Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-15

OdGS reported as CnrlVlnS.
Sidetrack to be heightened.
Northern freguards plowed.
Wild peas ana onions in bloom.
Summer-like days and cool nights.
Prairies bright green everywhere.
The Deering mower at Wheeler Eros. q
Potato bugs are rapidly taking posses
sion.
Walter Elliott, of Oakley, paid Collyer
a business visit to-day.
Mr.. Swigge,t's two sons arrived from
Allerton, Iowa, on Tuesday.
If you want moving machine call on
Wheeler Bros, Collyer, Kans. #
Frank Strong and E. Conser, of Buffalo
Park, spent Wednesday in Collyer.
A young man was in town Monday
looking for an opening for drug store.
II swarms of flies promote health,
there will be no sickness here this sea-
son.
Mr.. Mechanism, a prominent citizen
of Buffalo Park, was in town friday
evening.
Wheeler Bros are closing out their
clothing and some broken lots of slippers
and shoes. If
| VIM. Hastings is expecting to take
another trip to Clay county, Kansas,
this week.
! S. G. Robb will be the orator on Dec
Grafton day, and our people can be sure
of something good.
The latter part of last Sunday was de-
lightful for walking or riding, and many
persons enjoyed themselves in that man
ner.
| Trees set out this spring have found
both soil and atmosphere favorable, and
are consequently making an excellent
growth.
Swallows and doves have taken qua
tiers in the foundation work under the
railroad tank, the former in large
numbers.
Garden planting has given place to
| caring for weak cattle in many instances,
and garden sass will now be forth comi
ing In large quantities.
Since the storm of last Thursday warm
weather has prevailed most of the time,
Saturday afternoon the thermometer reg
istering 80 . in the shade.
Seventeen years in western Kansas.
and never could raise good corn until [
bought an Adams cultivator of G. w.
Blackwell, Collyer, Kans.-P. RICHARDS.
Miss M. York finished her term of
school east of Wa-Keeney, and returned
home last week. Miss York has warm
| friends who are always glad to have her
return.
Mr.. Adams, of Chicago, brother of
Charles Adams, arrived on the Tuesday
night train, and Wednesday hired rig to
take him to his brothers place, on the
Smoky.
Chas. Thiel, who has been in the en-
ploy of the q. P. r. 4. for fifteen years,
was discharged last week, no reason being
given. All who know Mr.. Thiel feel GER
tain Chat it was no fault of his which
caused his removal
Rush Of business prevented VIM.
spend the Sabbath, and Mrs. Spicer, who
had driven to town to meet him, was dis
appointed. Wa-Keeney seems to appre-
ciate good tailor.
A darkey tramp amused himself and
others on Monday by selling to people
the privilege of hitting him in the head
with eggs, at 10 cents throw, with
rebate of Is cents for every egg that hit
the living target.
Paul Bagley. the evangelist, visited
Collyer last Thursday and held one
open-air service. He remained in town
until the next noon, but the one sermon,
given from dry-goods box, was all he
favored our people with.
Your correspondent always supposed
that our railroad park grounds were COW
cred with alfalfa, but the types last week
asserted that it was ''catalpa." The park
has some catalpas, but they are consider
ably taller than four inches.
People in this part of Trego county
want a representative in the halls of con-
gress who knows their needs and will
use his time in their behalf, and they be-
ieve that Hon. E. J. Turner, who was a
pioneer of Sheridan county, is the right
man to ELL the position.
Sent in too late for last weeks issue
was the following report of Collyer
school for the month ending April 80,
1886: Enrolment, 26; average daily at
tendance, II; names of pupils neither alb
sent nor tardy, Frank Norton, Garry
Norton and Barton Norton. F. G. Bower,
teacher.
Next Sunday will be the day for Rev.
Elliotts third Sunday appointment. Ser
vices at II A. N. and P. NJ, at the school
house. All those desiring Union Sun
day school established, in Collyer are re-
quested to be at 1.-THE morning service,
when action will be taken. Let every
body come, both old and young.
j. b. Smith recently purchased the
house which has stood on Mr.. Wilson's
claim, in Cove county, and on Saturday
had it moved to town, on lot southwest
of Wheeler Bros. store. Just after the
building crossed the railroad track, it
slipped from the wheels on which il was
being drawn, and rested awhile in the
road.
Orders have been issued to lengthen
the sidetrack eastward to the bend In the
road just west of the east line OF the town
site. A cutoff track will also be laid
from the side to the main track short
distance east of the depo, SO that the
west end of the side track can be used
exclusively for unloading cars. The
Carvings is glad that this much-needed
Improvement is soon to be made.
In contrast to the winds so often men,
toned is this: At the last W. r C. party
a young lady-who would blush If her
name was printed carried q lighted
hand-lamp from home to town, the dis
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