Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-10-31

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Banner, KanSas-Adv 1t
Ex-Sheriff -Knouf of Hill CITY,
visited Mr.. and Mrs Clyde Pof1enber- |
ger over Thursday night. Mr. Knouf
is Mrs Poffenberger's father
Dan Dyer, one of the candidates
for State Board of Irrigation, was in
the city last Saturday getting ac-
Quainted with our people He made
this office pleasant call
| Mrs. Jane Burns of Ogallah, was in
the city last Wednesday and made US
| pleasant call. Mrs. Burns says she
enjoys coming to Wa-Keeney as it is
a pleasure to meet so many of her
old friends.
The Farmers Union will hold
/ their next regular meeting at the
court house in Wa-Keeney, on Satur-
day, November I, at 1:30 p M. All
| members are requested TO be present.
Guy Blakely. Secretary
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Knouf were
over from Hill City last Thursday
and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Poffenberger. They left Thurs
day evening for Florida, where they
will make their future home.
Walter Musgraye, Democrat candi-
date for commissioner of the first
district was county seat visitor
Tuesday and informed us that he
and his wife made trip to Kansas
City in their Ford the latter part of
last week. He said he struck mud at
Salina and the roads were muddy all
the way to Kansas City. Coming
back the roads were good and he
made the run in about twelve hours.
Con. John R. Connolly and J.
w. Herr spoke to a fair sized crowd
last Monday afternoon at O'Clock.
Connolly is not much of an orator
and his speech was a failure to those
who heard him as they expected more
from a real live congressman. J. W.
Herr, we are informed, was quite
speaker and made fair speech 1t is
an up hill task with the Democrats
this year trying to explain to their
constituents why they should levy
war tax" in time of peace.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. /. T. Purcell invited the fol-
lowing guests to dinner in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Cook of Topeka,
who are guests at the ]. F. Jones
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. PURCELL Mr.
and Mrs J. f. Jones, DIR. and Mrs.
W. Y. Herrick, Mr.. and Mrs. G. R.
Hille, Mrs. J. H. Neisley and Mrs.
Hoisington and Mr.. and Mrs. 81. s.
Givler A delightful dinner was
served in courses and the evening
was most enjoyably spent in a social
| way.
| Rev. Woodward and family of Liber-
| al, Mo, arrived in our city this week.
| Rev. Woodward has been assigned
the pastorate of the Methodist church
at this place and preached his first
| sermon last Sunday. The people of
| this community extend the hand of1
| welcome to Rev. Woodward and fami-
| ~ and hope they may find pleasant
| home among our people. He is a
preacher of ability and the church is
| to be congratulated upon being able
to secure his services.
Last Saturday Mrs. F. G. Wollner
and Mrs. ]. @. CortEght entertained
| at one O'Clock luncheon in honor of
| Mrs. G. G. Jones, who was about to
leave for her home in California. The
affair was given at the Wollner home
| and was most delightful. A splendid
luncheon was served in three dainty |
courses and the table was very at
tractive in all of its appointments. |
The ladies spent part of the after
noon in a social way over their needle
work. The invited guests were as !!
follows: Mesdames Heck man, Straw,
w Baker, G. r. Hille, w. L. LARA
bee, G. Sellers, Heyl, Courtney,
Hutchinson, G. Wilson, R. Ufford, r.
Pierson, Misses Georgia Moore, Alma
Knudsen and Ida Courtney.
Last Friday, October %, Miss Mar
garet Swiggett entertained at din
TeI DdIUl dI IcI PlcdSduG lOLu0- All
elaborate and exceptionally delicious
dinner was Served-in three courses.
One feature which made this dinner
good and little out of the ordinary
was a young pig which was roasted
whole and served with all the excel
lent things that accompany this kind
of roast. After dinner the guests
enjoyed 500 until late hour when
they departed each declaring that it
was without doubt one of the most |
ENJOYABLE of all the seasons parties
thus far given. The following is the |
list of guests present: Mr.. and Mrs. G. |
L. Hardman, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. |
Larabee, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Hille, |
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Baker, Mrs. |
g. G. Jones, and Mr.. Guy Jones, |
DIR. NJ. B. Galloway and Mr.. f. S.
Diebold.
Last Tuesday evening q. S. Guyer
| of Kansas City, Kansas, Major A. NJ.
Harvey, of Topeka, and Mrs. Chas-
W. Smith of Stockton, addressed a
flair sized audience at the court house
on the political issues of the day
| from Republican standpoint Mr..
| Guyer was the first speaker, he is an
orator and showed up the Democrat
Free Trade tariff bill in its true light
The next speaker Mrs. Chas. W.
Smith is a pleasant talker and told her
audience why she was Republican,
| why the woman should vote the Re-
publican ticket, and closed her speech
| with an earnest appeal to the woman
TO stay by the grand old party who