Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-11-07
COllYER CARVINGS.
CoLLYER, November 4.

Not bad November WedtHei.
Some demand for town lots.
Our well borers at Wa-Keeney.
No sore candidates in these parts.
Heavy frosts the last few mornings.
Service last Sunday poorly attended.
Watch for the Catholic entertainment.
Actual settlements daily occurrence
,Phe long looked for town boom Is here
Household goods now come into, not
90 out of, the country.
The constant receipt of freight keeps
Agent Humphrey on the alert
Only one prairie fire far to the south
aud another to the west OF town OF late.
The herd law is entirely forgotten by
few farmers, much to the annoyance OF
their neighbors.
Who will lead off in an effort to secure
the railroads consent to stop the fast
trains at Collyer?
Albert Davis, who has been living at
Mr.. Smiths, returned to eastern Kansas
a short time since.
For certain reasons. the ladies' thought
il would be unavoidable to serve election
day dinners, and the idea was abandoned.
Mr.. Sheets has purchased q location IN
town, where he will soon erect some mill
machinery for grinding corn meal, corn
chop, etc.
What kind of wild animal enters poul-
try houses to choose the White chickens
and then carefully secures the door when
leaving?
Business at Oakley has been so rushing
that for some time l.. A. Fisher has had
both e. A. Hanchet and son employed III
his store at that place.
It is to be hoped that the days for
waiting for corn feed to be shipped III are
near at an end, and that in the near flu
.ure the supply will equal the demand.
The shed kitchen of the old section
house. which was recently purchased by
Mr. Bower, was moved to town on Satur.
dav, and will be fitted up as residence
Charles Harris left the home of O. L.
Birkeland Thursday morning, for the
East, with the intention OF visiting rev.
OF the towns between here and Kansas
City.
Thomas Bundy has secured home
stead in southeastern Sheridan county
end expects to have his wife with hin
AGAIN in short time His daughter vii
remain in Nebraska for the present.
One would have thought woman sui
frage had been leyalized when they say
the number of ladies in town on election
dav. And why should they not hav
been allowed to help their sister candl
date?
Election day passed off very quietly
Messrs J. w. Kyle, B. .. Richards an
Joseph Brown acted as judges, and ther
was not as much interest manifested as a
the primary, and not quite as many vote
cast.
Collver's new postmaster has decide
10 move the post-Office into the hotel, an
as soon as he receives his commission an
enters upon his official duties he WI
change the Office to the room now occi
pied as the hotel parlor
1t brings many bright smile whe
Mrs. LeBron informs her friends that NJ
sister. Miss Kate Mcdonald, is expecte
here this month Miss Mcdonald has
long list of acquaintance IN this local1t
who can recall only pleasant memories
her visit here a few years ago.
Mrs. G.. w. Kessler and Miss Perl
took an outing on Tuesday, after mo
than week of confinement at home
sickness, which took the form OF so
throat. Other members of the faml
were also affected by the same troub
but all are now able to fill their socl
positions, from which they were mu
missed by their friends.