Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-08-16


Rev. F. w. Mensing lost a valuable
milk COW, Wednesday night from eat
ing cane
w S. Gorreli returned home the
latter part of last week from a trip
to southern Kansas,
Mrs n. w. HinchcIiffe, of Califor-
MIA, visited with Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Nelson this week.
/ Grant Marshall, Geo. Kulp and Ray
Gleason made an auto trip down into
Oklahoma the first of the week.
Mrs. o. e. Kirby of Oakley, assist
ed County Clerk Benson in his office
several days the first of the week
Lost French Briar pipe on Main
street Finder please return same to
this office and receive reward "a
e. D. Wheeler and George Ehlers
made a trip to Arriba, Colo, the lat
ter part of last week on land deal
| There will be dance in the Razak
Hall at Collyer, Friday, August p,
1913 Music by the QuInter orchestra
adv "a.
Squire Griswold was up from Ogal-
lah the first of the week helping to
draw the jurors for the October term
of court.
Out at Swartz sale on the Saline
Wednesday horses went begging for
bidders, also fine machinery. Cattle
and hogs sold well.
Mr.. Bellaire and family of Kipp,
Kans., arrived the first of the week
and have rented the Wheeler farm
northwest of town.
Mrs. M. e. Hamilton of ST. Paul,
Mimi, arrived in the city Thursday
Mrs. j. M. Rhoades.
DIR. Herrick returned home Thurs
day morning from three days trip
to Kansas City, where he was called
on professional business.
Chas. p. Davis of east of town en-
joyed a visit from his sister last week.
She returned to her home at st.
Charles, ILL.,, last Monday morning.
Rand, the horse buyer, bought l5
head of horses last Saturday and
Hon. o. l.. Cook attended to the
shipping of them Tuesday morning.
Taken up-Red sow, weight about
$50 pounds. t. j. RhOden, miles
east of town. Owner can have same
by proving property and paying
charges. adv "a
Baker, the Pennsylvania horse buy
err, was in the city Tuesday and pur-
chased a car of horses at Cooks livery
barn. Mr.. Cook supervised the ship
ping of them Tuesday morning.
Isaiah Wheeler, of Cerro Gordo, Ill,
| Colonization agent of the passenger
department of the Union Pacific
Railroad company, was in Wa-Kee-
ney, Tuesday and made this office a
pleasant call.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Kirby visited
relatives and friends in the city sew
eral days this week. They leave Oak
ley shortly for Miltonvale, Kans.,
where Mr.. Kirby is superintendent of
the water works
Mr.. and Mrs. Osborne SpitSnaugle
of Collyer township left the first of
the week for Okolona, Ark, where
they will reside in the future We
are sorry to see them leave, but
they IL be back to western Kansas in
side of two years, we'll bet.
We are pleased to note that Mrs.
Grant Billings, who went to Kansas
City the latter part of last week, on
account of her health, was operated
on Tuesday and is getting along as
well as could be expected considering
the seriousness of the operation.
L. 9. Nudge of Burlington, Iowa,
was in the city several days this week
looking after his sons land interests
east of town. Mr.. Nudge has great
faith in western Kansas, and has
written several articles on soil cul-
ture relative to Kansas soil He be-
lieves this land ought to be plowed 8
inches deep every 8 years and has
great faith in summer faliow for
wheat.
Bert Robinson writes from Pea
body, Kans., as follows: 1--WE haven t