Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-09-26
TREeO COUNTY TRAcINes.


Trade dull.
Farmers very busy.
Corn knives in demand.
Grass just ripe for prairie fires.
Sorghum being stacked for fodder.
Either smoky or hazy on Tuesday.
A marriage will draw people to church
Alex. Todd, of Wa-Keeney, was in town
last week.
Large, magnificent corn stalks, but
little corn thereon.
GERRY" Sheehan has done considerable
wagon work of late.
The east-bound fast train has stopped
here quite often of late.
The potato crop is an entire failure,
with but few exceptions.
B. A. Pierson, of Centralia, ILL.,, is a
new settler in this locality.
Both the Catholic and Protestant ser
vices were well attended last Sunday.
Ashoemaker has come to town and rent
ed V. Zavodsky's house for his family
residence.
Many ladies have given their time of
late to preserving wild plums, making
grape jelly and wine.
l.. T. Humphrey returned to his duties
as station agent last Thursday, having
quite recovered from his illness.
The committee on securing cemetery
dc 1oc Got hut ol, 4
until Oct. 3, without taking any definite
action.
Last Saturday the country people came
in, and town looked quite lively, but at
other times the streets have been very
quiet, and trade slack.
w. D. Hamlin, B. G. Gibson and Enoch
Robbins, of Alton, Kan, and N. II. Nc
Allister, Hitchler and Leach registered at
the Occidental this week.
VIM. Hastings is suffering from ex-
pOsure to our rains of the past, and called
for a physician on Sunday. He has the
sympathy of many friends.
The setting sun Tuesday evening re-
sembled mammoth orange, and the
streaks of red, projecting upward little
later, made a peculiar and brilliant scene
A gentleman passed through town a
few days ago, who was returning from a
trip to the mountains for his health,
which had been impaired while with the
Greeley Arctic expedition.
Cove county people, who now trade at
Collyer. are looking forward to the time
when the now paper town." Hamilton,
will be able to compete with its neigh
bors, and have settled it in their minds
that they will trade at the town where the
best bargains are offered.
Rumor was little "previous" with her
statement that our railroad land agent
was to take unto himself life partner
last week. He says, however, that he
will have some news for this column
next week." so it might be we'll to have
your old shoes and rice ready to throw.
More than the usual number of camp
ers have driven through town this week
toward the rising sun. Not all are dis
gusted with the country, however, but are
on their way to the United States land Of
fee at Wa-Keeney, and prefer to '.make
haste slowly" in saving railroad expenses
by travelling with teams.
The marriage of H. F. Knight of Big
Greek, and Mrs. Anderson, of Denver, oc-
Cured at the residence of L. LeBron,
Sunday morning, Rev. j. Q. A. Weller
and Mrs. LeBron and Mr.. Ed.
Toole acting as bridesmaid and grooms-
man. The newly-married couple have
the congratulations of many friends.
A railroad tank repairer was here on
Wednesday, putting the tank in good
condition for the winter. He remarked
that Collyer was one of the most impor-
tant watering places on this end of the
K. P. division. Last week a large feed
pipe was laid between the engine house
and the tank, SO that the work of filing
the boiler can be greatly expedited.
H. F. Knight is an old resident of this
place, yet but few ever knew he was an
expert in playing practical jokes. Last
week he invited many of his friends to at
tend church on Sunday and witness his
marriage. The teams came in well-laden
until they almost surrounded the school
house grounds, but the groom and bride
not, and it is said they had not
so intended.
VIC.