Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-07-12

James Beason who is with bridge
| gang on the u. p, spent Sunday at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Selby,
northeast of this city.
Wanted hand autos, any
make, in exchange for mine holdings
Garage or phone 104. Adv. 20.
w. F. KING was up from Glencoe
township Tuesday on business and
made arrangements for entering his
horses at the coming Trego County
Fair. Mr.. King has some fine animals
and it is a pleasure to look at them
in action on the race track.
Jake Hoover arrived home last Sun
day morning from trip to Phillips
burg where he had been for about
week visiting at the home of his faith
er and mother. Jake says there are
some pretty good fields of wheat be-
tween here and Phillipsburg.
Mrs. Gean BeasonA and little daugh-
ter left Monday morning for Brook
vile and from there will go to Calves
ton, Texas, for a visit at the home
of her parents. She had been visiting
at the home of Mr.. Beason's mother,
Mrs. Seiby, northeast of this city.
Miss Myrtle Noll, of Abilene, was
here the first of the week looking
after the interests of her real estate
south of this city a few miles where
she owns two half sections of land.
The prospects for a crop on her land
this year are decidedly poor. She re-
turned home Wednesday morning
In this issue appears the advertise
ment of W. w. Gibson's Rexall store
one cent sale. This is the second sale
of this kind that Mr.. Gibson has put
on and it is hoped to make this sale
an even greater success than the other
was. Be sure to read the advertise
ment and make check after the
name of the article you wish to pur-
chase and take it to the store
The North Bros. tent theater is at
is playing their shows. If they are
giving as good satisfaction at Ellis
as they did here there big tent is
certainly filled to overhowing. The
North Bros. have a strong company
of players and present attractions
which please the people and on their
next visit to this city will likely be
greeted with larger audiences than
they had last week.
Otis E. Doane, of near Edison, Kan
sas, was here the first of the week
loading up the remainder of his farm
machinery and getting them ready to
ship to his new home in the west.
When he left here last spring he was
hoping there would be some wheat for
heree@.1sJ so LEFT his harvest tools. But
alas. The, dry weather cleaned up all
but about twenty-five acres of his crop
and that is not worth much more than
the cutting.
The contributions to the Red Cross
fund from this county continues to
grow. At the close of the work last
Monday evening the total receipts
were $1,127.27. Of this amount the
oft e No f,-fI tod
$707.57 Considerable more money is
yet to be raised before the quota for
this county is raised. The proportion
according to the S1.000,000 asked for
from this state, will run the amount
to nearly 81 per. head for each man,
woman and child in the county.
Those who are soliciting for the
Red Cross fund are frequently asked
how much money this county is sup
posed to contribute to the cause. We
have been informed that no apportion-
nent- has ever been MADE to this
county excepting that Governor Cap
per has sent word that TO raise the
sum designated for the state it will
be necessary for each county to con-
tribute 81 per head for each man,
woman and child in it. At that rate
and according to the census returned
BY the assessors this spring, Trego
County should contribute S6,240-
In accord with the request from
President Wilson that all the churches
over the land should observe a pat
riotic day with prayer for our country
in this its hour of need, the Presby
terian church held a pleasing and i'm
pressive service last Sabbath A good
choir sang appropriate anthems and
led the congregation in enthusiastic
singing of national hymns. The read
ing of the Presidents War Message to
congress was followed by a strong
address from the pastor. Some very
effective decorations of large and
small flags and two large bouquets
sent in by the absent members of the
church, all which tended to make
very impressive and helpful service.
The collection which was taken was
devoted to the Red Cross work