The Manhattan Mercury from Manhattan, Kansas • Page 1

ft The Goings and Comings of Home People, and the Social Events of the Town Are Chronicled From Day to Day in This Paper. It is read by 1100 families.Don't Depend on Borrowing. VOLUME IV. MANHATTAN. KANSAS, Saturday, November 23, 1912 NUMBER 27? 1 WILL HAVE PASTOR SOOX MORE POPULAR EVERY DAY iMiss Skinner is especially proud of BEAT THE TEXANS A CARELESS THIEF HOW SUPPERS HELP the playground as probably no other country school in the state possesses one.

Miss Skinner lives in Manhattan and drives to and from her school each day. About one hundred were present SUNNYSIDE HAS A LD3RARY AND United Presbyterians Have Several Men Under Consideration According to cne of the laymen of the United Presbyterian church, the church will have a new pastor soon. Several men are now being consider PLAYGROUND ROBBED THE ROCK ISLAND PAINTERS' BUNK CAR TOOK $120 WORTH OF CLOTHES Enthusiasm in the Big Contest Is Rapidly Increasing Each day adds to the popularity of our big contest. Hundreds of rotes are being cast for the different contestants in the city and country. When we started this contest we never anticipated that the people would take ahold of it as they have AGGIES AND PRATHER WON YESTERDAY'S GAME SCORE: AGGIES 13, TEXAS 10 The Aggies Scored First but the Texans Came Back Strong in ast Half Prather the Star at the supper last night and forty-five boxes were sold.

GOT MONEY WITH BOX SUPPERS Left His Old Clothes Behind and ed for the place and it is expected that the congregation will make a choice before the first oi the year. The church haa been without apss-tor since September, whn Rev. J. P. The One Thursday Night Attended by With Them His Name Robbery Took Place Yesterday 100 People School Taught by Miss Skinner I White was called to Albia, Iowa.

The funeral of Mrs. A. H. Walters who died in Oklahoma Thursday, was not held until 3:30 o'clock this afternoon from the Southern undertaking rooms. The body arrived last night and the funeral wa3 to have been held this morning, but was postponed until delayed relatives could arrive.

The Kansas Aggies defeated the done in such a short time, but it is a fact as evidenced by the votes that have been cast to date. Save your coupons for your favorite contestant. She will be after them. This is the most acceptable time to pay your subscription and cast your votes. You can start your candidate' out It was a "sore" bunch of Rock Island painters that left Manhattan Y.

W. GIRLS TAGGED THEM ALL Texas Aggies yesterday afternoon, 13 to 10. Prather made both touch today. "Just to think," said one of The first country school in Riley county, and probably the first one in the state, to have a children's play Was Campaign Began at Dawn and downs He made one in the first half and in the last half intercepted a for tnem, "tnat we gave that fellow a few meals and a place to sleep and then he did that dirty trick." The ground is District No. 63, four miles Tvara pass and dashed eighty yards south of Manhattan.

The school is ab-ead, and this will encourage her. Next week the votes will be published for the first time. Who will lead? or the Aggies' second touchdown and known as the "Sunnyside School," and is taught by Miss Alice Skinner the game. The Texans scored spokesman was one of the painters who had a hard time finding enough clothes to wear out of town. one Miss Anne Hanger left this morning for her home in Paris, Missouri, after a three weeks' visit in Manhattan with Mrs.

J. C. Wilhoit. touchdown in the second half on a of Manhattan. The playground is K.

tT. PLAY TODAY Merciless It takes those Y. W. C. A.

girls to get the money. The way they camped at the chapel gates Friday morning and then canvassed the campus selling the "Beat Washburn" tags was worthy of the attention of high financiers. They let no one escape, and they had good arguments ready for all who "bucked" on buying tags. Everyone had to show a tage before the result of the efforts of Miss L.ast night it was found that the cleverly executed forward pass. The Kansas Aggies kicked their second Skinner as is also a library which Twenty-Third Annual Struggle at goal after touchdown.

The Aggres will return to Manhattan Sunday Arch Robertson, formerly of Manhattan but now living at Alma, was a Manhattan business visitor yesterday afternoon. Lawrence Kansas and Missouri will tangle this afternoon on McCook Field 'in Lawrence. This game will be the the school possesses. Miss Skinner has taught the school for three years. Two years ago Miss Skinner and her pupils gave a program and a box supper.

The proceeds were used to morning at three o'clock. They will stay their special car until about seven o'clock. There will be some getting by the girls, and uarters twenty-third annual struggle between painters ounK car nad been ransacked yesterday afternoon and that about $120 worth of clothes was missing. They also found the old clothes of the thief, showing that he had made an exchange of clothes and had taken some extra ones along with him. Then they investigated and found that one T.

