The Emporia Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • Page 7

Emporlty Friday, February 23, THE EMPOWA DAILY GAZETTE CHASE COUNTY Farm Homes Wait for Juice Many Residents Not Ready for Hook-up to The Ostette: Cottonwood Falls, Feb. delays in the inspection and "hooking of farm homes on the.new'electric lines of the Flint Hills Rural Electric Cooperative company which will supply several hundred farmers of Chase, Marion and Morris counties with electricity is still keeping most of the patrons cf the line awaiting for the service. ENERGIZED NEXT WEEK. At the annual meeting of the company held Tuesday, Supt. J.

C. McClaln told the directors and many of the stockholders of the company present that he hoped to have the lines energized some, time next week. At this meeting a proposition was voted on to divide the present set-up of the company into two projects but this was defeated as it required a two-thirds majority to make the change and the vote was about ly divided. All of the present directors of the company were re-elected. There are 13 of them, three being from this county, Ernest C.

A. Blackburn and Keith Drummond. The capital stock of the company was increased from $3,700 to $6,500 upon a vote taken at the meeting. HOMES NOT READY. It was said that one thing which was holding up the energizing of the lines also was the fact that along some sections of the lines there were not yet 75 per cent of the patrons who were ready to "hook-up" and that such a percentage was desired.

The directors in this county said they were sure that more than 75 per cent of the patrons of this county were ready for the service but that at some other points along the lines this percentage might be less. FORCED TO GIVE V. 8. MAIL TO A. Lorber (above) of Baltimore, commanding a Pan American Clipper flying between the S.

and Lisbon, refused to give up U. S. mail to British censorship officials in Bermuda January 18, it was disclosed a month after the incident. Only a bayonet point did he surrender of letters to the British. MORRIS COUNTY Missouri Pacific 8PMUI to TtM Ouetu: Council qrove, Feb.

work of rebuilding the'Missouri Pacific railway track from- Council Grove to Delavan, a distance of 18 started The crew now is completing a section of work near Miller. New 115-pound rails will replace the steel rails'of lighter weight. The work will take two months or and bring many -workers to' Council 'Grove. Reservation for board hat already beeiumade for part'of the men who will handle the work. Mexican trackmen, who have followed the work along the lines, will have their own accommodations.

Must Move a A Rural School to The Gazette: Cottonwood Falls, Feb. 23 Baker school house in district 51. on Highway 13 between Bazaar and Mctfield Green, will have to be moved for the second time in the past 15 or 20 years. The schoolhouse is on ground wliich will be condemned by the SUte Highway department on Highway 13 where an overpass for the Bant a Fe railroad and a bridge will be constructed. In 1922 when the Santa Fe built Its Ellinor-Junction and El Dorado short line over right-of-way of the old Orient grade, it was found the school building was squarely on the line so the Santa Fe made arrangements with the district for moving the school house several rods back from the tracks after the purchase of more land, for the site.

Now it is expected the State Highway; department will take the same pro- cedu-e. However, Mrs. Ida VInson, ccvnty superintendent of schools, has reported the directors of the district have been unable to find.a deed lor the land the highway department is seeking and It is believed the district never secured deed. The district is one of the few In the county whose directors are all v.omen. They are Mrs.

Opal Kirk, Mrs. Peal Butter and Mrs. Level Brown. companions were canvasssing Stron City. He was arrested upon complain of Henry Cahoone when it wa found he did not apply to the city clerk for a license.

His case cam before Justice E. D. Forney, wlv fined him 110 and the costs of tin action, the total amounting to $14 Minnish raised the money and and his companions then left the county. Golfers Elect Special to The Oazette: Cottonwood Falls, Feb. of the Cottonwood Falls Golf club held their annual-meeting and election of officers Tuesday night at the municipal building.

E. Hoover was elected president to succeed D. J. Flsk. L.

T. McCue was named vice-president; W. Kieferle, secretary-treasurer, anr Henry Cahoone, Harold Iliff and Homer Evans, directors. Former Teacher Visits Elmdale to The OMette: Elmdale, Feb. Lloyd P.

Young, president of the Keenc Teachers College Keene, N. visited this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Young, and other relatives and friends in Elmdale. He left Wednesday evening for St.

