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State Historical Society 00)1 ir ire n VOL. XL. NO. 17 HAYS. ELLIS COUNTY. KANSAS . THURSDAY. MARCH 31. 1S21. SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR TO 1 3iWS i h y r if HAYS, A very delightful party was given j Mrs. E. E. Colyer, Tuesday evening, j by the members of her Sunday School ' class and their respective husbands. Although .the large company was un- 1 expected, it was made none the less j welcome at the hospitable . Colyer , 11U1.1C. x lie vcti S vvaa mauc piCS- , ant Dy reauings, stones, ana games, not only trying to the wits but to the ; personal resources as well. Delicious i refreshments were served and at the close of the evening, a handsome gift was presented to Mrs. Colyer by the ' class in appreciation of .her long and j ' faithful service as teacher. The following officers were in stalled in Aleppo Commandery No. 31 Knights Templar, last Wednesday eve: H. W. Chittenden, E. C. J. T Morrison, Genl A. H. Schmoekel, C. G. C. F. Wiest, Prel. J. E. Rouse, S. W. R. S. Markwell, J. W. C. W. Miller, Jr., Treas. C. W. Reeder, Rec. F. S. Carman, St. B. Geo. S. Grass, Jr., S. B. W. C. Wagner, Warder S. M. Enfield, Sentinel Some time ago a proposition was mckAa rk V 1 "I i 1 a M nenni TTall nn Vi o Philip lot on the corner of Fort and j vat toq w ,,v. but now that the Methodists have given up the Pruitt-Fields lots on the corner of South Chestnut and Normal avpnnp. it is heiner talked of that the Masons may buy the lots and put up ! a two story building, using the upper story for their lodge room, and the lower floors for stores. A3 the gorn munity church and new dormitories are to be built on West Normal ave nue; the Experiment Station a perm anent fixture for all time, and with the prospect of the Anthony road as well as the Golden Belt railroad com ing in from the south, it becomes the best corner ir the city. . 1 The Hearing of the jFEDEBAI. RESERVE hlsSYSTSM yjgl In banks as in wars reserves are of the utmost im portance. But they are only effective if available for use when needed. !Foch turned the tide of battle against the Germans because American reserves were at hand at the crucial mqment. American financial reserves also saved the day for the allied nations and the concentration of American banking reserves in the Federal Reserve Sys tem made this possible. This bank is a member of the Federal Reserve System and its reserve is included in the amount held by the Federal Reserve Banks of over $2,200,000,000. In Reserve First National Bank Member Federal Reserve Bank HAYS - KANSAS. Come in earlv and talk over with the officers of this bank your plans for the coming season. TV jr KANSAS July 4th, 1872 the first railroad was built into the city of Hutchinson. They are preparing to celebrate .the big event in 1922, the fiftieth anni versary, and one of their officials is guaranteeing that they will at the same time celebrate the connection of Hayg with Hutchinson by the Golden instea(j of going way kround by Kanopolis or Salina. If built by that time the Senator and Representative of that city will not vote to establish a State Normal School at Dodge City. The Lamed paper has a long article telling of Prof. Montague of the Fort ! Hays Normal being over there to get the business men to form an associa j tion and bring Prof. Knox who spoke I here, to that place and give the same four lectures he gave in llays, and j hold the day business meetings; Mr. i Knoxjto have $400 and his expenses. 1 The matter was taken under advise i ! ment and another meeting will be j held this week. A surprise party was given on j Isaiah Jewell in honor of his fifteenth i birthday, March 30, at his home on ! East Broadway. The party was given J by the Baptist Junior Union of., which j he is president. Games were played. after which a light lunch wa served. Those present were: Mrs. Alonzo Brumitt, as chaperon; Miss Ethel Warner, as her assistant; Herben. and Walter Thompson of the Senior Society; the Juniors were Little Miss Ilo Brumitt, "Carrol Thompson, Ruby Mcintosh, George Balls, Jimmie Balls, Walter Balls, Muerl O'Loughlin, Clara O'LoVighlin, Wesley O'Lough lin, Dorothy Ellis, Mary Ellis, Frank lin Thompson, Naomi Thompson, Lu cille Thompson, Loyal Van Doren, Edwin Van Doren, Seymore Tourtil lotte, Nannie Jewell, George Jewell, and Isaiah Jewell. Everyone report ed a fine time and all wished IsaiaV. many happy returns of the day. C. W. Miller, Sr., was in Topek3, Wednesday, on business. Word "RESERVE" Wanted. Two girls or women at the Brunswick Hotel. Call 246 or call in person at the office. John H. Forney of LaCrosse, was over Wednesday, attending the Knight Templar degrees. C. M. Holmquist and wife have re turned from Lindsborg, where they have been attending the Messiah the past week. He reports that the Linds borg Messiah Association cleared about $7,000. Farmers report that at least one half the wheat acreage of this county will be a total loss, which means a higher price for wheat and a conse quent enhanced price for flour. At the Methodist Conference - at Salina, this week, the committee re commended that their district hos pital be located at Salina, with a branch at Concordia and another at Goodland. