Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-02-27

all kinds at Osterkamps Adv. It
Money-Plenty of money for farm
loans at the Wa-Keeney State Bank
Farmers! Don't forget to get your
castings welded at the Overland gar
age Adv. 43.
Eyes tested scientifically and accur-
ately A. S. Trege-, Wa-Keeney,
Kansas Adv. 52tf.
When in need or repair bring your
rubbers, overshoes, hot water bottles
Mrs L. S. Myerly went up to Coll
yer Monday for short visit at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Downle,s
The Good Will Society will meet
next Wednesday afternoon at, the
tendance is desired as arrangements
are to be made for the spring bust
ness and spring work.
The Presbyterian Ladies Mission
at the Garden Theatre, consisting of
moving pictures of the Grand Canon,
interspersed with Indian songs and
Rotations, on the evening of March
7th. Admission named later.
Mrs. J. w. Spena went down to
Kansas City the first of the week to
attend the auto show which is being
held this. week She took with her a
Keenev ladies which she left at FIT.
Riley for Lieutenant c. B. Kelly.
We have the privilege this week OF
Moths fulf iz''e Of war" witch by Lieuten-
ant Stanley Scott, former resident
OF this city; This story was written
through the kindness of Merchant E.
A. Courtney it has been printed in
a neat little book for the relatives of
the family and it is through the per-
mi of that
publishing it in The World We be
ieve our readers will find it very in
terestin~. 1t appears pages two
and eight
Jesse Stanton arrived home last
Friday morning from Camp Funston
where he had been discharged from
one of the Trego county boys who has
seen active service cover there" and
who bares the marks of German gun
fire. While duty he was severely
wounded in the back and shoulder by
sharpne1 and spent several months in
the hospital recovering from the
is now in good condition but it is
| likely the effects of the wound will
tell upon him in after years
Travelling over the streets and
roads has sure been a fright this
week. Whenever the snow was not
deep or soft there was either plenty
| of rough ground or mud to continue
| the unpleasantness. However, we can
Il
while we are entertaining the hope
| that so much moisture now will mean
| at least good wheat crop next sum
mer.~ 1t is decidedly the rule that
when the sub soil is thoroughly soak
ed early in the year like 1t is now,
| that it contains sufficient nois ture to
mature a wheat or small grain crop
While there is talk of hard surface
ing the roads throughout the nation
| it might be in order for the people of
Wa-keeney to get busy and at least
| say something about hard suface1ng
| Franklin street as far north as War
| rem avenue and Russell avenue from
| Washington street to Genessee street
Just what is best to be used for this
purpose can be determined by 1nvestI-
| cation, but when the mud is SO deep
/ and the roads are rough as they have
| been lately it looks like something
1 ought to be done 1t may be possible
! to use some of the shale banks in
| this county for such surfaceing or q
| good surface of sand would be much
| better than to let the streets remain
| in the condition they are now IN
II you own land IN the South part
| of Graham County on which you want
| a loan, or on which you have an Ole
| loan coming due and you are not pre-
pared to pay it, you should write OF
| see me Immediately, unless you want
| to throw away money We do moi
care for loans in Trego County al
| present
We save you considerable money or
Graham County loans
Frank Grecian,
Adv 1tf- Hill City, Kansas