Louis, to attend a of the American Association of School Administrators. Dr. Young, a graduate in 1923 at Emporia Teachers College, was arjncipal at the Elmdale High school several years before leaving to take graduate work at Columbia University in New York. Following his work there, Dr. Young held positions in the Holyoke, and Berlin, N.

schools before accepting the presidency of the New Hampshire college last summer. Dr. Young's wife, the former Dorothy Mirth, also is a graduate of the Emporia Teachers College They have two sons, Kenton and Maxfield. LYON COUNTY Pastor Is Sick Speclnl to The Qniette: Americus, Feb. 23 Rev.

R. J. Veidler of Baldwin, Kansas, and member of the Board of Conference Claimants, preached at the Methodist church Sunday morning. Rev, C. E.

Davis, pastor, Is sick with flu. S. E. Winters, who has been sick with flu for the past week, is mv proving. Miss Leila Snyder is keep.

ing the drug store of Mr. Winters. in the absence School Without Pupils Plans Now To Reopen STUD! CLUB MEETS. The Up-to-Date Study club met Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Pauline Gordon, with Mrs.

Gordon and Miss Jane Stone as hostesses. Nineteen members answered rol! call, with "My Worst Fright." Miss Minnie Reider was leader, with the subject, "Rackets and Racketeer- Ing." Mrs. Thelma Brlckell conducted contests won by Mrs. Opal Lamb, Mrs. Ethel Sterbenz, end Mrs.

H. O. Birckett. Guests were Mrs. J.

C. Rollins, Mrs. Birckett, Mrs. Haworth, and Miss Jean Beam. The next meeting of the club will be with Mrs.

Elaine Kitzenberger. Miss Edna Decker leading with the subject, "The House We Live In." Roll call will be answered by telling of an interesting home visited. All-School Party Held at Reading SpKUItoTlMOiMtt-: Reading, Feb. The Reading High school held an all-school party and dance in the gymnasium Tuesday evening. Refreshments were served to over 50 students.

present were Misses Ruth Ann Crary, Geral Dean Button, Mildred Holmberg and L. C. Gugicr and H. Rlchart. Cuss The Gatette but read It.

Epworth League Presents Play Special to The Oaiette: Dunlap, Feb. 23 The Epworth League of the Dunlap Methodist church presented a program at the High school auditorium Wednesday evening. The program was for the purpose of starting a fund to send Leaguers to the Baldwin Institute next summer. The play, "A Friday Afternoon at the District School," was presented. The following Leagusrs were in the Alice Graves, Melba Waters, Bonnie White, Evelyn Cowles, Grace Baker, Juanita Clark; Evalyn Stewart, Gerald Young, Russell Oleson, Marguerite Clark, Billy Adam, James Hedgepath, Hester Cowles, Junior Baker, Ezell Boyce, Raymond Notson, Richard Hylton and Earlene Folies.

Club Holds Party Special to The Qtiette: Dunlap, Feb. Good Time Rook club held a belated Valentine party for their husbands Monday i night at the home of Mr. and Mrs I Ross Johnson. Rook was played at four tables. Mrs.

Ida Boudeman won high score for the women and C. E. Wirsig won for the men, while Mrs. Wirsig won the traveling prize. Refreshments were Those present were Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Yahn. Mr: and Mrs. Jim Bicker, Mr. and Mrs.

Wirsig, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Osbom'. Mr. and tars.

Frank Boudeman, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Yahn, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Clark, Miss Shirley Sexton, and the host and hostess.

manltarUn tetlvttlee," by Mrs. treasurer, Grace Houck; pianist, Mise Stifles. The were Mrs. Frieda-Holle. The subject, Of Our Choosing," was presented by Frances Mrs.

Mee Jensen gave a resume of'the club paper. At the election of officers, Mrs. Blanche Davis and Miss Muy Ketcham were re-elected president and secretary, respectively. Other new officers are: vice president, Mrs. Pearl Ketcham; Florence Silfies; pianist, Mrs.

Grace MilUson. The retiring officers were vice president, Mn. Mae Jensen; Albert Reichardt. Mrs. Jackson, Mrs.

Frieda Mrs. Mae Jensen, Mrs. Ruth Best, Mrs. Grace Millison, Mrs. Florence Silfies and Miss Cernice Silfies.

The March meeetlng will be held at the home of Mrs. Ray Best. Juniors Present Play Tonight Special to The Council Grove, Feb. Pains," a 3-act comedy, will be presented at the Wilson High school building tills evening, by members Junior class. The play.

