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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-05-15

The rainfall last Sunday and Mon
day totaled 1.69 inches
The state fish car went west We'd
nesday on the back end of the jitney
and several supplies Of fish were
left in this county
The many friends of Mrs. o. A.
Corright in this city and county will
regret to learn that she has been
quite seriously ill during the last few
days.
A deal was closed last week where
by Adam Saurer becomes the owner
of half section of land of the F. W.
Cross estate in Glencoe township. The
consideration was $40 per acre.
John Kvasnicka and son, Henry,
stopped off in Wa-Keeney Wednesday
on their way to Hays by the auto
route. Mr.. Kvasnicka has sold his
stallion to George Schneider, of Ar
mold.
Mrs l. A Woerner and little
daughter, Evelyn, went down to Wal
ker this morning for visit at the
home of Mrs. Benton, a friend of
Mrs. Woerner.
The final examination for graded
schools will be held at Wa-Keeney,
May %, "a.
Minnie O'Neil,
County Superintendent
Rev. G. r. Wade will deliver the
Memorial sermon at the Courtroom
Sunday afternoon, May 18th, at $3.50
p. m. A complete program of Mem
oria1 and Decoration services will be
published next week.
C. H Reiser and j. A. Hays, of
Downs, Kansas, were here last Friday
on business. Mr. Reiser is an owner
of real estate in this county and keeps
tab on conditions here by reading The
World, the old home paper.
Mrs. c. r. Wade and Mrs. j. w.
Bingham arrived home last Friday
night from Wichita, where they had
attended the State Sunday School con-
vention. They report a good conven-
ton and a large crowd in attendance
After attending the annual meet
ing of the State Medical association
held at Ottawa last Wednesday and
Thursday, DIR. Roy Wheeler returned
home for short time and left Sun
day morning to resume the practice
of his profession.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-05-15
COMING
Burk's Big Uncle Toms Cabin Com
pany Under a Mammoth Canvas

Will exhibit at Wa-Keeney, Kan
sas, Wednesday night, May 21st.
Among the many tented organizations
in America, that have become famous,
the Ringing Bros. and Barnum e
Bailey Shows are conceded to be the
largest and most popular Circus. But
the largest Dramatic organization eA-
hibiting under canvas is Burk's Big
Spectacular Production of Uncle
Toms Cabin" This Mammoth Amuse-
ment Enterprise is the acknowledged
Barnum of all "Unc1e Toms Cabin
Companies;'' like the big eircuses,
they travel in their own cars and re-
quire a special train of their own to
transport their parapherna1ia from
one city to another. This erganiza-
ton embraces more Men, Women and
Children, more horses, ponies, don
keys and Siberian blood hound, more
Chariots, Floats, Tableaux Wagons,
etc, than any other similar exhi-
bition in America. The Parade which
may be seen daily on the principal
streets wherever this Mighty Show
exhibits is the largest of any Dram
attic exhibition in the world The i'm
mortal play, .tUnc1e Toms Cabin, is
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stoves Mas
terpiece of Dramatic Fiction The
management of Burk's Big Company
has spared no expense in securing a
Metropolitan Cast to properly pro
duce this grand old drama In com
blnation with the dramatic talent the
management presents a Contingent of
High Glass Vaudeville Artists consist
ing of Merry Makers, Jubilee Singers,
Dancers, Wire Walkers, Hoop Rollers,
ETC. These artists are introduced dur
ing the action of the play and always
create the greatest of satisfaction.
Burks famous Concert Band and
symphony Orchestra is also one of
the many strong features of this up
to-date Modern American Amusement
Organization, which is coming in all
its vast entirety and viii exhibit at
Wa-keeney, Wednesday night, May
21st under Mammoth Water Proof
Palace Pavilion Theatre seating $500
people ADV. It.
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Real Estate Bargains
havefo sale in ana ado

