Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-09-25
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mess at Ellis Tuesday.
Ice cold water melon for sale at 2
cents per pound at the Ice Plant 3otf-
w. G. Kline, of near Morland, visit
1 ed here Wednesday at the home of his
brother, H. F. Kline
| Mrs J. W Hosie went down to Abil-
enc Tuesday where she will visit with
relatives a few days.
| Mrs Repine arrived last week from
Rock Island, Ill, and is keeping house
| for the Kelly brothers.
Rev DR.. Allison went down to Hays
Wednesday where he attended the fall
meeting of the Osborne presbytery.
Mrs G. G. Greenwood and little
daughter are visiting at the home of
her parents at Smith Center, Kansas.
W. c. Rhoades shipped out two car
loads of cattle and hogs Sunday morn
ing for the Kansas City market. H. c.
Sweet also shipped out two car loads
of cattle.
Mrs. Chas. Goble and three sons, of
Araphoe, Colo, who have visited here
at the home of Mrs. Goble, went down
to Cga11ah this morning where they
will visit with relatives
Sheriff Peter DeBoer accompanied
George VanZant to the reformatory
at Hutchinson, Tuesday, where the lat
ter will commence serving indeter-
inmate sentence of from one to five
years for grand larceny.
A ladies purse containing small
amount of money and bunch of keys
were lost on the Fair grounds last
week. We understand that the finder
can keep the money if he will return
the purse and keys to this Office.
We have rented the rooms formerly
occupied by Givler and Shrenkler, and
have installed up to date optical
room, with all the latest appliances
for testing the eyes. This work vii
be in charge of registered optan1
etrist, and all work will be guaran
| teed. The Reliable Jewelry Store. 2St
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. E1lermeyer ar
rived home last Friday morning from
their trip to Colorado which has oc-
cupied the last several weeks. They
are both feeling much better in health
from having taken the vacation trip.
| They report Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Kirk
ner- and babe getting along nicely at
| Limon, Colo.
Miss May Harlan left Tuesday
morning on her return trip to Wash
! ington, D. c., where she has a pos
| ition in the internal revenue depart
ment of our government. She likes
the work and the national capital very
much. She had been at home for about
a month on regular vacation which
/ is allowed all employees.
| There will be preaching at the Pres
| byterian church, both morning and
| evening next Sabbath This will be
| the last service that DIR. and Mrs. S.
| L. Allison will be with the church for
sometime owing to his resigning the
/ L L
They expect to leave early next week
for Denver where they will make their
home.
Ad Rush from northwest of town,
| was transacting business in town
! Wednesday and was hobbling around
with considerable limp in his walk.
| He said he had been shipping water
| melons and had gotten caught at it,
but further explanation told that he
| was suffering from blood poisoning
which had started in very small sore
on his second toe.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Cruson and two
sons who had visited with their son
at Ogallah and assisted<him with his
work since the last of June left We'd
nesday night for their return trip to
their home at Lebanon, Oregon. The
World has been keeping them posted
on Trego county affairs since they
went west several years ago. They are
well located near Salem and like the
west very much, but enjoy getting
back to Trego county once in awhile.
Train No 169 was seven or eight
hours late Monday owing to a wreck
| which occurred near Quinter. We I'M
derstand an engine and caboose we<e
going west backward, when the trucks
of the engine tender went off the rails
and started things going About
twenty rails of track were torn up and
| the engine landed its side in the
ditch. The engineer and fireman were
/ both injured from escaping steam.
| The heavy rains having softened the