P. Warren was missing. And this Warren evidently did not take much pains to conceal the fact that he had taken were shelled forth until the chink of Aggies down there to give them the the two teams. The dope favors Mis coins Anderson nan sounaea use Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Mall and four children returned home to Manhattan today from a visit with relatives and friends in Clay county. start the library. One year ago an souri this year as a result of their up Tight sort of a recepton 'when they are ready to appear.

a mint running overtime. hill fight following the Ames disas Besides Coach Lowman and Train ter. The Missourians held the Corn- FRESHMEN PLAY FORT RILEY huskers to a closer score than did er Bryan, the squad included Captain Felps, Moss, Burkholder, Sidorfsky, other program and supper was given and one-half of the proceeds were used to start a playground and the other half went to the library. To start the playground a giant stride, two turning poles, two teeter boards and several swings were the Jayhawkers, but as the Kansans Miss Ruby Tucker, a teacher at Bellvue, is visiting in Manhattan at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Will Barber, on Colorado street.

Football Game Here This Afternoon at 3:30 The freshmen varsity players will Enns, Schafer. Prather, Marble, Loomis, Holmes, Schuster, Stahl, Coxen, Agnew, Pollom, Sims Wehrle. the clothes, as some papers and letters bearing his name were found in the pockets of the old clothes left in say that the score of the Kansas Nebraska struggle was no indication of the comparative strength of the two teams, this line of dope will tackle the Battery team of the Field Artillery, Fort Riley, this aft- the car. I The Rock Island painters, about Dr. J.

E. Watts, expert horse dentist, of Topeka, Kansas, will be in Manhattan Saturday, November 23, at the McCleery Lumber Yard. No ernoon on tne college uei. game will be called at 3:30 o'clock. This will be the second meeting or Mr.

and Mrs. John Shellbaum, Mrs. IT. W. Push.

Mrs. L. P. Folk, Mrs. John Garard, all of Junction City, motored to Manhattan yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs.

James Southern and spent the evening visiting with Mrs. S. A. charge for examination. eight of them, have been working in and near Manhattan for the past two weeks.

Yesterday they were working out of Manhattan but their cars were in the local yards. Two or three days ago Warren appeared on the job, and as he had recently been have to be tested. Missouri has a Last Thursday night Miss Skinner fast, scrappy team and are credited and her pupils gave their third an-with a victory over the fast Drake nual entertainment and supper. The team which defeated the Jayhawkers. proceeds amounted to $26.30.

Today Miss Skinner announced that the The artillery football team from proceeds would be divided between Fort Riley arrived at noon today the playground and the library. To and is playing the second Aggie the play ground will be added some tea mthis afternoon. slideways and several sand piles. these teams this season and the freshies will play their hardest to make up for the poor showing they Best matches, 3c. Star Grocery.

The Winans optical office will re Cranberries 10c at Peak Bro3. employed by the company, the painters gave him his meals and a place main with the Fleming pharmacy the north room of the Union National Bank building. d2 to sleep. Yesterday morning he was left alone in the bunk car. Last night when the painters returned from work they found him missing.

Warren has worked as a fireman for Clarence Peak has accepted a po The ladies of the union church of Ogden gave an entertainment last night at the Odd Fellows' home. The entertainment was called a "Trip Around the World," each room of the home being decorated up to represent different countries. The proceeds amountd to about $40 and will be used for the church. sition with the smitn arug company. Since he resigned his postiion with the Rock Island.

the Palace store here some monuib ago, Mr. Peak has been working at St. Marys. PLAN SPECIAL WINTER WORK ft ft. Get Ready For 1 XX 'I1 't' 1 The Big: Bay I The Various Manhattan Pastors Are Announcing Feature Meetings The churches of Manhattan have fully entered into their winter's cam- Howard Robinson went to Lawrence today on his motorcycle to witness the Kansas-Missouri football game.

i paign and many special reatures are In speaking of a deceased citizen, a country newspaper said: We knew him as old Ten Per Cent the more he had the he spent the more he got the less he lent he's dead we don't know where he went: but if his sonl to heaven is sent he'll own the harps and charge 'em rent. Mrs. L. J. Lyman and Mrs.

E. M. Hutto returned home today from St. George, where they visited their mother, Mrs. A.

M. Wood. being introduced by the various pastors. Rev. J.

David Arnold, pastor of the Christian church, announces that he proposes to inaugurate a series of Mrs. R. N. Montague of Wamego visiting with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.

J. F. Robinson. President Waters is expected to return Monday from Hutchinson, where he has been attending the Kansas Agricultural and Industrial Congress. The officials for the game here next Thursday between the Aggies and Washburn college will be E.

McBride, referee; Gus Graham, umpire; Curley Ristine, head linesman. Buv vour zroceries at Peak Bros. "Month End Meetings." On the last Sunday night of each month a special sermon on some popular subject will be given. Sunday night will be the first of these services. These services should interest many who do not care for the conventional church services.

Rev. Arnold also reports that the church is actively engaged in preparing for the coming of Rev. George L. Snively. who will conduct a revival service at the church during the month of February.

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