Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-12-20
i resh beef at Bakers. adv

Money to loan. o. A. Cortright. u
Wanted = Hogs. Will ship next
Monday J. G. Hixson.-Ady-
VIM. Cox Of Voda made business
trip to Gorham the first of the week
Justice Acre seems to be kept quite
busy these days administering justice
to those who get into trouble
J. G. Hixson viii ship hogs next
Monday, December y. This will be
his last shipment this year.-Adv.
E. C. Doerschlag was US from WILL
cox township last Tuesday and made
us visit Joe Young accompanied
him.
The voda postoffice was discon-
tinued last Monday. All mail in
tended for Voda should be addressed
to Collyer route !.
Look at the label on your paper
and if you are in arrears send us S1.5O
and we will send you our big premium
offer Don't forget this.
t. B. Hays returned the first of
the week from Iowa, where he at
tended to business matters and
visited relatives. He says Iowa is
having the same kind of weather as
we are having at present.
Miss Viola Finch was called home
the first of the week on account of
the serious illness of her mother.
Miss Finch is employed as STEM
ographer for Keaggy g. Anderson,
attorneys, of Beloit.
Messrs. R. c. Wilson, E. D. Neff,
A. P. Hinshaw, G. M. Hutchinson, G.
R. Hille, w. J. Shelton and G. w.
Baker were in Hays Wednesday at
tending a meeting of the Trego-Ellis
Bankers Association.
Herman Mindermann, one of the
best Dutchman living, was Wa-Kee-
ney visitor last Friday and made US
an agreeable call. We are sorry to
note he is leaving old Trego and NOV
ing to Nebraska. The best wishes of
a host of friends goes with him.
Last Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Steinberger entertained the follow
ing friends at dinner given in honor
of ex- Senator Curtis of Topeka, who
was in our city attending the ';Good
Roads conventions: Mr.. and Mrs. /.
T. Purcell, Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Hard
man, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Gibson
and DR.. A. B. Jones.
+ Last Friday evening DIR. Adams
delivered lecture "Grapes of Gold''
at the court house. This is the only
lecture on the entire entertainment
program for the winter and those
who missed it missed something good,
for many old truths were clothed in
new ideas and were attractively told,
and his discourse throug hou abound
ed with much good sense and logic as
well as wit and humor. While the
room was comfortably filed yet many
more people should really have heard
this enjoyable number.
On Wednesday evening, December
18th, Mrs. G. L. Hartman entertain
ed number of friends at her home.
Christmas greens and Christmas bells
were used in all the rooms as decora-
tionS and were appropriate for the
holiday season. At O'Clock an elab-
crate three-course dinner was served
in the dining room, where two long
| tables were placed seating all of the
guests at one time. The decorations
were unique and very effective.
Above each table suspended from
the ceiling was an air ship trimmed
in red and suspended from its frame
work were miniature air ship favors
with tiny but very real Santa Claus
gaily sailing in beautiful little car
all his own. One of these hung
above each plate and were cunningly
filed with after dinner minis. Red
Xmas bells were also used in the din
ing room. The place cards were hand
painted holly designs. Misses Edith
Ruffner, Marjory Gibson, Jean For
roster and Lura Icely most efficiently
assisted the hostess in serving. After
dinner games and music were indulg-
ed in until quite a late hour. Mrs. j.
FL. Niesley rendered a number OF
beautiful vocal selections and Mrs.
Steinberger played several piano
numbers, both of which added to the
pleasure of the guests. A feature OF
the evening was a Xmas postoffice.
Each guest was given a number
which they presented at a very real