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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1921-05-27
NOT ALL TROUBLE

Every writer, and almost every frequently takes look at life and mournfuly inquiries: What s the use?'' timang that 1t is all trouble, trouble
 These critics neglect be grateful for good gifts There much original but original virtues which too few of recognize admt-E. w. Howes Monthly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
WHAT WILL wAkEENEY Dor

There are three good towns on the
Union Pacific railroad which are
close to the new oil field, which has
been opened in Trego county. One of
them is Quinter in Cove county, an
other is Col1yer, in Trego county, the
one closest to the new well, and the
other is WaKeeney, the largest of
the three and the county seat of
Trego county. One of the three will
get the big benefit from the oil find
and will soon be the center of the
migration to the oil field. Which one
of them will it be? The citizens of
QuiEter say it will be their town;
those of Collyer say it will be Collyer
and those of WaKeeney say it will be
Keeney, but here is the sshunch''
which was handed to the writer sew
eral months ago: cit will be whichever
of these towns that gets busy and
gets good hotel, eating houses and
other conveniences for the people
who are going to come in to visit the
field" Wa Keeney has the advantage
just now but is she going to keep it :?
A new hotel with modern convent
ences is needed here right now and
will be more needed when the pros
pectors really commence to arrive.
The competitor towns are lively and
will not sit idly by and watch the
good business get away from them.
What will WaKeeney do? Will her
citizens take advantage of the oppor>
tunity, land the Memorial hospital,
a good hotel, and make it possible
for the refineries to be located here
or will they say eve are the best
place on earth. We've got the cinch
and will keep it regardless of what
other places do and regardless of
what we do ?" Plenty of opportuni-
ties have been lost by just such a
disposition.
Some will smile and call the writer
batty and visionary when they read
this article but it contains things
which are worthy of thought
Along this line is a demand for
dwelling houses right now. People
have wanted to rent homes in which
to live while sending their children
to high school They could not get
them From items which have ap--
peared in newspapers published in
this part of Kansas, two of these
families have gone to Hays and one
of them to Quinter. Probably others
whose names have not noticed,
have also gone elsewhere. Again we
ask, "What will WaKeeney dog"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

Do you like to hear people make
excuses? Come to church Sunday
morning and hear the sermon from
the text 'And they all with one con-
sent began to make excuses Luke II:
49,
What do you think of the modern
man? The pastor will use the sub
ject "Manhood' for the sermon Sun
day evening Text @tBe thou strong
therefore and shew thyself a man.
L King 2:2.
Sunday School at 10 o'clock. IF YOU
are not in the habit of attending Sun
day School begin now. Tt is good
habit to form.
The B. Y. P. U. meets at 7:15 ev-
cry Sunday evening. Miss Mildred
Tripp will be the leader for next Sun
day evening.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night at eight o'clock. The PRAYER
meeting is necessary in order to have
a successful church. Come let us
pray together for the advancement of
Christ's Kingdom.
A Teachers Training class has
been organized and will meet at the
church every Friday evening. IF
there are any others that would like
to take the course please notify the
pastor by next Sunday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
MRS. CHAS- A. HANSON WRITES
TO SHERIFF GLENN

Kansas City, Mo-, September 3rd.
Mr.. Glenn, WaKeeney, Kansas.
I received a letter from Mr.. John
Parsons, county attorney, today. He
wrote like he felt they We're to blame
and should be held for the shooting
but I, Mrs. Chas. A. Hanson, know
as well better than anyone else
and can say he only got what he went
after. He was always threatening
some of the family and ran my
brother-in-law all around the room
with thirty-eight, threatening to
blow his head off if he did not tell
him where I was. Would leave my
child and I and go away and stay as
long as month and not say where
he was when he would return.
Would take all the groceries from the
house leaving US nothing to eat and
no money to buy with Getting tired
OF him always causing trouble and
always being away frem home, in
March I sued for divorce. He came
back, entered the house and threat
ened to kill baby and I if I did not
withdraw the suit. I did so, then he
went away the last time to Hays,
Kansas, the middle of March, and we
have never seen him since. He sell
dom spoke of his family but when he
did it was never for good. Said he
killed or shot his father when he left
home nearly seventeen years ago and
never wrote or new what became of
them Was always getting into
trouble of some kind always looking
for something to quarrel about and
was always wanting his way and was
very determined.
2 He said in his letter he was going
to take out $4,000 insurance for Ell
nor B. Hanson, our girl, but he never
sent the papers or never wrote that
he had, SO, Mr.. Glenn, would you
please look into the matter for me.
l am not able and can't afford to
come out there, am working here He
has some of the chi1d's clothes with
him and was making good money.
VIII you please send me the name of
the bank where he did his business.
Thanking you in advance for your
trouble, I am
adv. 1t Mrs. Chas. Hanson
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
Official County and Official City Paper

