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Subject: [KSELLIS] "Local Brevities" from Hays SENTINEL, April 5,1876 [many names]
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 01:44:27 -0500

Local Brevities.
F. C. MONTGOMERY, Editor.
Thursday, April 5, 1876


The K. P. have put on a fast express freight and emigrant train. It
passes here at 10:20 p. m.

The social of the Presbyterian church will be held at the residence of
Mrs. M. A. WILSON, next Tuesday evening.

Mr. Fred KRUEGER informs us that he expects to start for the Centennial
shortly.

James O'BRIEN has just received a large and valuable lot of Drugs and
medicines, and now has the finest and best stocked drug house in the
west.

We noticed a splendid lot of cigars and tobacco going into WILSON's the
other day.

We understand that J. M. EASTER intends opening a hardware depot in
connection with WHYLER's tinshop. We wish him success in this new
enterprise.

Mr. J. E. CRANE of Beaver Falls, Beaver county Penn., has been viewing
our county with the view of locating a colony. He expresses himself as
being decidedly pleased with the country.

DORNBLASER says that the senior of this concern is a "mastodon." All
right Dorny, a terrible retribution will soon overtake you and then you
will wish you had got married. Old maids and mastodons are indeed
antiquities.

One of the most severe storms we have ever experienced visited us
Saturday. More snow fell than in all previous storms of this winter,
and the wind was terrific. Eastern bound passenger trains were delayed
twenty-four hours. The storm coming so late as it did was especially
severe on cattle, and we hear of numbers being lost.

The building used by John BUFFER for a slaughter house, just east of
town succumbed to the fierce blasts of the late storm and "draped."

Geo. BARDSLEY is doing a fine buisness as his firstclass house
deserves.

KREUGER Bros. have recently received a nice assortment of clocks--go
and see them.

Tom KENNEDY, of Rush is as happy as a June-bug--a baby did it.

Charley ALLEN made a nice bit of traveling yesterday. He crossed to the
Walnut and back, making 70 miles and that in the face of a hard storm.

Judge PRESCOTT has granted the K. P. railroad an injunction restraining
the Sheriff of Ellis county from levying upon property in the matter of
unpaid taxes. The taxes now due our county from the K. P. amount to
$8,080.92.

H. C. DARBY, of Ellis, the joliest (sic) Coroner in Kansas, was down
Monday. A half hour with DARBY would kill the worst case of blues that
ever existed.

Mrs. MEEKS' case has been continued. The recent storms interfered with
the attendance of witnesses.

Mr. A. J. VICKERS took a flying trip down the road last week. He
reports considerable excitement over city elections, "in yonder."

Strayed--From Henry BERGSLAND, at Fort Hays, some two weeks ago, one
small iron gray mare pony.

Mr. C. H. LEBOLD, of Abilene, was in Hays for a few days last week
looking up the Centennial matters.

Messrs WHYLER and BAUER are contemplating erecting buildings on their
respective claims this spring.

Sheriff BARDSLEY smileth on adversity--Its a girl.

A meeting to provide for the collection of specimens of our products to
be exhibted (sic) at the centennial, was held last Thursday evening at
Martin ALLEN's office. The matter is one of great interest to citizens
of Ellis County, as it will do more to advertise us than a thousand
papers could. Every organized county in the State has taken hold of
this matter, and are preparing collections. All who desire to
contribute their mite can either leave their samples at Martin ALLEN's
office or with L. F. EGGERS, at the Land Office.

The following jurors have been drawn for the spring term of the
district court:

John WAHL, Walker
W. L. FULLER, Walker
C. H. GARDNER, Ellis
Cornelieus ELDEN, Ellis
Wm. TENYKE, Ellis
M. J. R. TREAT, Hays
W. M. PATTERSON, Hays
Gus MAUER, Hays
H. C. ALLEN, Hays
Fred BARRELL, Hays
J. J. GUNTHER, Big Creek
Walter C. MAXWELL, Big Creek


It has been with a great deal of interest that we have watched the
making up of assessments by our township assessor the past week. Never
in the history of Hays have we known the people of Hays to be reduced
to such a low extremity. But just follow FERGUSON as we did, and you
will see. As he sidles up to some individual with a smile that is
childlike and bland and extends to him one of those blanks which say,
"here enter personal property," it is amusing to see the party in
question hunch up his shoulders, go down into his breeches pockets to
about the neighborhood of his knees, and murmur, while a sickly smile
spreads itself over his visage "I ain't got nothing, and I'll be gol
derned if what I have is worth any thing.

During the wind storm of Tuesday, the tin roof covering James O'BRIEN's
new drug store was blown off, and entirely demolished. We are informed
that J. MOSER, the builder is responsible.

Walter MAXWELL, who has been spending the winter in England, has
returned to Ellis County.

The Stockton "News" reports buffalo on head waters of Bow Creek, 100
miles west moving eastward.

Mr. W. F. SHAW, brother-in-law to Thos. KENNEDY of Rush, is here on a
visit to his friends, and contemplates a Western home. He now resides
in Cincinnati, Ohio.


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Source: Hays Sentinel, Hays City, Ellis County, Kansas; Thursday, April
5, 1876; Volume III No. 6, page 3 columns 1 to 3. Microfilm available
at Hays Public Library; filmed 1960 by/for Kansas State Historical
Society, Topeka, Kansas.


transcribed by Cic. Stetter


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