Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-22
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I Farmers! Remember Monday, Feb
ruary 1tE, is hog day.
The Farmers Union will buy hogs
Mouday, February 7th.
The missouri Girl at the Garden
Theater next Tuesday evening.
| Pete DeBoer and son Guy put ND
about 500 tons of good ice this week.
Attorney G. M. Holmquist of Hays
was in the city Friday enroute to
ST. Peter.
George Baker, Jr., departed the
first of the week for San Diego,
California.
covering from her recent serious at
tack of measles.
Thomas Feeney went down to Vic
toria Thursday morning to work at
his trade bricklaying.
Chas. Steinberger made a business
trip down in the southeastern part of
the state the fist of the week.
II. S. West of Route l was pleas
ant caller last Thursday and handed
US dollar to apply on subscription.
Thanks.
Billy Dillon, formely OF this county.
but now running a garage in Luray,
Kans-, was in the city several days
this week.
Rev. Woodward will preach in
the Nj. E. Church next Sunday morn
ing and evening: at Ogallah in the
afternoon.
Found On road to Shriner's farm
brown oyercOat. Owner can get
by Identifying same and paying for
this notice.
John Barclay autoed in from his
farm Wednesday and transacted some
business. He was accomplished by
Francis Ridgeway and son, Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A Eppler of
Ellis were called to Wa-Keeney We'd
esday on account of the illness of
! their grandchild, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arch Eppler-
Homer Terpering of Banner depart
New York, to visit home folks for
six weeks. This is his first visit home
since coming to Kansas.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Downie were
down from Collyer Thursday forenoon
| Mr.. Downie attended to business be-
fore the provate judge. He was ap-
| pointed administrator of the estate
| of Mrs. Sarah Power.
! ]. Fl. Deatrich of Collyer died at
his home last Monday afternoon after
| a long illness caused by cancer. The
funeral was held on Friday. Owing
| to the lateneSS of the funeral arrange
ments it was impossible to get mate
| IIdt iOI ODlludIA OcIOT0 ueAU week.
| W. t. Littlechild returned from
Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday morn
ing. He was on the market with
twenty head of high grade Hereford
steers and topped the market receiv-
ing almost hundred dollars per head
Just think of it twenty head of
cattle bringing nearly two thousand
dollars Where is there a country
under the sun where a man can make
more money out of cattle than in
Trego county?
The Ida Weston Rae Company clos
ed a six nights engagement at the
| Garden Fheater last Saturday even
gave series of good plays and vaude-
vile attractions. On Saturday after
noon the merchants of the town
! bought the matinee st. Elmo and the
performance was given free to their
country friends and town people and
the house was packed. From here
| the company went to Ellis for three
/ nights engagement
On Thursday morning Mrs. T. B.
Hays upon going up stairs discovered
| fire in one of the bed rooms which
| fortunately she was able to extin-
guish with bucket of water at once
1t seems that match had been
dropped and laid and smouldered un-
til it caught some paper afire which
spread to a curtain The floor and
some casing was badly burned We
! congratulate Mrs. Hays on her
I prompt action in extinguishing the
/ fire and above all in discovering it
before 1t had COTTON beyond control.
The entertainment by Meressa
4 Thompson next Wednesday evening
at the Garden Theater is under the
auspices of the civic department of
/ the Locust club. Everyone is aware
of the good work done by the Locust
club along the civic lines, the placing
of the benches and swings in the
court house park, the institution of
clean up day which was such success
last fall and they were also the
means of organizing a city band
which is doing good work and they
have other things in~ view for the
| future that will be of benefit to the
town. The club should receive the
support of the general public for
their good work in behalf of the
town and the Garden Thearer Should
be crowded next Wednesday evening
70 hear Meressa Thompson in RE
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