The Western Star from Coldwater, Kansas • 1

The Western Star XXXVIII. DEATH OF GRANDMA GRIFFITH Mrs. L. F. Griffith, aged about 78 years, died at 3 o'clock a.

m. on Thursday of this week at the home of her son, Ed Griffith, in this city. She had been sick for only 0 short time, hence her death was nuexpected. Mrs. Griffith came to this city several weeks ago from Missouri, and was making her son and other relatives a visit.

At the time of going to press on Thursday afternoon no definite arrangements had been made as to the funeral. A complete obituary will be printed next week. -0-0- RED CROSS NOTICE. The time for renewing membership in the Red Cross, or for enrolling new members, has been extended to February 10. Everybody should attend to this important matter by that time.

The membership fee may be paid to W. L. Roberts. It is hoped that there will be a prompt and ready response. Passenger traffic on railroads is exceedingly light just now--at least out this way.

As an illustration of that fact, we might cite this: Last Friday's west-bound passenger train on the Englewood branch carried just two passengers west from Coats. One of the passengers was bound for Ashland and the other for Englewood. Mrs. H. M.

Christison, who had been visiting relatives in this county, started Wednesday morning on a visit with relatives in Washington-co. Kansas. After visiting there she will return to her home near Golden, Colo. Mrs. Christison is a sister of Mrs.

W. J. Ray of Wilmore. Mr. and Mrs.

Carl H. Clawson of Beaver City, spent the week end with Miss Christa Hartshorn of this city. Mrs. Clawson and Miss Hartshorn are old school mates. They were also together doing war work in Washington, D.

C. during the World War. The Coldwater Junior High boys" and girls' basketball teams went to Wilmore last Friday evening and played the teams of that place. The Coldwater boys won, 30 to 10, and the Wilmore girls came out a little ahead --22 to 17. At a meeting of the local post of the American Legion, held in this city on Wednesday evening, Ernest Wood was elected to the office of Post Commander, to succeed Thos.

J. Palmer, who recently moved from here to Kiowa. In a lively game played on the home court on Tuesday evening, the Coldwater Athletic Club basket ball team was defeated by the Dodge City town team by a score of 32 to 27. Remember that fine supper which the Methodist ladies will serve in the basement of the church on Saturday evening of this week. The ladies will appreciate your patronage.

Girls' bloomers in various colors, only $1.00 at The Home Mercantile Company, 1t John Barlow is recovering from an attack of diphtheria. IN AND ABOUT TOWN. Some Passing Thoughts and ments Thereon by "The Stroller." Next Thursday, February 2, will be "groundhog day." Don't forget to speak a good word for Kansas on next Sunday. It will be her 61st birthday. Eggs are actually cheap enough again that the average person can afford to eat custard pie occasionally.

Merchants say that they wouldn't mind seeing some more real winter weather, for that would help to make a demand for winter goods. Just of this time of the year some of the debating societies should settle the question, "Does a hen sit or does she set on eggs?" The teachers and pupils in the Coldwater schools entered upon the last half of the term on Monday of this week. It is said that one Protection young lady recently wrote to a friend that she "wasn't goin' out much now for fear of ketchin' the dip theory." One Coldwater man, probably with the object in view of keeping in the front rank, was making some inquiries the other day in regard to garden seeds. Nothing like getting a good start. You can occasionally see a fellow nowadays working away with pencil and paper as if he had on hand some difficult problem in geometry.

No, it's not exactly geometry or trigonometry, but something equally difficult-that income tax report which is claiming his attention. H. E. Gregg, teacher of manual training and agriculture in the Coldwater high school, was in Wichita the first of week, accompanying to that city the stock-judging team from' our high school to attend the Livestock Show, which is being held in that city this week. The following high school pupils constituted the team: Percy Dale, Victor Nehrt, Miss Helen Long and Miss Irene Baker.

The business men of Ashland are still active in their efforts to induce the Santa Fe to extend the Englewood branch on westward so as to give to the people of this part of the state better railroad facilities in the way of a nearer route to the Colorado coal fields and the markets of the Pacific coast. Coldwater is with you, Ashland. Call on us if we can be of any help in bringing about this greatly-needed improvement in our transportation facilities. Geo. McDonold now drives a Velie tuoring car.

