Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-28

Henry Nejdl left Wednesday morn
ing for Kanorado, Kansas, where he
will visit with his sister.
For Sale-Two first class Red Poll
all giving milk j. W. Bingham. 18 IT.
RIA. Hall, the Delco light agent of
Ellis, was in Wa-Keeney and sur
rounding territory Wednesday and
Thursday on business.
Lost-Somewhere east of Wa-Kee-
case from DIR. Williams. Please leave
at World Office. Adv. 18 2t-
A part of this COUNTY was wet up
pretty good yesterday afternoon by a
heavy shower of rain which will be
a great benefit to the corn and feed
crops
A double header base ball game is
to be played at the fair grounds on
Wednesday,, July 4th. A percentage
of the proceeds is to be donated to the
Red Cross association fund.
Dr. Herrick arrived home from
Kansas City last Saturday night
where he had been in a hospital for
about two weeks. However, he has
remained at home and in bed this
week according to the orders of the
physicians.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Keyser and
family and Miss Delta Keyser drove
to Garden City Sunday to visit at
the home of Winnie Englert. They
report crops practically destroyed by
hail. On the return trip they stopped
at the home of Clyde Barnes near
Arnold.
A big racing program is to be one
of the big attractions at the Trego
County Fair next fall. This program
was arranged at meeting of the race
committee held Tuesday night. The
program is completely arranged and
will be published in a short time
Some good purses are offered.
Mrs. Walter Gunckel and children
are visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Jones near
Healy, Kansas. They were taken over
there Sunday by Mr.. Gunckel and Hill
Thornton. The gentlemen returned
through Wallace and Cove counties
and report having seen a few fields of
pretty good wheat while on the way.
Seventy auto loads of Cove county
people travelling under the title of the
Quinter Annual Auto Sociability
Tour, passed through this city this
morning on their way to Hays where
they spent several hours visiting at
State Experiment Farm and enjoy
ing a picnic dinner in the grove. A
thirty minute stop was made here and
the visitors were served to lemonade
by the Commercial Club. The Quin-
ter people are a live bunch and enjoy
| these annual outings.
Trego County is now in possession
| of the civil war records, his tesla
| ment, a sash worn by him and the
newspapers reporting the death of
Captain Edgar P. Trego for whom
this county was named. These artic-
les were received Monday morning
| by C. H. Benson, county clerk, and
came from C. F. Ansley, of Iowa
City, Iowa How Mr. Ansley
came lnLO possession OF CneSe aTClc-
les or how he came to present them
to the county is not stated, but will
probably be developed later.
| Last Tuesday the editor of the
World had pleasant surprise when
his cousin, William Givler, of Church
town, Pa, called at this office. 1t is
in the neighborhood of thirty-seven
years since a meeting took place and
needless to say both have changed
somewhat. The only regret is that the
visit could not have been prolonged
Mr.. Givler and his wife were on their
return trip from Colorado resorts
where they have been visiting for
sometime. They were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. j. H. Niesley, Mrs. Givler
being remotely related to Mr.. Niesley
It was by accident. that they were
informed that another Givler was a
resident here and upon investigation
it proved to be bonefide relationship
In the years of moving about the res
idence was lost but we enjoyed re-
newing acquaintance-ship once more
Wednesday morning they left for
Abilene and other points to visi.
,enroute to their home in Penn
sylvania.
REOTICuER KEUUnCC