Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-11-22

i Al Mong shipped four cars of good
steers to Kansas City last Sunday
j. F. Gunckel went to Ellis on Tues
day morning on the jitney on business
]. G. Hixson shipped car of cat
tie to Kansas City the first of the
week
For Sale spring wagon and 1
set OF single harness AT Courtney's
store. Adv. 39tf.
W. F. Cross was up from Glencoe
Tuesday paying taxes and made this
Office pleasant call.
j. E. Mccall and sons had three
cars of cattle on the Kansas City mar
ket the first of the week.
VIM. Nelson was up from River
side last Friday paying taxes and
| attending to business at the court
house.
Elmer c. Berrie purchased the
southwest quarter of section 6, town
ship IL, range Fl, last Mnoday at
Sheriff's- sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Burbeck, of Coll
yer township, are the proud parents
Oh q OIdLQ new Ivy, DOAh 4io6ys
November 10th.
Mrs Albert Sellers visited friends
and relatives in Collyer over Sunday.
j. F. Hazen, of Wilcox township,
county seat visitor last Tuesday.
VIM Novis returned last Friday
evening from Ottawa county, Kans-,
where he revisited old home scenes.
He reports wheat needing rain badly
there.
Miss Betty Penny was called to
Wichita the first of the week on ac-
count of the seriousness illness of her
mother Mrs. Ida Morgan is running
the Penny hotel during her absence.
: Miss Margaret Swiggett departed
: last Friday evening for Erie, Colo.
= where she visited her brother, w. H
n Swiggett, over Sunday. She visited
: with Miss Julia Blair, at Formosa
Kans., on her return trip home.
The Festival will close Tuesday
December 4th, with a musical ano
dramatic recital by the P. L. I. M
company, including delightful com
n edy, a miscellaneous part of reading:
ana songs ana OndkcSpSdIcS1H SCShCs
r in costume. Adv. 80.
: Harry Root, representing the To
d peka State Journal was in the cit.
+ last Friday also Mondy, in the inter
y est of that paper. Mr.. Root is one o
: the oldest newspaper men IN tn
r, state in the matter of continuou
IS service with one paper.
e Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shaw and daugh
II ter, Geraldine, came down from Den
= yer, Sunday morning, and spent tn
e day with Mrs. H. M. Shaw. Joe re
e tured to Denver on 103, and Mrs
y Shaw is visiting her parents, Mr.. an
e Mrs. VIM. Clark, of Glencoe town
IS ship.
IL Rev. Woodward was down from
9 Quinter last Friday. He is making
- ARRANGEMENTS to deliver lecture il
II the Garden Theatre some time Il
II January AS Mr.. w. is a fine speake
4 and lecturer our people will hear on
of the best lectures ever given il
western Kansas.
Monday evening, December 3rd
~ patriotic play, one of the very lates
" war plays, will be presented by MI
II Cornish. Miss Tutle, Mr.. Glanville an
- local talent A humorous sketch en-
., titled, "The Milk Maids Convention
=, will also be given on that evening
:. About twenty-five ladies of the tow
~ will take part in this play. One hal
"A of the profits on this play will be give
: to the army Y NJ. c. A. work.
1T On Tuesday evening about 9:3
to O'Clock John Stewart died at the HON
ot of E. D. Beason where he had bee
re living for sometime. He has bee
j practically an invalid for the pas
i. four or five years and death came a
fe a happy release to his suffering. Uncl
Id John was at one time familiar fig
ure on our streets and because of hi
kindly manner and cheerful dispos
ition he made many warm friends
While living a quiet and unpreter
tious life yet it was life that wa
= good and true and full of kindly deed
- Uncle John was in his Saith year an
: has lived in Wa-Keeney over twent
years. On Wednesday afternoon tn
- funeral was held at the NJ E. churc
:. and the body was laid to rest in tn
:. Wa-Keeney cemetery.
C,,-J,, Nouou,hor 18Th 9