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State THE GIRARD PRESS 54 W. Y. MORGAN WILL COME TOO Open Meeting in Court House in Afternoon May 26. Editors Convention. So many have expressed a desire to hear Senator Capper, Congressman Sproul, Judge Reed and others when they come to Girard to attend the meeting of the Republican editors' of this district on May 26th that it has been decided to have an open meeting in the court room at 3 o'clock.

W. Y. Morgan, Republican candidate for governor last fall, has accepted invitation to be here, as has also an Wilbur Hawk, chairman of the state Republican Central Committee. Senator Capper and Congressman Sproul will divide the time with these men and perhaps a few others. This arrangement will afford farmand others an opportunity to hear ers these prominent men discuss the questions of the day.

The editors will talk shop in the morning session and will have a brief session after 2 o'clock in the afterA number of editors will be noon, here from outside the district. A good sized delegation of Pittsburg citizens have expressed their intention to be here. People from all over the county will attend this great meeting. It will be interesting and instructive to young as well as old, to ladies as well as men. The hour has been selected so as to afford everybody time to do their Saturday shopping and visiting and spend an hour or two at this meeting.

The program is as follows: Morning Session, 10 o'clock Greeting--Fred Shideler, Associate Editor Girard Press. Reading-Mrs. Harry Price, Managing 'Editor Cherokee Sentinel. Paper--Drew McLaughlin, Editor Miami Republican, Paola. Address-Senator Arthur Capper, Capper Publications, Topeka.

Address--George W. Corporan, Editor Arcadia Journal. Address--Wilbur Hawk, Atchison. Afternoon Session, 2 o'clock. Address--George Marble, Editor Fort Scott Tribune.

the Department Address--Ernest of Bennett, Journalism, Dean Stately Teachers' College, Pittsburg.) Address--E. Haldeman-Julius, President of the Haldeman-Julius Publishing Girard. General Session, 3 o'clock Welcome Address -B. S. Gaitskill, Mayor of Girard.

Response--Thomas E. Thomson, Editor Howard Courant, President South Eastern Kansas Republican Editorial Association. Reading-Mrs. Harry Price, Cherokee. Address -W.

H. Sproul, Congressman Third District. Address--Judge Clyde M. Reed, Chairman State Utilities Commission. Adress-W.

Y. Morgan, Editor Hutchinson News. Address--Senator Arthur Capper, Topeka. Banquet, 6 o'clock F. W.

Brinkerhoff, Editor Pittsburg Headlight will be toastmaster. The program will be published later. The visitors will be shown over the city in autos, at the noon and evening intermissions. The community orchestra will furnish music. Change of Schedule for District Court change in the date of the opening of the May term of the district court has been announced.

Instead of May 21st, the jurors have been asked to report at Pittsburg on May 15th. The change was made in order to accomodate a number of people who have cases in this term of court, among them being attorneys who had planned to attend a convention of the Shrine at Washington D. C. early in June. A number of applicants for naturalization will be heard May 14 and 15.

The docket for the first sessions of the court will be set May 7th. Mexicans Attack Arma Man Fred Strope of Franklin was severely, though not dangerously, cut with a razor Saturday night by two Mexicans, John Jurarz and Mascino Ureno, who live in Franklin, who are now in the county jail on a charge of assault with intent to kill. The Mexicans were intoxicated and had become disorderly at a dance. Albert Ard, special deputy sheriff, placed them under arrest. After they left the dance hall, they suddenly made an effort to escape.

Ard called Strope to his assistance. The Mexicans brought their razor into action with the above resulta. GIRARD, KANSAS THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1923 MAY ACTIVITIES IN GIRARD A Full Program For The Month. Prominent Visitors To Be Here. Girard will entertain a number of visitors during the month of May, and in addition will have several forms of activity of her own.

It will be a busy month for Girard, and, it is hoped, a series of pleasant and profitable events for her guests. The calendar is as follows: May 4-Meeting of Directors County Fair Association. May 5 Community Auction and Sales Day. May 5-County Track Meet. May 7-Regular Meeting Chamber of Commerce.

May 11-School exhibit and reception to parents. May 12-Crawford County Armory Ball Tournament. May 14-Meeting of County Poultry Assn. May 17--W. C.

