Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-06-19


their only daughter home from school in
Nebraska, this week.
Alfalfa in the parks now in blossom
gives forth a sweet fragrance. It will
soon be ready to cut.
Some heavy gusts of wind and light
shower hurried the people home from
town Saturday evening.
Wheeler Bros store addition is entire
ly up, but not finished. J. G. Martin is
the rushing and thorough carpenter.
Ny laundry is now open. Work done
neatly and at reasonable prices Give
me call. W. l.. Brown. If
There was driven through town Friday
morning, going southwark, a goodly-
sized herd of sheep. Somebody had
evidently wintered them with success.
Sundays heat was both uncomfortable
and Supplying, as the mercury rose to
96o within doors, and the warm south
| wind continued its monotonous blow.
The minutes of the Sunday school
sessions, as prepared by Sec'y Bower,
| will hereafter be an interesting part of
| the school program, Judging from the
one presented last Sunday.
Our Sunday school workers will next
| quarter be aided in their labors by SUD-
! ply of lesson quarterlies; while both
large and small scholars will find much
| to interest them in the Magnet.
Mrs. Olcott, OF Salina, is visiting her
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Hastings Some
! OF her new acquaintance have been
pleasantly entertained with her perform
ances upon musical instruments She
! will return home in few days;
For week the prairies have been
quite yellow, but close observer could
have easily seen that the grass was not
drying up, even though the days were so
intensely warm, but that the color was
caused by the ripened heads of grass.
At the special school meeting last sum-
mer, the Collyer school board were
given power to paint as well as erect
| school fence. Up to- the present date no
paint has been applied, but Director
kessler thinks the work will begin soon.
Wind, weather and season were IN
favorable to the success of the Drum
corps party on Friday night. The
small company in attendance passed the
night In dancing, and had a pleasant
time. Receipts exceeded expenses by a
few dollars.
Notice has been posted that Repubii-
can caucus will be held in Collyer next
Saturday, June 10, for the purpose of
electing six delegates and alternates to
the county congressional and guberna-
torial convention to be held in Wa-Kee-
ney June 26, 1886.
In consideration Of securing the con-
tract of putting lightning rods upon the
town school house, the contractor gave a
policy OF insurance upon the building
of $500 for five years. The rod points
are of very neat design and are quite an
ornament to the building.
Bring your cash and get good bar
gain in Hamburgs at Wheeler Bros. ct
Another change has been made among
the section bosses, and this time a
worthy person has been appointed.
Reference is made to Charles Thiel, who
now has charge of the section from Coll
yer westward. A. Hallenbeck, who has
acted as boss of the section for short
time, is doing duty as roadmaster tenn
porarily, but will soon be engaged in the
shops at Wallace
Civil engineers were at work for the
railroad company on Saturday, in town,
surveying suitable line for an addition
al side-track. It was found impracti-
cable to place it on the south side of the
main track, so path was staked out
from a point opposite tho east switch
west to the west switch, passing the de-
pot and parks on the north. This will be
used exclusively for an unloading track,
and will be much more convenient for
both immigrants and merchants.
Agent G. FL. Hay kindly furnishes the
following statement of business done at
Collyer depot for the month of May:
Receipts Tickets, S1S6.34; express re-
ceived and forwarded, S72.3O; w. q. tel
egraph received and forwarded, S29.25;
local freight received, S2,1S3.32; advance
charges prepaid ON freight, $707.2S; total,
S3,17S.49; freight received and handled,
915, 1888 pounds; freight forwarded 49,O17
pounds; carloads received: emigrant, 1;
grain, Z; flour, 1; hay, 5; lumber, IA;
Tramps have begun their eastward mi
grafton, and, if many received the treat
ment which, it is reported, a few did
here on Monday, their stay at any one
place would not be long. Seven repre-
sentatives of this class were elected from
a morning freight train, and spent most
of the day at the railroad tank. To-
ward evening they succeeded in securing
lunch basket from an employe of the
road, and boosted that their number was
sufficient to hold it. Selling a piece of
gaspipe, the man attacked them, and
after laying three of them low, and. re-
port says, cutting off the ear of one. they
concluded to retreat, and left for the east
across the prairie.
Most of the members of the Fourth of
July committee met last Saturday after
noon, discussed the subject in general,
and appointed the following additional
committees: Committee on Finance
VIM. Hastings, L. A. Fisher and G. Nc
FarlaRd. Committee on Music-S. C.
Robb, 81. Tidball and Miss Stickney.
Committee on Amusements- II. Sic
bert, W. Hastings, S. G. Robb, Otis Kess-
Ter and Lawrence Toole. Com. on Re
ception-J. Siebert, L. Hollington, B.
Richards, Mrs. L. Hollington and Miss
York. Com. on Program-D. Fouts, W.
BruneI, Mrs. G. Kessler, Mrs. J. Martin
and Miss Stickney. Com. on Hall-A.
Lord, r Kessler, Orr Brown, S. Orr and
L. Fisher. Com. on Dancing james
Walsh, G. Kessler and Mrs. B. York.
Com. on Refreshments-A.J j. johnson,
NJ. Goodwin, G. A. Sperry, Mrs. J. Siebert
and Mrs. L. Larson. Master of Cere-
monies-S. G. Robb. The above COM
mittees are requested to meet in Collyer
Saturday, June IL, at Pm.
At sunset Monday night, some pc
culiarly shaped clouds hung in the east