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THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE THE OFFICIAL CITY PAPER ALL OFFICIAL COUNTY NEWS 44th YEAR AND BELLEVILLE FREEMAN GUARANTEED LARGEST BONAFIDE CIRCULATION ThfeeConsolidations: Belleville Telescope, Established 1870; The Belleville Freeman Established 1878; The Munden Progress, Established 1905. BELLEVILLE. REPUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1915. No. 37 Special Contest Held In Court House Park Prizes Awarded Next Week A lively interest is being taken by the boys and girls in the Dandelion Crusade and every contestant is striv ing to win the grand prize which will be awarded next Saturday, May 29.

The club ladies will not offer special prizes this week, however the diggers are urged to keep at work in order to receive a prize at the close of the contest. On Friday of this week however a contest will be held in the court house park from 4 until 6 o'clock and the contestants will only be allowed to dig in the park. The boys and girls are asked to bring knives and sacks and the four individuals who have the greatest number of pounds at the closing hour will be awarded prizes. The first prize to be 2nd, 75c; 3rd, 50c; 4th 25c. The number of pounds dug will be added to the total when the contest closes.

A. Q. Miller, Jr, won first again last week digging 1390 pounds; Russel Wolf, 2nd with 1210 pounds; Lewis Tayloi-, 3rd with 1080 pounds and Clarence Howard, 4th with 290 lbs. A total of 29,837 pounds have been dug since the beginning of the contest All children who have not won prizes will be paid at least 5 cents and probably more, a hundred, for their A fund raised by Mrs!" Wm Kamp'and the management of the Rex Theatre last week will be used for this purpose. The following entered the contest last week and dug the number of pounds following their OVER EIGHT YEARS A Q.

Miller, Jr, 1390 Russel Wolfe 1210 Lews Taylor 1080 Clarence Howard 290 Vivian Holmes ...200 Otho Scott 230 Edith HoIIiday 220 Dwight Smith 120 J. G. Turnbul 140 UNDER EIGHT YEARS" Clarence Gray 180 Donald Close :110 The dandelion is the first flower that one finds in the spring- and the last that one sees in tne autumn. It blooms almost every month in the year, and often appears in sunny places even when there is snow on the ground. The dandelion is an Old World flower, not a native to America.

But somehow it was brought here, perhaps from England in the old Colonial times The leaves-ol, the Dandelion, are smooth and green and form a rosette close to the ground The edges are cut intQ, large teeth which are said to resemble the teeth of a lion. Who would guess that the dandelion was the 'dent-de-lion' or lions tooth. It requires two years for the dande lion plant to fully develop. The first year only leaves are produced and food is stoi-ed up in the roots and other organs to be used the second year. Everyone knows how the dandelion flower looks and how the seed head forms into a ball of hairy down sticking straight up into the air inviting the wind to come and scatter the seeds about.

But have you noticed that each individual hair is a tiny airship? The top of the white eathery hair is like a toy balloon while at the lower attached the tiny seed. Any playful "wind gtist sends of these little wandering" airships.to find new homes in some nice lawn. There are many methods of killing these plants, but the Belleville boys andgirls recognize one way only 'dig dandelions daily'; dig the little plants that have no blossoms the next years crop; dig the ones that have seeded so they will be unable to furnish anv more ballooning seeds; dig with the dandelion. How About a Rock Pile? As the season again approaches when the ducks and tramps begin to migrate, suggestions are made as to the practicability of a 'rock pile' for Belleville. This town is well located on the route of travel of both the ducks, geese and tramps at thiT'time-of-the-year come very annoying.

The suggestion is made again for the establishing of a 'rock pile' order to give the professional hobo something to do while he stays in the Other towns that have used the rock pile recommend it and say it has a salutary effect upon; the professioiial tramp who. soon learns to give the now a 'wide berth' that maintains a rock pile. Annual Lawn Contest The many beautiful lawns about Belleville indicate- that this wll probably be a good year for the annual lawn contest conducted by the Telescope, in which five prizes are given away for the five best kept lawns on the opening day of the county fair. It is not too early to be giving some attention to your lawn whether you expect contest or not. The-'first prize of $10 usual, be awarded by this paper.

All prize winning lawns in previous years are barred. What's The Matter? The Cuba Daylisrht says: "There five miles of road the Rock Island highway mighty bad shape. It seems to me that the officialB in charge should look after this matter immediately and see'that stretch of road is Mrs. A. Bachelor The sudden death of Mrs.

