Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-02
Local Happenings.

Henry Hodges was indisposed this
week
Irrigation is the battle cry of west
ern Kansas.
To rebuild or not to rebuild-thatis
the question.
Several cases of spring fever were
reported this week.
Inquire at this Office.
Some of our citizens were hunting
and fishing this week.
A new line of Neckwear just re-
ceived at c.. n. Gibson's.
Ad aspera per asp9rl, but we will
get there just the same.
One of the finest rains last Monday
that western Kansas ever had.
Now is the time to make your ar
rangements for planting trees.
The soldiers colony in Wl-Keeney
ID OlOWlJ III SCISs
w. II. Holmes plasterel portion of
the court house basement this week
On account of the delay of our
pre- 5Se5 we are little late tais week.
Some of our most thrifty housewives
were thinking Of making garden this
week.
Our societies are figuring on erect
ing building of their own. Particu-
lars later.
w. F. Stimits, of Collyer township,
transacted business at the county seat
Thursday.
F. w. Fisher, our road overseer,
has been doing some work on our
roads this week.
w. S. R)lrI, the lending attorney
of Wallace county, was in Wa-Keeaey
last Wednesday.
O A, Cortright attended the meet
ing of the Grand Lodge A. o. U. W.
at Wichita this week.
Our-commissiOners were in session
a couple of days this week taking APP
plications for seed grain.
Business rooms are scarce in this
city. Good rooms would command
good price here, right now.
Mrs. James Kelly was called to Rock
Island. ILL.,, last Friday on account of
the death of her neice at that place.
McCarty will run the town herd
this summer and his melodious voice
can be heard at a. N. and p. m
every day.
The legislature of 1895 is almost a
Thing of the past. Next week we will
try to give an outline of the measures
passed at this session.
T. F. Blaisdell and his son-in-Iaw
Mr.. Gray starts in about a week for
Georgia, where it is expected the sol
oilers colony will locate.
We are informed that John III.
March, formerly of Wa-Keeney, is
reading law in Topeka and incident
ably loaning little money.
Commissioner Wheeler has worked
hard and faithfully for the forestry
appropriation bill, having spent most
OF his time at Topeka this winter.
District court convened last Mon
day under the new law changing the
time. No business appearing court
closed after about five minutes seS-
sion.
John A. Nelson expects to occupy
the Close Bros. property on Franklin
street very shortly. He has been ap-
pointed agent for the sale of their
lands.
1t has taken long time to work up
to it, but the question of irrigation
will be settled, so far as western Kan
Sas is concerned, within the next two
years.
L. S. Myerly, of Collyer, was in Wa
Keeney Wednesday. He has been
suffering from cancer on his nose,
but under the care of DR.. Jones is i'm
proving rapidly.
The pleasure loving young people of
Wa-Keeney will give dance on next
Friday evening, March s, at the
Union House. An orchestra of seven
pieces will furnish excellent m 1sic.
The legislature took an economical
streak and cut down the legal print
ing in our counties. If the newspa-
per men of Kansas had not been
chumps this would not have been
done.