Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-01
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Fresh Pork at Bakers Adv. Z
Smoked meats at Bakers Adv.
Buy War Saving Stamps and help
win the war
Meet me at the Club Barber Shop.
Jim Rhoades, Prop. Adv. 1t.
Mrs. L. S. Myerly was Collyer
visitor the first of the week.
The Farmers Union will buy hogs
on Monday, Augusts12th. Adv.
Tub and shower bath bath, hot and
cold water always on hand. Laundry
agency. / want to see all my friends
and bring a new friend with you. jim
Rhoades at Club Barber Shop. AID 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Culver Yetter and
daughter, Miss Sadie, of Topeka, have
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Yetter left the
first of the week for visit in Color
ado.
John Kutina who lives in the south
east part of the county is in St
Anthony's hospital at Hays with a
broken leg. The accident occurred
while blowing in a field about a week
ago.
Last Sunday evening B. A. Stevens
who has been the efficient book-keeper
for the Trego CO. Coop. Association,
left for Kansas City where he receiv-
ed his assignment this week in one of
the navy bands.
The eastern part of the state has
been suffering from extreme heat
L.
The nights here have been fine for
rest and sleep especially last Monday
night when the temperature went be-
low 70.
S. r. Powell who went to Denver
20 volunteer his services to Uncle
Sam was rejected in the physical ex-
animation, being a little too tail for
his weight. He is now working in a
furniture store at Casper, Wyoming
Where of where are the good old
days when the farmer used to bring
the editor in a nice fat water melon
or bunch of roasting ears, verify
things change with the fight of time
and the poor editor is always for
gotten in the shuttle.
w. L. Atchison and sister, Miss
Ella Atchison, of Elmwood, Nebr.,
came in Monday afternoon and are
visiting at the home of W. A. Rhoden.
They are driving through to Colorado
Springs and report Kansas roads the
best yet, with corn prospects good
most of the way.
A invasion of what people call the
''army worm" has been made through
out this section of the country, the
enemy coming about ten million
strong. They seem to have a good
appetite for Russian thistles and
soon strip them. A good deal of the
garden stuff and other plant life
have escaped. They seem to migrate
from one place to another
Mrs. Ida Morgan received letter
from her son, Hayden, that he is sit
uated very comfortably on Mares
Island near Vallejo, Cali. He has en-
listed in the Marines and is well
pleased with the training camp and
believes his is going to enjoy fighting
for Uncle Sam. His friends wish him
good luck and a safe return. Harold
Billings is located in the same camp.
Word was received here Thursday
nlroning that the ship on which Sam
F. Peacock sailed arrived safely
| overseas" This message, like many
others, came as soldiers mail" being
partly printed and partly written on
a card bearing a red cross but reveals
| neither date nor place of mailing. We
| understand that these cards are ad-
| dressed and signed by the soldiers be-
fore enbarking and are mailed on this
side as soon as news of the safe ar
rival of their ship on the other side
| is cabled over-a saving of time and
risk OF mail loss
George Eustace Pearson, survivor
of the princess Pats" a Canadian
| light infantry regiment which was
almost annihilated at the second bat
tie of Ypres. will deliver a lecture al
the fair grounds building at Wa-Kee-
ney, Saturday evening, August 10th
This lecture is paid for by the county
| officers and business men OF Wa-Kee-
ney and they extend a cordial invita-
ton to the general public to hear this
lecture without money and without
price. Remember the date and de
your trading early in the afternoon
and give the merchants and theil
| clerks a chance to hear the lecture