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WA-KEENEY, KANS., DECEMBER 30. 1911
33 rd Year Number 43
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OBITUARY
. Ella A. Bryant, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. F. Bryant, was born on
the family homestead near Wa-Keeney
Kansas, April 10, 1880. Married
to David E. Cypher, November 30,
1899. Died at St. Joseph Hospital,
Kansas City, Mo., December 21, 1911,
aged 31 years, eight, months and
v eleven days.
Although wholly unexpected, the
news of the death of Mrs. Cypher
came as a schock to many of her
friends. It was known that her con
dition was serious but in the hope
that it would yield to hospital treat
ment she was taken there about
three weeks ago, where ever3'thing
that the most expert skill could sug
gest was done to alleviate her suffer
ing, but to no avail. The body was
brought to Wa-Keeney last Friday
morning and on account of the most
impassable condition of the country
roads was taken to the residence of
A. P. Hinshaw in this city. Funeral
services, conducted by Rev. S. L.
Allison, were held there Saturday
morning, followed by interment at
the Wa-Keeney cemetery. Coming
at any time in life, death is always
sad but most especially so when a
young wife and mother is taken. Her
parents, sister and brother, and the
bereaved husband and his four young
children have thei: sincere sympathy
of a large circle of friends among
whom the deceasad was held in
highest esteem. Born and reared in
this community she will here be long
remembered for her many virtues
and endearing character.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our thanks to
A. P. Hinshaw and family and all
other friends who were so kind in
our bereavement.
Day E. Cypher and children.
- E. F. Bryant and family.
Mora and Better Lin Stock
With the rapid growth in popul
ation and the closing up of the great
ranches and ranges by the farms of
the settlers, there has come a dis
tinct and pressing problem for both
the producer and consumer of meats.
Why does the farmer receive 6
cents per pound for his hogs and pay
33 cents per pound for his bacon, is
another problem.
The nation-wide shortage of meat
producing animals which now exist
and the question of Increasing the
average yield of Kansas crops from
12 bushels per acre for wheat and 26
bushels for corn, are other important
problems which will be up for dis
cussion before the twenty-second
annual session of the Kansas Improv
ed Stock Breeders' Association, to be
held in Topeka, Kan., January 8-10,
1912.
This meeting is free to all, and all
breeds and all phases of live stock
production will be represented, and
" as no perjnanent system , of agricul
ture can be maintained in any coun
try without live stock, it should have
a very personal interest for all.
The Kansas State Board of Agri
culture, and other . bodies will hold
their sessions during the week, which
is known as "Farmers' Week in Top
eka." Information and program may be
had by addressing Secretary I. D.
Graham, Topeka, Kan,
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RECENT MARRIAGES
Last Saturday Charlie Ridgway
stole a march on his friends and
went to Hays and was married to Mrs.
Nettie McCrumb of Lincoln. We are
unacquainted with any of the details
of this wedding as well as the bride,
hence cannot give a very satisfactory
write-up, but we are sure that Mrs.
Ridgway will prove to be a very
charming woman for we know that
Charlie- would not make a choice
otherwise. Mr. Ridgway is clerk of
the District Court of this place and
is widely and favorably known
throughout Trego county and has a
host of friends who will be pleased to
learn of this very happy " occurrence.
Mr. and Mrs. Ridgway will occupy
the Porter residence in the east part
of town next spring. The World,
with friends, extends congratulations.
Last Sunday evening there occurred
in the city of Denver a very pretty
home wedding when Miss Mabel
Irene Duggan, daughter of Col. and
Mrs. Duggan, was united in marriage
to Mr. W. S. Berwick of Wa-Keeney.
The ceremony was solemized by Rev.
George Boone Van Arsdale, pastor of
the Central Christian Church in the
presence or relatives ana friends.
The bride is well known in the social
and business circles of Denver and is
highly esteemed by all who know her.