A. Bachelor Sunday afternoon. May 16, caused by an attack of heart failure, was a shock to the community. She was 68- years, 11 months and 7 days old. Mrs.

Bachelor was born in Belmont county, Ohio, June 9, 1846 and was married to A. B. Bachelor at Belleville, Kansas June 5, 1873. To this union were born two children, F.R. Bachelor of Belleville and J.

G. Bachelor, of Cuba. Besides her immediate family, Mrs. Bachelor leaves three brothers, two sisters and a number of nieces and nephews to Mrs. Bachelor had attended a service, where the ordinance of baptism was being administered at the home W.

C. Nesmith on Sunday afternoon and was enjoying the service, taking part in the singing when she was suddenly conscious until a short time before she passed way, then quiejtly fell asleep. Mrs. Bachelor was a woman of beautiful character, a loving wife and mother, and an ideal home-maker. She loved everybody, so it is not strange that she had hosts of friends.

Young and old came to her for sympathy in their joys sorrows, snowing that she was always ready with real sympathy and wise'counsel; to be have the privelege of possessing as many friends as had Mrs. Bachelor. She lived a beautiful Christian life the influence of her life has touched many and many another life, and although she has passed from earth, her influence lives on; The greatest thing than can be said of one who has passed from this world, is that the world is better because that one has lived, so the world is better because Mrs. Bachelor has lived. She has left a sweet Christian influence that will never be forgotten.by those who have known her, and which will ever be an incentive to lead others to live beautiful She has gone" from our sight, yet she is not dead.

She lives. She has only crossed the tide that divides the transient things of this life from the, eternal world, and i are left desolate by her going, we know 'it is well' with her. May He who was himself a 'Man of and vi'ho understands all the sorrows of earth, comfort the hearts that are sorrowing now, and help them to look up to Him, the only One who can bring peace and comfort to aching hearts. The funeral services were held at the home Wednesday morning, and were conducted by Brother Erskin of Topeka. Interment was made in the Belleville cemetery.

CAR LOAD MOGUL FARM TRACTORS UNLOADED BY GEO. W. COLLNS CO. LAST WEEK Anton Vanous Anton Vanous, one of the well known and highly i-espected residents of Republic county died at his home in Fairview township, early Monday morning following a brief illnes's from leakage of the heart and kidney trouble. Mr.

Vanous was (52 years old and-had been a resident of the county for thirty years. Mr. Vanous was born in Velka Retova, Bohemia in 1853 and was married to Miss Catherine Lana in that country in 1873. They came to Ahierica and settled on a farm near Cuba, Republic county, in 1885. Fifteen years ago they moved east of Belleville where the family now resides.

He was a member of the A.H. T. A. of this' county also the C. P.

S. and Z.C.-D.~J.; lodges Cuba and was an active member in -WilFiiif Vanous was a splendid citizen, was always kind and thoughful to his family and a genial neighbor. Thirteen children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Vanous, twelve, of whom are living and are; Tony, Joe Bert, Frank, Louis and Edward all' of his county; Mrs.

Anna" Fisher of Wisconsin, Mrs. Millie Haiek of, this city and Misses Bessie, Rose and Lottie who are at home. The funeral services will be held atthe home, Thursday. Frank Sadilek of Wilbur, will sei-vices and bur-, ial will be made the ceme-! tery.i:iear Cuba. P.

E. Wallin P. E. Wallin died at Scandia, last Thursday, May 6th, 1915 at the age of 89 years. Mr.

Wallin was an 'eai-ly settler of this county, coming to America in 1868 from Sweden where he was born September 16th, 1825. A short time following jhis arrival in this country, he came to Scandia where he live. In 1862 he was married.to Johanna Peterson and two children were born to them, one son who died in infancy Boman of Scandia, The funeral was held at the Presbyterian church and Rev. Emil Malstrom, assisted by Rev. Swan and Rev.

Norden had charge of the services. Burial was made in the William, Fairy --i William Fairy, for many years a resident of Republic county died at the county farrri from old age morning being 83 years old He was born in England and came He has been, in feeble health for The funeral was held, on Tuesday afternoon, Johij News in District Court heard in district court last Pauline Larson vs C. R. Larson, alimony, the plaintiff was given until June 1st to prepare and present amendments; W. C.

