Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-11-25


The EIlithrope estate auction at
Park Saturday totaled $40, 490-1O-
Some Of the land brought as high -
500 an acre and the average sale
price was $75 an acre Although the
crowd wasn't so large, bidders were
there who meant business.-Gove Re-
publican.
Mrs Lynn entertained at IuncheoA
in honor of Miss Thelna Lynn, who
is to be married Thanksgiving Day to
Lawrence Benson, of Kansas City,
Plates were set for Bernice Mattngly,
Nellie Hendricks, Fern Barclay, Mrs
Rem HInsflaw, Mrs. viii DiIIinger and
Thelna Lynn
The football team from the Deca-
tur county high school at OberIin,
came over last Friday and played
against 7. c. n. s. team. The ODER
lin boys were much heavier than the
home team and won the game by a
pretty heavy score
Hospitals are being built in many of
the county seat towns in western Kan
sas. DIR. w H, Smith, of Kansas
! City, is wanting to locate somewhere
| in western Kansas He has made the
cfty of Goodland the proposition that
| he will put aup ffty-one per cent of
the cost of a good hospital If the local
capitalists viii put up the rest of it.
Those who would solicit aims for
/ themselves or charitable or
/ ganization in the city of Hays,
| must have the Endorsement of the
| comm ittee on charities of the Chamber
| of Commerce. If the committee does
| no approve the cause there Is no solicit
| ing done. Thus it should be in all live
| well governed cities.
Can a school board be forced to let
| ho <o-- ~hy,r
Sunday School or election? And even
If the house is used, has either Of
the three right to use the school dis
| trict's COAL This question IS agltat-
ing the minds of a certain school dis
| trict board near here, and the agl-
tation extends to people outside OF
the district.-Goodland Republic
| Otis SigIer arrived home Sunday
| after an absence, of several months.
While away he has been both north
and south, east and west of WaKee-
ney-travelfng some. He says many
factories and shops in the east are
shutting down and throwing men out
of work, but that many OF them could
get work again at lower wages if they
would accept them.
The annual Thanksgiving conrnun-
ity dinner is to be held at the Walker
school house north of WaKeeney to-
day and all the people of that neigh
borlSood and all others who desire to
attend are invited to be present. The
Sunday School in school district No.
16 is also to have basket dinner at
| the school house. The World hopes
| to receive reports from both of these
gatherings.
Judging from the prices received at
| the sale of live stock held Saturday
IN WaKeeney, there isn't much chance
| for anything to bring top price just
now unless it is the very best The
cattle and horses sold by Mr.. Pierce
were fairly good grade but did not
bring much of a price. They would
have brought more had they been ir
better flesh but doubtless brought al
they We're worth according to reports
from the Kansas City market.
Mrs. McCo1lunl entertained Mis-:
Ethyl Bach and the members of hel
Sunday school class last Friday even
ing The evening was spent in game:
and general good time Those pres
emit were Fannie Mansfield, Nadin
Ellis, Regina Brown, Florence Book
out, Florence Bach, Florence Book
Edith Wheeler, Marie Sellers, Helel
Stewart, Elizabeth Dennis, Yer
Hyde, Eva Hixson and Clara McCol
Ium.
According to reports made by thos
who have been the Kansas Cit
market with cattle, there is almost n
price at all stock cattle offered TO
sale on that market. The deprecia
ton in value is not due so much t
an overstocked market it is to til
stringency of the money market TIL
large banks are not loaning none
on cattle but are calling in all loan
as fast as they become due It look
hike it would be a good time to bu