The Junction City Republic from Junction City, Kansas • 1

State Historical Societ; JUNCTION CITY JUST A NEWSY, BREEZY, REPUBLICAN PAPER. XXXVIII. JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1911. NUMBER 36 CONTRACTS AWARDED. Local Men Get Big Government Contracts for Feed and Hay.

Last week the war department awarded contracts for feed and forage of various kinds as follows for Fort Riley. The Hoge McDowell of Washington, D. 850,000 lbs. of white oats. The Hogan Milling of Junetion City, 160,000 lbs of bran.

E. M. Whitehair of Junction City, 4,000,000 lbs. of hay, to be cut on the reservation. E.

M. Whitehair, Junction City, 032,000 lbs. of bedding hay to be cut on the reservation. The Whitehair contracts will make lots of work for men and teams during the summer and fall. CRAMER WINS HIS CASE.

Court Finds That His Bank Box Was Pilfered. In the case of John D. Cramer against the bank commisioner and the receiver of the defunct Abilene State bank, the court found that J. A. Flack, cashier of the bank, opened Cramer's private box in the bank vault to took out a $4,000 note and mortgage and wrongfully placed it amoug the assets of the bank, and afterward by advice of the bank commissioner sold both note and mortgage to an innocent purchaser; and that the total value of the note and mortgage was $4,339.20, and the court gave Cramer judgment for $4,265.89 as a trust fund and preferred claim and ordered the receiver to pay to Cramer that amount out of the first funds coming into his possession as such receiver.

The balance of Cramer's claim, $133.33, was allowed as an ordinary claim against the bank. Moore Humphrey appeared for Cramer and Hurd Hurd for Reflector. Speaking of fake advertising schemes, the Emporia Gazette says: "One of the popular fakes this spring is a 'vest pocket directory' which is of about as much value as a vest pocket corn sheller. An oily-tongueed stranger visited Mound City and spent an afternoon canvassing and left the place with $40 clear money, which was more than any merchant prince of the town made that day. The enterprise cost the stranger 50 for printing and all over that was velvet.

As an advertisement the 'directory' isn't worth a counterfeit cent. In the course of time the villages will have to fall in line with the larger towns and put the everlasting kibosh on traveling schemers. There is just one consolation in the fact that the people who get stuck on these silly schemes are the ones, as a rule, who refuse to spend any money for legitimate advertising." Ran Over His Head. Master Jamison, a son of Mrs. Jamison, chief operator at the Wareham-Dewey Telephone Co.

office, aged about 10 years, managed to make a slide on the muddy street Friday afternoon, under a moving wagon and the front wheel passed over his head, cutting his face badly, especially his upper lip and one ear. With the vigor of boyhood, however, after being carefully sewed together by a surgeon, he was about the streets again seemingly in good spirits. He will have a couple of scars to remember the episode by, while those who saw the fall and moving. wagon will have the nightmare over it for many, many nights. Pretty close call, all right.

Mrs. Hauserman is Wrong. Mrs. W. L.

Hauserman is a Miss again. Today Judge King granted her a divorce from W. L. Hauserman and gave back to her her maiden name, Josephine M. Wrong.

She sued for divorce on the charge of abandonment. Mr. Hauserman ed to have the case removed from the docket, but Mrs. Hauserman refused. Mrs.

Wrong formerly lived at Concordia and is quite popular there.Abilene Reflector. Both parties are well known here. Will is now living here. Robt. Kramer Sells Motor Interest.

Captain W. H. Ready. Captain W. H.

Ready died last week at his home in Kansas City. He well known here, where he was spent several summers with his son, R. L. Ready, and family, In the Civil war he was a captain in the Confederate army, The sheriff's sale in the partition suit on the Annie Allen farm of 400 acres over on Dry creek was held yesterday afternoon, and practically all of the residents of that vicinity were in attendance, in order to get a chance at buying any or all of the property. The farm was cut into three tracts, and sold as follows, N.