Mr. Berwick has been foreman of the
World office for several months and
has made a number of warm friends
in our little city. His habits of in
dustry and good qualities in general
have won the respect of those about
him. Mr. and Mrs. Berwick were the
recipients of numerous beautiful
and useful presents. The World is
glad to welcome them to Wa-Keeney
and extends heartiest congratulations
wishing them much joy, happiness
and prosperity throughout their
wedded life.
Disagreeable Experience
The Scott City Northern train from
Winona to Scott City had quite an
experience the other night. The
train left Russell Springs about 3:30
for Winona and when it had covered a
distance of fourteen miles, the engine
shoved it nose into a huge snowdrift
and stuck right there. Every effort
known to man was vised to free it
from its fetters of snow, but to no
avail. For twenty four-hours, or
uutil 10 o'clock the next morning,
passengers and crew waited and
worked and hoped that they would
soon get out. JSut lortune was
against them.
Between Russell Springs and Win
ona there is only one house on the
tine of the road. . . That . made the
passengers and the crew marooned
seven miles from anywhere and with
nothing to eat. Not even the cus
tomary "newsy"- with his .wares was
abroad the marooned train. But
"joys of joys," there was a coop of
chickens in the express car enroute
from Scott City to Winona. The
passenger and crews sailed, in, clean
ed the chickens and roasted them to
a nut brown over the hot coals in the
firebox of the engine. A refused
cheese being returned to the whole
sale house was eaten with relish.
At last when the gray light of the
dawn was creeping over the landscape
the telephone wire was tapped
assistance sent from Winona and the
passengers and crew conveyed to
town with teams.
Happy Ne-w Year
I wish to you such a fine year as you desire it to be,
A happy, healthy, cheerful life full of joy and prosperity " . .
And the Merciful Lord remember you as well it can be,
Witha very f ayorable year that will produce abund antly
And be protected against evil whatever it be.
And, against pestilence, famine, rebellion and enmity
And our country's atmosphere be clear, bright as it can be.
And enjoy a prosperous, peaceful life everlastingly.
May the All-wise Providence shield us for ever to be
And inspire our ruler with wisdom to act faithfully.
- " Peter Mondloch.
ABOUT THE WORLD
. Something good for World readers!
The World "is always planning to
give its readers the best service, in a
news and literary way possible, and
is scheming all the time to improve
and better its several departments.
With this view, beginning next week,
we shall discard the old familiar
sheets and in their place substitute
the modern, up-to-date "adless"
ready-print sheets of the American
Press Association the greatest news
service in the world.
By this arrangement our readers
will get a reading service of high
merit, void of any advertising feat
ures which have been a detriment to
any well regulated newspaper for
years, which the publishers of papers,
heretofore, could not avoid owing to
the "trust" combine and its various
ramifications. Hereafter, -the World
will publish all new and special fea
tures which we are sure will be
greatly appreciated.
And this is not all!
We have made special arrange
ments for publishing each week the
well known Pastor Russell sermons.
This service begins today.
The World has one or two more
good things yet to be announced, all
of which will tend to make the paper
more metropolitan and appreciative
by a large and growing constituency.
"IRRIGATED LAND"
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I have several pieces of choice
irrigated land in southwestern Idaho
where failure is unknown.- This land
lays within 2 miles of a modern town
which has good railroad facilities
This' will produce in alfalfa 5 to 7
tons per acre; wheat from 40 to 50
bushels; oats from 60 to 80 bushels;
potatoes from 400 to 500 bushels per
acre and all other crop In accordance,
It is also a fine fruit country as the
-winters are mild and summers ideal.
I am looking for 2 or 3 good men with
families, if possible, who want to
make a home and money for them
selves. In case a man had some land
in this country, we might be able to
make a trade so that he could own
part of this land and rent or lease
the rest on long terms. This is a
good proposition for the right man.
In case you are interested write at
once. Eugene C. Mingenback,
Box 111. McPherson, Kans.