Wayland vs Board of County Commissioners of Republic county, recovery of money, defendants motion to require plaintiff to make petition more definite and certain, partially allowed and partially overruled; -Stella-Hill vs Chet.Hill, divorce, care custody and control of minor child, divorce was granted on grounds of extreme cruelty. Control, 'care and custody of child given tempoi-arily to plaintiff until July after which it goes to the grandparents until school begins. Plaintiff alimony of $10 a month and further orders as to the custody of the child to be made later; Emma R. Lyons vs White Rock township, Republic county recovery of money, plaintiff granted permission to amend petition; Grace Humphrey John Humphrey, divorce, plaintiff granted absolute divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty and given the custody of the minor child; The Fai'mers Merchants bank of Courtland vs D. Vance, trustee of the Tucker-Elliott Merc.

allowance of and recovery of money, deed cancelled'and title -quited. The following persons were admitted to citizenship on Monday: Edward Svt 'iercinsky, Fredrick Pai-oulek Owen John Williams, John Krejca, George Wagner, Gust Alexander, Bentsen, Charles Holmberg, John Skupa and Anton Schaefer. Will Soon Have Band The Belleville band has been reorganized this spring and the first practice was hadi-Monday night. The citizens of Belleville will have- the opportunity to hear splendid concerts again this summer. Frank Jehlik is home for the summer and will direct the band A subscription will be raised to pay for two new horns so pay the director for his services.

The ifirst concert will probably be given the first of June. Christian Church Convention Success (We are indebted to President N. F. Horn for the report.) On "Tuesday night, May 11, the convention opened with a good attendance, people certainly did themselves jusice in handling it. The trains were all met with automobiles for the accomodation of the delegates, and every thing that could possibly be done to make the convert" tion a success and add to the in attendance was done.

Never have we attended a convention where every one was more enthusiastic and where every little detail- was better looked after than at this one. The workers, Bros. Lyon, Qwen, Zimmerman and" Miss Whitmore were at their best and brought to the convention such instruction and "inspiration that will help every phase of Christian activity. The opening paper Tuesday evening on C. E.

by Miss Ella McBride of Belleville was certainly fine as was also the address of Bro. Spencer of Marys ville. Bro. Bentley of Concordia and of Washington both gave instructive Wednesday forenoon. Tho addresses Wednesday night one by Bro.

Engle of' Belleville and the other by Bro. Moore of Manhattan AVere two of the strongest of the entire convention. Thursday afternoon during- the C. W. B.

M. period the Marysville society, assisted by Mrs. Engle and Mrs. Marshall of Belleville gave a sketch on "How to Fail' which was brie of" the best numbers of the convention. At night Miss Russell delighted the audience with an able address on her Chinese work in San Francisco.

During every session much was added to the success-of-the convention by the splendid musici rendered by the Belleville choir. The music was not only of a high order but they were always ready. Bro. Engle seems to have a bunch of faithful singers with an unlimited supply of good hiusie. quartet was quite a favorite.

At the business session the convention tendered a vote of thanks to generous advertising convention, also to Bro, Engle and the way in which it was entertained. of Belleville, because of her excellent work was re-elected as C. W. B. M.

secretary. Bro. Engle, was also elected a district officer. IN HONOR OF Memorial and Memorial Day on May Program Arranged The programs for Memorial Sunday and' Memorial day have been arranged by the committee and are given below: MEMORIAL SUNDAY MAY 23rd The Post and the Corps will meet at their hall at 10 o'clock, from there to the Methodist church where union service will be held: Voluntary Mrs Gates Pianist Hymn Congregation Ihvocation Rev, D. H.

M. Boyle of our Father's Kipling Scripture Reading Rev. Borton Sermon Rev. W. G.

Carey by Smith Benediction Rev J. G. Engle MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 31st o- Everyone is requested to bring or send flowers to the hall south of the square. Veterans and the Relief Corps will meet there at 9:00 o'clock preparatory to starting to the cemetery at 10:00 o'clock. The ion'will be is earnestly requested that the boys and girls of the town assist in carrying the biers of flowers which will be ii.sed in decorating the graves.

