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State Historical WESTMORELAND RECORDER XXXVI WESTMORELAND, POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, KANSAS, APRIL 29, 1920 No. 6 COURTHOUSE DOINGS stems of Interest About the Courthouse and Other County Matters GATHERED TOGETHER EVERY WEEK ems Relating to the District Court, Probate Court, Board of County Commissioners, Etc. COUNTY CLERK Tomorrow ends the assessment period for this year. All deputy assessors have made final returns except Spring Creek, Lone Tree, Mill Creek, Green, and St. George.

DISTRICT COURT The clerk of the district court has been furnished a nice double record desk-table. H. H. Good made the table out of walnut and cypress lumber. It is a fine piece of work.

PROBATE JUDGE Lenses to marry have been issued the past week to the following: Emer L. Ford, age 26, Frankfort, and Bertha A. Slade, age 22, Frankfort Herman F. Fischer, age 25, Ona ga, and Lydia Teske, age 21, Onaga. Mr.

and Mrs. John Weixelman, of Louisville adopted yesterday the one-month-old son of Albert Yantz of Flush. Mrs. Yautz died shortly after the birth of the child and Mrs. Weixelman is a sister of the deceased.

SUPERINTENDENT, District officers have been appointed in places of resignations: 107, Andrew Prockish, clerk, in place of George Ekart; H. E. Allen. 98, in place of E. B.

Parks. The diploma examinations graded schools will be held April 30 and May 1. School districts have reported the following teachers as hired the past week, number of district, name of teacher, length of term and salary being given: Dist. 40-Harriet Curl, 8 mos $75. Dist.

48 Margaret Schoeman, 8, $90. Dist 49-Helma 9, $90. Dist. 54-Eula Tibbetts, 7, $70. Dist.

56-Lavina Lindquist, 7, $70 Dist. 69-Adella Glenn, 7, $85. Dist. 79-Leafy Thierolf, 8, $75. Dist.

89-Katherine Townsend, 7, $75. Dist. 100-Gladys Whiting, 8, $90. Dist. 108-Bertha Phillips, 8, $90.

R. No. 2-Blaine Crow, 12, $200. County Red Cross Meetings Postponed The two Red Cross meetings which were called for Wednesday the 28th, at Wamego, have been postponed one week, on account of a change in plans made by Henry M. Baker, of the service departent of the Southwestern division.

Mr. Baker was obliged to attend a conference of national and divisional Red Cross workers all this week, and as Mr. Baker was to have an important part in the work of the meteings it was necessary to postpone them. The two meetings, the one in the afternoon, for the General Executive committee of the Pottawatomie County Chapter, and the evening meeting for the members of the chapter, will be held at the later date. School Closed At Dist.

No. 2 Miss Vergie Murphy, our efficient teacher, closed a successful term of school at Dist. No. 2, eight miles north of Manhattan, Friday evening of April 16, with an entertainment of recitations, music and stunts by the children, which was a real success and enjoyed by all who were present. Miss Murphy gave the entertainment in honor of her graduates, Dorothy Brooks, Lorena Prestwood and Vance Washington.

Also on Saturday, the parents of the children all met at the schoolhouse with baskets of "goodies," which were served in cafeteria style and were thoroughly enjoyed by all. And last, but not least, the boys challenged the young boys to a base ball game, 80 after noon was spent in games of various kinds. The base ball game ended in a tie but with the boys showing the younger ones. a merry trace. -By One Who Was There.

Drive is on this week. The Methodist church will contribute its share out of the Centenary fund already raised. Other churches are supposed to bring up their proportions and all churches to unite in securing contributions from friends. of churches who do not belong or affiliate with any denomination. Here is a fine opportunity for those who believe in a closer union among churches to do their part.

Mrs. J. F. 0'Daniel Dead The Inter-church World Mrs. J.

F. O' Daniel died yesterday at her home in Manhattan of uraemic poisoning. She was taken sick Snnday and was in a serious condition from the first. Two trained nurses assisted the physicians in caring for her, but the disease could not be conquered. She was the wife of the late J.

