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ELK COUNTY CITIZEN, HOWARD, KANSAS COUNTY CITIZEN. GOOD FOR TEE CROPS. The Threatened Strike Is Off CLASSIFIED WANT ADS products, your Implements, your lands, or anything else: will take yonr message to thousands of readers. act is one-half cent 1 PIC. NWO I per word per week Each Initial or group of figures counts as one word, and the name ana address are counted.

Mention this paper when answering ads. All feel like rejoicing that the threatened calamity that loomed largely on' the business and social horizon has passed from us. The threatened strike was brought so close to us that the hideous monster frightened and almost par-alized trade for a few days. The suffering in the 'large cities would have been great and thousands of fairly prosperous business men would have been ruined. There will be those who will criticise congress and the president for the course they have taken to prevent the strike, but we believe the great majority will applaud, and look at the result, and not allow their partizan prejudices to poison their minds.

The 8-hour bill passed the Senate Saturday evening and was signed by the president, and the brotherhood men immediately called off the strike. There were fifty-six Republicans in the house who voted against the measure and a few Democrats while in the Senate all of the Democrats, save two, voted for the measure and all the Republicans, except La Follette, voted against the measure. The roads at once lifted the embargo on all freight and the train service is normal, and the threatened calamity has passed as a bad dream. Newark Evening Nev) High School Notes (Harold Mullendore) The High school started Monday with the following enrollment: Freshmen, 47; Sophomores, 33; Juniors; 31; Seniors, 14, making a total of 125. This is the largest enrollment in the history of the school.

Our new building is splendidly equipped and there is no rea son why this should not be the most I successful year this school has ever had. Monday morning Harry Lawrence, the president of the Senior class of '16, presented the silver loving cup to the High school which class of '16 won in the Track and Literary Contest last March. This cup is to be decorated with their colors and kept by the High school until won by some other class. Allen Gibbon and friend Ferd Owens, from Baker University, were visitors Tuesday morning. Mr.

Owens enter tained us with two readings, and Mr. Gibbon gave a few words of advice. Editors for the High School Notes were chosen irom the tsemor class Tuesday. Lena Hillis was chosen- for the Courant, and Harold Mullendore for the Citizen. Raymond Anderson and Lorn Robert- son were among the visitors or this week.

If any one passing the school building hears some member of the faculty exclaim, "Hurry up," "Move faster," "Hurry faster," do not think the school building is burning, for they are only trying to get the students to the class rooms on schedule time, a feat almost impossible. The enrollment in the grades are a3 follows: Primary, 36; second 14; third 20; fourth 25; fifth 24; sixth 21; seventh 20; eighth 25. The teachers of the Howard schools this year are as follows: F. C. Gardner, superintendent; W-.

Fred Heisler, principal; Miss Margaret Roberts, Miss Bertha Tucker, Miss Stacy, Miss Ruth Flory; grades, H. A. Gilmore, Miss Myrtle Carter, Miss Anna Coljer, Miss Pahlow, Miss S. Jessie Cummings. Thomas Farmer of Arkansas City, representing the Carter Oil and Gas is here looking after the interests of his company.

The Carter people ISSUED EVERY WEDNESDAY. EnUre.d the Postoffiea at Howard, Kantas, at Second-Glass Mail Matter. F. G. Flory Editor WEDNESDAY SEPT.

6, 1916. SUBSCRIPTION Six months. 75c. RATES. 1 year 1.50 ADVERTISING RATES.

display, Perl Ben, per Aontn 50 ReaJIaf notices, Per Line, Each 05 Lel Notices at Legal Ratjs, Unless Contracted. HOW TO TELL. By looking at the date at the right of your name ai printed on the CITIZEN each week, you can tell when your subscription expires The State Platforms Below is a gist of the Democratic and Republican platforms adopted by the Party Councils at Topeka August 29.. You will notice some planks in the Democratic platform that mean some thing. Especially the one that calls for county government by commission, and also the one that calls for the abolition of needless state offices.

