Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-27

Keeney. Adv. ID.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grabner and
son were over from Graham county
Wednesday afternoon.
Strayed-June 1Sth-White sow
pig, weight about 35 lbs. Andrew
Mckinley, route 2. Adv. 10 IT.
For Sale-Registered Duroc Jersey
male pigs, about 8 weeks old. S. L.
Powers, Ogallah, Kansas. Adv. 18 1T.
Lost-At northeast corner of court
house yard, ga ton automobile jack
Will pay so cents for return to this
office. Adv It.
For Rent or Sale-32O acre farm
on Saline River, Sheridan county.
o. G. Brooks, 803 S 9th street Salina,
Kans. Adv. 10 3t.
Gordon Truan came up from Hays
Saturday afternoon where he visited
with his aunt, Mrs. Remus Snyder, for
the past three weeks.
Willie Truan is in SaIina where he
| is working for the Lee Packing Com
pany. Graydon Sellers he reports is
also working with the above firm.
Tonsorial Artist Clevenger, who
was running a shop in the Kline base
ment for sometime, has rented the
| Hickman Ranch and will close up his
shop and try farming as a new voca-
| ton.
| Last Sunday morning during the
thunder store lightning struck the
| Fred Defines house in the northwest
part of town knocking the chimney
down. 1t run through the house and
the old gentleman said he was stun
ned for several minutes and could see
all kinds of stars, otherwise no dam
age was done.
Mrs. Emma Trip came down from
Wa-Keeney Thursday to assist in the
care of her father, A. Zeiger, whose
health is somewhat improved. We all
miss Uncle Andy, as it has been many
weeks since he has been out on the
street and no doubt Uncle Andy's
idea as to the length of time he has
been cooped up is no shorter than is
ours.-Waldo Advocate
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Sims, of Color
ado Springs, Colo, were in the city
Sunday visiting old time friends. This
is Mr.. Sims first visit to Wa-Keeney
in thirteen years and he remarked
there were many marked improve
ments in the way of buildings, etc
They were on their way to Kansas
City, Mo, to attend the annual meet
ing of the Rotary Clubs of the Unit
ed States and Canada, of which Mr.
Sims is delegate.
DON criicise the editor man be
!. cause he does not get out splendi,
VI paper every week. Some weeks Their
Il are no ads, no news, no anything doin
t. that would make the paper interest
Il ing, and if the editor had enoug
T. brains to make every paper a hum
mer in spite of such handicap, h
could make big money somewher
y else and wouldn't have to edit pape
, iii small town.-Tom Thompson.
h Last Monday morning anothe
;, crowd of Trego county boys left flo
- Camp Funston. About 400 of the re-
atives, friends and citizens of tn
community were at the station to bi
the boys good bye and wish ther
4 God speed in the great cause flo
I which they have enlisted Compan
A Kansas State Guards of the cit
were there in body to give the boy
rousing cheer and words of encou1
agement. The boys seemed in the bes
of spirits and are made of the stu
that make a good soldier. Henri
Harries member of the State Guar
was presented with a wrist watch a
a gift of remembrance from Compan
A. The Red Cross also presente
each boy with a house wife and
home service card Good luck to on
brave lads and safe and victoriou
return is the wish of all true Amer
lean hearts.
l. T. Purcell announces his cand
dacy for Judge of the twenty thir
judicial district in this issue. M
PurcelPs friends are glad to learn thu
he has announced and will give hil
their hearty support. He has been
resident of Western Kansas for nearl
thirty five years and is well known a
over the western and northern half ,
the State having been active in DO
tiles all his life causing him to mi
i with the people and to becon
acquainted with them. Especially
he known to be careful, delibera-
j and judicious in all of his dealing
4 attributes that count favorably for