F. O' Daniel She and her husband were among the very early settlers in this vicinity. An obituary will be published next week. Arthur, Mrs. K.

and Miss Bertha Moore and Mrs. Edgar Melgren of Olsburg were in Westmoreland, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fairchild of Frankfort were down last week visiting at the home of his brother, Roy Fairchild.

W. Maxwell of St. Clere was in Westmoreland yesterday making final returns of the assessment of his township. Mr. and Mrs.

Tom McKee and Harold and Beatrice, of Havens ville, were in Westmoreland on business last Friday. About fifteen voulnteers set out 160 evergreens along the drives and walks of the Westmoreland cem-tery. Good job. Good The Odd Fellows Pottawatomie County Round -up will be held at Wamego, Wednesday afternoon and evening, May 5. Elmo Ford, who is working in a lumber at Dearborn, Missouri, is up visiting at the home of his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred C. Ford. William Ekart and D. P.

Torey of Blue were in Westmoreland today. The former made his final returns as assessor for his township. Mrs. W. U.

Gard and daughter, Mrs. Lewis King, and children, Lewis and Lucile, of Fostoria, were in Westmoreland, Tuesday, and visited Mr. and Mrs. W. F.

Hill. Oscar Brockish broke both bones of his left leg above the ankle Tuesday morning. He was dragging the roads when the doubletrees broke and threw him over the drag. Dr. T.

J. Toothaker set the bones. J. A. Green and family are moving to Manhattan this week.

He recently sold his Westmoreland general store to Potter Bros. Mr. Green is a good business man and a pusher for his home town. This community regrets to lose him and his family. The Weber boys went fishing Sunday below the falls and John caught a 74-pound catfish and in getting it out broke his fish pole, so Roland helped him to land it.

John says that as far an he knows he is the champion fisherman of Westmoreland. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wiziarde of Weatmoreland have contracted for the season to put on shows for the Walter Savage Music of Wayne, Nebraska, the coming season. This is the second season for them with this company.

Mr. and Mrs. Wizard never fail to make good and strictly reliable in every resp. Fred Beach and sons, Alton and Kieth, of Lincoln townhip were in Wetmoreland, Saturday. Mr.

Beach was making his final returns as assessor of Lincoln township. The boys only just entering their teens are finishing the common school course and will enter high school at Havensville next year. ADJOURNED TERM DISTRICT COURT Judge R- C. Heizer Holds Adjonrned Sassion of District Court, Friday and SaturdayCases Disposed Of. Judge R.

C. Heizer, accompanied by A. O. Justice, stenographer, came up to Westmoreland, Thurs. day afternoon and held an adjourned seggion of the district court, Friday and Saturday.

Several cases, though none of great interest, were disposed of. The following attorneys were present: W. F. Challis, and W. E.

Smith of Wamego; Maurice Murphy of St. Marys, C. A. Leinbach ofOnaga and C. Brookens and E.

S. Francis of Westmoreland. The following cases were disposed of: J. W. balkner vs.

The Iron Clad Store Co. et al, damages, tinued. Mary Falkner vs. The Iron Clad Store Co et al, damages; continued. Clara Short vs.

The Iron Clad Store Co et al, damages; continued. Martin Sweeney vs. Ellen Finney, recovery of money; motion to set aide the findings of referee overruled and referee allowed $25. Charles Cooper vs. John H.

Cooper, attachment; settled as per journal entry. W. A. Blair et al vs. M.

Etta Green et al, motion to correct J.E.; continued. Grace N. Toothaker va. Thomas J. Toothaker, modifying order; settled as per journal entry.

Mollie Shumate et al va. Pyas Johnston et al, quieting title; judgment as per journal entry. Harry F. True vs. H.