Both the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor are good men and the voters can safely vote for the party that has the platform that appeals most favorably to them. DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM A rigid enforcement of all laws. A better system of rating and dis tnbuting of taxes, for the support of the common schools. Mothers' pensions. Abolitiop of needless state offices.

County government by commission. Eight hours as a work day for railroad employes and all others "employed in industrial pursuits." Repeal of useless and antiquated laws. Such legislation as is needed to take advantage of the federal appropriation for good roads. Continuance of the investigation of trie weirare committee and a recom mendation that its findings be used as a basis for governing the hours of work ing days and of minimum wages. The initiative and referendum as now in use in'the state of Oregon.

Enactment of a law by the next leg islature giving the state public utilities commission the same power over public service corporations and insurance companies as the state bank examiner now has over banks. The extension of the small debtors' court to cover amounts of $100 or less and the compulsory appointment of judge of the small debtors' court. An amendment of the workmen's compensation law so that the physi cians' bills and medical expenses shal be paid by the employer. The platform closed with a paragraph congratulating the women upon their procuring the right to vote. REPUBLICAN PLATFORM Good roads.

National suffrage. National prohibition. Better rural schools. Strengthening of mothers' compensa- tion act. Extention of child hygiene depart ment.

Labor legislation to provide better safeguarding of life: more adequate compensation for injured workmen. Liberal appropriations for state in stitutions, but strong condemnation pork barrel methods of the late senate Budget system of appropriations. Condemnation of exorbitant fees, and general approval of remedial legislation Competetive and continuous market for livestock. eaerai law placing nyestocic mar kets in packing centers under inter state commerce commission. Strong indorsement of state administration and Chicago Republican national platform.

Strong commendation of Governor Capper and S. M. Brewster, attorney general, for their stand in the gas controversy. Brace Up! You who sit all day in one position square your shoulders and Brace Up. The "consumptive stoop" does not make for health, so Brace Up.

The the sag, the droop, the slump are poor guarantees of fitness. They endanger your health and your job. Brace Up. Don't bow your back and round your shoulders as if the burdens of life were too heavy. All loads will be lighter if you Brace- Up The Topeka State Journal says that 'while 7,000 people greeted Judge Hughes at Topeka the gathering was more like a funeral than a political meeting.

FOR SALE Purebred White Wyandotte cockerels fishel strain. Prices right. Mr3. Maud Lewis, Howard, Phone 6. FOR SALE Buff Rock J.

P. Lewis FOR SALE A good Kimball organ. Mrs. Lewis. Pat FOR SALE At a bargain, a few red sows showing pigs.

A. M. Sloan, Piedmont. LOST Between Mr. Rarick's and Walter Shumard's a red plush lap robe.

Leave at Haile's Barn. 5 WANTED TO RENT --A good 80 or 160 acre farm, pasture for 6 or more head of stock, cash rent if reasonable. Address, Ralph R. Young, Howard, Kansas, R. 5.

FOR SALE One good piano. Inquire of Alice Lewis. FOR SALE Six lots and four room house, "big rooms, good condition, wired ana plummed. good well and. cistern on porch, big sleepin? porch, chicken house, coal house, feed house and small barn, good shade, some fruit, cheap -W.

H. McLean. FOR SALE Four Duroc boars, weight about 110 good ones, eligible to register. rice $10.00. W.

T. Lewis. FOR SALE Six year old Red Polled milk cow, heifer calf, Holstera, 3 weeks old, $65.00 W. T. Lewis.

FOR SALE OR TRADE 240 acre farm miles from Howard ocated on a beautiful never failing stream of pure water. 150 acres first bottom. 135 of which is under cultiva tion, balance in timber and timber pas ture. 30 acres of this bottom is in al falfa, five acre hog lot in alfalfa runs to creek. 90 acre3 of prairie land, 30 acres of.

which is in cultivation, rest pasture. All fenced, partly hedge. The timber is walnut, oak, hackberrv and white elm, a great deal of it good saw timber. Besides the creek there is a good well and a cistern at the house, affording abundance of water. Four room house with porch 28 feet long, screened.

