Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-11-11
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

c. W. Sellers went down to SaIina
Monday morning on a business trip.
Waterman Ideal fountain pens and
ink at the Reliable Jewelry Store. zt
F Blickenstaff, a farmer south
of Quinter, was Eansacting business
here Monday
List your land with Cave Realty
Company, WaKeeney, Office with H.
F. Kline 23-f
Wanted-Man with team to husk
corn Call Phone $40 Geo Splits
naug1e. adv 37-tf.
Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Nader and little
daughter, of Collyer, were transact
ing business in this city Monday
Mrs L. S. Myerly went to Col1yer
Monday to spend few days with her
daughter, Mrs Dowie, who was suf-
fering from an attack OF tonsilitis-
Five car loads of cattle were
shipped from Wakeeney last Saturday
morning, one car by j. G. Hixson and
two cars of calves from VIM.
Littlechild, Sr., and the Galloway
| ranch
j. f. Pierce went down to Hays last
Saturday morning and remained over
until Sunday visiting Mrs Pierce and
| their little daughter who IS IN the hos
pita1 He reports Gladys getting
along nicely.
Boys and girls an IngersoH Radio
Radcliffe will be given away absolute
| ~ free to the person guessing the
| number of Ingersoll watches in our
/ window, November 18th to 18th in
| elusive The Reliable Jewely Store
Business was decidedly light in Wa
Keeney last Saturday and Monday on
account of rainy weather and muddy
roads from another steady rain The
soil is now IN good condition with
plenty of moisture for starting the
crop next sprig.
If you have a little sandyspot on
your farm measuring 10 and 40 feet,
put on a little fertilizer now. Those
! waternelons will grow SO rapidly
next summer that you Will be amply
repaid. An Ottawa county boy sold
over S75 worth of melons from patch
| that was SO by 100.
| The Red Cross drive is on but there
is yet reason and need for contrlbut-
ing to the Salvation Army fund and
| there is no reason why a dollar cannot
| be given to each fund. Call at your
bank and turn in all you can possibly
! afford on the Salvation, Army fund.
| Trego county has not yet made good
/ Taxes for 1920 are now due and
payable at the Office OF the county
treasurer. They become due the first
of November. So far there has been
no great rush for the privilege of psfg-
ing up but Mr.. Myerly reports a
steady business and especially by
mail. Taxes are a little higher this
year than they were last year. Miss
Hattie DeBoer is assisting in the
treasurer's Office this year.
+, al T.
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Mai, Sr.
south of Wakeeney in honor of their
daughter, Miss Mollie, in celebration
of her coming marriage All present
enjoyed good time Saturday Miss
Mai went down to Russell where, or
Sunday she was united in marriage
with Ferdinand Defines at the home OF
the groom. They expect to make
their home in Russell county and viii
live on farm. Trego county friends
extend wishes for long and happy
married life.
The 1920 crop of turkeys is now be
ing placed on the market and the price
being paid makes 1t worth while fol
farmer to make a business of rails
ing turkeys-if they will live and grow
for him The best flock which has
been placed on the local market so fa1
! this year was brought in Monday bS
Miss Alma Evers, who lives north
west. of Wakeeney, and Were sold tt
w f Swigget at a special price o.
, thirty cents per pound They wer,
bourbon red breed and twenty-five il
the bunch Miss Evers received
cheek for little over one hundres
! dollars for them They were net o11l.
even and nice in color but were jus
s as even in size. At that rate it paw
to raise turkeys.