The Belleville Telescope from Belleville, Kansas • Page 5

TELESCOPE PAGE PflVH The D. by Opal Goodwin. August There -was a good attendance. After the business session a splendid program was everyone enjoyed-a splendid'afternoon. The next meeLing will be-with Mrs.

Leah Kelly September 6th. v- The iPhilathean Class the Baptist Sunday. School wi'l hold their monthly business and; social meeting in the church on Tuesday of an.l congregation' 'are" with us. Cojme, we need your help. 9 The Ryjtal Srotch Plains Missionary Mrs.

Will Engstrom week before last. A large number attended and a nice program was rendered, consisting of several piano and vocal solos by Mrs. Grace West's pupiila, whidh were greatly appreciated. Other musical-numbers ware given. A deliciptfs lunch was sewed by the hostess and her assistants.

The Christian State will meet at the home of Mrs. Elmer Bowersox on Thursday afternoon, September 6th, with Mrs. IJOWCM-SOX as hostess. All members and friends are requested 'to meet at the church at 2:15 P. where there will be plenty of cars to take out.

A program is being arranged and refreshments will be served. large attendance is desired. Mrs. George Faulkner entertained informally Tuesday afternoon in honor of her sister, Mrs. N.

S. Spangler of Manhattan. Kansas. present, included Mrs. Spangler, Miss Irene Merillat of Chicago, Miss Enola of Salina, Mrs.

Dana Bramwell, Miss Mary Havs, Miss Lorn a Ludwick and Mrs. Carl P. Miller. The hostess served dainty refreshments at the close of a pleasant afternoon. Mrs.

jOra Canfield was hostess to the Wheel Thursday afternoon an-1 delightfully entertained the members and friends in the church parlors. After an interesting business meeting, and social hour, the hostess assisted by her helpers, Mrs. Ira Walker, Mrs; Jack Forman, Mrs. E. A.

Fulcomer, Mrs. C. A. Woodford and Mrs. Wm.

H. Shaver served refreshments of brick ice cream and cake. i The Kings Heralds the" M. E. church were given picnic and outing Tuesday evening, August 2J, when Mi" d.evi Miller, Mrs.

Cutler and Mrs. Douglas took members to the McCune- school house and the young folK's thoroughly enjoyed themselves playing various games, after which refreshments were served. All came home voting the event a verv pleasant one. The Ladies Aid of the Rydal-Scotch Plains PresbyterianVhurch met with Mrs. Hugh McGowan with a good 'attendance.

Work for the coming year was discussed and a very enjoyable time was had bv the ladies present. Victrola-niusic was enjoyed during the afternoon course, of which" the hostess served lunch of ice cream and cake to the guests. The next meeting will be at the home of -Mrs. Jessie Miss Uleene Leedom, Eva Brown, Elda Bushby and Mary Ferguson entertained about thirty-five friends at the Ferguson home Thursday evening in honor of Miss Mabel Stark of Goodland with a lawn party. Games and music made the evening pass quickly.

A dainty luncheon was served. The lawn was effectively lighted with lanterns. The. dining room was beautifully decorated in yellow and white. All, report a very pleasant evening.

The Cheerful Club met August 22, with Mrs. Levise Sweeney as hostess. There were ten members, six guests and seventeen children-ipresenfc During the business meeting the imembgrs decided to entertain' their and families with an ice cream social in the basement of the Hill School house, Saturday evening, August 25. afternoon was spent in quilting comforts, after which the hostess, assisted by her mother, Mrs. Dean, served a delicious cafeteria luncheon, which was enjoyed by all present.

Mrs. John Hogiri was present ard congratulated the ladies on their next meeting will-be held Wednesday September 5, Mrs. Orvil Jones. Couple Anniversary Mr. and Mrs.

S. J. Powell haye lately celebrated their golden wedding anniversary by a big. homecoming of their two sons and their -families. Seventy-five friends, including the G.

A. R. drum corps called to pay their respects to the counle. They came to Ktosas Remembers Church in Will By the terms, of the will of the late Clarissa Sweet, a wealthy, widow of Concordia -whose death occurred a weeks ago, the fine Sweet residence. In Concordia was left, to the Northwest Kansas Conference of the "Methodist to be used as a "-home for the District Superintendent which is at present, Dr.

