Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-25


business under the management of
w. r. Lepper, of Anthony, Kans., who
will operate the hotel on the Europ-
can plan. We hope Mr.. Lepper wiz
have good success in the. business.
7 A. G. sClemons, of. Washington, H.,
was in the city last Friday and made
this Office pleasant call. Mr.. Glenn
ons is interested in TregO county IS
he owns several farms, and was look
up his wheat crop.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hutchison en-
joyed a visit from Mr.. and Mrs
George Dawson, Of Usage City, the
first of the week Mrs. Dawson is 8
sister of Mrs. Hutchison and with her
husband and little one were on their
way to Colorado making the trip by
auto.
Last Tuesday evening the Ale
gretto Club with the members of
their families and other guests held
picnic at Big Rock north of town.
About fifty attended and a supper
consisting of all the good seasonaeie
things to be thought of was enjoy
at about eight o'clock. All report
most enjoyable time.
Last Friday evening the editor and
wife entertained a few friends very
informally for Miss Ethel Miller, OF
Natoma, sister of DIR. u. S. Miller, of
this citv Miss Miller is vocalist OF
splendid ability possessing, beaue-
full contralto voice of wonderful pur-
ity. strength and sweetness. She has
studied at the American Censerva-
tory of Music at Chicago under the
best of instruction and has herself
had experience in teaching and IN
concert work. In October she will go
TO San Jose, California, where she has
accented a nosition as teacher OF voice
in the Pacific Conservatory OF MUSIC,
of that city. An evening spent with
Miss Miller in song proved very de-
Iightful and she kindly rendered nun
erous selections covering quite wide
variety of compositions. Light re-
freshments were served after WhIcn
the pI1est took their leave feeling thac
indeed the evening of music had been
a real treat. Those present We're Mr
and Mrs TT S. Miller, Mr. and Mrs
CoFe, IF Wilson Mr.. and Mrs. O. r.
dred Niasley and Mrs. G. Stainberger.
Miss Miller returned to her home last
Sunday with a party of friends who
car,e over in autos
The first of the week G. NJ Stanton
received word that his son. Walter H.
Stanton was missing in action. Young
Stanton enlisted about a wear ago and
Is mast Il wears or age. -tc If ECe4rtY
to be hooed that some word of the
vo1ne man will vet be heard for the
missing are not ALWAYS dead. he NAV
have been cut off from his men and
NAV vet turn up. marv of them have
and it. NAV he so in bis case at any
rate it. is TO be hoped that is the wav
it will be. Everyone sympathizes
with Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton in their
misfortune and sincerely hone that
some word NAV vet be heard of the
brave Young soldier. but if he fell in
battle he made a glorious sacrifice for
Holy Writ declares that no greater
can be made than is made in be-
half of humanity. The papers of the
past week have thrilled us with the
daring and bravery of our boys and
every American heart beats with pride
when they read of the splendid vic
tories achieved, but it is going to cost
something in blood and tears but
brave American fathers and mothers
are meeting it in the same spirit of
fortitude and high courage that their
fathers and mothers met the same
crisis of over fifty years ago, know
ing that if the inevitable comes that
their sons have met it as true soldiers,
true patriots, and true men therefore
hero's in the sight of God and the
whole world.