Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-29


Another store.
Inquiries for rain.
Snake season here.
Buffalo grass in bloom.
At Wheeler Bros for next four weeks. tt
Geo. Sayres left Monday night for q
trip to Dighton.
Mrs. L. A. Fisher spent the Sabbath at
Oakley, Kansas.
A heavy dew Monday night refreshed
vegetation much.
The pay car made it's monthly call in
this locality on Friday.
The cattle shute was used for the first
time Friday afternoon.
Wheeler Bros. will sell hardware cheap
or than any other firm in Collyer. tt
Many have noticed with pleasure the
musical whistle Of engine No. I'll.
Wheeler Bros. are closing out their
clothing and are almost giving it away. tt
Sch. Opfer returned from trip down
the road on Thursday, bringing friend
with him.
One of the most important items of
interest is that Collyer will soon have a
third general store.
NJ. NJ. Whiting and Chas. Downing, of
Clay Center, Kansas, transacted business
in town last Wednesday.
My laundry is now open. Work done
noof1v md NJ reasonable H,uo
me call. w. L. BROWN. tt
All parties indebted to J. 81. Siebert,
will please make payment soon to Wheel
or Bros, Collyer. ]. H. S1EBERr.
Mrs. Charles Adams, her sister, Mrs
VIM. Adams, of Chicago, and Mrs.
Niles, of the Smoky, spent Thursday in
Collyer, and made pleasant calls upon
their friends.
Never before in this section of country
has the grass in the draws been of such a
bright blue as at present. It has grown
in quantity also, and when full grown will
make considerable hay.
Messrs. Reid and Foster are in town
this week, preparing to occupy their land
They will fence three sections northeast
of town, build dwelling and stock the
place with about 800 head of young horses.
Cone to Wheeler Bros, if you want to
60 home with bargain. If
VIM. Hastings has secured another
valuable piece Of property in
Clay county in exchange for property
here. Clay county citizens seem to take
kindly to Trego's and Gove's broad acres.
A car of goods arrived here Friday
afternoon, anu that night the families
owning them came in. They are Messrs.
Butts and Speere and families, from
Hiawatha, Kansas, and will locate near
Dighton.
Mr.. Oren and w. W. Smith, of Win
chester, Ind, arrived on the noon train
Thursday. The latter is a brother-in-
law of our citizen, j. II. Smith, who is
showing the beauties of western Kansas
to both the gentlemen.
Our clothing must be closed out before
the first OF July. WHEELER Bros. tt
Temple Smith is reported to have re-
ceived a rather severe injury upon the
shoulder during the base ball match
last Saturday at Wa-Keeney. Defeat
and injury only seemed to await the
Collyer nine that day.
E. L. Drake, formerly postmaster at
Banner, visited Collyer on Monday and
greeted many acquaintance. While
here he secured the contract for placing
two lightning rod points and connections
upon our school house.
A foxp dove o,o ~o,,, o,,,o,,,.r1.,&
received from G. w. Blackwell, agent at
this place, pamphlet of Adams wind
mill. The typographical work upon it is
very neat, and the accompanying illus
trations make it ching of beauty"
The requisite permission has been re-
ceived by Section-boss Hallenbeck, and
the additional crossing over the railroad
track will be made as soon as the heavy
lumber can be obtained. Materials are
also wanted to construct the sidetrack
extension.
Sch. Opfer contaminated trade with
Mr.. Mcclure, of Clay county, Kansas,
whereby he disposes of his Big Creek
ranch of $50 acres for property in Clay
county. Mr.. Opfer still has other prop
erty here, 50 will not leave this locality
for some time.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May 10, 1886.
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.-I have
this day rented to 8. A. Orr, for consid-
Grafton, section %, II, Is, subject to sale.
All persons are hereby warned to keep
cattle of
3T-3 I'D. CHASE.
Rev. j. G. Elliott's appointed times for
preaching in Collyer are the first and
third Sunday of the month. Next Sun
day being the fifth in the month, there
will consequently be no preaching until
. week from that day. Sunday school.
however, at lOA. II, sun time.
Sutherland & Co., Of Solomon City,
arrived here ON Friday with two car loads
OF goods, with which they will open q
store at Aamota, Lane county. Report
says that they will put in about 5000
worth Of stock. and that q portion of the
stock unlosded here was beer.
I rejoice that Messrs. Mcclure and P.
Richards have received 80 much benefit
from tho goods sold them. I am ready
to make Others happy with windmills,
culGvators, mowers and harrows.
Il g. w. BLACKWELL.
MessrA Arnold & Miller, OF Solomon
City, Kansas, have purchased Wheeler
Bros store. and will take possession
July 1st, placing therein a complete new
stock Of groceries and other goods.
Wheeler Bros viii sell out all their
goods before leaving, and, after July LIST,
Will occupy their original store, some rods
to the south.
Tho hour for Sunday school last Sab
bath was given to the organisation of