Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-17

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$500 at per cent Inquire at this
office--Adv so IF
Ralph Kristof,. of Voda, arrived
home Wednesday from visit at Clay
Center Kansas.
Cliff Baker went up to Denver Nom
pay night for few days business
and pleasure trip
Loren Christy departed Saturday
evening for Pierre, South Dakota for
visit with his brother Leslie
Mrs Flora Icely was called to ILL
nois Tuesday on account of the seri-
Gus illness of her Oldest daughter.
Clarence Christy came down from
Colorado where he has taken home
stead. He expects to be here q short
time.
n. S. Givler received a car load of
Chivrolet cars Thursday. Call and
see the m at the garage back of the
World Office.
As an illustration of what is meant
by ''bone dry" in speaking of the
liquor law, western Kansas weather
is being referred TO.
]. G.. Hixson received his car load
of holstein cows and heifers Monday
night which he purchased at Topeka
last week. They are all good ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Cortright ar
rived home from Kansas City Wed
nesday night where they had spent
several days on business and pleasure.
Encouraging reports continne to ar
rive regarding the condition of Grand
ma Kelly and it is now hoped that
she will be able TO regain her former
! health.
We are sorry that it is necessary to
4 20 nf Eric Vjn6EPrO
| of Ogaliah, as about the same. He
! does not seem to be able TO recover
| his former health.
j. j. Peacock and wife moved their
household goods to Collyer Monday
where John has charge of the ne~
lumber yard established by the Bad
ger Lumber Co.
The Farmers Elevator at WaKee-
ney will ship out car load OF rye
the first of next week. All who have
rye to sell should call them up or
| bring il in Monday. adv. II.
Rev. E. D. Beason has just returned
home after an absence of ten days
during which he conducted revival
meetings in Sheridan county He
reports ten conversions
A delegation of WaKeeney grade
4 school pupils accompanied their bas-
ket bail team to Collyer last Friday
afternoon where a victory was won
over the Collyer school team.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. c. Harlan, of
Frankfort, Kansas, were called here
the first of the week on account Of
1.-THE illness of her father, Mr.. Baird,
4 at the home of his son Chas. Baird.
/ 1t is reported that spuds will soon
i be at least three dollars per bushel
on the local market. Better begin to
practice on the different methods OF
4 preparing wheat and corn for food.
! Cvde Poffenberger and Daniel
/ Rohrbecker made trip to Bertran,
Nebr.. Sunday and on their return
were accom- panied by Mrs. Rohrbeck-
4 err who had been there for couple of
\ weeks at the home of her daughter
who was i'll.
Henry Defines and Jacob Fabricius.
former residents of this county but
now of FIT. Collins, Colo. were here a
4 short time the first of the week visit
, from Chicago where they had been
marketing sheep.
On the 2sth dav of February pub
lie sale of cattle, horses and farm
machinery will be held by Roy Luno
at his farm thirteen miles north ann
, three miles west of WaKeeney- The
: advertisement appears in this paper
and the bills are TO be printed at this
office.
Morgan Wollner arrived home from
q the University at Lawrence Monoa'
= night and expects to remain here ID
: definitely. He is looking littl'
: "peeked'' Just now on account OF
!, recent sick spell which kept him II
the hospital for week or more ant
n put him behind in his studies.
Thomas Kite, of the southern par
:, of this county, is visiting in Mort
= Carolina but he does not seem TO
y particularly infatuated with IN
Country and says he would rathe
- take his chances in western Kansas
That country is all red clay and /
- his opinion all it is good for is [
raise telephone poles
~ Mrs. Mary Downey died at tn
- home of her son eight miles noruheas
- of WaKeeney, February ]. 1917, frol
X the effects Of diabetis. Her made
~ name was O,Meara and her parent
le we're both born i'm Ireland She W;
=. devoted member of the Cathol
I, church and the funeral services We
held inr the Catholic church at Colly,
- conducte ed by the Rev. FIR. Drlel1r
and the remains were buried in u
ty Catholic cemetery at that place 81
Jig was very kind hearted lady and
elk highly spoken of by those who kne
~, her.
m From the large number OF puol
VI. sales being advertised just now o
70 living outside of this county mig
~ decide that a bunch of farmers
itl NTH this country and a