Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-06-05

Tlddy evening 70 WISH with Iela-
tives-
WantedHMan and woman to help
during harvest George Reeder, Wa
Keeney. Adv. Is 3tp-
Judge l. T. Purcell went down to
Russell Monday to open a regular
term of district court
Mrs. Arthur Olson took their little
daughter to Hays last Saturday for
the purpose of having her tonsils re-
moved.
+ a ladies coat, picked up in Wa-Kee-
ney on Decoration day be had by
i the owner by calling at this office and
identifying property
| DR.. Roy Wheeler visited here few
days this week at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Wheeler,
| leaving Tuesday morning for his new
home at Lyons, Kansas.
Word has been received from Chas.
| Kellogg and Glen Hinshaw that they
have arrived in the states from over
seas and it is expected that they will
soon be at home again.
Miss Ruth Cox and Miss Lulu
Cerney, of Ellis, attended Decoration
day exercises here and We're guests
at the Tom Spena home Miss Cox
remained here until Monday.
Mrs. A. H. Blair arrived home last
Saturday evening after an absence of
the last two months during which
time she visited with relatives and
/ friends in California and Arizona.
J. r. Allison, of Chetopa, Kans.,
visited here last week at the home of
his grand daughter, Mrs. W. c. Well-
ner. He left in the evening for Gree
ley, Colo, where he will visit other
relatives.
! Wa-Keeney friends have received
word of the birth of a son on May 27,
to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Owen, at Buff
falo, New York. Mrs. Owen will be
remembered here as Miss Genevieve
| Diebold.
Mrs. J. G. Coldiron came Up from
Salina Thursday night and remained
here over Decoration day with her
husband and friends. She md Max
expect to return to Wa-Keeney in a
short time.
Mrs. c.. L. Hardnan and son, Will
ford, went down to Salina Tuesday to
visit with John Hardman at ST. Johns
Military school. The school closes this
week and John is expected to come
| home tonight.
Misses Edna and Eva Walker went
down to Hays Tuesday where they
will attend summer school at FIT. Hays
Normal. Miss Edna is to be one of
| the teachers in the grades of the
| city school next term.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Gunclze1 went
down to Ellis Wednesday where they
are arranging to begin housekeeping
again. John has taken his former
position on the main line of the U.
P. again as a brakeman.
Two marriage licenses were issued
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marriage of Joseph Flax, of Ransom,
and Theresa Weber, of Ellis. The
second was issued to Benjamin F.
Jamison and Mary Idella Crist, both
of Quinter.
Word was received from Sam Pea
cock the other day that he is now Wis
iting at Roseda1e, Kansas, at the home
OF Prof George E. Rose, former res
ident of this city. Sam indicates that
| he viii return here about harvest
time if not earlier.
There has been whole lot of rain
this spring but the last week has
been record breaker. It commenced
to rain last Saturday afternoon and
has ralned the most of the time since.
The fields are pretty wet and many
are fearing serious damage to the
wheat crop on account of too much
moisture thing that rarely happens
in this part of Kansas
The Probate Court of Trego County
will take a short recess the latter part
of this week Judge and Mrs. Peacock
expect to attend the marriage of their
daughter, Alice, and DIR. Lew S. Big
ger, of Collins, Iowa, the ceremony
taking place at Emporia, Kansas.
During the Judges absence those hav-
ing occasion to examine the Probate
records may do so by application to
c. H Benson, county clerk
At noon last Friday the ringing of
the fire bell disturbed the pleasure of
the picnic dinner being held in the
| court house park In some way pre-
sumably from a cigar or cigarette