Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-06-27
Judge Peacock reports one-haf inch

Judge Peacock reports one-haH inch
of rain Sunday morning.
| C. BOUCHER was up from the east
side Tuesday on business.
Roy Blakely was up from Ogallah
Wednesday morning on business.
Rex Morgan left Wednesday morn
ing for Camp Cody, N. Mex, where
he was called to the service of Uncle
Sam.
| George Kulp left Monday evening
for Denver where he expects to be
| assigned to ship building yard and
sent further west.
| Ex-sheriff Altman was in the city
Sunday afternoon. He is travelling for
the Dell N. Hubbard Commission
Company of Kansas City, Mo.
! Attorney Gilkerson and Victor
Holmes, cashier of the First National
Bank, of Hays, were in the city last
| Monday forenoon on business.
| Forrest Carpenter left Monday
night for Camp Kearney, Calf, after
months visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. B. Carpenter, northeast
! of town.
| One half inch of rain fell here last
Sunday morning-the only rain we
have had in the last four weeks. Max
imum temperatures for the last week
have ranged from 80 to 80.
The court house will soon be almost
deserted as most of the officers went
to the harvest fields The patriots are
Grover Hays, j. E. Evans, Hudson
Harlan, John Parsons and Peter
DeBoer
Mr.. Melvin C. Brown and Miss Per-
melia s. Thompson were married at
the office of the Probate Judge in this
city Monday afternoon. They were
accompanied by Misses Brown, May
Squier and Mr.. Vincent Fairbanks.
The following cash donations to the
Red Cross fund should be added
H ]. Hille, $1,000; H. E. Whistler
$1.O0; w. E. Stowe, $6.25; Trege
, County Coop. Assn, $1,000; Hays
Porter, $500; Lester Hendricks $1OO
!, Mrs. Bertha Olson, executrix of the
; will of her late husband, H L. Olson
made final settlement with the Pro
bate Court last Monday incidentally
;, the Olsons had a little family re
. union and picnic on the court hous
lawn.
A "Dick" Hille made a business triI
: to Salia Tuesday and engaged abou
seventy-five harvest hands. At differ
S ent stations along the line farmer
: boarded the train and offered Their
+ $500 per day which they readily &C
r cepted and when he reached Wa-Kee
ney all but six had deserted him.
> Cleve Beason and three daughter
ia of Wichita, visited at the home {
% his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. d. Bes
n, son and with other relatives. He cam
+ up to see his brother, Steve, who wi
n leave shortly to take up militar
n duties Mr.. Beason inspects meat f
10 the British government and divid,
70 his time between two packing hous,
ar in Oklahoma and Wichita
Last Saturday evening Miss Irer
pr Howat, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. !
or r. Howat who live about four mil,
j. northeast of town was united in ma
ne rage to DR.. Elmer Whitney, of Tia
id mage, Kansas. Rez Allison of tn
m city was officiating clergyman. D
or Whitney is a graduate of the Sta
~ University and for year has been
nv the service of the Rosedale Unive
VS. sity Hospital. He will remain with h
p duties at the hospital until he ente
ST the Medical service for the cover
,f ment. The bride is quite well know
nv to many of our readers and is a your
rd lady of splendid character and attai
as ment. The World with friends e
nv tend congratulations and best wishe
ed On June 18th Miss Hattie Burma
a of this city and Mr.. E. H. Bennett,
UT Newell, South Dakota, were united
us marriage at Deadwood, South Dakot
rx The bride is well and favorably know
having spent most of her life he.
Ii She is young lady of sterling qua
ri tiles and excellent character and h
" many friends who extend best wish
at for her future happiness. The groo
i'm is also a Kansas young man and to-
a his bride to South Dakota where tn
Nv VIII make their home near Newe
an The bride was one of our Trego coun
of very successful teachers, and al
H. taught in High School work at Jew
ix Norton and Mankato. A large numb
ne of friends join in congratulations al