Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-07-12
Poultry car early next week.

Fritts.
/ W. d. Austin was down from Voda
Monday forenoon and reports a fine
rain in that vicinity Sunday night.
| About an inch of water fell.
Leo. Myerly was called to Denver
| Sunday night by a message stating
that he was needed to join his COM
pany of the Colorado National Guards.
Several of the boys from this
county who went east to harvest have
returned home after having put In
about ten days in the harvest fields
The Niquette Land Co, of Salina,
have closed their land office here for
the present. w. E. Basnett who had
charge of the Office expects to remain
here indefinitely.
j. W. Phares came down from Cres-
cent, Colo, last Saturday night and
is looking after business matters this
week. He says the weather has been
a little hot in Colorado.
1t takes water to raise Sudan grass
in this country the same as anything
else. 1t IS recommended as a dry
weather plant but this year seems to-
be little too dry for it.
L. A. Mcfarland, of Lincoln, Kan
sas, but who is now in the officers
training camp at FIT. Riley, was a
guest at the home of F. D. Hastings
and daughter, Anna, in this city over
Sunday.
Miss Flossie Kern, of Phillipsburg,
who is spending several weeks at the
who live north of town, went down to
Ellis Tuesday where she will visit
friends for a couple of weeks.
Dan Mcknight was up from Ban
ner Wednesday. He was accompan-
led by Frank Mcknight, his nephew,
from Guyman, Okla. Frank will be
remembered by many of the Worlds
wires in the boom days of Wa-Keeney.
Chas. Sellers and sons, Joe Mack
and Eddie, and Mrs. Milt Warner and
children, left Saturday morning by
auto route for the mountains of Colo
rado where all of them but Charley
expect to spend the next several
weeks.
The World is full of advertising
and commissioners proceedings this
week and it is impossible to give our
readers the usual amount of local and
news matter. 1t is just one of those
weeks when the newspaper man has
his INNING.
Mrs. F. e. Natter, who has spent
the last several weeks here at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
H. Acre, left for her home at Concor-s
dia last Saturday morning. She was
accompanied by her cousin, Miss Mar
garet Acre
If you are planning on offering any
thing in the special premium line for
the coming Trego County Fair, just
report it to the secretary at once. The
list must be closed up very soon in or
der that the annual catalogue can be
issued. Do it now.
J. H. Pofenberger received a postal
card this morning from his son, Minor,
who has been with the United States
regular army in the Philippine Islands
for the last several years. He says
he is now on his way home and in a
few days is expected to land on home
soil again.
We are pleased to note that G. c.
Mangold trotting mare, came out with
flying colors and the first money in
the races at the celebration at Hays,
July 4th. She was entered in the 2:30
but her competition was not close
enough to give her a fair trail. o. L.
Cooks colt did not race as there was
no other entry in the 2-year old class.
Word has been received from Ben
Rogers that he and his wife ard lit
tie son have arrived safely in Port
land, Oregon, and that the health of
Mrs. Rogers is gradually improving.
They have rented a house and will do
light housekeeping. Wa-Keeney
friends are glad to know that she is
improving.
At the coming Trego county fair
there will be a premium offered on
the best display of vegetables from
each township in the county and it is
hoped that there will be several COM
petitors from each township. This
feature can be found under the head
of the vegetable department in the
catalogue which is soon to be issued.
The Wa-Keeney Chautauqua begins
Sunday, July 29th and last five days.
Some interesting matter Is being sent
out and It promises those who attend
that the entertainment will be fine.
The numbers on the program are all
first class people in their line and all
who possible can should take in every
number. For full information get a
copy of the Wa-Keeney Chautauqua
Herald.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. J. Caron, Mr..
Hobbs, Mrs. Tennell and Mrs. H. d.
Moore, went up TO Quinter Sunday
evening and attended church. The
rainy weather prevented them return
ing that evening and they remained
over until Monday. On their return
trip they were accompanied by the
Rev. Woodward, who visited with his
friends here until the west bound
jitney came along.
The silo special meeting in this
county which are scheduled for this
week and concerning which a notice
appears in this issue, may be of decid-
ed interest to the farmers and they
may not mean anything. If there is
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