W. 1-4 of section 7-13-7, to Doyle Brothers, at $2,350.00. N. E. 1-4 of same to Thomas Breen at $2,800.

These two tracts are rough pasture land and joined the parties who bought. The of N. W. 1-4 of section 8-13-7, 80 acres, partly in the bottom and with the improvements of the farm on it, sold to Patrick Breen at $3,000. Mrs.

Oberg Lost. Allen Estate Divided. The divorce suit of Mrs. Carl Oberg, formerly Miss Velva Garret Kansas City, against Carl Oberg of this county, was tried last week in Kansas City, and Mrs. Oberg lost.

She sued for divorce and division of property, and the evidence showed that with her attorney, she was working a blackmailing scheme. The court enjoined her or a detective from further annoyance or interference with Mr. Oberg. She alleged all sorts of hardships, that she had been required to do farm work on his farm in this county, but witnesses from here disproved many of her statements. Band Concerts at the Fort.

Hereafter there will be band concerts in the open at Fort Riley every evening but Saturday and Sunday of each week. These are very enjoyable numbers and many from town take advantage of the opoprtunity of hearing something very fine, and go ver, buggy, auto and street car being called into requisition. Some Rain. This section was much benefitted by that rain that fell gently all Saturday night and nearly all day Sunday, all Sunday night and at intervals during the day Monday. It will greatly benefit every crop but the present cutting of alfalfa, which was "down" in many fields, and is still down.

Will Have Branch at Ogden. 0. W. Holt of Manhattan where he runs the "Bee Hive" store, and who has a branch store in this city, is still spreading out, and this week opens up a grocery store in Ogden. J.

S. Thompson of Dewey, is visiting his wife here this week. George Johnson visited relatives at Florence, last week and this. Dr. Morgan of Emporia spent Sunday here with his sister, Mrs.

0. F. Wright. Mrs. Dain of Hoquain, is the guest of Mrs.

W. H. Brown and Mrs. Seymour. Miss Margaret Bogan was the guest of Solomon friends several days last week.

Mrs. Gertrude Glass has brought a divorce suit against Stephen Glass in the district court. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Freeman were in Council Grove Sunday and Monday the guests of relatives.

J. H. Brown and family of Chapman creek left early this week for a visit with relatives in Oklahoma. Miss Katherine Kemnitz of Ogden has been named as executrix of the will of her father, the late John Kemnitz. Miss Ellen Huston returned to her home in Kansas City Saturday after spending a month with Junction City friends.

Mrs. S. B. White left Sunday for Denver, where she will spend the summer with her daughter, Mrs. W.

H. Laundy. Mrs. Catherine Carson has sued Robert H. Carson for divorce.

She was Miss Lane, a daughter of the late Ira Lane, of this city. Marshal Bentley gathered up two small boys from Wamego Monday, who had gotten this far in their move toward the wild and wooly west. E. C. V.

Allen of Dry creek has bought the Steffen Larson place of 160 acres on the each branch of Dry creek, paying $5,000 for the same. Mrs. Parker of Raton, N. was the guest of Mrs. A.

L. Nicholson this week, and goes from here to visit her sons, Will and Charles Albright, in Illinois. All formerly lived here and have many friends here. FOR THE INTERURBAN. How the Manhattan, Ogden-Junction City Line is Progressing.

Friday's Manhattan Nationalist had this to say: "Yesterday afternoon it was learned that the Wests have purchased 21 carloads of rails and ties from the St. Joseph, Street Railway company. This material is being loaded this week and should be here within a few days. It is not known for just what purpose the material is to be used. However, from a reliable source, the statement was made that the stuff is to be used in the construction of the line to the ball park.

statement was made by Joe West regarding the purchase of this material. "According to Joe West of the Manhattan City Interurban railway, arrangements probably will soon be completed whereby the company will start the work of constructing the line to Fort Riley. "Under a new arrangement of matters the secretary of war will 1 be permitted to approve the passenger and freight rates. Until this change was brought about a board at the fort composed of army officers was empowered to do this and they suggested terms which the company could not accept. 'Things appear said Mr.

