Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-04-04

Last Monday night Jeph Bundy
left for Omaha for a week or ten
days absence
Rev. Mensing's wife is reported
seriously i'll at their home in the
northwest part of town.
J. W. Phares made a business trip
to Topeka the first of the week, and
/. T. Purcell went to Salina also on
business.
The first of the week DIR. Herrick
took Mrs Pierce. who lives near
Bosnia, to the University hospital at
Salina for treatment.
Last. Wednesday evening Eunice
Burnham gave party to number
of her young friends All of them
report a delightful time
the illness of Mrs. w. S. Harrison
the first of the week. We have not
yet learted anything concerning her
condition.
Never can tell when you'll mash
finger or suffer cut, bruise, burn or
scald- Be prepared. Thousands rely.
on DR.. Thomas Eclectic OIL Your
druggist sells it. 25c and 50c-Adv.
Rev. and Mrs. c. NJ. Reed returned
the first of the week from Mankato,
where they had been attending the
annual conference. Their many
friends are much pleased to know
that they will remain with the Wa
Keeney church another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Retain of Salt Lake
City have sent a number of invita-
lions to Wa-Keeney friends, wherein
is announced tie marriage of Miss
Bessie Retain to Mr.. George L.
Humphreys. The ceremony will take
place Tuesday, April 7th. The young
people will make their home in Den
yer.
On May 7th civil service examina-
tion will be held in Wa-Keeney for
the position of postmasters at OgaI-
lah and Collyer. All fourth class
poStoffices in the state of Kansas
which pay more than $3.50 per year
will hold similar examinations unless
the above date.
Ben Rogers writes from Sultan,
Wash, as follows: Please change ad-
dress on my paper to Sultan Come
up and We'll go fishing as we are on
the edge of the coast range; see lots
of snow but gardens are beginning
to come up; good hunting and fishing:
a flock of Chinese pheasants on my
garden most every morning.
:. The following is the cast of charac-
tiers in the play 'sPeg o. My Heart,
which is to be given Saturday even
ing. All are Hill City people and the
play promises to be one of more than
ordinary interest: Mr.. @. A. Beeby,
county superintendent; S. D. Hen
dirk, superintendent of city school:
w. w. Mcconnell, principal city
school and basket ball coach: Miss
Betz, English teacher: Miss Stark
weather, teacher of music and draw
ing; Ben Smith, county clerk:
Everett Grecian, High school senior;
Sarah Starkweather, domestic science
chef; Olive Kackley, who coached
and dramatized the prod uction, plays
the part of Peg.
Last Wednesday evening Mr.. and
Mrs wv. L. Larabee and Miss Julia
Blair entertained at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Larabee at a most pleasant
and amusing April Fool Party. The
guests all came in costume and wore
masks, and many nationalities,
knights, testers and. ladies were rep
resented. A lively peanut hunt re-
suited in a prize for Mrs. Ernest
Courtney. An amusing feature of the
evening was an auction sale with
j. Ell. Hickman as auctioneer. The
articles which were revealed when
their wrappings were removed caused
no end of merriment- A mock in
itiation closely followed and each
new candidate added much mirth to
those who had passed through the
ordeal. A mock menu on which every
one "bit' brought Athe amusements
of the evening to close Partners
for refreshments we're uniquely
chosen by small walls of extracts.
perfume, garlic and other sweet
scented odors. After much careful
smiling the right people paired off,
Salads, sandwiches. coffee, cakes and