Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-07-03


the harvest field
Walter McAtee came home from
Ellsworth the middle of the week
where he had been visiting at the
home of his brother, Jess, for several
weeks.
Mrs. Mary Hiddleson, of Conway
Springs, Kansas, was here short
time the last of the week as a guest
of Mrs. Ed Brown and other friends.
She left Saturday Afternoon for Quin-
ter and Grainfield-
Attorney H. L. Humphrey, of Abi1-
enc, was here Tuesday transact1ng
business in district court in connection
with mortgage foreclosure in which
he was interested.
George Haf1iger was complaining
witness the first of the week in
case brought against Frank Harding
charging him with leaving the car
cass of a dead horse exposed near the
Hafiger residence.
M W. Mason has been laid up at
home during the last few days from
the effects of kick in the stomach
by mule. At present he is gradually
improving and indications are that he
will be himself again in a day or two.
Miss Grace Allison arrived home
Wednesday from Denver, Colo, where
she is instructor in the primary
department of the Denver schools and
will spend the summer here with her
parents, the Rev and Mrs. S. L. ALI
son.
Mrs. DR.. G. E. Haughey departed
Tuesday for her home at S1nithvi1le,
Mo, after having visited here about
two weeks with her friend, Mrs Ray
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at Topeka and visit with relatives of
her late husband.
John Gob1e returned home from
Ogallah township Saturday night
where he had just finished up build
ing a 5000 granary for Basil Ridway.
Mr.. Ridgway is intending to store his
surplus wheat in a granary instead
of piling it on the ground.
Colonel Wilbur Rogers returned
from service in France and Germany
last Saturday. Mrs. Rogers arrived
Sunday morning, coming from Hon
olulu, H. l., and together they are Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. w.
Rogers, of Wilcox township, and
other relatives and friends.
Chas. Mason and Elmer Holconb
were in auto accident near Ness
City Sunday and a result Charley has
been imping from a badly injured
foot. Two of the other occupants of
the car were injured, one of them sus-
tanning broken hip and other dis
located knee cap. The car was also
considerably damaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudson Harlan and
daughter, June, arrived home from
Kansas City last Wednesday night
where they had been for the purpose
of having a crippled foot of Miss
June's treated with the object of
Strengthening it out. While away Mr..
Harlan visited with his sister at the
home of her son at Tulsa, Okla.
Mention was recently made in this
paper that Leo Harlan had develop
ed into quite wrestler since joining
the United States army and going
over seas. He writes that he has been
in twelve matches and has not been
thrown in any of them. He is now to
enter some international contests and
is a little afraid he may not come out
as well on them, but Wa-Keeney
friends hope he will be the victor
About dozen farmers were at the
depot the other night when the train
came in and looking for har-
vest hands but none could be induce to
get off the train. Passengers stated
that all along the line from Kansas
City the train. was met by farmers
wanting harvest hands and Offering
good wages There is greater short
age of hands this year than ever be
fore and oft repeated question is
tsWhat.has become of the men, Hun
dreds of thousands of soldiers have
been released during the last few
months but there seems to be other
employment for them as well as the
other workmen and even the 1. W.
VS. are not present.
Chas- Strauss, of Denver, sold sew
eral head of horses in Wa-Keeney
Saturday, June 21st, under guarantee
of being as he represented them to be
or money would be returned. j. j.
Bauer bought one of the teams for
SIP. so and took them home ay,d ruoy,t