D. B. McGee, who with his family now occupy the Sweet home. Among the bequests were: Kansas. Wesleyan University Methodist church in Concordia $15,000, to be used for additions for the church for social purposes and to be known as the Sweet annex.

The'board of hospitals and homea of the conference were left the balance after the special he- quests Clifton Ford Coupe Stolen A scries auto- thefts seem to be foMowing the waka of tho annual pnnic? an-1 cfck'ivat'Otn. During the accent picric at Clifa Font cvupo belonging to Orville Keane of Washington, Kansas, was stolen in the evening about eipbt o'clock while the crowds were watching the balloon ascension. Although the loss was discovered about twenty minutes after the car was stolen, it was 1 almost an hour before the sheriff could be located. Telephone and telegraph messages were sent at once to ing towns but at last accounts tho car was not located." MARRIAGES Page 1). Claims Record Trout Catch What is i claimed to be a record catch of mountain trout was made by a Minneapolis party who have returned -from Colorado.

The party consisted of the Earl Sweet and Harve Kreamei families. Earl is the author of the fish story. The men folks went up in the. mountains and fished in a creek seldom reached tourists. On two different occasions they caught the full quota allowed by law and astonished natives by the big strings they brought back to camp.

Legion I'd en in Concordia Legion representatives to "the number of forty-five from the fifth and sixth districts met in Concordia last week to plan-for the approaching, of. the national meeting of the Legion in San Francisco in October. The meeting was 'attended by officers of the organizations in both districts. The plan of taking a special train were presented by A. Parker of Clay and explained the matter to the Clay Center of Commerce, furnishing funds to send the Clay Center band to the convention.

White Rock Reunion Thursday Thursday, August 30. is the date of the big annual White Rock Old Settlers Reunion in the park east of Lovewell. This is one of the largest annual picnics in northern Kansas. An interesting grog ram has been arranged as usual, including' music by the Courtland band, address of welcome by T. J.

Charles, response hy Fred Wright, singing 1 by the Lovewell quartette, short talks by old settlers and a base ball game are among the entertainments of the day. Doctor in Auto Crash Dr. S. Fisher, a chiropractor who practices in Burr Oak and Mun- 'kato, was seriously injured 'a few days ago in an" automobile accident. He had lately traded for a Dort touring car and while out on a call lost control of the machine and a heavy county truck crashed into the car before he could get, it stopped.

was badly bruised iip with possible internal injuries. The car was badly damaged. Scandia Has New Doctor Dr M. O. Peters, recently from New.

York, has decided to locate in Scandia for the practice of medicine. He was connected with one of the in New York for a couple of years, but- for the past few years has been traveling as ship surgeon in the West Indies, Central America, Panama Canal and Europe. Dr. Peters raised on a farm in Minnesota" and is familiar with country life. of -Mayor Homer McClure and and -the b.ride is the of Mr.

and Mis. Nathan Both Were raised in this community, both are graduates of the Republic School, and very popular in this community. TKe bride has been a very successful school teacher, teaching scvefal years in the rural districts. The groom has been employed for several years in the oil business and for several years has been working for the Republic Oil Company. They have moved into the Walter Davis property in "east "Re'pubTicT which home they have very nicely furnished.

The News family joins in wishing thwi unlimited happiness arid prosperity during the many years to City News. Pie.schke-Graubau Mr. Earnest Graubau, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Graubau, and Miss Clara Pieschke.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Pieschke were united in marriage by the Rev. W. H.

Becker of the St. Johns Lutheran church on Sunday, August 19th at 2 p. m. The church was beautifully decorated with ferns and flowers and an of the same was built un over the altar. After the ceremony givi.n at the home fit' the brides parents, with about two hundred guests in attendance.

Both the bride and groom are residents of there most of their lives, find "well- known and liked. Mi'. Graubau has been on a-farm near'-'here for- several- vears. Miss Pieschke -has been taking nurses training at. a hospital in Heb-.

ron when not at home with ner of town. We unite with the young couple's many friends in extending them congratulations and.the best of wishes. Herald. Clay County Oil Well-. So much confusion and different reports have been.in circulating concerning the Clay county oil- well and its location and production, that a resident near the well gave out the following information.

