Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-07-15

ternoon on his way to Cove county
Graydon Sellers it at home for
! about ten days and is driving the
Standard oil truck while Eddie is in
| Colorado.
Mrs. G. NJ Ufford went to Hays
Sunday where she spent the afternoon
visiting with her daughter, Mrs. EN-
ma johnson.
Mr.. Davidson, of Glasco, owner of
the Davidson ranch northwest of
town, is here this week looking after
his business interests.
| You can always depend on Ham
| ilton watch as a reliable time piece.
Headquarters for Hamilton watches
at the Reliable Jewelry Store.
DIR. Herrick reports the arrival of
| a new son at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Hobbick Tuesday night.
The mother and babe are getting
along nicely.
Mrs. DIR. S. C. Herrick and little
| daughters, of Russell, are spending
this week in WaKeeney as guests at
| the home of her sister, Mrs. w. Y.
| Herrick.
o. A. CorHight left Wednesday
morning for vacation trip to Twin
Falls, Idaho, where he will visit for
several weeks at the home of his
| daughter, Mrs. Frank Mccormick,
and other relatives.
'The Greatest Catastrophy in the
| History of the World is the title of
he sermon next Sunday evening at
| the Methodist church. This is the
third meeting of the Union Services.
Mr.. Heller will preach.
The physicians of western Kansas
who can find it possible to attend will
have the privilege of an unusually
| good medical consultation and meet
ing at Colby next Tuesday, July 20.
Two prominent physicians from Kan
sas City are expected to be present
| program.
E. p. Root and family were in Wa
Keeney Monday night while on their
way to their home in Colorado
| Springs. Thirty-five years ago Mr..
| Root, who was then a boy of sixteen,
| spent about three weeks in Wa
Keeney.- 1t was during the big rush
for filing on homestead land and there
| was considerable excitment here at
that time. Mr.. Root thinks Wa
Keeney is pretty nice city but
| that it has not many trees as it
I ought to have after thirty-five years.
The World office force has found
! that the mechanics of ability in Wa
Keeney are mighty handy fellows to
have around. Yesterday forenoon we
| had a break down on both the type
writer and the linotype machine
Both jobs of repairing required skill.
Bryce Logan made the repairs on the
| typewriter and Irve Woerner the
| linotype. Both jobs are very neat.
| With the equipment of the shops in
WaKeeney and the mechanics en-
ployed in them any kind of repair
work can be done here.
Sam F. Peacock wrote from Hill
top, Nevada, one day last week, in
part as follows: The mine shut down
on the 18th and 9Th, starting up again
| on the 9th. I was up above the snow
drifts the Fourth but spent most
| of the time looking around among
| the hills, taking pictures, etc. I had
a gun, thinking I might get some
sage chickens but failed to see any.
| They are pretty scarce this year.
After a month so, when the noun
tain springs and streams dry up,
| they viii begin to bunch up We
have been having hot, dry weather
here the last several days, although
/ the night are cold enough
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hashman have
! the sincere sympathy of their many
friends in this vicinity IN their sorrow
caused by the death of their infant
SON, Henry Carroll. The little one
| was born June 30th but instead of
gaining strength the little life gradu-
ally grew weaker until it passed
away at about IL o'clock Tuesday
morning. The shock and disappoint-
ment is severe blow to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hashman. The funeral services
were held at the home at 7:3O O'Clock
Tuesday evening being conducted by
! the Rev Mann Miss Lacy Herick
! sang II think when I read that Sweet
Story of Old The body was buried
in WaKeeney cemetery.