The car was purchased at public auction on the streets of this city last Saturday for the sum of $41. Of course it is not brandnew. Mrs. W. J.

Pepperd has been a sufferer this week from neuralgia of the face. W. L. Roberts has been confined to his home for a few days this week by sickness. I have been the bedrock of every successful career--Thrift A Dog Banks the Bones He Does Not Need He prepares for the future- but man not only saves for the future, but invests his savings where he is assured of SAFETY and PROFITABLE INTEREST.

HENCE YOU SEE THE WISDOM OF OPENING AN ACCOUNT NOW. The man who waited to save never got there. He had only regrets instead of money in the bankONE DOLLAR IS ALL IT REQUIRES. Peoples State Bank COLDWATER, COMANCHE COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JAUNARY 27, 1922. NO.

24. THEORIES VS. FACTS. From the University Daily Kansan. A student doing some research work a few days ago went down to the Lawrence Telephone Company's office to interview a "telephone girl" or a manager of "telephone girls." He came back up the hill" impressed with the thought that telephone operators have to have a lot of good sense to hold their jobs.

He was surprised to have found that not just anyone can do that work. In speaking of the experience to some friends, one of them replied that he had found out that almost any one of these so called "common jobs" require exercise of good judgment, and more intellect than is genera.ly supposed. He got his ideas while working at the stadium last summer. He told about seeing several college men down there working as day laborers and he said that many of them were not able to carry out the orders of the foreman as sensibly as some of the less educated workmen. All this coupled with the fact that big concerns everywhere are cutting down their working forces and all the while expecting more of the employees that are retained, has a meaning for college men and women.

It is still more significant when one considers the thought brought out in a newspaper story from New York recently to the effect that college trained persons are actually having hard times jobs--jobs--not tions--but just plain jobs. Women with A. B. degrees there are trying for places as counter clerks and are refused employment, the department store managers prefering to hire girls with experience, regard.ess of the education. The fact that college degrees are becoming so common nowa-days, coupled with the fact that business is cramping itself rather than expanding, puts a discount on the college education, commercially speaking, in comparison with the grim old implement of the bread winner, experience.

All this is no argument against the college education. It merely points out the fact that the college man should be looking out for his future welfare as he goes along. During the summers, during the school year as much as possible, all the time, he should be getting practical work in the line which he intends to follow Such a policy will make him able to go to his future employer and say, "Yes sir, I know how it's done. I've had experience along that line. In this issue of the Star we begin the publication of an interesting series of reminiscent articles on "Mem-000 ories of Early Days" in Comanche-co.

We already have for publication a number of articles, and others are promised. We feel sure that our readers will find in these articles much of interest. Many incidents of pioneer life will be recalled and many facts reproduced which will help the reader to better understand the real meaning of pioneer life in a new country and the cost in sacrifice and endurance which was necessary to convert the prairies into good homes, with all the modern. conveniences now enjoyed by so many of our people. This week Wm.

Oller tells. of his introduction to the county. Next week R. E. Goddard, now of Harrodsburg, will tell of some of his "memories" of Coldwater and Comanceh-co.

people. Comanche-co. farmers are giving more and more attention to the raising of turkeys. They have found during the past few years that there is nearly always a fair profit in raising turkeys, as well as chickens. As one man puts it, "It begins to look as though we will have to depend, to a large extent, upon our cows and our poultry for a little income with which to buy the necessary groceries, clothing, coal, as well as to provide for tax money and other bills." Thos.

J. Palmer, who was operator for the Santa Fe in this city for some time, is now located at Kiowa, where he is still in the employ of the company. He visited in this city over Sunday, returning to Kiowa Monday morning. Alfred Hall and son, Lovedren, went to Wichita on Tuesday to attend the big stock show being held in that city this week. W.

H. Temple was called to Gate, Thursday by the serious illness of his father, who is now nearly 82 years of age. Children's bloomers at 50c to 75c at The Home Mercantile Co. Miss Vinnie Hecht is a late diphtheria patient. Facts About The Postal Service.

