Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-04
CoLLYER CARVINGS.
COLLIER, Sept. l.

aGUeDu UQo lecture.
One rattlesnake less.
An old resident removed.
Our hotel facilities insufficient
Prairie schooners go both east and west.
Early sown millet has yielded good
crop.
L. Hollington is adding a front porch
to his store.
Geo. Blackwell has reopened his mar
ket for the season.
Several parties are moving in and
settling up this district.
Section men spent portion of Monday
in burning the railroad freguards.
Moving machines continue their rat
Ting business, and have laid low much
grass and millet.
A new roof appears on the barn of J.
ID. Siebert. No more open sheds for win
ter are wanted by him.
J. H. Siebert killed rattlesnake about
two and half feet long short distance
from town last Monday.
To ExCHANGE.-Wheat, corn and rye
Il,
at Blackwells mill, Collyer. 392-tf
VIM. Bower will instruct the scholars of
Big Creek school, district No "a, next
term, in the capacity of teacher.
Mrs. Ducros returned to her home
Saturday morning, after having spent
pleasant week as the guest of Mrs. L.
LeBron.
The summer of 1856 is numbered with
its predecessors, yet in western Kansas it
will long be remembered for its business
activity.
Mrs. Hay and babe took their departure
from Collyer last Thursday. Misses A.
Smith and X. Martin accompanied them
to Wa-Keeney.
Henry Scholz, formerly resident of
this place, is visiting at John Connerss.
Mrs. Scholz is expected here on Saturday
for a short visit.
Having visited the counties to the
west of this, VIM. Wagner. of Illinois, re-
turned and spent the Sabbath with his
friends, Mr.. Norton's family.
Mrs. Maple, wife of our enterprising
railroad agent, arrived last week. Mr.
and Mrs. Maple will commence house
keeping in the depo briIding.
For portion Of one day the livery
stable of Mcfarland & Ingram was closed,
both proprietors being engaged in trans
porting parties to different points.
They came like those of old and found
the inn full, and like them, too, asked to
sleep in the stable. Truly, more hotel
Accommodations are needed in Collyer.
Miss H. Walsh had so far recovered
from malarial attack as to be removed
from Mr.. Hastings's, where she had been
suddenly taken i'll, to her home, on Sat
urday.
Threshing took place at G. F. Norton's
last week, and the yield of oats exceeded
his expectations. The heads were found
to be well developed, though the stalks
were quite short.
It must have been an unusually inter-
esting game of base ball which the boys
played Saturday, for the frightening
shadows proclaimed the near approach of
night before the players disbanded.
Mr.. Mills, of Hiawatha, the senior
partner of Mills & Arnold, arrived in Coll
yer Tuesday afternoon. He was accom-
panied by Mr.. Tagg, also of Hiawatha.
They will remain here this week.
Collyer station receipts are about s., 200
for the month of August, which is a good
showing, especially for this dull season.
Express receipts, about 800, showing
that our merchants are doing a good
business.
At the Collyer annual school meeting
for 1885, motion prevailed that mo
more dances be allowed in the school
house." n. B.--A grand ball will be
given ct the Collyer school house Thurs
day evening, Sept. 2, sc.
Agent Maple has prepared nice GRO
quet ground in the east railroad park,
for the pleasure of all, and intends to in
growth of the park trees, as also to attend
to the cultivation of alfalfa grass, etc.
Mrs. NJ E. Griffith, state evangelist of
the w. @. T. o., will lecture in Collyer
Wednesday evening, Sept. 8, at 1880 P. M.
Admission free, but her expenses will be
met by collection. Mrs. Griffith comes
highly recommended, and her lectures
are mentioned as highly entertaining.
Mr.. Martin and wife, who recently ar
rived from Michigan, have taken tenn
porary residence in the house vacated
few weeks ago by T. Bundy. Mrs.
Martin is at present suffering from pois-
oning. probably contracted during their
long overland journey.
Rev. Elliott's sermon Sunday morning,
though unusually short, was pronounced
one of his best. It was to the point At
the close of the service Rev. Elliott an
nounced that the quarterly meeting
would be held at Banner Sept. Is and 10,
instead of the dates previously published.
A smoke-laden and foggy atmosphere
prevailed last Saturday morning, but at
noon light shower, followed by SUM-
shine, dispeIled the humidity, and the
balance of the day was quite pleasant for
shopping. Showers also refreshed the
earth Sunday morning and during Tues
day.
The appearance of the interior of the
school house is greatly improved by the
painting and kalsomining recently done.
Another chimney is greatly needed, and
and that 1onOfhv oft ekox,o