Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1921-02-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

in excellent condition. Inquire at this
office. adv. 52-2t.
Mrs. L. M. Krause who has been
here for the last ten days visiting at
the home OF her daughter, Mrs Bryce
Logan, left for her home at Lacrosse
this morning. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Logan and infant son who viii
visit for a time at Lacrosse.
cart in the Home is the title of
lecture which will be given in the
Presbyteran-ch church next Tuesday
evening under the auspices of the Lo-
Gust and Tourist clubs of this city
The admission will be free. A lantern
and slides Will be used to illustrate
this lecture. All are invited to be
present
Mr- and Mrs. J. ". Spena enter
evening of last week at five hundred,
their friend Mrs Samuel Pyes, of
Kansas City, being an honored guest
The contest ran lively amid pleasant
conversation. Mr. and Mrs. w l.
Larrabee won first prize and Mrs.
Gleason and VIII Kelly carried off the
BOBBY. Refreshments were served.
L. K. Baldwin returned home Tues
day night from Scott City where he
had been investigating the proposition
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BUSINESS He is well pleased with the
prospects and intends establishing a
business there He viii run it as
branch to his business here and does
not intend leaving WaKeeney. He
will be over there for a time getting
the business established after which
he will leave it in charge OF a capable
man.
lot hos
this week but so far not a great a
mount has been accomplished. There
were no criminal cases on the calen-
dar but quite a number of civil cases.
The case of Kuhn VS.. Kuhn occupied
two days and then resulted in the
petition being amended. The trial
ceased and the case carried over until
the next term of court. Twelve other
cases have been slated for hearing
at this term and an effort will be
made to dispose of all of them.
The workmen at the oil well have
been having considerable trouble get
ting the water shut off in the lower
part of the well they can continue
the drilling. Mr. Foraker, the mana
ger, informs US that he has secured
an under-rimmer and by using it
they hope to sink the casing deep
enough to shut off the water. He al
so says that a flow of gas has been
struck but that they cannot tell how
heavy it is until after the water has
been shut out The prospects for oil
are looking good.
The prospects are that the legisla-
ture will raise the price of the bounty
offered coyotes and 1obo wolves
and will also make it obligatory for
the counties to pay bounty of ten
bill has passed the house and is up to
cents each on jack rabbit scalps. The
the senate at this writing. The only
way to externainate the rabbits is to
compel all the counties to pay a boun-
ty on their scalps at the same time.
A county working individually cannot
accomplish much Hundreds of thous-
ands of rabbits were killed in this
county a few years ago but they are
as thick ever now.
Miss Della Trip and Miss Ger
trude Taylor entertained the Rock
Club last Friday evening at the hos
pitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. w H
Curry. The following members were
present: Mr.. and Mrs w H. Curry,
Mr. and Mrs Ed. Briggs, Mr.. and
Mrs Pete Burbach, Mr.. and Mrs Wal
ter MorreH, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Stump
ter, Mr. and Mrs Allie Berger, Mr..
and Mrs. J. j. Peacock, Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Will Palkov-
sky and Duyane, Mr. Marion Cline
Mr. Arthur Morrell, Miss Della Trip,
Miss Gertrude Taylor and Miss Ber-
ger, of Salina. Delicious refresh
ments of ice cream, cake and coffee
were served Prizes were won by Mrs.
Allie Berger, Mr.. Walter Morrell Mrs
Chas- Kellogg and Mr.. Arthur Nor
ren- All departed at a late hour as
surfing the hostesses of a most de-
evening Co1lyer Advance.