The well is located in the southeast cornei- of Clay and is about midway between Wakefield, Bala and B'roupbton and one mile from the Gatesville siding of Die Union Pacific railroad, unction City branch. The well is down to'a depth of 1,915 feet and is producing oil at the rate of 40 to 60 barrels a day, according to the.best estimate that can be made at this time. The oil is about, the same grade as that produced in the Eldorado fields. sand.in which the oil is found is white or pearl and oil men say no such sand has been anywhere else in Kansas. They also say the oil coming from the well oil, indicating that it is drawn directly over the edge of the pool and the well resembles the California pools and other wells in the United Tjhe oil carries an asphalfTbase and''is very dark.

Leases and royalties are changing hands rapidly at prices ranging from $20 to $75 an "ifi the neighborhood of t'r well and it is estimated that people visited well last Snnd'iv. Washington Stock Show The Washington county stock show September 26, 27. and 28, promises to be bigger and better than any previous year. An automobile show is being planned in connection. There will be exhibits of live stock, poultry, farm.

and garden products and an educational exposition, as well as a child clinic under the asupices of the Red Cross and the State Board of Health. amf homesteaded near whioh homestead they still retain. One! of the features was Mrs. Powell's" wedding, preserved thru all these years, and worn again by her on their fiftieth anniversary. Kansan An Air Mail James Knight, a Lincoln, Kansas, is one of the pilots of the powerful mail planes which are making the trip from New York to San Mr.

Knight was born in He has been in the air service for several years, covering the run between Omaha and Cheyenne, Wyo. Tobacco Raising-at Beloit has had-good success at raising tobacco, having a large patch on his lot near the Beloit city light plant. His success is attracting considerable attention- as it is seldom that anyone can raise'the weed Jri the Sunflower State 1 Th-ce Cars Stuien Two cars wore stolen -at. 'ht a days i go. Fordand the: other Chevrolet was stolen.

Clifton picnic week" None of the cars nave been found at this tirtie. Raising Odd. Fowls Mrs: Frank Modlin, a farmer's wife near Mankato. this year raised 2 peculiar fowls, of the turkey variety. The fowl is a little larger than the chicken and the meat is the flavor of a turkey.

This peculiar pair is of a brownish color and have a very odd and attractive appearance. Hatches Snakes in Jar Frank DeHart, popular colored cheff of the boy scout camp near" Norway, secured a few snake eggs a few days ago. He placed them in a glass jar and a few days later four of the eggs gave un a young bull snake, it was DeHart's intention to sell the snakes to a Topeka druggist. Jewell Live Stock Tour Jeyell county's live stock tour which was' to have been held last June, but was postponed because cf the busy-season, was being conducted Thursday and Friday of last week. The tour was featured by the Junior Improvement association.

Stops were made at the homes of live raisers and other places of interest. Lessons in Life Saving Captain Joseph Law of St. Louis member the Red Cross. Senior Life Saving Corps, gave a demonstration in life saving methods at the boy scout camp near Norway last week, when the second group of boy scouts were hoding camp. Mr.

Law- was secured by the Cloud County 'Red Cross. He is a successful teacher in life saving work same evening he gave a demonstration at Third Lake on the Stallings fanm north of Concordia. Farmer Takes Life Wm. Amis, 45, Smith county farmer, shot himself in-the heart, two shots having been fired but only one took effect. He vised a 22 calibre revolver for the deed.

The shooting took place in the wash room of ms residence. He went into the room, calling to his two' sons as he did so. As the boys entered the room the fatal shots were fired. Death came instantly. He was in good health and in good shape financially.

He leaves a wife and sjx children. 80 Acres in 6 Days A record for plowing eighty acres in six days is claimed by James Solomon, a farmer near Sedgwick, Kansas, who did the work with four 14 inch plows behind a tractor. It took just 100 gallons of distillate to plow the field. Own Ncii'r Colbv sivT. recently from Ne? 'farming smith Colby Fine Wm.

