Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-30
Pure home made lard at Bakers.


Pure home made lard at Bakers.
The Hartman Lumber Company
received car of corn this week
Monday being New Years, the
post-offfce will be closed from 10 a. M.
to 5 p. m. -
Miss Minnie Hey1 of Walker visited
with her brother A Fl. Heyl and fam
lily this week
Miss Parsons, teacher in the High
School, is spending her vacation at
Arkansas City, Kans.,
Miss Mary Ufford is visiting her
sister Mrs Perry Johnson at Glasco
Kans., this week
L. B. Lessor of Lincoln, Kans.. was
| the guest of his brothers William and
Peter Lessor, (who lives southwest of
town. this week
Patrons of the lecture course should
remember that the next entertain
ment will be given Monday evening.
January 8th. This will be a musical
number, vocal and Instrumental solos
and readings.
NJ. E. Hoover has sold the WYATT
ranch of 1880 acres, near Grinnell. to
Mr.. Bauman, the ST. Libory, Neb..
man, who was august of Henry
Mense last week, the consideration
being S2T, OO0.-Grinnell Record.
Joe Shaw, station agent at Eaton.
Colo, was the guest of Will Clark
Nf@ Q
spent Christmas with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. III. NJ Shaw and family.
returning to his work Monday even
ing.
Frank Turner foreman at the Ogal-
lab Forestry station writes to have
his paper changed to Manhattan and
adds: II am going TO Manhattan to
take special work in horticulture,
forestry and agriculture at the K S.
A G. l will be back to take charge
of the station about March Both, Joe
Philpot will be in charge while 1 am
gone''
State Chairman J. N. Dolley will
call the state committee together
next month to make arrangements
to call a state convention to elect
four delegates at large. The dele
gates to the national convention will
be selected at the congressional con-
ventions- Kansas is entitled to
twenty delegates, four at large and
two from each congressional district
Christmas passed off very pleasantly
in Wa-Keeney. There were many
family dinners and most of the young
people who have been away to school
returned to join in the festivities.
We are glad to learn that many who
are needy were remembered, being
made happy at this season of the
year when the spirit of cheerfulness
and remembering of friends seems to
pervade the whole atmosphere about
| us.
County Clerk Larrabee received
1926 rabbit scalps last Thursday max
ing total of S,588, including an adj
ditional 800 up to Friday noon (yes-
terday). The smallest number
brought by any one person was one
and the largest was SO2 BY January
l the commissioners will pay out over
$500 for rabbit scalps.
Our post-office clerk had quite an
amusing incident occur one day last
week when a big husky fellow pre-
sented huge bundle well wrapped
in flour sack to be weighed, stamp
ed and sent through the mail The
clerk inquired as to the contents and
learned that it was some nice freshly
baked bread and a large roll of butter
to go with it. She had a little
trouble convincing her patron that
it was too heavy to go through Uncle
Sans department of transportation,
but nothing daunted and determined
that his friend should not be cheated
out of part of his Christmas cheer,
the fellow set for the express office
where he doubtless had to pay many
times over the worth of his bundle as
| its weight was amazing.
The MaSons and Eastern Star held
their annual joint installation SER
vices last Wednesday evening. The
following officers were installed for
the ensuing year. Masons-S. J..
Straw, w. NJ; J. L. Lloyd, S. W; G..
R. Kirkby, J. W; c. E. Ridgway, Sec;
C. r. Hille, Treas; T. B. Hays, Chap
lain; Carroll Kelly, S. D; Grover
Hays, J. D; w. E. Crabill, s. S; r.
e Morse EastorU Star. Mrs