Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-01-13
LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS
Dr. Herrick reports the arrival of .
little daughter Wednesday morning at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs w. E. Nc
Elvain, north of Ogaliah.
Miss Nellie Mumert from south
Graham county, took the jitney here
Wednesday morning on her return
to her school work at Hays
W. p. Lepper, of Ellis, was trans
acting business here Wednesday morn
ing. He is contemplating removing
his family to WaKeeney.~
Jacob Meyer, of Russell county,
closed deal last week, through Caa
Lloyd for the purchase of the Robert
Pierce farm eight miles south of Voda-
For those who are artistically in
clined see me-I'm the doctor.
J. l. Logue, Photographer.
1t Bean Studio, Phone 138.
Mrs. J. r. Wilson has been quite i'll
for the last few weeks and during
this week has been very low. At pres
ent she shows little signs of improv-
ing.
H S. Givler left Monday night for
Ft- Scott, Kansas where he will visit
at the home of his sister and with
Mrs Giv1er who has been at Fort
Scott for the last several weeks.
Mrs. Steed from over in Graham
| county took the train here Wednes-
day morning for Hays where she went
/ to visit her SON Arthur Steed who is
ia St. Anthony hospital from injuries
received in fall in the elevator at
Bogue.
A train load of United States army
equipment went west over the Union
Pacific Tuesday afternoon and an
other train load of the same kind
went west Wednesday morning They
consisted of passenger trucks. water
tanks, Htchenettes or sesoup wagon
and other army equipment. They
were said to be on their way to Homo
| lulu.
To Kansas Mothers: If your chill
dren were starving, how would YOU
feel if well to do people withheld any
assistance and just let them die ?
Well, the children of central Europe
rs, 100000 of them are starving
Won't you see that your family and
nelghbors contribute to the Hoover
fund. This paper will forward the
! money. A collection will be taken at
the Presbyterian church next Sunday
morning for the benefit of the fund.
Rev. II. A. McHenry, of Manhattan,
| Kansas, is to be the new pastor of
the local Baptist church. He was
here last week and delivered tive
sermons and visited with the mem-
.bers of the church. He appeared to be
satisfactory with them and was given
a call and accepted it. He is just a
/ young man in the ministerial work
but is an excellent speaker. He has
a wife and child. The churcn con-
gregation decided to raise a total
budget of $4,000 for 1921.
Since the first of the year C. H.
Baker has been proprietor of the City
| Meat Market having purchased the
| interests of his father in the bust
ness. The passing of w. G. Baker
from the meat business in WaKeeney
marks the retirement of the Oldest
business man, in the point of continu-
Gus application in Trego county Mr..
Baker is the oldest continuous resident
of Trego county having come here in
March 1873 and has furnished meat
to the people of this part of Kansas
practically ever since landing here
He always furnished good meat and
gave first class service and the people
Of the trade territory feel assured OF
the same teatment from Cliff and wish
, him continued success.
Henry Harries and Floyd Burnham
were in Salina Monday and attended
, the state American League and non
: partisan league meetings which were
held in Salina that day Henry was
delegate from Post Moore and Floyd
| was on government hospital orders
After attending the Legion-Business-
mems meeting the boys attended
| Town1ey's meeting and heard him de
: liver his opening address of his cam
E paign work in Kansas The Ameri
: can Legion and the business men OF
: Kansas through their commercial
, clubs have formed organization
, which will oppose the work of thu
nonpartisan league in this stats
: through the use of propaganda. Ths
1 campaign is to be conducted quietl,
| and IN business-1ilze manner