Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-08-07
COLLIER, August 4.
Sundays.
New grass.
Verdant fields.
An impromptu party.
A hard drinker-the earth.


Oats and corn growing prosperously.
The buffalo grass no longer impervious
to water.
Regular meeting of Collyer Post next
Saturday, August z.
When you come to Collyer do not
forget that Wheeler Bros. are closing
out. 1882
G. A. Sayre started Monday morning
for another trip to Dighton, with large
load Of freight.
A stranger in town has done some
fancy lettering for our merchants that
proves his artistic ability.
Collyer Grand Army Post and Relief
Corps have incorporated under the state
laws, and this week received their charter
Wheeler Bros. are selling machine oil
away below what it is worth, and in large
quantities will sell for less than cost. $50
D1ED-July %, 1886, Emmett L. Spen-
Ger, infant son of E. G. Spencer, of Cove
county, Kans., aged one year and four
months.
Farmers find our rainy season quite an
impediment to early haying, but to COM
plain would be thankless as well as
useless.
Mills & Arnold will soon commence
erecting an addition to their store, to
make room for a varied stock of goods
soon to arrive.
For SALE, or trade for fat cows-A
choice young Bull, a beauty few
good Milk Cows. Call at the mill. Coll
yer, Kansas, for terms. 3S5-tf
Cisterns and rain water receptacles are
full, but the soil is too absorptive to
permit much water to remain in wallows
or find its way to the draws.
Coyote creek rose quite high Saturday
morning. Parties crossing the Saline
from Graham county that morning re-
ported no particular rise in that stream.
It was sultry Thursday morning, but
rain by noontime was hardly expected.
1t came, however, and heavy intermissive
showers continued until the following
evening.
Miss Mills, of Hiawatha, Kans,
daughter of Mr.. Mills, of the Collyer
firm of Mills & Arnold, arrived Wednes-
uLSuU W WISH d low udSc Will UeI
brother, who is connected with the firm.
Last Fridays day passenger brought
from Denver Harry Knight, elder son of
our citizen, H. F. knight, of Big Creek,
and Miss M. Anderson, daughter of Mrs.
H. F. Knight. Viii III. T. furnish the
Carvings with particulars of the rumored
happy event?
With many regrets our people hear of
S. Orr's intention to move his residence
from town to his home in Graham county,
Some time next week his family and
household goods will be taken to their
new home. The well wishes OF many 60
with Mr.. Orr and family.
Stock men have yielded to the newt
able, recognize the rights of the agricul-
turists, and are caring for their herds
this year as never before. Even the town
herd is driven daily to pasture, much to
their benefit and the relief of those en-
deavoring to raise crops near town.
Considerable sickness is reported in
eastern Cove county. Mr.. Weeks's little
boy is quite dangerously i'll, and Mrs.
Pitcher, ST., and Mrs. Pitcher, jr., are also
suffering. The physician attributes the
disease to poisoned atmosphere arising
from the carcasses of cattle which died
last winter, and were neither burned nor
buried.
Supt. Brown, when giving notice of the
Sunday school hour-at 10 A. Mn
formed the scholars that next Sunday he
had something special to bring before the
school, and would like all the scholars
present. The Carvings will not reveal his
secret, but advise not only the scholars,
but the friends of the school to attend
next Sabbath. and hear the news.
Mans abundant ability to propose was
illustrated by the preparations made for
a social dance at Isaac Derr's last Thurs
day night. A platform was erected out
doors to accommodate the many invited
ones, but the disposition of the evenings
pleasure was in the power of Dame Ma
ture, and she prevented the gathering by
ushering in the evening hours with an
increased fall Of rain.
Buy your ladies' and misses slippers at
Wheeler Bros as they will sell them to
you at half price. 1882
As many of the readers OF this column
have probably observed, it does not take
our young peOpic lOuS W noAo pLOpolo-
tions for dance. The one of Friday
evening was announced that morning,
when invitations were quite generally e1-
tended. It was held in the rooms over
the new store, and was given in honor of
Miss Mills. Reports as4o the supper are
rather conflicting. Was it ginger snaps
and water, or water and dried apples?
II the latter, the party would be aptly
termed q swell affair.
Notwithstanding another heavy rain on
Saturday night, Sunday morning was
pleasant and the roads but little inn
paired. Many of the country attendants
upon religious worship were noticeably
absent from Sunday school, owing. un-
doubtedly, to the uncertainty of securing
the school house for the services. The
school board have kindly decided to per-
NIT the continuance of such services in
the building only making few regula-
lions as to the care of the key. Rev. j.
G. Elliott spoke in the morning to good
sized audience from John 5:39, Search
the Scriptures" and announced that
there would be no services that evening
VIC.
CASTLE ROCK RIPPLEs.