Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-07
TREG0 COUNTY TRAclNes.
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| COLLIER. April 4, 1888
Arbor day.
Potato planting.
A shower of rain.
School in session once more.
Potatoes are worth $1.5O per bushel
Eggs are down to 10 cents per dozen.
Better eat 'em.
To-day is very windy, and huge clouds
of dust are flying.
Chape Cartwright says he is going to
leave soon for Lawrence.
Sam Swiggett visited w. j. Siebert, at
Wa-Keeney, on Monday.
E. Il Phillippi has lost over two hun
dred lambs this spring.
G. A. Sperry is around through the
country, assessing.
F. @. Swiggett is working at his trade
in Wa-Keeney this week.
Ed. Bias, of Ellis, came up and played
for the dance Monday night.
T. W. Bundy has moved to J. 81. Sic
bert's property, east of town.
For coal, -four, feed and baled hay,
call on Walter Bruner, Collyer. 472-4
Messrs. Cober and Shell, of Wa-Kee-
ney, we're at the dance Monday night.
A large load of trees from the forestry
station were delivered in Collyer Satur-
day.
For SALE AT A BARGAIN.-Two good
work horses and a spring wagon. Call
on Capt. Fouts. 475-1
Messrs. Brown, Lehman and Heart and
Miss Ella Lehman, all of Quinter, were
at the dance.
J. N. Mills, of Hiawatha, Kansas, and
senior partner of the firm of Mills & Sons,
who left here last fall, arrived last Satur-
day, and is attending to unfinished bust
ness.
Mr.. Hallenbeck, who lived north of
town, shipped a car load of household
goods and stock on Saturday to Hugo,
Colorado. The family left for that place
Monday morning. They will reside there
permanently.
The Easter dance was not as largely at
tended as some previous ones, probably
owing to the appearance of a storm. The
ladies were not very numerous, we Judge,
as young man remarked that there were
six gents for each lady. Perhaps the
girls will number more the next time.
Miss May Morgan gave birthday par
" at her home, northeast of town, last
evening, it being her seven j
zenith birthday. A good supper of oys- !
;ers, cake, jell, ETC., had been prepared,
which was served at IL. Miss May was
he recipient of number of useful and !
handsome presents.
Charley Bamberg, who for several years
has been employed in L. A. Fishers store
at this place, left last evening for Pueblo,
Colorado, where, we presume, he goes to
AXE more lucrative position. Charley ]
has attended faithfully to his duty, and {
has host of friends who wish him a sue
,essful future.
Collyer school opened Monday, with {
Miss Ida Ashcroft as teacher, and seven
teen pupils enrolled. The interior of the ,
house has much more inviting appear ,
ance since some changes have been made. ;
The desks have all been placed in the
back of the room, and the stove placed in
the center, which gives it much better
draught than when it stood in the corner.
The floor has also been scrubbed and the
walls kalsomined.
Quite prairie fire has swept over a
large scope of country east of town and
south of the railroad track. The fire
originated about five miles east of Coll
yer, while Bohemian gentleman was
burning some rubbish. The fire burnt
within mile Of town, but, fortunately,
the wind was not as high as it frequently
is, and the flames were easily extinguish-
ed, no damage being done further than
the burning of the grass and few jack
rabbits. VIC.
DOWNER DoINGs.