Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-30


Mrs W. Mattingly and daughter,
Miss Bernice, were at Hays last Sat
urday afternoon.
For Sale-Large size Presto tank
So. 80 #. extension ladder 81. Call
at this Office. 27 1t.
James Best and son, John, of Col
orado, We're transacting business and
visiting with friends here last Satur-
day.
L. G. johnson and Ralph Kristof
each shipped a car load of cattle from
this point to Kansas City last Sunday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rockefeller, of
Russell, were transacting business and
visiting friends here last Friday
evening.
The C. L. Hardman and J. W.
Phares families arrived home the last
of the week from their summer home
at Crescent, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oliver and family
spent the latter part of the week at
Natoma, Kans., visiting relatives.
While there they attended the big an
nual picnic.
Rev. Thompson and family have
moved to Lucas, Kansas, where he
takes charge of the pastorate of the
Baptist church. Mr.. Thompson is a
good man and minister and made
many friends here who wish him and
his family success in their new loca-
| ton.
Several new pens for live stock have
been made at the fair grounds this
year, but the prospects for enteries
have been showing up SO well that
work is now in progress in doubling
the number of pens. It is pleasing to
the fair management that the farmers
are taking more interest in exhibiting
their stock at the fair.
H. NJ. Sprague and children, Edith
and Roy, arrived here last Friday
morning from Wasatch, Utah, where
| they have spent the summer. The
children will remain here this winter
and attend school. MIR. Sprague went
on Monday morning on a business
| trip to Omaha and other points in
Nebraska He is expecting to finish
up his work in Utah in about two
months.
W. J. Shelton arrived home last
| Friday evening from an extended trip
through the north, having been alb
sent since the last of June. While
er, made trip to Skagway, Alaska
and return and thence east through
southern Canada, returning home
through Minnesota and Iowa. The trip
was a very pleasant one and he miss
ed a great deal of the hot weather
experienced here.
A. NJ Finley held sale of farm
day and viii hold another Saturday.
FAr. Finley is closing out his nipple
ment business and will go to Kit Car
son, Colo, where he will look after his
ranch. The ranch has been in charge
! of his step son for several years but
the young man will soon have to go
to the call of Uncle Sam and Mr.. Fin
/ ley prefers to look after it himself
rather than to hire it done.
| Inc farmers OF THIS county are plan
ing on conserving all the forage crop
possible this year and many of them
are planning on cutting all of their
corn for fodder whether they will need
it or not. Some OF the farmers will
have more feed than they need while
others will be compelled to buy. The
probability is that there will be just
about enough feed raised to meet the
demand. A few weeks ago it looked
like there would be no feed raised at
ALL
Steve Beason arrived home Monday
night from Fit. Riley where he has
been working at carpenter work for
several weeks. He says the govern
ment IS rapidly completing quarters
for the soldier boys and is making a
great big town of the fort. Steve IS
getting in line TO commence school
work at Collyer again Monday morn
ing and if he is not called to the colors
viii finish the term He registered
while in Wyoming last summer and
has been informed that the county
will not have to furnish any men for
the first call