Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-02-23

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Mrs. R. G. kessler was In town on
Wednesday.
e. F. Porter arrived home last oun'
day from Florida.
Geo. Outcalt, of Wallace, was IN wa
Keeney Thursday.
David Rathbone, of Hays City, was
in town on Monday.
w. a. Damn has sold his stock o.
hardware at Ness City.
The arms and uniforms of the X. n
G. Company arrived last Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Brown went to Graintield
on Thursday to preach one or more ser
mons.
Mrs. Richter has been released from
the Ellis county Jail. She is back in Wa
Keeney, sick.
Yesterday was the anniversary OF
Washington's birthday, and the schools
were in vacation.
1t is expected that the court house
will be turned over to the county by the
contractors on March 1.
W. II. Wilcox, of the Smoky valley,
began Thursday morning to put up his
ice for the warm season.
Judge Harlan went to Wallace county
on Wednesday to conduct the prosecution
against some violators of the Prohibitory
law.
Editor Cain arrived home Thursday
morning from his eastern and northern
trip. He made about two weeks stay
of it.
The first semi-annual dividend of the
state annual school fund for 1889, which
has just been struck, gives Trego county
S685.S2.
The name of the new G. A. r. Post
at Banner is Sidney A. Bean, in honor
of the colonel of the Wisconsin cavalry,
who fell at Port Hudson.
Forestry Commissioner Robb's son
Arthur. Whose life was despaired of at
one time last week, has so far improved
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"A bran new boy arrived at Captain
Metz's house last Saturday morning.
The father expresses the conviction that
the coming of his son brought the snow
storm.
The last day of February brings the
limit to the 10 per cent. off at the Ba-
Ear, SO improve the opportunity and make
money by buying large bills and get large
discounts in cash.
Mrs. Fl. C. Bloomfield started Mon
day morning to Milan, Ill. Her husband
is one of the emigrant company which is
about to go to Washington Territory.
Mrs. Bloomfield will remain at Milan
until he has found home out West.
Geo W. Kessler, of Collyer township,
was in town Monday and Tuesday, to
gill his appointment, by the commits
sioners, as road viewer. Owing to the
failure of one,of the three. tosappear, the
viewing was postponed for one month.
The ladies of the Episcopal congre-
CATION are preparing rare treat, to con-
sist of classic statuary, tableaux and Mrs.
Jarley's wax .fgger show, by hometalent.
All this is to come off at Opera Hall
Tuesday evening, March 5. 1889.
The Logan county commissioners
have ordered their county attorney to
bring suit against Trego county for the
recovery of such Logan county taxes as
were paid into the Trego' county treasury
after the organization of the county of
Logan.
The revival at the NJ E. church pro-
crosses favorably. Several conversions
have resulted. One of the converts is
politician of prominence. AS We write
this (Friday) morning, with the light from
the sun pouring in upon us, the hope is
here expressed that this particular con-
version is to have salutary influence
upon the ethics of Trego county politics.
Oscar Olson is going to live in the
country, and grow produce, live stock
and timber. He has a homestead and
timber claim lying together, about six
teen miles southwest of town. They are
watered by the Smoky Hill river. Much
of this land is first bottom, and the tall
grass grows luxuriantly. Oscar is about
TO begin the erection of stone house on
his homestead.
-Com'r Kessler, and Capt. Runyon,
NJ Opallah township. came in on Thurs