Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-06-20
TREeO COUNTY TRACINes.
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COLLIER, June II.
New potatoes.
Goodbye, school.
Some chicken cholera.
Farmers waiting for rain.
Vacation commences next week.
Last Thursdays all-day strong wind
did no damage.
Anew OF our young people enjoyed the
pleasures at Wa-Keeney last Thursday.
A number of our ladies witnessed the
game of base ball last Friday afternoon.
The yellow blooms of the pear and
thumb cacti can now be seen on the
prairies.
Mrs. Rufus Kessler entertained a few
of her friends at her home Wednesday
evening.
A work train has been blowing up the
bitches each side of the railroad track
west of town lately.
Blessings came Tuesday night in the
way of a few gentle showers. More like
them would be very acceptable.
The spring term Of the Collyer school
will close this week, with appropriate
exercises at 1890 A. NJ, Saturday morning.
VIM. Hastings returned home Wednes-
day, after an absence Of a week. He
reports many dollars worth of horses
sold
The past week has had some cool days,
also some very warm ones, though the
heat OF the latter was tempered by gentle,
cool breezes.
A number of Buffalo Park young ladies
accompanied the "Blues" here on Friday,
and seemed to enjoy themselves very
much at the Occidental
Mr.. Patterson's herd of horses, in charge
of VIM. Hastings, returned to town from
the east Wednesday afternoon. Their
number has been lessened by many sales.
Mrs. F. o. Ellsworth and two children,
accompanied by Miss Harrington, drove
to Collyer Tuesday and called on few
friends, who were very glad to see
them, and heartily say "come again"
Bessie Siebert gave birthday party
last Saturday afternoon, ct which many
of her little friends enjoyed themselves
with games and dancing, Masters Walter
Siebert and Jessie Kessler acting as
viOlinists.
Mrs. Knight, with her three children,
arrived Thursday evening to visit her
relative, a. F. Knight, of Big creek. Mrs.
Knight is on her way to Idaho, where she
and her husband are employed in the
railroad service.
After making final proof upon his
homestead, jackson Greiner and family
left for their new home in Colorado last
Thursday. Considerable talking was
done about Mr. Greiner's right to prove
up, but no legal effort was made to pre-
vent him.
A little daughter to comfort her in her
sorrow was given Mrs. Charles Colby on
May 30. The little girl is said to look
very much like her father, who, it will be
remembered, met such a sudden death
while performing his duties as brakeman,
near Brookville, few months ago.
III. Melton, of Warsaw, Mo-, arrived
on Saturday and spent the Sabbath here,
attending service in the forenoon with L.
A. Fisher. It will be remembered that
Mr.. Melton is the present owner of most
of the Collyer town site, and report says
he gave 10000 acres of Missouri land for
it. He now has trade in view by which
the site will likely pass into the hands of
those more interested in building up the
place. It was Mr. Melton's first visit to
his property, and though he was unfavor-
ably impressed with this country, still
began negotiations for three sections of
land in this vicinity.
Notwithstanding the suns rays were
uninterrupted by clouds last Friday, and
the day very warm one, the lovers of
base ball gathered to play or view the
game between the Buffalo Park Blues
and the Collyer boys The exact score
was unattainable, but all acknowledged
that the visiting club did we'll and were
victorious. As our town players are un-
organized, and, SO far, have had a differ
emit nine at each game, as well as scarcely
any practice, any good playing could not
be expected of them. A ground was
chosen north of town, and the Blues in
their appropriate uniform looked well.
Does the Wa-Keeney soda water have
alcoholic effects? When the fast train
stopped for water last Thursday evening,
it remained much longer than usual, and
when the curious, the next morning,
inquired what the difficulty was, they
learned that trio of prominent men of
town had insisted on being
taken to their town, which is not regu-
lar stopping place, and upon being re-
quested by the conductor to either leave
the train here or pay to the next regular
stopping point, refused to do either.
They were finally compelled to see the
train move forward without them. ,Ex-
Supt. Dorrance was on the train, and
became so interested in affairs as to lose
his hat, and resumed his journey without
one.
VIC.