Clark et al, quieting title; judgment. as per journal entry. Charles W. Kolterman vs. tin Comstock et al, quiet title; judgment as per journal entry Charles Zabel vs.

the New England Mortgage Co. et al, quiet as per journal entry. First National Bank vs. Ella True, ejectment; dismissed. Harold McKee vs.

Bertha Jane McKee, divorce; decree granted, to be absolute in six months. H. A. Schwandt vs. Ed Weese; judgment revived.

Neil Barr while scattering ure yesterday with a spreader was kicking down the wet manure to make it feed when the fingers in the cylinder caught his leg and dragged it into the machine. A bad gash five inches long was cut in the leg and another in the inside part of the upper thigh. Dr. R. Toothaker was called and sewed up the wounds.

Obituary Joseph Stone' was born in Mary land in November, 1840. He died at his home in Westmoreland, Kansas, April 24, 1920. In 1873 he was united in marriage to Amanda Allsip. To this union were born eleven children. Of this family five children and the mother have preceded the deceased beyond the veil of time.

In 1875, the family came to Kansas, settlinz in Pottawatomie county. With the exception of three years spent in Illinois, this has been his home since. He served his country during the Civil war as a member of Co. 5th Maryland Regiment. There remains to feel the loss of his presence a sister in Illinois, three sons, Frank of Irving Kansas, Joseph of California, and John of Illinois, three daughters, Mrs.

Anna Dodge and Mrs. Lou Lolley both of Westmoreland, Mra. Della Estes of Woodbine, Kansas, and twenty-five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Resler from the Westmoreland M.

E. church, April 27, 1920. The pall-bearers were members of the American Legion. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. CARD OF THANKS We desire to extend to our friends and neighbors our grateful thanks for their kindness and sympathetic assistance during the sickness, death and burial of our father, Joseph Stone.

The Family. WESTMORELAND CHAUTAUQUA AUG. Big Program, Symposium of Thought tion and Good Cheer Great Speakers, Splendid Concerts, Fine Comedy. The Westmoreland chautauqua begins Sunday, August 1, and continues five days. Charles F.

Horner, general manager of the Redpath-Horner Company, says that he thinks the program is the best put out in the fourteen years he has been managing the business. He says that the speakers are great. They are Joseph Severance, Capt. K. F.

Nance, Dr. Frank C. Fay and Dr. H. Richmond Mills.

Among the concerts and are the Weslyan Male Quartet, Phillips Sisters and Hope Hardie, and Wolcott Ring Co. The tainers are especially good. Among them are Eugene Knox and the Glenn Wells Company. There is a fine comedy-drama, "'It Pays to Mrs. Margaret Lauer Dead Mrs.

Margaret Lauer, formerly of near Moodyville, died at her home in Seneca, April 17 She was the widow of John Lauer, who died about twenty years ago She was 84 years of age and was buried in the Catholic cemetery at Blaine. Martin--Hammon Miss Marie Martin and Deloss Hammon were married at Idaho Falls, Idaho, April 8, where the bride has been teaching school the past year. Mra, Hammon is the only daughter of Mr. and Mra. Jeff Martin of near Fostoria.

The young people will make Idaho Falls their home. Profit and Loss in Hogs Roy Fairchild was in town yesterday morning getting some rye ground into flour for his hogs. He thinks that this is the cheapest and best feed he can give them. He has a hundred hogs and is ing thirty of them, A year ago he sold $1960 worth and made an even $700 on them. Last fall he sold his hogs for $960 and lost $307.50.

He figures cost. of feed, time, and interest on investment in getting at his profits or losses. He thinks that the bunch he is now feeding may make him some money. He bought his corn last fall at about $1 40 and the hogs are making a good gain. Report of Westmoreland School, District No.

10. for Month Ending Apr. 23, 1920. Tardi- Neither Tr'dy Grade Daily Cases Attendance Jo ness nor 6.3 Second 3.25 210 OH 10 7. Fourth 13 17.

