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State Historical Society Am w WA-KEENEY, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 23, 1920 Forty Second Prints All Official County News ES Year Number 30 WILL BE DRILLING AGAIN SOON Mr. and Mrs. C. Ii- Polen, of Wichi ta, are in WaKeeney this week. Mr. Polen ia managing the" drilling for oil in the Walsh field north, of Collyer and informs The World that in a short time the drill will be in -operation again and that it is expected to keep it going until the well is finished. It' will be remembered that drilling was' started on August 8th but owing to 'inability to get casing it was neces sary to discontinue -the work until it could arrive. Since then a car load has been unloaded and taken Xo the well. Other additional pieces have been secured and were shipped from Augusta, Kansas, about ten days ago. They are expected to arrive at . Col lyer at any time. The company now has .plenty of coal on hands and as soon as these other pieces arrive the drill will be started again and will be kept running twenty-four hours a day. BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES Sunday, September 26th , Sunday School 10.00 a. m Morning Service 11 :0O a. m. Subject: "The Verdict of Life.' B. Y. P. U T:15p. m. Evening Service 8:00 p.m. Subject: "Character Building." This is one of the fascinating subjects of the age in which we live. Everybody Welcome! Rev. J. E. Naylor, Minister. SMOTHERED IN AN OAT BIN Mildred Gossodge- age thirteen, was smothered to death, last Saturday afternoon at the Wm. Clark home. The little girl had been playing about the place and crawled in a chute lead ing into the oat bin. By moving around she caused the- oats to fall from the. sides of the bin smothering -her. Mildred Goldie Gossodge was the daughter of -Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gos sodge. The parents being dead she was making her home with her sister; Mrs. Elsie Goul. She was born, in Baxter Springs, Mo., January 25, 1907 and departed this life September 18, 1920, at the age of 13 years, 1 months and 23 days. The funeral was held Monday from the home conducted by Rev. J. A. Malmgren and interment was made in the Ellis Cemetery. DONT PARK CARELESSLY When you park your car on the street stop at the curb nearly straight across the road ,and as nearly as you can about two feet from any car parked there. Usually there is plenty of room, - but careless parking takes up the room that would properly ac comodate others and often causes in convenience to yourself. If you use good judgment in parking you can ob tain the accommodation you need and allow the same to others. For Sale Some choice building lots in east part of town. adv 28-3 tp J. T. W. Cloud. Cave Mealt Co. Offices Salina, WaKeeney, Grainfield, Oakley You will buy the fine, modern,, extra well improved 160 acre farm 5 .miles from WaKeeney; 1Q acres extra fine al falfa, 25 acres bottom land, 50 bushels corn on this; balance fine wheat land and pasture. Absolutely the cheapest quarter n Trego County, at $60 per acre. OR Fine improved 320 farm, 3 miles from town, all level, 220 acres ready for wheat, balance pasture. They don't make em any nicer than this half, $62.50. Just 10 days at this price. ' , ' - . IF YOU WANT TO SELL, OR BUY SEE E R. CAVE , OFFICE WITH II. F. KLINE $50,000 LOSS BY FIRE "We Are SHowing Fall and Winter Styles IIM WALK OVERS IN THE POPULAR LASTS English Walkers" 46 "MartHattan "Archfit" "Box Tcxs" "Plain Toe- COME IN AND LOOK THEM UP togers Clothing Co. Wa-Keeneyy - - Kansas CLEANING AND PRESSING What was one of the most expen sive fire losses in the history of Trego county occurred last Tuesday night when the buildings and stock of the Hardman Lumber Company aria the" storage room and a large stock of flour and mill belonging to the Wheat land Elevator Company were destroy ed "by fire. Three box cars and one coal car which was standing on the Union Pacific siding at the - lumber yard, were also dsetroyed. The total loss is estimated to amount to at least $50,000 which is partly covered' by in surance. , A very high wind was blowing from the south and the citizens of Wa Keeney are considering it very for tunate for the city that the loss was not much greater. The lumber yard being situated on the south side of the railroad track and at the south- end of i the business district the heavy wind : carried the flying embers to the north endangering the entire business dis trict. It was only by the hardest work and the closest attention that the buildings were saved. The east side of Franklin street? which is a row of : frame buildings was in the greatest danger from vthe shower of - flying , sparks and fire brands. It was espec ially difficult to fight, the fire in that district on account of the smoke, the heat, and the flying, cinders which were blinding to the eyes, depressing to the breathing and ec torture to the flesh. However, all realized that s that part of the city should not be allowed to catch fire and in order to save it a determined fight was made, and the fight was so successfully conducted that no fired gained any holt on any of the roofs. The Hardman Lumber yard was completely destroyed including part of the office fixtures and some of the business records. The company books were in the safe and were not damag ed to any extent although they got pretty hot. The origin of the fire is unknown but indications point to its being ihcindary. Guy DeBoer who was- running the engine at the ice plant was the first to see the flames and to give the alarm. When first seen the flames had burst through the roof over the barn where the company team is kept. He phoned to central and he and another party ran to the barn and got out -the team. While they were taking them to 'safety the flames seemed to have spread by magic and. almost in less time than it takes' to tell it the big shed on the south side of the yard was enveloped in flames. The heat was so intense