Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-17
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nell, were here Monday in consulta-
ton with Dr. Wall
During the last week Mrs. j. II.
Hickman has been quite i'll from the
effects of tonsolitis
Chas. Houghton came back from
Topeka Monday night and is now at
work on a new garage building for
Chas. Sellers.
Caron's Ladies Outftters store has
a large advertisement in this issue
The ladies had better look it up as it
is interesting to them.
Ed Moore has ben at Manhattan
this week visiting with college friends
and enjoying the pleasures of the
closing of the school year.
Alfred Lofstead, postmaster at
Ogallah, attended the common school
commencement exercises and tran
sacted business her Monday.
j. NJ. Durin and daughter, of Stew
| ard, H., arrived here last Tuesday
night and are guests at the home of
DIR. and Mrs. w. Y. Herrick.
,Chas. Sellers has commenced work
on new garage on his lots on east
Warren avenue and expects to soon
commence the erection of a new bun
galow. e
Mrs.F. z. Natter and two children
of Concordia, Kans., arrived here Sun
day morning for a visit at hte home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Acre.
Dick Yoxal and Walter Marshall
left Tuesday night for Kansas City
where they intend making application
for admission to the United States
navy.
G. M. Ufford. Mrs Hunt and
Joshua Croft are having a cement
side walk laid in front of their res
licences. A. J. Ellermeyer is finishing
up the job this week.
Business has been somewhat quiet
about town this week as the farmers
have all been very busy getting in
their corn and feed crops and have
not had time to come to town.
The Rev. and Mrs. Woodward
were down from Quinter Monday at
tending the eight grade commence
! Stella and Catherine, were among
| the graduates.
Miss Elizabeth Condit, teacher of
| domestic art at the Sort Hays Nor
NAL, and Miss Myrtle Harris, of Ellis,
visited with Mrs. DR.. Herrick and
| Miss Lacy Herrick in this city over
! Saturday and Sunday.
children returned here Tuesday from
Hays where they have been visiting
| for the last three weeks. Mr.. Cort-
right is suffering from a broken arm
received recently while cranking a
car
o. L. Lucas, local agent for the
Hays Milling Company reports that
| the farmers are taking hold of the
Mexican bean proposition with a dis
play of sufficient enthusiasm to show
that they intend giving them thor
ough trial in this county.
According to the word received
| Grandma Kelly is gradually failing
and a message at any time announc-
| ing her death will not be a surprise.
/ CAC ID SLI1 at Lie 4IOlilC VI liC1 0aASAi-
| ter in Des Moines, Iowa, and has been
suffering for several weeks.
| For the last severel months Day
i Moore has ben employed as rodman
with surveying crew on the Union
Pacific. Last week he turned the job
over to another man and is now
waiting an opportunity to enter the
employ of the United States, his
preference being the army.
Carroll Kelley was called to Fort
Riley last Saturday for the purpose
of taking part in the army officers
training school. His training and ex-
perience as member of the nation
al guards will be quite an advantage
to him in the work this summer.
/ Misses Edna and Eva Walker and
| Anna Hastings came up from FIT.
| Hays Normal Wednesday. Miss Edna
and Miss Anna are members of Trego
! County High School alumni associa-
| ton and came up for the purpose of
| attending the commencement exercis-
| es and the alumni banquet which fol-
| lowed.
Their is a quantity of waste water
at the ice plant and DeBoer & Son
have arranged to make use of it in
| irriO1tinU par1or and a rntafC