Cave, wash shed and other out buildings. Barn room for six horses. Good young orchard of peach, cherry and apple. Will trade for small farm near good town or first mortgage on real estate, Balance to run long time, if wanted, at low interest. This is one of the best farms in this section ot Kansas and has always been a money-maker for the owner.

If you want a good farm and want to buy or trade for it right, write djx 6o, Howard, Elk county, Kansas. See Rex Tarwater of The Elk County Land Co. for Farm Loans and Insur ance, best of rates with good reliable companies. Your business will be greatly appteciated and given careful attention. Charley Daggett has purchased a new Maxwell car.

A large number of the people of this community attended the Eureka Fair last week. Last Tuesday afternoon the PaW Paw young people who are members of the Bunker Hill Endeavor society had a very pleasant time at the picnic held in Mr. Payne's grove. The Bunker Hill young people are royal entertainers and all feel that the association with them has been indeed enjoyable. Sunday school next Sunday at both churches.

Come one and all. Miss Euna Patriek will teach school near Toronto this year. She left Friday for that place to be prepared to take up her work on Monday. Both of the schools of this neighborhood began Monday with Edgar Patrick as teacher at Lower Paw Paw and Nettie Miller at Upper Paw Paw. SCHOOL HAS BEGUN The home is a lonesome place these days, For school has begun now 'tis fall, And nobody talks to, and nobody plays With baby, but mother and pa.

Susie is teaching some country chap3 In another part of the state, And Mary and Johnny attend the city high school Where the teaching is up-to-date. While bright-eyed Julia and little Tim Walk the dusty road each day, To the little schoolhouse over the hill, That the others have left for aye. So mother watches from the door, As the little ones trudge away; While her eyes fill with unshed tears, When thoughts of the absent ones stay. Then she plans for days that are to come, When school days will be o'er; And the children will be at home again, For parting will then be no more. So she breathes a prayer to the father above, For her little flock one and all; Then turns away with a song on her lips, And works till the twilight falls.

BUNKER HILL There is no school this week at Bun ker Hill on account of the illness of the teacher, Carl Russell. It is hoped he will be able to begin school next Monday. Miss Carrie Young left for Haviland, Kansas, last Friday where she is em ployed as a teacher in the High school. -Mr. and Mrs.

B. B. Spunaugle and Vernon, motored to Wichita Saturday in the Morss car to visit over Sunday with Frank Morss's brother. Mrs. Fletcher Young has been on the sick list for several days.

A. C. Ferry was called to St. Joseph, Missouri, last Friday by the illness of his mother. Misses Eva and Feme Young, Beatrice and Mae Signer, Zella and Cynthia Payne left Sunday afternoon to be ready to begin their schools Monday morning.

Walter Signer teaches at Forest and will stay at home. The ice cream supper given by the Ladies Aid was a success. The net proceeds were about $14. Raymond Young is attending H. S.

at Howard and Keith Dowler is attending H. S. at Piedmont. Work was begun on the hill at Fletcher Young's Tuesday morning. They are going to grade it down so that the "Tin Lizzies" won't puff so hard after climbing it.

FIAT A number from around Fiat attended the Eureka Fair last week. Mrs. Edna Stonebraker and family from north of Severy attended the Flag Day exercises at Fairview last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs.

Leslie Oliver left Monday for Nebraska where they will make their home, Miss Alma Miller returned to the H. H. S.t Monday. This is Miss Alma's last year. The Fred Schlodder family visited Sunday at Lawrence Scannell's.

Antioch school started Monday morn ing with thirty-four enrolled. Wilbert Morgan and Edna Rosenow of the Antioch school entered the H. H. S. Monday.

Revival services start at the Antioch M. E. church this week. Miss Mable Campbell went to Empor ia this week where she will enter the Presbyterian College. Miss Edna Bartholomew went to How ard Monday evening to study music.

WESTERN PARK Mrs. Ernest McNeal and Miss Olga were shopping in Howard Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. A.

C. Barnes, Mrs. Ida Osborn and Willis were in Wichita last week. Mrs. Blanche Talley visited with her sister Mrs.

Nellie Guffy, Saturday afternoon. Quite a crowd of young people attended the party at T. W. Easley's Wednesday evening. The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs.

