Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-03-20
ALL OFFICIAL COUNTY NEWS


ter the farmers are bringing in more
wheat They are getting about $2.15
per bushel for it.
Rev c.. r. Wade held meeting at
Banner church, Tuesday night in con-
nection with the centenary work of
| the Methodist church
Jitney Wednesday for Sallna and
Aida, Kansas, where she is comtem-
plating making her future home.
Miss Thelma Lynn, who is teaching
school this winter down in Glencoe
township, visited here Saturday ana
Sunday at the home of her father.
in Trego County High School, spent
several days the past week in. the
eastern part of the state and at Kan
Mr. and Mrs V. C. Barnett and lit
tie child are here this week from
home of the Rev. and Mrs. c. R.
Wade. Mrs. Barnett is daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Wade.
@. z. Speer and family arrived
here this morning from ST. Joseph,
Mo, and will hereafter be residents
of this county Their car of immi-
grant goods is in transit and is ex-
pecJed TO arrive soon.
w. w. Harvey was up from Ogal-
lab township Tuesday afternoon He
reports the wheat coming out in fine
shape in that part of the county. The
farmers are also very busy getting
line on their spring work
Mrs. John Weideman and children
arrived home last Saturday afternoon
from Russell county where they had
Visited at the home of her parents.
They were accompanied by Mr..
Phleim, father of Mrs. Weideman
There will be a special meeting of
Wa-Keeney lodge No. 148 A. F. & A.
evening at 7:3O o'clock for the pur-
pose of comforting degrees. A good
attendance is desired j. w. Bingham,
Representative H. F. Kline arrived
home Tuesday night from Topeka
who're Re attended the 1919 session of
the legislature. The session was not
completed but was so far along that
Mr.. Kline thought it would be safe to
trust the closing acts to those who
could remain.
per year or not remains to be seen
but it is a fact that there are many
little hoppers in the prairie grass and
under the thistles now. They have
appeared rather early and late
freeze may kill them off. Here's hop
ing, anyway
county are now busy at work with
| spring work, getting the fields ready
for barley and oats; Some Of them
| have already sown barley. The soil
is in excellent condition. The winter
wheat is also showing up in fine
shape and soon the old earth will
nave on us new coat OF V0fOuf0.
The Northwest Kansas Conference
! of the NJ. E. church will meet in their
annual session at Lindsborg next
Herrick and Mrs Munson expect to
| attend. Bishop Quayle will preside at
| the conference. A special feature viii
Messiah by the Lindsborg chorus OF
five hundred voices, given on Friday
evening.
| The weather caught cold during
Nn1J-
very warm and spring like and vege-
/ tation made a fine growth and most
of the inha bitants of this vicinity We're
taken with a light attack of garden
fever The temperature was about
i thirty degrees cooler this morning
with a northeast wind and the garden
enthusiasm is somewhat abated.
There is soon to be organized in
| this city a home nursing committee
| of the Red Cross work. Mrs W l.
Watts, Of St; Louis: Mo-, was here
| work and methods and making ar
rangments for perfecting the organ
| ization. While here she was guest
| of Mrs. J. c. Cortriglt. Those who
i desire can take up the training and
/ the cost VIII be practically nothing
The instructions vii! be given by q
/ regular qualified trained nurse.
Deputy Gid Joy and State Lecture,
A Reside, Of the A. o. q. w. OF
Kansas, were here last Friday even
ing and instituted Juvenile A. O
! - w IOOSS VIII lWS1Gy-Inf00 m EN-
bers- The following officers were
elected: Junior Master Workman
Florence Bach; Junior Past Master
Nestor Dewitt; Junior Recorder. Mel
lie Dodge; junior overseer, Ernes1
Lepper; junior foreman, William
/ Wall; Junior guide, Earl Wheeler
Junior inside watch, Beth Dewitt
| junior outside watch, Edith Wheeler
| junior musician, Charlotte Basnett
| n1lstresses of ceremonies, Mrs. Colds
| Hickman and Mrs. Anna Dewitt A
| the close of the meeting refreshmen
were served to the little people ano
| they enjoyed 1t very much. The jun
| Tor A. o. u w is new feature Oh
the order and is proving quite ben
ehcia1 and interesting.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES