Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-12
IREGO COUNTY TRAcINGs.
Served up by the "WorId's Rustling
Reporters.

First candidate.
Coal season opened.
Old friends returning.
The sunshine was missed.
Lumber demand continues.
Queer weather for Trego county.
Many strangers the past week in town
Too wet for good yield of watermelons
First step towards having a neighbor.
ing town.
Not much warm weather since last
Thursday.
Birds have commenced their migratory
trip southwark.
Rain and mist from Friday morning
until Monday noon.
Mrs. John Webster arrived from Kan
sas City Tuesday night.
Geo. Y. York spent a portion OF last
week at Hays City, on business.
Louis P. Hitchler, of Ellis, visited
Collyer again on the seventh inst.
S. J. and J. n. Swisher, of Bushnell
Ill, were at the Occidental on the fifth.
VIM. Spicer had sale of cows on Sat
urday, at which he disposed of six head
Dighton, Kan, was represented in town
Monday by J.H.Schwick and E.A. Default
Some wheat is being sown by on,
farmers, but large majority will put in
their ground to rye.
Ed. II. Phillippi took the train Friday
morning for the, East, carrying with him
some pleasant remembrances of western
Kansas.
Stephen McNichols is reported as being
quite sick. A doctors attendance was
desired, but, owing to the belated trainr,
none could be had.
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
VIM. Morris is daily expecting the
arrival of his wife and children from
Holton, Kan. They return to resume
their residence upon their homestead.
A game between the base ball second
nine and volunteers on Saturday resulted
in such defeat for the former that they
made sure that the score was destroyed.
Frank Wells returned on Wednesday
last to engage with Ii. d. Chase. Frank
is one of the boys to be relied upon. and
his friends are glad to welcome him back.
County Surveyor Ferris and Mr.. Baker,
of Wa-Keeney, passed through town the
first of the week, on their way to lay out
the new town site between Collyer and
Buffalo Park.
Curiosity was considerably aroused by
the initial advertisement in this column
last week, but not until Tuesday was it
satisfied, and then it plainly meant big
sale of hosiery.
Collyer school began Monday morning
with but few pupils, owing to the heavy
fog which prevailed. The long faces of
the scholars at noon told plainly that they
missed their former teacher
More than one rejoices that Fl. D. Chase
has decided not to move his house, but to
enlarge it where it now stands. It is
always sad to see familiar landmarks re-
moved, especially when they are taken
away from town.
Up to last Saturday no teacher had
been secured for the Big Greek school,
south of Collyer. Some of the voters of
that district are in favor of asking to
have it united again with district number
2-that of Collyer.
Don't expect to find much in this
column this week, for it is something new
in these parts to be confined within doors
for two or three days at time because
of rain, mist and showers, accompanied
by cold northeast wind.
On Friday evening of this week the B.
B. second nine will give dance in town,
and the ladies of the w. r. G will furnish
the supper at the Post rooms. The party
has been hastily prepared, yet will, no
doubt, prove pleasant success.
Editor Burnett, of Buffalo Park, called
on bis Collyer friends on Wednesday.
One would think from the Pioneer items
that the editor had opened a gentleman's
furnishing house, he has SO often of late
made &C ats and caps to TT his acluaintancas
j. W. Carson, of Wa-Keeney, was in
town Tuesday, making acquaintance, it
being his first visit to Collyer. If
pleasing manner will secure ballots, sure
ly Mr.. Carson will make strong candi-
date for the position of register of deeds
If Trego county.
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
I. X. Phillips old shop. 34O-3
The number of aged people in this part
of the county is constantly increasing.
The latest to decide to become permanent
residents are Rev. and Mrs Elliott.
parents of A. 7. mot Walter, as stated
last week, Elliott, OF the Smoky. A short
time since they came here on a visit, with
no thought of changing their residence,
but, disliking to be SO far from then son,
they have concluded to settle here, and
on Tuesday Mrs. Elliott returned to
Roston Mass for their household pno1s