Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-05-22
COLLIER, May 10.

Millinery store being erected.
A very chilly day was Friday.
The much-needed bakery has come.
The Deering mower at Wheeler Bros. Il
Competition continues its cutting bus
mess.
w. R. Ingram is putting in considera.
BILE land to corn.
Peddler Solomon has become a regular
visitor to our town.
If you want moving machine call on
Wheeler Bros, Collyer, Kans. If
Mrs. Faithful, mother of Mrs. Larimer
left last week for East st. Louis, Ill.
w. A. Wookey, formerly of Wa-Kee-
ney, is the proprietor of our bakery.
Even the weather has been favorable
to the recent progressive enterprises OF
Collyer.
Wheeler Bros are closing out their
clothing and some broken lots of slippers
and shoes. If
Judging from the pallid countenance
of Agen Hay, an assistant at our depo is
much needed.
Mrs. Lawson, recent arrival, kindly
consented to act as Organist at the SER
vices last Sunday.
The small building used as an office by
Phillips Il Smith was moved to lot south
of Wheeler Bros. store on Monday.
All parties indebted to J. II. Siebert,
will please make payment soon to Wheel
er Bros, Collyer. J. H. S1EBERT.
W. L. Brown has opened laundry in
Collyer, and will be ready to receive work
next Monday. Terms reasonable. If
James Sloey, merchant, assistant post
master and musician, of Buffalo Park,
led the music with his violin Friday
night.
Mrs. Smith and daughter will soon
open a millinery and notion store in Coll
yer. Stock now on the way, and an ex-
perienced milliner engaged. tt
VIM. Brown (colored) has purchased
s. A. Orr's valuable Morgan horse. Those
interested in securing valuable horse-hesh
should make a note of this fact.
s. A. Orr and two sons leave by buggy
for Fillmore county, Neb., to-day, to be
absent about three weeks. They will
drive back about 30 head of stock.
Seventeen years in western Kansas,
and [ never could raise good corn until I
bought An Adams cultivator of G. W.
Blackwell, Collyer. Kans.-P. RICHAEDs
VIM. Brown {colore0 has his house in
the northeastern portion of town cut
wardly completed. Brown Bros. were
the carpenters, and the work was rushed.
People were very anxious last week to
get full particulars of the Kansas City
storm, and when they had been received,
sympathy for the sufferers was expressed
by all.
Mr.. Mains horse took fright Saturday
evening when passing through culvert,
and ran away. The packages on the GO
sled were widely scattered, but no serious
damage was done.
For their first meeting in the new Post
and Corps hall the Woman's Relief Corps
met last Saturday.A small bouquet, COM
posed of geraniums, Gala and narcissus,
beautifed the altar.
Walter Elliott, of Oakley, Kansas, was
one of the participants in the pleasures
of the w. R. G, party. He does not for
get that he has enjoyable times Oh such
occasions at COlfyer.
A very heavy wind Thursday night
Kept the more timid from enjoying their
usual hours of slumber, and after few
hours of calm, awoke them at early
dawn. No damage reported.
Being interviewed upon the subject,
Section-boss Hallenbeck said he would
endeavor to secure permission from the
railroad company to build an extra cross
ing over the track. Success to his efforts.
Orders were received granting per-
mission to have day mails, and on Friday
The service began. For the first time in
The history of our town we now have
three mails day, two from the east and
one from the west.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, May 10, 1886.
To WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN have
his day rented to S. A. Orr, for consid-
Grafton, section %, IL, 25, subject to sale.
All persons are hereby warned to keep
cattle off. =.
377-3 81. D. CHASE.
Rev. Elliott preached to large congre-
cations last Sunday, both morning and
evening. His household goods have ar
rived from Boston, and his wife is expect
ed about June LIST. Then his interests
will be more completely, if possible, GEN.
tered here.
It will be of interest to many women
who have not had the pleasure of meeting
Mrs. Wickins, Department President w.
R. c. of Kansas, to know that she is an
admirer of western women's push and
business energies, as also that she has
great faith in the growth and prosperity
IF western Kansas.
Mrs. Smith and her daughter, Mrs.
Lawson, formerly of Hill City, Graham
county, have decided to locate in town,
and already have in process of erection a
building 1924 feet on the east side of
Ainslie ave., in which. when completed,
hey will open astock of millinery goods.
The two Adams pumping wind mills
We bought of G. w. Blackwell, Collyer,
Kans., in 1885, have stood all storms and
winds, and have proved to be perfect self
regulators. They defy all competition
md will work when other mills have to
stand still.-WM. MCCLURE and j. G. |
MCCLURE
The sympathy of all those acquainted
With the circumstances of Mr.. Swiggett's
recent troubles are with him at this |
lime, and the opinion is, that IF there is
my truth in the charges, righteousness
has taken advantage of thoughtless, not
act. Our people rejoice that
he informer in the case is not citizen |
If this locality.
Our meat market is NO more. The |
proprietor Of it, ]. 81. Siebert was last
week offered good price for his location |
md accepted it, F. A. Mcfarland being |
iho purchaser. Mr.. Mcfarland has