Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-06-02
CO11Ver.
the Topeka State Journal

COnverSing with many farmers a thls
vicinity, large wheat raisers as well,
they are of the opinion that if no ac-
cident to the crop occurs between now
and harvest as big yield tributary
to Collyer will be harvested as ever.
And it must be remembered that the
people of this place claim that Coll
yer ships more wheat than any other
station in Trego county.
Late soaking rains have brought
the wheat out wonderfully, and the
wheat raisers now claim there is
enough moisture to mature it, Among
the large wheat raisers in the vicinity
of Collyer are Jacob Miller Sc Son,
with over 500 acres; Weisbach s. Son
have as large an acreage, if not more;
Thomas sSchimkowitsch, another large
wheat raisers, has not less than 500
acres, most of it in better condition
than he has known it before IN the
last dozen years He operates steam
plow with 30-hOrSepower engine. He
owns 1.12O acres of Trego county land.
The general claim is made among the
wheat raisers around Collyer that
more grain will be tributary to the
eral seasons.
The Union Pacific built their road
through this section as early as 1869,
and located town one-half mile.
west of Collyer and named 1t
Coyote. Several years afterwards
this name was changed TO Coll
| yer, and moved to its present
site. One of the pioneer settlers
/ here is J. FL. Deatrich. who will
have been with the Union Pacific as
section man and in the water service
next. For the last Is years ne has
lived in Collyer, and operates the
water service at this point. He will
return to Omaha this week to be eX-
amined by the railroad companY's
surgeon for retirement to be placed
on their pension rolls. Mr.. Deatricll
saved his money and invested it in
! Trego county land until he now owns
600 acres. which cost him less than
/ So, 900, and at prices which lands are
now wo4ti here would sell fer $40, GOO.
Besides he owns S5 acres of the town
site of Collyer, which he bought of
for S3. IS an acre, and he has refused
$40 an acre.
The Union Pacific expects to short
en- the road here at an early day, for
they can save ,! miles or more in d
distance of Il miles.
The Collyer State Bank is one
of the latest business additions
to ColIYer. Organized only a short
time ago with capital stock of s1o,-
900, the first two weeks business re-
suited in securing more than forty de-
positors. The officers of the bank are:
President, r. G. Wilson: cashier,
John j. Harrison. The stockholders
and directors are James Walsh, Frank
Spena, A. w. Barnes, Chas. Kirby,
r. Q. Wilson, +. W. King, /. t. Pur-
cell and V L. Nader. The bank will
erect suitable building during the
summer.
Collyer has grown more In the last
two years than in several years pre-
vious. 1t now has two elevators, two
hotels, bank, lumber yard, three
general stores, hardware store, the
Catholics, Baptists and Congrega-
tionalists have houses of worship, two
livery stables, drug store, two black
smiths, three implement dealers, res
taurant, millinery and dressmaking.
skating rink; and G. A. R. hall.
The Catholics, who have fifty fam
lilies or more tributary to Collyer, will
rebuild their church and erect a par
sonage this year. Besides there are a
large number of Russians and Ger
mans, who aro Industrious farmers and
making money. There are probably
sixty or more families of them.
The town and district have out
grown the present school house, aud
it will be rebuilt larger. There are
more than 100 school children in the
district and the population is in
creasing.
One of the most pleasing sights on
the Union Pacific is afforded at Coll
yer. In either direction of the eye
can be seen level stretch of country
thickly dotted with fine homes and
commodious barns and granaries. The
entire country is green as grass can
be- Buffalo grass is rapidly becoming
thing of the past, and instead are
well cultivated farms and prosperous
. and contented tillerS of the soil. And
favorable seasons have blessed these
: people for the last several years. And
they come to town in the best con-