Western Kansas world., 1886-07-31
TREeo COUNTY TRAclNeS.
Served up by the "WorId's" RustIing
Reporters.
COLLYER CAWINGs.


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Rain of Friday.
Green corn season.
Good potatoes marketed.
Some fine pieces of millet.
Friends returned to Trego.
No session of school last Sunday.
An abundance of feed now promised.
Business was exceedingly dull last
week.
Plows are again in demand for turning
sod, and 1887 will find considerably more
cultivated land in this and adjoining
counties.
Miss Alice Anderson returned, from
Denver, on Thursday, to pay lengthy
visit to her mother, Mrs. II. F. Knight, OF
Big Greek, and friends.
For SALE, or trade for fat cows-A
choice young Bull, beauty-and few
good Milk Cows. Call at the mill, Coll
Yer, Kansas, for terms. 385-tf
Fishing parties frequently visit the
streams to the north, and secure dainty
morsels for the table. Mrs. G.. McFar-
land and Mrs. T. Lawliss enjoyed the
sport last Saturday.
FIG. Bower, formerly teacher of the
Collyer school, spent Sunday night in
town. Mr.. Bower has made no applica-
tion for reappointment as teacher, and has
no intention of so doing.
One of J. Fl. Siebert's herd preferred
to be removed from the railroad by
'wild engine" last Sunday afternoon, and
the pilot struck its hind legs, throwing it
about 20 feet, with but slight injury.
M. M. Whiting, a Clay Center real
estate agent who has become quite inter-
ested in this locality, revisited Collyer on
Sunday, and was the guest of VIM. Hast
ings. He returned east Tuesday noon.
Mills & Arnold have looked to the con-
venience OF their customers by having
line OF hitching posts, connected by iron
rods, set to the north and east of their
store, also a fence of similar design
around the town well.
Mrs. Charles Adams started east Tues
day morning, in company with Mrs. D.
d. Wheeler. She will visit her mother
and sister at Owego, New York, and be
absent for the winter. Her many friends
wish her pleasant visit.
Next Sabbath, August l, the people of
Elrick will hold basket service at Elrick
school house. to which all are invited.
Rev. T. w. Miller will deliver the sermon,
and an interesting Sunday-school is
regular feature of religious worship in
that district.
Miss Ashcraft, homesteader of Gra-
ham county and recently teacher at
Burr Oak, Jewell county, made applica-
tion for the Collyer school on Monday,
when she and her father spent the day in
town. Miss Ashcraft is lady of pleas
ing address and polished manners.
The time for annual school meetings is
near st hand, and it is the duty of every
person-man and woman-eigible to
vote on such occasions to be present and
exercise their rights for the improvement
OF educational facilities. Let not the
second Tuesday in August pass without
80 doing.
As the rainfall increases and country
roads have augmented travel grading of
hills and bridging of creeks demand at
tention. Much complaint is heard
lately of crossings along the Saline and
its branches, and it would abundantly re-
pay the citizens to the north to unite in
improving them.
On the homestead of w. 81. Burnham
is rock which when pulverized much
resembles magnesia. A prominent east
ern chemist analyzed some of it and pro-
nounced it q fine specimen of Kaolin
clay, used in the manufacture of porce-
lain. The bank has never been fully ex-
plored, and the quantity Of the clay to be
found therein is unknown.
Messrs. Power aud O'Toole on Tuesday
assisted A. Lord in moving his dwelling
house to much more desirable location
on his homestead. Taking the advice
given him when first reaching this coun-
try, Nh. Lord selected his building site in
draw, but soon was displeased with it,
and prefers to have his home on hill
where it can be seen and from whence he
and his can view Collyer and the sur
rounding country.
Johnny Martin, only son of ]. @. Mar
tin, Of Cove county, narrowly escaped
serious injury recently by falling down
cellar. He remembered not having
fastened up the chicken coop, and started
to do 30, after the lights had been extin-
guished for the night. Forgetting that the
cellar door had been left open, he hasten
ed forward and fell, striking on his side
without serious injury.
Mrs D. d. Wheeler and son, Frank,