Western Kansas world., 1886-03-06

Flowing.
Still they come.
Canvas-coveredv vehicles.
Good pneumonia weather.
Some sod broken last week.
No sunshine since Saturday.
This sleet storm will be severe on cat
tie.
The post-offce is now in its new quar-
ters.
Robert Power expects to leave for the
West soon.
The usual amount of business was
done on Saturday.
First sod turned for the foundation of
the Grand Army hall on Tuesday.
A portion of the stone and sand neces-
sary for the hall foundation are already
upon the ground.
For the storage of hides shed ad-
dition has been built onto the back of
the Siebert market.
The appointment of Miss Kittie Mar
tin as First Assistant Postmaster gives
general satisfaction.
A car of household goods for Mr.. Van
Sike, located southwest, near Big Greek,
was unloaded Monday.
Webster Bros. shipped IN a car of corn
chop Monday, and stored it for the
present in Hollington's bins.
1t looked business like along the track
last Thursday, when lumber and feed
were being unloaded from different cars.
The school children have taken some
interest in raising funds for the new hall,
but the only one so far reporting success
is Hattie Sheets.
The regular monthly meeting of Coll
yer Post will be held next Saturday
afternoon. It is highly essential that all
members should be present.
Teams can be seen daily, hauling out
feed to the ranches for the herds. 1t
takes constant attention to keep the
weak animals upon their feet.
Post-office hours hereafter will be from
ga. M. to6P. M. daily. Money order
and registered hours from 9 A. M. to 4
Pm. Sunday hours from IL M. to l P.
NJ.
Sunday evening the post-office was
transferred by J. w. Kyle to B. o. Rich
ards and established in the hotel, in
what has been heretofore known as the
parlor.
Jas. II. Siebert returned from his short
visit to Junction City on Thursday. He
joined the excursion to Ft. Riley on
Washington's birthday, and enjoyed a
chat with our citizen w. Spicer.
Owing to the humid atmosphere which
has prevailed of late, slight colds and
malaria abound. Sore eyes are another
form which colds have taken to afflict
both children and adults, but, happily,
are soon cured.
To the uninitiated it may be of interest
to know that the present method of skin
ming an animal is by horse power. The
hide is loosened from the head, the horse
attached, started and the skin is peeled
of, even to the tail.
The winters storms, and consequent
losses, have deprived our people largely
of enthusiasm as well as riches. A fresh
infusion by the new settlers will be very
beneficial, and have tendancy to renew
the spirits of our pioneers.
A letter from the Post-ofice Depart
ment at Washington was received by j.
w. Kyle on Tuesday, which informed
him that he would be given credit in full
for the amount of money order funds
stolen from the office in January.
J. w. Kyle's stereopticon entertain
ment on Thursday night was largely at
tended and proved interesting. Mrs.
Mcfarland held the fortunate ticket |
which drew the painting, but the ticket
for the second prize had not been pur-
chased.
L. F. Hollington was absent from his
place of business on Saturday, and the
rumor which said he had gone to Wa
Keeney to meet his wife, for once proved
true. Mr.. and Mrs. Hollington reached
Collyer Sunday evening, and are board
ing at the Occidental.
Blackwel1's wind wheel is resting from
it's duties. Its rotations not Violations,
as the printer put it last week. were too
rapid during the strong winds, and some
of the Stats naturally few into space.
New portions have arrived. The wheel
will be in working order soon.
Andrew King, who is one of the oldest
settlers on the Saline, is expecting to
leave soon for the East. Keeping house,
all by himself, and farming at the same
Time, has proved too much for his
strength, and he is in hopes that a
change cf climate Will restore his dimin-
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