Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-10-21
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

For Sa1e-Fo1ding baby carriage
Can be seen at E. d. Beason's, Wa
Keeney. adv. 32-3tp-
G. F. Cook, veterinarian, has re-
turned from trips Colorado and IS
now at your service. Phone, barn,24;
house, 1913. adv. 1t
There will be box supper at the
blackberry school, District 50, We'd
nesday evening, October 27th- All
weIcome.-Grace Bell, Teacher
Strayed-From Bazine, Kansas,
bay mare heavy with foal, branded j.
H on left shoulder. Reward. Jacob |
Yoos Bazine, Kansas. adv. 4tp.
Henry Jess, who held closing out
sale of live stock and farm machinery
last Thursday, expects to leave this
vicinity in short time for eastern
Nebraska where he will spend the
winter.
John r. Parsons has been appointed
as county organizer for the republican
First Voters club. Tt is estimated
that the first voters viii cast eigh-
teen per cent of the total vote cast
this fall.
Mr. and Mrs George Haverkamp,
of Grinnell, were transacting bust
ness here Tuesday. Mr.. Haverkamp
was interested in finding horse and
mule which estrayed away from
him in August.
While working with the Collins
thresher engine Monday forenoon A.
J. Anterior received bump just
above his right knee which has been
causing him considerable trouble
since, but A. J. says he is a tough
old fellow and will soon get out of it.
Estrayed-Iron gray mare years
old weight about 1000 pounds,
branded tES'' on left hip and shoulder
and one dark bay molly mule 3 years
old, branded "Z'~ on left jaw or Shout
der. Take up and notify Geo. Haver-
kamp, Grinnel, Kansas. adv. 34-2tp.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. HI. Rhoden and
son and Mrs. Harner, mother of Mrs.
Rhoden, all of Lincoln, Nebraska, ar
rived here overland last Saturday for
a visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Rhoden southeast of Wakeeney
who are parents of the Nebraska
Rhoden.
A prairie fire which was supposedly
set by a passing engine, burned over
a section or so of land east of town
mile last Saturday afternoon. Some
feed, pasture and fence posts were
destroyed but no building were
burned. The good work of the citi-
zens prevented greater damage.
G. l.. Barger has sold his farm two
miles south of WaKeeney and is ad-
vertising public sale to take place
on Friday, October %, 1920. The
advertisement appears in this issue Of
The World. He will sell horses cattle
and farm machinery. Get a line on
the stuff offered by reading the ad-
vertisement or the sale bills.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Henderickson,
from southwest of Quinter in Cove
county, were transacting business
here Monday. Mr.. Hendrickson is one
of the pioneer settlers of that county
and was acquainted with many of
the pioneers of this county, but was
disappointed Monday to find that 50
many of them have passed away. He
found very few people here that he
knew.
The Hardnan Lumber Co., does not
intend to do business in a shack of a
building any longer than is possible
Last Saturday the foundation was put
in for a modern Office building which
will be made of brick. 1t will be one
story and besides front and back of
fee will have a large fire-proof vault
in which the papers and records of the
company viii be kept. The building
is being erected the site of the ole
office which was recently burned.
There is one lady in WaKeeneS
who probably thinks The World does
not want to publish any items con
vcerning her, but such is not the case
Last week she called US up and gave
. as a news item. 1t was a good item
and our intentions were all right
We intended to publish it, but fol
some unaccountable reason the item
was missed and did not appear in The
World. Just such things happen il
all newspaper offices but they are no
Intentional and the editor woule
rather they would never happen