Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-05-04

Eight counties in Kansas have but
one paper each. Quinter Republican.
Let's see Counting Cove, we don't
believe we could name the other
seven.
Lost-Between L. J. Hinshaw's farm
and Wa-Keeney-a ladies solid gold
ring Finder will please leave it at
Cortright's book store. Mrs. c.. NJ.
BlOcksom.
The Greedy County Republican has
by some slight of hand procured cut
of our court house, which it printed
and labelled last week ''GreeIey COun-
ty Court House"
Even our County Surveyor Ferris
has caught the prevailing fever and
has been spading up his yard this
week (by T oXy) preparatory to seed
ing an alfalfa lawn.
An unmistakable evidence of the
advance guard Of boom is found in
the statement of the Quinter Repub-
lican that some of the citizens of that
GOWn are fencing GilelF lUUS.
Chief Justice David Martin was
sworn in this week as successor to
Chief Justice Horton resigned. The
appointment of Judge Martin by Gov
ernor Morrill, is universally approved.
A committee from the w. r. G.
drove up to Ogallah on Tuesday and
secured a number Of trees from the
forestry and will plant them in the
cemetery tomorrow afternoon Ellis
Observation-Disclosures.
The first Irrigated contest that has
been tried at the Wa-Keeney land Of
flee since November, 1898, is being
heard this week. The parties litigant
are from Rush county. The attor-
neys are CoWick, Hutzel, and McCor-
mick, of Lacrosse.
Strayed- From my ranch IS miles
southeast Of Wa-Keeney, on April %.
Three black COWS, one white and red
COW, cross brand on right hip; two
white and red heifers, dehorned, one
black heifer: three sucking calves;
two black steers. John Gustafsan.
George Galloway's fine horse "Mon-
dain" was offered for sale at public
auction last Saturday; S51 was the
highest amount bid when Mr.. Gallo
way made bid of 800 and informed
the crowd that unless that amount
was raised the horse would not be
sold. That amount was not raised
and the sale was declared off.
TWenty-eight persons wrote the
teachers examination last Saturday.
This is more than twice the usual
number at the April Eek" OF the
whole class only ten have had expert
ence in teaching. The questions were
interesting as being the first set sent
out by the new state board of educa-
ton: They were not remarkable for
ease of answering. Some of the APP
plicants seem to think Prof. klock is
regular eight day (Stryker) striker.
A. p. Davis, of Washington, D. c.,
was in our city Monday consulting
with Secretary Sutton of the State r.
rigatiOn board regarding the taking
of measurements of the flow of
streams in western Kansas. Mr..
Davis is sent by the U. S. government
and will make two records of the
measurements, one for the govern
ment and the other for the state irri-
cation department. Mr.. Davis went
from here to Ellsworth to take meas
urements of the flow of water in the
Smoky river.-Russell Journal.
In company with G. A. Black we
went to Wa-Keeney last Tuesday on
business with the intention of COM
ing back on the freight at noon bnt
the boys of that town are so hOSpita-
BILE and entertaining that we found
it impossible to get away before even
ing After dinner MesSrS. Sims and
Givler took us out to the irrigation
plant of DR.. Jones situated three
miles south of town, and here we
found several teams at work, some
working on the reservoir and others
blowing with doctor himself holding
the Scraper. A person would scarcely
believe that three months ago this
farm was raw piece of prairie, but
such was the case. He now has two
good wells on the place and will COM
mence work on the third this week:
he has about thirty acres of alfalfa
SoWn, a lot of onions, radiSheS and a
patch of oats, besides a lot of ground
in good condition to receive grain.
We predict that in a few years DIR.
| Jones will have the finest irrigating
plant in western Kansas, one that
every person in Wa-Keeney will be
proud to show their visiting friends.
| Winona Clipper.
Wa-Keeney School Report.
Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy
during the month ending April 26, 1895:
HIGH SCHOOL.
| William Beardwill, Walter Cross.