Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-26

both laid up with the flu, and they are
reported quite sick
Our old friend Swan Pearson, of
Ellis, was in the city last Friday pay
ing taxes and made us a short visit.
Brom Hixson, who has been at
tending the S. A. T. C. at Emporia,
lis home to spend the holidays with
his parents.
Mrs. Marjorie Rinker arrived home
from Washington, d. c., Christmas
day to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Gibson.
Floyd McNair, who is attending S.
A. T. C. at Emporia, and Frank Rink
er who is attending S. A. T. C. at Law
renee, came home to spend the holidays
with their parents.
Judd Benson arrived home from
Lawrence the first of the week to
spend the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. ard Mrs. Chas. Benson
We are sorry to note the death Of
Mrs. J. j. Defines, Of South Trego,
whose death occurred Christmas day;
also the death Of Mrs. J. J. Fabrizius
which occurred Tuesday. Obituaries
next week.
George Musgrave was up from
Ogallah Thursday forenoon expect
ing to take the train for Lamar, Mo,
being called there by a telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of his
brother, Walter.
Schuyler Gibson and Lloyd Step
hens, who have been at Lawrence
taking army vocational work return
ed home last Thursday night having
been honorably discharged. The boys
are looking good.
Last Wednesday Arthur Rich, son
of Mrs. K. Rich, of Ogallah, while
pulling gun out of wagon with the
muzzle toward him, the trigger caught
and the gun was discharged, the con-
tents entered the arm making a very
bad wound.
Dockie Smith arrived in the city
last Sunday morning and is visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs AID Rush,
in south Graham county. His wife
was formerly Miss Mable Rush. They
will return to their home in Eldorado
after the holiday season.
Thursday morning we received the
sad news of hte death of Mrs. Walter
Musgrave which occurred at Lamar,
Mo-, Tuesday. The body is expected
to arrive in Ogallah this evening and
the funeral will be held from there
Friday. Obituary next week
J. H. Hockin, who formerly lived
at Banner, writes that he has been
working for Uncle Sam ever .iuce the
war started, and is stationed at Fort
Madison, Iowa, He says: "Give my
regards to Thos. OToole and Ike Pur-
cell and the rest of the boys
John Olson, the big cattle man, of
Wilcox township shipped four car
loads of Whitehead steers, 2 years
old, to the Kansas City market last
Sunday morning. He was fortunate
as he arrived at the stock yards just
ahead of the storm. This was the
finest bunch of cattle shipped out OF
here this fall and Mr.. Olson realized
a neat sum on his investment
Audley Croft arrived home Christ
mas day from cover there, having
been mustered out of service at Camp
Funston. Aud was one of the first
of our boys to volunteer his services
in the defense of democracy and spent
seven months across the waters. He
was most of the time in England
with the saith Aero Squad. He
looks like a real soldier and says be-
| lieve me those English and French las
sizes are all right, but good old Kan
sas looks good to him.
VIM Bowman, an old time settler
in the south part of the county, died
at the State Hospital this week and
was brought home via Wa-Keeney fol-
burial. Twenty nine years ago Mr.
Bowman's mind became affected and
he was taken to the hospital for treat
ment. A cure was never effected and
he finally died in the institution Mrs
| Bowman was in Iowa visiting wheI
Bowman still lives on the home place
| in Happy township.-Hil City Re.
publican.
Following the big rain of last week
this section of the country was visit
ed by heavy snow storm which tool
On the proportions of a blizzard last
Monday. The snow was accompanied
by high wind and drifted very bad
~ making the roads almost impassa-
BILE In Colorado it is said that there
was nearly four feet on the level but
when the wind rose it piled it into