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

member of this committee OF six who is
to-day, Feb. l9, in Trego county, (Of
70 merchants in this meeting, only
Messrs. Verbeck, Hille and Kelly are
here now.) q. B. Walker, one Of this
meeting, now lives in the Saline valley,
in this county,
%. The Wa-Keeney Coal Prospecting
company is organized. The officers are:
F. n. Conger, president; W. T. Hunter,
treasurer; J. G. Henry, secretary; direc-
tors, James Kelly, W. Fl. Fuson, A. E.
Warren and B. W. s. Huffaksr. Fuson,
Olson and Kershaw are appointed COM
mittee to draft constitution and bylaws.
MAY.
/. WORLD Of to-day: The U. S. land
Office safe, which was ruined in the Febru-
airy fire, has been shipped east. Chas.
Tucker and L. s. Halsey have been ar
rested on the charge of belonging to the
gang of five or six who burglarized Hille's
drug store about a fortnight ago..
Trustee Maginnis's report gives Wa
Keeney township outside the city 919 in
habitants and 116 families. (This includ-
ded what is now Wilcox township The
trustees report gives Wa-Keeney city
64S inhabitants, 142 families. OF these,
o are colored people.
2. Chas. Tucker, under arrest for par
ticipating in the burglary of Hille's store,
escapes from Deputy Sheriff Derby. and
goes to stay. d. Sheriff Allen claims to
have scared off three men tonight, who
we're planning to "do him up" for his
action in arresting Hille store burglars.
8. Gov. st. John writes, acknowledge
ing the resolutions of Wa-Keeney mer-
chants in reference to aid, and states
that he will start $4,000 pounds Of meal
to Wa-Keeney tomorrow, and that meat
will be forwarded as soon as it can be
purchased.
6. Station Agent Stimmel, of Wa
Keeney, reports the killing of man by
Waterman Ryan in an Ellis saloon at II
o'clock tonight.
8. WORLD of to-day: Tree leaves are
shooting forth - mind and don't get it
fifth. -. The Wa-Keeney city seal has
been received.
s. The coal prospecting company
meets this evening, adopts a constitution
and set of bylaws, and instructs the
secretary to correspond with different
men with the view OF arranging for the
sinking of shaft. About 81 600 has
been subscribed by the stockholders of
this company.
10. Geo. I. Verbeck is nominated for
mayor on the Prohibition platform to fill
the vacancy.
II. City election to fill vacancies.
DR.. Scott, the nominee of an impromptu
for mayor, and the anti-Pro-
hibitionists' friend, receives 40 votes to
Geo. I. Verbeck Al. S. J. Osborn and
r. M. Morgan are elected councilmen.
-. Governor st. John arrives in town
this morning from the west, where he
has been investigating the condition of
the people. This afternoon, at $50, the
governor began to speak in Warren,
Keeney & Co.'S hall to crowd SO large as
to be unable to get into the house. He
our people for their pluck,
was in favor of aid being extended to the
destitute, and believed that the country
will come out all right. =. A railroad
bridge, three miles east of Collyer, is
fired this evening by an engine. Thirty
feet of the bridge is burned
II. DR.. J. w. Scott and Miss Jennie
Dixon are married this evening by Rev.
A. S. Bush at the residence of James
Kelly.
IL. The east-bound night passenger
train arrives at Wa-Keeney about 10
NJ. 1t was detained two and a half
miles this side of Sheridan, Wallace
county, where long bridge was burned
yesterday afternoon. Geo. N. Ufford,
Of Cyrus, brings to town load OF broom
corn to sell, and calls at this Office. He
will raise large quantity of broomcorn
this season, and continue to manufacture
brooms
Is. J. ". Willard and Miss May
Mason are married this evening by Rev.
D. X. Campbell at the Cakes House.
Is. WORLD of this date: Considerable
energy is necessary on the part of timber
growers who would keep their trees alive
during this dry season. -. F. o. Ellis
worth has purchased the 81. Fetzer stock
Of goods at Grinnell, and will continue
the business at that point. -. The relief
committee has appointed agents in the
various school districts. (Of 10 of these
agents, only Enos Click, o. A. Cortrigkt,
Jacob Shell, ". H. Wilcox, - Zeman,
A. W. Purinton and D. Fouts are now
Feb, 1S89-in the county, (The relief
committee consisted of five prominent
men, and are all gone, T. W. Miller hav-
ing been the last to 60. The WORLD
has a vigorous editorial in favor of stock