T. U. Matrons Medal Contest. May 18-Meeting of Directors Fair Assn. May 19-Statewide First Aid and Mine Rescue Meet.

May 20-Baccalaureate services at M. E. Church. May 21, -Regular meeting of Chamber of Commerce. May 22-Commencement exercises, G.

H. S. May 26-District Convention of Republican Editors. May 27-Memorial services. May 30-Decoration Day services.

PERSONAL MENTION H. E. Masterson writes from his home in Pueblo, "Find enclosed a check for subscription to the dear old Press, which we greatly enjoy, especially the Church News. I am awfully proud to know that the Christian people of Girard and community are carrying on the work of are carrying on teh work of their Master so thoroughly. I never miss reading the reports in the Press along those lines." Mrs.

Margret Grandle of Pittsburg will install a Pythian sisters chapter in Girard, Wednesday, May 9th. Mr. and Mrs. George Varnes, of Chanute were Girard visitors Tuesday. The Girard Community Chorus gave the contata, "The Crucifixion" at Farlington last Sunday afternoon.

Robert Cuthbertson suffered a dislocatoin of his arm last week when a stack of flour at the Hitz Mill fell upon him. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Magie have moved into the residence recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs.

A. D. Conder. Rev. and Mrs.

W. E. Babb and daughters Marjorie, Geradine, and Florine, are attending the Christian church convention at Wichita. Mr. Babb's mother, Mrs.

J. D. Babb, and her daughter, Wilma, accompanied them. Mrs. Ethel Sullivan and daughter, Flodora, of Kansas City, are visiting her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. C. W. McClellan this week. Mrs.

Ray Messenger was injured in a fall the stairway at her home last Saturday night. She is now in the hospital, where she is reported to getting along well. Mrs. H. E.

Morrow, of Winnepeg, Canada, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lulu Beardsley and her sister, Mrs. Fred Finical. Mr. and Mrs.

O. P. Butler, of Cherryvale, called on friends in Girard Wednesday. Mr. Butler was a popular salesman in Grund's department store several years ago.

He and Mrs. Butler made many friends in Girard. He is now Congressman W. H. Sproul's private secretary.

GIRARD MARKETS The following market prices are quoted today by Girard firms. They are subject to fluctuations: Wheat Corn Oats 30c to 50c Hogs $7.00 to $7.25 Cattle $4.00 to $9.00 Cream, No. 1 Butter Eggs Hens to 18c Ducks Staggy Young Roosters Young Turkeys, over 8 lb. Old Toms Roosters Springs: ..15 to Cattle hides Horse hides $1.50 to $3.00 NUMBER 26 The home talent play announced by the Christian Endeavor of the Christian church for Friday night has been postponed indefinitely on account of a death in the family of one of the members of the cast. Home Talent Play Postponed BURGLARS IN GIRARD Entered Four Homes.

Took Small Amounts of Money, Jewelry and Clothing. Burglars entered four Girard homes last Monday night, but secured little booty. At A. W. Smith's home on South Summitt, they entered through a window, ransacked his papers, scattering them about the room, but secured only $10 or $15 in money and a few rings.

The loss of the rings was particularly felt because they were prized more for the memories connected with them than for their intrinsic value. They had been in the family many years. The home of Mrs. Ella Griffin was entered the same night, presumably by the same gang. They procured only a few dollars At the home of r.and Mrs.

A. D. Conder, they made a search of the lower story, but found nothing they wanted. From the George Mattix home on North Osage, they took a pair of trousers and $10 in money. Girard Foundry Resumes Work The Girard Foundry has resumed work after a shut down of several months for the lack of orders.

About a dozen men are now employed in the manufacture of stoves. C. A. Hitz, proprietor, announces that he has orders now for about eight carloads of stoves. In Honor of Miss Barker Mrs.

A. T. Havely, Mrs. J. M.

Vincent and Mrs. Henry Viets gave charming parties at 411 North Ozark Avenue for Miss Mary Virginia Barker Tuesday and Thursday, April twenty-fourth and twenty-sixth. Pink and white carnations, pansies, sweet peas and bridal wreath were used in exqusite profusion, the rooms brilliantilluminated giving a mighty cheery welcome appearance. Mrs. Ben Warren and Mrs.

