Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-03-31

ings over in Osborne county last
week.
Another little daughter arrived last
Sunday to brighten the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. f. Pierce in this city.
G. NJ. Hutchinson went down to
Kansas City Wednesday night on a
business trip and visit with his faith
er.
Lee Kennedy has traded for a farm
near Cheyenne Wells, Colorodo, and
expects to move onto 1t as soon as he
can.
Wanted-Horses and cows for the
town herd this summer. Plenty of
water. Phone 164. A. A. Hendricks.
Adv. 3-3t.
A new son arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hacker southeast
of town Saturday. Mother and child
are getting along nicely.
Konradh Wagner, who does the cul-
mary work at the City Bakery, is in
Kansas City this week on a combina-
ton business and pleasure trip.
F. A. Johnston, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
a brother of Harry Johnston, is here
this week look ing at the land in this
county with view to purchasing
some of it.
A. H Blair has resigned as admin
istrator of the j. II. Deatrich estate
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heen appointed to continue the set-
tie ment of the estate.
A. M Finley and his friend, M. 81.
Clark, of Kansas City, took Sunday
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. r. Peek
northwest of town and report a fine
dinner and good time.
DIR. Herrick, county health officer,
reports that the scarlet fever cases
| are all improving nicely and that no
new cases have been reported. All
cases will soon be out from under
| quarantine
An application has been sent in to
| the post Office department for a new
rural mail route to run out in the
| territory southwest of Wax eeney
and the probability is that in due
| time the route will be established.
Mrs. J. T. W. Cloud went down to
Ellis last Friday for a visit at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J. H.
Gunckel. Mr.. Cloud drove down in
his car Sunday and they all went on
to Hays to call upon Miss Irene Cloud
who is a student at the FIT. Hays
Normal.
/ T. A. Hawkins, who now lives on
the old Grim ranch in Graham coun-
/ ty, and who is breeder of pure bred
Red Pened cattle, believes in keeping
up the blood in his herd and the last
of the week received a handsome reg
| istered male which he shipped in
from the east.
Sam Kelly arrived home SUNDAY
morning from Des Moines, Iowa.
where he had been for the last eight
weeks on account of the illness of his
! mother. He reports the condition of
| Grandma is about the same as it has
been ever since she was taken i'll, but
that she seems to be gradually fail
ing.
Miss Zippa L. Bum, of Lacrosse.
former teacher in Trego County High
School, was visiting in this city a few
days the first part of the week. She
had attended the meeting of the
| Golden Belt Teachers Teachers Assoc
iation and came here from HAYS
| Wa-Keeney friends are always glad
to see her.
Carol Kelly left Tuesday night for
DesMoines, Iowa, for few days visit
with his aunt and grand mother.
national guards and on account of the
war prospects he expects to be called
4 into service at any time and he is
making the visit preceding the ex-
} pected call.
DIR. and Mrs. U. S. Miller arrived
home from Natoma, Monday night
where they were called by the death
Vi tu6 0OClOI . LIZ.
Lundrey. The death of DIR. Lundley
is a mystery as the car he was driv-
ing did not upset and also ran about
half mile over rough ground from
where tile body was found.
One night last week Sheriff Lari
mer, of Shawnee county came here tt
, secure child which was under the
! Jurisdiction of the probate court at
. Topeka, and was with his mother
Mrs. Parker at the home of hel
|. brother, Ben Olson in this city. Tht
: sheriff arrived here on train No. 10:
: and in company with Sheriff Petel
DeBoer they went to the Olson home
near the stock yards and secured TIT
{ child. He is boy about six or sever
e years old and as soon as he realized
] what was going on he set up q livel,
: protest which was of no avail. Thu
t mother decided she would go alon,
S with the child and she did. TIN
: Topeka papers contained quite
\ lengthy story regarding the scene
: connected with the affair which wa
more or less pathetic but according T.
e the law in such cases made and prov
7 ided.
About thirty-five members of tn
' Masonic lodge in this commu unity en-
Q joyed a first class evenings enter
J. tainment Thursday night at the Wa
], Keeney lodge room as guests of tn
members of the Mystic Shrine. Tn
J Shriners had first been entertained a