Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-07

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been here since last fall, have de
parted for Iowa where they expec-
to make their future home.
Only a few more of the 5000
weeders left so you had better ger
your order in before they are al
| gone Yours truly, A. NJ. Finley. Is
| Miss Hattie Burnham ARRIVED
home last Thursday. During the last
term she taught in the high schoo
at Mankato but next year Will teach
at Norton.
! Mrs. Lahman departed Monday
where she. will remain a few days
and attend the convocation services
of the Episcopal church.
Mrs. VIM. Hall and children ar
rived home Friday afternoon from
Hays where they had been for a
few days visiting at the home of her
parents and other relatives.
Little Ruth Curry arrived last Sat
urday from Lawrence and is spend
ing the week with her sister, Miss
May. She expects to spend the sum-
r1er here and at Ellis.
Henry Meyers was up from River
side township Tuesday transacting
business at the court house in con-
nection with the new school district
being organized in his vicinity.
Five to twenty year loans on farms
and ranches in Trego County. Large
loans on ranches or large tracts pre-
ferred. It will pay you to figure
with me. Frank Grecian, Hill City,
Kansas.-Adv. 13.
The World made a slight error last
week in stating that o. L. Cook went
to Garden City to deliver the Decor
alton day address. He went to Great
Bend and he informs US that he had
the pleasure of speaking to a large
crowd of enthusiastic people.
j. c. Coldiron, was at Stockton
the first of the week and arranged
for moving his family to this city.
They will occupy the w. J. Williams
cottage in the east part of the city
recently vacated by Mr.. and. Mrs.
Bacon. Mr.. Coldiron has a position
in the Office of II. F.. Kline & Co.
A crew of men representing the
United Telephone company, the long
distance line, are working in this
vicinity the last week, setting the
poles and getting the line ready for
the wire and other connections. When
this is completed the accommodations
for long distance talking will be
much better.
C. D. Mayer has just finished
breaking $50 acres of prairie sod east
of Joe Siglers. His boy, George, IA
years old, with "Heider Tractor"
plows, did it at cost of less than 40
cents per acre. Mr.. Mayer says he
would not take 100000 for his
"Heider", if he could not get another
one. Adv. Is.
Mrs. Paige, of Hugo, Colorado,was
closing up deal on the sale of some
land. She visited with the Harlan
and Stephens families. She and her
husband were among the very earl
lest settlers of this county coming
here in 1876 and located on
soldiers homestead. She departed
Monday for Ellis for a visit with
old friends there.
Mr. and Mrs Chas Folkers and
two children were over to Lincoln,
Kansas, a few days last week visit
ing at the home of his brother. They
arrived home Monday. Mr.. Foklers
brought with him sample of the
oil which came from a stock well on
his brothers farm which tests fifty
per cent gasoline as it comes from
the ground. A local company has
been organized and the farm leased
and the drillers are ready to COM
mence work
1t is interesting, indeed to watch
the system at work by Frank Kaucn-
er and Son in erecting the Hartman
concrete elevator. They have eiiI-
ployed sufficient men that they keep
a crew at work twenty-four hours a
day and every day from the time
they commence on the walls until
they are finished. This is done so
that the concrete in the walls may
not get set before other concrete is
put upon it. They construct about
eight feet daily and before next Sat
1rday they expect to have the walls
They understand the bus
mess thoroughly and work under
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