Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-05


orado Tuesday.
Stan Straw, the furniture dealer,
received car load of goods the first
of the week.
Aaron Cockrell was up from Ellis
the first of the week attending to
business matters.
For Sale-New potatoes $3.50 per
bnshel delivered. S. A. Skinner,
phone 1855. Adv. p If.
o. III. Densmore of Ottawa, Kans.,
is visiting his cousin, Mrs. ]. j.
Drummond, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. III. Burnham left
Friday morning for Ellsworth, Kans.,
to visit with Mrs. Burnhamis folks.
Ray Shaw and Fritz Staatz left the
first OF the week for Kansas City.
They returned Thursday afternoon
by auto route.
Come in and examine one of our
Butler Corrugated Steel Grain Bins
and see the many special features.
j. j. Keraus. Adv. o.
c. d. Mayer purchased Rock
Island Pillow Company tractor and
three plows Of the Wa Keeney Hard
ware Company this week.
j. t. W. Cloud the real estate man
has moved his office into the room
vacated by j F. Jones in the rear of
the Frego Comfy State bank.
James f. Grippln and Miss Jessie
Nj. Buck!ew, both of Ellis county.
were married at the otfice-of the Pro
bate Judge in 6his city last Saturday
James Smelling, Day CIPHER and
George Butcher returned home last
Saturday morning from Hutchinson,
Kans., where they attended the trac-
tor demonstration.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Emmons and
children are home after an extended
Wis in Michigan. Mr.. E. says that
is fine country but western Kansas
is good enough for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Poffenberger
and Mrs. Dick Owens left Friday
morning for Salina. They will re-
turn by way of the auto route-driv.
ing home two Overland autos which
Clyde has sold.
Last Sunday W. W. Gibson lost a
horse, its death being caus-
ed by laundering on new whe,t. IL
was six years old and was one of a
team. Mr.. Gibson valued
the animal at about sl75.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smelling and
two children of Kanorado, Kans ;. ar
rived in the city Thursday morning
Mrs. v, Njdle and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Smelling of Ogallah township
Mrs. Barber of Portland, Ore, Wis
ted her mother Mrs. j. Nj. Law, and
She left Thursday morning for Kan
'as City and Fort Scott, Kans., where
she will visit relatives before return
ng to her home at Portland.
Among those who have been on the
lick list for the past two weeks have
been Grandma Bennett, Mrs. S. LII
Mrs. S. j. Straw, Mrs. c. |
Sellers, Grandma Ashcraft, Mrs. w. j
Williams, w. w. Gibson and w. f.
5tranahan;all of whom we are pleased
20 state are improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Baldwin left
sunday evening for Clay ton, New Mex
co, where they will lake their fuu-
are home. Mr.. b. was a cattleman
IN every sense of the word, and SOLO
several thousand head of good stuff
All over this western country. Hell
purchased large ranch in New Mex
co and their friends here wish them !
AL kinds OF good fortune in their new
nome.
A short Ii ne ago the Hays News
contained splendid essay written by
Fred HalblelD of Riverside township
son Of Joe HalbIelb who was recently
killed III an auto accident. The
assay was written at the Hays Coll
soge early in the spring TO be used
Lor The dedication address at the fine
new hospital which held its dedica-
ION services few weeks ago. Twas
! mastery piece OF work and showed
Ia unusually brilliant mind in one
20 young 1t seems remarkably sad
that SO promising and bright a young
nan should have had such a tragic |