Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-24
For SaIs-Cane seed at q per BUSH
ell. J. T. Rhoades, r 1. .Ad Is 2t

For Sale-Registered Galloway bun
three years old. c. c. Baird. lift
Special fresh flowers for Decora-
tion Day at Straw's Furniture Store.
For Sale-5 year old Red Polled
bull. w. 81. Truan, r adv Is At
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Ufford and chill
dren visited with relatives at Ellis
last Sunday.
For Sale-Coming 4 years old Hol-
stein bull. N ockendorf, Wa-Kee
ney.-Adv. II 2t.
For sale-Two 1916 Fords as good as
new, 2 Maxwens, l Overland. Ray
| Shaw. adv. 12-tf
You can get Decoration Day flow
ers at Straw's Furniture Store. On
hand morning of May 80.
There will be dance at Big Creek
hall the evening of June 9Th All
are invited to attend. Adv. 13 2t
Miss Claire Marshall, who had fin
ished her school work at Russell, ar
rived home Wednesday afternoon.
| DIR. Herrick reports the birth ola
son at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mccall last Sunday morning.
Mother and babe are getting along
nicely.
Mrs. Peter Bachman and children
| returned to their home at Dorrance
last Saturday morning after having
spent a few days in this city the
guests at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Hoffman.
The board of county commission
ers were in session the first of the
week as a board of equalization and
adjusted the returns of the assess
ors so that the live stock values all
correspond.
IL f. W.. Wheeler of Sterling, Illinois,
is in this city looking after business
interests. He was on a return trip
from California and dropped off here
few days to see how things were
progressing.
Charley and Harry Marcy were uI
from their ranches in Wilcox town
ship the first of the week. The form
er had just returned from Kansas
City where he marketed car load OF
hogs receiving S16 Is per hundred.
w. J. Williams and E. Fl. Hillman
have purchased the stock of goods al
Ogallah belonging to the estate OF
Eric Lindberg, the consideration be
ing approximately $1,000. Mr.. Hill
man will have charge of the store.
Citizens of this community will
have the privilege on Decoration day
of hearing an address by the Hon. j
T. Botkin. He is one of the promi
nent men of the state, an able speak.
er and all who can should come and
hear him.
II this issue. appears the program
which will govern Decoration Day
Read it and be informed. The ser
vices for Memorial Sunday will be
held at the court room at IL O'Clock
as usual. The sermon is to be deliv
cred by Rev. Thompson.
Mrs. VIM Smith went down to
Hays today to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. VIM. Schrenkler who died the
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Salina. Both Mr.. and Mrs Schrenk.
Ter are well known in this city and
our people will extend sympathy tc
him in his sorrow.
Mrs. ]. w. Johnston, of Topeka
was here'a few days this week look
ing after the interests of their SOC
acres of land southwest of this city
about sixteen miles. Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnston find Trego county property
valuable investment and have been
owners of more or less of it for the
last several years.
The comm schools OF Wa Keeney
will close with picnic on the court
house lawn Friday, May 25. Let all
who can come do so and bring well
i filled baskets. There will be no
classes Friday morning so the child
rem with others may meet on the
lawn at l1:0O a. m. At $40 p. m. the
4 children will meet in their respective
rooms to get their report cards.
| II. NJ. Smith has commenced work
on the construction of handsome
new residence on the lots on north
Franklin street which he purchased
last winter from Fl. f. Kline. The
basement is being dug and the foun-
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