Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-05-27
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Fresh beef at Bakers. Adv If.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hayes have been
at ST. Anthony hospital at Hays this
week with their son who IS receiving
surgical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs Pete Mathison have
moved to Ray, Colorado. We did not
learn what line of work Mr. Mathi-
son intends to follow
According to the latest report from
Mr.. Yetter, who is at the home of his
son IN Topeka, he is somewhat i'm
poved in condition at present.
Mrs. Ragsdale, from Missouri, ar
rived here Wednesday afternoon for
| a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs
Ben Hayes, west of Wa-keeney- Her
visit is a very pleasant surprise to
her sister.
Mrs Ottie Spena has been here
this week from Kansas City visiting |
with friends and attending-the closing |
week exercises Of Trego County High
School as guest of the Misses
/ Schwanbeck.
The base ball game which took place |
on the local diamond Sunday after
noon between the teams from Ransom
| and Collyer was a good game and re-
/ suited in a score of five to two in
/ favor of the Ransom team
4 George Martinez and Mrs. Josefa
the Probate Judge in this city last
! Friday morning. They were accom-
i panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sol
orio. All these people live at Ellis
!, Chas. Dodge arrived home Sunday
from his visit at the home of his par
ents in Russell county. He reports
fishing first class down that way and
that he caught some good ones, but,
of course, none of them were as large
as the one he almost got
Mr.. Harvey, representing the public
utilities commission, was here the last
of the week for hearing in the APP
| plication of the Wa-Keeney Telephone
Co, for raising rates. The hearing
took place at the court house and a
large number of witnesses We're ex-
arnined.
The teachers institute for Trego
and Ellis counties will convene at FIT.
Hays Normal next Monday morning.
All teachers from Trego county are
urged TO attend this session. By do
;. ing so they will obtain credits neces-
: sary to securing life certificate.
Jacob Dietz and Miss Amelia Rohn,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Rohn,
= We're united in marriage Tuesday at
their home on the Smoky south Of
Wa-Keeney. The cerena o1ly was per
formed by the Rev. Finkbeiner. About
two hundred relatives and. friends
We're present.
Cut worms can be killed by using
bran mash made of one pound Of
Paris green, twenty pounds Of bran
three lemons, two quarts of syrup
and three gallons Of water. This mix
ture should be spread over the ground
/ at shutdown just before the worms
2 come to the surface. Several applica-
| Il =
, tive.
On Friday evening, May Fl, Mrs. F
C. Wollner entertained at a O'Clock
dinner in honor of Mr.. and Mrs Sell
So1berg, of Little River, Kansas. Gov
ers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
So1berg, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chalk
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Staat, Misses Mar,
Mogan, Mildred Yoder, of Ellis, Virgis
= Oldham and Messrs. Ray Morgan
Morgan Wol1ner and Maurice Wo1lner
A delightful four course dinner wa
served. Later in the evening com
pany of ten couples danced on tn
It porch until a late hour when the hos
It tess served ice cream and cake an.
!. the guests departed declaring the.
;, had delightful time.
Inasmuch as Decoration day fall
on Sunday this year either Saturda,
. or Monday should be observed as
s holiday in honor of the living an
II. dead soldiers and sailors of our ma
g ton The regular services for the da
are to be held in Wa-Keeney on Mon
day this year and it will be more con
Fl venient for the business men to oh
serve that day than it will for Their
to observe Saturday. We are inform
ed that some are objecting to closin
their places of business on Monda
q but it is likely they will fall into lin
and that business will be suspende
from about 10 o'clock in the mornin
. until after the exercises at the fai
grounds in the afternoon.
By fall there will be another 1arg.
new garage building and shop in We