Western Kansas world., 1886-04-10
TREeO COUNTY TRAIN es.
Served up BY the "Worid's" RustIing
Reporters.
collYER cAwINes.

| Str0oC0 well 0kl0d MONDAY.
Delighted with the new day train.
Northeast winds prevailed last week.
Twenty-three degrees above zero at 10
4 T., Saturday.
Wheeler Bros. are the parties that viii
save you money. 2t
Mr.. Middleby, Of the Smoky, visited
Collyer on Tuesday.
Lumber for the cattle shute is on hand
waiting for the carpenters.
J. B. Stranger, with car of goods and
some fine-looking horses, came in to-day.
Roup and cholera seem to have in
vaded the poultry coops, and the fowls
are dying.
| Mcfarland & Ingrahsm have pur-
chased the stable and livery business of
B. o. Richards.
Mr. Burns three sick children are re-
ported much better, though the youngest
is still quite low.
A notice is posted stating that there
will be Catholic services in COllyer on
Sunday, April II.
Walter Bruner, Of Rockford, Ill, ar
rived on Wednesday with car OF horses
and household goods.
Collyer depo receipts for the month Of
March are about $1,000, or $1,000 larger
than any month previous.
Mrs. Chas. Adams accompanied her
mother to town on Monday, and both
stopped at the Occidental.
Winter and spring are strongly at
tached to each other, and apparently do
not wish to separate company.
Laces cents per bunch at Wheeler
Bros 2t
For some weeks past this community
beef, and human jaws are getting quite
rested.
Commander j. 81. Siebert has issued q
call for q special meeting of Collyer
Post on Saturday afternoon, April 10,
usual time and place.
There was no opportunity to admire
sunsets from Thursday until Monday, as
the western horizon seemed but the
foundation for massive black clouds
Walter Elliott, of Oakley, Kansas,
tried the new day trains by making q
q trip to Collyer. He transacted bust
ness at the store and then took the west
bound train for home.
Two fancy wagons came in Wednesday
afternoon. One was of shanty style with
part board and balance of canvas roof.
It was drawn by four horses abreast.
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canvas.
Not for years have our streets been so
well filed, on ordinary occasions, with
people and teams as on last Monday.
Our merchants were kept on the alert,
and even then their customers were
obliged to wait their turn.
Sleet and snow prevented the raising
Of the frame Of the new hall on Friday.
The storm continuing all Saturday post
poned the work until Monday, when, with
the assistance of many volunteers, the
setting of the timbers was accomplished
in very short time.
Plow shoes at Wheeler Bros 2t
1t is not very often that the fast pas
senger is compelled to leave the main
track for other trains, but the east-bound
freight Sunday evening proved too long
to side-track, and with difficulty it man.
aged to get into such a position that the
"cannon-ball' could.
Mrs. Goodwin, mother of Mrs. Ohas.
Adams and F. and M. Goodwin, left on
Tuesdays train for her former home in
Tioga county, N. T., to visit another Of
her children. The Cawings wish her q
pleasant journey and visit, and safe no
turn to Trego county.
The day passenger trains are hailed
with delight by our people, especially
those residing in the country. Both
trains are due here at 1:38 p. r., and as
they wait to pass each other, the occu-
pants of the coaches have q chance to
see the beauties Of Collyer.
A man, who last year had some of his
crop destroyed by an invading herd, re-
Gently remarked in q low tone, that he
hoped those cattle would all die OF.
The wish was hard one, but such are
sometimes provoked by the constant dis
regard Of the herd law by farmers hold
ing few heed of cattle.
Mrs. A. d. Morgan, daughter and little
son, arrived recently, and have rented B.
F. Bartlett's house for temporary resi-
dence until house can be erected upon
the claim taken by Mrs. Morgan.
Owing to an unsuccessful attempt to dis
pose os eastern property, Mrs. Morgan
win defer building in town for the pres
epk
Mondays light snow storm was often
heamed uDon hv the sunshine and II was
hardly thought that the next day would
be one Of summer weather, calm and
warm. It was enjoyed, however, by
everybody; oonsiderably more than the
STRONG south wind which is sweeping
over the prairie to-day, yet, of the two,
health will find q better promoter in the
latter.
From what We hear on the street,
Wheeler Bros. are getting more than
their share Of trade. Everybody is talk
ing about the bargains they are giving.
It would be we'll for newcomers to bear
in mind that this firm keeps nearly
everything needed In the household or
on the ranch. They have four car loads
on tho road, one each OF hay, corn, chop
and potatoes It
Services last Sunday were held under
difficulties. Severe colds and inches Of
snow on the ground detained many at
home who would gladly have attended
The morning congregation was small,
and the supply of fuel scarce, SO Rev.
Elliott spoke but short time from, @Our
duty, pleasure and profit to praise Goo"
Evening services were better attended