Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-07-10
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Bill Enix came in Sunday night
from SaIina to take in the harvest
here.
Attorney J. r. Parsons and family
went over to Colby Monday on bus
mess and pleasure
Mr. and Mrs J. C. Co1diron are vis-
ting this week with relatives and
friends at Stockton.
Mrs. Fliesbach arrived here last
week and is visiting at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Herrick-
E. D. Samson was down from Quin-
ter Sunday to watch the big bunch of
harvest men come in on the jitney.
Jas Nejdl and wife, of Friend,
Nebr,. came in Tuesday morning for a.
visit with relatives and to help out
during the harvest.
Miss Amanda Williamson, of Wat
aga, ILL.,, a niece of Mrs w c. Olson,
is visiting with her aunt and cousins
at the home of Mrs. Olson.
G. L. Hays spent several days in
ing goods for the Reliable Jewe1ry
Store and in visiting friends.
Mrs. Shepard and daughter, Miss
Dorathy, who visited in this city at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Hays
left Saturday evening for their home
at Kansas City.
Miss Nettie Witte, southwest div
ision representative of the Red Cross
was in this city Monday investiga tins
the local chapter and red cross affairs
in this county.
J. T. W. Cloud was down in Ellis
worth and Rice counties Suad ~ look
ing for harvest help. He succeeded n
landing several men and his work May
bring in many more.
Mrs. J. A. Bayerer, of Sa1ina, is
nurse at the home Of MIR. and Mrs.
S. J. Straw, caring for Mrs. Straw
and the new son who are reported to
be getting along nicely
Adam Mai jr. went down to Salina
Saturday to see what he could do in
getting hold of harvest crew. He
returned home Sunday and secured a
crew from among the men who came
in on the jitney.
Reuben Haffa, former resident of
this county, came in Sunday to visit
a short time and see how things were
getting along in the harvest. He is
now located at Abilene but still has
an inward liking for Trego county.
A large delegation of soldiers and
other friends from this city went
down to Ogallah Sunday afternoon to
attend the funeral for Martin Lof-
stead, showing the high esteem in
which the young man was held.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Dil1inger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Riding, of Salina, were
here last week few days visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Dill
linger south of town. The Dillinger
gentlemen are brothers They return
ed home by the auto route last Friday.
A high wage agitator, likely an I.
w. w, who landed in Wa-Keeney
Sunday morning, was officially and
firmly invited to leave town early in
the afternoon and he complied with
the request. He got into a crowd of
harvest hands and commenced to
make a noise about higher wages
whereupon Dick Selbe, city marshall,
and others in authority told him to
leave town and he obeyed the order.
Such fellows are not being tolerated
at all this year and are being shut up
or thrown out as fast as they open
up anywhere.
A tsbu1 in a china shop" can create
considerable disturbance but for stir
ring up a bunch of excitmcnt in a
short time especially when there gre
a few ladies around, a large bull snake
on the sidewalk on the corner by J. w.
Spena's garage cut considerable fig
ure for short time. In the semi
darkness it looked about three times
as large it really was and the ladies
were confident that it was a regular
RATHER. Some men got after it with
clubs and soon put it out of business
There didn't anyone want to get bit
by it now that the bone dry law is in
effect.
MCKEE SAYS