Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-10-25

o. l. Cook transacted business at
Hays Monday.
Cal Lloyd transacted business at
Hays yesterday.
H. H. Bacon left this morning on
business trip to south central Kansas.
Mrs. Margaret Chalk and daughter,
Miss Lillian, visited at Ellis yester-
day.
Joe Basala was down from Wa
Keeney last week to see his brother
Ed and to mix with his old friends.
Wilson World.
Frank Rhoades and Ray Morgan
left this morning for Camp Funston
where they expect to enlist in the
service of Uncle Sam.
Word was received yesterday from
John Gunckel that his company was
being moved from Camp Funston to
Camp Doniphan at Fit. Sill, Oklahoma.
Vernon II. Bonds, of Bosnia, and
Miss Hazel Thornton, of Wa-Keeney,
were married at the Office of the Pro-
bate Judge in this city last Saturday
afternoon.
Anthony L. Coppersmith and Miss
Eva Rufenacht, both of Ransom, Kan
sas, were married Wednesday after
noon at the Office of the Probate
Judge in Wa-Keeney.
Era HIT and son and daughter
from north of Collyer, were transact
ing business in this city last Satur-
day. Miss Hit also attended the meet
ing of the Trego County Teachers
association.
Alva E. Dalton, son-in-law of Mrs.
Enix, went down to Camp Funston
Monday where he is expected to inlist
He goes as volunteer as his draft
number is well down toward the bot
| tom of the list.
Trego County Teachers Associa-
| ton held a regular meeting at the
High School building in this city last
| Saturday afternoon. The attendance
was good and the art exhibit on dis
play made the meeting of more than
usual interest.
Leonard Hinshaw was here a few
days the last week visiting at the
home of his brother, A. p. Hinshaw,
and with friends in this vicinity. For
| the last several months he has been
working in Rice county and returned
| thither Wednesday.
Frank Halderman, of Hiawatha,
Kansas, was here Wednesday and
purchased a car load of two-year-old
black heifers from j. G. Hixson which
he will ship to his home and use for
breeding stock. The most of them are
fine high grade Galloway.
Garden Theater tomorrow evening
win be shown three reels of I'm the
Garden of Allah" and one reel of
"Fanchon The Cricket" The High
School students will also present as
an interludge "The Gypsy Festival"
AS evidence that upland irrigation
will produce a good growth of veg
etables and grain in this country, Mrs.
]. r. Wilson has left sample of po-
tatoes and corn at this Office which
were raised at their residence in this
city In size and quality of flavor they
make an excellent showing
Wade Evans has received word
from headquarters to report at Camp
| Funston for army service with Uncle
Sam. Wade recently tried for admis-
sion into the aviation service but was
rejected on account of vision. How
ever, he will likely make a good sold
Ter as long as he is on the ground.
If you haven't felt any of the NOV
ing by the spirit to purchase a Lib
erty Bond, just look at that sign in
the window of the Wa-Keeney State
Bank and you will feel it. The sign is
the work of j. H. Hickman and look
at it will inspire patriotic sentiment
| Look at it and then go in and invest
! in a bond.
W. W. Gibson received a message
Wednesday morning announcing the
death of his uncle, Robert Warden, al
| Nelburn, Iowa. Mr. Gibson made his
home with this uncle for many years
He was unable to attend the funeral
on account of train service and other
i affairs which demand his attention
Mr. Warden has visited in this city
and will be remembered by some OF
our citizens.
When Clyde Hazen was called
among the other boys from here tt
go into training at Camp Funston
last week his friends little dreamed