Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-04-22
LOCAL NEWS


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Mrs Stanley Austin, of Voda, was
shopping in Wa-Keeney Wednesday
and visited with Mrs Clyde Poffenber-
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Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Owings, from
over in Graham county, left Tuesday
for Oklahoma where they will visit
with relatives.
Nj Paul w. Swisher and Miss Mel
lie Fac Schell, of Ransom, were mar
ried at the office of the Probate Judge
in this city last Friday afternoon.
C. C. Cross, administrator of the
estate of w. F. Cross, deceased made
final settlement of the affairs of the
estate in Probate Court Wednesday
| morning.
Eound@Two coats which were pick
ed up on the road west of town Tues
day have been left at this Office for
| their owners. They can be had by
paying for this advertisement.
During the last week Mrs Julia
Lahman has been quite i'll at the
home of her nephew, T. c. Straw,
at Haleyville, Oklahoma, but accord
ing to reports received is slowly re-
gaining her former health.
From the democrat convention at
Wichita it is the intention of J. M.
Rinker to go on to Kansas City as a
delegate from this county to the
Grain Growers convention which
meets in Kansas City Friday.
| Mr.. George w. Conyers and Miss
Letta A. Ilzenberry, of Quinter, were
!, married at the office of the Probate
Judge in Wa-Keeney Tuesday after
noon. They were accompanied by Mr.
Fred Jones and Miss Edna Knause,
| also of Quinter.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Barnes, arrived
from Lamar, Colo, the last of the
week and have decided to make this
their home. The have purchased the
little cottage from Mrs. F. M. Nor
gan and will have it moved to the
lots belonging to AL Hendricks just
north of his residence. Mrs. Barnes
is the mother of Mr.. Hendricks.
G. M. Jones arrived home the last
| of the week from Spring Hill, Kan
sas, where he visited with Lawrence
| Lemon, who was his bunk mate while
| they We're in the marine services at
Santo Domingo. On his return trip
he was accompanied by P. E. Jennings
who formerly barbered in Wa-Keeney,
and together it was their intention to
leave this morning for Casper, Wyo.,
on business prospecting trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Greenwood and
| daughter leave this week on the pre-
1inainary journey to their new home
at Rolla, Mo. Mrs Greenwood and
| daughter will go to Smith Center to
visit with her home folks before go
! ing to Missouri. At Ro11a Bert will
| take course in chemistry at the
Missouri state school of mines, spec
| ial1z1ng in the branches of chenaistr
which has to do with assaying and
analzing- Bert has been a resident of
Trego county all his life and has a
| host of friends here who wish him
success in whatever he undertakes
F. B. Acre and J. NJ. Rinker left
Tuesday morning as the advance
] guards OF the Trego county delega-
ton which went to Wichita to help
| transact the business of the democrat
state presidential convention The
/ other delegates who went from this
county were J. E. Evans, J. j. Keraus
and Herman Ehrichs. They said they
were going down to Wichita to name
the next president of the United
| States but we are willing to bet q
ham sandwich that the next president
of the United States will not be nom
| mated at democrat convention The
home delegation were favorable to the
| nomination of McAdoo as the dem
/ ocrat standard bearer, and according
4 to reports he Is the favorite son of the
/ convention
i There were two items in last weeks
i issue OF The World which were de
cldedIy "balled up" We refer to the
items regarding the family of Ernest
| Mussemann and VIM Lessor Mr.
| Lessor did arrive home THURSDAY
afternoon but from business TRIP
east instead of from the hospital al