Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-07

story OF the great DOTJu vest Even
better than the Spoilers Adv. g..
The boys at the Trego County
High School are now receiving mill
tary training, not as part of the
regular course, but for their personal
benefit and to relieve their pent-up
feelings. Prof. Oliver is in charge of
the work.
R. X. Sutton is the name of the
new Methodist minister who is to
here from Waldo. He will preach
his first sermon next Sabbath.
George Glantz,of the Collyer neigh
borhood, was here Wednesday put
ting up bills announcing sale of
live stock and farm machinery at
his farm on Tuesday, April 5th. He
informs that it is his intention to go
to California as soon as harvest is
over.
A passing train set fire to the
prairie grass on the old Wolf farm.
just east of Voda Wednesday after
noon and on account of the high wind
it travelled very rapidly. Fortunately
there was not a large tract of prairie
or much stubble for it to run over
and lt~was soon gotten under control.
W. A BOYS of the Hays expert
ment station and Ell. J. Bower, soil
specialists from the agricultural COL
lege, were in this city Wednesday
making some soil tests. Two samples
can be seen at the Wa-Keeney State
Bank. They promise to make analy
sis of I'll is soil and the report will be
made in short time.
While working at the ice plant
Monday and in removing large cake
from the vat to the storage room,
Dick Selby got his first two fingers on
the left hand caught in the door in
l. han lx,
smashed off. However, he is getting
along nicely now and apparently they
will soon be alright again.
Our Way Cafe is now open and
ready for business and is serving ex-
cellent meals to its PATRONS. Chas.
Bradley, who recently purchased the
business, has remodeled the room and
furniture, replacing much OF it with
new and it is now in first class shape.
Charley is a good chef and if meals
prepared and served In the proper
manner will draw trade, the Our Way
Cafe ought to be well patronized.
James Miller, of Lawrence, sold a
car load of horses at public auction in
this city Saturday and then proceed
ed to buy up bunch of other good
horses which he shipped out. II am
ought to be kept in this country"
remarked Mr.. Miller to the writer.
One reason some farmers never get
| ahead with their stock is because
| they always sell off the best because
it brings the best price.
Inasmuch as the stock holders of
the Trego County Fair Association
have voted against Sunday base ball
and as there is also a strong senti-
ment agai 1st it among the town peo-
pie, a number of the business men of
the city have expressed willingness
to close their stores for a couple of
hours or so each day that good games
are scheduled on the local diamond.
This will give the clerks a chancea to
see the games and will make all who
get away from business cares for a
little while feel better and have bet
ter dispositions. A satisfactory agree
ment of this nature can likely be
made.
There will be a special Easter SER
vice at the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath. A pril Sth. In the morning
Rev. S. L. Allison will deliver ser
mon on "Christ's Resurrection" and
Mrs. r. U. Tennell will sing "Brack-
ett's Eastertide.' In the evening,
the pastor will preach from the text
GLOW are the Dead Raised and With
What Body do They Gomez The
choir will sing, "Hossanna" Adams
"Christ the Lord is Risen"- Morri-
son, with solos by Miss Drummond.
sin the Hall of Judgment. ''-GabTiel.
Mrs. Niesley and Mrs. Tennell will
sing Every Flower That Blossoms
by Rockwell.
The petition in district court last
week by Joseph Basala for a change
of name TO Jesse A lbert Hoffman
i was heard by the court and the re.
quest was granted. Mr.. Hoffman had
known for several years that he and
his brothers were orphans and had
been adopted from an orphans home.
For several years they kept up the
search for relatives and last winter
! scceeded in locating the I'M in Missouri.
/ After that was pliShed the re-
mainder of the chase for facts con-
corning themselves has been compar-
| atively easy. His petition was but a
request that his name be changed to
that of his parents. 1t carries with
it new names for his wife and chill
| dren also
The board of directors of the Trego
| County Fair Association met Tues
| day afternoon afternoon for the pur-
| pose of transactlng some unfinished
| business The sentiment of the
stock holders had to be ascertained as
to Sunday base ball on the fair
/ grounds. The vote stood As to At
against the Sunday games. The fol-
| lowing resolution was unanimously
adopted. ''Be it resolved that the
Trego County Fair Association give
i the Wa-Keeney base ball club
free use of the ball grounds TO be us
ed for the purpose of playing base