improved, all under cultivation and
good smooth land. Price $500 per
acre. Some terms.
1OS
Half section, IL miles from town.
4-room house, stable, well, wind mill
and tank, fenced and cross fenced.
About 60 acres good alfalfa land. $50
acres under cultivation, rest in grass.
Good neighborhood. Can give pos
session any time. Price $500 or
$4,000 can run years at per cent
quarters, miles from town,
rough pasture land, fenced. Price
$1,000. Some terms.
Section rough pasture land, miles
from town, fenced, living water.
Price $3.50 per acre. Will carry
back $4,000.
Half section, all nice smooth land,
unimproved and in grass. Price
$1,000 Is miles from town.
Fine improved half section miles
from county seat; has modern house.
good barn, large shade trees 100
acres in growing alfalfa. School
house place. All fenced with hog
wire, At inches high, barb wire on
top of posts, rod apart; rural route
and phone. This is a fine home.
Price $1,000 per acre. VIII give terms.
$50 acres I mile from town. no i'm
provements- 80 acres under cultiva-
ton, rest in grass land Price s32 per
acre
Ia
I have several large tracts of land
that can be divided up into quarters
and up to sections
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1O1
Improved 16O acres miles from
county seat, 4 room house, barn, well,
wind mill and tank, pasture fenced,
about 60 acres pasture land, little
rolling. Price $4,000. Can give terms.
Good wheat quarter, joining land can
be bought if desired.
1O2
500 acres all nice smooth wheat
land, 2 sets of improvements, can be
divided to make two good farms. Will
sell seperate or all together. One
third spring crop goes with place. Six
miles to county seat. Price $3.50
per acre.
Well improved 16O acres ~ miles
from county seat. About SO acres of
good alfalfa land, living water. 100
acres in wheat, one-third goes with
place. Possession of buildings and
pasture any time. $4,000 cash, bal
ance on time.
Two improved quarters, on the Sal
inc river, miles from railroad town,
some timber near and school in
good neighborhood About SO acres
viii give terms.
quarters 4 miles from railroad
town, improved, fenced and cross
fenced, running water, some timber.
20 acres growing alfalfa, about 100
acres good alfalfa land; $50 acres in
pasture price $4,000 per acre
los
Unimproved half section, all m
grass, about $50 acres tillab1e, rest
rolling, but good grass, miles to
one town; miles to another. Price
$720O-O0 cash.
100 acres 6 miles from town, un-
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VODA

VODA
Ask the fishermen how many fish
they caught?
Mr. Jacobs shipped two cars of cat
tie to Kansas City Monday night
Mrs. Taylor, of Solomon, Kansas,
visited at j. Griffith's last week
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Kristof spent Mon
day evening at J. Bordovsky's.
A boat or an airp1ane is the con-
venient mode of travel now days.
Herman Tegmeyer was out hunt
ing coyotes and succeeded in getting
some.
Ernest Mussemann was in this burg
Monday soliciting for the ". Liberty
Loan
P. E. Keraus was doing some
plumbing work for Chas. Kristof last
week.
Leslie Shriner spent the fore part
of the week with home folks at Wa
Keeney-
Mr.. and Mrs. P. G. Owens and fam
lily spent Monday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Thurman Phares
Miss Josephine Krhut spent the
middle part of the week with her sis
ter, Mrs G. Musseman.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Griffith and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. r. Kristof ate
Sunday dinner with Mr.. and Mrs
John Mutton
Lodge Radhost No. 235 of 2. C. b.
J. win give dance in their hall on
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the last two years she has spent the
time with her children in Oklahoma,
Wichita and Topeka.
DR.. Allison is planning, Sabbath
morning, May 18, in connection with
the morning services to give brief
review of his ten years pastorate
of this church here in Wa-Keeney.
He surprised his congregation last
Sunday morning, notwithstanding, the
rain, by coming to church and deliver
ing a good strong Mothers Day.
sermon. One that was right up-to-
date.
John GunckeI made a business trip
to Ellis Monday.
Lay IN your harvest supplies right
now. Get them at Osterkanps. IL ct.
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L. o. O. F. NOTICE

Monday, May Goth, will be election
night. All brothers are requested to
be present if weather conditions are
favorable.
J. A. Huffman,
1t Secretary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-05-15

Saturday night, May 24th. Music by
Neal Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Beason and
Miss Betty Beason took supper with
Mr.. and Mrs Lennie Zeman last Sat
urday night.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-05-15
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
May 9th, 1919

