Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-03-17


have all kinds of plants ready for |
spring planting.-Guy DeBoer- LIT |
There was an unusually large crowd |
of people in WaKeeney Saturday at
ternoon and the merchants enjoyed a
good business.
Among other signs of spring the
lawn tennis enthusiasts are clearing
off a court on the lawn back of the
Baptist church and a game will soon
| be in order
A pair of child's shoes done up in a
paper, were picked up in WaKeeney
Saturday and left at this Office for the
owner who can have them for paying
for this notice.
H. E. Allison has purchased hard
ware stock at Scott City and is NOV
| ing there with his family. Mr. Allison
| came here from Mcpherson, several
months ago, and until recently, was
| manager of the Cooperative Union.
We have a piano in the vicinity of
| WaKeeney partly paid for, party
| moving and we are compelled to take
piano back. Bargain to person paying
| balance due on it. Write Means Music
| Co, 3O5 East 10th ST. K. c., Mo. 2tp.
What has become of the old fash
| toned horse restaurant? J. L. Rhine
| was talking with man travelling
| through these parts by team last
week. The gentleman said he trav-
| eled three hundred miles and only
| found two of them on the route, one
| at Ellis and the other one at WaKee-
| ney.-Quinter Advocate.
The bigger gambler most often wins
in a lawsuit. The cautious men does
not go to law, gets out quickly
when in, or settles rather than take
| chances and lose time and money The
fellow with a gambling instinct does
| otherwise and sometimes wins by
| foolhardy venture.-J. G. Ruppen-
thai in Russell Rustlings.
In response to the action of the
Presbyterian congregation on the
previous Sunday, DR.. Geritt Snyder
announced at the Sunday morning
services the recall of his resignation
as pastor and the most hearty accord
with the desire of the membership
for progress and the formation of a
/ definite program of work for the fu-
ture- The committee of fifteen
which will formulate the plan held its
first meeting Wednesday evening
Hays News.
G. L. Hays arrived home from Cali
fornia where he has spent the last two
| Z
T. B. Hays do not expect to return for
several weeks. Mrs. Inglis, of Mil
waukee, Wis, sister of Mrs. Hays, is
also visiting at Pomona, Calf. On the
return trip Mr.. Hays stopped in Den
yer and called on DR.. and Mrs. S. L.
Allison and reports that Mr.. Allison
is considerably improved in health and
expected to go home from the hopita]
this week
Mrs Ida Kess1er, a former res
ident of Col1yer township but whose
4 home is now at Eag1eton, Montana
! | visited at the home of her nephew c.
/ H Inloes northwest of WaKeeney the
/ last of the week. She was also cal
| Ter at The World Office Saturday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Kess1er and her two
sons, Ira and Jess, have all taken and
proved up claims in Montana Ira
is still single and Mrs. Kessler has
kept house for him. They are located
in north central Montana and are
| thirty-five mile from railroad.
| On March 9Th meeting was held
/ at the court house at which the local
telephone situation was discussed. A
| committee was also appointed to for
| mulate plans and a name for coop
! erative company should it appear ad-
/ visab1e to form one. This committee
/ held a meeting last Saturday at which
1 it was decided to proceed with plans
4 for organization. The name selected
4 [ for the new company is Trego County
Il | Cooperative Telephone Co The
i form Of organization and manage
Il ment will be the order of the pres
il ent Trego Co. Coop. Assn. Sub
H | scriptions for stock in the new com.
II pany are now being taken and anoth-
Il er and final meeting will be held la
II ter at which the arrangements for the
II new company will be completed.
iii C. J. Dewitt, of Ransom, was il
II Arnold, Tuesday morning and com
/ pleted arrangements whereby a com
Il pany, which he has organized, will op
! crate the new meat market. A B
III Countryman, who had been planning