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Guilbert of Trego county, were in town Monday, selling their- corn by the car load. Two articles for the price of one plus One Cent. The Rexall One Cent Sale soon. Miss Ernestine Fields who came home last week for a few days visit with her mother, returned to her school work in Missouri on Tuesday. On Easter Sunday she entertained a number of her musical friends at the Brunswick. Miss Elsie Grass who is teaching at ! Clay Center, spent the week-end with j her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. S. Grass, Sr. 1 Gov. Allen last week re-appointed j R. L. Gamble as State Architect for another two years' term. This is pleasing news as he has always been a good friend to the State Institutions at Hays. j Nick Gassman is building a tile j garage on his residence lots on East Normal avenue. Two coach loads of Shriners from Kansas City, Mo., are expected to at tend the meeting of Shriners in Hays, May 12th. Mrs. Geo. Starr who has been visit ing in St. Louis, with friends, the past few months, returned Tuesday. All new and fresh the goods to be sold at the Rexall Store One Cent! Sale. Date later. j ' ( I J. H. Wood was down from Monu- j ment, the first of the week. J W. J. Mdden made -a trip to Den- ver, the first of the week. Jack Middlekauff and Hugo Kohl j came up from Lawrence to spend j Easter Sunday with home folks. I The hail season is fast approaching and you cannot afford to lose your crop. - Insure your growing wheat against hail, in a good company. I represent a first class Hail Insurance Company. Come in and let us talk the matter over. Office over Bas&all's stpre. B. M. Dreiling. Miss Doris Middlekauff came up from Lawrence, and spent the week end with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Middlekauff. . Mike Jacobs has sold his residence property to Alex Dufier. Mrs. G. M. Cox has returned from a visit with friends at Collyer. Two men were here from Junction City, this week, looking-for a stie for a hotel. FOR SALE A new dining room table and a China Closet at a bargain See J. M. Pimienta. Pete Goetz of Victoria, was oper ated on for appendicitis at the Hays hospital the first of the week. The H. A. Cown Produce Co. ship- j ped 100 egg cases to the Farmers Union store at'Oakley, Kansas, Wed nesday of this week. F. J. Hoch, the Hays monument dealer on West South Main street, is making arrangements to build a large residence on Juniata street on lots just west of Fred Miller's residence. Carthage marble will be used for the entire building and it will be one of the finest residence buildings in the city,, when completed; and, by the way, the Hoch Monument Co. are do ing a wonderful business. The large amount of stock they keep on hand and the large number of orders con tinually being sold is proof of the fact. Geo. Philip, Sr., is busy these days trying to eradicate that large and luxurious patch of dandelions on his lots just south of the hardware store. Ed Hill attended the Mesiah - at Lindsborg, Sunday night, along with a large number of other citizens from Hays. Ed unfortuneately missed the midnight train but took the eleven o'clock plug Sunday to Salina and autoed from Salina to Lindsborg, ar riving there a few moments before the- performance began. ' Don't forget the One Cent Sale at the Rexall Store soon. Miss Elma Creighton and her music class of - hisrh school students ! attended the Messiah at Lindsborg, j Sunday. " A. A. Wiesner & Son replaced one of those large front window glasses Monday that had been shattered by the careless handling of a base ball. Boys should not be allowed to pitch ball anywhere within the1 business district of the city. We believe there is an ordinance to that effect but it has not been enforced. Frank B. Brown who had intended to locate in Hays, has purchased a shoe hospital at Ellis nad moved his family and his car of goods to that village. " v Don't forget the Smoker at the ! K. of C. Hall, Friday (tomorrow) night. The storm Saturday night was one of the worst storms ever experienced in Kansas and was followed by low temperature that killed all the fruit in this part of the country. The pears, .apricots and peach trees were heavy with bloom. The freeze ruined the prospect for a crop when wewere dreaming of peaches and cream, etc. What potatoes and other vegetables that were up were severely injured. In nearly every county surrounding Ellis, and for that matter, nearly every county in the state, there has been more or less snow and rain the past winter, but none in Ellis county. It has bee suggested that perhaps it is the continual fumes from that mal