Fifth 13 11.95 0 Sixth. 18 14.8 0. Seventh 16 13.8 Eighth. 18 17.1 103 91.2 34 27 RANKING STUDENTS Grade 1-Helen Allen, 1st; Bernice Tebbets, 2nd. Grade 2-Aldine Morris, 1st; Juanita Springstead, 2nd.

Grade 3-- Katherine Hooven and Norman Loofbourrow, 1st. Grade 4-Thelma Sutterlin, 1st; Faith Roberts, 2nd. Grade 5-Joe St. John, 1st; Erle William Francis and Rosella Roberts, 2nd. Grade 6-Grace Brill, 1st; Gertrude Brookens, 2nd.

Grade 7-Pearl Bothe, 1st; Bertrand Bateman, 2nd. Grade 8-Harold Roberts, 1st; Pearl Richardson, 2nd. HONOR ROLL Those making an average of 91 or above on the month's work: Helen Allen, Bernice Tebbets, Minnie Arnold Grutzmacher, Aldine Morris, Juanita Spingstead, Katherine Hooven, Noman Loofburrow, Ruth Kersey, Thelma Sutterlin, Faith Roberts, Loyal Lee, Grace Brill, Gertrude Brookens, Bernice Sutterlin, Anna Louise Snyder, Joe St. John, Erle Wm. Francis, Rosella Roberts, Pearl Bothe, Bertrand Bateman, Jessie Kersey, Harold Roberts, Pearl Richardson, Gertrude Brill, Elna McKimens, Kenneth Toothaker.

R. C. Walden, Rose Cunningham, Ruth Budd, Ethel Whearty, Teachers, OLD TIME NEWS School consolidation is sweeping the country now at a rapid rate. Iowa now has 374 consolidated schools, and at the present time is increasing the number at an average of one a day. iana has 1002 such schools; Ohio, 800; Minnesota, over 300; Oklahoma, 200, 62 of which were formed the past year; Colorado, 106, with many more in process of organization; South Dakota, 79; Kansas, 30.

What is the matter with Kansas? The Rebekah Team At Manhattan Westmoreland Rebekah team put on the degree work at the Riley county round -up at Manhattan last night. The following members of the team put on the work, Mrs. E. C. Brookens, the captain, being unable to go: Mra.

J. B. Claywell, Mrs. C. E.

Cree, Alice Simon, Mrs. C. A. Egelston, Mary Toothaker, Mrs. A.

P. Dailey, Mre. John McKimens, Mrs. J. W.

Seritchfield, Genevieve McKimens, Mrs. W. D. McKimens, Mrs. N.

W. Moody, Mrs. E. C. Laughlin and Edna Gilbert.

The following attended the in addition to the members of the team: Mr. ani Mrs. Cleve Zabel, J. W. Seritchfield, N.

Moody, J. B. Claywell, Kate Brenton, Fleda Kersey and Vera Laughlin. Mr. and Mrs.

B. Wolfkill of Frankfort are down visiting relatives. Methodist Church Notes This week the great Inter-Church World movement plans call for a canvass by every church of its own membership and constituency for the world-wide church budget. Methodism's share of that is in the Centenary that was put on last year. We are just a year ahead.

But this year churches that have not finished their quota are to reach the last man with the appeal for real work for the church and if possible each the goal, This canvass is to be put on at the same time that the Inter-Church canvass is on. Our church will necessarily be delayed because of the late arrival of the pastor, due to the weather. We will make the canvass a few weeks later when matters can be better arranged. A lot of folks forgot about the Fellowship service last Thursday night. They missed a good time, too.

Don't you forget it this week. Help have a splendid time. Bring your bibles. Only an extra hard rain ought to keep us from having a service on Sunday evening. Really it makes one feel better to battle against the rain to go to church sometimes.

Try it next time you get a chance That may be next Sanday, if the old saying holds true. We hope to be able to announce some plans for the community vey next Sunday. Be present, 90 you may be fully informed. General Conference convenes next Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. This will be one of the historic conferences of Methodism.

