Western Kansas world., 1886-03-27
CoLLYER, March "a, 1886.

Building.
First flower.
Blue grass green.
Services last Sunday.
An unusual event Tuesday.
Two misty mornings last week.
Corn chop, bran and hay at Wheeler
Bros.
E. q. Phillippi and family arrived Tues.
day evening.
Mr.. Burnett, of the Buffalo Park Pi
oneer, visited Collyer on Tuesday.
Prairie fires have ragged in all directions
this week, but no serious damage is re-
ported.
Wheeler Bros. are looking for stock
of mems fine and plow shoes, and ladies'
slippers.
Persons in this locality desiring to sell
or buy anything, should advertise in the
CAwINGs.
Our community is suffering somewhat
from sore throat, though of an apparently
mild form, yet painful.
George Blackwell will exhibit number
of colts of different ages, at Collyer, Sat-
urday, April 10th. 2t
Carl Noaf, resident near Castle Rock,
is expecting the arrival of his family
Wednesday evening.
A petition was limitedIy circulated last
week, asking to have Mr.. Smith-broth-
er-in-law of. T. K. Philips-appointed a
notary.
Sunday, April 4th, Rev. J. G. Elliott
will again preach in Collyer, both morn
ing and evening, and every alternate Sab
bath after.
Sundays east bound train left the first
refrigerator car ever billed for this station.
It contained car load of potatoes for
one of our merchants.
Jas. Sloey, musician and merchant, of
Buffalo Park, is enjoying few days in
Collyer. Our town has strong attractions
for Mr.. S. these days.
Collyer town school will open for the
spring term next Monday, March Goth.
F. G. Bower has been re-engaged as
teacher, at $35 month.
Wallows, at this season, are vast plates
of green, ornamentipg and contrasting
with the great prairie table spread with
its somber robe of light brown.
81. L. Sheets was busy last week at Mr..
Fetzlaff7s erecting house and barn.
Mr.. Fetzlaff's homestead is southeast of
town, near that of Mrs. Lorimer.
Judging by the numerous heavily load
ed wagons leaving town, especially in a
southeasterly direction, our merchants
must be doing thriving business.
Charles F. Norton, of Beardstown, ILL.,,
father-in-law of E. H. Phillips, arrived
on Saturday. His car of stock and
household goods came in Friday night.
Members of the Grand Army Post No.
1G7, attention! The next regular meeting
will be held in Collyer, Saturday after
ternoon, April 3rd, and a good attendance
is desired.
The earliest prairie flower can now be
found by diligent searching. It resem-
bles miniature verbena, and is of such a
guished among the grass.
The health of our friend and old settler,
D. G.. Carlton, does not improve, and it is
expected he will soon start for the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton have the sympathy
of large circle of friends.
Mr.. Sayres, recently of southwestern
Iowa, but now Trego citizen, is putting
up comfortable little home on his place,
few miles to the east of Collyer. His
wife is expected here about May 1st.
G. F. Mains expects to reopen his
blacksmith shop in the building begun on
Monday on Ainslie avenue, little west
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penter work, and the frame is already up.
Mr.. Hitchcock and friends have re-
moved the most of their four carloads of
goods to their homes in Lane county.
When starting south on their. second
trip their five wagons were drawn by
sixteen horses.
For SALE.-One black mare pony, ex-
ira choice chickens, rectangular churn
and lever butter worker and few house
hold goods. Inquire Of ". H. Bgrnham,
two miles north of Collyer, or Wheeler
Bros, Collyer. If
VIM. Bower, of Fostoria, Ohio, reached
Collyer last week to seek permanent
residence here. He is brother of our
teacher, F. G. Bower, and their meeting
so far from home, after five years separa-
ton, was pleasant one.
Chas. F. St. John, of West Plains,
Kansas, reached town last week, and on
Friday secured party to plow the nec-
essary acres on his claim, half mile east
of town, thereby depriving certain par
ties of some contest fun.
MI. Ingraham last week purchased the
quarter section owned by the late John
Burns, sr. The land is near Big Greek,
and the situation affords good schooling
privileges, as 1t is but short distance
from the school house of district No. "a.
Attention is particularly called to the
private sale of household goods by II. d.
Chase, advertised in this column. The
Carvings can testify to the extra quality
of these goods, and the low price at which
they are offered. A rare chance to obtain
necessaries.
PRIVATE SALE-Furniture, range,
heating stove, gasoline stove, oil stove,
carpets, household utensils, dishes, ETC.,
for sale at my house, one-half mile north
of Collyer. Prices very reasonable.
Terms cash. Every article in good con-
dition. 81. D. CHASE.
The ladies of Collyer Corps feel quite
elated over the election of the president,
Mrs. Angeline Martin, as an alternate
delegate to the National Convention to
be held at San Francisco next August.