Western Kansas world., 1886-10-30
CoLLYER, TREGo Co., Oct. q.

Ice.
Dust laid.
Two showers.
Cool for campers.
Election day draws near.
Loads of hay come to town.
Some items left over for next week.
The new side track is about half COM
pleted.
Visitors returning to their eastern
homes.
E. H. Philippi has purchased L. A.
Fishers sheep.
J. Il. Siebert will exchange all kinds OF
meat for butter and eggs. 399-tf
Sunday school continues with new life
Come next Sunday, at 10 A. NJ, sun time.
A. B. Baker, Republican candidate for
superintendent of schools, was in town
Saturday.
Quite "daisy"- like are the Collyer items
in the Buffalo Park Pioneer. Success to
their author.
Mrs. Howell, of Mulvane, Kan, reached
Collyer to-day, to visit her sister, Mrs. G..
w. Blackwell
An infant child of Mr.. Farley's, of Buf-
falo Park, was buried in Collyer Catholic
cemetery yesterday noon.
Our former citizen, L. F. Jones, has
been elected recorder of Cove county.
He, of course, is happy, and so is 81"
Miss G. d. Martin is clerking in the p o.
for few days, while Asst. P. M. Goodwin
takes charge of Hollington & Sons store
Mrs. Ingram and children arrived home
Friday night. Even eastern Kansas lost
its fascinating power when it was no
longer home.
Collyer was numerously represented at
Wa-Keeney on Thursday, the contest of
Miss M. Browns homestead being the
principal attraction.
Mondays noon train carried eastward
Mrs. Kennedy and Mrs. Curtin, sisters of
Mrs. p. Gubbins, to Chicago, and Mrs.
Frank Colby to st. Louis.
A heavy frost whitened the ground
Tuesday morning, and ice formed one
sixteenth of an inch thick. The latter
was twice as thick this morning.
Mr.. Duran arrived in Collyer last
Thursday. He will spend a week here
making preparations TO bring up another
herd of Texas horses next spring.
All kinds of meats exchanged for all
kinds of country produce, at
SIEBERTs,
400-tf Collyer.
l.. LeBron solicits the patronage of all
desiring fresh beef He will deliver such
at Quinter, Collyer and the Saline on
Thursdays, and at Wa-Keeney on Satur-
days. 399-tf
w. Fry wishes an error in last weeks
"Cawings" corrected, but fails to state
how, and toward the close of his note vir-
tually acknowledges the truth of the
item.
The number of town inhabitants was
temporarily increased Thursday night by
the camping of the Colby railroad outfit
with their numerous wagons and herd
of horses.
Ranches begin to look like farms, with
the large stacks of hay and grain near
their houses; also, extensive barns and
tight sheds, which promise comfort for
the stock this winter.
Good rains fell here on Friday and
Monday mornings. Although we had
been many weeks without rainfall, the
coming of Fridays was unheralded, as
formerly, by rushing, tearing wind.
A soliciting committee of ladies passed
among our business houses on Thursday,
obtaining subscriptions toward Rev. Ell
iott's salary. They succeeded quite well,
and are going to give all an opportunity
to contribute.
Let the Democratic veterans think
long and well before they cast their bal
lots next Tuesday for. the party which
now refuses their comrades their honestly
earned pensions and fills their official
places with "home-guards."
All parties are hereby notified to keep
cattle and all other stock off of the
or W or of sec. 4, II, 25.
Miss G. T. STIcKNEY.
W. r. INGRAM.
COLLIER, KAN, Oct. 20, 1856 400-3t
The settler who votes the Democratic
ticket next Tuesday, and thereby gives
his support to the administration which
demands that he must, during a drouth,
either let his family starve or lose his
homestead If he seeks their support else
where-that man is a slave to his party.
G. A. r. CAMP FIRE.
The Post and COrns committee have