Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-07-04
Today is the glorious 18th.

| Today is the glorious 4th.
| R. II. Hobbs made a business trip
to Quinter Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Caron and Mr.. and
! Mrs. Moore were over from BeIoit last
Sunday
Attend the Closing Out Sale at
Carcn's. Everything is marked down
to rock bottom prices.
The Commissioners met in regular
session last Monday and allowed bills
ard adjourned til after harvest
Dr.. Lacerte was down from Collyer
Wednesday between trains and tran
sacted business at the Court House.
". j. Williams, wife and daughter
are here from Wichita for few days
visit combining business and pleasure.
They like their new home very much.
Mrs. III. S. Givler was called to Hays
Wednesday evening ON account of the
serious illness of her sister, Miss
Nellie Danford
Miss Martin, who was stenographer
for the Hartman Lumber Company,
has resigned her job. Mr.. H. is look
ing for new stenographer to arrive
in short time to take her plcae.
The Waldo Advocate reports
IA inch of rain last Friday night. The
farmers OF Trego county would be all
swelled up if this county should be
fortunate to get rain like that.
William Allen White, the Emporia
editor, with his wife and three chill
dren were in the city Wednesday fore
noon enroute to the Colorado noun
tains.
The latter part Of last week Mrs.
Mary Fullington and children. of
Navarro, came up for a visit with
Mrs F'ullington's father, r. C. Will
son and her sister, Mrs. J. II. Heck
man.
M. and Mrs. Satran, who live
southeast of town enjoyed a nice visit
from Mrs. Satran's sister, Mrs.
Frank Gregor, of Wilson. Last Thurs
day Mrs. Gregor and children left for
their home.
Jesse Kessler, while harvesting at
Dick Owens, at Voda, had the misfor-
tune last Tuesday to break his arm
caused by horse falling upon him.
DIR. Lacerte, of Collyer, set the injur-
ed member and the patient is getting
along as well as could be expected.
Jos. e. Evans, register of deeds,
has an announcement in this issue.
Mr.. Evans has held the Office for the
past three and a half years and has
made a good officer; he has made
many friends during his stay in the
court house and if he should be elect
ed he will give the best of service
just the same as heretofore.
Last Saturday evening Mrs. Stein,
berger and Mrs. Tennell accompanied
by Misses Margaret Hardman, Clara
Gibson, lone Kraus and Jane Schim-
kowitsch went to Quinter where they
gave a Red Cross benefit concert. The
| night was very stormy but they re
ceived a most cordial welcome and
were treated royalty by the Quinter
people. 1t is probable that they may
return at some future date. They ex-
pect to give several more concerts in
| the near by towns for the Red Cross
] J. F. Gunckel has in his possession
q freak chicken. It has four well de,
| veloped legs and feet. Two legs are
| in front and two in the back, it does
not need turn table to turn around
! on as it can go either forward OF
| backward without turning around. Il
eats and seems perfectly healthy in
every respect. The chick is on exhib-
ition at the Rummage store and has
attracted a good deal of attention
Jack is quite proud of his unusua
pet and glad for everybody to take g
lcok at it.
Last Friday about midnight higf
wind struck the town from the north
| west and for about ten minutes i
| looked as though a twister was on
| for frolic. The wind was terrific
and broke branches from trees, over
turned small buildings and tore vi
things generally over the town bu
/ no serious damage resulted. While
| there We're some clouds yet no rain
4 fell but Saturday the temperature
took a downward leap and for :
couple of days it was like the Color
ado mountain climate but we are
again back to the old order hot, dr..
and dusty.
II ELL IL