Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-26
PERSONAL POINTERS.

People Who Have Participated in
the District Court
And Others Whom the "World''
Reporter Has HUSTLED Across.
Henry Cutler. of Ogallah township,
was witness yesterday.
W. E. Phillips, of Manhattan, was in
the court room yesterday.
County Commissioner Ridgway was a
witness yesterday and the day before.
Engineer F. J. Schuyler was a witness
in Furbeck VS.. o. P. Railway company.
It's been a great week for men to be
yanked in from tho country to testify in
court.
Matt Williams, the Franklin township
lawyer, was in town Monday. He won
his case.
Captain T. j. R. Perry has been down
from Wallace on court business part Of
the week.
Court was adjourned Monday after
noon at 1856 until o'clock the next
morning.
W.. Shrek, of the Gibson neighbor-
hood, was in town on Monday, as wit
ness in court.
Elk County Commissioner King was in
town on Thursday, and gave this Office q
welcome call.
About as contented looking man as
We have discovered in town this week is
Justice Palmer, of Ogallah.
The benign features OF Justice Rogers,
of Glencoe township, have shone in the
court room some of the time.
Engineer Akewright, OF the o. p, was
awitness for the defense in Furbeck We.
q. P. Railway company.
County Attorney Nicholson, of Ellis
county, has been in court. He means
business whenever he makes sally.
Our friend, G. W. Staplin, of Glencoe,
has been in town several days, in court
and out, but always the same jolly fellow.
Harry Pestana, one of the leading law
yers along this shining line of railroad.
I, tba
County Attorney Cowick presented
decidedly creditable appearance while
occupying the judges bench Wednesday
afternoon.
A. D. Gilkeson, the prominent Hays
City lawyer, who is Democrat, has been
interested in court matters the most Of
the week.
]. B. Gamble, of the law firm Of Gam
BILE & Saunders, Wallace, has been q
worker in court. he has a good eye for
business.
District Clerk Metz wears easily the
harness of his new Office. Nobody voted
against him on the ground of questioning
his qualifications.
W. P. Montgomery, Esq, editor of the
Hays City Sentinel, arrived in town
Wednesday morning, and remained at
court two or three days.
C. E. Bell, Of Ellsworth, special agent
OF the q. P. railway, was in town yester-
day, as witness for the defense in Fur
beck vs.. the q. P Railroad company.
Andrew Keagy, foreman Of the railroad
roundhouse at Ellis, has been in town as
witness in one or more cases in which
the railroad company are interested.
Rev. John Wagner, of Rush county,
has been in town attending court. He
used to live in Wa-Keeney, and will be
remembered by very many of our citizens.
David Rathbone, the able Hays City
lawyer, has had bis share Of work before
the court. He grows older-who don't?
but his appearance does not so register
Sheriff Phillips, whose Office expired
upon the rendering of the recent supreme
court decision pronouncing Wallace coun-
ty unorganized, was present . portion OF
the week.
County Attorney Cowick evinces a
disposition to do his whole duty. He is
gentleman of conservative, but firm views,
and can be relied upon to make worthy
official.
Justice Frick carried the documents of
his Office to his residence Monday after
noon. II it does not involve travelling
too far, we are going to be spectator at
his first court.
John E. Hessin, of the law firm Of
Green & Hessin, Manhattan, has been
court attendant If he is fair sample,