Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-20

TO Hays Thursday.
Get pair of felt boots at the Wa
Keeney Clothing Store. Alt
Try pair of those invisible, ever
stick rubbers for sale by WaKeene,
/ Clothing Store. Alt
E. W. Altman was up from tn,
Altman ranch in Rivers de township
the first of the week.
Straved from my ranch u black
heifer calf, about 9 months old. D
p. Reade, Ogallah, Kan-Adv As.
Quite a number of Collyer Odd
Fellows were down Monday night tic
attend the meeting of WaKeeney
lodge.
Whenever you need pair of shoes
try pair of Walk-Over shoes. Every
pair guaranteed. WaKeeney Cloth
| ing Store. Alt
How about that ordinance passed
last summer. requiring the snow to
be shoveled from the sidewalks soon
after snow storm9
We are pleased to report that there
has been marked Improvement in
the condition of John Milholland
during the last week.
Sheriff Peter DeBoer came home
last Saturday night from Topeka
where he had been attending the
state Sheriff's Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A Wilds and fam
lily came up from Banner Thursday
TO visit day or so at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Courtney.
Sam Shriner says he is still in the
real estate business although he re-
Gently made sale and is having
trouble about collecting the COM
mission.
An exchange sagely remarks: Yes
we know war is hell, but what are
you going to do about it? Sit down,
neglect advertising and let your bus
mess go to-war.
DIR. Herrick received word the first
of the week that his sister at Stew
ard, Illinois, Miss Birdie Reams, who
was hurt by an engine last week, had
died from the effects of the injury
The funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon.
Miss Ida Courtney came down from
Grinnell the first of the week and is
visiting few days at the home of
her brother, E. A. Courtney, after
which she will return to Kansas City.
Her friends are glad to note that she
is improving health.
DIR. A. B. Jones and Charles Stein
berger went down to Kansas City
Wednesday night on a combination
business and pleasure trip. The
Doctor has been under the weather
for some time and hopes TO get assis :
tance from DIR. Perkins at Kansas
City.
A. G. Schwanbeck, Fred Schwar- |
beck and Pryce Owens, of the Voda |
vicinity. went down to Kansas City |
The last of the week and remained |
over few days, attending the I'm
plement Dealers convention and |
transacted other business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dockendorf. of
Russell, were here a few days the
last week visiting at the home of his
brother. Nick, southwest of town.
While here they closed a deal for the
n. A. Brown farm, better known as
Bragg farm, and will get possession
OF IL the first of March and expect to
move to this county at that time.
r. W. Blakely, cashier of the Ogal-
lah State Bank, was in WaKeeney
Wednesday on business. He reports
the citizens Ct Ogallah have de-
cided that they should have a public
hall and have combined subscriptions
for the purpose of raising the money
with which to erect ii. The citizens
of Ogallah are an enterprising bunch.
1t is reported that a certain Trego
county farmer was feeling blue re-
Gently because the wheat crop is not
showing up very well. He went into
a local land agents office for the pur-
pose of listing his land for sale The
agent took down the description as
given him and then read it over to
the owner. After he had finished
the owner said: 81 ust read that over
again" The agent did so. That's
lust the kind of farm i have been
for the last twenty years.,
remarked the owner, land you may
take it off your list. / am going to ,