Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-12
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COLLYER CARVINGS.

COLLYER, May y, 1888.
Farmers busy.
Ground is very wet.
A leap year party May %.
Now is a chance for the girls.
| A dense fog prevailed this morning.
Tx. Phillips was in Wa-Keeney Fri
day.
TO. Smith went up to Quinter yester
day.
s. C. Robb was up Saturday from
Ogallah.
The boys enjoyed game of base bal
yesterday.
The ladies of the w. r. G. held meet
ing Saturday.
Mr.. Wolf is still quite sick, being una
BILE to go around.
The late rains have filed all the draws
with plenty of water.
Pauline Phillips is quite sick with
symptoms of fever.
&C. and S. A. Swiggert were at Wa.
Keeney on Tuesday.
J. Humes, north of Collyer, left Satur.
day evening for the East.
M. P. Goodwin and j. Fl. Hickman
were at Wa-Keeney Tuesday.
Mrs. Cartwright's Ellis friends returned
to their homes Sunday night.
Court house contractor j. w. Burns
spent Sunday with his family.
The mournful croaking of the frogs
break the stiffness of the night.
Tx. Phillips and Walter Bruner were
at Quinter Tuesday on business.
Miss May Morgan spent Saturday even
ing with her mother on the farm.
OHarry Shawyer came in from Denver
where he has been for some time past.
Miss Ida Ashcroft spent Saturday and
Sunday at her home north of the Saline.
Chape Cartwright and mother went
down to Ellis Monday night to spend a
few days.
A. G. Lord, living three miles northwest
of town, made final proof on his home
stead Friday.
The Catholics held services Sunday
conducted by Rev. Father Fitzpatrick. A
large number were in attendance.
Charles Thrill has placed neat fence
around his house and is fixing things up
in general, which looks as if he might be
going to take unto himself wife.
Chape Cartwright returned to Collyer
Saturday, after two week trip through
out the eastern part of the state. He in
tends to go on to Denver in short time.
A recent letter from Miss Mary Knight,
OF Denver, states that she will graduate
this summer. Miss Knight spent her last
summers vacation here and was an &C
tive member of our Sunday school.
Rev. Richards fulfilled his regular ap-
pointment at Collyer Sunday morning
and evening, but the evening services
were not very largely attended owing to
the approaching storm.
Mrs. "Dug" Webster, of Aberdeen, D.
T., arrived on Sunday mornings passen-
ger, and will pay a visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown, south of town, and
other friends.
The ladies of Collyer and vacinity
are making the necessary arrangements
for "Leap Year Party" to be given
at the hotel Wednesday evening, May
o. The ladies will furnish refreshments
and tickets will be Scots. Now girls don't
fail to come with your "best fellow"-or
some Otner girl 'DeSt 1ellOW ana nave
a Leap year party long to be remembered
by those present. The boys no doubt
think it will be failure.
The Collyer Union Sunday School was
Sunday, with the following
officers: J. 81. Hickman, Supt.; Hiram
Martin, assistant superintendent; Walter
Bruner, secretary; NJ. E. Bundy, treas
urer; Thos. Fonts, librarian. The classes
will be arranged next Sunday and their
teachers chosen. Everybody come and
help maintain a good Sunday school.
School opens every Sunday at 10 o'clock
NJ. Preaching every alternate Sunday
at II O'Clock.