odorous home brew ascending up wards that wards off the rain clouds as soon as they aproach Ellis county. Dr. Unrein has completed the base ment excavation for a six thousand dollar dwelling adjoining Miss Con dit's on West Crawford avenue. Mr. Bissing's new residence in the same vicinity is an ornament to the city. I have a nice lot of town property for sale. Property located in good residence part of the city. If you are in the market for a city home, come in and see me. Office over Basgall's store. Phone 206. B. M. Dreiling. Frank Stout was over from Ellis, Tuesday David R. Mosher, a former resident of Ellis county, sori-in-lawLof Chas. Wentz, another old-time resident of Ellis county, died at Wichita, March 10th. Old-timers here will remember both men. The Blue Rapids Telephone Comp any which operates the telephone ex change of Blue Rapids, has been pur chased by the' Consolidated Telephone Company. It has 600 telephones and is one of the best constructed systems in Marshall county. This make fifty one exchange operated by the United and Consolidated Telephone Comp anies which cover the principal towns of the northwestern third of Kansas. If you want your farm property or your city residence Insured, come in and let me talk to you. I represent some of the best insurance companies in the. country. B. M. Dreiling. Harry Saunders was over from Mc Cracken, Wednesday, visiting his daughter, Mrs. Roy Miller. Carl Stecklein this week made a deal by which he became possesor of Harvey Fellers' residence property. Mr. Fellers contemplates building a new residence in north Hays. Setting Egg for sale. Single comb White Leghorn. Mrs. A. Brumitt, Phone 548. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Rea of Hays spent . Monday night here en route home from court at Sharon Springs. Ed was at one time County Attorney of this county. Logan County News. Ernest R. Sitz received a telegram Friday morning, from New York, stating that the body of his son, Al bert R., who lost his life in France in the line of duty during the World War, had arrived at Pier 2, Hoboken, New Jersey, and that his body would be shipped to Hays. Ole Oldham has bought the two lots on East Normal avenue, opposite the Methodist church, and will build a modern residence thereon this sum mer. As the price of the O'Keefe lots on West Normal avenue raised from $5,000 to $7,500 and then to $10,000, it is understood that the Methodist "church people have purchase?! the four lots on the corner of West Nor mal avenue and Elm street, adjoining their, new parsonage, and will build there the Community Church and Residence Hall. For Sale. A new dining table and a fine china closet. Call phpne 300. Summer School at Kama Wes leyan University, Salina, Kansas, will open Jane 7th. .-Classes available in practically all collegiate branches, including Teacher-training and Dom estic Science. Graduates will receive life diplomas. NORMAL NEWS NOTES Prof. Roy Rankin went to Russell, last Saturday afternoon, to speak before a joint meeting of the County Teachers Association and School Board Members. He spoke on the subject of Consolidation. The Y. W. C. A. Sextette gave a concert in Quinter, Grainfield, Oakley and Winona, Monday Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday evenings. This trip will close the engagements of the Sextette until after the Music Fest ival. The F. H. X. Ladies Quartet gave .concerts in Brownell and McCracken on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. These concerts will close the engage ments of the Quartett until after the Muse Fesiival. The state contest in Debate and Oration will be held in the Normal Auditorium on Friday evening, April 1. Representatives of the Pittsburg Normal Training Normal School and the Fort Hays Kansas Normal School will take part in the contest. In Ora tion the Pittsburg Manual Training Normal School will be represented by Mr. Clayton Montgomery. The sub ject of his oration is "The Two Flags." The Fort Hays Kansas Nor mal School will be represented by Mr. James O'Brien with the subject "The Nation's Obligations." The subject for debate is. Resolved, "That the federal government enact legislation embodying the principles of the Kan sas law for the settlement of labor . disputes in public utilities." The Pittsburg Normal will have the affirm ative and will be represented by Mr. Clayton Montgomery and Mr. Cope land Bower. JThe Fort Hays Kansas Normal Schoolwill have the negative and will be represented by Mr. James O'Brien and Mr. William Flynn. The' winner in the oration contest will re present Kansas in the inter-state ora tion contest at Warrensburg, Mo. President W. A. Lewis has accept ed a ninvitattion to speak before the Warrensburg section of the Missouri State Teachers' Association and the Marysville section of the Missouri State Teachers' Association next Oct ober. Prof. C. E. Rarick will speak be fore the Reno County Teachers' Asso ciation at