Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-28

Theodore spent Sunday at Grainfield.
J. H. Briggs. the new police judge
of CoIlyer, was here on business We'd
nesday.
w. N. Larabee, internal revenue
collector, spent few days at home
this week.
All those who left shoes at my shop
for repairs will please call and get
them at once. George Paul.
VIM. Brabb, who lives in the Adair
neighborhood of this county, was
transacting business here Wednesday.
He says the farmers of that part of
the county have their listers going
putting in their corn crop.
! S. j. Straw was called to Quinter
Sunday evening to prepare for burial
the body of H. III. Wyatt. Mr.. Wy
att was an excellent young man and
cashier of the Farmers State bank.
His death was caused by meningitis
| following measles.
| Mr.. and Mrs. o. W. Cortright and
children who have been here for
couple of weeks visiting at the home
of his parents departed Wednesday
for Hays They are on prospecting
tour looking for location and will
also probably visit the eastern part
of the state.
Mr.. and Mr.. Cl1as Baugher, of the
east side of the county, mourn the
death of their little daughter who
passed away last Saturday evening
and was buried at Ellis Monday. The
funeral was conducted from the NJ.
E. church. S. J. Straw of this city
was in charge as undertaken.
Fifty or sixty members of the Wa
Keeney Odd Fellow and Rebekah
lodges went down to Hays Thursday
to attend the annual Golden Belt
association meeting. All the lodges
west of Salina along the Golden Belt
route are included in the district and
the annual meetings are greatly en-
joyed.
George f. Wolfe of Ellis and Miss
Mary SandIin of Hill City were united
| in7marriage at the office of The probate
/ judge in this city Monday afternoon.
| The wedding was witnessed by Guy
Gish, Ethel Gish, Eula Sandlin and
Ellis Sand;in, all of Hill City Mr..
! and Mrs. Wolfe left on the evening
train for Colorado on wedding trip.
About two weeks ago Harry Reich
ard mashed one of his toes while he
was working with a gasoline engine.
1t caused him considerable inconven-
fence fora week but he continued to
be around. The first of this week it
took a change for the worse and
threatened serious trouble from blood
| poison, but from present reports,
with good care, he will get along all
right.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Fl. Watson and
| son, of Riverside township, were
tIansacting business in this city Mon
day. Mr.. Watson is farmer and
stock men down on the Smoky and has
over a hundred head of first class
stock cattle. He also believes in
raising good red hogs and while here
bargained for three fine red gifts
which he will take to his farm for
breeding purposes.
John Lawson was up from the Law
son Bros. ranch in Wilcox township
| Wednesday afternoon on business.
1t was reported that the Lawson
boys had lost several head of cattle
during the prairie fire last week but
the report is exaggerated. However,
one cow was, very badly burned and
three young calves were killed and a
large amount of feed was burned.
The boys are mighty thankful that
the loss was no greater.
Pat O'Toole and sons, James, Ward
and Thomas, were up from the ranch
on the Smoky Tuesday and transact
ed business Mr.. O'Tooie says things
are looking pretty good in the vicin-
ity of the ranch since the rain. OF
: course the wheat isn't making any
, show at all but the spring crop and
grass is coming out nicely. He has
out about $50 acres of barley and oats
7 and intends putting out as many OIL
more acres of corn, Xxi afr and milo. His
: experience has proved to his satisfac
; tion that this country is all right ano
: that it will produce if the farmer
does his part. He says he has har
vested big crop from field OF oats
r sown as late as the goth day of May