Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12

Miss Oracle Davidson and Master
Roy Davidson are spendinga pleasant
visit with the MarQuand'S here.
Lightning struck near team being
unhitched by Norman Mapes at Mr..
frightened, ran over Norman and
bruised him considerably, but he is
doing well at present writing.
Culver Yetter, lately of Ravens
vile, Kans., has moved to Ogallah to
take charge of the Ross s. Waldo ele-
| vator. He assumed his new duties
the first of the week with a business
like hand and we bespeak for him a
complete success in his new avocation.
Miss May Wynn, who has been Wis
iting in Missouri the past ten or
twelve months, has returned to her
home at Yves Marauand's. Miss Wynn
visited many of the best towns of the
state while gone. She also took the
advantage of attending the Kansas
City Kan.) High school on her way
homeward.
cess. OgalIah never attempts a thing
until she knows it will be success.
Nor are the good people of Trego in
yited to our little city without being
received right royalty and treated
with a ''treat" during their sojourn
in our midst. Our Fourth of July
celebration was decided success in
every respect and plans are already on
foot to have another and grander one
xuil ba on
larged especially the races to suit the
demands which were made this sea-
son. Including the last program there
will also be race in cycling of proba-
bly, two miles, a jocky race of one mile,
potato race, old settlers race, slow
horse race, hurdle race, and sack
race. In the rings there will be add
ed the ring for the handsomest double
rig and one for same in single driving
rig. There will also be added floral
hall to our grounds and prizes offer
ed on grain in head also threshed,
on most kinds of late vegetables, on
handmade articles of drapery for the
home, and on the handSomeSt dress
made by the single lady who wears it.
Among the prizes offered were ten
cents worth of onions TO the ugliest
man, a clothes line to the handsOmest
young lady, fine pair of shoes to the
handsomest married lady, beautiful
brooch, a handsome smoking set to
the winner of the old settlers race.
Among those who won prizes were:
Will Harvey won first honors in the
jocky race, half mile dash, and Odell
Anderson second honorS in same race.
Harry Grover won first in the quarter
mile cycle race, and Charles Collier of
Colorado Springs, Colo, won a close
second This race was so close that
the judges had great difficulty in rem
dering their decislon-they finally de-
cided in favor of Grover regardless of
the cheers for Collier. 1t doubtless
would have been a tie had Collier not
mistook crossing for the finish line
and quit peddling- The prizes in the
baby show were awarded to little
Miss Myrtle Cutler, daughter of Mrs.
John Cutler and to little Master Lee
Marquand, son OF Chas Marquand.
Among the judges were: Chas Collier
of Colorado, Harry Grover of Nebras-
ka and Will Harvey on the baby show.
r. r. Ufford of Wa-Keeney, Chas
Crawford and G. Schuyler on the horse
race, and Chas Marquand, f. Ridgway
and HI. Bentley on the cycle races. DR..
Kurtz had charge of the program and
showed great ability in his manage
ment- The Ladies' Bazaar enter
tanned the visitors during the latter
half of the evening with their excel
lent refreshments and received in re-
turn S17.6O. The celebration COM
mittee take this opportunity to thank
tie harveSters of our vicinity for al |
lowing their harvest hands to join our |
crowd in the early evening; the mer-
chants of our city for their hearty |
support and their many nice prizes
which were SO freely offered; the |
other citizens for THEN cooperation
and nice prizes; to DR.. Kurtz for mis- |
earnest efforts towards making the |
program a complete success; and to |
our many friends who gave US their |
presence. Let all bear in mind the |
new show rings to be had next season
and prepare early to enter them.
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