Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-07-01

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The Reliable Jewelry Store. Adv. "a
at HeyPs bakery for a long time, but
whose home is now in Missouri, is
here this week visiting with friends
and fishing in the Saline.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Chalk and lit
tie son arrived home Monday night
from Little River, Kansas, where they
visited at the home of Mrs. Cha1ks
sister, Mrs. SohIberg, and where
Frank put in about seven days in the
harvest field.
The public sale of horses held at
the McAtee barn Saturday afternoon
was well attended by a good crowd
Bidding was not very brisk but good
horses brought good prices showing
that there is still a steady demand
for the right kind of stuff
Invitations have been sent out for
musical recital to be given next
Tuesday evening at the court room
in WaKeeney by Miss Margaret
Hardman as a diploma recital by her
teacher, Mrs. Chas. Steinberger. the
ability of Miss Hartman is generally
recognized and this recital will be
rare treat to all lovers of music.
A. H. Hamm solicits the support
of the members of the Democrat par
ty to secure the nomination for coun-
ty commissioner at the primary in
August. His announcement appears
in this issue of The World. Mr.
Hamrn has served as commissioner of
of this district for the last eight
years and has shown care and con-
sideration in the handling the affairs
of the county
The saving in time and work is only
half of the real saving that an A. B.
C. Super-Electric brings. 1t saves
your clothes and linens. It is agreed
that rubbing clothes wash board
produces the greatest amount of wear
that finally destroys them. 1t is not
wearing clothes that wears them out
| it's the rubbing, and this is all done
away with in an A. B. G. washer. Have
| them demonstrated by P. E. Keraus,
| WaKeeney. Adv. II ct.
| VIM. Lemke has sold his property
| in the northwest part of town to
| Claude M. Reeves, who will get pos
session about the first of August. This
| is nice property and will make Mr..
Reeves and family a nice home. Mr..
| Leraf<e is intending to move to Louis
| lana account of the health of Mrs.
i Lemke, as soon he gives possession
| of the residence However, he ex-
poets to retain ownership to his farm
land in Trego county.
The need of a combination chemical
engine and ladder truck is being ar
| gued as needed in WaKeeney. At the
recent fire at the home of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Peter DeRoer there was a de-
cided demand for ladders and only
one or two were available in the
neighborhood. The oil fire Sunday
called for a chemical engine. Several
other small fires have also shown the
need of such engine. The chemi-
| cal engine can be taken direct to the
fire and will often do great work
before the hose and nozzle can be
i gotten into use.
The announcement of Mrs. Minnie
/ O'Nei1 appears in this issue of The
| World. She is a candidate for the
nomination for county superintendent
| of schools of Trego county the
| Democrat ticket. She has served as
| county superintendent for the last
four years and is well qualified to
handle the affairs of the office. She
is asking for the support of her
friends and of the party at the pri-
| mary eIecCIoh ana It Is not pToDaDie
| that she will have opposition and her
i name will be on the ticket at the gen
era1 election next fall.
| The standing grain thresher re-
Gently purchased by Pryce Owens and
which will be demonstrated on his
farm at Voda this year, arrived in
WaKeeney Wednesday morning and
is being erected under the direction
of Geo. Shafer, the chief mechanic FOR
the company. This is not combina-
ton machine which both cuts and
| threshes the grain, but it works
striper removing the grain from the
head and leaving the full straw stand
ing. This machine and the combina-
ton machines viii attract consider
able attention here this year as this
is the first season they have been