Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-21
TREGo COUNTY TRAclNGs.
Served up by the "WerId's" RustIing
Reporters.
CoLLYER CARVINGS.

Bright nights.
Another store soon.
Church next Sunday.
Fisher is selling out at cost.
Charley Bamberg is in New Mexico.
The park trees are looking quite green.
Charley Adams is at TT. Madison, Iowa.
Mondays mail train was three hours
late.
There is strong talk of our hotel chang
ing hands.
The small boy treads very tenderly on
barefoot.
Garden "stuff" is booming in the neigh
borhood.
G. A. Wilson was a welcome caller at
school yesterday.
Mr.. M. P. Goodwin paid the Smoky a
flying visit Friday.
Walter Bruner and Temp Smith were
in Quinter Saturday.
Miss Alta Wright. of Kansas City, is
expected here next Sunday.
Mr.. Wilson closed his school, south
east of town, last Saturday.
Messrs. Bruner, Swiggett and Fike
were in the county seat Friday.
A number of hitching posts have been
set at the school house. A good thing.
Mrs. Goodwin and daughter, Mrs. Ad-
ans, spent Saturday and Sunday at
Banner.
Mrs. Knight, daughter of II. F. Knight,
south of town, arrived here from Kansas
City to-day.
BoRN.-On Tuesday, April IL, 1888, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Martin, a boy.
Hiram is "all smiles"
Harmony district, southwest of town,
will give an exhibition Saturday night in
honor of the last day of school.
The Catholics held mass meeting Fri
day, conducted by Rev. Father Fitzpat-
rick. A large number were out.
Mr.. Talman and son, of York state, and
formerly Trego county residents, came
back last week for the sons health.
Congregational services, conducted by
Rev. Richard, will be held in Collyer
school house next Sunday, the %. Every
body come.
'tDick" Miles and lady, of Buffalo Park,
passed through town Saturday. Dick
tarried long enough to shake hands with
his old friends.
Messrs. Wilson, Smith, Fouts and Cart
wright debated against the debators of
Harmony last Wednesday night, but were
defeated. They would, no doubt, have
won had they had the majority of the
judges.
Mr.. McMillen received thirteen hun
dred fruit trees last Thursday. He lives
in the Saline valley, and will have good
'show' for fruit. He will probably have
more friends than he wants about bear
ing time.
Chape Cartwright left last Wednesday
evening for Lawrence, where he intends
to live. Mrs. Cartwright intends to 60 to
the same place this summer. We hope
you will think of Collyer, Chape, and her
people, too.
Miss May Morgan and Miss Alta
Wright have rented the house now occu-
pied by Mr.. Wilson, and will open mil
linery store next week. We are glad the
girls are going into this business. We
wish them success.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Lindsey, mis-
teriously disappeared last night. The
horse was picketed, and the rope and pin
both being gone makes it look as if some
one might have taken them. Tramps are
numerous, and one might have wanted to
ride distance.
Mrs. Louie Pitts and brother Harry
departed Sunday night on the 10 o'clock
train for Salt Lake City, Utah, where
Mrs. Pitts's husband is engaged in bust
ness. Louie has been one of Collyer's es-
Unable young ladies for the past year,
and has won the esteem of all who knew
her. About twenty persons accompanied
them to the depot, and wished them q
safe journey, etc. VIC
BANNER BUGLINGS.
BANNER TREGO Co. Anril 16