Western Kansas world., 1889-07-06
TREGo COUNTY TRAC!NGS.
Served up by the "WorId's" RustIing
Reporters.
GLENCOE GLEANINGS.

Everybody is busy here harvesting.
Furbeck has two harvesters running In
his wheat to-day.
Uncle Sam King says he feels younger
every cay. Good!
Mr.. Loace is building him new stone
house on his claim.
Our corn fields still have the same
healthy color, and bid fair for a good
crop.
Will Staplin is at home resting, after
his arduous duties Of one weeks duration
at Wilber Knapps.
Mr.. Shepherd has traded Middleton a
half Interest in the Ellis Touring mill for
stock of hardware.
Joe Runyon says be has over sixty
bushels of gooseberries on the bushes in
his garden this year.
Bill King has too much work this year
to marry. If he will make bee we will
help him out with the work part.
1t is reported that Ed. Orton IS about
to marry. These spells are periodical
with Ed, but he has your scribe's con-
sent.
Mr.. Morgan has stray hound dog
which the owner may have by proving
property. He answers to the name of
Buster.
We had very heavy rain here last
Saturday morning, and the Glencoe
draws presented the appearance of good
sized rivers.
Rev. Fl. has asked to have his circuit
changed, as the chickens are getting
scarce, and Henry looks out for fresh
fields to forage in.
Uncle Tom Tarpy says he would have
married eighty years ago if he had known
it was SO nice. Tom looks ninety years
younger than six months ago.
Mr. Morgan reports that his son, Ed,
who has spent the summer in Connecticut,
is on his way home, in company with his
bride. He was married on the q ult.
Joe Goble started for his claim Satur-
day morning, and was supposed to have
been drowned, but he turned up all o. K.
He was found at his fathers this morning.
Theo. CFuson started to-day for Quin-
ter to play for the ball there on the
Fourth. We think here that Theodore
has girl up there that attracts his atten-
ton.
Ed. Orton is taking in the ducats now
with his new harvester. Ed. smiles all
over his face, and we actually heard him
jingling, and he showed US over 40 cents
in cash.
Joshua Musgrave, of Adair, reports
that AZ inches of water fell in barrel
at his ranch last Friday night or Satur-
day morning. Joshua is all smiles, and
says it came in good time.
There was party at Mr.. Shepherds
last week, and lemonade predominated.
The residents had dance and good
time generally. Mr.. SIS folks know how
to entertain their friends.
No lives were lest in the freshet of
Saturday morning, with the exception of
prairie dog belonging to Joshua Mus
grave. Joshua says he can stand it, as
Rev. Blackstone will sell him dogs at
five cents each.
Irve Orton had fit in Ellis, in front of
I. Daley's store, on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Orton is subject to those spells, and
has been doctoring for over year. His
folks thought him cured, but the malady
has come on him again.
Geo. Messick, who this spring resided
here, and went to Hill City, has returned.
George has an excellent appetite, and
knows where to find a square meal. He
is now located with his brother -in-law, in
the north part of this county.
Milt johnson came near losing his life |
last Saturday morning, in trying to res
cue some property from the draw between |
his house and barn. He forgot he was
lame. and succeeded in towing to shore a |
hay rake and couple of wagon boxes.
Your Lyre got lost last week and |
brought up at Mr.. Rich's, on Big Greek.
We caught Ben G. at dinner, and he took
us in and fed us. We told him to charge
the bill to the World. He said that was
good enough. You will see by this that
your credit is good on Big Creek, and
your correspondent don't go hungry
where the World is circulated.
I saw that sandy Wa-Keeney ex-city
marshal, Joe Marks, go east on freight
train the other day. He informed me he
was going to Ellis to reside. The Big
creek residents say tits well. Your cor