon the
occasion of the tombstone being placed
n position.
Sam. b. Kelley, formerly Of this city,
8 the Republican nominee for represen-
tative of Scott county. Mr.. Kelley ought |