Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-09-25
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


congregation at the Methodist church
in this city Sunday evening.
Mrs. Jane Parsons and Mrs. john
son came down from Collyer Saturday
and visited in this city at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Parsons
The Jesse James show company was
billed for performance in Wa-Keeney
last Saturday night, but the rain in
terfered with the crowd. Also the
price, seventy-hve cents a throw, cut
down the attendance. The company
carried a good band
Mrs F. H. Burnham, Mr. and Mrs
E. H. Hillman and babe, Mrs A. j.
McCollum and daughter and DR.. w.
Y Herrick went down to Hays Mon
day morning to consult with and re-
ceive treatment from Dr. Cayton who
was at the Hays hospital on that
date.
About twenty-five Wa-Keeney peo-
pie attended the Golden Belt Fair at
Hays last Saturday. R. 1. Pickering
and Walter Kfhut intended to take
part in the auto races but they were
pulled off the program because of
lack of money with which to pay the
purses
Harry Bryant's bench legged white
bull dog was at the depot Friday
night and attracted the attention of
passenger who succeeded in coaxing
him onto the train and struggled him
west as far as Quinter. Harry made
a trip to Quinter Saturday forenoon
and soon located the dog and brought
him home.
Mrs. D. L. Countryman, a former
resident of this city for many years,
but whose home is now at Boomers
Ferry, Idaho, and who is spending a
couple of weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Lindberg, at Ogallah, visited
with old friends in this city this week.
She expects to leave for her home in
about week.
VIM. Littlechild went down to Kan
sas City last week and was a buyer
on the stock market where he pur-
chased three car loads, 1O1 head of
two-year-o1d white face steers which
arrived here Sunday morning and
were taken to the Littlechild ranch
northwest of town where they will be
fed-out this winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Honomich1, jr.,
left Monday for their home at Wilson
after having assisted for the last two
weeks with the threshing work at the
home of Mrs. HonomichPs parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Folkers south of
town. Mr.. Honomich1 informs US that
he is contemplating moving ito this
county next year.
Walter G. Allen and Miss BeuIah M
Saxton, of Ellis, Kansas, were married
at the residence of Probate Judge Pea
cock in Wa-Keeney last Monday even
ing. Mr.. Allen is one of Uncle Sans
soldier boys, recently returned from
France. His estimabIe wife is well
known in this city, being a graduate
of T. @. H. s., class of 1919.
Very interesting rally day exercises
took place at the Presbyterian church
Sabbath school Sunday morning. The
program rendered by the children was
filled with interest. A large class of
pupils was promoted from the pri-
mary department to the first year
Junior. The ordinance of baptism was
administered to the little babe of Mr..
and Mrs Rudolph Horak.-
Jake Hansen took in the fair at
Wa-Keeney last week. There were
baseball games, races, flying machine,
spcialties and fine lot of agricul-
tural and live stock exhibits. Mr.. Han
sen met a lot of his old friends down
there, people he knew in the early
days when ponies ran wild and when
buffalo were no uncommon sight on
the plains. He enjoyed the trip.-Gove
Gazette.
The settlement for the season be-
tween the International Harvester Co
and the Trego Co. Coop. Assn. tool
place last week and the amount in
volved was $47,OOO.oO. This gives {
faint idea of the immense amount OF
business transacted by the big firm
when one dealer in one county tran
sactS so large an amount. The Co.
OPP. Assn. also transacted severa
Thousand dollars worth of bushes:
with other machinery companies.
The heavy rains last Wednesda,
evening, a week ago, sent the river.
and creeks up to high water mark ant
washed out and damaged several O
the bridges in the county. There ar
very few places where high waite
bridges can be put in without grea
deal of expense but If looks like the,