Gor3u braska. now has 165 the finest corn anyone ever laid, -eves on. this fall. Nearly every has two 'or thre? ears. Some of.

the tall, the highest one measuring 11 feet in the air with the bottom ear so high a man could not reach it. Airplane Mail at Washington Washington, Kansas, had airplane mail a "few days a plane visited the town. Schropp and Son received a call from Barneys for some parts of a car. The plane was chartered and in exactly thirty minutes after the order was phoned in the parts were delivered in Barnes. Arson Trial Sept 20 The date of the preliminary hearing of Frank Jetner, charged with Arson in" connection with the burning of the Gish threshing machine near Jewell City, has-been set for September 20 at Jewell.

Mr. Jetr.cr is under $1,000 bond." (Continued from Page 1) bir and a' good father and husband to his (family; A. little over aivyear ago he took throat affliction Which caused him to loose-'his -voice. He consulted Mayo Brothers at Rochester, Minnesota, and several other specialists and all proniunced his trouble cansor of the voice box. He a patient sufferer and faithtui to.

the end. Death came to him cn Wednesday evening, August 15th. Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist church on Friday afternoon by Rev. Rath of Agenda, with burial in the Washington NewsT Mrs. Mary L.

Groberg Mrs. Mary L. Groberg, daughter of J. M. and Sadie E.

Johnson and wife of Emil G. Groberg was born May 29, 1D00 and departed this life after a brief illness Sunday, August 26, 1923, aged 23 years, 2 months and 27 days. At the age of 14 she completed her common school studies. Hers was a loving disposition, always having a kind word and a smile for everyone, and was loved by all who knew her. She was of a religious disposition, although not affilated with any do- nomination.

She has lived in Republic county all her life. Her husband having proceeded her in death she leaves to mourn her loss, her mother and father, two sisters, Anna and Hildred and O. and John R. son, all at aunts. Jay.

Guy and Roy Noble and families, and Mrs. Minnie M. Howard and daughter, all of Belleville, Kansas, and August Johnson and family of New Jersey, also Mrs. MatilJa Bangston and family of Sweden, besides a host of friends. The funeral services were held from the home of her -parents danneict.tn with that of her husband.

Pastor Cutler having charge with burial in the Pleasant View cemetery. Mrs. Joseph A. Weir Mrs, Joseph A. Weir; 82, pioneer of White Rock, Republic County, Kansas, whose death occured this week, was one of the oldest citizens in the county.

She was married February 6, 1862, to Joseph A. Weir, nine chidren were born to them, two daughters and seven sons. The husband, one daughter and two sons preceded 'her in death. She was born in Freeport, 111., in 1840, and with her (family moved to Republic county in 1884 and this was her home up to the time of her death. She is survived by five sons, one daughter, sixteen grand children and six great grand children.

She has been a member of the M. E. church, since 1874. All the surviving children were present at the time, of services were conducted from the Lincoln church, conducted by Elder W. P.

Jewett, with burial in Mount Pleasant "cemetery. Emil G. Groberg township, Sunday, morning, August 26, was a shock.to all A well farmer, he was fcorn in Kansas, November 18, I888. He wasjtt years, 9 months and 7 days old at the time of his death. He Was a-! veteran of the World War.

The death of his 'fatherrmother and one little sister occurred some years ago. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Anna IThompsohrof Belleville. Kansas, and Mrs. Michaelson of Thurlow, and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held from the J. M. Johnson home Tuesday ducted by Rev. Cutler-of Ohe ville Methodist a doublet;" "with iptejrment in View 5 Reckless Driving Causes Accident driving almost fatal to a party of young Bioroiists-: returning from a.carnival at Barnes? a few days ago. The car twice, landing in the ditch at the: side of the mad.

The youne ladies in the car and the driver ededF in: getting but and helped the out by lifting the car. The car war; badly damaged and its occupants, escaped with but The sudden and unexpected death of Emil Gustaf Groberg of Jefferson Vi WARING SALE BARN, CHESTER. NEBR. 3rd TWO O'CLOCK 200 Head of Cattle Will have at this sale 130 head of steers, all on the stock and feeder order, weight up to 1100 pounds. 40 head of one and two year old heifers- 30 head of white face calves.

A few good milk cows. These cattle have plenty of flesh and are larger than the ones I sold in the last sale. One pair horses 6 and 7 years old, weight 3,000 lbs. or 8 months at 8 per cent G. E.

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