Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-11-04
LOCAL NEWS uKaGs

Chester Riggs was mp fom the
Banner neighborhood GA business
Monday
List your land with Cave Realty
Company, WaKeeney, efIice with H.
r. Kline 23-f
The board of county commissioners
met IN regular monthly session Mon
day All members were present.
|. VIM. Parks came down from Colby
last Friday night and is spending the
week with his son Walter and other
relatives in this county.
Mrs Haas and two sons, of Plain
vile, were here the last of the week
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs Jennie A. Guiibert-
Miss Margaret NiesIey, who is
teaching in the high school at Colby
this year, attended the state teachers
meeting at Topeka last week and on
the return trip stopped here over Sun
day to visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j. H. Niesley.
A L. Rogers was up frorn the south
ern part of the county Monday get
ting the ballots and other election
supplies for Franklin township He
| says the wheat crop is coming along
nicely in that part Of the county
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with Mrs L T. Purcell the last of the
week. A few days after the election
Mrs Ward expects to leave Hays for
New York city where she expects to
spend the coming winter
A number OF WaKeeney young
people went down to Hays last Friday
to watch the football game which was
played between the Oberlin and Hays
| high school teams. The score was
seven and seven but they seem to
| think the Oberlin team are stronger
players
| Miss Murray, a returned missionary
from Persia, was here frona Saturday
until Monday and On Sunday delivered
| a morning and evening address on
mission work at the, Presbyterian
church Miss Murray has spent the
last six years IN Persia and is at
home on vacation this year Her
addresses were both interesting. The
evening subject was illustrated with
stereopticon views. The collection
taken which was given to Miss Muir
ray, amounted to $2e-25.
| The little folks Of the Junior Chris
tan Endeavor Society had first class
time at Halloween party given in
| their honor Saturday evening at the
home of their leader, Mrs. j. r. Par
sons. Mrs. Parsons was assisted by
Mrs. J. G. Hixson- Charades were
acted, and childhood games were
I played and refreshnn ents were served.
There were also present a generous
supply Of jack-o-lanterns and mas
I querade uniforms representing all
classes of nationality and humanity
The children say they had a dandy
/ good time and wish halloween came
more than once a year
4 The rainy weather of last Saturday
night prevented the boys from play
ing very many Halloween pranks but
they pulled off a few of them just the
same Monday morning when bust
ness men came to town they could
not be sure by looking at their win
dows whether they were entering the
right place Of business or not. A
sign painting artist had been at work
The Ford man was advertising Essex
and other cars while the Victrola
Fl agent was recommending Edisons and
vice versa along the street throughout
the business district No harm was
done but IT furnished considerable
amusement until the printing was
washed eff.
Mrs. J. w. Bingham was the victim
of a birthday surprise party Saturday
| evening when a dozen Of of Wa
Keeney ladies called upon her unex-
!: pectedly and reminded her that he.
natal day was near at hand. 1t ar
rived Sunday. The surprise was com
plete, all right. Cakes and cocoa anc
coffee were served Mrs Bingham
| was presented water pitcher and Sc
: OF glasses and a tea sxainer a
s mementos of the occasion. Miss Muir
ray, the returned missionary was pres
ent and entertained the company witt
talk on the women Of Persia Mrs
j. H. Nlesley sang two selections Tn,
: evening was spent very pleasant,
; Notwithstanding the lisagreeabl
s weather Tie ladies wished Mrs
Z Bmghan many more happy return
B LOT the day aAa she assured khem tia
) In she HAD heWn they were eonin,
8 she wo&sa have made nasre elatsEat
3 preparatisn fer receiving thea.