Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-04-25

| The Farmers Union will buy hogs
| Monday, April g. Adv. 8
j. W. Phares returned home from
a business trip to Denver Sunday
night
). F. Glass was down from Collyer
last Saturday attending to business
matters.
Mr. and Mrs Will Sandstoe are the
proud parents of son born last Tues
oay morning, April 23rd.
lsia. and Mrs. Guy DeBoer spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Boice, at Bosnia.
Wanted-Bundle or family wash
ing at home. Mrs. Walton, 4th house
south OF Farmers elevator. Adv. ct.
The Annual Meeting of the Ogallah
Elevator Company Will be held at its
Office on May 14th, 1918. Adv. 2t.-
Strayed- gilt, weight about
rritts, 6 miles northwest of Ogallah
Adv. 9.
F. C. Wollner returned Wednesday
morning from Kansas City and To-
peka where he purchased material for
his sto,e.
James Faulkner received word
last Tuesday morning that his broth
er, Leo N Faulkner, had arrived
safely in France.
Chas. Smelling, of Decatur county
was called home on account of the
serious illness of his father, James
Smelling, north of Ogallah.
Hon. Charles F. Scott was custodian
of the Kansas Relief ships to Belgium
in 1914 and 1915, and he is recognized
as one of the foremost speakers in
the state.
Lee Nelson of Abingdon, ILL.,, ar
rived in the city the first of the week
and will join the colors at Camp Fun
ston next Friday as he is called in the
next draft
Miss Ruth Fleisbach, of Russell,
visited with her sister, Mrs W. Y
Herrick Sunday and Monday. She was
on her way to Russell Springs where
court is in session.
The members of the North Branch
Red Cross auxiliary wish to thank
Misses Erma Shriner and Vivian
.Eytchison for the proceeds of their
entertainment which were given to
them. Secretary.
Come out and help the State Guards
by your presence on May 2, as they
expect to have Hon. Charles F. Scott
to speak. Come and help them cele-
brate and hear a grand good up-to-
date war speech.
Miss Ethel Oliver returned from
Kansas City the fore part of last
| week where she has spent the past
month in the university hospital She
is greatly improved and able to be
about without crutches.
For Sale-Nearly new Rock Island
two row lister, complete with coulters,
horses or tractor. Address H. C.
Bryant, 1923 East 18th street, Kan
sas City, Mo. Adv. 9 st.
Mrs. Chas. Kellogg, who has been
visiting home folks in Grinnell left
on the jitney last Friday morning for
Wa-Keeney enroute to Camp Funston
where she will spend a few days with
| u
The genial chairman of Franklin
township failed to get in on time to
report at the Liberty Loan drive meet
ing of the morning of the 23rd, but
came in a little later with a hand
some report. The old saying is ''blood
| will tell
Joe Kite is the genial proprietor OF
the American hotel, having taking
charge of it last week. Mr. and Mrs
Kite are cid hotel people and will give
the public good accommodations and
good service. We bespeak for them g
liberal share of your patronage
c. H. Benson announces his can
didacy for county clerk in this issue
He needs no introduction to our read
ers as there is not man in the county
who is better acquainted with the PEG.
nle than he is, as he is kind and OBJ
| lging and makes friends with al
whom ne comes in contact with.
Hats off to Franklin township as
she came in with a greater number
than any of the other townships pro
portioned to her population They
sure showed their loyalty and almost
| all of them subscribed for Third Lib.
/ ertv Bonds. Everybody apprecia.-.
their. efforts and responses and we