Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-06-17
For sale-sow and pine pigs Der
Groft.-Ady 16 2t


! See The "Windmills of Holland. j
at the Garden Theater, June %. un.
der the auspices of the Locust club
il Rev Woodward will preach an an.
propriate sermon on Childrens' Day
at the N. e. church Sunday morning
and at ogallah in the afternoon.
Wednesday, June l4th, was Flaw
Day and nearly every body in town
1 observed it by decorating with flags.
1t was Old Glory's 13eth birthday.
Sheriff Altman attended the Peace
Onicer's convention at Salina last
Wednesday He was one of the after
dinner speakers at the BANQUET given
at the Lamar hotel.
Ex-County Commissioner W. F..
King of Glencoe township, was in
last Monday and exhibited some sam
pies of his wheat Some of the heads
measured five inches in length. He
reported crop conditions the very
best in his vicinity
James Best of voda, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Woiff and Mrs Malin Martin of
Towner, Colo, stopped over in Wa
Keeney, Thursday, between trains,
while enroute home from Fairview,
Mo-. where they had attended a con-
vention of the Dunkards.
Frank Clark was up from the east
side the first of the week advertising
his sale which comes off next Tues
day al the Aaron Cockrell farm in
Adair. He has lot of good horses,
mules, cattle, farm machinery, etc,
which he will dispose of on the above
date
Monday night this section was Wis.
tied by good heavy rain. The wheat
was beginning to need moisture and
this rain puts it in splendid condition
and II it escapes the annual hail
storm that usually comes along this
month. bumper crop can confident
~ be expected.
We will observe Childred's Day at
the Presbyterian Church of wa-Kee-
ney, Sabbath morning, June 18th at
10 O'Clock. The collection in the
morning goes to establish Sabbath
Schools in America where there are
no Sabbath schools at the present
time. Everybody welcome.
On Friday morning, June 9th, this
section was visited with quite Sc
we're electrical storm lightning
struck i. T. PurceIl's barn and out
side of burning hole through the
cupalo and tearing off a board no ser
ious damage was done. 1t was report
| ed that GertIe Taylor who lives east
of town was out in the yard and that
she was quite badly stunned by the
| shock of bolt that struck nearby
| Word was received from Collyer that
Jesse Hickman was shocked and lay
in an unconscious condition for sew
eral hours as the result of lightning
striking the windmill near his home
Mr.. Alvin J. Morgan and Miss
Grace L. Corrick of Sheridan County.
| were married at the Probate Court
room in Wa-Keeney, Wednesday after
| noon. This marriage was somewhat
| out of the ordinary on account of
| the number of relatives present to
witness the ceremony, including two
brothers, three sisters, a brother. in
law and two cousins of the groom:
three sisters, three brothers, two
brother-in-laws and a nephew and a
niece of the bride. This pleasant
company came down from Quinter
via the U. p. and Henry Ford jitneys
and returned by the same Wednes-
day afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Nor
gan are visiting his parents at Els
worth but will soon return to Sher-
idan county where Mr. Morgan is a
successful farmer.
Mr.. Peter Parke and Miss Rose
Kvasnicka, of Banner, Kansas, were
married at the ONCE of the Probate
Judge in this city Wednes lay morn
ing, The couple were attended bv
MI and Mrs. Roy Marshall, the lat
ter being cousin OF the groom, and
the wedding dinner was served at the
home of his uncle and aunt. Mr. and
Mrs Thomas O'Toole, on the Hack
berry These young people are well
and favorably known in the Banner
neighborhood and will soon be at
home to their friends on their farm
near the blackberry school house
where Mr.. Parke has a good home
already prepared for his estimable
bride. We Join a host of friends i'm