Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-07-31
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Arthur Fauteaux, of Ellis, spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Ufford in this city
II. w. Ashcraft, of Salina, former
resident of this county, was transact
ing business here Saturday
Miss Maude Nies1ey, bookkeeper at
the Fit. Hays experiment station, visit
ed over Sunday at her home IN this
city.
A. P. Hinshaw found watch the
other day and the owner can have
same by identifying property and pay
ing charges. See him at the store 70
VIM. ShrenIler arrived home last
Thursday night from Freeport, H.,
where he was called four weeks ago
on account of the death of his brother
Ted Morgan went down to Ellis
Monday and brought home his hand
tools and will do some papering work
here before finishing up other work at
Ellis.
Everett Curry came in Monday for
a visit with friends here He has been
taking in the harvest near Ellis and
visiting at the home of his sister
there
Mrs Walter Bach left Saturday for
Quinter where she and Walter will
make their home in the future. Wal
ter is now in charge of the section at
Quinter as boss.
Remember Honest Bill and Lucky
Bill? They will be here again with
their show next Saturday afternoon
and evening Be sure and attend this
show Adv. 1t.
Prof. D. o. HemphiII arrived home
last Friday night from Sharon
Springs where he had finished four
weeks work as instructor in the
teachers institute.
Mr. and Mrs E A WiIds and son,
of Banner, left Tuesday in their Dodge
car for Colorado Springs and other
interesting places in Colorado where
they expect to spend the next two or
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Rodgers receiv-
ed word the first of the week from
their son, Corporal Harvey, that he
had landed in New York and was sta
toned at Garden City, but would be
home by the last of the week.
Sam Shriner jr. stopped off here
last Thursday night his way home
from Kansas City, Mo, for visit at
the home of his parents. He is now
located at Sharon Springs but after
the HTSC OF the 1nOnCh 1nC0nQS &c
travel for Swift Packing Company.
Mrs. Harry Spear, formerly resi-
dent of this city but now of Sterling,
Ill, visited here last week and left
Thursday going by way of Denver and
thence into Nebraska before reaching
home 7 heir daughter Elsie, has but
recently returned from hospital ser
vices over seas, she being employed as
dietitian.
George Wolf who lives on the
Appless place, nine miles south ano
eight miles west of Wa-Keeney, is
advertising a public sale of live stock
and farm machinery to take place Fri
day afternoon, August 8. The DYER
tisment appears in this issue and the
sale bills were printed at this office
Mason & Olson are the auctioneers
j. W. Altman, of Ellis, and E. w
Altman, his son, of Kansas City, were
transacting business here last Satur
day Friday they had finished harvest
ing the wheat crop on the Altman
ranch in Riverside township. Mr.
Altman, Sr, has rented the ranch anc
has quit active farm work. Elihu i.
still with the Dell W. Hubbard Com
mission Company, at Kansas City
The firm is carrying an advertisement
in this issue and when you are ship
ping stock to Kansas City better re
, member this firm
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Benson, of thi
city, were called to Ogallah las
Thursday evening by message an
nouncing the serious illness of G. C
Yetter, father of Mrs. Benson
seems Mr.. Yetter was out in his pota
to patch when he was overcome from
some cause presumably his hear
action-where he was found lying OF
the ground. He was carried into tn,
house and soon revived but hear
action remained poor for day or so
We are glad to report that now he i.
improving nicely and his chances fol
recovery are very good. Mr.. Yetter i.
seventy-eight years old but very activ,
for one of that age.