Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-12-14

forenoon at Ellis
For loans on your farm, call on the
Wa-Keeney State Bank. PIT adv
Found = between the depot and
postoffice. lady's fur scarf
Read what Jake Hickman has to
say about turkeys in this issue
Abstracts of title made promptly at
reasonable rates. W. Fl. Swiggett. adv
o. W. Shideler was initiated into
the mysteries of Masonry last Tues
day evening.
W. N Larabee attended the associa-
tion meeting of the County Clerk s at
Topeka this week.
John Spena is making some changes
in his garage. Ed Brown is doing
the carpenter work.
w. E. Crabill, the jeweler, an
nOunces some more bargains in this
weeks issue. Read his ad.
Carl Owen Joined the Odd Fellows
Wednesday night taking his first
degree in that excellent order.
Lewis Atkinson departed the latter
part of last week for Frankfort, Iud.,
where he will make his home in the
future.
Mrs. c. G. Baird, of north of town
is enjoying a visit from her sister,
Mrs. H. E. Purdy, of Clay Center,
this week.
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ranch in Wilcox township last
Wednesday and had sale bills printed
at this office for his sale next Wednes-
day.
Word has been received from
Sheriff G. D. Quinton to the effect
that VERNE Kiser is now safely
domiciled in the asylum at Norfolk,
Nebr.
Chas. Brown resigned his posi-
ton as porter at the American honse
Thursday and has gone to the coun-
try to work. A. Maxwell takes his
place.
H. H. Bacon returned home the
first of the week from Los Angeles.
Calf, where he has traded for
home. He says that California is the
place to live.
Fred Shaw returned home Satur-
day night after five week S sojourn
in Kansas City. Fred says K. G. is
great town and some Iivelier than
Wa-Keeney after dark.
A. A. Hendricks and family left
the latter part of last week for
Wichita, kans., where they will make
their future home. We were sorry to
see them leave but they will come
back as all of them do who leave
here.
Eppler, the auctioneer, and the
busiest man in western Kansas, was
using our sidewalks last Monday. He
made US brief call and wanted US
to announce to all the sports in the
county that there will be a horse
race in Ellis Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Cruzan, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. s.
Webb, south of town, departed
Wednesday morning for Onaga where
she will visit her brother, NJ. E.
Webb, for several days after which
she will return to her home at Beth
any. Mo.
L. L. Olmstead, the Togo merchant,
has an ad in this issue. Mr. o. has
been in business at Togo for num-
Der of years and by square dealing
and strict attention to business has
built up a nice trade. He is offering
some genuine bargains and his prices
defy competition. Patronize him.
Edgar Reynolds, formerly of Ogal-
lah, writes from Murphy, Ore, as
follows: ''Oregon is a great state. /
wouldn't advise everyone to come
| where we are as it is all mountains,
not much farming land In Rogue
River valley there is some nice land,
but around Medford there is as nice
land as l ever saw. / like it pretty
well. We have a nice little girl in
our home and she is as good as she
can be-
The invincible Robert Kirk, of the
south part of Graham county, pream-
bulated our streets Friday night and
Saturday of last week. He was re-
turning from the Gudgell ranch in
the north part of our county where
he was negotiating for the purchase
of 100 head of feeders to eat his IS