Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-12

Miss Allison arrived from the west
Thursday morning.
Henry Power of Collyer was in the
city between trains last Monday.
Abstracts of title made promptly at
reasonable rates. W. FL. Swiggett. adv
E. G. Powell and family have NOV
ed into the Chas. Sellers property on
east Warren Avenue
Ray Ufford was in Kansas City the
first of the week Bert Greenwood
operated the picture show during his
absence.
Claud Frye, Republican candidate
for County Superintendent, was ming
ling among the voters here the first
of the week.
The wrestling bout between Proaps
and Judd at the Opera house last
Friday was tame affair, Proaps win
ing in straight falls.
Glen Button, of Manhattan has
leased the Cook feed and livery barn
and is running the old business in
the usual satisfactory manner.
Sam Shriner, jr. was in the city
last Friday also Tuesday. He has a
job as fireman on freight engine be-
tween Sharon Springs and Ellis.
Mr. and Mrs Clyde Poffenberger
and Albert Owens went to Salina last
Wednesday and returned with three
Overland autos of the latest type.
Margaret Woodward, the six year
old daughter of Rev. and Mis-. Wood
ward, was successfully operated on
for tonsilitis and adenoids by Drs.
NJ j. Brown and w. Y. Herrlck.
Monday.
Mrs. v. L. Gayhart of Fort Scott.
stopped off here Thursday and Fri
day with the editor and wife. She is
enroute to Grants Pass, Ore. Mrs.
Gayhart is sister of the editor and
lived here years ago. SIS
James p. Hazard. prominent
farmer of near Moreland passed
through Wa-Keeney Tuesday evening
enrouIe to Lawrence, Kansas. Mr..
Hazard is quite an entertaining talk
er and gave US some good reports from
his part of the country.
The three year old child of Mr.. and
Mrs Jesse Riley of Admire, Kansas,
died at the home of Samuel Herman
in Ogallah township last Monday.
The body accompanied by the par
ents was taken to Admire for burial.
The World extends sympathy to this
| family in their hour of bereavement.
On Friday August 4th the one year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Axel
\ Nelson living near Ogallah, died after
4 a brief Illness. The funeral services
were held last Sunday at the Swedish
the sincere sympathy of all their
! friends in this great sorrow.
The corner stone for the s20,oot
i Quinter High scoof was laid yester
Rday With imposing ceremonies. 1t i
beautifuEly7ocat in the south-eas
part Of their. city. The site was
donation by Mr.. Jake Long an,
HIhe presentation speech conveying
deed 10 this property to the city wa
made by Rev. y ood~ard OF Wakes
Eney.
Il On Wednesday evening Rev. Wood
tward united Audeli Anderson, Q
EOgallah and Miss Eliza Mong of Wa
heeney in marriage at the parsonage
Both young people are well and favor
ably known to our readers. the groor
being one of the prosperous youn
I farmers of the county and the brid
] the well known and popular daughte
2 of Mr.. and Mrs.eAllen Mong who liv
e in north Trego. The World extend
I congratulations wishing them a lon
O and happy life.
q l. John A. Gustafson, one of Treg
h county's early settlers, died at h
home in Topeka on Tuesday of tn
week and Wednesday the body VIZ
brought here for burial. Mr.. Gu
tafson was for many years resider
of Trego county and only moved |
Topeka few years ago. He had
host of friends here who learned
his death with much regret. He w;
man of excellent qualities hone.