Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-11-01


ham, Wa-Keeney. SO ct.
buyer of Russell, was transacting bus
mess in this vicinity Monday.
For Sale-One mare Shetland pony
colt, months old, pure bred and a
good one J. G. Hixson, Wa-Keeney.
Adv. SO 2t.
Mrs Chase Wilson and children re-
turned home Wednesday evening
from short visit with her parents
at Emporia.
J. W. Fronce and daughter, Miss
Lula, went down to Manhattan last
Saturday to see a brother of Mr..
Fronce who is quite i'll
The first number of the lecture
Theatre next Monday night. Vierra's
Royal Hawaiians is the number.
According to local dealers there has
been more fruit sold here this year
than in any year previous. They say
they can hardly get it in as fast as
their customers will carry it away.
There will be a box supper at the
1SdSdIt d1ASy SIlIOO1 hO4SC, 1lddy
November 9th. A program is being
prepared and everyone is cordially in
vited to attend. Helen Clark, teacher
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Durham and
son, Ralph, have spent the last week
/ visiting with relatives at Ellsworth
and with their daughter, Mrs. Sparks,
at Zurich. The trip is being made by
auto route.
According to the Hill City papers
c. c. Whitton has sold out his meat
market business in that city and has
gone to Tonganoxie, Kansas, where
he will engage in feeding cattle He
will be gone for this winter at least.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. n. Nixon, of Ogal-
lah, left last Thursday night for Kan
sas City From there Mr.. Nixon went
on to the naval training camp on the
Great Lakes to visit his son short
time before he is sent further away
from home.
James M. Soukup, of Ellsworth,
was in this vicinity a few days the
last week and purchased two car loads
of cattle, among them being some
good grade shorthorn calves which he
secured from Fred Rensmeyer, Chas.
Folkers and Adam Mai.
Rev Woodward, of Quinter, and
Rev. Westerman, of Ellis, were in this
city Monday comforting with Rev.
Sutton regarding a cooperative work
among the Methodist churches of this
district. Other ministers were expect
: ed to be here but the cold weather
doubtless kept them away.
With the price of butter fat hover
ing around forty-five cents, those who
are making butter and selling it for
! less than forty cents per pound are
losing money and throwing in their
work besides. If you cannot make
! butter which is worth forty-five cents
per pound you had better sell your
cream.
Carter Brown left Saturday for
Ellsworth where ne visited until Mon
) day when he went on to Camp Fun
ston to enter the colored regiment OF
Uncle Sans soldiers stationed there
) Eugene Brown was also to have gone
but he has been out of the county for
the last two weeks and probably has
not received the notice.
Two loose engines and long
freight train drawn by double head
3 er came down from the west Tues
} day afternoon. Two more cars OF
s. stock were picked up here and by ar
3 order from the dispatcher's Office al
four engines were coupled together
and drew the train on east. The
entire train was more than hall
} mile long and all the cars were heavily
) loaded.
/ Being stuck in snow drift in this
! country in the month of October is ar
experience which few have had prev.
3 ious to this week but several had the
; pleasure of the experience last Mon
! day 1t was the result of the snow
storm which occurred Sunday evening
? The weather was exceptionally severe
8 for this season but the fall of snow
was rather light and the high WING
; caused it to drift into the low places
Now that it is almost impossible
} to buy sugar and we are requested
8 to get along without it that the boy:
z in the trenches can have their regular
q allowance, there are some who do no
5 feel it is a patriotic duty to MAKE
Z such a sacrifice, or why the LITTLE
8 would ap1