Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-09-29
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS


this week on business in connection
with his WHY'S Light agency.
Estrayed-One red Pol1ed heifer
calf about nine months old Please
| notify J. B. Martin, WaKeeney 31-4p
DR. Burnett reports the arrival OF
! a daughter last Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Specie near ST.
Peter
Miss Errna Shriner, who is teaching
in the city schools at Ellis, was here
over Sunday visiting at the home of
her parents.
Mrs Allen Toothaker and children
came down from Co1lyer Tuesday to
visit at the home of her mother, Mrs
Harry Johnson.
Hogs Wanted-The Trego Co. Co
OPP. Assn will buy hogs at WaKee-
ney on Monday, October 3rd. Will
pay best price market viii afford.
Applicants who desire to take the
examination for the Offices of post
master at Cove, GrinneH or Collyer,
may do so at Hays, Kansas, on Octo-
Der 1921.
Mrs. E. L. Boice and Mrs. Guy De-
Boer arrived home from Hutchinson
Saturday evening where they had been
visiting with Mrs. DirIzs and attend
ing the state fair.
F. D. Hastings was here Monday
looking after business He is now
located at Great Bend where he is buy
ing wheat for a milling company,
which runs a big mill at Great Bend
A couple of cases of scarlet fever
is reported at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Hancock northwest of Wa
Keeney. Glen and Harold are the
victims. They are afflicted in a light
form.
Chas- Bradley has this week added
a handsome piece of furniture to the
equipment of the sales department
of his restaurant in the way of a to-
bacco cabinet. 1t is solid oak, factory
made and neatly finished.
Jess Courtney was here from Great
Bend a few days the first of the week
visiting with his brother, E. A. Court
ney, and with other relatives and old
friends He is still working at his
trade of hammering iron in a black
smith shop.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Mlinek and chill
dren We're over from Colyer township
Monday transacting business Mr.
M1inek says the new crop of wheat
is looking good in his part of the
county but that it is now ready for
another good rain.
H. G. Keyl, of Abilene, Kansas, who
IS state senator from his district. and
who is also connected with the state
fire marshal1's office was here Tuesday
transacting business. Mr.. Keyl saws
the corn and wheat crops look better
in this county than they do down in
Dickinson.
Art Keraus went down to Russell
Tuesday morning where he went. as
a member of the band, with the mer-
chants of that city on their trade
trip to visit the various cities in that
county Arts ability as tuba play-
er is receiving recognition throughout
this part of Kansas
While working with a corn binder
last Friday afternoon, Joe Bowman
VINO lives twelve miles north and west
OF Wakeeney, got his left arm caught
IN some way which resulted in tear
ing considerable of the flesh loose on
the forearm. DIR. Herrick was called
and dressed the wound and at present
the indications are it will heal nicely
but will be pretty sore for some time.
Inc Union Pacific railroad company
has large pile of sand and crushed
stone near the depot which thew ex
pect to use in putting a new founda
ton under the freight room at the
depot This will be quite difficult
task as the depot is made of stone
and 1T will be necessary to jack up the
wall and put the foundation in in sec
tons Some improvements such as a
d01
contemplation
Nero fddled while Rome burned
thousands of people in this country
are hdd1ing while the stnnakingso are
preparing the fire that may burn
their homes, their business and NAV
De their communities. BY stmakingso
we mean the trash heap or rubbish
pile adjacent or the untidy condition
within your home or your neirhbor,s
home Do onething Fire Prevention
Day, October 10, 1921, that will pro-