James Moore in Piedmont Thursday. Allen Moore shipped some cattle last week. Ernest McNeal and family and Mis3 Lillie Easley visited at James Moore's in Piedmont Sunday afternoon. Miss Hazel Loucks returned from Fredonia Wednesday. A.

H. Dunlap and children spent Sun day afternoon at Claude Taylo's. Those of our young people attending High school at Severy are: Misses Mildred Lack and Ruth Lauffer and Charlie Lack; at Piedmont, Lucile Glasco, Nellie McNeal and James Glasco, and Gertrude Barnes goes to Ottawa. (First published August 9th, 1916) Sheriff's Sale the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, sitting in and for the County of Elk ana State ot Kansas. Mary C.Boren, formerly Highsmith, etal, plaintiffs; vs.

Roy Hanway, etal. defendants. By virtue of an order of sale issued out of said District Court in the above entitled action, 1 will on Monday, the Uth day of September, A. D. 1916, at two o'clock p.

m. of said day at the south 'front door of the court house in the Countv of Elk and State of Kansas in the City of Howard, offer at public sale, and sell to the highest and best bidder, for cash in hand, the following described real estate in Elk county, Kansas: The north half (N3) of the northwest quarter (W) and the nortnwest quarter (NW,) of the northeast quarter of section ten (10), Township twenty-nine Range ten East of the 6th P. containing 120 acres, said sale to be for more than two-thirds of the appraised value of The above described real estate being sold under, an order of partition issued out of said Court on the 8th day of May, A. D. 1916, and the THE PRESIDENT'S MAIL BAG.

Such Letters as This Are Coming Daily to White Houee. July 29, 1016. My Dear Mr. President: It is not necessary that I should bother you with a communication, and it does not need a reply. I am not seeking political favors or preferment, but desire to say for our Information that some Progressives absolutely refuse to have their acts guided or controlled.

I am a native of Illinois. I established the A. M. Webster company of Peoria, UL, and it is now owned ami controlled by my son, who is engaged In handling farm properties. For twenty-five years I have advocated just such a rural credit bill as you have slgifed.

i am highly pleased and not only pleased with this act, but many more acts since you have been our president I was born in a Republican homo and rocked in a Republican cradle. I did not vote for you; but, being disgusted with many Republican rulers of our state and nation, I the Progressive party and still hold to Progressive principles. Owing to the fa; t. however, that the men who stood loyally by Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive party were finally dmnpod into the scrap basket and as wr since been grossly insulted hv-OnviKv Progressive leaders tell ujttc.ai vt must go back to the G. O.

P. to save the nation from Der-mcratst misrule and disaster, I Mr. President, your administration has satisfied me. I could give innu merable reasons why this so. but to the noint I have appointed myself as a committee of one to vote for you and the Democratic ticket in Novem ber and do what little I can toward bringing Democratic success.

May God bless you in your every ef fort and trulde vour every act Yours sincerely. A. M. WEBSTER. MEXICO IS COMING BACK.

Saved From Conquest, It Is Working Out Its Own Destiny. Encouraging news confines to come from Mexico, and the tirades of President Wilson's critics grow tamer all the while. Mexico has seen much misfortune, has borne many trials, has experienced many tragedies, but there is a buoyancy to the present situation that gives cheer to friend3 of that long suffering republic Americans coming from that country bring optimistic assurances. They declare that there is much better government there than for many years, that Carranza money is increasing In value, that business is picking up and that law is being respected. The New York Evening Sun, a Republican newspaper, which usually criticises everything President Wilson does, is compelled to recognize the facts telegraphed from San Antonio, by William G.

Shepherd, war correspondent of the United Tress, who has been one of the keenest observers of conditions both in Europe and Mexico. Mr. Shepherd, back from a long service abroad, was sent recently to the Mexican border. After a careful survey he reported conclusions which the Sun displays under the heading: "Mexico Coming Back Business Grows Brisk Confidence In Carranza Increases, and Things Look Up." In part Mr. Shepherd says: Mexico i3 coming back.

