Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-01-30

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first of the W eek for Nebraska, called
there by the illness of relatives
Today friday is Kansas birthday
and she is 81 years old having come
into the union January %. 1851.
W. n Larrabee, U. S. Deputy
marshal for this district. spent the
most of this week at home with h S
family
Representative Kirby was home
over Sunday He says he likes the
work fne and is taking hold of the
job in good shape.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Knapp, who have been seriously sick
with scarlet fever, are now making
nice recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCord of Topeka,
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Wilson. Mrs. McCord is
daughter of Mrs. Wilson.
Sheriff Altman left Thursday even
| ing for Topeka where he will repre-
sent Trego county at the Kansas Day
club, banquet Friday evening.
Salesman wanted to look after our
| interest in Trego and adjacent coun-
| ties. Salary or commission. Address
Lincoln Oil Co.. Cleveland, O.-Adv
4s 1t.
For Sale II good brood mare,
John Deere-2-row weeder, new. I
gifts and / boar. G. n. Borden, IL
| miles south and i mile west of Wa
KeeDey.-Adv As 2t.
Daniel Deitz and wife of Wa-Kee-
ney, were here the latter part of last
week visiting Russell county rela-
/ tives. They returned home Monday
evening-Russell Record.
| Remember the concert Saturday
levening, January 80. This is a stand
ard. 5O-ceDt attraction but the prices
are only 35 and % cents for adults
and pupils, respectively.
Mr.. and Mrs Nick Dockendorf. of
| Wa eeney, came Sunday to attend
the wedding of the formers brother,
Will Dockendorf, and Miss Lizzie
Wagner Russell Record.
For Sale-Ash fence posts season
ed post 10 cents: green posts cut to
order any size from 5 cents and up.
w. j. Shelton or w. HI. Miles, Wa
Keeney, Kansas. Adv-36tf.
Bert Blackman and wife visited
here last week with Mrs. Blackman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Maulsby
Bert is agent at Zurich, having beer
transferred from Kit CaIson, Colo
He is having vacation and viii
spend part of it visiting relatives il
the eastern part of the state.--Hil
' City New Era,
The big sale at the Trego Mercan
tile has attracted much attention
I and the store has been obliged t,
keep an extra force of clerks ever
! day, Many people say that the bar
Y gains offered at this sale surpass an
O thing the store has ever had in tn
past. The values are certainly a,
tractive and it is now a good time t
:, lay in a supply of things at very 10,
! prices. People should patronize til
;, home merchant especially when the
J. offer better values at less than ma
t order prices
This week J. J. Drummond an
wife moved out of the restaurant s
the building can be put in shape ft
5. the new postoffice- The building wi
a have few new additions and will h
u when finished, one of the incest pos
y Office buildings in this part of th
IS country. Mr. and Mrs Drummon
r have enjoyed a good trade and Ell
o joyed d large patronage. They hav
the good. wishes of all their friend
who were sorry TO have them leav
the restaurant business.
Ell Under Sheriff Watkins was in Eli
It Wednesday evening with a youn
e man by the name of Harry Elms VIII
t is charged with stealing an automc
e mobile and a couple of gold watche
from John Yohe. Elms had bee
employed at the Yohe ranch for
; short time and one day the first O
j the week when Mr.. Yohe was in Eli
u with a load of wheat he took tn
above mentioned articles and left 70
Plainville where he had some troubl
over some gasoline. WAT caugh
bis man at Palco and brought him T.
Ellis and took him before Judg
Shields who continued the case unit
9 Saturday at 10. o'clock-Ellis Head
g light.
Monday night about midnight Lev
Neal, who lives about three mile
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