The Winchester Star from Winchester, Kansas • 1

StttR 1R 4 $1.25 PER YEAR WINCHESTER, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 191. VOL. XXXXII NO. 5 Mrs. O.

C. Kirkpatrick, Owner J. W. Byrn, Publisher i Ab Darnall, the Winchester monument man, was in Nortonville yesterday and made a foundation for a monument at the grave of the late Sam Rush. Ed Rush of Kiowa was also here.

Noitonvilh News. Rjl FT CARP. When it comes to "putthg Itmngs over the top," the little I town of Perry, in this south end H. COPPINGER DEALER IN PRODUCE Having purchased the business and good will of the Winchester Produce conducted by Chas. L.

Gibson, I wish to state that on April 1st 1 combined this business with my present business in the Swojer building and that I am prepared to handle your poultry, eggs and cream and will pay the highest price the market will afford and ask that you give me a trial. Oyster Shell aud Chick Feed on hand. Yours for fair, treatment, W. COPPINGER, Proprietor, of the county, is up and doing and has but few peers, in this respect for a burg of its size. On April 13th a Red Cross sale was held there which netted that worthy cause $1,100.

It is said that the citizens entered into the spirit of the sale by dding high and fast on every thing offered One calt sold for $117; a cake brought $27.50, and a very ordinary and badly scared cottontail rabbit added $8.50 to the fund. As will-be seen by this issue Charley Harvey returned Tuesday afternoon from Martinsburg, W. to which place he was called three weeks ago to take charge of the body of his cousir who was found dead in his place of business. The dead man owned and operated a cleaning ant We have heard of four men who have been spoken of as candidates for the nomination for county commissioner from this district to succeed H. H.

Kim-mel, and all are on the Republican ticket Ralph Gibbs and Frank Coleman of Oskaloosa, R. 0. Hesse of McLcuth and Geo. of the Star, the paper has been enlarged to six columns in size. The 5-colurnn size has proved to be inadequate to meet the de dyeing establishment and hat mands of our advertisers for rooms in the building.

It is be of Winchester. -Oskaloosa space, rhe change, of course. Tribune. will give our subscribers more iieved that he was murdered. The conditions of the body show fl He's Learning reading matter and consequently they will.be getting more for ed that he had been struck in the back of the head with some i George Sloop of over Winchester way was in town last Wednesday and while here announc- their subscrintion mrmevr Tr.

is i wwn.jk.,uiiuhn8trument He. owned three Two Great Lessons thousand dollars worth of unreg-iea nis candidacy lor the norm- to see such a demand for ad vertising space, as it tends to show that the merchants are istered U. S. bonds that he expected to sell that were missing from his rooms. It is believed the bonds were stolen by the murderer.

Several persons are awake to the advantage to be iiauuii lor uuuuiHssioner irom tha First District. Mr. Sloop is a good farmer and a successful business man and should he receive the nomination and win out in November he will make the county a valuable official. Oskaloosa Tribune. derived from that source.

That the Star is second to none among suspected of knowing something about his death and three sus I the weekly publications as an advertising medium that gives quick and satistactory results has been thoroughly established by the experiences of those who pects have been indicted and will be tried for his murder. u- The Fob Sale Near Winchester. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Thrift Stamps cost 25 cents each and draw no Interest. You can buy them from your letter carrier, either city or rural route, at the post office or your bank. You will be given a card lf.aste on- costs 18 Thrift Stamps on thte card.

When your card is full, take It to your post office or bank any time with a few cents additional and your card will be exchanged for an interest-bearing War Savings Certificate worth $5 on Jan. 1, 1923. This gires you 4 per cent interest compounded quarterly bu.y 20 War Savings Certificates at one time. Thev will cost, you SS2.40, and their face value at the time of January M23. will Savings Certificates may HfCrtedJnt0.c8h at post office where issued If you inoney- You will get cent at about 3 The name and address of the owner will be placed on each Certificate at the time it il fs- vWar Certificates may be registered at any post Thirl ClUhe S6C0nd 11 i dead man owned several pieces nave tried it and admit it freely.

of property at Martinsburg and had an estate of about $6,000 The Star today has a large and One is the joy of self denial the tense of real thrift. His little investment of a cents may mean as much to him as the first ten dollars you ever earned or the hrst thousand you ever invested. He can be made to help wonderfully in developing him into a substantial citizen. His early habit of sensibly saving will do as much as any other thing to start bun on the straight road to success. The other lesson is that of patriotism.

He has learned "to do his bit" A country worth living in is a country worth fighting for. He is too young to fight, but he wants to help. While you rejoice that he cannot go to the front, teach him to help end this war by loaning his savings to his government Thrift and patriotism-two great lessons at one time. All so easy. Just tell to get a Thrift Stamp -and with it a Thrift Card.

Then help hun add to it unnl he has enough for a War Savings Stamp. With that he will get a War Savings Leroflcate and his savings begin to draw interest. It you will show him how money breeds money, he will be all the better for it And every penny he saves and lends may help to save some other mothers boy may go a long way toward bringing peace to all. Encourage him to begin saving today. It's real patriotism, but it is more.

