Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-07
John Peacock came over from Col
lyer Thursday on business.

John Peacock came over from Col
lyer Thursday on business.
Chas, Houghton, of Topeka, mas
been here this week visiting with
friends and looking after chance at
cinity. Charley has a big bunch of
friends here who are always glad to
see him.
young people who live in the vicinity
of the German Lutheran church
south of town, were at Beams studio
Thursday and had their pictures ia
ken. They were in charge of Rev.
Fink binder, the pastor.
Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. H.
S. Givler entertained the following
ladies at five O'Clock tea compliment
tary to Mrs. J. F. Jones wlro will
where she expects to make her future
home: Mrs. ]. F. Jones, Mrs. Q. L.
Hartman, Mrs. J. G. Cortright, Mrs.
+. Q. Wollner, Mrs. G. 6. Jones, Mrs.
w. Y. Herrick, Mrs. J. Fl. Poffenber-
ger, Mrs. G. r. Hille and Mrs. J. I'll.
Hickman.
The city election held Monday was
a very quiet event and therefore very
harmonious. No effort was made so
nominated. The only contest was
for the Office of police judge and J. H.
Acre won over 0. A. Cortright by a
few votes. The officials elected are:
w. J. Williams, mayor; A. w. Heyl,
a; 2. Hinshaw, r. /. Pickering, c. r.
Hille and f. B. Walker, councilmen;
J. Ell. Acre, police judge.
| In this issue appears the announce
ment that Moore's Cash Store will
| discontinue business as soon as the
stock can be disposed Of This de-
Moore after it had become apparent
that such a move should be made on
account of her health. The business
was started as a racket store nine
teen years ago and through the man
agement OF the proprietor, it has
houses in the city. Many friends re-
greet that Mrs. Moore will discontin.
ne the business but hope that the
change will be greatly to her benefit
From the present outlook of the
crops it would seem wise that If we
were to save our seed wheat and not
be tempted by s. 90 bushel TO sell il
all out. For the chances are we will
pay So 90 or more for seed wheat this
fall as the wheat belt is badly cut fol
the crop. In fact it looks as though
we would not get our seed back from
the present outlook Of our crop here
And with these war prices and
prospects of still going higher we are
liable to have as hard times as we
have ever seen here. We have beer
living at rather high rate the last
will have to keep up the expensive
rate. So it would be well to go cas-,
and save as much of our cash as WI
can.
The Wa-Keeney Ice plant is nov
in operation and has already manu-
featured about forty tons of ice. The
first cake was taken out of the vat
Thursday of last week and was Sc
cured by E. A. Courtney. The first
shipment was a car load sent to Coll
yer Tuesday. Other shipments wiz
continue as the ice is manufactured
The quality of manufactured ice is
know n to be the best that can be Sc
cured as the impurities of the
| water is the last to freeze and wher
the freezing is properly handled this
refuse is poured from the cake before
it chriStaliZes. Guy DeBoer who is
in charge of the plant, is getting
quite enthusiastic over the business
and is getting anxious for the wealth.
er TO warm up so the demand for his
product will be greater
Tuesday evening about O'Clock a
com plalnI was maze TO Sherln DE BOel
that an automobile party camped
near the Meisner home southwest of
town were causing Mrs. Meisner and
children uneasinesS in the absence OF
Mr.. Meisner. Mr.. DeBoer made an
investigation and found large auto
standing partly in the road but GOV.
cred with tarpolian. He turned his
Ford lights onto it and lifted up one
side OF the covering. Under the GOV.
ers he founo three young men and a
young lady, none of which seemed tc
be over twenty years old. He had n
complaints against such a party and
as they were making no disturbance
all he could do was to tell them tc
move on Their car carried a Neh
raska 1917 tag and the party moved
on" in that direction taking the Hill
City road