Hutchinson, Saturday. Pres. W. A, Lewis has aewpted an invitation from the Salina Rotary Club to speak before the Club at their noon luncheon on Monday, April 18. Prof. Floyd B. Lee spoke on the subject of Consolidation before a School Board members' meeting at the court house in Hays, Last Tues day afternoon. He also spoke before. the Chamber of Commerce on Tues day evening and showed the Holcorhb and Sargent films. The F. H. N. Glee Club gave a con cert in Ellis last Monday evening, under the auspices of the high school. The Glee Club completed a concert tour at Plainville, last Friday even ing. The tour included concerts at rWaKeeney, Quinter, Grainfield, Oak ley, Colby, Goodland, Hoxie, Mor land, Hill City and Plainville. The Gee Cub has received some very complimentary press notices-on their concerts. A male quartet consisting of Elmo Meade, Edmund Brungardt, "Daddy" Wilson and Everett Richarson, will sing for the Ellis Community Dinner next Thursday evening. Lanning Rankin is the accompanist for the quartet. Prof. Walter B. Roberts of the piano department, will go to Goodland on Tuesday evening, April 26, to ac company on the artist program that evening. Prof. Roberts has also been invited to give a pipe organ recital. in the New Methodist Church in Garden City when the organ is dedicated, the latter part of April. Farmers and Investments An Ellis county farmer has made complaint on the grounds that he was mislead into investing in a stock be ing sold in this county under the name of Investors' Syndicate. He al leges that a long list of purported Ellis County investors was shown him, among other names, those of Lou Kraus, Gus Riedel, and Hi Joy, with amounts of five to ten thousand dol lars opposite the names, representing the investment stock claimed to be taken by each. All three of the farmers named insist that they have bought no such stock and Mr. Lou Krau3 and Hi Joy have each, filed re quest that publicity be given to the fact that they have not -so 'invested, and that they do not want anybody to invest on the basis of such repre sentation concerning them. Why wouldn't it be well for the farmers of the county to have an un derstanding that before any solicitor is given consideration he should first submit his proposition to a committee from some recognized farmers' or ganization, 'either the Farm Bureau cr the Farmers"' Uniorf. Such a plan instituted among the Havs business 'ZD )y 7s THE 'Medium of Exchange" of which we have record con sisted of shells to which were given stated and generally recognized values. Every man was his own Banker. Modern Facilities have kept pace with the Progress of Civilization until today every self-respecting citizen owes it to himself to have a banking connection. We offer you every con venience known to Modern Banking. , il m pi .. ..M- . y .. ..-... jjy. 3j.3u.rj, ...ii-JB,. HLJU.,. I.. I , men and carried out through the Chamber of Commerce has Saved the town men a great deal of annoy ance and a great deal of time, besides some monev. K. of C. Band The following are the members of the Knights of Columbus Band of this city. Peter Holzmeister, Leader: Ed F. Glennon, Cornet P. P. Smith, Cornet Paul J. Wasinger, Cornet Jacob Drees, Cornet Clem J. Bissing, Baritone Walter N. Stanton, Baritone Wm. F. Drees, Baritone Jacob Bissing, Mellophone i A. C. Wasiger, Alto I. J. Rupp, Alto Joe G. Jacobs, Alto F P. Walter, Alto R. A. Leiker, Bass P. J. Jacobs, Bass Geo. L. Zeigler, Trombone M. M. Zeigler, Trombone Frank A. Bissing, Saxophone A W. Burtscher, Clarinet P. A. Basgall Clarinet J. L. Basgall, Clarinet Mike Befort, Clarinet Lloyd P. Canpbell, Bass Drum Leo C. Wiesner, Snare Drum For Sale Cadillac combination carpet sweeper. Phone 489. BRACELET WPCM65 ! A lovely present or a convenience for your personal use. In either event we have an offering in this line that will please, de light you, that. will save you money. DifferenLstyles from $18.00 up. 1 n L 8 V:.: V ) fc CC; FIRST Banking New Player Piano For Sale We offer for immediate sale a New Player Piano, quality fully guaran teed, located near Hays City. Liberal terms to a responsible party. Part iculars will be furnished to anyone addressing E. B. Guild Music Co., Topeka, Kansas. m31t3 Dr. M. Jay Brown, of Salina Specialists the medical and surg ical diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, and correct - fitting of glasses, will be at the Brunsv:ck Hotel, Wednesday, April 13th; at Ellis, Tuesday, April 12th. At home . office, Salina, Kansas, every Satur day and Sunday. NOTICE The Diploma Examination for Rural Schools will be held on April 2nd and 9th, at Hays, Ellis, Victoria and such other places as may be sel ected later. The order of subjects will be as follows: April 2nd April 9th Reading Penmanship Arithmetic Classics, 8th grade Physfology U. S. History Civil Government Spelling Geography Grammar Kansas History Agriculture Louis Christiansen, Co. Supt. V I H u n H ii it