Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-05-20
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Fresh beef at Bakers. Adv. If.

Fresh beef at Bakers Adv. IT,
The Farmers Union will buy hogs in
Wa-Keeney, on Monday, May 24th
Best price paid according to market
Carload of barb wire Just received
at Hardman Lumber Co. Adv. 10 2t-
A H. Blair cashier of the Trego
County Bank, left this morning for
Wichita where he will attend bank
ers convention
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Rucker We're
made glad Thursday of last week by
the arrival of baby daughter who is
now getting along fine. Mother and
papa are both doing as well.
| Miss Thelma Biehler arrived here
Wednesday night from Lacrosse and
expects to spend the next several
| weeks at the home of her brother
Eugene, southwest of Wa-Keeney,
near Bosnia
Ray c. Hall, of Ellis, the Delco-
Light dealer for this district, informs
us that the raise in the price of Delco
Light plants which was scheduled to
be effective at this time, has been de-
ferred and will not take place, until
May 31st- Those ordering plants now
Will get them at the old price. Ad ct.
Occasionally there is a fellow who
drives his car down through the main
streets of Wa-Keeney as though he
was ona race track. Such speeding
will some day result in serious dam
age to the driver or someone else. The
speed limit for the city is ten miles
per hour.
Mrs J. w. Johnston, of Topeka, is
here this week visiting at the home
of Mrs F. c. Wollner and other
fx-fav IL
matter of disposing of their interest
IN the 1919 crop Of wheat which was
raised on their farm south of Wa
Keeney.
Miss Edith Shaw announces this
week that she will be candidate for
the republican nomination for the
Office of register of deeds of Trego
county. Miss Shaw is graduate from
Trego County High School and from
the Wichita Business College, finish
ing the latter course in shorthand,
typewriting and bookkeeping She
served last fall as deputy county
treasurer for L. S. Myerly and is now
deputy county clerk under c. II. Ben
son. She is familiar with county re-
cords and if nominated and elected to
the position will make a careful and
caretaking official. She will appreciate
your support.
p p. Shu1er has closed a deal for
the purchase of the Swan Lofstead
farm in Ogallah township and gets
possession before harvest, the grow
ing crop having gone in with the deal.
Mr. and Mrs Lofstead have lived on
the farm for many years and are now
finding the work too strenuous for
them When they leave the farm they
intend moving to their residence prop
erty in this city which they purchased
few years ago. Mr.. Shuler has not
decided just what he will do about the
farm excepting that his son, Otto, will
move into the buildings which are va
Gated by Mr.. and Mrs. Lofsteads
There are three quarter sections in the
farm and he contemplates building on
one of the quarters.
A very enjoyable surprise party
was given Mrs H. S. Givler on We'd
nesday evening at her summer home
IN the west part of town. The guests
brought well filled baskets of the most
delicious things to eat imaginable and
steak roast was enjoyed on the
spacious lawn. After a jolly good
time picnic fashion in most informal
way enjoying the good things which
had been prepared all went to the
Garden Theatre where the play "The
Girl of the Timber Claim by Con-
stance Talmage was enjoyed Those
present were: Mrs. J. H Neisley.
Mrs w. W. Gibson, Mrs T. T. Purcell,
Mrs ]. H Rhoades, Mrs. C. Stein
berger, Mrs A. W. Heyl, Mrs j. H
Hickman, Mrs. C. r. Hille, Mrs. J.
H. Poffenberger, Mrs. Basil Robson
and Miss Margaret Swiggett