The derrick and outfit is complete and
when the power is turned on the plant
will pump oil just as the big outfit
is going to do at the well in a short
time.
Something new in the cattle line is
the Polled Herefords being exhibited
by three entries from OgaI1ah town
ship The cattle appear to be good
Herefords in every way but the horns
are missing This is the first time
any of them have been on display
here.
A sample of as good wheat as can
be found anywhere is on exhibition
by Ira Holmstrom, of OgaIlah town
ship 1t tests sixty-two pounds and
is first class in every way.
The farmers of this county should
take more pride in making a display
of farm products, both vegetables and
grain. 1t is not a great amount of
trouble to lay away few bundles of
bound grain and to save samples of
the best grain and vegetables and to
place them on exhibition. The display
will be an advertisement for the coun>
ty whole and for the locality in
particular. All parts of the county
should be represented.
The rains this week have made it
rather muddy for those in attendance
but they all seem to have a good time
just the same.
There is a good line of amusements
on the midway but the opinion is gen
orally expressed that there are too
many games of chance among the
concessions.
The WaKeeney Band is furnishing e
the music and it is good and as
much enjoyed as the music which has
been furnished by any band which has
ever been at the Fair. The home
boys are all right
The Baptist ladies are working hard
Dut they are successfully supplying
the needs of the hungry with good
things to eat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
SOME OIL NEWS COMMENT

Trego county is enjoying a nice
bunch of free advertising just now on
account of the finding of oil north of
Collyer- The newspapers nearly all
have something to say about it.
Hundreds of auto loads of people
have visited Walsh well since the
finding of OIL More hundreds of bot
ties of the oil have been carried away
by the curious citizens. If these
samples were all placed in one con-
tainer they would make a much larger
quantity of the liquid than the skep-
tical have claimed was poured into
the well by the workmen. Yet there
is plenty of oil at the we'll
1t will be interesting to know that
there are now being drilled in the
American oil fields, 5000 wells This
sounds like a good many but it is less
than were being drilled a year ago.
The tendency is to decrease produc-
than to increase it.
A telegraph message came from
southern Missouri the other day, max
ing inquiry concerning the reported
finding of oil in Trego county. Mes
sages are also coming in from other
states showing that the newspapers
read newspapers.
At present nothing new can be said
regarding Walsh well. The work
men are kept busy all the time but
they have not been able to accom-
pllsh very much. They are still un-
able to pull the casing but started it
a little Tuesday. A hydraulic jack
has been sent for and when it ar
r1ves more successful work can be
done There is still plenty of oil in
the well and the proprietors are con-
hdent new field has been opened
up If the hydraulic jack can be Sc
cured and used something more defin-
lte will likely develop by next week
Just to give our readers some idea
of why it costs much to put down
an oil well we will mention that the
expense for the hydraulic jack men
toned in the preceding paragraph.
IS $500 per day for the machine
from the time it leaves the factory
until 1T IS returned there. This does
not include the expense of the work
men nor in getting it to and from
the well. The jack to be used here
has to be brought by truck from
southeastern Kansas. They cannot be
bought but are kept for rent only.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08

There is an extra large crowd in
town today to attend the Fair
Drawing water for the street
sprinkler from the fire hydrants in
the various parts of WaKeeney is
demonstrating that some of them are
IN pretty bad shape. Some of them
have rusted SO they cannot be opened
and when others are opened they will
throw off large quantity Of rust
and settings which has accumulated
in them since the last time thew were
opened
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
F. F. HICKMAN A SWIMMER

