Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-03-14


For Sale-Some good young horses.
W. J. Simpson, Wa-Keeney. 53-3t.
We are sorry to report the severe
| illness of Mrs. R. 1. Pickering this
week
H. r. Peek boarded the jitney
Thursday morning bound for Salina
! on business.
Private Fred Claycamp, of Camp
Doniphan, Okla, was home on short
furlough the first of the week.
Lost-Mud chain, March 10, be-
tween my farm and town Nick
Dockendorf, Wa-Keeney, Kans- It.
Mr.. and Mrs W. j. Beardwen are
the parents of a baby daughter born
March -7th. Mother and babe dcin..
fine.
Lars Hanson, of Yuma. Colo, called
last Thursday and informed US that
he had sold all his Trego county
property.
w. D. Austin, of Voda, was in the
city the first of the week He had
been to Arkansas and other southern
points lately.
Court has been grinding away on
criminal and civil cases this week
Next Tuesday the Briggs murder
--;al vii be called.
The attorneys attending court from
away we noticed Geo. Holland and J.
Drizcell. of Russell; A. D. G;lkerson,
c. NJ. Holnquist and E A Rea, Of
Hays
For Rent-The cultivated land for
corn. also hay land; on the northwest
| S-14-23. Apply at this Office or B. J.
Rogers, Portland, Ore, 1867 E 18th
street Adv. 2 st.
F. D. Street, of Mcpherson, Kans.,
| was here last Saturday in the interest
of the National Stove & Supply Com
pany and visited over Sunday with his
sister, Mrs H. NJ. Shaw.
| Jim Hanna was in from St. Peter
Thursday and made US an apprecia-
tive visit. He reports cattle doing fine,
and since the warm weather wheat
is greening up considerable
| A. NJ. Finley's implement sale was
postponed until next Saturday, March
16, 1918, on account of bad roads, etc
Farmers it will be to your advantage
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are going up in price.
a. Lopp was up from Abilene the lat
ter part of last week to attend court
He informs US that he is working in
the above named city for the Electric
| Power company and is receiving 50 90
per day. He adds that there is plenty
| of work there.
For SalsQuick-2 registered Hol-
stein bulls, one 6 months old for
$4,000, the other months old for
$500; both are from heavy produc-
ing dams. Sire and dams of the young
bulls can be seen at my farm 10 miles
southwest OF Ellis. Frank Bongartz,
Ellis, Kansas. Adv. 8 1t
We are very sorry to report that
A. j. McCollum had the misfortune
to fall over chair last Saturday and
dislocate his hip. He is now confined
to his bed He has many friends who
are deeply sorry to learn of his pain
full accident and hope that he may
soon recover largely from the effects
of it.
Word was received by old time
friends last Saturday evening con-
veying the message of the death OF
Mrs. Glenn Hoar at her home in
Lawrence. She had been in failing
health for the past several years Mr.
and Mrs Mrs. Hoar and family were
residents of Wa-Keeney about twenty
years ago and while here made many
friends who will learn of Mrs. Hoars
death with regret
Miss Hattie J. Kirby was telling
rs of 2 little experience she had this
week She contributed to the Mcclure
Magazine Boys in France" tobacco
fund some time ago, and a card dated
February 18th was received by her q
few days ago from some where II
France thanking her very kindly 70.
the package of tobacco that seemed tc
bring cheer and comfort to the young
man who signed himself as JOSEPH
Taylor.
. Last Thursday evening there was q
brilliant display of northern lights
The sky in the northeast was espec-
, tally bright at about eight O'Clock
Later the lights extended, across the
north and well into the northwest
Many people thought that a prairie
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