Norcatur Dispatch from Norcatur, Kansas • 1

Manbeholdi th tun and thlnki It wonderful, but the moat wonderful aun the man whow glowing heart-life warma the moral work). Evry kingdom divided glmt It-ulf li brought to dooltion; tnd every city or houu divided igalntt lUelf shall not ttand. Matt. 12:26 DEVOTED TO OUR LOCALITY, WE STRIVE TO PROMOTE ITS INTERESTS $1.00 PER YEAR NORCATUR, DECATUR COUNTY, KANSAS, MAY 18, 1916. VOL.

8. NO. 16. A GROWING BANK ACCOUNT GIVES YOU MORE CONFIDENCE IN YOURSELF. OTHERS WILL HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE IN YOU.

THE CITIZENS STATE BANK The farmers who sow German C0OO0OCO0OOOCO03000OOO0OOD CCOCOCOCOCCOOCOCXiCOOOOOOOg Con. Phone No. 74 Farm Loans 5 TO CHEERFUL CHERlD millet this year had better screen the whole field, so as to keep the English sparrows from killing it off. I Dodge Bros. Automobile Norton and Decatur County.

If you order at once I can make immediate delivery. 8 The man who says Norcatur is Tke world i full of vrfourd frierd5; I tkem IvrkirvJ every pta.ee. 5ometirre it mtJe me feel so ckd not large enough for to have electric lights and casts his vote that way, is doing what he preaches helping as hard as he csn to keep Empire Cream Separators One good House for rent. I. C.SAYLES her a town "not big enough." KiuCf the.

kvmtn ruce! RTCT The quiet and dignity of our Lamp Lamentations. I rented a house that has never been wired; I used kerosene 'till of it I've got tired; I've got to confess that the thing most desired By myself and my wife and the maid I've got hired Is the use of ELECTRIC LIGHT Each night of this week I've broke a shade; For glassware of this kind such a bill I have paid; To touch the old lamp I'm becoming afraid; My wife last night to the good Lord prayed To send us ELECTRIC LIGHT When night shades fall and darkness comes o'er us, And our lamp lighting troubles commence for to bore us, My wife's shrill treble and my own voice sonorous Both join together in lamentable chorus: "OH SEND US ELECTRIC LIGHT" L'ENVOI If you've had a home, both happy and bright, If you would avoid a family fight, Throw away kerosene, get the light that is right, Let the city wire your house for ELECTRIC LIGHT. 0 city was broken last Friday and COOOOOOOOOCOOCOOOOOCOOCOOO OOOOOOCOQOOQSOOOOOOQOOOOOO Saturday by an unusual demonstration by our citizens. Smiles M. were launched out from every home to do honor to the visiting guest, King Rain.

Take a look at your neighbor's ephone cost us money, the automobile cost'us money, but we must have them, and we regard them as necessities, and so they are we would not be without them at any cost. Electric lights are not merely a luxury, but a necessity, when progress in business and a town's growth is con yard. It may look better than yours. Your neighbor may even be cleaning it'up while you are looking, when as a matter of fact you ought to be cleaning up yourself in order to make your yard look better than his. That's the Norcatur's Opportunity.

Having no desire other than that the best interests of Norcatur should be advanced, that the city build up, build well, and build for the future, the Dispatch believes that the present bond election for electric lights is the greatest opportunity the town ever had to advance her interests, and make her a better town in every sense of the word. We have studied out every view point of the undertaking, and cannot honestly conceive where the venture will be a detriment, rather than an impetus to the growth and betterment of the town. It is oniy a question of time when the light question will be settled by installing them in the town, as the demand by citizens is too great to be ignored, NORCATUR MENS GOSPEL TEAM CORNER way to make strangers look twice at a town as they pass through. Edited by Selected Team Memhvra Beaver City must have been getting in bad. The city dads recently posted a set of ordin ances prohibiting any fast driv ing, riding, of any sort of vehicle sidered all towns that prosper and grow have them, and once installed would not be without them at any price.