It laymg the foundation for his future-and it is helping to make him what you want him to be. enthusiastic list, of subscribers, and new names of new bona which will be divided among two relatives. On the way home Mr. Harvey stopped at Chicago and visited Chas. Webb.

Nor-tonville News. fide subscribers are being added to the list at the rate of several 160 acres, i mile of town; lays good. Price $125 per acre. Terms. I 80 acres, 3 miles out, at $80 per acre.

I 92 acres, 2i miles out, at $10,000. i 320 acres, well improved, 3 miles, at $125 per acre. 80 acres, 3 miles out, at $100 each week. Local mule buyers say that the mule market has gone all to When a Nortonville man who has one son in the American army arid another of army age, learned that he haa planted seed per acre. pieces.

A local buyer stated that a friend of his recently bought a car load at an average 160 acres, 3 miles out, well improved, $150 per acre. If on the market for a farm. potatoes that had been raised by an alien German who has four sons, (but none to help whip the Kaiser,) he had them plowed up and planted other seed. Nortonville News. see or write This Advertisement Paid for and Donated by LINDSEY GARAGE of $260 and after shipping them to St.

Louis, was offered only 1160 per head. He refused the C. O. ROYER, Valley Falls, Kans. offer and shipped them back to his home.

Norton viile News. Local News Advertise in the Star. J. ft. Earl has returned from a visit at Excelsior Springs and Kansas Pity.

SHOOTS A PROWLER Mrs. J. L. McKemev and Mrs. Grant Pope and daughter, Miss Blanche, went shopping in Leavenworth JThursday.

(daughters, Mrs Paul Gibson and K. H. Shove was transacting Evelyn were shopping in Leaven-business in Kansas City Friday, worth Friday Last Saturday night George McCray who lives west of town noticed a car stop out in the road 60 or 70 rods in front of his Mrs. J. H.

Field and J. R. Tnornburg were passengers to Leavenworth Thursday; F. J. Denneler was looking after business in Leavenworth Friday.

'C'' farm house. The lights were j-'i. n. mj. 1,1,10 uiuve lo xv.au- sas City Tuesday, returning Thursday accompanied by Mrs.

Pettis and little daughter, who turned off of the car and three men got out of the machine. had been visiting there. One of them threw a powerful The graduating class of the Mrs. W. Owen was the overnight guest of friends at Valley Falls Wednesday of last week.

Winchester High School took the search light on the residence. George went inside and called Lou Bristow. The two men passenger train to Leavenworth armed themselves and went out Friday where they went to have their photos taken. Daniel Wilhelm came up from Baldwin to attend th cantata heid in the auditorium last Thursday night. For the Same Reason that it pays to have the dentist look after your molars and the jeweler your watch ever so often, it will pay you to arrange for the expert periodical inspection and care of your motor car.

By so doing, incipient troubles may be remedied, which, if neglected, would cause wear and deterioration of parts, the avoiding of which might eaily save more dollars than the proverbial "nine" quoted above. Mrs. Jane Bailey went to Kansas City Thursday to spend a few days with her children. J. B.

Royer was sight-seeing in Leavenworth Thursday. side. They had to wait only a few minutes until th men were sneaking around the out buildings. When two of the men were within a few feet of McCray and Btistow they were commanded to halt but instead started to run. Both of the farm-era began firing and trom the On Wednesday of last week Mr.

and Mrs. B. E. Coulter and Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Adams went to Tooeka to snnd the Hav am aauaaaawwwia Mrs. Oscar Trower went down to Easton Thursday morning and spent the day with friends. with their, sister, Mrs, Maggie Jones and family.

ntUALLt ACCCS50RH5N Robert James Eshom, formerly a farmer near Nortonville and later proprietor of a grin elevatqr in that town, died April 2th at his home at Burr-ton, severJ weeks with' dropsy and complications, Funeral services were held at Burrton on Sunday and thg body was shipped to cascli.m 1 fer ALL John A. Mott and wife went STORAGE AT RSASCMAtLE RATES AUTO LIVERY-QUiCK SERVICE ft We have a slightly used piano in Winchester, partly paid for, which we are forced to take back. Piano is in fine condition, and will sell at big reduction. This" is a big bargain for someone. Write Means Pearson actions of the prowlers they think that one man was hit.

Tfreneigfrbors were called on the phone but before the car could be headed off it disappeared into the night. What the motive of the trio was no one knows but that they were bent on some evil mission there is no doubt Easton Transcript. down to Easton Friday to visit the latter's brother, George 1 Richerson. and famil Lindsay bros: Nortonville on that evening and buried in the Nortonville ceme- has been called to the colors and itm 1 PHONE 161 WINCHESTER KANll win leave in a tew days for his 205 East 10th Stj, Kansas Citv, Mo. 4-2't.

tery Monday morning. training camp..