Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-01-27
January 2sth is hog day.


Adv. 2t.
For Sale-one auto roadster in good
repair Call at this office Adv.4Ttf-
Protect your radiator with Gordon
Radiator and Hood cover for any
make of car. For sale at Pickering,s
garage.-Adv 80
On Thursday afternoon a large
number of the members of Presby-
terian Aid society held it's Guest Day
meeting at the home of the president
Mrs. /. t. Purcell. A dutch lunch
was served and all present report
very enjoyable time.
Mrs. James Kelly departed Monday
night for Des Moines, Iowa, where
she will visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs Mccoy. She was ac-
companied as far as Kansas City by
her son, Sam who remained in the
city few days.
The machinery for the DeBoer &
Son ice manufacturing plant arrived
this week and is being Installed. It
will not be long until the plant is in
operation and ice can be turned out
whether it is cool or not. A part of
the building is to be used for storage
and will hold 100 tons. This room.
will be filled as soon as possible.
For rent-The well known George
ClosSen jr. ranch, 5 miles north and i
mile east of Kit Carson, Col, 32O acres
good room new house with base
ment, good wells, wind mill, good
ciStern, two SiloS, house and barn,
sheds and good corals, all fenced and
refenced, so acres under plow, so rods
from school, phone line past the house,
lots of free range Price S23. 90 per
acre. Address Mrs. Vera Chosen,
606 S. Third st. west, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Adv 2t 48
Last Tuesday evening the Locust
club held its annual banquet in honor
of the husbands of the club members
at the pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Larrabe. Being so near Kan
sas birthday the rooms were prettily
decorated in sunfiowers and festoons
of brown and yellow crepe paper; the
chandeliers were also of yellow crepe
paper, giving very pretty color ef-
feet. Two long tables were used in
seating the guests and each of these
ter pieces were very unique and ap-
propriate. A miniature prairie
schooner with all the trappings that
belong to tile "mover wagon" even TO
the crate of chickens and the hound
dog in the rear. On one table the
cover carried this inscription ''Kan-
sas or Bust" on the other Busted,
Coin back to Wife's Folkes." and
b 9th looked the part. The bon bon
baskets were of green tied with green
and gold ribbon these being the club
colors. The place cards were blue
birds and were very attractive An
elaborate three course dinner was
served which was much enjoyed by
the guests. Misses Margaret Hard
man, Clara Gibson, Zelia Clark and
Mildred Phares very efficiently assist
ed in the serving. The evening was
spent IN games which were greatly
enjoyed by all and the excellent
music furnished by Miss Margaret
Hardman and Miss Clara Gibson was
one of the very pleasant and much
appreciated features of the evening.
The following guests enjoyed this
very delightful evening: Mr.. and Mrs.
j. O. Cortright, Mr.. and Mrs. A H.
Blair. Mr.. and Mrs. &c. R. Hille, Mr..
and Mrs. J. 6. Hixson, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. f. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. S. Peacock, Mr.. and
Mrs. 1. L. Purcell, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
S. Givler, Mrs. j. Fl. Hickman, Mrs.
E. @. Wollner and DIR. w. Y. HerrIck.