Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-12-05

A nice line OF mems DatQ ropes just
in at the Wa-Keeney Clothing Store.
Mrs. Browne and daughter of the
Golden Belt hotel went east on 1O4
last Monday.
John Chalk and children, of Salina,
spent the first of the week in the city
visiting at the home of his Grandma
Chalk
Miss Betty Penny is enjoying a
visit from Mr.. and Mrs. Owen, of
Peck, Kansas Mrs. Owen being Miss
Penny's sister.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Truan and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Beard
well and family spent Thanksgiving
with relatives in Hays.
W. H Novis, who has been visiting
relatives and friends at Bennington,
Kansas, for the past month returned
home the first of the week.
Found-Sack of bran southwest of
John McCoy's in Graham county, last
Sunday morning. Owner can have
same by paying for his notice AID Al.
DR.. u. S. Miller spent Thanksgiv-
ing at Natoma with home folks. His
new son was not quite old enough to
make the trip so staid at home with
his mother.
One by one the old time newspaper
boys are quitting the game as Con-
gresham Connolly has sold the Colby
Free Press to a man named Phillips.
Mr. c. will go. into the banking bust
ness in his home town. =
G. l.. Hays and Cliff Baker left
last Sunday for Lyons and Wichita
on business returning the middle of
the week. While in Wichita Grover
attended meeting of the State Food
Administration.
Uncle Josh Musgrave was up from
Ogallah township on Tuesday after
noon paying taxes and calling on
friends. He made us a pleasant call.
The old gentleman is past 30 years
old and gets around fairly well for a
man of his age.
The state civil service examination
for stenographers will he held Satur-
day, December IA, 1918, at Hays and
Salina for this part of Kansas. Appi-
cations should be sent to the Civil
Service Commission at Topeka at
once.
Influenza conditions are very
alarming in many places. Topeka is
hard hit again and is maintaining a
rigid closing order of nearly every
thing. Care on the part of every
one here should be used to see that
it does not gain foothold again.
The annual Thanksgiving service
which has been observed for a num-
Der of years was held at the Walker
school again this year according to
custom. About fifty partook of a
splendid dinner after which Rev. Ali
son made an address. A good col
lection was received for war relief
work.
Last week was a record breaker
for the stork DR. Herrick reporting
the following arrivals. A boy at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Court
ney, of this city, on November 9th.
A girl at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ned Morris, on the 27th also, and on
the 18th two baby girls came to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Lichstin, a
girl at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gean Howett and girl at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Dorman. MI
are doing fine.
Another flower has been called
home in the death of Little Wanda
Lee, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. II. d.
Reid, of 11o2 W. Pixies Peak Ave,
Colorado Springs, Colo. She was born
on the 18th day of February, 1918,
and died the 9th dayxof November,
1918, aged 8 months and Ia days, of
pneumonia following. influenza She
was laid to rest Friday afternoon in
the evergreen Cemetery in the shadow
of the snow capped mountains of Col
orado. She came and was loved and
cherished by US all when our hearts
were heavy with sorrow for our boy
who was killed in France and now she
has been called to meet him in heaven.
We miss her, oh SO much, but God
knows best and all we can say is
Thy will be DONE" She leaves .
father, mother. two sisters and three