Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-08
New dry goods at c. n. Gibson's.


City this week.
Take your cash to C. n. Gibson's
when you want CLEAN dry goods.
Arthur Williams is slowly recover
ing from the cruel pounding he re-
ceived New Years night. The cuts
on his head are healing and he is able
to talk SOme.-HayS Republican.
The Cove County Leader in speak
ing of a skating party SAYS ''the pond
was beautifully lit up with lanterns
also the moon which was full" We
can conceive of no more gorgeous
spectacle on earth than full moon
lit up with lanterns.
Will the people never learn to let
old ties alone? The railroad detective
made his annual visit here this week
and picked up about dozen fellows
who have been picking up old ties
and it cost each of them SO. 1t Oc-
ours every yearS.-E'ree Press.
The latest feminine fad is silk
hosiery with pockets near the top.
The ladies wear them in Topeka
Hays Republican.
How did you find that out Brother
Griffith?
Report of Valley school for month
ending January 81, 1896: Number of
pupils enrolled, II; average daily at
tendance, y $40; names of those
neither absent nor tardy, Ella Bryant,
Susie Chalk. Fannie Webb, Genevira
Stevens. Bertha Z. Morgan, teacher
Considerable comment was excited
by the fact that January had two full
moons, something which had not oc-
Cured before for over two thousand
years or thereabouts-the authorities
varying few hundred years; Februa
ry. 1896, although the shortest month
of the whole year will have five Satur-
days and this is something that will
not occur soon again.
A prize fight is announced at Ellis
tonight. Ellis is probably the only
town in western Kansas where it
would be permitted. = Wa-Keeney
World. 1t wasn't permitted here
neighbor. -Reyiew-Headlight
Really, we didn't think it would
and we are pleased to be able to say
that it was not.
An amateur geological club will be
formed in the near future and the
hills explored for some distance up
the Smoky, and on Big creek, near
Ogallah. Warner George will con-
duct the researches on Big creek. He
feels confident that he can find the
tusks and other undiscovered portions
of the Ogallah MastOdon, in the ''Big
Landslide" five miles south Of Ogal
lah.-La Crosse Clarion.
A private letter received from T. G.
BlaiSdell, formerly resident of this
county, but now living at Fitzgerald,
Georgia, the soldiers colony, conveys
the information that he is more than
satisfied with his new home. While
living here he suffered much from
rheumatism, but he says he is not
troubled with it since going to Geor-
gia and that generally speaking it is a
very healthy country. At the time
he wrote there was one railroad with
in six miles of Fitzgerald and he
thought it would be in the city in a
couple of weeks.
Report was current in this city the
first of the week that a ''white cap"
outrage had been committed in Ohio
township last Saturday night, at the
home of John Hirschler. The story
is that from eight to twelve persons,
with their heads enveloped in flour
sacks, broke open the door, dragged
the inmates from their beds and tied
them with ropes. The old gentleman
in his resistance had his ear badly
torn and was scratched about the
neck. Mrs. Hirschler made the great
est fight, belaboring one of the cap
pers over the head with bed Stat and
chewing the finger of another before
she was Subdued. The object of the
raiders was to eXtOrt from the family
a promise to leave the county and re-
main away until the district court
had adjourned. SO as not to be present
to prosecute in the case of the State
VS.. William Vogan, charged with hav-
ing committed rape. Some members
of the family are positive that they
can identify at least three of the mob,
and we understand that vigorous
attempt will be made to sift the mat
ter to the bottom by the officers of
this county. County News.
The report going the rounds of the
Kansas press concerning the alleged
elopement. etc. of Ex-Adjutant Cen
eral Artz is now badly exploded. Our
we'll known tOwnSman and real estate
broker. f. X. Groves, had business in
Trego county last week with gentle
man living within two miles of the
prospect hole of which mention has
been made in these columns before
and through curiosity in company
with his Trego county friend visited
| the lately famous prospect hole. The
hole is located on Page creek in the
southeast part of Trego county, one
mile south of the Smoky river, eight
miles west of the western Ellis coun-
ty line and five miles north of the
northern Ness county line. Mr..
Groves and his companion found two
men windlassing while General Artz
was down in the hole. which is round,
being six feet in diameter and nearly
at that time tlast Saturday one hun
dred feet deep. The visiting gentle
men asked few questions and received
very meapre information concerning