Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-09-25
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COLLYER CARVINGS.
COLLIER, TREao Co., Sept. %.

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Sowing winter wheat.
Many enervated by malaria.
Price of cattle way down.
Haying and harvesting continue.
Home-raised barley in the market.
Plenty of seed wheat, but none for
feed.
Our people rejoice over Trego's display
at Bismarck, and wish they had sent
more.
Collyer friends report a very pleasant
and ENJOYABLE quarterly meeting at Ban
ner last Sunday.
To ExCHANGE-Wheat, corn and rye
will be taken in exchange for fresh beef,
at Blackwell's mill, Collyer. 392-tf
Carloads of lumber have recently been
received by our merchants, and the same
quantities of coal will soon arrive.
Four carloads of cattle arrived from
the east.Tuesday night. They belong to
True & Co., and will be wintered here.
The storms predicted for this month
have SO far visited us in the form of winds
only, and then not of destructive char
acter.
Mr.. Hogan, who resides southeast of
Collyer, is slowly recovering from seri-
GUS illness which has confined him to his
room for number of weeks.
Railroad Agent Maple has been ten
dered good business offer in Chicago,
ILL.,, his former home, and is thinking Sc
riously of accepting the same.
A family of Bohemians have rented E.
II. Philippi's store building for resi-
dence. It was leased to them in prefer
ence to whisky-selling druggist.
A young lady stranger was admitted
last night into the home circle of D.
Webster. She weighed ten pounds, and
both she and her mother are doing WELL
In the addition of Mrs. Geo. BLACKWELL
to the membership of Collyer Woman's
Relief Corps, the society has gained a
veritable Jennie Lind-at least, in name
After considerable discussion, the tenn
perance meeting last Sunday decided to
adjourn until this evening, as some of our
people were in attendance upon the ser
vices at Banner.
w ILL., w uccAcI Is cApoCUcu uOIue Ou OT
before October first. He writes friend
here that he is enjoying his trip very
much. When writing, he was on his way
to New York city.
Another prairie fire broke out west of
town Tuesday, short distance to the
east of the blackened stretch of ground
made by its predecessor. It was extin-
guished without damage.
E. A. Hanchett's condition was such as
to necessitate physicians aid last Mon
day night. The contest on bis claim, set
for yesterday, was, in consequence, post
poned until in November.
A special meeting of Collyer Corps will
be held next Saturday, Sept. Is, at which
time, it is understood, a committee will
be appointed to confer with one of Coll
yer Post, on the best means OF securing
cemetery.
COLLIER, KANs., Sept. 4, 1886.
To Whom it May Concern.-I this day
transferred to B. o. Richards, my con-
tract with III. d. Chase for section %, II,
25. All persons are hereby warned to
keep cattle of. s. A. ORR.
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A flock of wild geese fastened south
ward Wednesday night, short time be-
fore the sudden change came, which
transformed heated atmosphere to one
80 chilly as to require closing of doors
and windows.
Mercury succeeded in reaching 102 and
104 degrees of heat, as shown by the
thermometer which hung in the sun Ger
tain days during the past week. The 104
degrees of Saturday received sudden
check by the cold northerly wind, at sun
set.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Opfer returned to Coll
yer, highly pleased with their future
home, at Clay Center. They also made a
brief visit to friends in Manhattan, but
the beauties of that city did not impress
them as favorably as those of their chosen
location.
Business brought back to Collyer last
Thursday our former citizen, VIM. Hast
ings, of Clay Center. As administrator
of the estate of Aaron Holiday, deceased,
he has succeeded in making final proof
on the Holiday claim. Mr.. Hastings re-
turned home last evening, after having
passed pleasant time with his many
friends.
Our housekeepers are almost through
with their fall preserving. Grapes and
plums have formed the principal fruits
for manipulation, and winters store Of
pickles, preserves, wine, jelies, &c, is the
result of very pleasant combination, is
that of apple and wild plum made into
butter, and delicate relish it proves.
State Veterinary Surgeon Holcombe
was in this locality the first of the week,
studying up q horse disease which, du-
ring his stay here, he did not fully decide
the nature of, but thought, in the case of
L. LeBron's mare, it would prove fatal.
Mr.. Walsh also has an animal suffering,
and it was at his request that Mr.. Hol-
combe came west.
A goodly number OF Grand Army men
and their sons gathered at d. G. Garlic
toms last Wednesday, and spent the day
in cutting his sorghum and corn. Some
of the w. r. G. women attended, and pre-
pared dinner for the noble workers.
Another day this week will be given to
gathering the crops in. As before stated
in this column, Mr.. Carleton has been an
invalid all summer, and Mrs. Carleton has
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