Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-04-27

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headquarters at Wa-Keeney.
Many of the school children art
happy in anticipation of the approaching
school picnic at Gibbs's grove.
We are indebted to Hon. s. G. Robt
for the gift of number of trees which
he brought from the Saline valley last
week.
County Surveyor Ferris has been al
Ellis portion of the week to see further
about finding those corners. He is about
through.
We are indebted to our old friend
Hon. L. D. Kirkman, of Walker, Ellis
county, for a pleasant call Wednesday
afternoon. He was up here on business
The Trego County Textbook Com
mission had meeting in this city yester-
day afternoon. Later: They did not.
County Superintendent Baker was not in
town.
Eli Fox is contestant in the land
case from Ellis county which has claimed
the attention of the land Office for several
days. Several Ellis county men have
been here as witnesses.
-Alleppo Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, of Hays City, will observe Ascension
Day, the last Sunday in May, at Wa
Keeney. The exact natu1e of the details
is not, as yet, formulated.
Again we are called upon to thank
Ben G. Rich for bunch of asparagus.
Friend Ben is always ready to show up
with all competitors in the production
of this toothsome vegetable.
Hon. Frank Hopkins, of Walker, FL
lis county, was in town yesterday and the
day before, on a land-contest case. We
acknowledge the receipt of pleasant
call from him Thursday afternoon.
The teachers and pupils of the Wa
Keeney schools are to have a grand picnic
next Friday at Gibbs's grove, in the Sa-
line valley. 1t is reasonable to expect
large attendance and a happy time.
A young man from Oklahoma called
yesterday. He had been from there
three weeks. He had been herding cattle
down there. He calls it good country,
but he wanted to get away before the
rush set in.
David Bolinger, of the southwest
part of this county, is just recovering
from an eight-months spell of malarial fe-
yer. He starts to-day to Denver to work
at his trade as a carpenter.
We are not in receipt of definite in
formation on the subject, but presume
that our schools will exercise the privi-
lege of resting on Tuesday next, the CEN
tennial anniversary of the Inauguration
of President Washington.
The profusion of flowers at the Pres
byterian church on Easter day was
almost wonderful. Rev. Mr.. Brown
stood in sea of flowers, which seemed
to rise in the aspect of overwhelming
pillows, to deliver his forenoon sermon.
j. Warner Mills, ESQ.,, q prominent
attorney of Denver, Col, arrived in town
Thursday morning, and returned home
Thursday night. Mr.. Mills is associated
with our fellow townsman, NJ. D. Hollis
ter, as attorney in the important case Of
Willard VS.. Ostrander.
Judge Osborn, District Clerk Metz
and DR.. Jones went to Hays City last
Sunday to celebrate Easter with the
Knights Templar order at that place.
Messrs. Osborn and Metz took dinner at
Senator Wilson's residence, and DR..
Jones dined with Hon J. Il. Reeder. The
day was spent very pleasantly.
"A lawsuit was tried in Justice Prick g
court yesterday afternoon. G. J. Shep-
ard owed Jaynes, one of his several past
partners, sixteen dollars. Jaynes wanted
it. Jaynes owed ]. L. Brown six dollars,
and garnishment was served upon
Shepard The size of Jaynes's harvest
can be seen after figuring up the attor-
ney's fee and costs.
e. L. Ferris, who has charge Of the
butter-making at the creamery, has, upon
the vital point of turning out mono but
that which is clean, the entire confidence
of all who know him. We shall be sur.
prised if the butter from this creamery
does not coon have an enviable reputa-
ton in the markets whose good fortune il
may be to handle any Of it.
Mrs. r 8. Thomas. Of Wilcox town.
ship, is one of the women who don't RUIZ
from snakes. Recently, while out on the
prairie, some distance from her house, sh<
espied q rattlesnake. She used The
doubletree. the singletrees and one thing