Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-18
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Piano Turner Hagel is in the city.
Phone btraw's Funture store. adv.
IL I'd. Spena and Roy Richard were
I'D Graintield the first of the week.
Guy Jones and Kilby Borah made a
business trip to Kansas City this
week.
E. 4. Rea Of Hays was in the city
Wednesday on law suit before JUS
1ice Acre
W. A. Boys was up from Hays last
Tuesday and met with the officers OF
; the fair association.
Thomas O'Tooie and Roy Marshall
we're up from the blackberry last
Tuesday on business.
The law suit of the Collyer State
Bank VS.. Peter Reidel was compro-
missed and settled out of court.
The Republican National conven-
ton viii meet at Chicago, June Z,
1916; the Democrats will meet one
week later at ST. Louis.
Mrs. Ell. G. Street who has spent the
past month with her daughter, Mrs.
H. M. Shaw left Thursday evening
for her home in Parsons, Kansas
John Woodstrom and Abe Loveless,
farmers from Collyer township were
in town Wednesday and Thursday.
Abe bought new wagon at the Blue
Front.
Geo. Grabner came in from Kit Car
son. Colo, Thursday. He informs us
that he has settled on a government
half section near that place and will
move his family west in the spring.
The market for grain and produce
4 holding up strong: Wheat 80 cents,
corn 30 cents, eggs % cents, cream 33
cents, turkeys Il cents. The chicken
market is weak
County ATTORNEY HutZel returned
home last Wednesday evening from
the Pacific coast. He reports the
weather warm out there and the
rainy season just begun.
d. \. Gillispie and family and Alya
Dalton arrived last Friday from
shipped four head of fine Jersey
cows-just the kind of animals to
make him some money as butter fat
is always good price.
Mrs. Steinberger gave a recital at
her studio last Saturday afternoon.
The following pupils took part: Ruth
Schwanbeck, Helen Papas, Edith
Mabelle Billings, Graydon Sellers,
Harry Smith. Verna Marcy and Mrs.
VIM. Kulp-
To be sold at auction, boxes con-
tanning all the supper you could wish
for, at the school house, district IL,
4 miles straight north of Collyer. A
Christmas program will be given be-
fore supper. Come and have a good
time on Thursday, December 23rd.
Bette Beason, teacher.
The BENZ. Sellers estate was settled
up last week and the administrator,
Chas. Sellers was discharged. John
Spena purchased the building now
occupied by Jos. Bassala and III. S.
Givler bought lots Is and Is in the
nFr1xa ~ Loot I'd ~ De y
shop, Farmers Union, Henry Hob
bick and A. S. TRIGGER.
NJ. G. Williams returned Wednes-
day evening from trip to Wallace
county. He has sold his farm to
Adam Mai of Russell county and has
purchased section of smooth raw
land adjoining the town of Wallace,
-kanS. The Improvements on the
place are out of repair, but Mr.. w.
will soon put them in good shape.
He will not move TO his new home
until in the spring.
AS per call the officers of the Trego
County Fair association met at the
office of the county clerk last Tues
day afternoon. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year
President. Thomas O'Toole: secretary
:. j. Straw, treasurer, w. w. Gibson
the chair appointed committee
of three to consult with owners oil
land adjoining the city for the pur
pose of buying 40 acres of land
for fair grounds. They also are max
ing arrangement to incorporate under
the laws of Kansas.
With the evolutionary force OF
United States Marines hurried to the
west coast of Mexico to prevent
possible massacre of Americans ane
other foreigners by hostile Yaquis in
4 the vicinity of Topolobampa, is FREQ
W. Smelling, of Ogallah. Fred, whC
is a son of James Smelling, of Ogallah
enlisted in the United States Marine
Corps at Denver, Colo, on Decembe
20. 1913, and until the order came Il
embark on the San Francisco Expos
ition. The marines life is kept filleC
with excitement and adventure: h,
goes TO all parts of the world in tn,
performance of duty, and youns
Smelling has had MANY intereStinl
experiences while serving with tn
soldiers of the sea.
Mrs. Henry Schroeder died at 1913
O'clock Wednesday night at he
home in Ogallah township. She wa
% years, months and DAYS old
Funeral services will be held at til
German Lutheran church, Friday a
1oscl0ck p. m. In the absence c
the pastor here the German Luthera
pastor of Ellis will officiate. Mr.:
Schroeder was woman of Splendi
qualities and at one time was a nea
neighbOr to the World family. and
Is seldom that better woman
met along life's journey. She, wa
the essence of goodness and kindnes
wife and mother and kinder friep
could not be found. and in her mas