It's not a dead rubber nation. It's got a bounce in it A summary of the news from the heart of Mexico gathered in the last three weeks along the border from Americana incoming from Mexico shows beyond doubt that conditions are improving, confidence in Carranza 13 growing, the situation i3 gaining buoyancy, Car- ranza money is gaining In value, and business is picking up. Losing Her Interest. "Mrs. Eillerock is getting old.

I know it" "What "She says that the stores don't have a3 good bargains now as formerly." Exchange- Keep It Dark. Simplicity Is the light out in the hall? Dullness Ye3. Shall I bring In? Lehigh Burr. The Bachelor's Opinion. "Who does the baby resemble?" "Every other baby that I ever Detroit Free Press.

The Pigeon's Flight A pigeon has been known to fly a thousand miles in two days, six hours and seventeen minutes. "The, amendment was submitted to the senate and Passed- "The house was to kill it. The brewers had it all figur- ed out. Enough members favored high lipns(i hut-. rcY nrnhihiHnn fViiw Vo- lieved, to defeat any attempt to submit the proposition to the people.

The brewers guessed wrong about public sentiment. ''Every influence was brought to bear on house members by the brewers. I was governor, but I couldn't keep out of the fight. Violating all precedent, I left the governor's office to help fight the battle on the house floor. "The day for the vote came.

The galleries were packed. The politicians tried hard to avoid a vote hv hirHno. The Sergeant-at-arms was busy round- ing them up and bringing them into the chamber. Finally the voting began, The silence was intense. We needed one vote to get the necessary two-thirds to carry the proposition.

We did not know how to get it. Suddenly Mrs. Greaver, wife of one of the members, started down the aisle to her husband's desk. She stopped before him, and seizing his hand, pleaded with him: 'For my sake, for the sake of your children she cried, 'change your vote, Do it for my sake, for my sake, no mat ter what you believe. "Greaver changed his vote, while the building shook with cheers." Just a Little Bit of Dope The postmasters of the state of New York serve more than one-tenth of all the people of the United States and transact one-sixth of the Postal busi ness of the country.

The Postal revenues of the State of New York are equivalent to three times those of the entire Dominion of Canada. The national wealth of the country has increased since 1912 from one hun dred billion to two hundred twenty-eight billion dollars; the money in circulation from about $3,250,000,000 to 000; bank surplus from $170,000,000,000 to rail road receipts from $2,900,000,000 to $3,250,000,000: the value of agricultural products from $9,250,000,000 to the American rail roads have this fiscal year earned the enormous sum of $1, net; and the debt of the United States to Europe has this year been decreased from $4, 000, 000, 000 to $3,000,000,000. COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE PLEASANT HILL un account oi tne ram there were only twenty-two out to Sunday schoo Sunday. Sunday visitors at Bob Lord's were Reason Fear's, Hazel Hall, Paul Wade and Fred Ferguson. Mrs.

Lou Shadrick and daughters Gladys and Vivian, who have been vis iting L. Baumgartle's and Lewis Myers the past week, returned to their home near Independence Tuesday. Roy Cale's visited with Burnie Cass Sunday. Roy Snowden and Paul Wade visited Sunday school at Pleasant Hill Sunday. Miss Lavma Rarick is visiting with her friend Miss Hazel Hall, of this neighborlood this week.

Miss Sylvia Baumgartle and Miss Greta Schmidt haye gone to Howard where they will attend school this win ter. i Shall we continue Sunday school at Pleasant Hill during the winter? Every body must decide for himself. Thomas Cass left Monday morning for Western Kansas where he will look after his property for a few days. There will be preaching at Pleasant Hill Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and also in the evening at 8 o'clock. PAWPAW The dwelling houses at the Station are nearly completed and the communi ty can well be proud of them for the workmanship is excellent.

They are modern and up-to-date in every respect A much needed rain fell last Thurs Gamblers who had cornered the food supply in anticipation -xi, oi the strike are cursing the pres- 1 ldent. Roumania and Greece have oined the allies and the Russians continue to gain on the Eastern front. All reports from Colorado are1, that the state was never so pros perous as since the prohibitory aw went into effect, and that the law is yell enforced. In twenty hours more than 100,000 tourists passed through the union station at Kansas City, all anxious to get home before the hour set for the begin ning of the strike. Another Republican congress man declared that the laboring men were trving to "run" this country.

