Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-01
TREeO COUNTY TRAcINGs.
Served up by the "World's RustIlng
Reporters.
COLLYER CARVINGS.
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IRRIGATION AND PIES.-wORK ON THE
sHUTE-HALLENBECK g NEW JOB.-AINs-
LIE AVENUE LOOKS BAD.-NEw LIVERY
sTABLE.-sENDNG LUMBER TO DIGHTON.
| NOBLE WORK OF MRS. CARLETON
"UNCLE SAM" Is BACK.-MORE SIDE
TRACK wANTED.-ANOTHEL RAILROAD
CROSSING A NECESSITY.-COMETS AND
wINDs.-PERsONAL NvENTIONs.-sOME
SENSIBLE NEW SETTLERs.-THE NEW CAT
TIE SHUTE-PARTY PARTICULARS DISH
ED UP IN ATTRACTIVE SHAPE, ETC, ETC.
Busy.
Irrigate.
Elephant pies.
Party greatly enjoyed.
Cattle chute almost complete.
Farmers are increasing their acreage of
crops.
Grand Army meeting next Saturday
May 1.
Some fancy pen writing adorns the post
Office walls.
Postmaster Baker, of Quinter, was in
town Saturday.
J.H. Siebert has built an ice box in
one corner of his market.
Mrs. Chase and Mrs Burnham spent
Thursday in Wa-Keeney.
MI. Coburn, of Quinter, Jour neighbor-
ing town to the west) is stopping at R. G.
Kessler's.
Many of the new settlers are sensible
enough not to expect large crops this
year from broken sod.
The railroad track is bordered with
banks of green, so bright colored and
thrifty is the grass on the right of way.
Some five or six persons have been CIV
en- constant employment in unloading
lumber, grain, hay etc. for our merchants
Sulky cultivators having four to seven
shovels, in price from $26 to $40, for sale
by G. W. Blackwell, Collyer, Kansas. It,
Mr.. Russell, of Pittsburg, Pa, who has
located fourteen miles east of Dighton,
Kansas, was in Collyer last week purchas-
ing necessary supplies.
For SALE.-White Pekin ducks eggs,
$1.O0 per dozen; turkeys eggs, 80 cents
per dozen; and turkeys $1.O0 apiece, and
choice butter, by L. LEBRoN, Collyer.
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Both yards have been supplying Digh-
ton, Lane county, with lumber the past
few weeks. Mr.. Sayres, Mr.. Orr and son
have just returned from freighting some
to that place.
May the comets soon disappear from
our northern skies if their coming and
going are to be accompanied by such
winds as we have had of late. Yet we are
all thankful they are not cyclones.
Last Thursday evening the railroad
carpenters with their train, consisting OF
boarding house, lumber and tools. pulled
into the switch, and the next morning be-
gan work on the much desired shute.
Another successful woman. This time
it was Mrs. D. G. Carleton, who has cared
for IS head of cattle during the winter
with the loss of but one. In addition
she has had, besides the home duties, an
invalid husband to care for.
Mrs. Morgan and family moved on Fri
day from their temporary residence in B.
F. Bartlett's house, to her claim northeast
of town. Mrs. Morgan first chose loca-
ton to the southeast, but changed to a
quarter section near Mrs. YOrk's.
A shed-shaped building was put up
north of Hollington & Sons lots. It
is owned by Mr. Sayres and will be used
as livery stable. Mr.Sayres has number
of teams and he and T. K. Phillips will
work somewhat to each others interests.
A mile and half to the east of town
rises up prominently against the horizon
two large buildings. They are the house
and barn recently erected by F. G. Swig-
gett, and promise many comforts both
for his family, who have not yet arrived,
and his stock.
The beneficial effects of irrigating is IL
Illustrated in the size of the daisies now in
blossom along the ditch which carries
the waste water from the tank to the
south. Many of the blossoms measure
fully an inch in diameter and are upheld
by much heavier and longer stems than
usual.
Many of our people are disguised with
the management which has permitted the
lots facing the principal street of Collyer
to be purchased for stable and blacksmith
shop purposes. It promises money to the
purchasers of such lots, no doubt, as the
town continues to grow, but it certainly
spoils the looks of Ainslie avenue.
Our merchants would be highly pleas
ed if the railroad company would lay
side track on the north side of the main
track, to be used exclusively for unload
| lug. ~ ulduy bTd1u5 pass dU ILLS pOlAU
that teamsters are obliged to abandon
their work of unloading freight or be
ready to keep up with the moving cars.
| Mr.. Clark, who for some time has been
section foreman at this place concluded
he could better his income by going west,
so resigned his position, and Thursday
our citizen, Aaron Hallenbeck, was sent
down from Wallace to take his place.
Mr.. Hallenbeck's long continuance in the
railroad oomp&ny's employ is proof of bis
efficiency.
CA. Hendrickson, of Inland, Neb., on
his way to Lane county, stopped at the
Occidental, and gave pleasure to many by
leaving samples of his pen-painting &C
complishments. He executed lengthy
program for the w. r. G. party in fancy
letters and varied colors which, unfortu-
nately, could not be used that evening,
but is saved for the future.
Through the kindness of G. w. VIII
liams, forenoon, the Carvings is supplied
with the particulars in regard to Collyer's
new cattle shute. It is located little
west of the east end of the side track, and
consists of two pens, each 32x64 feet, "a
feet square, and will hold four car loads
of cattle. From the northwest corner the
shute rises, and the gateway is at the
southeast corner. It will be ready for
use this week.
Samuel Ramsey, familiarly called "Un-