Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-05-29

Pure home made lard at Bakers
Read the Picture Show Program in
this issue
Miss Edna Walker came over from
Cove the last of the week and spent
Sunday with home folks
Those children who are subscrib-
ers to ssCurrent Events can get the
last issue by calling at the postoffice
and asking for it,
We are requested to announce that
the barber shops of Wa-Keeney viii
close their doors at IL o'clock tomor-
row, Decoration Day.
Miss Irene Cloud arrived home
Tuesday afternoon from Bronson
Kansas, where she has been an in
structor in the high school during the
last term.
Miss Krkman, instructor IN music
in the city schools, left Tuesday fol-
her home at Hays where she vii
spend the summer.
Eddie Sellers expects to leave il
the morning for weeks visit with
his brother, Graydon, at Salina, an6
with other relatives and friends a
Topeka and Kansas City
Mrs Minnie O'Neil, county super
intendent, attended meeting of the
county superintendent of the state
at Topeka the first of the week which
was called by the state superintend
ent.
A license was issued Tuesday auth
orizing the marriage of Mr. David F
Yanda, of Collyer, and Miss Anna
Scheck, of Victoria, Kansas. The mar
riage will take place at Victoria abou1
June 9th
Ed Myer1y, of Kansas City, was
here few days during the last weel
visiting with home folks and friends
He spent Sunday at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Downie at Col1yer, re- un-
ing to Kansas City Tuesday nlgn5.
The, Decoration Day address to be
given at the fair grounds buildings
Friday afternoon will be delivered BY
Hon F. M. Leaman of Washington, d
c.. Those who have heard him say
that he is an able speaker and the
auditorium should be filled to its ut
most capacity.
A gypsy band hit Wa-Keeney yes
terday afternoon and worked the towr
for few hours. These rowing bands
are not revered or feared now like
they were in time passed and they are
invariably given cold reception by
those whom they accost-especially
Joe Poffenberger.
Excepting Prof Niesley whose
home is in this city, all the Other
teachers of the High School have de
parted for their homes. Miss Ferr
Weaver, to Wakefield; Miss Alice
Bright to Marion; Miss Clara Nc
Clellan to Topeka; Miss Julia Nelli
gan to Halstead; Miss Amy Sprier
to Pawnee Rock; Thorston Johnston
to Vliets, Kansas. Miss Michigan ane
Miss Bright are the only ones of thi
| number who expects to return mex
| fall.
| Miss Mary Pickering, sister of r
| 1. Pickering, stopped here Tuesda,
| night for a short visit at the home O
her brother. She is trained nurs
and but recently has arrived fror
France where she had charge of
base hospital at Toul1e. She spen
eight months in that hospital and ca
relate many thrilling experience
concerning herself and others wit
whom she cared for. Her home is i
| San Francisco and she expects t
leave soon for that city.
The threshermen of this county ar
all invited to attend a big conventio
which is to be held at the Fit. Hay
experiment station next Saturday
Experts for threshing machine com
panies will be there to show then
| how to obtain the best results from
| their work and how to get all tn
wheat out Of the straw. Such infor
nation is of Importance to both tn
farmers and the, threshermen- TIL
chances are favorable for big yiel,
| of grain but the price is going to b.
high enough that it will be wortl
while to save the grain.
The Ogallah department seems t.
fill long felt want if we are tx
judge from the expressions which
have reached US during the last weel
in regard to it. cit helps the town o.
Ogallah and it helps your paper" ant
sit gives Oga11ah a representation ano