Is being directed by Mrs. Everett Brown, wife of the instructor in music.and a part time teacher. Members of tho cast are Mary Jane Morris, Wilma Jean Reynolds, Donna Wasmond, Dorothy Mae Drecse, Margerie Powers, LaVerne Peterson, Gladys Munkers, Lucile Schoof, Betty Lou McQuin, Duane Hardy, Virginia Blanchard, Margerie Huffaker, Irwin Wilson, Bennie Smith. Clarence Rabourn, Donald Brown, Bill McConnell, Nada Jean Bp.rber, Bernard Ruddick and George Bolton. He Was Too Good As Manager San Francisco, Feb.

23 is such a thing as trying too hard to save the boss money. Federal officials said Torakichi Sohya, sent from Japan to manage an Importing firm, iept two sets of books. One, for the large earnings; the other, for tax collectors, showed meager profits. Internal revenue agents became suspicious, investigated. Sohya's surprised boss had to pay sSBStWBiB $17.000 back taxes nearly half at it as penalties and Interest.

Federal agents said Sohya fled to Japan, leaving his family here, before the grand Jury Indicted him. False Alarm Belleville, 111., Fsb. 23 fire department got only an appetite on a run to the Charles Jorws residence. The firemen fourui Mr. Jones smoking sausage in the garage.

Cuss The Gazette but read it Study Club Meets to GitetU: Dunlap, Feb. N. E. Boudeman was hostess for the Twentieth Century Study club at her home Tuesday afternoon. Sixteen members responded to roll call.

The program consisted of a study of "The Jews" presented by Mrs. Mabel Harris, and a book review by Mrs. Margaret Bernard. Mrs. L.

Harr named the fcllowlng women as. the new yearbook committee: Mesdames Harris, J. Oreenley. A. N.

Parrish, J. F. RVman. O. H.

McPeek, E. R. Folies, Otto Kramer and Bernard. The club voted to entertain SHOP SATURDAY AT senior girls at the next meeting which will be with Mrs. Bernard March 5.

Miss Rachel Hughes will tell of her trip to Topeka.on the recent Citizenship Pilgrimage. The club is also arranging to plant two ornamental -evergreen in front of the new gymnasium luilding on Arbor day. C. Haucke is chairman'of the tree planting committee. Mrs.

Ada Curtis and Mrs. Pearl Boudeman were guests of the club. Celebrate 60th Anniversary to Council Grove, and Mrs. Neis retired farmers, elebrated their 60th wedding anni- ersary February 22. Born in Sween, they came to America shortly fter they were marlred, and located on a iann near Dwight.

in the lOrth part of Morris county. They ontinued to live there for over 50 ears, moving into Dwight only a hort time Both are past 80 ears of age. Intertable Club pedal to The Dunlap, Feb. 23 Mrs. Florence titles was to the Bushons tudy club at her home seven miles ortheast of Dunlap.

Tuesday at- emoon. In the -absence of the resident, Mrs. Blanche Davis, the ice president, Mrs. Mae Jensen, ad charge of the meeting. The rogram consisted of a paper.

"Hu- Sptclal to The Oaiette: Cottonwood Falls, Feb. March 1, the Prairie Hill school southwest of here, which at present has no pupils, will have enough children to make a fair-sized school, but they will nearly all be in one family. Until several months ago, the district had one pupil, Agnes Jeffrey, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jeffrey.

When the Jeffrey family moved away the district was without pupils. The Joe Schwllling family moved to Prairie Hill from Wonsevu this with their six children. All six children are of school age, but two will be in high school. Two other families moving to the district, Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. William Pherigo, will each have a child. Solicitor Fined Special to The Oizctte: Cottonwood Palis, Feb. Minnish, of Wichita, had what he i might be a nourishing busi- ness here spoiled Tuesday when he was picked up by city officials and with "working" the city to secure photographs to enlarge for his company without a license.

Minnish and two or three other "representatives of the company here and to Strong City Monlay. He worked this town while his TRENCH COATS Just the thing for those windy, rainy days! All sizes 34 to 50. Full Line of Alligator A Super Bargain Day You'll Never Forget KSSSSS Cotton Slips Ladles, a honey, for service and fit! Deep hems Save Hurry! LADIES' SLIPS Our regular better grades, soiled slightly from display most all sizes! 2 for I 4 for Unhemmed BED SHEETS Made from fine unbleached sheeting, 81 inches wide. 108 in. long, Save Bath Towels Our good size regular Cannon towels 'in all colors 7 for Cottage Sets A super saving on sets.

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