Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-17
TREGo COUNTY TRAcINGs.
cOLlYER CARVINGS.
CoLLYER, April IA, 1886.

Wet.
| Windy.
Killdeers.
More building.
Flies have come.
TOO wet to run the pillow.
Plow shoes at Wheeler Bros ct
The ground thoroughly soaked.
A new agent for the town property.
A new line of calicoes at Wheele
Bros. Q
Wheeler Bros. are the parties that vii
save you money. ct
B. F. Bartlett is quite i'll from sever,
cold, and obliged to desist from his car
pentering.
George Blackwelrs show of youne
horsefesh last Saturday brought to tow
some fne-looking colts.
Clothes baskets, picture albums, scrar
books, ladies' work baskets at positive
bargain at Wheeler Bros. /
Notwithstanding the recent rains, 6
prairie fire to the south managed to send
up its smoke on Tuesday.
W. r. Migrants family, consisting Of
his wife and four children, is daily ex.
pected from Kansas City.
There seems to be some foundation fol-
the statement that Collyer is soon to have
third grocery and drug store.
Chas. Adams shipped three crates OF
turkeys to Denver on Friday. He intends
to improve the breed of his flock.
If you want a good, strong saddle
string of the very best whang leather,
Wheeler Bros. is the place to find it. 1
Wild flowers have increased in number.
Maj. Melton is expected here this
month to look after his landed interests.
l.. F. Hollington has secured the
agency of r. H. Melton's town property,
which includes greater part of the town
site.
1t you are bound to have the incest
dried apples in town at the same price
as inferior goods, purchase of Wheeler
Bros.
j. B. Stranger, whose arrival last week
was announced, comes from southeastern
Nebraska, and has taken up residence
near B. f. Bartlett's homestead.
Preaching next Sunday at Collyer
school house morning and evening. Let
all those who desire to have these services
continue be in attendance.
Miss Alice Anderson starts tonight for
Denver. She has gained many friends
during her few months residence here,
who much regret her departure.
Wheeler Bros. are looking for a car
load of chop. l
VIM. Hastings spent a few days last
week in eastern Kansas, where he sue
ceeded IN securing some property in Clay
county in exchange for his Cove county
lands.
Many housekeepers in this locality
would rejoice to be able to patronize
crler OF "Iinware to mend! Boilers to
mend" In other words, our town needs
a tinker.
The worshipers of the Catholic faith
gathered at their church last Sabbath,
and participated in the services led by
Father Anastias, who formerly preached
here, and was well liked.
81. d. Chase left for eastern Kansas
Monday morning, whittier he had been
called In connection with the arbitration
OF the state house business.
Sunday was so pleasant as to win peo-
pie out to walk and gather flowers. But
one variety SO far has lifted its merry face
to the warm rays of sunshine.
VIM. Brown, of the Saline, has secured
a lot in town, and is preparing to erect
home thereon. When completed, Mrs.
Brown will open laundry, and supply
long-felt want.
The ladies Of the w. r. c. will give a
dance in the new Post hall on Monday
evening, April 26, 1886. The formal
opening of the hall will not be made un-
ii the hall is entirely finished.
Mrs. S. Opfer was in town last Satur-
lay for the first time this year, storms and
sickness of herself and daughter having
combined to keep her at home. She was
warmly greeted by her friends.
We would advise you to buy your
Tried apples of Wheeler Bros. l
Frank G. Swiggett, recently of Aller-
on, Iowa, is now Trego citizen, and is
Employed in building house upon the
lain he purchased of Mr.. Siebert, last
winter, and which joins Mr.. Siebert's
homestead on the east.
A freight train came in Monday even
ng, which gathered the empty cars on
he sidetrack, and then continued its
Quincy eastward, carrying the greatest
lumber of cars seen of late in one train
IN this road-71 in all
Cotton rope at Wheeler Bros. l
April showers were numerous on
Thursday and Friday, and the heavy
hunder storm of Monday afternoon
airly drove the raindrops into the ground.
lot for long time has the clay subsoil !
'een as wet as at this writing.
The often-heard inquiries this season |
re, "Who is the strangerY' or "Who |
WINS that team?" Evidently the stran-
.ers are multiplying in number, and even
he discouraged stock men are pleased, |
S they hope to sell out their ranges
hereby.
People In general, and drummers In
'articular, will be glad to learn that
jollyer's hotel-the Occidental will be
ontlnued another year under the man.
cement of Mr.. and Mrs. B. o. Richards,
those methods of carrying on the hotel
ave given great satisfaction.
Something unusual happened Tuesday
7hen the east-bound passenger, failing to
1eet the west-bound train here, started
n Its journey, but was unsuccessful in
eaching the next switch, and the. west
Ound train forced it to return to this sta
ION where they could pass each other.
The best dashboard in the market at