Ed McFarland assisted the hostesses in serving the one o'clock four-course luncheon on quartet tables each having for a center piece a dark-eyed henna haired cupie on a pedestal, clad in a dainty lace gown and bridal veil. The first afternoon the guests remained at the table after luncheon and "Auction" was indulged in for an hour or more, then Miss Barker was requested to take a prominent position and a real speech ten minutes in duration made by Mrs. Herbert Perry should go on record as significantly original. There was not even a hint of a place for a quotation mark. At its close the discovery was made, she was presenting the "Guest of Honor" two beautiful rag rugs a most acceptable gift from the trio of entertainers.

Mrs. Perry received hearty applause. Thursday's entertainment was a varied program. Miss Brady gave Chopin's "Lullaby" on the piano and for an encore an artistic Spanish Dance. Her technique was admirable and her selections greatly appreciated.

"The Motor Love Story" made an interesting contest. Mrs. Jo Gaitskill, accompanied by Mrs. Frase Cole, sang "Mary, You'll Soon Be Marrying Me" in most excellent style. Mrs.

Cole turned, Mendelsohn's Wedding March into a "Jazz." The doors opened, admitting a "Naock bridal party." The stately bride, Miss Barker, on the arm of her father, Sallie B. Barker with her Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon veil and assisting her, with sweet simplicity, in the burden of so much train, was Little Adelheit Viets but eighteen months old so intent on her task as to be actually the central point of interest. Miss Hazel Gise, the handsome groom, entered with Mrs. Henry Viets, the "knot-tier." Her instructions to the "prospectives, just how to make each other's lives most miserable and the great purpose in married life to see how unhappy you can possibly be produced much merriment. Most unfortunately married lady, Mrs.

Hardin, caught the bride's boquet. Mrs. Ella Griffin recited appropriate to the occasion, and presented Mary another beautiful rag rug, which was gracefully accepted. Both afternoons were a delight to their many friends. Mrs.

Rhames and her daughter, Miss Brady, Mrs. Mica Vincent, Mrs. John' Carpenter and Mrs. P. A.

Kelley from Pittsburg were in attendance. COMMON SCHOOL GRADUATION Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell Will Deliver Address. Tentative Program. The common school commencement will be held at the Community High School building in Cherokee, Wednesday, May 16.

The number of graduates is not yet known, the work of grading the papers from the examinations held April 21 and 28, not having been completed. There will be a large class, however. The following is the program, subject to modification: 8:30 a. -Last high school chapel. Pole Winding.

moving pictures. lunch for graduates, parents, teachers, Board members and friends. 1:00 p. -Picture of county graduates. Adress of Welcome- J.

C. Straley, principal of high school. An excellent musical program consisting of numbers by the high school orchestra, girls glee club, quartet, duets, and solos is being arranged. Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell will give the graduation address.

Diplomas will be presented by county superintendent M. A. Callahan. Each graduate who is present will be presented with a beautiful souvenir, the county high school annual. All applicants taking part in the examination, parents, teachers, school board members and friends are invited.

Car Wrecked Last Saturday night while Floyd Lamson's Ford coupe was being driven by his brother, Willis, on the paved road, near Frontenac, it met a car driven by a drunk man who was zigzagging from one side of the road to the other. In attempting to get out of his way, Mr. Lamson's car got off the pavement and skidded, turning completely around and striking a electric line pole. The pole saved it from falling down a ten foot embankmen, but it wrecked the car. The boys traded the wreck on a new car, Howatt Held For Investigation Alex Howatt, former president of District No.

14, U. M. W. of was held by the immigration authorities of Canada, last Monday, for investigation on a charge that he had been convicted of a crime in Kansas. Governor Davis wired the minister of immigration of Ontario, that Howatt had been imprisoned because he refused to obey a summons issued by a court, but that he had been paroled by the judge of the court, and that he had served four months of a six months sentence for violating the industrial court law, which sentence had been commuted by the bovernor.