The flower bearers will be under the supervision of the Spanish-American veterans, Wm Slopanskyand W. A. Hollandsworth, Owners of automobiles will as usual, donate them to the use of the Post and the nig graves, exercises will be held at the unknown monument. At 1:30 I p. m.

the Post and the Corps will meet at the hall and be led by the Junior band to the Opera House the following program will be given: Music Eighth Grade Orchestra Prayer Post Chaplain Song Pupils of Miss Collins Music Eighth Grade Orchestra W. D. Vance Solo Miss Ethel Shaver Reading Miss Pansy Keith Male Quartette Gettysburg address Donald Fry Male Quartette Spangled Banner By Keith Home Talent Comedy given by High School Tuesday evening May 25th under the direction of Miss Olive Kackley of Chicago, who takes the leading part in the play, by some of the best local talent. promises to be the greatest treat of the season and the High School feel fortunate in securing Miss Kackley who coached over a thousand amateurs last season and lier experience on the professional stage, promises to us a real evening since she accepted the schools invitation to take the leading part. Phone Arbuthnpt's for tickets and any information play reserve your tickets.

Biggest laugh'you have had in a long time. Hostetler's White cSods Sale -White- Good Sale conducted by Hostetler Bros, each spring will be continued another week, on account of the rainy weather so that an opportunity to have wants supplied at the advertised prices. Additional cut prices will also be in effect in the White Goods Sale during the coming week. Call at the store and see the County Spends $100,000 For Roads May. county in the past has spent more than a hundred thousand dollars to make her reads in good condition.

Advocates of permanent highways either paved of rock are using the expenditure as an argument for the building of paved highways across the county. The Rock Island Highway and the White Way both traverse the county east and west county engineer is making effort to put these auto roads excellent condition for the heavy overland summer traffic. A change in the Rock Island Highway eliminates the town of Price and also two dangerous gi-ade Capital. Commencement Week Next week will be a busy one for the senior class of the high school. Next Sunday, May, 23 the baccalaureate service will be held, at the Methodist church.

Rev. D. H. M. Boyle pastor of the Presbyterian church will deliver the service.

Ap- propi-iate decorations will be made by the Junior class and special music will be given by the Methodist choir. On the following Thursday night the commencement program will be given in the opera house and is as follows: "Bridal Chorus" Cower High School Chorus Invocation Rev. W. G. Carey "The Storm Fiend" .7.

Roeckel High School Mixed Quartet Address Outside of J. W. Searson "Bright Dews of Morning" Crowe High School Mixed Quartet Presentation of Diplomas Motorcyclists Via Pikes Peak Route ford, Indiana arrived in Belleville, Monday, enroute to California via WILSON'S NOTE TO THE POINT Full Text of President's Note Germans Was Given Last Week of Miss tHiye Kackley at Opera House -May 2Bth for the benefit of Piano Fund. You can hot afford to miss it the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, traveling on a motorcycle. They left Indianapolis May 12th and are traveling by easy stages, seeing the country.

They are well pleased with the condition of the Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, reporting lots of work and improvements in Illinois and Missouri. The markings in those states are also reported good, better markings than in Kansas. However they stated the road from St. Joseph to Belleville was good. Hiawatha, they 'claimed, was the cleanest and finest little town they had seen on the entire trip.

Mr. and Mrs. Wicker are both newspaper people and have credentials from the mayor and other citizens of their home town. 900 Automobiles In County Republic county has about 900 automobiles in use in the county at the present time. In addition to this are 57 motorcycles.

It is safe to. say by July 1st the number of automobiles owned in Republic county will cars will raise more than $4,000 this year in auto license money to be used for dragging or maintaining the county roads of Republic county. In other words, the auto owners will pay in license money alone into the county treasury enough money to spend $20 a mile for dragging every mile of county road in the "county this season. And this without touching a dollar of county road ov bridge fund. Hence there should be no good excuse a single mile of county road going this season without proper attention.

Belleville Honored at Grand Chapiter Belleville was honored at the meeting of the grand chapter of the Eastern Star lodge held in Topeka last week when two members of Ophal chapter wei-e appointed to grand offices. Mrs. W. T. Perry was appointed grand Ada and Mrs.

D. D. Bramwell grand representative of Arkansas. Mrs. A.

worthy matron of Ophal chapter, Mrs, Perry and Mrs. D. D. Bramwell were in Topeka last week and report one of the best meetings in the history of the lodge, 4 Trainload of Cattle A train Ipad of cattle was shipped over the MissouriPacific from the last this is presumed not to be a very good year for feeding live stock. A special engine and train was given the Republic county feeders from that to the train was taken over on the main line.

The following persons had stock in the shipment: C. G. Aspegren, Chas Simms, Chas Longfellow, C. G. Moline, John Weir, A.