F. F. Hickman, of Sterling, ILL.,,
quite well known here, writes that his
friends viii be surprised to know
that he has developed into quite
swimmer for a man of his age. He
has issued challenge and sends The
World marked copy of the Dixon
Telegraph which has the following
interesting article.
g Lowell Park has friends over TINS
part of the state, as is evidenced by
the great number of visitors in the
park on pleasant days. F. F. Heck
man of Sterling is so pleased with the
popular Dixon resort that he has been
moved to write to The Telegraph
about it. Mr.. Hickman says: cit can
be made one of the best summer re-
sort places in the country, on account
of its beautiful scenery, shade,'' etc.
Mr. Hickman goes to say:
'The river running north and south
gives shade to the bathers in the
water during the heat of the after
noon For pleasure and exercise it's
a great life. I think lots of Lowell
Park. 1t is there that learned to
swim seven weeks ago last Thursday.
L never could, swim before. I have
been there once a week since and
think I have gone some for a begin
ner.
L will challenge any man in White
side county of my age, 81, on my next
birthday, that I can lay on top of the
water longer, on my back without
working my hands or feet, nothing on
but a regulation bathing suit. Hands
and feet must extend out of water
The trial will be held at Lowell
Park Thursday, August 25th, and the
one defeated will donate $25 to Lowell
Park See me personally on or be-
fore Thursday, August 25th, 10 a. m.
First come first served
F. F. HICKMAN, Sterling, ILL.,
SIP First Avenue
Dixon is eleven miles from Sterling.
Mr. Heckman's letter is dated Sep
tember 4th but he does not say how
he came out with his contest which
took place August 25th It would be
interesting to know.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
A BOOSTER COLUMN

This week the suggestion was made
to The World that a Booster Col
umn" or department be added to the
paper. The suggestion is all right
and we are willing to run it but it
will be up to the citizens of WaKee-
ney to furnish the boosters. That
IS really the idea of the person MAX
ing the suggestion. When any citi-
zen of WaKeeney thinks of anything
which would be a boost for this city
they are to tell it to the editor or
prepare it for the Booster Column.
We are willing to try it. Who will
enter the first boost?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES

Last Sunday was a real Rally Day.
A large audience attended in the
morning and the house was full with
chairs in the aisle at the evening. SER
vice.
Next Sunday the full program of
services both morning and evening
Will be prepared. We invite YOU to
worship with u.s. You are welcome,
whoever you may be.
The subject of the sermon next
Sunday morning will be "Heroes in
Poverty For the evening the sub
Ject Will be "The Trego County Fair"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
FINE DISPLAY OF LIVE STOCK
Purebred Stock Breeders of Trego
County Have Fine Exhibit at
The Fair. One Day More.

The Trego County Fair for 1921
can justly go down in history as be-
ing the best ever held as far as the
exhibit of live stock is concerned
There is not an empty stall or pne
in the live stock department notwith-
standing the fact that the capacity
of he department has been doubled
for this years exhibit. The display
of hogs and poultry is not as large
usual but there are more sheep.
The breeders of horses and cattle
have broken loose this year and have
placed their stock on display at the
fair and are getting the benefit of the
advertising. Shorthorn, Galloway
and Hereford cattle predominant with
a larger number of entries of Short
horn There are also several exhibits
of beef and handled calves. In this
display are some cattle of extra fine
breeding and show of quality which
would do credit to any fair in Kansas.
This same thing can also be said of
the display of horses. There are fine
Belgian and Percheron stations and
mares and first class sucking colts
which show both care and breeding
and makes one conclude that the
horse has not gone out of business. In
this line are also some extra fine
stock shows the quality but it is not
of the petted and pampered kind
They have @<roughed it'' through the
summer with the other cattle on the
farms but the nutrious buffalo grass
of western Kansas has put the flesh
on them and the vigor into them.
There is very attractive display
IN the agricultural building but not
nearly as large as there ought to be
or as the superintendent hoped there
would be, but it is fortunate that the
agricultural display is not all that
IS in the building. There are several
attractive merchants displays,
beautiful floral display, fancy work
and art The fran products and gar
den vegetables are good Individual
quality is displayed but the number
of entries are small when compared
with the amount of good produce
which was raised in the county this
season.
A good daily program has been ar
ranged. The free acts are the O'Con-
nor Girls, singers, rollerskating ex-
perts and 'tClif King and his Cow
boys horse racing, pony racing,
potato races and base ball games.
The base ball game Tuesday was be-
tween Collyer and WaKeeney teams.
1t was one of the best games of the
season until the ninth inning when
things seemed to go to- pieces. Until
the ninth inning the score was 1 to O
in favor of WaKeeney when things
turned in favor of Co1lyer and they
ran in four scores. In the last half
WaKeeney ran in three scores tieing
the game Collyer was shut out in
the first half of the tenth and in the
last half WaKeeney got two more
scores winning to 4. The game Wed
nesday was between Sharon Springs
and WaKeeney but the rain stopped
it in the second inning
An attractive display is the minia-
ture oil well outfit, Walsh Well No. l.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
OPEN FOR INSPECTION

