Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-05-10


business here Monday forenoon.
Ned O'Toole, pioneer farmer
from north of CoIlyer, was transact
ing business in this city Monday.
For Sale-Prairie hay, also stack
good cane al s. per ton, also good
seed corn, = miles north WaKeeney.
f. Hickman.
| The scarlet fever quarantine on the
Plant family was raised Tuesday and
they are again at liberty after fifty
two days of confinement.
VIM. r. Belveal and Miss Vena L.
Anderson, both of Morland, were
married at the office of the probate
judge in this city Wednesday after
noon.
The common school commencement
exercises will be held next Monday
afternoon and it is hoped that every
member of the class of 1917 will be
present.
Mrs. w. E. Scott, of Culver, Kan
sas. is spending couple of weeks at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. A.
home last Friday.
N. H. Gitfin and Henry Myers were
up from Riverside township Monday
new school district being organized
in that township.
The Rev. Allison went over to
Osborne Monday on business. He
made trip by auto route, and we un-
derstand, intended getting new self
commencer put onto his Ford.
The household goods of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Jones were loaded into
day night and Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
have both left for that city.
Owing to the class sermon at the
High School Sunday night the young
peoples societies of the different
churches will hold union services in
the court house park from five to six.
The matter of reviving and reor-
ganiZing the WaKeeney commercial
club is again under discussion. The
club should be again brought TO life,
so let some decisive action be taken.
Mrs. w. Mattingly is attending the
annual meeting of the grand chapter
y. E. s. of Kansas which is now in |
session at Hutchinson. She is Wor- !
thy Matron of the WaKeeney chapter. |
While at Ellis Monday Stanley |
Austin successfully passed the exam
ination for admission into the United |
States army and left Wednesday for |
his assignment at FIT. Logan, Colo. |
He expects to be assigned to the avia
ton work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noll, came over from |
Ransom Monday morning. They |
were accompanied by their daughter, |
Miss Anna and Miss Mile Kraus
no are students at Fit. Hays Normal |
and took the jitney for that city to |
resume their work
Nick Dockendorf received a hand I
some male hOlstein calf Tuesday |
from the experiment farm on the |
FIT. Hays reservation. Nick is now
raising the holstein breed and plans |
o improving them in both the quail
ity and quantity of milk produced.
Steve Beason returned to ColIyer
last Saturday afternoon. From there
he will join a number of other young
men who contemplate going up into
Montana and locating on homesteads
in a new district which is about to be
opened up. Steve expects to return
in the fall and teach the Collyer
school again next term.
VIM. Cox, OF Collyer called at the
court house last Saturday and volun-
teered his services to the government 4
to assist on the registration board
when the draft census is TAKEN. He
also volunteered the use of his build
ing in which the registration could
be conducted. H has the distinction
of being the first man in the county II
to make such an offer.
The weather has been a little
this week than for the two
weeks preceding and vegetation has
had chance to grow. The pastures
will soon be good and the corn first |,
planted is showing up in good shape
and more of it is being planted as
rapidly as possible. Gardens are also
up and many are entertain
ing visions of a reduction in the h. c.l.
The season has been very backward.
Joe Acre and Leo Myerly went
Down to SaliDa Monday night and on
morning successfully passed
The examination which will admit :
them into the United States army
and also admits them into the officers ;
school which is to be held at
Fort Riley this summer. Those who
passed the examination were divided
into three classes, A and Q. and
the boys do not know just when they
will be called to report but are sub
ject to orders They say that large
number of the bows who took the ex-
failed to pass and some of
them did not get even as far as pull
ing off their coats.
The teaching force of the Wa-Kee-
ney city school has been increased by
one for the next term and only three
r. fhpco noru rnachinn will rornnin ~,