Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1910-10-08
Pure home made lard at Bakers.

I0Sn pork dt DdkoT .
Osterkamp received car of pota-
toes last week.
Rev. Allison made trip east We'd
nesday morning.
Rhoades & Hixson shipped cattle
and hogs Tuesday
Geo. Musgrave shipped cattle from
Ogallah last Sunday.
Henry Staatz purchased a Decatur
automobile this week.
Jeweler Marshall made a trip to
Quinter last Saturday
E. G. Span is the new cook at the
Acre Cafe north of the postoffice.
Uncle Josh Musgrave has returned
from an extended visit in Colorado.
Twelve carloads of cattle and hogs
were shipped from this point last
Sunday.
C. o. Courtney and family attended
the funeral of Mrs. Theo. Courtney at
Collyer, Tuesday.
l. T. Purcell spent Sunday in
Grainfield, the guest of his old friend,
Postmaster Poole.
Mr. and Mrs Guy Blakely were n
from their farm Tuesday, trading
with our merchants.
Osterkamp's new store building is
going up slowly on account of the
scarcity of carpenters.
w. w. Gibson purchased a 40 horse
power Buick auto last week. Ross
& Waldo, of Ellis, made the sale.
Mr.. and Mrs ID. p Roberts left
Friday morning for Minnesota and
Iowa where they will visit for several
months.
Chas. Acre has force of men at
woIk laying the foundation for his
new home on the corner lot south of
W. r. Holmes.
Ralph Parks is limping around and
says he has no use for Triggs' motor
cycle as it is worse than bucking
broncho to ride.
Bill Bertran has the largest and
finest chicken house in town and in
formes us that he will go into the
chicken business on a large scale next
spring
Mrs. w. j. Howe, of Delta, Colo,
is visiting her brother, J. G.. Hixson,
this week. She says she likes her
new home on account of the fine
climate and extra fine fruit.
f. G. Cochran will sell at public
sale at his farm north of town on
Thursday, October 20, all of his
horses, cattle, farm implements, etc.
He is going to go back east and
everything must be sold. Look fol
big bills.
Chase Wilson was out Monday adj
justing wind losses of the Sabbath.
Jas. Tague had his fine barn unroffed
and otherwise badly damaged; John
MaIlinosky had his out buildings
badly damaged; John and Elmer
Kvasnicka had their fine barn com
pletely wrecked. 1t was sure a bad
storm between here and Collyer.
The Wa-Keeney sightseerers who
attended the Ness county fair, report
pleasant time. The second game OF
ball was won by High Point by a
score of 4 to 1. Daniels, who pitched
for High Point, goes to the American
| league next season. Barber, who
pitched for Wa Keeney, played a
ragged game, and with several costly
errors, gave High Point the game.
George Galloway underwent al
| operation last Tuesday in which his
foot was removed. Mr.. Galloway has
been suffering greatly from diseased
bone in the foot and it was deemed
necessary to remove it to prolong his
life and mitigate his suffering. He is
resting as comfortably as could be ex
pected under the circumstances. Drs
Jones and Herrick performed the
! operation.
A. E. Finch, of Bryan, Ohio, is
visiting his brother-in-law, S. L
Shorthill, this week. Mr.. Finch
came to Trego county thirty two
years ago, but did not like the country
at that time. This is his first visit
since he left here and he was sur
prised to see such pretty town anG
fine improvements in the country
1t does a fellow good to hear these
old timers who left here praise oul
town and county.
Harry Dybau. who lived in Wa
keeney, but recently moved to Nor
ton, killed Claude Coleman whom he
found occupying the same room with
| his wife. Coleman also lived in Wa
keeney at the same time the DybauS
4 did. DVbau also beat his wife but