Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-28

FCOurtney'S store. Adv It.
III J. Fl. Long of Quinter was transact
ing business in this city Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Jep Bundy were uI
from Ogallah Wednesday afternoon
C. R. lille isin Kansas City this
week consulting specialist regard.
ing his health.
Mrs. L. P. Davis and daughter,
Beverly, arrived home last Friday
evening from Cloud, Kansas, and are
feeling in good health.
Steve Beason was down from Col
lyer a few days this week. He is a
man without a job just now, his
school having closed last Friday.
Mrs. 1. T. Purcell and Mrs. Nc
Bride spent the first of the week at
Oberlin, visiting with two sisters OF
Mrs Purcell, whose home is in that
city.
N. II. Giff1n, Frank Edwards and
Henry Meyers of Riverside township
were in town Tuesday confering with
the county superintendent regard
ing organizing new school district
in their vicinity.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
McStay living north of town last
Sunday. They now have a happy
family of two girls and two boys.
/ Mother and babe are getting along
nicely at present.
4 The school in district No 1e closed
last Friday and the event was cell
ebrated with an old-fashioned school
dinner and program. A jolly good
time is reported. Miss Hattie De-
Boer was the teacher.
Il John f. Jones and l.. o. Northup
were up TO Grinnelf last Saturday to
attend the funeral of Tony Haver-
/ kamp, prosperous farmer who lived
just north of that city. The funeral
1 and burial was at Angelus.
/ Dr. Herrick reports the arrival of
a son at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Terpening who live south
west of town on the Tom Spena farm.
i They are especially pleased over the
fact that the new arrival is boy.
i E. E. Grimm is advertising a pub
lie sale of farm implements and live
stock at his farm twelve miles north
west of this city on Thursday, May
3rd. See the advertisement in this
paper. Mr.. Grimm has rented his
i farm and intends moving to Collyer.
i Chas. Dodge, a shoemaker from
Russell, Kansas, was here Saturday
and closed a deal with George Paul
for the purchase of his shop and bus
mess here. II is the intention of the
new proprietor to put in what is
termed an electrical shoe shop. Geo.
intends returning to his former home
in northern Russia where he will
gather up his family and move them
all to this country. He expects to be
gone about three or four months.
Tippy Davis left last Friday even
ing for his home at ST. Charles, Ill.
His public sale held last Thursday
was quite success and although the
proceeds amounted to over $1,000
every cent of it was paid in cash. He
has now disposed of all of his belong
ing in this county and says all he has
left here is bunch of fond memories
Some day these memories will get tc
working on him again and he will re
turn and purchase some more lane
and go to farming again.
1t is ''the. city of Collyer" now
thank you. The articles of incorpor
alton have been granted by the coun
ty com missioners and the first cleo
ton was held Tuesday. The new Off
GERS are: A. S. Richardson, mayor; ]
H. Briggs, police judge; Scott Bailey
R. J. Tague, John Peacock, Ed. Vol
sin and G. Q. Hickman. councilmen
There is considerable building ant
other Improvements being made il
4 Collyer this year and we hope sh
will continue to grow and prosper.
III James Best and son, John. wer
pleasant callers at the World offic
Wednesday morning. This is the frs
time Mr. Best had been to Wake
ney since his illness last Februar
and his many old friends we're gla
to see him. He seems to have recoy
cred quite satisfactorily from tn
heavy siege of pneumonia and is look
ing quite well. However, he is COM
J PEELED to go about on clutches on ac
II count of rheumatism or some othe