Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-03
CoLLYKR, March 81, 1886.

Loss OF cattle.
Frosted panes.
Large focks of sparrows.
Easily caught now-colds.
Another supply of hides for the mar
ket.
81. L. Sheets changed his residence
from town to claim three miles out,
short time ago.
Sunday mornings accommodation
train, due here at 500 A. n, passed east
ward at 6:2OP.
George Blackwell will exhibit number
of colts of different ages, at Collyer, Sat-
urday, April 10th. 2t
The sun, earth and clouds apparently
enjoyed q game of hide-and-seek on
Thursday and Friday.
Messrs. Walsh and Webster have Sc
cured another carload of feed for their
herds. It arrived on Friday.
Some of our people were prevented
from attending the Farmers Institute at
Wa-Keeney on Thursday by the cloudy
overcast of the heavens.
Mr.. Jones arrived with car of house
hold goods on Monday to seek location
in these parts. He comes from the
vicinity of Dubuque, Iowa.
A representative of leather firm in
Leavenworth is in town relieving our
merchants of their stock of hides. He is
paying and 81 cts. per ID.
Mr.. and Mrs. LeBron, Mrs. w. 81.
Burnham, Chas. Adams and s. @. Robb
were few of our people who attended
the institute at Wa-Keeney.
Mrs. Noaf and Mrs. Pottinger and
families reached Collyer by the ten
o'clock passenger Tuesday night. Their
former home was in eastern Kansas.
Mrs. O'Connor and child, from south
eastern Kansas, arrived last Wednesday,
to pay visit to her sister, Mrs. VIM. F.
Cook, and family, of blackberry creek.
G. w. Kessler's methods of preparing
ground for the cultivation of trees were
highly complimented at the Farmers
Institute by County Superintendent B.
G. Rich.
The town property has again changed
hands, T. K. Phillips having resigned. At
present, B. o. Richards is acting for MI.
Melton, the owner of the property, and
will probably be appointed agent
Your correspondents attention was
called to the smooth and easy workings
of the cultivators for sale by Geo. Black
well, Collyer. It will pay anyone to call
and see them before buying elsewhere.
1t.
Miss Alta Wright, of Kansas City, Mo-,
is stopping with her friend Miss Aleen
Smith. Miss wright expects to be con-
nected with the new millinery and dress
making establishment mentioned last
week.
According to his previous appointment,
Rev. j. G. Elliott will preach next sunday,
morning and evening, at the Collyer
school house. A good attendance would,
no doubt, encourage him greatly in the
work.
The opening of our town school was
postponed for another week, owing to the
teachers indisposition. Mr.. Bowers e1-
poets by next Monday to be fully re-
covered, and able to commence sch vol
duties.
r. Ingraham is erecting temporary
residence upon the quarter section of
land he recently purchased of J. Burns.
It is his intention to build more extern
sively as the summer season offers great
er leisure.
B. F, Bartlett's buildings on Big Creek
have given shelter during the storm to
four. families from Taylor county, Iowa,
Newcomb by name, who came west in
wagons, and are DESTROYS of locating in
this vicinity.
It seems to be quite unsatisfactory to
our business men to have blacksmith
shop located in so prominent place on
Ainsle avenue. and it is likely to decrease
rather than increase the value of ada
cent property.
For SALE.-One black mare pony, ex-
ira choice chickens, rectangular churn
and lever butter worker and few house.
hold goods. Inquire of w. q. Burnham,
two miles north of Collyer, or Wheeler
Bros, Collyer. tt
A brother of our citizen, Mr.. Larson,
came into this community last Thursday
from Missouri He had previously secur-
ed the land near his brothers place,
known to old settlers as the Wells claim,
and will live thereon.
Sickness has invaded the family circle
of J. Burns, and three of his children are
suffering with lung complaints. Some of
their neighbors are aiding in the care of
the sick ones, and the family certainly has
the sympathy of all their friends.
During the recent cold snap there
were, at least, Is degrees of freezing
weather. In addition to this, the sleet of
Sunday was very severe on the cattle on
the range, and many heavy losses are re-
ported, ranging from one to eighteen
head in herd.
Sixteen persons-the families Of the
four gentlemen from Missouri, whose
cars came in some weeks ago--arrived
Sunday evening and left the Occidental
for their Lane county homes Monday
afternoon. As near as could be learned,
their names were Ross and Hitchcock.
Agent Hay was unusually busy and
worried last Friday, but this time it was
not on account Of the numerous and va
ried dnties belonging to his official po-
sition. An arrival at 113O A. N.
claimed his attention, similar events
being very few in the history of our
depot. Ms. Hay and little son are
doing nicely.
Among the reports Of those who have
lost cattle, one case is particularly notice.
able. The herd was sheltered in one of
the best barns in Collyer township, yet
sixteen head were overcome by the cold
and died The expression is now heard
from cattle men that it would have paid