Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-10-09

OemeCery meetlng postponed week.
The political kettle has not even com
menced to simmer in this locality.
Inquiring after the health of the few
sick ones is now the first greeting.
The Grand Army boys met last Satur
day and proposed "camp fire" for the
near future.
J. T. Petty and wife, Of Wyanet, ILL.,, are
visiting in Collyer looking after his
land interests.
Ed. II. Philippi and family are expect.
ed here this week to visit Mrs. Philippi's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Norton.
Mrs. Piper did not complete her visit
here until Wednesday, when she left fol
Kansas City by way OF Wa-Keeney.
Major Thomas was at the Occidental
on Thursday. Government land business
in this locality seems to need his investi.
cation.
The funeral Of the daughter of Mr.
Zatopek occurred last Thurday, the in.
terment being made at the Catholic
cemetery.
On Saturday, October 18th, there will
be joint session Of Collyer Post and
Corps, and all members are requested to
be present.
M. P. Goodwin began his duties as as
sistant postmaster last Friday, and is ia
miliarizing himself with the business
quite rapidly.
VIM. Wheeler writes that he will not
return home for two or three weeks
longer. He was then at his old home in
Bath, New York.
The cemetery meeting, appointed for
last Saturday, was adjourned for one
week, to await the arrival of party from
whom it is hoped land can be obtained.
To ExcHANGE-Fresh beef and mill
products, including graham -four and
cornmeal, will be exchanged for wheat,
corn, rye and other grain at BLACKWELL
mill, Collyer. 396-tf.
w. G.. Steer and Thos. Pickett, of
Evansville, Ohio, cousins of Mrs. T. w.
Bundy, arrived in Collyer Tuesday noon.
They are looking for desirable pieces of
land to purchase.
Rev. J. G. Elliott has changed his
Collyer appointments to the second and
fourth Sundays of the month, conse-
quently there will be preaching next
Sunday, October 10th.
Mrs. Megler, of Chicago, ILL.,, was tel
egraphed to on Sunday, to hasten to the
bedside of her sick sister, Mrs. Gubbins,
and she arrived on the Tuesday night
train. Another sister has also been sent
for.
Mr.. Foster, of Reed & Foster, reached
Collyer last Wednesday night. He came
down from Nebraska to look after bis in
terest in Che horse ranch northeast of
town, ana make some additional improve
ments.
Captain Fouts was in town Tuesday
selling some fine cabbages, which he said
we're raised on the place formerly owned
by johnson Ogram. They were splendid
samples OF what irrigation does in this
country. Home grown sweet potatoes
are also in market.
Mrs. P. Gubbins lies very sick at her
home on Big creek. A physician was
summoned last Thursday. who pro-
nounced her disease to be neuralgia OF
OF the heart. At this writing she is much
better, and is being kindly cared for by
members of the w. @. R. and other
friends.
New settlers in the west should profit
by the experience of others, and not
build their houses in the draws or near
creeks. It has been proven that the
breezes blow fully as strong when con-
fined between hills, and health demands
that house should be so situated as to
admit of free circulation of pure air.
George A. Sayre is being inquired for
but his whereabouts are unknown. He
started to Dighton, Lane comfy, with a,
load of lumber for L. A. Fisher upon a
new wagon owned by Mr.. Stranger
some fifteen or twenty days ago, and
nothing has been heard of him since. An
attachment is out for all his property
here.
Opportunity is now being given to
practically illustrate the principles of the
Woman's Relief Corps, auxiliary to the
Grand Army of the Republic, and the
members of Collyer Corps are proving
themselves as loyal to the cause in watch
ing by the bedside of the sick as they
have in the past when working day and
night to give entertainments to fill their
treasury. Truly, they deserve much
praise.
Mrs. Ford, of Washington, d. c., on
her way to Colorado for her health, WISE
ly decided to stop and pay visit to her
brother, our citizen, NJ. Swiggett. She
arrived in Oollyer on Thursday of last
week. It is matter of great importance
to persons desiring to obtain the greatest
benefits Of the pure mountain air to
spend few weeks or months on their
way thither and permit their lungs to
gradually become accustomed to higher
altitude.
For the past two Sabbaths no Sunday
school has been held, owing to the alb
.sence of both superintendent. Next
Sunday there will be an election of Off
GERS, as the six months term of the pres
ent ones has expired. AS matter of
policy, If for no better reason, the school
should receive the hearty support of all,
especially from land owners, land agents
and those desiring to sell out, as the class
OF emigrants now seeking western homes
are looking for communities where
schools and churches are well sustained,
and they avoid place where such things
are counted of but little value.
The funeral of George Brown, only
child of Mrs. W. L. Brown (colored,) oc-
Cured last Saturday afternoon at the
school house, the body first being laid
to rest on the hillside east of the Catho-
lie grounds, with brief, appropriate SER
vices. Rev. J. G. Elliott officiated. Mr..
Brown was taken sick at some place east
of Russell, and reached home on the
Tuesday previous to his death. He re-
fused to take medicine, saying it was no