Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-08

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SCARCITY OF MILLET sKKD.-RAIN
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CREASE OF NAIL sRRvICE
Misty.
Quiet week.
Drummers plenty.
Some May moving.
A new patent switch.
Preparations for Memorial day.
VIM. Spicer spent Sunday with his fam
lily.
Agent Hays younger brother arrived
from Wilson. Sunday evening.
8. A. Orr visited Wa-Keeney Monday
to see the beauties of that city.
Mrs. A. Hallenbeck has far recover
ed from her recent sickne Ito be able
to be about.
T. Bunday moved his residence week
ago to the building recently known as
the post room.
Additional trees have been set out in
the railroad parks to fill the vacancies
made by few which died.
Last Friday was one of the ideal Kan
sas days, calm, bright and pleasantly
warm. Making calls, therefore, was in
order.
Mcfarland & ingram, of Collyer, will
hereafter do general real estate business,
and are ready to show claims and decided
nronortv at all times r.
DR.. Hollington, senior member of the
firm of Hollington & Son, left for the east
on Monday, after having spent few days
here with his son and wife.
Mr.. Snyder has rented W. q. Burn
hams homestead, and will occupy the
dwelling thereon with his family until he
secures desirable location.
FoR SALE-White Pekin ducks eggs,
$1.0O per dozen; turkeys eggs, 80 cents
per dozen; and turkeys $1.0O apiece, and
choice butter, by L. Hebron, Colyer.
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Mrs. 8. s. Lahmer and child are stop
ping at the Occidental. Their future
home will be at Quinter, but at present q
few cases of measles deter them from
abiding there.
Thomas Walsh, son of Mr.. and Mrs.. P.
Walsh, of Saline, arrived in Collyer Sun
day evening, from Chicago. His mother,
who is at present visiting in Chicago, is
expected home next month.
Postmaster Richards received word this
morning from the Railroad Division Su-
perintendant, I. II. Isabel, of St. Louis,
that Collyer could be supplied with two
mails day, if they were desired.
There has been no millet seed in the
Collyer market for long time, though
our merchants are daily expecting some.
In the mean time farmers are getting
their supplies Of the article from down
the road.
The trees in the railroad park, on each
side of our depot, vie with the catalpa
beneath their branches in rapid growth
of foliage. The green of the trees now
shows at quite distance, while the catal-
pa is from four to six inches high.
Some four or five persons braved the
storm Sunday and ventured forth to
church, but were disappointed, as the
storm prevented Rev. J. G. Elliott from
taking his IL mile ride necessary to meet
his appointment.
Heavy, black clouds in the west hasten
ed farmers homeward Saturday evening.
A few hours later the wind arose, and was
soon followed by the beginning of rain
storm which lasted, with few cessations,
until Monday noon.
G.. Mcfarland and family will tempo
rarily occupy the old post Office building,
south of the hotel. They moved therein
last Wednesday. As before stated, Mr..
Mcfarland expects to build residence
in town in the near future.
Mcfarland & Ingram, of Collyer, are
now ready to supply the p1D.ic with single
and double rigs, and with their new adj
dition have increased boarding stable ia
cilities. Give them call, and you will
find them straight men, and their prices
reasonable. It.
No longer will brakesmen find difficulty
in switching trains at the east end of the
sidetrack. Last week the old switch
was removed, and in its stead one of an
entirely different pattern placed on the
south side of the track. The work was
superintended by A. Hallsnbeck.
The regular meeting of our Grand Ar
my boys was unusually well attended
last Saturday, and their number increas-
ed by the initiation of new member.
Messrs. Hastings, Fouts and Richards
were appointed q committee to make prep
arations for appropriate services Memo
rial day, which will be observed Monday,
May 81.
r. a. Booth, general travelling agent
for the Marseilles Manufacturing COM
pany, spent q few hours in town Satur-
day, the guest of G. w. Blackwell Mr..
Booths pleasant and agreeable manner
assures him success in business matters,
ss also in winning friends. Heleft for tho
east Saturday evening, favorably impress
ed with Collyer and the surrounding
country.
With few exceptions, the new settlers
denounce the farming methods of the pio-
neers, and are trying to set good ex-
deep. Nwould be well for them to re-
member that change OF climate and
feed viii not permit their horses to work
hard and steady the first year without
serious, and perhaps permanent, injury
to them.
MB. II. D. Chase took the Wednesday
noon train for Kansas City, where she ex-
poets to make her future residence. Her
mother; Mira Cana, will remain here
about two weeks longer, visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Durham. Mrs. Chase has
numerous friends hero, who, while they
realize that Il will be for the interest OF
herself and husband to live in city, yet
with many regrets part with them a
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