and the wind so strong that it was readily-seen that nothing' could be done to save the yard. or . any of its contents and that the only thing to do was to confine the fire to a limited district. The estimate of the loss by the Hardman Lumber Co. is placed at $45,000, about ten thousand dollars worth of this stock had been placed in the yard during the last week or ten days. The loss is partly covered by insurance. The property destroyed consists of the stock of building ma terial including lumber, lime, plaster ing, cement, shingles, posts, wire, coal and the buildings. The concrete eleva tor which was built in 1915 and which contained several thousand bushels of wheat, was not damaged to any great extent although a door in the north caught fire from a burning box car. However, it was s5 hot on the inside from, heat sucked in that the solder was melted from the escape- pipe- from the cleaner. We are informed that the company will rebuild the yard as. soon as possible and that- the walls of the buildings- will be much more- substan tial than, the old- ones were-. .- ' Th loss sustained by the- Wheat land Elevator Company was between four. and five thousand dollars-and it is likely it is covered with insurance. The. loss consists of the large storage building, some bran and shorts and a car load of flour which had just been unloaded. The elevator is of concrete and contained several thousand bus hels f wheat but it was not damaged owing to protection which the citizens furnished at the right time.; We have not been able to get into communica tion with the company, but it is prob able they" will replace the building. The Union Pacific -railroad company has a loss of three box cars and one coal car besides the damage to the side track to make good. One of these cars was loaded with faced brick which was to have been used in the construction of the residence of Chas. Sellers and the garage building to be erected by H. .S.. Givler. These brick were damaged so by heat and smoke that they cannot be used for the pur pose for which, they were intended. The contents of the coal car had been, shoveled into the Hardman: bins Tues day afternoon and was burned with the : rest of the company's property. The other two cars were empties. A freight train came in from the west about the time the fire started and the train . crew made a heroic effort to save the row of cars which were on the siding and succeeded in saving two of them. The other would" also hsuv-e been saved but the drawhead was jerked from the car loaded with brick. The engine crew made a. daring run -and pushed the two cars west through the flames and smoke and such a scene would furnish an exciting film for a movie. The Union Pacific wreck age Is being cleared away as rapidly as possible and the siding will be re paired as soon as the heat from the burning coal has subsided. .The origin , of the fire and how it gained such a headway before it was ecn as nam to understana, The' light from the fire was plainly seen as far west as Quinter and as far east as the other side of Ellis. Both the Hays and the Ellis ladder and hose companies responded to a call and came up to to do what good they could. making the. trip in a very short time. However, by the time they arrived there was nothing but guard duty for them to .do. Both companies demon strated what they could do and gaVe exhibitions. The Hays chemical .en gine would be a fine thing on a small fire or when a fire is in a room, or just starting. - - - " HEART FAILURE CLAIMS R. C. WILSON TO THE VOTERS OF TREGO COUNTY Having announced my name for the office of Sheriff of Trego county and after more carefully considering the situation I find' the following condi tions to exist. First when I announc ed I wase under the impression , that James D. Glenn was a mere boy, but I find him to be. a man 27 years of age and. in the prime of life both mentally and- tthysically. I . find . that he has been r atsed- in this county and there fore has resided here more than twice" as long . as .- either of ; the other two candidates and' will continue to reside here regardless ' of the result of this election. I also find that he is fully qualified to fill the office he is seek ing. (He having served on the Police force of Kansas City, Mo., for two years and' having served in the World war for about one and one-half years, in France and Germany.) I further find that many of the voters without regard to party sentiment are saying that while I and the other candidate were too old for army service yet we had the privilege of remaining at home among friends with an .oppor tunity of making from $5 to $7 a .day while Glenn was undergoing the hard ships of war for $1 a day. I am just as patriotic as I . was" when the war was ' in progress and therefore have concluded that under the present con ditions Glenn should have no oppo sition unless it had been by another soldier equally well qualified. After thanking my friends for their encour agement I withdraw from the race in favor of James D. Glenn. Adv. lt. E. M. RufFner. Notwithtanding the fact that his friends and business associates have noted the gradual decline in his health during the last few months the sud den death of R. C. Wilson came as a severe blow to his loved .