The Editor
Allegorically speaking, the editor
is a happy medium between a soup
bone and a " porterhouse steak. No
body ever saw a rich editor and on
the other hand no one every encoun
tered an editor who didn't head every
subscription paper in circulation
with a donation of four bits and a
stub pen. The editor is said to be
long to the fourth estate because that
is the only kind he ever leaves. He
is also one of the most cheerful and
overworked prevaricators now pass
ing as legal tender. He has to be.
Whenever a girl with a face like a
cream puff marries a youth who never
earned a dime outside of the shoot
ing gallery, the editor has to paint
the bride as a radiant vision of blush
ing beauty and the groom as one of
our rising young business men or else
disappoint an expectant circle of de
linquent subscribers. If the editor
fails to spread a two-column obituary
over the death of a prominent citizen
who never paid a grocery bill outside
of the justice court, he is liable to be
waited on by some two fisted relative
with an injured air and a punch in
either hand. It has been libelously
reported that the editor's diet is con
fined mainly to sight drafts and sum
mer squash taken on subscriptions,
but he appears to be as resigned , to
his lot as the man whose wife has
gone to the seashore and the only
thing that can cause him to change
his occupation Is a sheriff's sale or an
untimely death. ' Few editors go the
case nowadays and set up their edit
orials in long primer with a three
point lead. Modern machinery does
everything but meet the pay roll and
pay the hired girl Howard I. Rann.
Kansas City Market Report
Kansas City Stock Yards, Decem
ber 26, 1911.
The holiday yesterday worked In
two ways against any big trade in
cattle this week, The market was
closed, in observation as Christmas,
and shippers in the country likewise
celebrated the day, and there was a
small amount of loading. Six thou
sand cattle had to fill the bill here
to-day, and it was about enough.
The market advanced 25 to 50 cents
last week, and it looked like ten to
fifteen higher to-day at the start, but
steady to ten higher was the best the
salesmen would call it. Buyers want
weight, and for prime heavy steers
there is competition. A New York
buyer took' the top load here to-day
at $8.00, 1550 lbs. Warmed up steers
sold downwards to $5.50. Some
Chickasha, Oklahoma steers sold at
$5.90', and ether fed quarantine steers
brought $5.60. Heavy native cows
easily get up to five $5.00, the best at
$5.35, and prime heifers sell at $7.00.
High corn causes feeders to hesitate,
but the promisimg outlook for fat
cattle' for some months ahead is at
tractive, and good feeders bring $5.25
and upwards to $6.00. Stock cattle
sell at $4.80 to $5.50 for the best,
though some cattle may be had
around $4.00. A Texas breeder of
high grade Herefords says he has rec-:
ently sold 3-earling heifers to Kansas
buyers at $27 per head, and that he
cJLti dispose of all " surplus stock" on
the ranch at high prices.
The hog market is working upward
and it moved up a couple of notches
toda3". Run here is 11,000 to-day,
market 10 higher, top $6.40, bulk
bulk $5.90 to $6.35. Quality is im
proving and are heavier, average for
the week ending December 21st at
this point standing at 187 lbs. . Two
weeks ago the average weight for the
current week was 176 lbs. Pigs go
at $4.25 to $5.50. The run last week
showed no falling off from recent
weeks, though dealers have been ex
pecting a decrease in the supply for
some time.
Sheep and lambs also sold higher
last week, and the market is firm to
day. Kansas fed lambs sold up to
$6.20 on different days last week, and
the market is firm to-day. Kansas
fed lambs sold up to $6.20 on different
days last week, and up to $6.25 to
day. Quality is better than a short
time ago and packers take more in
erest. Wethers are selling up to
$4,20, light yearlings $5.25, and ewes
$3.50. Several strings of feeding
Iambs went out last week at 94.50,
nd some New Mexico yearlings went
to the feeders at $3.50.
J. A. Rickart
Market Correspondent.