Governor Davis asserted that Howatt's punishment had satisfied the law. It is reported that Howatt was planning to enter Canada on a tour. Kirkpatrick-Janssen Mr. Albert T. Kirkpatrick and Miss Lottie Jansen were married at the home of the bride's parents, north of town, Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock.

The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. N. Webb, pastor of the Baptist church. Mr.

and Mrs. Kirkpatrick left immediately for a visit with their brothers at Hutchinson Larned. They will be at home soon, on the farm of Mr. Kirkpatrick's brother, southwest of town. Through Interurban Service The Joplin-Pittsburg Railway Company has modified its schedule, making a through service from Girard through Pittsburg to Columbus.

This is a great convenience to those who travel between these points. It does away with the necessity for change of cars and sometimes a long wait at Pittsburg. The cars continue to leave Girard on the even hour. They leave Pittsburg for Columbus 15 minutes before the hour and for Girard 10 minutes after the hour. Decoration Day Services The G.

A. and American Legion are arranging for Decoration Day services. The program will be completed in the forenoon, and there will be no services in the afternoon. The graves of all soldiers will be decorated with flowers as usual. The memorial address will be made in the morning.

C. Harold Hewett has been employed by the First National Bank of Pittsburg as bookkeeper. He began his duties last Tuesday. Special Meeting G. A.

R. There will be a special meeting of General Bailey Post No. 49, G. A. next Saturday, May 5th.

All members are urged to be present. Important business to dispose of. J. C. Nigh, Post Commander.

Death of Ruben D. Trask Ruben D. Trask died at his home at Harris Sask, Canada, April 25th, 1923, aged 78 years and 1 month. Mr. Trask lived a few miles east of Girard for many years, later moving to Girard.

A few years ago, he moved to Canada, where his five sons live. He was highly esteemed both in Girard and in the rural community where he lived. He is survived by his widow and five sons, Ed, Tim, Com, Hugh and Floyd. Flowing Oil Well Struck The first flowing oil well to be struck in Allen county was drilled in the first of the week on a farm just this side of the Bourbon county line, five miles north of Bronson. The company which brought in this well is headed by Mr.

Ben Gaitskill of Girard, and has already made development in that neighborhood. The considerable new well, it is estimated, is now flowing at the rate of about 50 barrels an hour, which is so much beyond the average of the wells thus far developed in that neighborhood is to be already most Register. AMERICAN LEGION NEWS Don't forget the big party given by the Auxiliary next Monday night, at the Legion hall. All members of the Geo. C.

Brown Post are requested to come and bring the women folks. The ladies guarantee us all a good time and plenty to eat. After the eats there will be dancing till time to depart for home. Over 300 men attended the county bonus meeting Tuesday night at the court house, called by Ray Hardin, chairman of the Crawford County Bonus Commission, to make arrangements to distribute the bonus applicaion blanks. Representatives to handle the distribution were selected as follows: Walnut--H.

R. Williams. McCune--Carl Roese. E. Hucherson.

Cherokee--Fred Sturgeon and Glen Peterson. Croweburg-L. O. Caldwell. Arma- Commercial State Bank and Arma State Bank.

Brazilton- J. F. Manken. Arcadia--Home State Bank. Frontenac-Dr.

F. L. Soper. Englevale- Johnson. Radley--John Gilliary.

Capaldo-Dominec Sighel. Dunkirk--Joe Corgiet. Mulberry--Hugh Bone. Ringo-Bryan Zuric. Girard-County clerks 'offide, Girard State Bank and D.

L. Boothe, post comander of Geo. C. Brown post, A. in court house.

"It is our intention," Mr. Hardin said, "to handle the applications as rapidly as possible in the order in which they are received. It is our plan to mail out every night the applications that are received during that day after they have been checked over." Be sure that every question has been answered correctly, then fill out th affidavits by having them signed by two reputable men who have known you before entering the service and are still residing in the county, but not relatives. Applicants are entitled to bonus from April 6, 1917 until June 30, 1919. Those who were in the service after June 30, 1919 were advised to state the reason they were not discharged sooner in the blank after "Remarks." Fill out the blank with the actual date of discharge.