As the laboring men do all th work it looks like they had even a better right to run the country than the corporations. One good old Republican mem ber of congress from Pennsylvania refused to vote for the National 8-hour law declaring tnat he U1U.11 11-1 CC11 VI tU UC 1 UOllCVl. The Republicans have never "rushed" themselves when voting for beneficial legislation for the laboring men. The Kansas City Star and other corporation papers cannot forgive President Wilson that he listened to the desires of the people rather than to the demands of the corporations, and prevented what would have been the greatest industrial- calamity in the history of our nation. But the great masses of the people are with the president.

John P. St. John is Dead Olathe, Aug. 31. John Pierce St.

John, ex-governor of Kansas and a nation-wide figure for prohibition's cause, died here at 6:40 o'clock tonight, after an illness of two months caused by heat prostration June 20. At that time Mr. St. John wa3 in Jetmore, where he was engaged in a 90-day speaking tour for a temperance organization. He canceled the remainder of his engagement and returned to Oiathe but recovered sufficiently to attend the Prohibition national convention in St.

Paul, July 18, 19 and 20. On return home he stopped at Shelby ville, 111., July 23, where he made his last address before a chautauqua audience. John Pierce St. John first became a political factor in Kansas as a leader of the fight on United States Senator Samuel C. Pomeroy of Atchison.

Pomeroy and St. John were friends, but the latter championed Pomeroy 's opponent, the late John J. Ingails. The issues were bitterly fought. Ingails won.

Sc. John became a leader in Kansas Republicanism, where he could do his greatest service to the state, in fighting through the prohibition amendment to the state constitution. In his adminis tration Kansas became "dry." Mr. St. Joan served two terms as governor of Kansas, 1879 io 1S33 Years after, in describing the prohibi tion fight, he said: "The brewers had only themselves to blame for prohibition in Kansas.

The first step toward a statewide movement was at their suggestion. Mr. Fiery, a minister, introduced in the housea high license and regulation bill. It had a good chance of passing. To defeat it, brewery agents suggested the people be given an opportunity to vote on statewide' prohibition.

Of course, it was not the purpose of the brewers to submit prohibition at all. But the coup to kill the high license bill killed the saloon in Kansas. I I expect to do business in Elk county before long. Oscar Shelby is here from Joplin. The Presbyterian picnic which was to have been held in Carter's grove last Friday was rained out.

Mrs. F. W. Lasoneur of Neosho, Missouri, arrived last Saturday night for a visit with relatives and friends. White can fix it if it can be fixed.

North Wabash. Educational Notes (County Superintendent) Miss Mamie Eyman will teach at North Pole, Distric 150. Several teachers will for the first time attend rural school, having always attended city schools. Mis3 Alice Snair is again in the ranks. She wields the rod at No.

78. There is one new teacher at Oak Valley, four at Longton, two at Elk Falls, four at Moline, three at Grenola and three at Howard. Teachers will do well to recognize pupils outside of the school room. They appreciate the courtesy if you do not. Several Eik county teachers have secured positions in western schools: Miss Minnie Lewis, Mis3 Winnie Tesh, Miss Zella Hunter, Mr.

George Christy and others. They will make good. Reports show about 20 per cent of the rural schools last year maintained 8 month term3. Across the Flint Hill3 on the Butler county line is a school with three pupils the teacher draws $50 per month and holds a Normal Training certificate, she i3 doing good work. Another with two pupils pays $40.

What are we to do with schools of so small a number? Last year we had twelve schools that reported a total enrollment of 10 or less. City schools are increasing in enrollment both in grades and High school. We have lists of school officers and teachers, you may have a list if you wish. 2nd day of June, A. D.

laia. J. KVinUNSINGER, ihcrift of fcik county, Kansas, A. F. Si.ms, attorney for plaintiffs.

Clifford Sullivan and A. M. Sullivan. attor neys for defendants. day.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morss and son 4.

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