The public is cordially invited to
inspect their new school building be-
M, Saturday and Sunday. District
No. 1 has building to be pround of,
come up and look it over.
The School Board
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
SHOWER FOR MISS KLEIN

One of the most delightful affairs,
which are being given for Miss Marie
Klein was the announcement dinner
Monday evening when her sister. Mrs.
g. W. Spaulding entertained twenty
four guests in her honor. Dinner was
served at seven o'clock in three
courses, and the table decorations
We're carried out in yellow During
the evening guests We're given their
fortunes to read and many of them
were very amusing. The reading of
the honor guests fortune was antici-
pated with interest by the guests and
well it might be, for it contained the
announcement of her approaching
marriage to Mr. Patrick Lynch, which
event will take place this month The
compiling of a Life Book" for the
bride and groom, closed a very pleas
ant evening for the guests-G1asco
Sun.
The Patrick Lynch referred to here
IN, is our own Pat Lynch, merchant
at Voda.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08

S. A. Shriner and E. NJ Ruffner
have commenced the erection of
bungalow in the south part of Wa
Keeney which is but the beginning OF
what they hope will be a number of
other similar cottages. Their first
one is south of the city power plant
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08

Two or three punches of Trego
county citizens had the right idea to-
day. They brought their dinners with
them and served it picnic fashion in
the court house park
Russell E. Gish, of PaIco, Kansas.
and Miss Bertha NJ. Mitchell of EN-
nitt, Idaho, were united IN marriage
at the Methodist parsonage at 10 o.
clock this forenoon andChas M jam
1son, of Quinter and Miss Ruth Wing
OF Ienora, were married there last
Thursday evening by the Rev. Mann
J. NJ Rinker left Tuesday for an ex-
tended trip through the west and
north which will require the next sew
eraI weeks to complete. He will trav-
el west visiting Salt Lake City, San
Francisco and Portland From there
he viii cross over into Canada and
Will go on into the interior of the
northwest territory and will visit the
Gugenhein gold mines, he being ac-
qualnted with one of the foremen on
the work Returning he will take the,
Canadian Pacific and travel east
through Canada, stopping at Winni-
peg From Winnipeg he will come
down to the Great Lakes and pass
through them to Toronto where he
will return to the States This will
sure be some pleasure trip and he viii
see some wonderful country while on
the trip.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08

Say it with flowers but speak be-
fore your friend has lost his hearing.
The dead cannot hear you though you
screech at the top of your purse.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08

Say it with flowers but don't yell
A single rosebud from your own gar
den speaks more eloquent1y than a
carload of imported hot house pro-
ductions.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
HEAVENLY REST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH

There viii be evening prayer and
sermon every Sunday at 8 D. m. until
further notice
Everybody cordially invited.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08

NSay it with flowers expresses
fine sentiment but it is becoming
overworked- Too often we see Law
1sh display of flowers which is little
else but a vulgar show and a heathen-
1sh waste of money-money that
would much better be spent on the
living, left behind, in many cases A
beautiful custom is degenerating into
disgusting fad.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08
DICTAGRAMS

Say it with flowers" Say it with
flowers but don't say it so often thai
your message becomes tiresome
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-08