. The Tax Situation
Billy Palmer of the Jewel Repub
lican, after reading the official state
ment sent -out by the State Tax Com
mission, wisely comments as follows
on the steady increase in taxes:
"During the past nine years, taxes
have increased in Kansas 44 - percent.
That Is a big increase and it laoks
like we ought to -jump onto some
body about it; but when we look into
the matter we are astonished to find
thai? we did it ourselves. The closer
home we come the greater the in
crease. , Notice this: -- State taxes
have increased omitting ' fractions,
14 percent, county, township tax 36
per cent, city tax 51 per cent, school
tax 75 per cent. Increase on total
tax 44 per cent. . Think it over,
brethren. If we are getting the
worth of our money, lets count it a
good investment and smilingly pay
the bifl. If not, lets blame ourselves
and remember that nobody else has
any power to remedy it." .
For Sale or Trade .
Model F Buick automobile in good
shape; new tires, run less than 2,000
miles. C D. Tetter, Ogallah, Kans.
Cream Puffs every Wednesday at
the City Bakery. r. .
DOES IT PAY
Mrs. Mary A. Mclvor, wife of the
editor of the Hoxie Sentinel, is not
only a good writer on economic ques
tions, but a keen observer. Writing,
from Waco, Texas, Nov. 24, to the
Sentinel she says:
"Sometime, so long ago that I have
forgotten, I read an article in no less
authentic periodical than the Liter
ary Digest, advising young people
to marry while their love was
young and ardent, rather than
live apart during a long en
gagement, waiting for the man in
the case to make his "pile."
The writer gave it as his, or her,
opinion that it was better to marry
under, such circumstances, though
the wife had to continue in her
place as a wage earner down town,
even for several years, than to risk
losing those years of life together.
Now I have not had unlimited op
portunity for investigation , down
here but from what I have seen of
that sort of thing, I think it a mighty
poor arrangement. In my estimation
the woman in the case would have
been much better off as an old maid
at home even though she was em
ployed down town during the day
than she is as Mrs. Blank without
any home influences and living in a
boarding tiouse from year to year.
Let me particularize. One couple
down here and they are very nice
agreeable people, dress to the very
last word in style and price of gar
ments the man is a soda water dis
penser in a drug store; the woman, a
sales lady in a store. She earns more
money than he does. Consequently
when he is in need of wearing apparel
he has the bill charged against her
wages. Every Saturday they are
broke. Their room rent, board and
clothes take all they make. Teey do
not save anything, never have and
apparently, never - will. They have
been married six years.
Another couple have been married
ten years, and during that time they
have been in several states. Every
where they have both worked. They
have nothing. She is employed, as a
fitter and he is a traveling salesman,
working on commission. The last
time he was home "she had to give
him the money to get out of town.
A third couple, and they are al
ready past the prime of life. -They
are clerks. He is the head of a de
partment and she measures muslin.
Together they make about $100 a
month. In all the years of their
married life they have saved enough
to buy a lot but never enough to
build a house. They have no child
ren, they have no home. They have
boarded so long that a man recently
had his place at table changed rather
than sit near them.
Then there is another case that has
come under my observation. This
couple has been married three years,
and the young wife feels that she is
doing more than her share in earning
$25 a month in selling lace. Her hus
band is a book-keeper in the same
store where she works, but morning
and evening she insists that he "do"
their room, massage her . face w'hen
she desires it, and gather up the
wash for the colored woman Monday
morning. - His expression as he sits
besidee her tells of weaoiness of the
bargain. "I'm helping Clarnce earn
money so he has to help me do my
work, she says, in a loud shop tone,
after she has recounted to the other
roomers all that she makes Clarence
do.
I may be wrong about it, but it is
my opinion that any one of these
men would have amounted to more
as a citizen and have had more of
this world's -goods, if he had- the care
and support of a non-wage 'earning
wife and family on his hands Of
course such an opinion sounds real
pie-faced -country, .but .when I see
how a lot of people live in the cities,
I am sight glad I am from the coun
try. Weather Report .
