Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-02-12
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

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Hays this morning on the jitney-
/ We have money to loan for short
time on your lands The Wa-Keeney
| State Bank Adv 81 st.
J. G. Hutchinson was here Wednes-
day on business and for visit with
his son, c. NJ Hutchison-
Arthur Olson left Wednesday for
his home near Russell after having
transacted business here for week or
so.
| "A l. McPhail, who has been ser
iously i'll at the Golden Belt hotei
from pneumonia, is gradually improv-
ing
| Bryce Logan, the jewe1er, is spend
ing this week with Mrs. Logan, at La
home of her parents
| Burtis G. Arie and Miss Helen
| Highly, of Oakley, were married at the
| office of the Probate Judge in this
| city last Monday morning
Miss Alma Courtney arrived home
the first of the week from shopping
| trip to Kansas City and St. Joseph in
the interests of the millinery depart
ment of Courtney's store.
Misses Lacy Herrick and Mildred
week from Topeka where they are
students at Washburn College, the
school having been closed on account
of the epidemic.
| Undertaken S. J. Straw was called
to near Quinter last Friday to take
charge of the burial of Mrs. Lola A.
Williams, wife of Daniel Williams,
who lives in the eastern edge of Cove
county southwest of CoIlyer.
Il Miss Alma Courtney and Miss
Grace Robords went up to Grinnell
Wednesday evening to assist in car
ing for Mrs. E. E. Beougher and
family who are sick with the flu.
Mrs. Beougher is sister of Miss
Courtney.
With but few exceptions the cit
liens of this community have obeyed
the order of the health officer and
have avoided both public and social
gatherings during the last week.
Obeying the order is not only mat
ter of safety for self but safety for
others
G. G. Greenwood arrived home
Monday afternoon from Kansas City
where had been for about a week. He
reports that Ray Shaw, who was with
him who was taken with the influenza
as having been very sick but that he
was steadily improving when he left
him. Word received this morning
states that he is up and around the
hotel and will be home this evening
It is sad, indeed, to chronicle the
death this week of Miss Margaret
Scanlon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Owen Scanlon, of Collyer township,
north of Voda. She was sick only a
| hoy f7-C1, Io1 VA
which followed with pneumonia.
She was a most excellent young lady
4 about nineteen years old and her
death is a severe blow to the members
; of the family and her friends. We I'M
derstand that the other members of
the family, excepting the mother, are
also sick from the disease.
d The friends of D. P. Reade, of Ogal-
lah township, throughout Trego
county will be shocked to learn of his
sudden death from the effects of in
f1uenza which occurred Tuesday night
; at hospital in Kansas City The
body was brought back to Ogallah
Wednesday night and will be buried
in Wa-Keeney Cemetery this after
noon. Mr.. Reade and family have
, been residents of Trego county for
many years and there are a host of
friends throughout the county who
extend sincere sympathy to the be-
! reaved members of the family.
S. j. Straw now has things arrang-
| ed much more convenient for his
furniture and undertaking business
He has re-arranged and re-decorated
the cement block house on Genessee
| a block north of his furniture store
and his transferred his undertaking
| business to 1T and is conducting 1t
| along the line of what the undertak k
! ers are now calling a Funeral home'
These homes are used for the display
of undertaking goods, for work
room and for small funerals and are
not only more convenient for the I'M
dertaker but adds a privacy to the
business which cannot exist when the
} undertaking work Is being conducted
in a more PUBLIC place