Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-14
Monday. April %. win be hog day

some coming fresh. f. d. Mccall
phone 766. Adv. 81.
Miss Elsie McAtee went down tc
| Ellsworth Monday for visit at the
home other brother, ] Jesse.
The John G. b Little Fern stock
company gave some excellent enter
| tainments at the Garden Theater the
| first of the week.
Grover L. Hays left Monday night
Tor eastern Kansas and Kansas City
| where he is Iransacting business for
the Trego County Oil & Gas Co.
The annual school election takes
| place this afternoon at che school
mouse but we go to press too early TO
get report of the proceedings.
Will Mumert departed Sunday
morning for two weeks absence and
while away he expects to visit at the
nome of his brother in soutL western
Canada.
Miss Lois Drummond went down
to Hays Tuesday for visit with
Edna Walker, Anna Hastings and
other .Wa-Keeney students at the
Hays Normal
L. ID. Berry arrived from Fit. Nor
gan. Colo, Saturday, and is helping
care for his brother, O. L. Berry, who
has been quite i'll at his home north
east of this city.
bred to fTeShen again next Septem-
Der Two pure bred red gifts, right
for summer breeding. j. w. Bling
ham. Adv. 6 IT.
DIR. and Mrs S. c. Herrick and
children, of Russell, returned to their
nome Tuesday after short visit at
The home of his brother, DR.. w. Y.
Herrick, in this city.
Harry.Rinker, Joe Acre, Schuyler
q nh re n
the Kansas University, were at home
over Sunday, spending the Easter
vacation with home folks.
John Frank, the International trav-
cling man who used to run the Blue
Front Implement house here, was in
town Tuesday and is looking quite
well in spite of the dry weather.
f. f. Hickman arrived here last
Saturday morning from Rock Falls,
Illinois, and is looking after business
here, part of which is making some
improvements on his land north of
town.
Mrs. J. A. Rich has moved her fam
lily from this city to a farm south of
Ogallah which she recently purchase d
from L. B. Beardsley and on which
she has placed some good improve
menus.
Wanted-Dealers to sell REQ auto
mobiles. Regular factory contract.
Cars ready for immediate delivery.
Four and six cylinders. One dealer
sold five skies in one week. G.. L.
Hudkins Corporation, Salina, kan
Adv 62t
John Best who has been here for
several weeks looking after the inter
estS of his father during his illness,
departed the first of the week for his
home in Colorado. He will remain
there week or two and then expects
to return to this county again.
Howard Wilson went down to Ellis
Monday ana offered to serve Uncle
Sam in the navy. but he was unable
Many young men who can qualify in
every other way are too light weight
for their height or have something
else wrong of seemingly small inn
portance.
1t was supposed that the bone dry
law would effect the receipts of the
various express companies doing bus
had no effect whatever on business at
the local depot. In fact business
seems to be gradually increasing not
outstanding the deficit of liquor
shipments.
A former Trego county family who
desire TO keep posted on the goings-
on here is that of Anton Vitek, jr.,
"hASll IC1O OilCAI Oio ACdI oSdi-
lab few weeks ago and are now loo
ated in Wyoming. They want the
World to visit them each week. Mr..
Vitek says he expects to engage in
the sheep raising and here's wishing
him success.
The price of hog flesh continues to
soar along with other things and at
this writing they would be worth
fifteen cents per pound on the local
market. Someone had better corner
up some brood Sows and keep them
in this country SO that it can be re-
stocked as Soon as the next big corn
crop is raised.
The Trego County Coop. Associa-
tion unloaded three carloads of machs
inery at this place during the last
week. They may not need it all
this season but it was case of take
it now or not at all or pay about
double the contract price. They took
the machinery and also the chance. |
1t may be good property for next |
year.
We are glad to report that James |
Best is able to be around and expects |
TO visit friends in this city again /
soon. For the last month he has |
been at the home of his daughter. /
Mrs. Jake Wolf, near Quinter, where |
he had severe tuStle with an attack |
of pneumonia. He has much improv- |
ed and his friends in this county will |
be glad to see him.
The razing of the Hardman eleva-
tor is now in progress and new mat
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