Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-18

Tuesday attending to business mat
ters-
Miss Anna Dolezal, of Wilson, visit
ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs R.
Horak the first of the week
Next Tuesday is Washington s
birthday. The postoffice will be
closed from 10 a. m to $50 p. m.
If you want to trade your Trego
county land for eastern land or in
come property, see Shaffer at Wa
Keeney- 49-tf
Mrs. A. S. Peacock started Thurs
day evening, for Oskaloosa, Iowa,
called there by the serious illness of
her sister, Mrs. o. F. Steddom.
Mrs E. L Morgan improves but
slowly We hope it will not be long
however until she begins to regain
her old time health and strength
!, r. n. Burns was up from Topeka
last Saturday and returned in his
auto accompanied by Minor Poffen-
bergers who will work for Mr.,
Burns.
Impure blood runs you down
makes you an easy victim for organic
diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters
purifies the blood-cures the cause
builds you up.
On Wednesday evening rain began
falling and continued at intervals
during the night. This breaks the
long drought and puts things in good
shape for spring planting.
Hansen's programs are popular be-
cause he knows what people like and
gives. them plenty of the good old
tunes interspersed with classical
numbers rendered in the most artis-
tic style.
Sherman Crawford and family left
Tuesday evening for Falkland, Okla,
where they will reside in the future
Mr.. Crawford has moved away from
here before and we venture the re-
mark that he'll be back again.
Mrs. G. NJ Webb who has been Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B.
Webb, southeast of town for some
time, left last Tuesday evening for
Kit Karson, Colo, where Mr.. Webb
owns half section of Colorado dirt.
w. A. Smith will hold public sale
at his residence in the southeast part
of the city on Saturday, February
25th. Everything must be sold as he
has moved to Valley Falls, Kans.
His son, d. B. Smith is authorized
to transact his business during his
absence.
Last Saturday the Trego County
High school basket ball team met
the Oakley team on the ball grounds
near the school house and defeated
the visiting team by a score of 10 to
u. The Oakley boys are nice
bunch of fellows and took their de-
feat good naturedly.
Last Sunday was a beautiful spring
like day-that is part of it for by af-
ternoon the wind was skipping along
from the south at the rate of SO miles
an hour more or less and close in its
wake We're corn cobs, hay, Russian
and old newspapers, but such
is Kansas; we've all seen it over and
over again and yet each time is al J
ways the worst we ever experienced. |
w. A. Smith, who traded his hotel |
in this city for stock of
general hardware at Valley Falls, |
Kans., returned home, the first of the |
week. He is well pleased with his
trade and has opened up a real estate
office in connection with his hard
ware store. The firm name will be |
the Western Kansas Hardware and
Realty Co., with w. III, Smith, pres
ident and D. B. Smith, superintend- |
of the firm. Any one wanting to sell |
or trade for eastern Kansas land or |
should list their farm |
with this firm.
Hansen carries two instruments, a |
violin for the "tragical" numbers and |
a fiddle" for the good old fashioned |
tunes like s'Annie Laurie and 'sOld |
Home" He also intro
duces new and novel features not US
ually presented by violinists and |
while he can and does give a lengthy |
program of great interest and var
iety without assistance, his program
in this instance will be given even
greater variety by rendition of two
or three numbers by competent local
talent Altogether, we confidently
expect this to be one of the very best