May 18th, 1919
The board of county commissioners
met to-day at the Office OF the county
clerk in regular session. Members
present S. A Newcomer, chairman,
A Fl. Hamm, S. S. Harvey and the
county clerk, the minutes OF the last
meeting were read and approved.
The following bonds were approx
ed:
E. L. Smith township clerk of
Riverside township.
C. s. Hooper, township clerk Coll
yer township
Minnie O'Neil, County Superintend-
ent.
Requested that the Board of County
Commissioners appropriate 500 for
commencement exercises and $3.50
for Institute fund. The request was
granted.
Chas. Lof1in appeared tho board and
asked for refund of $16-83 amount
of personal tax paid. Mr.. Loflin pro-
duced a tax receipt showing he had
paid the tax on the same property in
Ellis county. After due consideration
the request was granted.
On examination of the Jordon
bridge on the Saline river between
p and a discussion of the different
plans suggested for making same
passable, an extension of same being
to expensive and a fill of earth and
rip rap inpracticable- The board of
county commissioners ordered that
the bridge be lowered to within 3 feet
of water line and instructed the
county engineer to cut down wings
and abutnents and rebuild said bridge
at the elevation designated.
In the matter of the vacation of
road in Trego County, Col:yer town.
ship, beginning at the southeast cor
ner of section 9, township -, range
rs and running west one mile and
there terminating. The board finds
that the petition is signed by IS
householders of Co11yer Township and
that the petition is legal and in view
of the facts thereof the road is order
ed vacated as petitioned for and or
der the same recorded.
In the matter of road petitioned
for by G. H. Jordon and 20 other
householders of Ogallah township be-
ginning at the southwest corner of
section 13, township II, range p and
run north one half 1-2) mile to
the southwest corner of the northwest
quarter of said section Is, township
IL, range % and there terminating.
Said road to be 60 feet wide. The
board has appointed the board of
county commissioners of said county
as viewers who will meet at the place
of beginning of said road on the 3rd
day of June 1919 at 10 o'clock a. m.
and the necessary notices will be pub
Iished.
The following bridge bills were al
lowed:
I N Cress, hauling STEEL 9 50
o w Brady, partial payment
on bridge work ----- 100 90
G Lofstead, bridge work on
Arnold bridge -- $50 90
o o Runyon, bridge work 90
C j Lofstead, bridge work
Arnold bridge ------ $50 90
The following road bills were al
lowed:
Earl Cruson, road work. 2 SO
L E Dorman, work and ma
teriaI 90
Edward Saleen, road work SO SO
McNaughton Bros, coal for
grading road ------ ID Is
Wa-Keeney township, earth
fill 81 90
Alvin Sa1een, road work L 60
VIM. Wynn, road work. 16 25
Pearl Britt, road work. 5 90
Henry Buchholz, road work 148 ~
W r Hall, road work. Pa 40
Weaver, road work. 2 90
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Pure home made lard at Baker
Money to loan. See E. D. Wheele,
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SOUTH TREGO

We are still having plenty of rain
Fred Stallion left for Russell to
search for house keeper
Mr. and Mrs A r. Mckinley spent
Monday at Pete Schneider's
Miss Pauline and Bertha Stieben
called on Mrs Jas. Benisch Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Benisch and
son, and Jas. Benisch were shopping
IN Ellis Saturday afternoon
Jacob Blehn, of Russell, is here Wis
iting with his daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
John Wiedeman and family.
Remus Schneider and Mrs. Mollie
Bender, of Russell, were married last
Thursday afternoon. Congratulations.
Messrs No1l, Lang and Ward and
Misses Sehoppel, Black1um and Vas
mer, of near Ransom, were guests at
James Benisch's Sunday afternoon.
HALE ME
IF You Want
HAIL INSURANCE
On Your Growing Crops
Adv H. J. T. w. Cloud
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Bernice Cass, teachers ex-
animation 90
Remington typewriter sup
plies for county engin-
eer SO
S S Harvey, board meeting,
viewing roads and bridges II 80
A H Hamm, board meeting
and viewing roads --- 10 40
CONTINUED on page 81
John A. Fink and Elsie E. Treu,
both of Quinter, Kansas, were mar
ried at the Probate Judges office in
this city Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. C. N. Hill arrived in Wa-Kee-
ney Tuesday night and expects to re-
main here for few months. During
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ALL OFFICIAL COUNTY NEWS
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ESTABLISHED MARCH 2, 1879
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-27

Rev. w. II. Morris left this after
noon for Trinity, Lewis county, where
he Will preach on Sunday.
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|MANY PERSONS DIE
FROM WOOD ALCOHOL
Poisoned Liquor Causes Death Of %
Persons In "a Hours In Arnssa-
chusetts Towns.