First there are first served. Last Monday night the wrestling fans were given another real treat in the way of a wrestling match, between Ernie Stphens of Girard and Cox, of Fredonia. The first fall went to Stephens in 41 minutes of real wrestling and the second went to Cox after 39 minutes of hard going. They then continued to wrestle for 45 minutes for the third fall but neither was able to come very close to getting a fall at the end of the two hour limit. These men are booked again for May 19, at the Legion hall and are going to a finish match, two best out of three falls.

This seemed to have been a night of draws as the two preliminaries were also draws. John Oles and Kirk O'- Donnell wrestled for 20 minutes, neither gaing a fall, and young Sims. and Lauderback went for 25, minutes, neither gaining a fall. FIRST AID TOURNAMENT All Day Program. Athletic Contests In Forenoon.

First Aid Demonstrations Later. To date, seventeen teams have registred for participation in the First Aid Tournament to be held in Girard Saturday, May 19th. They are as follows: Mulberry, Arma, Franklin, Frontenac, Ringo, Washer Camp, Flemming, Scammon, Cherokee, and Capaldo, 1. The judges for this contest are John L. Young, Thomas Klein, Thomas Brown, William Scott, James Storey, Marvin Samples, George Dineen, Robert Laws, Thomas Murphy, Camile Laurant, J.

F. Spriggs, William Hubert, Anrew Allen, John Roesser, John Billiard, John Mast, James Kneebone and James Murphy. The program will begin in the morning at 9 o'clock with athletic contests as follows: Mucking Contest--Prize $20.00. Moving 3000 pounds of chat in wheelbarrows, 50 feet in the shortest time, by six First Aid men or any other six men. Tug of War--Prize $20.00.

Six men to a side. Winners to pull until final. 100 yard dash--Prize $5.00. Shot Put-Prize $5.00. Man wheelbarrow race--Prize $4.00, Boy Scout First Aid Demonstration.

Afternoon Program Address of Welcome--Mayor B. S. Gaitskill, Girard. Address -W. A.

Brandenburg, president State Teachers, College, Pittsburg. First Aid Demonstration and contest. Banquet For Teams, 6:30 p. m. Invocation--Rev.

Geo. S. Sutton. Welcome Address--B. S.

Gaitskill. Response--James Sherwood, State Mine Inspector, Pittsburg. Address--Ira Clemens, Clemens Coal Pittsburg. Distribution of Grand Prizes, W. D.

Ryan, Safety Commissioner, U. S. Bureau of Mines, HITZ CAPITAL NOW $250,000 Girard Mills Receives New Charter. Will Build Large Elevator Soon. The C.

Hitz Son Milling Company was granted a charter yesterday by the state charter board at Topeka, for a capitalization of $250,000. This is the amount necessary to erect the learge elevator now in contemplation by the company. This structure will be built just south of the present mill and elevator near the Frisco tracks. It will have acapacity of 100,000 bushels and facilities for unloading 300 wagons per hour. It will be able to load a car of grain in about six minutes.

The structure will be 150 feet high, the four storage tanks 96 feet in height. It will be a great benefit to the farmers of the county, affording them storage facilities for great quantities of grain, eliminating the necessity of early shipment, and the inconvenience of lack of market in case of shortage of cars. The milling capacity of the plant will also be increased on a large scale. A drawing of the plant is on exhibition in the window of the office of the Chamber of Commerce. PERSONAL MENTION Lou Cook, of Kansas City, has returned to Girard to work in the foundry.

Mrs. Virginia Kincaid, who has been in Eldorado Springs several months is visiting friends in Girard. Guy L. Millignton was installed as a member of the board of education at a special meeting of the board last Monday night. Mr.

and Mrs. George Wilson and son of Parsons spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. I. L.

Warner. Nealie Sawyer is again on duty: as shipping clerk at the Girard foundry, a position which he has held for many years. Nealie is a graduate of the Girard High School, and an efficient young man in whatever line of endeavor he is in. Arch Willey is shipping a carload of horses to Kansas City this week. Jo Gaitskill and.

Howard Lenoard went to Allen county last Saturday to see the Gaitskill-McMillian-Leonard oil well which came in last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. R.

McCullough, of Kansas City, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Crawford, last Sunday..