Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-05


B. S. of II. next week at Collyer.
Many leaky houses Tuesday night.
One OF our old settlers "fallen asleep"
The apple for this country-the Mis-
souri, pippin.
Those storms caught many of our
farmers with their hay down.
Collyer's new schoolmaster is on hand,
ready for school work next week.
Louis P. Hitchler, of Ellis, Kans.,
stopped at the Occidental Saturday.
Walter Elliott and father, of the Smoky,
dined at the Occidental Wednesday.
Bring your spot cash and get your
moneys worth at the B. s. of H., next
week.
D. w. Higbie was in town Thursday,
representing Bigalow's lumber yard, OF
Chicago.
Some fruit and the tops of many hay
stacks we're blown off by the gale of Fri
day evening.
A Turbin pump is being inserted into
the school well, and will be ready for use
by the opening of the term.
There is, at least, one timber claim in
this vicinity which promises well to secure
a patent lawfully from the government.
There is a prospect of the town site
changing owners, but for the present the
particulars are Withheld from publication.
Mrs. Faithful, of Chicago, arrived Sat-
urday evening, to make her future home
with her daughter, Mrs. Lorimer, of Big
creek.
Mrs. A. VAIL, of Wa Keeney, Kans.,
came down from Buffalo Park Tuesday
morn, and took in our town with her
agency business.
J. w. Kyle is prepared to take photo
graphs. ferfotypes and make lememo-
porcelain and water-colors, for three
weeks, at Collyer, Kan. 1903
Mr.. and Mrs. Con. Snyder, of Ellis,
combined business and pleasure during
their visit on Monday to their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Richards.
F. G. Bower, of Millbrook, Kans, our
new school teacher, has purchased the old
section house, and intends to move it into
town. A move in the right direction.
On Tuesday the drapery which was
hung for the Grant memorial services was
removed. It will long be rem .mbered as
the first instance wherein any building
in this locality has worn the emblems Of
Agent Humphrey kindly furnishes this,
which shows quite an increase in railroad
business at this station for August:
Freight receipts, $999,64; passenger re-
ceipts, $40; express receipts, $42.7O, MAX
ing total of 81 ,112.34
B. o. Richards has purchased the
homestead of his son-in-law, Con. Snyder,
on Coyote creek. The latter will invest
in Ellis property, as that is much more
convenient residence point in connection
with his business of engineer.
Any one wanting job of blacksmithing
done should call on Charles F. Mains,
of Collyer, who is prepared to perform all
branches of blacksmith work, including
the repairing of farm machienry. You
will find Mr.. Mains ready for business at
T. X. Phillips old shop. 34O-3
Last year the teaching of our school
gave general satisfaction, and cost $3.50
a month. The expense for teacher for
the next six mouths will be $4,000 a
month. The former was to lady, the
latter will be to a gentleman. Food for
thought for the advocates of equal rights.
The fast train of Monday morning was
more than an hour late, owing to "hot
box" At this place the passenger car
which had caused the delay was side
tracked, and remained here until the
accommodation train, which was also
behind time to the extent of eight hours
came and took it eastward.
Recent circumstances have again caused
the subject of a Protestant cemetery to be
agitated, and joint meeting of the G. A.
r. Post and the Womans Relief Corps
will be held next Saturday afternoon to
consider the matter. Some very liberal
offers have been made toward beauti-
flying the grounds when once they are
secured.
When Father Time had counted the
last minutes of August and gave permits
sion for Fall to step forth and warn earth's
inhabitants to prepare for the not far
distant visits of Jack Frost, the elements
OCNoulO o1O0UCus t1lu d
roar of wind, peals of thunder with vivid
ness oflightning and dashing rain greeted
new September.
Ed. 81. Phiippi, of Beardstown, ILL.,, has
spent number of days looking around
the country. He thinks some of locating
here, and is wisely making thorough in
quiry into all that concerns the country.
Those who have had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. Philippi are favorably i'm
pressed with his gentlemanly manners,
and trust that the near future may find
himself and family Collyer citizens.
Your correspondent was one of many
who were greatly surprised Monday
morning to learn that our citizen and
friend, John Burns, ST., had been laid to
rest ON Sabbath afternoon. His death
occurred on Friday, at 4P. Il, after but
two days illness of chronic diarrhna,
from which he had suffered the past
twenty years. Mr.. Burns was one OF
Collyer's first settlers, and had made
many friends, who regret that they were
unable to show their high esteem OF his
worth by following his remains to the
grave. He was born Feb. 25, 1919, in
London, England, where he lived until he
emigrated to Philadelphia in 1852. There
he worked ut his trade Of stone cutting