By Postmaster General Will H. Hays The Post Office Department spends $600,000,000 annually. The annual turnover, the in and out of the business, which measures any business, is more than $3,000,000,000. In every single hour of the twentyfour, 1,400,000 letters are mailed; in every day of the 365 days, 33,000,000 letters are sent; during this year more than 12,000,000,000 letters will be handled. Fourteen billion postage stamps, 1,250,000,000 postal cards, and 2,750,000,000 stamped envelopes are sold every year.

More than 326,000 postal co-workers are daily engaged serving the 110,000,000 people, or one postal worker for every 337 persons, The postal establishment operates its railway-mail service over rail trackage long enough to encircle the earth ten times. Forty-three thousand rural carriers go out every morning, serving six and one-half million families, and before sundown every day travel 1,170,000 miles--a total of 353,000,000 miles a year over the highways of the country. We use 800,000 miles of twine every year tying the packages of letters, enough to encircle the earth thirtytwo times. Every year 6,500,000 pounds of paper are used in manufacturing the postal cards alone. Debts totaling $1,500,000,000 are paid through the Post Office Department annually, with 150,000,000 money orders.

There are 500,000 depositors in the Postal Savings, a larger ber than in any banking institution in the world, and 75 per cent of them are of foreign extraction. Sixty-five million mail sacks are in use constantly, and it requires 000 yards of canvas every year to keep up the supply. There are over 1,625,000,000 separate facing slips on the packages of letters and pouches of mail. One hundred and eighty million envelopes are used annuaily for the correspondence of the postal service alone and a billion blank forms. There is twice as much business done in the post office in New York City as in the entire Dominion of Canada.

An average of more than 250,000 letters every day in the New York City post office alone are readdressed from city directories; 000 letters every year go to the Dead Letter Office--think of the cost which those services bring to the taxpayers because of the carelessness of the public in addressing. The Parcel Post is the greatest express company in the world, and will this year handle more than packages; the annual business of the American Railway Express will probably be 400,000,000 packages. It is announced that a representative of the government will be in Protection on Saturday and Monday, February 4 and 6, and in Coldwater on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, February 7, 8 and 9, to confer with all who may desire assistance in making out their income tax reports. All parties interested and who may be in doubt as to the proper course to pursue in making out their reports should keep the dates in mind and plan to see the revenue officer while he is in the county. Perry A.

Johnston went to Wichita on Monday for the purpose of accompanying home his son, Edgar, who has been in a hospital in that city for some time. Edgar's condition is now somewhat improved. They returned home on Wednesday. There has been quite an active demand for coal during the past few weeks. Local dealers received two cars of Colorado coal the latter part of last week and both cars were soon sold out from the track.

Marshall, the 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Long, underwent an operation for appendicitis in St.

Francis hospital in Wichita on Tuesday of last week. At the last report he was recovering nicely. R. N. Gilbert and wife of Liberal, arrived in this city Monday on a few days' visit with Mr.

Gilbert's brother, K. M. Gilbert, and family. In this part of the state good wheat pasture is "as scarce as hens' teeth." Dr. T.

H. Crawford and his son, Edward, went to Wichita Wednesday on a business trip. Bob King returned last from a week's visit with his son, Foy, whose home is in Indianapolis, Ind. County teachers' examination today and tomorrow. HONORS FOR SCOTT STEWART.

Scott Stewart of this county, who is a student in the Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan, recently won new honors in his studies. He is taking the course in animal husbandry, and one of his special studies is that of stock judging. He was a member of the College stock judging team which competed in a stock judging contest at the recent Western National Livestock Show, which was heid in Denver, Colo. In the January 18 issue of the Kansas Industrialist, which is issued by the College, the following account of the contest is given. Scott's many friends are proud of the record he is making, and all join in congratulating him.

The Industrialist says: "For the third year in succession the Kansas State Agricultural college has won the stock judging contest at the Western National Livestock show, at Denver. Because the college has won this event three times in succession, the team has secured for the college permanent possession of the massive $500 Denver Stockyards cup. The Western National Livestock show is the second largest in the United States. "The members of the team are J. Scott Stewart, Coldwater; J.

