Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-09-06

! day. Reward Tor return to this Oldce.
/ Adv. % 1t.
j E. L. Wallace, former resident of
! this city, was transacting business
here Saturday
J. G. Hixson shipped a car load of
cattle to the Kansas City market the
first of the week.
Edward Keraus went down to Kan
sas City Saturday night for visit
with relatives and friends.
| Chas- Mason. of Dodge City, was
here few days-the last week visiting
with his brother, M. W. Mason.
Walter Gunckel is now wearing
| ''drayman" sign on his hat and is
working up a business in that line
! W. n. Larrabee, deputy internal
revenue collector, visited at home the
last week from Friday until Tuesday
Mr.. andd Mrs E. NJ. Wright and
lar. and Mrs J. L. Nelson, of Quinter,
were in Wa-Keeney Tuesday on bust
ness.
]. G. Hutchison, of Kansas City,
was here a few days this week, max
| ing a surprise visit on his son, c. NJ
Hutchinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas O'Toole were
up from the ranch near Banner Tues
day, t-ansacting business with Wa
Keeney merchants.
Wanted to Buy-2o head of good
Short Horn milk cows. Must be good
mixers and due to be fresh soon See
A. n Finley. Adv. %
MI. and Mrs. Ed Heyl and Miss
for Denver, Pueblo, and other points
of interest in Colorado, on a pleasure
trip.
James Walsh, a pioneer settler and
former county commissioner, was over
from the northwest part of the
county Tuesday transacting business
in this city.
H L. Pershing, of Winslow, Ari-
IONA, arrived in this city Tuesday
morning for a visit with his father,
| Daniel Pershing, and other relatives
| and friends.
| Miss Lora L. Bean is visiting with
relatives and friends at Sloan
| Springs, Ark, and expects to also
visit at Trenton and ST. Joseph, No.,
before returning home.
A company of little people were
entertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs Bingham last Saturday after
noon in honor of Roy Sprague, it be-
ing his twelfth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W Johnston, of
| Topeka, have been here this week
looking after their land interests in
this county and arranging for a wheat
crop to he put out upon it.
W. IL Brabb was over from the
Adair neighborhood arranging for his
niece to enter Trego County High
] School for the term. He says it is get
ting dry again in that vicinity.
An unusually large number of tour
lists travelling by auto are passing
through this vicinity just now on their
way home from the mountains. Wish
our country had little more rain so
it would get better advertising.
| VIM. Iittlechild received five car
loads OF cattle the first of the week
which Re purchased in Kansas City
last week. He has taken them to his
ranch and will feed them this winter.
There Were 1877 head in the bunch.
| J. F. Barclay, of Ogallah, has pur-
chased the residence property in this
city OF D. P. Roberts and will occupy
it with his family in order that the
children can have advantage of the
| high school. Mr.. Roberts will move
to the home Of his son, Vance, east of
town.
". A. Boys, of the extension work
of the FIT. Hays state farm, has been
in this county the last two days in the
interest CT his work. He informed the
writer that several eastern parties
have expressed a willingness to fur
nish seed wheat to farmers in this
part of the state.
The people of Wa-Keeney and vic
| unity VINO are interested in mutual
/ improvement are urged to be pres
ent at the Community Chorus gather
| ing at the Methodist church on Fri
day, September z, at eight O'Clock
sharp. Everybody invited, especially
those who like to sing or take part in
the production of a home talent play.
A grand opcrtunity for the moral up
lift of all.