Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-12-30
WHAT 1920 HATH WROUGHT
It Was a Good and Prosperous Year
For WaKeeney but 1t Has Fin
ished Its Course


history of WaKeeney could record as
many improvements for the city ar
the year 1920 can claim it would not
be long until this would be the most.
thriving and prosperous city in west
ern Kansas. The beginning of the
year made no promises regarding
what might and what might not take
place during the twelve months which
were to follow and, indeed, the first
six months of the year are not re-
menabered for the progress which was
made during them. The scarcity of
1aborers and the high cost of building
material stood in the way of progress
The last six months of the year show
signs of a release from these OBJ
structions and much progress has beer
made. Almost a building ssboor" has
been the result.
The advance was commenced in the
east part of the city with the building
of the new home for Mr.. and Mrs. s.
l. Shriner- To that part of the city
can be accredited not only the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Shriner but the bun
galow for Mr.. ad Mrs. Ross Ridgway,
the bungalow and barn for. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Sellers, the improvements
and Mrs Barnes, j. E. Barclay and
Walter Baker AS one advances to
| the west he sees the new home of c.
M. Hutchison and the improvements
| made in the cottage owned by Peter
DeBoer. There are also the new bun
galows nearly completed by Al. Ell
| 1ermeyer and DIR. U. S. Miller further
| to the west, and the improvements
made by Swan Lofstead, the house
and barn by G. L. Barger, and the i'm
proved or practically new residence
erected by Mrs. I. T. Purcell. The
basement and foundation have also
1 been put in for a new bugalow to be
| erected by F. d. Wonner along with
numerous small improvements which
| have been made by many.
In the business district the first to
| have been erected was the new garage
/ building by F. w. Staatz which is
sixty by eighty feet, equipped with
| water and lights and furnace heat,
| built with cement blocks. Also the
garage building being erected by II.
s. Givler and which would have been
completed had the weather permitted.
| Tt is fifty by one undred feet, cement
blocks and will be modernly equipped
| in every way with furnace, water,
lights and power. The Hardnan Lum-
| troyed by fire on the goth of Septem-
Der. They were old frame buildings
The yard is being rebuilt as rapidly
| as labor and the weather will permit
but wood is not being used The walls
of the buildings are being made ot
I ti1ing and finished with stucco. The
| stock is being replaced and when the
new yard is completed it will be 3
| great improvement over the former
| yard and a credit to any city rnan5
| times larger than WaKeeney.
WaKeeney has also shown her en-
terprise in a municipal way Bonds
were voted in the sum of sixty-fiye
thousand dollars for the purpose OF
erecting new electric light plant. tn.
contract has been let and the erection
of the building is in progress. Tbs
weather IS hindering the work but IL
time this city will have a strict1,
modern steam light plant which vii
furnish all the light and power neces
sary for several years to come. Fur
ther enterprise and progress wa
made when the people of WaKeene.
and school district No. voted to issu,
bonds for fifty thousand dollars fo
the purpose of erecting a new build
ing for the use of the eight grades o
the common school. The members o
the school board have made choic
| of building which will be moder1
| in every detail, fire proof with all tn
latest conveniences for school work
The new building will be erected mex
year
Truly 1920 has been good yea
for WaKeeney and as it turns an