Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-02-21

like the Liberty measles this week.
Misses Phronia Bell and Blanche
Smith are attending business college
in Salina.
Harry Reichard took in the auto
show at Kansas City the latter part
of last week.
Owing to the big run of ads which
came in late lot of good stuff, etc.,
was crowded out this week.
Clyde Poffenberger was on the sick
list last Wednesday with heavy cold
but is on the mend at present
Miss Agnes Poffenberger was con-
fined to her bed a couple of days this
week with an attack of grippe.
County Engineer Harlan is in at
tendance at the Engineers meeting
at the State Agriculture College this
| week.
Mayor Williams represented Wa
Keeney Lodge A F. & A. M. at the
Grand Lodge meeting at Topeka this
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Burnham re-
turned home the first of the week
| from their trip east. They report a
nice time.
Hayden Morgan returned from Den
yer as the examination for the avia-
ton corps has been postponed until
later in the spring.
Rev. Woodward came down from
Quinter Thursday to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. j. W. Blakely at Ogal-
lah in the afternoon.
Albert O'Toole and Schuyler Glib
son returned last Friday night from
Wichita. The boys took a short re-
view course in pharmacy and then
wrote the state examination.
Union services at the Presbyterian
Church next Sunday evening. Sermon
by the pastor. Subject is Sketches
From the Life of Dwight L. Moody.
| Special music for the evening. Cor
dial invitation is extended to all, to
attend this service.
| Lew Galloway, who attended the
Hereford sale at the State Agriculture
| College at Manhattan last week was
well pleased with the prices he re-
ceived for four head of thoroughbred
cattle he sold, as it paid him well for
his time and trouble.
The Kansas Live Stock Association
will be held at Wichita, Kans., Feb
ruary 26, 27 and %. This is their
fifth annual convention and every
stockman and farmer is invited to be
present We had intended to print
the program of this gathering but
time and space alone forbid.
A. M. Finley, writes from his
ranch in Kit Carson, Colo, that he
has snow banks piled up on his place
that will not melt before April or
May as the last snow storm was very
heavy in eastern Colorado. He adds
that he will be in Wa-Keeney soon
and will dispose of the remainder of
his farm machinery at public aution
on March 9th. Look for his ad and
bills.
Little Barbara Hille celebrated her
third birthday last Monday evening
by inviting a number of the neighbor-
hood children in to help her celebrate
A lovely white birthday cake with
three candles on it was a feature that
delighted the little folks, which the
small hostess presided over Games
were enjoyed and all the guests wish
ed little Miss Barbara many happy
| 1t is with regret that we chronicle
the death of Mrs. John Blakely which
occurred early last Wednesday morn
ing at the home of her son, Guy,
near Ogallah. She had only been sick
a few days and her condition was not
| thought to be serious so her death
came as a great shock to her family
and friends. Owing to the lateness
in the week we are unable to obtain
the necessary material for the obit-
uary but it will appear in next weeks
issue.
returns of the day
The World was a little slow last
week in mentioning the marriage of
Miss Marjory Gibson and Mr. Harry
Rinker for we did not have any auth
entic information concerning the mat
| ter and to accept the rumor of such
reports some times puts in the editor
| in bad, but from all evidence the
rumor seems to be true and the young
people were married at Salina on the
9Th of last month. Marjory as she is
best known to nearly all of our read
ers is the oldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs W. w. Gibson, of this city. and
is widely known among the young peo-
pie. She is a fine girl of quiet digni-
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