Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-02-06

| Mr. and Mrs w H Wright came
up from Hays yesterday on the jit-
| evening here uansacting business
Mr. Wright announced last week that
he had taken charge of the Trego
County Reporter and will manage it
hereafter. He will also change the
name to the Trego County Tregonian
Report of the delegates from the
the New-Era convention of the Pres
byterlan church of the u. S. which is
being held Thursday and Friday of
this week in Kansas City, will be
made at the Presbyterian Church at
the close of the Sabbath School next
Sabbath morning, and 1T IS hoped
every member of the church and con-
gregation will be present to hear the
report Special song service in con
nection with this report Sabbath
School at 10 a. M and c. E. meet
The -.JlIney,' is now carrying mail
but it is being carried in pouches and
no local mail is taken on or -distribut-
ed between Sahna and Oakley. An
effort is being made to secure mail
Z clerk for this train and whether it is
successful or not will depend upon the
amount of mail which is placed in the
local post Office previous to the de-
parture of the train The train leaves
at 9:45 but the mail leaves the post
office at 9:1O. Get it into the post
Office before that hour and use the
train as much as possible This VII
not only help to get the mail clerk but
/
service after the mail clerk is secur-
ed.
The Sixth grade of the common
school and their. teacher, Miss Han
cock We're very pleasantly entertain-
ed at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wall
from until 6 Monday evening. It
being Williams birthday, a complete
/ surprise was planned. He was dis
missed early from school and sent by
his mother to one of the neighbors.
While he was gone the. children rush
cd fn and hay he re-
turned they ran out and surprised
him. The evening was spent playing
sandwiches, fruit salad, cookies and
popcorn balls were served Everyone
left declaring they had had wonder
Mr. and Mrs C. H Benson arrived
home Friday night from Topeka.
While in Topeka Mr.. Benson attend
ed the state meeting of the county
the county clerks convention he took
part on the program by reading a
paper on ELECTION machinery and
! law was dealt with principally and
while he supported the idea Of the
system he pointed out some object
iona1 features among them being the
petitions which are used for getting a
candidates name on the ticket The
petitions ought to be done away with
and all who desired and would pay
/ the fee should have their names on the
| ticket. There would be no more candi-
dates but lot of useless work and
! expense would be done away with.
| Sergeant Howard Gordon, who has
| seen considerable service over seas
pulled off agreeable surprise on his
relatives and friends by his unan-
nounced return to home and kindred
last Friday evening. 3sJack'', as he is
Z most often called, is the first Wa
/ Keeney man of the famous fighting
i 35th division to return and little
banquet in his honor was arranged
by some Of his friends to which
county and city officers and business
men were invited. Accordingly abou
forty men sat down to a splendid.
supplied table in the dining room o.
the Penny hotel Saturday evening
Judge I. T. Purcell acted as master
of ceremonies and made a little tall
welcoming the returned soldier ane
congratulating him the splendid
record made himself and comrade:
and concluded by requesting Jack t.
tell of his experiences of the battle
field which he did in modestly TOLD