Forsberg, Ocobock Thomas. Washington, May, Unit-, ed States government today cabled Ambassador Gerard for presentation; to the German government a calling attention to "the gi'ave situation which has resulted" from the violation of American rights on the high seas, culminating with the loss of more than 100 lives in the of the Lusitania. The full text of the note was made public the State Department tonight as follows: "Department of State, Washington D. C. May 13, 1915.

"The Secretary of State to the Am- erician Ambassador at Berlin: "Please call on the iminister of foreign affairs and after reading to him this communicatiorti leave with him a copy. German authorities in violation of? American rights on the high Levis Sweeney Barn Burnes Levis Sweeney living north east of town had his barn desti-oyed by fire last Wednesday afternoon. The origin of the fire is not known and flames were first discovered coming from the roof. No stock was burned but Mr. Sweeney was xmfortunate enough to lose 100 bushels of corn, four praires hay; a ton alfalfa -hay and some harness.

There was no insurance on the barn however the grain was insured. Concordia Belleville 5 The high school base ball team play ed the Concordia team at that place Friday afternoon and Tost the game by one point; At the close of the eighth inning the score stood 5 and rafi in another score which gave them the game. Sid Arbuthnot made his second home run this year, getting four hits at four times to bat. Munden will play the H. S.

team here Fridiay, and sinking of the British steamship Lusitania, May 7, 1915, by which over 100 American citizens lost their lives, it is clearly wise and desirable that the government' of the United States and the Imperial German ment should come to a clear and full understanding as to the grave situation which has resulted. "The sinking of the British passenger steamer Falaba on March 28, by a German submarine, through which Leon C. Thresher, an American citizen was drowned; the attack on April 28 on the American vessel CushinT, by a German aeroplane; the torpedoing on May 1 of the American vessel. Gulf light, by a German submarine, as a result of which two or more. American citizens met their death, and, finally, the torpeodoing and sinking of the steamship Lusitania, constitute a series of events which the government of the Unitd States has ob- served with growing concern, distress and "Recalling the humane and enlightened attitude hitherto assumed by the Imperial German Government in matters of international right, and, particularly with regard to the freedom leai'ned to recognize the German influence in the field of international obligation as always engaged upon the side of justice and humanity; and havng understood the instructions of the Imperial Germiin Government to it.s naval commanders to be upon the same plane ov humane action prescribed by the nuval codes of' other nations the government of the United States was loath to it cannot now bring itself to that these acts, so absolutely contrary to the rules, the and" the spirit of modern warfare, could have by that great government.

It feels it to be its duty therefore, to address to the Imperial German govei-nment concerning them with the untmost frankness and in the easnest hope that it is not mistaken in expecting action on the part of the Imperial German government which will correct the unfortunate impressions which have been and vindicate once more position of that governmentwith regard to the sacred freedom of the; seas. "The government of the United States has been apprised that the Imperial Gernian govez'nment considered; themselves to be obliged by the ex-, traordinary circumstances of the present war and the measures adopted by their adversaries in seeking to cut Germany oft" from all commence, to adapt methods of realiation which go methods of Buried In Sand Bank While J. A. Reed was loading sand last week he met with an accident, which might have proven very serious had he not jumped from the bank at the first sound; of cracking roots as several tons of dirt and sand caved in. As it he was buried to the waist warfare at in the nroclaniatibn of a war zone from which they have warned neutral ships to keep "This, government has already taken occasion to inform the Imperial -Government that it cannot admit he adoption of such measures or such a warn ing of danger to operate as in any degree an abbreviation of the rights of American shipmasters or of bound on lawful errands as on rnercharit ships of belligerent nationality: and that it must hold the Imperial German government to a strict accountability for any infringement of those rights, in- understand the Imperial German government to question those rights.

It assumes on that the imperial governmient accept, as of course the rule that the non-combatants, whether they be of neutral citizenship or citizens of one of the nations at war, cannot lawfully or rightfully be put in jeopardy by the cape- ture 6i- destruction of an unarmed merchantman, and recognize also, as all other nations do, the obligation to take the usual precautions of visit and search to ascertain whether a pected merchantman is in fact of belligerent nationality or is in fact carrying contraband of war under a. neutral flag, "The government of the Unitedl desires to call attention of the Imperial German government with the utmost feet thatjthe objection to present methods of the tt-rnAo. IS- 't get the trade of tbgir enemies lies in practical impossibility of employhig submarines in the destruction of commerce without disregarding those rules of fairness, rea8on and humanity, which all modern opinions regard as imperative. It is practi-. XT A'Z cally impossible for the officers.of a men help.

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