Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-17

Eship was in on business last Wednes-
day.
Miss Lois Drummond spent Thurs
day in Hays the guest of Miss Anna
Hastings.
Our townswan F. D. Hastings is
slowly improving from an attack of
! rheumatism.
house and lots. 2 blocks west of the
court house. Ed Brown. Adv. 51-2t.
| Master Carlos Lofsted is rapidly
recovering from an accidental gun
shot wound in the foot. He was in
| town Yesterday.
Chas. Mason, of Dodge City, has
been here a few dayS-this week visit
ing his father and brother. He re-
| turned home Thursday.
VIII trade YOU new suit of clothes
1 Tor ore ton of old iron delivered and
viii pag you 35 cents per hundred for
/ yonE country mixed iron delivered.
j. +. Gunckel, for the Rummage Au-
ction Co. adv stiff
| War means more bullets and mu-
nitionS of war. Bring in your old
iron and trade it for clothing, furni-
ture, tools or rugs or get 35 cents a
| hundred for 1t until peace is declared
j. f. Gunckel, at the Rummage Auc-
| tion Cos. store ip the Wilson build
| ing. adv stiff
1 Anton Vitek, Jr. and Bert Moore
! will hold public sale of horses, cat
tie, farm machinery and miscellan-
eous articles at the farm eight miles
south and two miles west of Ogallah
on Thursday February %. 1917 See
the sale bills or the advertisement in
this paper
Misses Bertha Struss, Annie Hill
man and Eugene Hillman returned
home Thursday morning from three
weeks visit at Berlin and other Ne
braska points. Before returning
they also went to Colorado to take a
look at the mountains and Denver.
Thev report very enjoyable time
while they were gone, but were glad
to get back.
Cards announcing the engagement
of Miss Florence March and Mr.. Wal
do III. Bucklin of Vancouver, British
Columbia, have been received by
Topeka friends. Miss March is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Fl.
March The family formerly lived in
Topeka, but now reside in Tacoma
Wash. While in the city the Marchs
held a prominent social position and
may be recalled bv many friends
Capitai- The March'S lived in Wa
Keeney about twenty years ago and
will be remembered by all the old
timers
During the last two weeks, Hudson
! Harlan, county surveyor, had occa-
sion to look up the records of the
tco1ntv on the number of miles of
roads in the county. He found there
are 1912 miles of Iaid-out roads in the
county and sc miles along the county
making 1078 miles. This is exclusive
of the city streets and the half mile
roads of which there are alb ut forty
five miles. There are also 33 miles of
county road making a total of 1156
miles of streets and roads in the
county Thirty three miles of this
road is to be worked by adjoining
counties and thirty-three miles to be
kept in. order by the county. The
balance is to be maintained by the
cities and townships of the county.
Last Thursday afternoon thirty of
| the old time friends and neighbors of
Mrs. Margaret Chalk went in a body
to her home and gave her surprise
in honor of her 9th birthday. The
hostess was entirely taken by sur
prise but greeted her guests with her
usual cordial and hospitable manner
and everyone soon felt at home and
were enjoying themselves just be-
fore refreshments were served Mrs.
A I'll Blair in a most appropriate
manner presented her with handsome
cut glass berry bowl gift from the
friends assembled and mark OF the
esteem in which she is held by them
ALL Mrs Chalk is one of the old time
moved to this country in 1879. and by
her many deeds of neighborly kind
ness has made scores of warm friends
who hope she will live to see many
happy birthdays yet to come. The
afternoon was a very pleasant one