Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-06-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

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arrived at Osterkamps. Come and |
buy them adv 14-2t
r. c. Wilson left Monday for EN- |
poria, Kansas, where he has been at
tending meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the College of Emporia of |
which he is member.
Rev J. E. Naylor delivered the |
address at the Decoration Day exer-
cises at Ogallah last Saturday. The |
Rev W. R. Woodward was to have
spoken but i'll health prevented him.
Roy Rinker arrived home Sunday
from St. Joseph, Mo-, where he has
made his headquarters since last fall
He expects to remain here until af-
ter harvest and until he gets another
| crop sown.
| Mrs E. J. Guilbert and son, Harold,
of Columbus, Ohio, visited in Wa
| Keeney over Sunday with Mrs Jennie
Guilbert. Harold is a graduate this
year from the Kansas State AgricuI-
tural College at Manhattan
Word has been received that Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Grekil, who lived sew
| eral miles south and west of Wa
| Keeney for several years and who
went to California this spring, have
purchased property at Elnhurst,
| Calf, and expect to make their home
| there.
We are informed that Pete Mathi-
son will have charge of the city cleo
| trio light plant at Ray, Colo, whittier
| he moved last week. He is a very
capable man in the electrical line and
| was employed in the city electric
light plant at Sterling, Colo, before
| returning here year ago.
| A large number of the children of
| WaKeeney and surrounding vicinity,
| are being entertained just now with
| the whooping cough and they are
| whooping up in good shape. There
| was time when whooping cough was
a serious disease but it has now gone
the way of several others. It has run
out.
The body of Mrs. Mary Jane Sites,
of the Banner neighborhood, was ship
ped out last Saturday for Hays
where it was buried. Mrs. Sites
was the mother of Sanford Sites of
Banner vicinity. She was also the
mother of eleven other children. She
was an exceptionally well preserved
woman and was ninety-seven years,
four months and twelve days old at
her death.
Clark Rogers, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kinzy Rogers in the south part of the
county, was in WaKeeney last Friday
: having arrived here from Chicago
. where he had visited with his brother
Capt. Wilbur Rogers He since left
for his home at Fit. Collins, Colo.
where he has been located for mum
Der of years and where he has done
well financially.
According to the last report re
ceivved Floyd Maynard, son of Mr.
5 and Mrs. T. W. Maynard of this city
| iS
ton which required the amputatio1
of his right foot and ankle. TIL,
\ wound has entirely healed and he i
waiting to be fitted with an artifici
al limb before coming away. He wa
injured in a street car accident a
Kansas City early this year.
The announcement of J. A. Bar
IL clay as candidate for the republican
= nomination for the Office of clerk o
the district court of Trego county ap
pears in this issue of The Worlc
Mr.. Barclay has been a resident o
this county for many years and
v couple of years ago moved to thi
!, city from Ogallah township on &C
a count of the High School advantage
= for his daughters. He is a capabl
man and can take care of the affair
- of the office.
1t was not Intentionally but an ove1
sight last week The World failed I
mention the party given last Wet
nesday night at the home of Mrs.
l. NJ Munson. The gathering was Gale
a football party as it was given fl
the boys of the High School ball teal
. and their girl friends The evenin
1 was spent very pleasantly. The hie
school colors of purple and gold WEI
used for decorating. The refresl
ments We're served in three course
c. W. Oliver, coach for the tear
was presented keepsake from I'll
boys of the team. He does not e.
pect to return here next year II
evenings enjoyment was closed Wi
T nine rahs for the coach and nine f
i | the hostess.