Maximum and minimum tempera
ture according to the - government
thermometer at Wa-Keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon.
Max. Met
Thursday 26 12
Friday..,.. 23 ...09
Saturday 30 ,11
Sunday : 27...... 08
Monday. 21 ....... ; . ..10
Tuesday... 21...... ...".06
Wednesday 25 '.. 07
. Except that Christmas was a very
cloudy day, we have had bright . win
ter weather for the last week. .
Money I Money! Money! on your
farms. When you want a loan on
your farm call on the Wa-Keeney
State Bank. 27
CORRESPONDENCE
VODA v
Happy New Year to all. ,
Mr. Vanderwater is on the sick
list.
Hig Swiggett was in Voda Tues
day on business. r
Voda school tads are enjoying a
week's vacation.
Herman Ericlis called on Sain New
comer Sundav.
Arthur Zemin arrived home from
Colorado last week.
Charles Kristof bought two tons of
hay from VV. J. Skelton.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cox spent Christ
mas with Mr. and Mrs. Cox of Hays.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mensing at
tended Church at Wa-Keeney Mon-
dav.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cox called on
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kristof Tuesday
everting. .
The two fast trains are taken off,
since the mayor started to walk there
is no need of them.
Albert Krhut returned home from
Rossville last Saturday night where
he has been working.
A. G. Schwanbeck and family took
Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
J. Spena at Wa-Keeney
We are sorry to note that our old
friend Jim Best is laid up with a
complication of diseases.
Miss Bessie Stradal returned home
from Kansas City Sunday night after
an illness bf about four months.
R. Owens attended the supper at
Wa-Keeney Saturday night which
was given by Dr. A. B. Jones.
The Vodo hiinters went out to the
Gleason Ranch on the Saline Tues
day and succeeded in getting 200 rab
bits.
A serious accident occured to Mr.
Vanderwater Christmas while hunt
ing. The king bolt broke and frigh
tened the team throwing Mr. Vander
water out and breaking two ribs, he
also received several other bruises.
We hope Mr. Vanderwater will soon
recover.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Owens entertained
at dinner Christmas day the follow
ing guest, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Aus
tin and family, Mrs. Geo. Kristof and
son Charlie, Harry Miller and Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Downs and family,
A sumptious dinner was served and
the day was spent wishing Mr. and
Mrs. Owens many more Merry Christ
mas days.
BIG CREEK
(Too late for last week)
Wheat has been doing fine since
the rain.-
Master Willie Herbert has been
quite sick the first of the week.
William Dill had the misfortune to
run a nail through his foot the last
of last week.
A. P. Teeters, Wm. Lutz and
others were hauling alfalfa hay from
Ellis last Monday.
The snow Tuesday and Tuesday
night is good for the wheat crop but
tough on stock.
Stock called for a good deal of feed
during the foggy and snowy weather
the past few days.
William Caskey brought his and
his neighbors horses back from Ed
wards county Sunday.
C. N. Manker of Ellis, is closing
out his store in that town and is go
ing to leave in the near future.
- John Herbert has sent some of hi
horses down near Salina. Herman
Wallborg took them down for him.
The high winds of a short time ago
did considerable damage to some
wheat fields. The sleet Sunday night
paralyzed some of the telephone
lines in the Ellis system.
On Sunday, night of. last week some
of Will Sauers' friends thought they
would have some fun at Billy's ex
pense. They went to his hen house
and began to make the chickens
squak. .Billy, thinking, chicken
thieves were there, got his repeating
shot gun and let them have five shots
when they began to beg him not to
shoot them. The scare and shock to
Mrs. Sauer has causad nervous 'pros
tration and she has not been able to
be up since, being under the doctor's
care yet. Somebody will get into
the range of somebody's gun yet.
Feel languid, weak, run-down
Headache? Stomach "off?" Just a
plain case of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stomach,
promotes indigestion, - purifies the
blood. ' , .