Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-08-29
TREGO COUNTY TRAcINes.
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C0LLYER CARVINGS.
COLLIER, August Is.

OOLLxER, august 20
Cool days.
A teacher secured.
First watermelons.
Farmers still haying.
Business continues dull.
Almost too late the rain.
No new settlers the past week.
Corn yield not as large as expected.
Chilly mornings have predominated of
late
Usual number of prairie schooners
passing.
Collyer school will commence it's next
term September Z.
j. W. Kyle and Douglas Webster were
quite sick for few days the past week.
n. D. Chase surprised his relatives by
coming home on Wednesday afternoon.
Charles Pearson and wife, of Sheridan
county, were in town Saturday on bust
ness.
The scorching and cool breezes alter
nately famed the face of the traveller on
Sunday.
F. G. Bower, of Millbrook, Kans., is
said to have secured the position as teach
or of the Collyer school for the coming
term.
Mrs. Blaisey concluded her pleasant
visit with her sister, Mrs. o. T. Birkeland,
and returned to her home in Chicago on
Thursday.
The first load of melons was brought
to town Monday morning by Mr.. Yanda,
and there was lively demand for them
for awhile.
Last Friday copper-belly snake was
killed by G. Mcfarland on his place,
which measured two feet in length and
was exceedingly spiteful.
L. A. Fisher has the shed addition to
his store almost completed. It has a
store front, and is to contain his hard
ware and furniture stock.
George York carries his right hand
wrapped in cloth. The result of getting
his hands caught between the pummel of
his saddle and rope to which was at
tached horse at each end.
Our people are soon to have an oppor-
tunity to secure their pictures, either as
photographs or tin types, and some have
already left their orders, to be executed
as soon as the outfit arrives.
The list of fruit growers which was
promised the readers of this column will
not be published until more particulars
can be obtained, the farmers at present
being too busy to write up their labors.
Some of the farmers report corn crops
as almost failures, while others say they
would like many acres more of as good.
In some cases the early planted is: matur-
ing best, but upon the divides the late
corn only has stood the drouth.
Since last Thursday we have had rains
or showers daily, with four exceptions.
will be very beneficial to late crops, and
are certainly refreshing after the intensely
warm weather, which prevailed for a few
days.
Another horse lost. This time it was
Webster brothers, which managed to get
its head fastened in Mr.. LIE Bron's feed
mill the night of the party, and while try
ing to extricate that important member,
broke its neck. The horse was quite val
liable, being the most gentle one on the
Webster ranch.
Our former teacher, Miss Nina York,
will continue her duties as teacher next
term, but instead of at Collyer, she will
train the youthful mind in the Sheriff Ba.
ker district, east of Wa-Keeney. Miss
York is financially benefited by the
change, as well as her labors being light
ened, while the school board of that dis
trict is certainly to be- congratulated on
their fortunate choice.
Collyer second nine played a match
game Saturday afternoon, with volunteers
as opponents, the first nine having failed
to accept their challenge. The boys ap-
peared in their new uniforms, and are
wonderfully elated over their victory, the
score standing something like to 26 in
favor of the second nine. One of the
smallest members, Joe Powers, scored 5
with no outs. with Otis Kessler next with
three innings and no outs.
Considerable interest has been taken
recently in what the section men call ''our
art gallery" and many persons have felt
repaid for their journey to the place of
exhibition, the old section house, half
mile west of town. The pictures have no
need of either frames or hanging, as the
work has been executed upon the plaster
ed wall up stairs, according to the differ
ent opinions, with crayon, indelible PEN
Gil or lead pencil First, are bust like
nesses in profile representing different
nationalities. There is the Chinee, with
his long que; the Indian wearing his
feathery coronet next the negro with a
slanting forehead, but in English dress,
even to collar and necktie, followed by
the tattooed Malay from New Zealand,
whose robe is profusely embroidered the
Persian, Papuan or Australian negro, the
Italian farmer with sugar-loaf hat, the
Greek with his prominent nose, the En-
glishman, which better illustrates q
school teacher than the ordinary Johnny
Bull. Also the Calmook from Russian
Asia, Turkman or Tartar from Asia,
Frenchman, Esquimaux and Arab. All
of the above are noticeable for their dis
tinctness and excellent shading. The fea-