Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-04-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


week
Monday, April 18th, viii be hog day |
in WaKeeney-~ The Farmers Union |
will buy on that date. Bring in what |
you have
Mrs Latta, who has been caring for
| her daughter, Mrs. Rem Hinshaw, left
Monday morning for her home at Es-
ridge, Kansas
| Pryce Owens made business trip
| to Wichita the first of the week in
| the interests of the Standing Grain
| Thresher business
/ The Farmers Union are to buy hogs
| in WaKeeney next Monday, April
| 11th. Will pay the best price the
market will afford.
For Sale or Trade-Case 12-inch 8
| plows, practically new Inquire at
| this office or address Chas- Moore,
| Chiles, Kansas 5-4tf.
P J. Reidel and Anton Herman
were over from st. Peter neighbor-
hood Monday transacting business
and getting some horse bills printed
| at The World office.
During the year 1920, according to
| the report of the state board of health
| division of vital statistics, there were
| 1884 births, 20,174 deaths and 22,-
5O7 marriages in Kansas.
| The county commissioners met in
regular monthly session Monday. 1t
was also a quarterly meeting and the
reports of the county treasurer and
county superintendent were approved.
Raymond Ostrander, who has Wis
tied a couple of weeks at the w. Mat
tingly home in this city, left Monday
morning for the home of his parents
, at Arkansas City, Kansas.
July wheat was quoted at $1O9
: Monday. 1t begins to look like the
1921 crop will be sold for considerably
: less than the price which was set by
the Committee of Seventeen.
= Lon Rockefeller, of Emporia, and F.
S. Rockefeller, of Russell county, We're
5 here over Sunday visiting with Mr.
3 and Mrs. Guy DeBoer and Mr.. and
z Mrs. E. L. Boice and family. The
) Rockefellers are cousins of Mr.. Boice
G. L. Hays, A. S. Keraus and Ray
z naond Ostrander and Misses Bouslog
z Allison and Mattingly went up te
3 Sharon Springs by auto last Sunday
3 where they spent the day at the horAe
z of Miss Bouslog. The weather was
9 rather windy and dusty but, notwith-
3 standing, the trip was much enjoyed
= A public sale of mules is to be helo
& at the McAtee livery barn in WaKee.
9 ney tomorrow afternoon by w. III
3 Shilling who lives over northwest Oh
3 here in Graham county. These are
z all good work mules and will be auc
9 toned off by Mason & Olson Notice
3 the advertisement in this paper.
A. T. Ingman, travelling representa-
e tive of the Mensendike Grain Co, was
9 in WaKeeney Monday. He owns {
5 quarter of Trego county farm lane
north of A. H Hamn's farm ano
e | while he was out in that direction he
3 said he saw a part of his farm-bu1
it was in the air. The wind was blow.
9 ing a little Sunday and Monday yoJ
3 know
3 A prairie fire did some damage Sun
3 day evening to the pasture and fence
2 on the Tim Rhoades farm north 81
2 WaKeeney. 1t originated from some
: smoldering straw stacks which hat
been previously burned and around
Z which fire guards had been plowed
& Not a great amount of damage was
3 done.
Mrs. John Wheeler and little son
who recently suffered from a broker
& arm, arrived home from Great Benz
& Friday night where they had been OF
: visit and where the broken arm was
treated at a hospital They were ac
companied by E. D. Wheeler who Wis
G tied at their home and renewed ac
( | quaintances here before going on tt
3 | Colorado to visit at the home OF hi:
Z | other son, Harry Wheeler.
From Saturdays Salina Union: Tn
new automobile truck freigt line be
Z tween Salina and Oakley will be il
& | operation April I, according to
& | statement received at the Office of tn
! Chamber of Commerce today. TIL
& owner of the line give the informa
ton that four trucks have been pur
3 chased. The first trucks leaves her
8 April 1, and the truck from the ives
= is due to arrive here on the same even
ing. 1t is also expected that a true
= line will be established between Sa
g lima and Osborne by the same com
& pany.