Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-17

10Y CNCAAAHS
Art Cockrell spent Wednesday eve
ming in Ellis in attendance at the
St. Valentine dance.
Joe Zeller and Joe Halblied got in
a car load of mighty fine prairie hay
the first of the -BrownellCour-
Ter.
The Good Will Society will meet
with Mrs j. J. Keraus next Wednes-
day afternoon, February 81. A ten
cent lunch will be served.
We are glad to report that the old
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
| Thorn. of Quinter, who has been so
seriously i'll, is at last out, of danger.
| We are pleased to note that Bill
Lemke who has been confined to the
| house with sore eyes, was in town on
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Hardman enter
| tanned Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Steinberger and
Mr.. ahd Mrs. w. w. Gibson at cards
last Wednesday evening.
Last Saturday evening the Metho-
dist young people had social out at
| the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
| H. G. Hickman. The young people
report most enjoyable time.
Last Wednesday afternoon with
colors flying the high school paraded
the principal streets to celebrate the
victory of the bond election. They
| were enthusiastic and made the peo-
Pile feel more than ever that the new
high school is just what is needed.
The Osborn Farmer. the best week
ly newspaper in Kansas, installed a
type setting machine last week. And
by the way, it is the best machine on
the market costing So, 100. This is a
great big chunk of coin to dig up for
a weekly newspaper. but the Farmer
will make it, its editor is one OF tie
best newspaper hustlers in the state.
r. E. Morse informs us that
dairy train under the management
of the agricultural college will prob
ably arrive here next Thursday or
| Friday. This train will consist of
four cars, two to be devoted to inter
/ IL.
Business houses will doubtless be
closed while the train is here, so that
all may enjoy and profit by these
demonstrations.
Tuesday evening a company of
about forty, consisting of members of
the Masonic and Eastern Star lodges,
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. j. @. Martin
by going to their home on West Main
street and announcing that the COM
pany had come to spend the evening
and help the Martins to celebrate
their ffftieth wedding anniversary.
| After spending the evening in various
games, lunch was served and then
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin were presented
with ten dollar gold piece as SOU
venir of the event. Mr.. and Mrs
Martin are very highly esteemed by
all their friends and associates, and
after congratulating them on their
fifty years of welded life and wishing
them many more happy years togeth-
er, the company returned to their
homes. Shiloh (Ohio) Review. [Mr.
and Mrs. ]. G. Martin will be remem-
bered by many of the old World rea-
and Wa-Keeney in by-gone days.
Last Friday afternoon between the
hours of $50 and 100, the Boy Scouts,
Division No. 2, controlled by Chief
Scouts Reppart, Courtney and Kirby,
successfully delivered a message to
the pump station through the scout
ing lines of Division Nos. l and 3,
under command of Everett, Wilson,
Straw and Hickman. Even though
No. 1 and 3 carefully placed spies and
sentinels on all sides within a radius
of a mile of the goal, and had heavy
reinforcements prepared for a quick
onslaught, the field officers of Divis-
ion No. 2, so skillfuly managed the
final charge that when the signal was
given that after sharp battle and a
, few skirmishes, the message was de-
livered by Polkosky, the bearer.
After friendly cheer for the victors
the boys gathered up their wounded
and released their prisoners and
marched back to town in true milit-
airy manner.
, Prof. FL. J. Waters, president of the
| State Agricultural College at Man
haitian, was in our city last Friday
{ and Saturday, investigating feed and
4 forage and seed grain conditions He
visited number of farms and also
the county high school. On Saturday