- ones and many friends in this vicinity as it be came known that his life had passed away Tuesday, night. The excite ment caused by the big fire at the Hardman lumber yard had taken prac tically all the citizens of the city from their homes to the vicinity of the fire. Mr. Wilson had realized the -danger the business district was in and had gone to the .WaKeeney State Bank. For some time he had been troubled with disease of the heart and had suffered much from it. . Doubtless the excitement and his general weak ened condition -brought on a severe attack of the trouble and realizing it he had gone from the bank and was sitting on the steps when he asked a friend to take him home. As. he left the car at his home he remarked about his condition indicating that he was feeling very badly. After Mr. Wilson had gone to the fire, his daughter-in- law, Mrs. Chase Wilson, who has lived in the Wilson home since the d&tth of Mrs. R. C. Wilson a few years ago. and his daughter, Mrs. Jane Heckman, and their children also went o the fire. Later on their return home they found Mr. Wilson seated in his chair in a position he had often -sat. lately. He had lighted a lamp and had gotten his bottle of medicine. Probably af ter taking a dose of it he had leaned back in a comfortable position in "his chair. In "this position the -angel of death had visited him and taken away his life. His facial expression was aim and peaceful indicating that he had passed quietly away. Robert Coulter Wilson was born at Callenburg, Perm., August. 22, 1854 and was 66 years and 27 days old at his death. On the first day of May 1883, hw was. united. jn-nrarriais! with. Miss .Nelle Thrall, at'Ottumwa, Iowa. To : them four children were born,1 three daughters and one son, of whom the daughters are living, the son. Chase' T.,- and Mrs.' Wilson having died in 1917. In early " childhood he became a Christian and lived a devoted worker for the cause of Christ until his death, being an active member of the Presbyterian church. His death was due to heart failure. The funeral ser vices are to be conducted from the Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. Allison, of Denver, for many years pastor of the Presbyterian church here will con duct the services and will be assisted by the Rev. Heizer the present pastor. Mr. Wilson' is survived by his three JEAN MACNEIL AND EJMERSON WILLIAMS Miss Jean MacNeil, contralto, and Emerson Williams, baritone, will be heard in an unique recital at the Gar den ; Theatre, Thursday, .September 30th. .. ' '; Miss MacNeil and. Mr. Williams present a- part- of ta& program is "Kilts," They sine the songs of Bon- nir Scotland, and from; expressions of the press, m cities where they have-. appeared, they ar& -extremely- efficient in dialect. - In addition to solos, they sing duets which are said to be ex tremely delightful.' The second part of the program consists of solos and duets of American songs. Miss MacNeil is said to "possess a voice of rare beauty, while Mr. .Wil liams has been acclaimed . as one of the. foremost bass-baritones in . the concert field. 'They have been decided favorites " in Chautauqua for several seasons, and come to us highly recom mended. . . . - Admittance to the recital will be by card of introduction only which may be secured from the WaKeeney Drug Store, WaKeeney, Kansas. daughters and their families, Mrs. C. B. FuUington, of- Navarre, Mrs., J . H. Heckman, of WaKeeney, and Mrs. Wayne Willis, of Emporia, and Mrs. Chase T. -Wilson and her children, besides a number of other, close rela tives. R. C. Wilson came to WaKeeney in 1884 and since that date has been actively connected, with the business, church and. social interests of the city. He commenced business under the. firm name of Wilson' & Murray and in 1885 organized a national bank which was afterwards changed to conform-to the state laws and has been known as The WaKeeney State Bank for many years with Mr. Wilson as its head officer. He was also istru mental in . the organization of the Ogallah State Bank and the Jollyer State" Bank and in their management. The management of the business af fairs of WaKeeney have frequently been under his direction and influence. He has also been a member of the board of directors. of the Trego Coun ty High School since its organization about fifteen years ago and was again nominated for re-election in - Novem ber. . He was always active in the business affairs of the county and city and -just -as--active -in the religious af fairs. He was. not only willing at all times to give- his financial assist- -ance to any good cause but he was never too busy at secular affairs to neglect the cause- of Christianity. For many years he had been a rale ing elder of the local Presbyterian church and had ' given over thirty-two years of continued service of his life as superintendent of the Sabbath school. He always made the Sabbath school an interesting place and never allowed a drag in the services. His disposition .was - always bright and happy and a . source of inspiration to others. - He was successful in financi al "affairs and used his means liberally for the good of the Christian i cause and for several "years has been a f2aw r-rn frihn t-VT t.t t.Vlft CJollftfiTe of ,Empril.and.; a" member of ' its. board, of " trustees. He was devoted and sin cere and when the summons came his passing away was as peaceful ag one who "wraps the sdrapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams.", " - . f THE HORRIBLE EXAMPLE : All one. has to" do to' reach a cor rect appreciation pf the league of na tions is. to imagine the United States a member of it for the past year and try to conceive what we would have, done in the Polish crisis. "The school of experience is the only , sound one, but its lessons are subjects that Gov. Cox carefully avoids. Try a World 'For SaleV ad at one cent a word. MARGARET SWIGGETT Bonded Abstracter insurance: farm loans Wa-Keeney, Kama (Register of Deeds of Trego County Eight Consecutive Years) Mr. and Mrs. A. Kenyon and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Dockendorf of south west of WaKeeney, have attended the state fair at Hutchinson this week. FoundAutomobile tire - and rim, found during fair week, can be had by owner at this office by proving property and paying charges. 30 St. 7 v - Why Your'' ' 1 Dentifrice? YOU me dentifrice to keep your teeth wiutjc to grre health to tbe.gumsw and cleanliness and , comfort to the . mouth. Dentists say this is all any dentifrice can mafely do. 'And this ia what K3enso Dental Creole wcompliahca perfectly. The denti frice ojzMtcis for its lingering CooL Clean, Klmro Feeling. Get a tube today. W. W- -GIBSON "Vfr -