We repeat, Norcatur's opppr-tunity is at hand, and we believe that Thursday the city will take the step that will start her on a new era of growth, in the path to greater population, greater business expansion, and a better town all around. Mr. Citizen, make your sentiments manifest Thursday at the polls. If you are for a better town, a bigger town, a more prosperous town, a town made better to live in, cast your vote for the bond proposition. Let us all pull together, and make it unanimous.

Let's plan together, build to (except human pegs) or mule, or that any person intoxicated, or under sixteen years of age shall not run an automobile on the streets of that city. Furthermore, anyone fighting, scrapping or using obscene or loud lan and all want to keep up with the progress of all thriving towns, larger and smaller, and the matter should be settled favorably at this time. The Dis guage, in any of the alleys, streets, houses or business places, patch believes that the time is ripe that the town take on the shall be subject to a fine or jail greater building up venture, that the town has arrived at the sentence. Must have been paying their police too much salary over there. Isaiah 1:3: "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib, but Israel doth not know, my people doth hot consider." There is not in all God's dealings with mankind a more terrible indictment than the fact that he takes the ox and the ass of the field and compares them more favorably to the detriment of mankind, and says that they exhibit more intelligence, in their realm, than man.

The most alarming thing he-fore the American public today is the utter indifference with which we treat the claims of God. Mankind makes ample provision for every worldly possession and carefully considers every claim upon him excepting that of God. He sees to it that his worldly goods and valuables are safe, yet is utterly indifferent to the greatest of all values, his soul's salvation. Religion is the only thing that makes life worth the living and that enables men and women to endure trials, hardships and heartaches with smiling faces. gether, and live together for the Those persons without religion have recourse to a suicide's grave when life goes too hard with them.

The uncertainty and shortness of the time given to prepare for the duties of eternity ought to force us to consider seriously our soul's condition. Many persons say that they will sec to their soul's welfare tomorrow when the Bible says: "Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know-est not what a day may bring forth." The rose of health that now blooms upon our cheek may have faded away before another day. Not the fear of death, but the claims of God ought to cause us to consider our present condition and to make our soul's safe for the future because, "it is ap pointed up to man once to die, but after this the judgment." There is another fact that ii certainly true; upon these few days that we spend in the world depend our eternal destiny. There i3 no offer of mercy be yond the grave. stage when there is nothing to best interests of the town, and we can do so by standing together for the things that go to make her better.

The decision is up to you. The Dispatch feels confident the citizens are going to make the decision for the best interests of the town and roll up a handsome majority for the light proposition. It was just one thing after another, and the other hindered the greatest, in that it hindered lose and everything to gain in placing a lighting system in Norcatur, and that no greater opportune time could possibly present itself than the Now time. There has been ample time for the discussion of the present undertaking, from every view point, and the tax problem is the only one that hinders an unanimous opinion, and it has been clearly proven that is not so great as sup Visitors Lose Game. Of course it was an off day Friday, a light misty rain falling, and the air chill, with a small crowd of fans out, but the way the local ball team played with the Clayton visitors was a shame, inasmuch as the visiting team scarcely made a good showing on the score board.

As we remarked, it was an off day perhaps for the boys from our sister A pinch of politeness, A spoonful of cheer; A quart of uprightness, A smile for a tear; Take these, and together With grace from above, Add sunshiny weather That's brotherly love. Are you with the Boosters today? Memorial Day, Tuesday the 30th. Now altogether, A Bigger, Better Norcatur! Cheer up, it won't be long until fire-cracker time. Read the ads yet? You can't afford to miss that bargain. Fear not, brother.

A bright smile will never crack your face. Boost for Norcatur when the boosting counts. Pigs are everlastingly and eternally grunting. And who wants be a pig? Every road has its ending, but most of us only see the beginning. Everybody's winning in this war, and everybody's losing.

Work it out yourself. Let's be leaders in the progressive procession, and not tail-enders. It must be quite disconcerting to find a town so clean you can't find fault with it. Some folks who claim to shut their eyes to other's faults usually have their mouth open to them. Of course there are only two classes of society.

