Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-07-22
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


Chas Marteu, of Quinter, trans
acted business here Tuesday
VIM Schrenkler transacted bust
ness here the first of the week.
Daniel Rohrbacher made a business
trip to Hays Wednesday morning
Goodness creates smiles says a
writer True, but not all smiles are
Indicative of goodness, we opine.
Mr. and Mrs J. A. Smith were over
from Lacrosse Sunday visiting at
the home of Mrs. Biehler, mother of
Mrs. Smith.
We see where America will need
8 100000 more autos this year, and
we Supposed lot of us viii go right
ahead trying to dodge them
Jake Hickman and l. A woerner
went down to Kansas City Tuesday
night and expect to bring out some
new cars for the Overland Garage.
Tt is never wise to begin that which
you cannot finish. Young men who
seek to climb the ladder from the top
generally hit the bottom with thud.
Mrs. Joe Spena arrived home last
Friday afternoon from st. Anthony
hospital at Hays where she had been
for about two weeks receiving treat
ment.
Mrs r. C. Bingham is expected to
arrive home this evening from eastern
Kansas where she has visited with
friends and relatives for the last two
months.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Slenning and lit
tie daughter, of Atkinson, Kansas,
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs H. M Smith. Mr.. Slenning is a
nephew of Mrs. Smith.
Mrs Ray Nelson and children left
this morning on their trip to their
home at Minneapolis, Kansas, after
having visited here couple of weeks
with her mother, Mrs. w. N. LARA
bee.
Mrs. S Straw entertained COM
pany of ladies Wednesday afternoon
in honor of her sister, Mrs. Ray Mel
son of Minneapolis, Kansas, who has
been here visiting for the last two
weeks.
Miss Blanche Smith and Miss Eliza
beth Mccall arrived home Sunday
morning from their pleasure trip to
Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs
and report having had delightful
time.
If you are going to offer a special
premium for the fair next fall report
it at once. The premium list is prac-
tica1ly all printed and must be issued.
All that is delaying it is the special
premiums. Report at once If you
want it printed in the premium list.
The optimist fills his hearers full O.
his dreams of the impossible, while
the pessinist dwel1s upon his misery
and his woes. The wise man, how
ever, achieves success by becoming
neither the one nor the other, but by
profiting from the errors of both
Wise and Otherwise.
The contract for the engineering
plans for the new city electric light
plant has been let. The most of our
citizens would have been glad We'd
nesday night if the new plant had
been in operation. The city was out
of both light and water for short
time because the old plant is being
overloaded ami overworked
The preaching hour at the Metho-
dist church Sunday morning will be
given to s'The Gideons." ''The eide
ons" is an organization of the Chris
tIan travelling men of the United
States. The secretary of the camp
at Hutchinson, Kansas, Mr.. White,
will have charge of the service and
will tell of the origin and work of The
Gideons.
The young Miss had just returned
from town and was admiring herself
in the long mirror. Her hair with it's
cootie garages over the ears was sat
isfactory, her dress skirt had the
proper hang; but when she twisted
and saw her silken hose, she gave a
cry of horror. No, the hole in the toe
did not worry her, but the back seam
was not straight.