Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-03-04

CHaS. StelnD0rger atUenQed
the automobile show at Kansas
City this week.
We are very glad to report
that Mrs E. l. Morgan is slow
ly but surely improving.
Last Saturday, Frank Shaffer,
one of our busy real estate men,
made flying trip to Topeka.
w. H. Jones, who is in the en-
ploy of the Midland Life Insur-
ance Co., spent several days in
Kansas City this week.
March came in like the tradi-
tional lamb, and later in the
month we may reasonably look
for visit from the lion.
The Methodist young people
report a most enjoyable time at
the home of Dr., and Mrs.
Spencer last Friday evening.
Mrs. F1eisbach, mother of
Mrs. Dr. Herrick, returned to
her home atRussell last Tuesday
morning, after an extended visit
with her daughter.
Rev. Anderson and wife are
domiciled in the Bacon property
in the north part of town. Rev.
Anderson is pastor of the Epis
copal church of this city.
Friday morning the teachers
of the public school went to
Hays to attend the Golden Belt
Association which convenes in
that city on the Sd and 4th.
Harry Gearhart made trip to
Missouri to look after some land
interests in country where the
corn grows tall and they raise
peaches as big as foot ball.
Ray Ufford returned Wednes-
day from his trip to Chicago and
other eastern points, where he
went to buy the spring stock of
goods for the Trego Mere. Co.
A good many people are get
ting out their incubators, pre-
paratory to the spring hatch
likewise the industrious hen is
also getting busy along that line
Fred Lakin has sold his farm
and will locate in eastern Kansas,
near McLouth, where he has
purchased a farm. His friends
wish him prosperity and success
in his new home.
Charlie Ridgway sold a fine
driving mare and colt last Sat-
urday; the mare went to ]. d.
Ripley of Ellis and the colt to
John Zeman of Collyer. The
two brought $40.
The fellow who left some soiled
laundry in the post Office lobby,
eau get same by calling at this
office and paying for this notice
otherwise it will be consigned
to our press room with the office
towel.
John A. Nelson, in the Burns
Realty Co.'S office. has the
largest list of properties and the
greatest assortment of merchan
disc stocks for sale or exchange
ever seen in Wa-Keeney. Make
up your mind what you want in
exchange for your property and
call and, see him.
Much lumber is going to the
country, despite the fact that a
good many have been talking
hard times and short crops. The
recent rain and snow has bright
ened the prospects and wheat is
looking excellent and the old
time prosperity is again smiling
on the farmer as well as the
business man.
Two of the Oldest settlers of
Ogallah township have decided
to quit farming and will hold
public sales this month. Daniel
Pershing will hold his sale on
the 14th and @. c. Yetter on the
10th. These old timers are not
going to leave the county they
are just making room for the
younger farmers.
The officers of the Trego
County Farmers Institute, met
at the court house last Saturday
and elected Chas. Folkers Secre-
tary in place of A. t. Greenwood,
deceased The, board decided to
offer purse of $4,000 for pre-
miums for products which the
boys and girls of Trego county
may be able to raise and exhibit.