Chicopee, Mass. December 27.--
Thirty-five deaths had resulted last
night from the drinking OF LIQUOR
bought In Hartford, Conn. and drunk
in this city. Holyoke and Hartford.
Christmas and yesterday eighteen men
and one woman died in Chicopee. ten
men in Hartford and FIVE In Holyoke.
A number OF other men were In O
critical condition last night at hospi-
tails In Holyoke and Springfield. -Four
men were under arrest In Hartford
and three in Chicopee, pending the re-
suit of autopsies TO be held late last
night
Police Investigations in Hartford In
dictated that the liquor which was sent
to that city rom New York contained
wood alcohol. Part of II was sold at
bar In Hartford, part was bought al
that place by persons who carried II
away; and part was sent to q hotel IN
Chicopee Falls. state and Federal au-
thorlties In Massachusetts. and Con-
ntctictit were aiding the police of Chi
copee. Hartford, -Holyoke and Spring
| field last night In their efforts to de-
termine responsibility for the deaths.
Three more deaths in Chicopee Falls
were reported by physicians and hos
| pitals late last night.
Additional reports from Springfielf
say that 20 had died In that city ant
reports from New York are that pois-
oned liquor sold there has caused 2
deaths.
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DOG OWNERS UNUSUALLY
SLOW IN PAYING TAXES
Sheriff Says He Intends to Enforce the
Dog Tax Rigidly and Unless There
II q Big Rush Within the Next
Few Days Arrests WIN
Be Many.

The Kentucky state dog tax law
says that all owners of dogs must pro-
cure license for their dog on or be-
fore the frat Of January and that ey=
cry dog must be wearing q Soense tag
by that time or he Is liable to be kill
ed and the owner can also be made to
pay a-heavy fine for falling to comply
with the state law.
Sheriff Galbreath is required under
the law to enforce 1t or he becomes re-
sponsible to the state. The sheep
breeders OF Mason county have said
that they expected to see that the law
Ia carefully carried out In all Of its
details and that 1t may be carried Out
fully, they will lend their assistance Il
the authorities In every way they car
possibly do It.
Not nearly so many licenses have
been issued to this date this year O
were issued this time last year, which
goes to show that the owners of dog
are paying little or no attention to tn
law, It's very dangerous to delay an,
those owning dogs should see to |
that they have their license and Ia,
before the first day of January as tn
County Clerk Is not permitted to fssu
lfcenses after that day.
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WILSON FREES KENTUCKY
MAN WHO THREATENED HIN
Catlettsburg Socialist Had Served
Year and Half OF Sentence Is
Pard0ned by President.

Washington December 26. = Presi-
dent Wilson today pardoned Walter
Ward, Kentucky Socialist who is sery-
ing term In tho Atlanta penitentiary
for making threats against the Presl-
dents life. Clemency was recommend
ed by the district attorney and fed
eral Judge who tried him.
Ward was convicted at Catlettsburg
KY. The testimony against him was tc
the effect that he and two other mer
we're going home from work In the
mines when they fell to discussing tht
war, and Ward, pulling several cart
ridges from his pocket, said II he hat
chance he would "use them on thu
President"
He was sentenced to two years. II
the penintentiary and already ha'
served the equivalent of eighteei
months. He had bad case OF IN
fiuenza last winter, which left hin
in a weakened condition and he ha
"a wife and children who need his sup
port.
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CINCINNATI MARKETS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER ga

Hogs-239S closing strong. to PC
higher. Heavy $14.25; medium, mixed
and lights $1450; roughs SIP; stag
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BOURBON COUNTY
MEN KILLED BY AUTO
Prominent Bourbon County Man Meets
Death on Christmas Day
Near Georgetown.

