Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-01-03

L. G. johnson made business trip
to Denver the first OF the week
Wanted-Girl for general house
work. Mrs. c. H. Shumway. Phone
1s9. Adv. As.
Frank Hall, of Route 3, was in the
city Wednesday and had his paper
changed to Codell, Kansas
DR.. Herrick has been on the go day
and night lately reporting consider
able sickness in some localities.
The regular meeting of the Board
Of Trustees of the High School will
be Tuesday, January sth, 1918.
Dr. NJ. Jay Brown, of Salina, will
be in Collyer, Monday afternoon, Jan
uary 7th, prepared to treat the eye,
ear, nose and throat.
The Commissioners will meet in
regular session next Monday. If you
have a bill against the county file it
with the county clerk.
Mrs. T. R. Moore returned from
Grinnell last Tuesday morning where
she was called by the serious illness
of her father, Grandpa Borah.
Communion Services viii be observ-
ed at the Presbyterian Church in con
nection with the morning church SER
vice on Sabbath, January 9Th, 1918.
The special program of Christmas
music given by the Presbyterian choir
last Sunday evening was excellent
and was enjoyed by large congre-
cation.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Surprise, of
near Bosnia, Thursday, December 27,
1917, a boy OF the regular Kansas
size Dr. Herrick reports mother and
child getting along nicely.
DR.. Herrick and H. S. Givler made
an auto trip to Collyer, Tuesday af-
ternoon. The doctor was called there
on account of the sickness of the de-
pot agent, Scott Bailey. The doctor
quarantined the family as the patient
has the small pox in light form.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McVey, of
Hays, were in the city last Tuesday
enroute home from Hill City, where
they spent the holidays with their
parents. Mr.. McVey is one of the
leading young attorneys of the grow
ing city OF Hays.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Gibson enter
tanned friends at an elaborate New
Years dinner last Tuesday evening.
The evening was most enjoyably
spent by the following guests: Mr.
and Mrs. c. L. Hardman, Mr. and
Mrs. c. Steinberger, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
H Benson, Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Purcell,
Miss Edith Rufner and Mr.. VIII
Kelly.
Miss Edna Walker has gone to the
Cove City High School to teach Dom
este Art and other branches. Miss
Walker has been attending the Nor
NAL School at Hays for the past two
years and we are always proud of
our Wa-Keeney young folks who
make good and many of them have.
Her many friends will be pleased to
learn of her acceptance of this pos
ition and wish her success in her work
Our Western Kansas College is turn
ing out many splendidly equipped
students who do not have any diff
Guilty in securing good positions.
We wish all of our readers a Happy
and Prosperous New Year. While the
nations of earth it is true, are en-
gagged in a titanic struggle, yet out
of that very struggle things are GO
ing to be brought to life that will
forever defeat the sinister forces that
have threatened the very life of all
nations, therefore let US at the be-
ginning of the New Year consecrate
ourselves anew declaring our patri-
otism and doing all in our power to
help bring the great war to a close
so that when peace shall come it
shall be triumphant and lasting.