Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-19
TREGo COUNTY TRACINGS.
Served up by the Worlds" RustIing
Reporters.

A quiet Sunday.
Numerous hard winds.
Watch for prairie fires.
Price of cattle much lower.
Scholars having vacation.
Considerable cattle for sale.
Another station agent for few days.
Work on the new town site continues.
The hop Friday night was quite well
attended.
Town improvements do not loom up
very fast.
On Tuesday, Mr.. 81. F. Knights
daughter and her lady friend arrived
from Denver.
Some fields of corn will yield better
than expected.
A bored well for L. A. Fisher will soon
be commenced.
Regular monthly meeting of W. R. c.
next Saturday.
VIM. P. Burnham moved his residence
last week to his pre-emption, short dis
lance northwest.
H. D. Chase and family removed from
town to their permanent residence, north
of town, on Tuesday.
An opportunity for some one to hold
religious services at Collyer school house
each alternate Sabbath.
Mrs. Martin, President of the w. r. c.,
received the prize given to the first pur-
chaser at the B. S. of II.
Wild animals have made sad havoc in
the poultry yards this season, especially
along the Saline and its tributaries.
VIM. Morris, wife and three children
arrived on the fast train Monday evening,
and Williams face is radiant with smiles.
Miss J. Welsh, of Wa-Keeney, has been
engaged to teach the Big Creek school
this term, and began her duties last Mon
day.
It is rumored that r. r. land agent
of this place and certain heroic young
lady are to be united in marriage this
week.
J. W. Kyle shows some good specimens
of his Photographic work, as well as tin
types, and has received a number of
orders.
Rev. Elliot, of the Smoky. came twelve
miles last Sabbath to attend church SER
vice, and was quite disappointed to find
there was none.
F. G. Bower closed school Tuesday
noon and gave the scholars vacation I'M
til Friday. AS near as could be learned,
land business called him away.
J. W. Kyle is prepared to take photo
graphs, ferrotypes and make lememo-
porcelain and water-colors, for three
weeks, at Collyer, Kan. 340-3
: George and Stewart Webster returned
to their home in Chicago, Wednesday
morning. During their visit here many
have enjoyed their companionship. and
wish them well.
Messrs. Rushton, Baker, Ferris and
Ellithorpe dined at the Occidental on
Tuesday. The gentlemen are engaged in
laying out the new town Site, six miles
west, which is to be called .
When one who has kept widower's hall
for many years receives new household
goods by freight, people are ready to hear
of wedding soon after. Such was H. F.
Knights occupation last Saturday.
Mrs. P. Gubbins was delivering orders
for tomatoes on Monday. She has been
one Of the few successful vegetable gar
deners in these parts for many years, and
her basket this time contained some fine
looking tomatoes.
Station agent Humphrey is on the in
valid list this week. He is suffering from
such severe throat trouble as to be I'M
able to attend to business, and H. d.
Lackey, Of Hays City, has charge of the
station temporarily.
T. Bundy, of the firm of Bundy & Nc
Nichols, returned from his trip to Nebras-
ka on Thursday. Mr.. Bundy was detain-
ed as witness in a case before court,
which caused his absence for a much
longer period than he expected.
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
L. K. Phillips old shop. 1903
Mrs. G. Mcfarland and children and
Mrs. Gunderson and infant will leave
here for the East Thursday morning; the
former to make visit to her mother near
Kansas City and the latter to return to
her home in Chicago. The Carvings
wishes them pleasant journey.
Two causes worked detriment to the en-
tertainment of last Friday evening, in a
financial sense, and both were unavoida-
BILE. Hurried preparation, which gave no
time for widespread notice to be given
has had its hurtful effect before, but, as
in this case, has usually arisen for want
of public hall, where entertainments
could be given at any time. Moonlight is
the other essential to obtain the presence
of those living at distance, and that did
not favor the pleasure goers last week.
The dance was enjoyed by all who attend
ed, and the supper given by the ladies of
the W. r. G. was delicious affair; as one
who partook, 1.-The cakes melted
in the mouth" Besides the goodly sup
per of edibles neatly arranged, the tables
were beautifed by six large bouquets of
garden flowers.
VIC.