Paris, KY, December 26.--A Christ
mas tragedy which brought sorrow to
a happy home occurred late Thursday
near Georgetown, resulting in the
death OF Elmer Myers, one OF the most
popular young men OF this county.
Mr.. Myers, who Is member OF the
firm OF Meyers & Smith. live stock
dealers OF Paris, had been to Frank
fort on n business trip, and was ON his
way home TO eat delayed Christmas
dinner with his family when the ac-
cident happened.
While about four miles from George
town, while rouding sharp curve, he
evidently lost control OF his car. which
overturned, pinning him beneath It
When discovered by passerby Mr.. MY
ers' head and shoulders was prodtrud'
ing thru one of the broken doors OF the
coupe. He was taken to the George
town hospital, where 1t was discovered
he had sustained broken Jaw and
dislocated hip He regained con-
sciousness, and Il was thought his life
could be saved. But internal injurie;
and a weak heart produced a shoch
from, which he was unable to rally
and his death occurred a few hours
afterward.-
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GOVERNOR WILL TRY TO
CUT FORESrERS HEADS

Frankfort, KY, December 27.-Goy-
ernor Morrow will establish proceed
emit when he delivers his message to
the General Assembly in person. Here
tofore the message Of the Governor
has been submitted IN writing. Cover
nor Morrow will appear before the
General Assembly, probably In joint
session, and deliver his message.
It Is probable that the message VIII
recommend the adjustment OF the De-
partment OF State Forestry. The Geo
logical Survey Department, which was
combined with the Forestry Depart
ment by an act OF the last Legislature,
will be kept In operation. 1t Is not
likely that the Governor will advocate
doing away with the Fish and Game
Commission.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-27

Attorney John P. Mccartney. of
F'lemingsburg, was in Maysville today
on business.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-27

Mrs. Frank Newell and daughter left
this morning for Houston, Texas, to
join her husband who is now connect
ed with newspaper In that city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-12-27

Miss Lena Outten has returHed to
Cincinnati after spending the Christ
mas holidays here with her parents
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DYNAMITE HALTS FIRE
AT CLOyERPORT, KY.

Cloverport, KY. December 26.-Fire
starting in the Bushman theater, a
movie house, here at 1890 o'clock
Thursday night. just as the perform
ance was ended, spread rapidly and
caused loss of $4,000 on Main street
There was no panic; the theater be-
ing almost emptied before the flames
started. The first spread to Miss Ethe
Hills millinery, shop and to Johr
weissenberger's restaurant. and whef
1t seemed that the blaze was about te
get beyond control the poolroom o
VIII Jones was dynamited and the mr.
checked.
The explosion broke every window
on Main street
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RABBlT BONE IN
THUMB IS SERIOUS
Manchester Man Suffers From Blood
Brought to Local
Hospital.

The West Union tO.) Peoples De-
fender says: Hunter Wells. Of Man
chester. son Of Mr.. and Mrs: Irn Wells,
east OF West Union, Is suffering with
a severe case of blood poisoning.
Several weeks ago while cleaning q
rabbit. he ran a small bone In the end
of the thumb on his left hand.
A few days later blood poison de-
veloped and his hand and arm became
greatly swollen. The swelling ex-
tended to the side Of his body and an
operation was performed few days
ago by DR.. Ralph Irwin, of Cincinnati,
TO release the accumulated puss. MT
wells condition is considered danger
Gus and he will be removed this week
from his home to the hospital at Mays
Vile for further treatment.
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Stated communication Of MaysvllIe
Lodge. No. 50, y. and A. NJ, this even
ing Ut Z O'Clock. Election. inhtnlln-
ton OF officers: work In 70. A. degree;
reports OF officers. Be there.
l.. II. vEkLE. w. NJ.
c. p. Rasp, Secretary.
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MASTER
COMMISSIONERS SALE
MASON CIRCUIT COURT

1 n 1affarson. Plaintin
VS.. Judgment and Order OF sale
James r. Bruen and Amanda Bruen.
Defendants