Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-10-24
TREGO COUNTY TRAcINes,
Served up by the Worlds" RustIinq
Reporters.

COLLIER, October 81.
Mirage.
Pork scarce.
Falling leaves.
Plenty of mud in town.
Where is our road master?
Beautiful moonlight nights.
First snow Storm on Sunday.
Carpenters in good demand.
Two days of Indian summer.
Muslins could be comfortably worn on
Friday.
J. W. Kyle made Wa-Keeney visit on
Friday.
The leaves on the park trees are fast
diappearing.
Price of lumber has fallen s. on a
thousand leet.
A beautiful mirage of Buffalo Park ap-
peared Friday morning.
j. n. Siebert is doing a good business
in fresh and smoked meats.
Judge Benson, of Cove City, Kan, was
showed in at the hotel Sunday.
Willis W. Walkey, of Sloey, Cove
county, was'in town last week.
The Bush and Condor case was the
topic OF conversation Saturday.
G. Mcfarland is preparing for winter
by building a new barn for his horses.
Archie Shaw, of Chicago, is making q
pleasant visit at his aunt's, Mrs. Gubbins.
Thickest ice yet--one-half inch Wedues-
day morning. Thermometer 29o above.
II. D. Chase continues his improve
ments by the addition of an L to his iesi-
dence.
Car loads. of grain, lumber, ETC., have
been received at this station quite often
of late.
r. G. Kessler has about finished COM
Portable sod addition 20 his house, 10 be
used as kitchen.
A number of ladies enjoyed the pleas
ant weather of Thursday and Friday by
calling on their friends.
Hollington & Son are putting up their
lumber yard Office this week, the found
alton at present being almost complete.
James Power has been kept very busy
The past week, having more hauling than
he could 20 in .he daytime, and SO worked
by moonlight.
A number of persons by the name of
Elliott, relatives of Hugh 1idball, arrived
this week, from Missouri, TO become citsii-
zens of Trego.
L. Z. Humphrey is now a full-fedged
citizen of Collyer, having cast his first
ballot at the primary elections, aud also
taken a homestead few miles north of
town.
On Friday the section hands of Gus.
McFarland's gang burned the grass on
the railroad right of way, aud did the
work thoroughly. In fact, all the work
on this section is done in that manner.
A few days ago dog came to his death
from some unknown cause, and his car
cass has been left 70 lie very near the
main street, sickeniDg sight for every
No one feels responsible for
his death and consequently none for his
burial
About two weeks ago statement was
made in this column that B. O. Richards
had donated the use of the hotel for w.
R. G. dance. Such was the fact as unde,
stood at that time by the entertainment
committee. Since the patty, charge of
S5 has been made for the use of the house,
and the same paid by the ladies.
Collyer doesn't seem to furnish much
and business. Ii addition TO the fall of
he railroad land sign, the one on the
original land Office has its lettering this |
week changed 10 Meat Market" while |
aside OF the laod sisl OF Zavodsky & Ze-
mao, now hangs one to indicate The shoe
making craft.
The special meeting of the G.. A. r. |
Post No. III called for Saturday failed of |
being held. Members who were on time |
rev tired of waiting and returned home
before the late ones reached town. The |
aides managed better, and at their regu-
ar monthly w. r. G. meeting transacted |
considerable business, part of which now
waits the cooperation OF The Post.
Saturdays weather was medley of |
,hilly winds, sunshine and shadows. At
sunset rain began to fall and continued
III through the night. Sunday morning
he rain changed first to hail, then. to |
now which for some time melted as soon
Is it touched the earth, but later it began |
O form it's white covering, and at night |
ully two inches of snow laid upon the
The north side of buildings
we're coated as if newly painted white.
Monday afternoons condition is best eS-
pressed by the familiar lines:
Yesterday it hailed and showed,
All was white on field and road;
Now the snow is all away,
And the fields are bare and gray"
People were much SUI p,ised and some
What excited when the first news of the
london shooting case reached town Fri
lay evening. At first it was reported that
Vim Brown (colore0 Of Saline, made the
assault, but later it was learned that it
vas darkey herding for NJ. Brown.
Lewis Cummings by name, (alias) Joe
Bush. Cattle belonging 20 Brown and
london had Mingled, and in separating
heir respective herds, the trouble began.
dr. Condor claims that the attack was
but Bush claims that he
cted in self-defeuse when he cut Nh.
london; after which he went to the