Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-23

Smoked meats at Bakers. Adv
A peck of Pinto beans for $3.50 at
Trego Mercantile Co. Adv 1t.
J. D. Vandewater was down from
Voda Monday transacting business.
Buy your Pinto beans at home.
S%a Cents nonnd at reso sa Mere
w. J. Knaues and S. S. Long, sue
cessful Cove county farmers, were
transacting business here last Satur-
Mrs Glen G. Jones and two young
est children are at Leavenworth this
week visiting at the home OF her SIS
ter and with friends
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. league, of Coll
yer, were transacting business here
Monday and found it very convenient
to make the round trip on the jItney.
John Spena, the local Ford man, re-
ceived two of those Fordson tractors
Tuesday and when they were unload
ed Wednesday r. I. Pickering gave
demonstration run with on of them
using Franklin street as a course and
pulled drag. Thus the speed of the
Fordson was demonstrated and the
city street was benefited at the same
time. The Fordson is a rapid travel
E. H. Hillman arrived home Sun
day night from trip to Dallas, which
was a conbina ton of both business
for the Bankers Life and had won the
trip a reward for the amount of
insurance he had written during the
year. The company entertains its
best agents at a school of instruction
each year at which all kinds of i'm
portant questions regarding the
! and answered. New features of the
policies are also explained. Ernest
says he sure enjoyed the trip
On Tuesday evening, January Fl,
the young men and young ladies of
Mrs W NJ Dillinger's Sunday School
class met at the Baptist parsonage
and affected the following organiza-
President, Edith Dennis, Secretary,
Ellis. Committees Entertairme
Bach; Reporter. Edith A. Wallace
A meeting for business and enter
tainnent will be held at the church
on the second Tuesday evening of
/ each month beginning on February
18th. The class will be known as the
"A moza'' class of the Wa-Keeney
long elsewhere, come and join
Last Monday evening a number of
the friends OF Mrs: ); h He Heck haa,a
IN nh honor Of her birthday. From 1.-The the
| home of Mrs. Herrick they went in a
| body to the Hickman residence and in
| the house the guests ventured up to
| the porch when suddenly illumin-
| ated poster informed them that the
| family had departed for a winter re-
| charge of the family watch dog (who
seemed to be asleep on the job and
| CnaC LIamDS ana invaders were pro-
hibited lingering long in the neighbor-
hood, but in spite of such sinister
| warning the door was opened and the
guests were soon in possession. From
curtains, walls and all available
spaces further bits of advise and ad-
nonitions greeted the eye from
squares of card board printed in the
most artistic style by the husband of
the hostess which occasioned much
merriment and which, it is needless
to say, were carefully needed by the
guests A very enjoyable evening
was spent in a most informal way.
Among the pretty gifts which Mrs.
| Hickman received was a most at
tractive and artistic cake baked at
the Hey1 bakery pretti1y decorated
| with her picture, white icing and
white birthday candles The guests of
the evening presented her with a set
4 of handsome cut glass sherbert
glasses in honor of the day At about
ten thirty O'Clock all went to the
City Bakery where tables had been
reserved and delicious ice-cream and
cake was served, after which the
guests departed all declaring that
they had spent a most enjoyable
evening Those present were: Mrs. j
H. Niesley, Mrs j. w Phares, Mrs
J. ID. Lynn, Mrs w. Y Herrick, Mrs
l. T. Purcell, Mrs u. S. Miller, Mrs
G r. lille, Mrs w W. Gibson, Mrs
C. l. Hartman, Mrs. A W. Heyl
Mrs H s. Giv1er and Miss Margaret