Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-10-30
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Miss Florence Staatz, of Ellsworth,
is visiting among relatives here this
week
W. R. Walker left Tuesday morn
ing for his home at Manhattan after
having transacted business here for a
week or ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Defines, ST., came
up from Russell Monday afternoon
and are visiting with relatives and
friends in this vicinity.
VIM. Schrenkler who is travelling
for the Fessler Grain Co, of Kansas
City, spent Saturday and Sunday here
looking after business interests.
G. L. Hays went down to Kansas
City last Saturday night to order
more Christmas goods and visit
friends. He returned Wednesday
night.
Deaconess Smith, of Salina, has
been in Wa-Keeney for the past few
days working in the interest of the
Episcopal church and visiting among
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Switlik and
little of Rudolph Horak, their
grand son, went down to Wilson Mon
day where they have spent several
days attending the wedding of
niece of Mrs. Switlik.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gordon are.
now in charge of the former Musgrave
& Wurst store at Ogallah and are
more conveniently located to home
and home folks. Their friends are glad
to have them in this vicinity again
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Sellers arrived
home last Saturday evening from
P1ttsburg, Kansas, where Mr.. Sellers
had been receiving treatment at a
hospital for several weeks. His friends
will be glad to know that he is much
improved in health.
On account of the prospective strike
among the coal miners, the price of
coal has been advancing quite rapidly
the last week or ten days. Those Who
laid in their supply early in the season
were very fortunate. They not onIv
have the coal but they have saved
dollar a ton on the price
Several communities in this part
of the state are planning on celebrat-
ing armistice day, November IL. 1t
is probably little late for much of a
celebration to be planned and carried
out here, but the idea is a good one
and If anything can be done it ought
to be, and in the future definite ar
rangements ought to be made for the
observance of the day. AS a rule the
members of the American Legion are
handling the program. In this county
nothing has been done toward perfect
ing the organization of a post of the
Legion We do not know why the
soldier boys do not push along the
organization of such a post
There will be parent-teachers'
meeting at the high school auditorium
tom orrow, Friday afternoon. Invita-
lions have been sent out to all the |
parents of the students who are at
tending the school inviting them to be
present A list of subjects worthy of
discussion have been selected and sent
along with the invitations. There are
to be no set talks upon any of these
subjects but those who are interested
IN any of them are expected to come
to the meeting and be prepared to
have something to say upon the sub
Ject- 1t is not presumed that the pa
iron will first find out what the school
teacher thinks on the subject ana then
talk in sentiments in strict accord
with the teachers views, but the
speaker is expected to give his or her
own opinion, not with the idea of
stirring up trouble but with the
thought of reaching mutual under
standing with the instructors 1t is
hoped a large attendance will be
present.