Every official member should take the daily Christian Advocate that is published each day during the conference. It gives a full account of everything that goes on. Better ask the pastor to send in your name. The pastor made the trip to Pleasant Run last Sunday afternoon and had a fine, congregation--in quality--but rather small numerically. Let us multiply that next Sunday.

Here's hoping we won't be rained out. We hope to hear from Rev Zook before Sunday, that we may report regarding the pews. It certainly is too bad the way the girls here are left in such a sad and lonely position. Not a girl has appeared at church brought by a young man. Hope on, girls perhaps the timidity will disappear and better times will come.

Let us give the Sunday school a big boost next Sunday. Everyone, big and little, young and old, be ready to start off with the first word of the first song. Remember, 10 o'clock, sharp. Notices to go in" the church notes should be phoned or handed to the pastor not later than Tuesday evening. Items Gleaned From the Files of the Recorder and From Various Other Sources.

WHEN YOU AND I WERE YOUNG What the People Were Saying and Doing, Twenty, Thirty and Thirty-Five Years Ago In Pottawatomie County. News 20 Years Old. Mra. M. L.

Atwater died at her home in Onaga, May 21, 1900. William Marten of Louisville was in Westmoreland, May 26, 1900. The body of William Sullivan, who was kiled in battle near Bacalor, Philippines. May 24, 1899, was brought to his home in Louisville for final interment April 26, 1900. Funeral services were held.

The principal address was delivered by Leutenant-Colonel Ed C. Little of the 20th Kansas. A dead-lock is on at Onaga in the republican convention called to nominate a senator for the 18th district. J.K Codding, candidate for senator, has no opposition but wants to go to the convention uninstructed for United States senator. Pottawatomie's ten votes favor nominating him in this way; but Nemaha's ten refuse to vote for his nomination unless a resolution is adopted instructing him for Lucian Baker for United States senator.

The dead-lock has been on for some days and each delegation is apparently determined to stand pat. News 25 Years Old Methodist preachers while not paid very large salaries are paid much higher than a few years ago. The annual conference of Kansas held in March. 1895, gives the highest salary paid to any M. E.

preacher at $3,000, paid by the Topeka First church. Nine churches in Kansas pay $1200 or more in addition to the parsonage. A few churches pay as low as $300. Frank Whearty and Miss Clara Barr were married April 20, 1895. Rev.

J. F. Dennis officiated. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

John Whearty and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Barr.

Pianos and horses appear to bear a ratio of about one to five. C. E. Morris last week traded A. B.

Headington five horses for a piano. Mr. Morris says that if Headington had not been looking he might have slipped another horse on him. Headington still has a few other pianos that he has gathered up to trade for horses and mules at about the same rate. Fred D.

Woodford and Miss Maude Moriarty were married at the home of the bride's mother, April 25, 1895. Rev. E. B. Smith officiated.

The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Inez Moriarty. John Frederick and Miss Eliza Brockish were married April 23, 1895, by Father A. M. Weikman of Flush.

News 30 Years Old April 26, 1890, Salome Lodge, I. 0. 0. No. 252, celebrated the 71st anniversary of the introduction of Odd Fellowship into America.

Sessions were held both afternoon and evening and were attended by about three hundred members. R. S. Hick was chairman of the meeting and J. S.

Codding made the principal address. James M. Roberts died at his home at Blaine, April 25, 1890. He was in the mercantile business at Blaine. Funeral services were conducted by Rev.

J. D. Bradley of Westmoreland, assisted by Rev. F. M.

Marsh of Blaine. Reuben C. Lee of Westmoreland died of consumption April 23, 1890, News 35 Years Old L. J. Martin has opened up a bakery and restaurant in Westmoreland.

The First National bank building is nearing completion. Edward Townsend and Miss Ruth Enzor were married April 26, 1885. At the recent teachers' examination, W. R. Shriner and W.

R. Benton were granted second -class cer. tificates and F. W. Comfort a thirdclass..