J. Mox(ley, Osage City; A. D. Weber, Horton; C. B.

Roberts, Manhattan; and C. B. Quigley, Salina. Stewart ranked the highest of the Kansas boys and ranked third, compared with all the other contestants, in personal points. Moxley placed fourth.

Moxley won first place in judging fat steers. The Colorado State college team took second place, the University of Nebraska ranked third, and the State College of Wyoming, fourth." CHICKEN PIE SUPPER. The Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church will serve a chicken pie supper in the basement of the church on Saturday evening of this week, begining at 5:30.

Turn out and enjoy a good social time as well -as a splendid supper. As is their custom, the ladies will, no doubt, give you more than your money's worth. Rev. W. M.

Austin returned on Tuesday from Wichita, where he went last week for medical attention for Mrs. Austin. She underwent a surgical operation on last Saturday morning, and is now reported to be recovering as rapidly as could be expected. Mrs. Austin is still in Wesley Hospital in Wichita.

On the way home Rev. Austin attended the M. E. District Conference which was held in Harper on Monday and Tuesday. Don't forget the chicken pie supper to be served in the M.

E. church basement on Saturday evening of this week. The new pongees have just been received at The Home Mercantile Co. Only $1.35 per yard. 1t Mr.

and Mrs. Warren P. Morton motored to Dodge City last Sunday afternoon and visited in that city until Monday afternoon. DEATH OF MRS. E.

ROBBINS. Mr. and Mrs. J. B.

Handy and Mrs. Levi Robbing were called to Jet, last week by the death on Tuesday of Mrs. Handy's step-mother, Mrs. Rebecca Robbins, whose home for a number of years had been near that city. Deceased was the wife of Ephraim Robbins, who survives her at the advanced age of 88 years.

Mrs. Robbin's age at the time of her death was 69 years past. Her sickness was of short duration. She had been taken to a hospital in Enid, but died soon after reaching the hospital. Burial was made on Friday in the Timber Lake cemetery near Jet.

Mrs. Robbins had long been a member of the Nazarene church and her entire christian experience was marked by many evidences of genuine sincerity, gentleness, kindness and of loving service for others. Besides her husband, Mrs. Robbins is survived by one son and one daughter, also by several succes-step-children, four of whom- B. and Levi Robbins, Mrs.

J. B. Handy and Mrs. Jonas Swarner- live in this county. 0-0- These are rather dull days for the local news gatherer.

Not many people are coming and going, there are no unusual events to chronicle, only occasionally is there a marriage to report, and deaths are about as quent. About the only things to record are occasional social events and a few local happenings. Like business in general, news gathering is a little "dull" just now. "Favorite Recipes" continue to be received at the Star office for publication. Many of our readers tell us that they watch this department of the paper with much interest.

We would like very much to hear from thoise who have not already contributed a "favorite recipe." Or, if those who have already sent one or two good recipes have others, send them along. You will thus help keep up the interest in this column. Mrs. Grace Bobbett of Weeping Water, and her mother, Mrs. F.

J. Witters, arrived in this county recently and will make a visit of a week or more with relatives. Mrs. Witters is the mother, and Mrs. Bobbett a sister of Mrs.

Levi Robbins. "I have taken eight bottles of Tanlac and have actually gained 40 pounds in weight and feel better and stronger than I have felt before in twenty-five years," says O. H. Mahaffy, of Nashville, Tenn. Dykes Pharmacy, Coldwater.

For a few mornings the first of this week a temperature ranging from 4 to 15 degrees above zero was registered in this part of the state. Black and fancy colors in sateen, at 35c and 45c per yard. Just the thing for bloomers. The Home Mercantile Co. 1t.

Mrs. G. O. Robinson visited friends in Ashland from Sunday until Wednesday morning. Vern Cooper was a west passenger on last Sunday's train.

Save Steadily Spasmodic economy has never yet carried any one to independent fortune. It is the person who makes the habit of saving, who eventually owns the biggest bank account. Ten cents a day saved regularly and systematically and placed in an interest-bearing savings account will amount to hundreds of dollars in a few years. Then when the opportunity comes for a substantial investment in some enterprise, the money will be ready and a line of credit established that will be a source of financial power. OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT The Coldwater National Bank'.