Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-08-29

RECORD.
= Herman Heitman, of South Trego.
returned Thursday morning from
Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs, Weidel, of Collyer
township, were county seat visitors
last Saturday.
J. F. Jaeger, of Minneapolis, Kans.,
was in the city last Monday attend
ing to land business.
= E. L. Knostman, of Manhattan,
Kans., was in the city Monday look
ing after his land interests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Frye are the
proud parents of baby girl, born
last Saturday.-Ransom Record
Mrs. Frank Stimits and sons, of
Pratt, are here visiting at the home
of Ernest Jesse and VIII Gill-Ran-
som Record.
DR.. Lacerte and VIM. Cox were
down from Collyer last Tuesday. They
report building on the burned district
progressing nicely.
F. S. Diebold, of Buffalo, N. Y, is
here looking after his land ar. other
interests and revisiting old scenes
and friends In the city and county.
| DR. and Mrs Miller enjoyed visit
from Misses Agnes Erway, of Ma
toma and Mabel and Mildred Myers,
of Luray, their neices, the latter part
of last week.
Chas. Dodge, the electric shoe
maker, had business in Russell last
Monday. From the number of people
who visited his shop on that day we
would guess that he is one of the
busiest men of the town.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Johnston, and
daughter, of Topeka, and brother,
Henry Johnston, of Kansas City, were
here the past week looking after their
land interests southwest of town.
They made the trip by the auto route.
w. C. Wollner, the expert brush
artist, who has been at work on the
common school building at Quinter,
| for the past month, was home last
Monday doing some odd jobs here.
Twill, says Quinter has one of the best
|common school buildings to be found
in western Kansas.
| Read the ad of the Wa-Keeney
| Clothing Company on the first page.
This company is giving you bargains
in their line never before heard off
I and should receive your patronage
Just take a day off and lay in your
winters supply of goods in their
lines. Try it, they will treat you right
l H. M. Smith and j. j. Drummond
left last week for Camp Lee, Va.
where they will be employed as car
penters-working on the big canton
ment which Uncle Sam is building
These men are over draft age but
are doing their bit to win the war by
offering their services in their line
of trade.
| George Stephens, the dairyman
who lives southeast of town believes
in keeping up with the times as he
has installed a milking machine. He
milks two cows at once and does il
much quicker than the old way. He
can add as manv units as he desires
according to the number of cows hi
desires to milk.
Last Monday evening W. c. P
Rhoades received telegram calling
him to Topeka on account of the ser
ious condition of his brother. Tim
Accompanied by Mrs. Tim Rhoade.
they left on 102. At present writing
he is in very serious condition. Mrs
Rhoades and daughter, Letta, are alss
at his bed side.
| H. III. Thornton and family havt
moved to- town and are domiciled il
the Mrs. Countryman house in tn,
north part of town. He has rented
the old Kenyon blacksmith shop build
ing and is engaged in making cemen'
blocks for culvert work. He has {
number of contracts ON hand for ths
county and will be kept busy unit
snow flies if he fills all his orders.
Mrs Chas. Bradley was taken tt
Christ's hospital at Topeka last wee;
where DR.. Bowen removed nineteer
gall stones and the appendix. Al
present writing she is getting along
As well as could be expected under
such severe strain Her many friends
in the city and county hone that she
will soon be able to return home
much improved IN health.
The two barber shops-Steele's
and RhoadesAraised their prices lss1
Monday and some fellows are crit