Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-11-27
LOCAL NEWS

Steve Beason and Yarrow Polkow-
sky, were down from Collyer Monday
morning transacting business
w. R. Downie and family spent
Sunday in Wa-Keeney visiting at the
Myerly home They returned to Coll
yer in the evening
The Farmers Union will buy hogs
in Wa-Keeney, Monday, December 1st
Highest price according to market
paid. Adv. It,
Mrs VIM. Hubbel, of Quinter, was
here last Saturday between trains
consulting with Attorney J. r. Par
sons, regarding pension matters
o. A Cortright arrived home Fri
day morning from Garnett, Kansas,
where he has been for the last several
weeks visiting at the home of his son,
O. W. Cortright-
Mrs. Chase Wilson and children ar
rived home last Friday morning from
Emporia, Kansas, where they had
been for the last few months at the
home of Mrs. Wilson's parents
County Superintendent, Mrs O'Nei1,
has been taking advantage of the
beautiful weather during the last two
weeks and has spent the time visiting
the schools throughout the south and
east part of the county.
Alex STOPPED and family, of Bunker
Hill, left Monday morning for their
home after having visited at the home
of his brother, Jacob STOPPED, near
Bosnia, and with relatives of Mrs
Stopped at Lacrosse, Kansas
c. H Benson arrived home Satur-
day morning from Topeka where he
had been attending the meeting of the
State organization of County Clerks
For the last year Mr.. Benson has been
the treasurer of the organization and
had the honor of being reelected for
another year.
Hoover Hints: In throwing old
shoes at bride be sure and throw
pairs She may need them. Also,
throw rice in bags worked with IL
throw rice in bags. White silk bags
worked with cupids are very popular,
and in this way not grain of rice is
spilled-Downs News.
W. F. Swiggett, one of the local
poultry dealers, claims to have writ
ten the largest turkey check so far
this season of any of the dealers in
the county. Mrs. J. W. Hobbs, who
lives northwest of town was the for
tunate lady who received a check for
S226.26 at one time for delivering 81
turkeys. Mrs. Hobbs is quite success
full at raising turkeys and receives
large check each year. She has sew
eral turkey hens left which she is saw
ing for next year
The box supper held at the Victory
District school house, south of Coll
yer last Friday night was well at
tended and the crowd brought their
pocket books along. The proceeds
from the supper were $50 which will
be used in buying needed equipment
for the school room The program
was given by the pupils and their
teacher, Miss Nellie Hendricks, which
was much enjoyed. Literary was or
ganized and the second meeting will
be held, Friday night, December 9TH
Oscar King was up from Banner
vicinity Monday transacting business
with Wa-Keeney merchants He in
formed The World that he is one of
those farmers who did not get his
threshing done before the wet wealth
er set in. He got about half of it
done in pretty good shape but still has
about forty stacks to put through the
separator He raised about four hun
dred acres last year and has out be-
tween five and six hundred acres this
fall. He is either going to make or
break next year. Here's hoping that
he makes.