Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-06
TREeo COUNTY TRACINGS.
C0lLYER CARVINGS.
COLLIER, Feb. q.
4reon GRASS.

| winters last mOntn.
Sparrows have returned.
| Drainage was necessity.
Section foreman appointed last week.
The corn and chop supply replenished
Rev. j. Q. A. Weller was in town on
business on Wednesday.
Pedestrious humanity we're forced to
tread both slippery and muddy paths
last week.
Damage to cars the principal loss in
the railroad disaster, near Rushton, last
Wednesday.
A glimpse of the green grass was seen
Sunday before the falling snow hid il
again for a time.
MI. Clark arrived from Wallace recent
ly to assume the duties as foreman OF
this railway section.
A special meeting of the w. r. G. is
called for Saturday, February %, for the
installation of officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith. parents of Mrs. T..
K. Phillips, are expecting two more OF
their children here soon.
Next Saturday afternoon Feb. g. will
be the time for holding the regular month
ly meeting of Collyer Grand Army post.
The construction train has sidetracked
here often during the week, and in con-
sequence the hotel business has been
lively.
As the 'post building" has been rented
for private dwelling, the veterans and
their helpers will be forced to seek hall
elsewhere.
The first report that Mr.. Walsh was
holding Mr.. LIE Bron's cattle proved in
correct. They were placed with Mr.. Cass,
of the Saline.
Our business houses were well patron
lied on Saturday, and the farmers re-
joiced to be able, again, to ride to town
amid sunshine.
The number Of sparrows have largely
increased of late, and their chirping
pleases the ear and fills the heart with
hope for an early spring.
Collyer's latest industry is the manu-
facture of graham -four by Blackwell
Bros. They also show fine corn and rye
meal, though as yet they have no boiling
facilities.
After so many days of spring-ike
weather the snow storm which began
on Sunday was quite discouraging,
and the zero weather, which followed,
unusually penetrating.
VIM. Jennings, of Cove county, arrived
in town Tuesday afternoon in search of
some horses he thought were stolen, but
whichh ad wandered in and been taken up
and cared for by B. O. Richards.
Drifts near P. Gubbins's residence are
reported fully fifteen feet high, and it is
with difficulty that the dampness can be
kept from entering the sod houses which
in some instances are almost enveloped
in snow.
Mrs. David Blackwell returned from
Wa-Keeney on Friday, where. she had
been caring for her husband. The latest
reports say Mr.. Blackwell is suffering
less pain, and his ankle is healing as rap
idly as could be expected.
Winter was rapidly convalescing from
his broken back the first of the week, but
to-day the sun is shining and he will
have relapse. He will endeavor, how
ever, to husband his strength for the biz
zard which is foretold for the latter part
of February.
Feed, fuel and provisions have been
freighted in with less delay than feared.
The WORLDS editorial on the Kansas
Pacific railway was well timed. OF course,
there are some chronic GROWERS who can
see the income, but not the expenses and
losses of such corporation.
James F. Condor was in town on Thurs
day. His countenance is pale from being
confined to the house, and he carries his
left hand in a sling With the exception
of his fingers on that hand being quite
stiff, he has fully recovered from the at
tempt made upon his life some months
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sloane, of Graham
county, visited town recently on business.
Mr.. Sloane had narrow escape from
freezing while caring for his sheep during
the heavy storm, he having become SO
thoroughly chilled as to be sleepy. His
loss of sheep is quite large from the ami
mails trampling each other.
Mr.. Evarts, Of Richmond, Indiana, is
here awaiting three car loads of house
hold goods, which he is removing to
Dighton, Lane county. A number of
Richmond families are expecting to be-
come Lane county citizens this spring.
Passenger trains arrived this afternoon,
being many hours late Oh account Of
snow drifts.
To facilitate business, it was found
necessary to extricate portion of the
freight train from its snow-bound posi-
ton on the side track. On Thursday the
construction train was run into place, and
a few cars drawn off without much
trouble, but when the force was brought
to bear upon car loaded with steel rails,
it was found immovable, and the large
derrick trembled with the recoil.
Eight feet of iron rail having been
thrown out of place, supposedly by the
west-bound passenger train, Wednesday
night, heavily-loaded freight following
was derailed and suffered considerable