Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-06-17

Pure home made Lard at Bakers.
Wanted-Kodak-fi finishing work All
kinds. Mrs Bessie Wall Adv IL 6p-
The Farmers Union will buy hogs
In WaKeeney on Monday, June 21st-
Best price paid according to the mar
ket- Adv. Is IT.
A new shipment of white tennis
shoesEoxfords and slippers-has just
arrived at Osterkamps- Come and
buy them. adv. 14-2t
LOST-Greyhound, white with
black spot on head and large black
spot ON back Notify G. G. Ander-
son, Oga1lah--adv. 16-6tp.
Henry Mai, ST., of Russell, visited
in this county over Sunday and at
tended the church dedication services
south of town
G. M Cox, of Hays, visited over
Sunday at the home of his son, VIM
Cox, at Collyer, and took the train
here Monday morning for his home
Miss Margaret NiesIey arrived
home last week from Manhattan,
Kansas, where she has been and in
structor in the high school during
the last school year We understand
she will teach in the high school at
Colby next termm-
Mrs. Adam B. Mai is advertising
| public sale of horses, cattle, farm
machinery and a Ford car at her
| farm southwest of WaKeeney- The
sale is to commence at L O'Clock on.
| Tuesday June p. Read the adver-
tisement Mason & Olson are auc-
tioneers and c. R. Hille is clerk
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Benson, son and
daughter, left Saturday morning on
| their trip to Lebanon, Oregon, where
| they expect to make their home in
the future. The family have many
| warm frinds in Trego county who
wish them success in the far west
| J. F. Jones, formerly of WaKeeney
but now of Topeka, transacted bust
ness and visited friends in this city
and county during the last week His
opinion is that if the wheat crop de
velops according to the present con
ditions the crop will far exceed the
big yield of-1914.
In this issue of The World appears
the announcement of Ernst Musse
mann of this township candi
date for the nomination the dem
ocrat ticket for the office of county
commissioner for the second district
Mr.. Mussemann is one of the big
farmers and stockmen of the county
and heavy tax payer. He has lived
on the farm northwest of WaKeeney
for twenty years He is good bust
ness man and would make goot
commissioner.
W. T. Cox, of Glencoe township
was in WaKeeney Saturday and mad,
arrangements with The World for hi
announcement as candidate for tn
, nomination for the office of count,
clerk on the Democrat ticket at tn
August primary. Mr.. Cox's fami1
have been residents of Trego count,
since 1878, but for few years W. 7
lived over in Ellis county and serve,
that county for four years as count
clerk. He has knowledge of the af
, fairs of the office and will know hoy
to take care of them should he b
nominated and elected. .
not pay the exhorbitant havest wage
which will be asked it will not be nee
essary for them to do so. They vii
get just as many Iaborers and will b
able to take care of just as muc
grain. This is the. opinion of j. N
: Gilman, of Topeka, who is represent
ing the United States labor burea
and who was in Wakeeney the last Q
the week. Mr.. Gilman is a practics
farmer having been engaged in til
K business for many years in the easter
y part of Kansas IF the farmers wi
offer a reasonable price per day an
stick to it they will get the help an
. it will not cost them as much as
will if they break loose and try to Sc
who can bid the highest.