And again, there is the morbid cur
losity, or want of sense, that impeIIs
some people to attend every funeral
they may hear of, far and near, even
though the deceased and his family
may have been far beneath their no
t1ce so long a spark of life re-
mained in their poor lump of clay.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-09
TO MAKE HOBO WORK
California Congressman Presents
Bill 10 Change Buns t0
Industrious Men.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE
National Hoboes union probably
will be sore on Representative
Baker OF California when the word
spreads around about what he has
done to them.
Acting on impulse, perhaps he
haa dealt the side-door fraternity
what amounts to a considerable
wallop.
The hobo can ride on most trains
and through most states without
risking anything more than being
showed Off the rear Of "A fast NOV
ing boNCar by a hard boiled
brake" or perhaps being arrested
while slowly disengaging himself
from a brake-beam in the freight
wards II he is arrested he stands
to get few days free board, per-
haps, and then il sent on his way
That Is, he can now. But not II
Representative BAKER has his way
The congressman from California
has introduced bill IN the house
providing that a hobo who hops
train In any state can be arrested
and insulted with the request that
he fork over anywhere from $50
10 $1,000 fine. And if tho hobo
doesn't happen 10 have his check
book handy instead Of the old
familiar thirty days he can be
put IN one place for a solid years
residence, with daily labor and en-
larged mosquito bars at the win
dows at night
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-09
LEGALS.

sdd. aud undcr tic totma of tho Cnsrter
of the nsid CITY VI Tulsa, Oklahoma % u
deemed necessary by the Board Of Com
mipsinnorH Of the city of Tulsa 90 levy
and asHoas special tax upon tho pro.
perry liable 10 assessment IN said SEWER
DISTRICT so. ift by reason of tho con.
struction ~ said sewer and to pay Tor
tho same, and,
WHEREAS. tho total cost ~ the ron
etructon ot said sew~r I'm Hald SEWER
DISTRICT NO l7i. including extras. uava
been aHcertnincd and is hereby declared
To- be the sum ~ t2t,S25 90, all of which
lH 10 be ievied by special assessments
against tho lots ana parcels Il land beur
fitted by tho construction ~ said scwcr
Ia said SEWER DiSTRiCT so. i,i and.
WttERENS. all legal requirements have
been compiled with to- authorize tho lew
~ the assessments against said lots and
parcels ot land Bo iiabto fot tho cost or
construction of said sewer IN said SEWER
DISTRICT NO. t1i In the amounts here
matter specified IN Section / Of this ora.
nance.
NOW. TUEREFORE M TT or.
DAMNED NY THE BOARD or COM.
MISstONERs or TuE cry or
TULSA. OKLAHOMA
SECTION I. That there shall be. and
there is hereby apporiioncd 10 and levied
upon ana assessed against tho several lots
aud parcels of land In snid SEWER DIS
rUlCT NO. ~ in the Guy ~ Tulsa Okla
hoiuA. 90 benefited by tho construction OF
said scwcr, tho amounts respectively as
followa to.witi
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-09
Li,,lc Hone OF settling strike.

LONDON, Nav S--Further ef-
forts will be made this week by
outside influences 20 bring about ne
gotiauous FOR the settlement of the
miners strike, II was indicated today,
but hope OF an immediate adjust
ment seems remote among the in
torcstod parties. 4 gicam ~ hope N
seen, however, In the hint that the
miners are considering "a suggestion
that they abandon their demand for
a national pool, which thus far has
been a stumbling block IN the ne
gotiations, In favor of scheme
more acceptable TO the owners.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-09

cials know all about their game
and that everyone who possesses
these false documents will be
caught and will not get TO that
land OF their hearts desire"
The Hebrew Sheltering and I'M
migrant Aid society for America is
cooperating with the American
authorities in their efforts To run
down the false passports and vises,
and their agents are working both
In Warsaw and Danzig. where most
of the cmigrants embark for the
United States.
DanZig il crowded with fuRltivcs
who have passed through the rou-
tine of procuring vises at Warsaw
and are waiting for their ships.
There are several camps fun OF
them and the authorities are taking
precautions To prevent outbreaks OF
epidemic diseases.