Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-10
Measles are reported very bad at

Charming spring coats, very lateS'
styles at Courtney s-Adv
For Sale-Red seed oats and barley
! W. j. Simpson, wa-Keeney.-Adv ?
Buy your shape and trimming ano
get your hat trimmed free at Court
ney's.-Adv ?
W. E. Stowe was up from the
southern part of the county Monday
transacting business
D. j. Wilson of the east side of the
county, transacted business at the
county seat Thursday.
Smart spring neckwear. rich effects,
unusual values for so cents to 81 sc
values at Courtney ;s.-Adv
Queen Quality Spring Boots and
Oxfords are unpacked and on sale.
Trego Mercantile Co.-Ad ? 1t
Fred Tague, of the Collyer State
Bank, was transacting business in
this city Wednesday evening.
Chas. r. Kirby, manager of the
Farmers Union store, transacted
business In Collyer Thursday after
noon
F. F. Hickman of Rock Falls, ILL.,,
has been here this week looking af-
ter his business interests in this vi
ciniry.
At Courtney's you will find some
classy styles of bronZ white top shoes,
gray Swede and black with white
tips.-Adv ,
Alden Steinberger amt son, Warren,
of Urbana, Ohio, are here this week
visiting at the home of his brother,
Chas- Steinberger.
The parties who rented my place
are going west and place is still for
rent miles north of town j. r.
WilSon.-Adv 1t
The two little children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Pierson have been con-
on account of scarlet fever. How
ever, they are getting along nicely
and promise to soon be as good as
ever.
Mrs. D. P. Roberts died at her
home in the east part of the city
Thursday morning. The obituary
will be published next week. The
funeral service are to be conducted
at the Methodist church at ? O'Clock
Saturday March 10th conducted by
Rev. woodward.
Rev. F. c. Eyeritt was over to Wa
Keeney the last of the week and
brought Mrs. Everitt home. She had
been in WaKeeney several weeks as
sisting in caring for her parents, Rev.
and Mrs. S. L. Allison, who were both
disabled by illness. They have about
recovered.-Osborne Farmer.
The editor and wife entertained a,
few friends at dinner last Tuesday
evening. The following guests were
Mr.. and Mrs l.. T. Purcell, Mr.. and
Mrs L. Q. Gleason, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Steinberger, DR.. and Mrs. w. Y. Her.
rick and Mrs. Ida Pierson.
1t is against the federal game law
to shoot and kill migratory game
birds at this season of the year and it
is also against the state law for any
one to hunt without first securing
license. 1t is reported on good au-
thority that there are both federal
and state spoilers around in this vi
cinity watching for those who are vi
olating the law and it is a good idea
for hunters TO beware.
Wednesday was an unlucky day for
p. p. Shuler. He went out to the
Il. B. Hays ranch east of town for
load of barley. On the return "trip
something happened that frightened
the horses and they tried to get
away. In the melee Mr.. Shufer lost
one line and also fell from the wagon.
The load was not upset but Mr.. Shu
Ter was banged around in such a way
that he sust aimed some broken ribs
and bad bruises.
The three days right around the
first of March are quite important to
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. w. Cloud. When
there is a 29uh of February Mr.. Cloud
celebrates his birthday; their we'd
ding anniversary is March 1st and
Mrs. Clouds birthday is March End.
The events are generally celebrated
but this wear it was not convenient
for the family to all be at home on
either of the days mentioned so the
honors were done the days this year
by a family gathering on Sunday.
March 4th. There were present Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Gunckel, of Ellis, Miss
Irene Cloud who is a student at FIT.
HAYS Normal, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carman Hickman and son of this
vicinity.
Fred Fabricius who has lived in
this county south of Wa-Keeney since
last fall died at the hospital at Hays
wednesday morning from the effects
of heart trouble and dropsy. j. J.
Fabricius, jr. and David Defines went
down to Hays wednesday and brought
the body here on the evening train
and it was buried in the German
Lutheran cemetery IL miles south of
this city. Mr.. Fabricius was born in
Russia and came TO the United States
about four years ago and located in
Colorado. Last fall he moved his