The undeiure-ables and the others that we don know. One of our readers came in Saturday morning and wanted to know why such a hard rain made such soft water. Some folks are always ready to grasp an opportunity, especially if it is an opportunity to be led into temptation. Did you ever notice that the chap who has a sunshiny disposition never casts much of a shadow about? Two hearts may beat as one but it takes two sets of clothes and a bigger pocket book to keep them beating in unity. Has there really something gone wrong with the Ford? We haven'c heard the latest joke on one for at least ten days.

Many a married woman looks' longingly back upon the time when she was young, giddy, and happy -principally happy. With the women in the British isles outnumbering the men by 2.100,000, whet would you consider a fair market price for a husband? posed, being absolutely sure not a baccalaurate sermon on Sun day night. Speakers for. the oc-: casion, was thought, were secured some weeks ago, only to to be greater the first year than $5 per $1000 assessed valuation, and thereafter each year growing less, because of growing population, greater valuation and greater revenue from lights, while the plant upkeep will be no greater because of no overhead expense than merely line work, such as extension, and minor repairs. Every convenience of modern times must be paid for if use 5, and no one can expect to get electric lights now or in the future without some cost.

The tel be cancelled, and at last Rev. Drummond was secured from Norton, and finally arrangements were made for the address Sunday night. At noon Sunday, after being announced at the churches, word came that Drummond was sick and unable to come and the thing was off. Commencement tomorrow night. Address by Bishop Hopkins of Norton.

COQ0GOQOOOOO3O000O0O0O0O00 COOOOCCCCCCOOSOOOCOOOOCCOCO 1 Commencement Gifts! 1 The Rains Came. The long looked for rains came at last. For six months the weather man was partial and overlooked giving this part of the country any excess of moisture, or even a fair share. People were beginning to wonder if the program was to be adhered to all summer, and crops began to slightly show the lack of proper nutriment, when along comes the saving power, rains, and they in abundance. Friday morning before the daylight good rains fell over the country, averaging a half inch, and again Saturday morning, and then again Sunday morning, all of which was followed by cool cloudy weather, letting the moisture penetrate to the moist lower subsoil.

The fall here wa3 as follows; Friday, 38100, Saturday, 57-100, and Sunday, 62-100 of an inch, totaling for the three 1.57 inches. Truly it was a million dollar rain, and already the wheat and other grains are showing remarkable growth, and all vega-tation is taking new life and growth. Farmers are jubilent, as well as the city folk, all of whom' feel that crop prospects have taken a hundred per cent jump up- A banker going home to tiih ner saw a $10 bill on a curbstone He picked it up, noticed the number and went home, His wife remarked that the butcher had sent a bill amouting to $10. The only money he had was the bill he had found, which he gave to her and she paid the butcher. The butcher paid it to a farmer for a calf, the farmer to a merchant, who paid it to a washer-woman and she owing the banker a note for $10, went to the bank and paid the note.

The banker recognized the bill as the one he had found and which at that time had paid $50 worth of debts. Upon careful examination he found it to be counterfeit. Now what was lost in the transporation and by whom? Exchange. Dr. Knox was so indisposed as to be unable to care for his practice for a time the past week.

The demand for his services was so great as to strain his physical limitations to the breaking point, and connected with a troublesome throat was compelled to take to the bed for a short time. Last week the cleaners, a large number of citizens, and Boy Scouts, did good work in the cemetery, ridding it of tall grass, weeds, and other trash, and it will in a short time put on a more pleasing appearance. Stand up for Norcatur! II Stationery Fountain Pens Fancy Mirrors Toilet Sets Flash Lights Books Cameras The Visitors Were Kept Busy. Mighty nice for vacation purposes. See our line.

8 town, and they went down to de-1'eat in a manly, gamey way. As the score would not look well in print we will refrain from showing it up, but trust that in some future time the lads will make it so interesting to our boys as to show up 2 to 1-they allowing our boys the crooked number. Charley Durr came in last week from Williamsburg, Iowa, for a visit here with relatives, the Chappell and Vernon families. It doesn't probably look that way to the Oberlinite, but to a ward. stranger it looks as though the C.

E. BROWER i The Penclar Druggist High School and city jail were The local hog market reached the high point of $1.10 per cwt. here Saturday. on an equal footing; Both situ ated in the same yard. i.