West today. 'I am sure something definite will be done soon. We have the permit from the government to cross the reservation, and now all that remains to be done is to come to some agreement with the war department on WE GET POSTAL BANK. Will Be Opened Shortly in the Local Postoffice By the Government. Press dispatches from Washington dated Thursday, state that Junction City is one of the towns designated in the list of fifty stations for the establishment of postal savings banks under the new federal law.

The Postal Savings bank will be opened in the postoffice, and that right soon, when those who wish to have the government care for their savings, large or small, will have opportunity. This will mean much to Junction City in many ways. There are but few Kansas towns that have landed this good thing as yet. Dr. C.

K. Raber was in Excelsior Springs, last week and this. J. C. Teitzel was called to St.

Marys Friday by the death of a friend Prof. Heusner and son, Alfred, were in Topeka two days last week. Charley Greene of Yale, is visiting his mother, Mrs. N. F.

Greene. John Toughs, the Lawrence horse buyer was doing business in the city last week. Phil Hutchins broke his arm Wednesday night while cranking the family motor car. Mr. and Mrs.

Oscar Howard of Tulsa, are visiting her mother, Mrs. N. F. Greene. Misses Marie Grant and Roxie Spurlock visited Miss Leah Roark in Topeka over Sunday.

Mrs. Emory Neal and daughter visited Kansas City relatives some days last week and this. Misses Robina and Lucy Keeshan entertained at luncheon Friday in honor of Miss Ellen Huston. Mrs. L.

W. Dunn of Bridger, Mont. is expected here this week to visit her son, Sam Dunn and wife. Mrs. Mary C.

Carson has been appointed administratrix of the estate of the late Ira Lane, her father. Mrs. Harry Montgomery and son, John are home from three weeks' spent with relatives at Neosho, Mo. J. J.

Pennell was at Manhattan late last week taking a number of views of the Rocky Ford power plant. Fred Mackey accompanied Deputy U. S. Marshal Need and a federal prisener to Spokane last week Mrs. Earl Tucker was called to Lincoln, Friday by a message stating that her father was very low.

L. A. Caldwell is in St. Louis this week, purchasing dry goods for the B. Rockwell Mdse.

Grain Co store. Mrs. Durwent B. Payne and children of Oswego, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. A. Brown. Henry Church was out to his farms in Eastern Geary last week and reports everything as booming along in fine shape. A HOUSEBREAKER.

Three Homes Entered in One Night. Goods taken at Dinsmore Home. Last Wednesday night one or more burglars was (or were) abroad in the city, and the H. H. Dinsmore home that has never been locked (up to last week), was easily entered, and Mr.

Burglar got several dimes and nickels from the Judge's breetches pocket, and some money from the clothing of Rev. Staley of Salina, who was stopping at the Dinsmore home. Entrance was made to the A. L. Leithoff home on north Washington, and Mr.

Leithoff, hearing the burglar cutting the bod-room window screen, got up, got a gun and took a snap shot at him. It was a snap shot, no explosion resulting as the gun had not been used for a long time, and the would-be visitor decamped without ceremony or farewell. About 4 o'clock Thursday morning a visitor tried to gain entrance to the H. V. B.

Pickering home on West Seventh street, but was frightened away. Mr. Leithoff's description of the man is a short, thickset white man. Miss Katherien Thomen is visiting the S. D.

Carr family in Toledo, 0. Dain hay tools, seasonable and reasonable, at Hickey Dixons hardware store. Mrs. E. 0.

Walther spent some days last week and this with Blue Rapid friends. H. H. Wetzig last week sold two four cylinder Reo automobiles to Randolph parties. Miss Mary Hemenway is spending this week with her sister, Miss Louise, at Oswego.

Mrs. J. Nixon and son, Clifford, visited relatives last week and this at Mountain View, Okla. Going to be haying next week? Better sec Hickey Dixon for a price on Dain hay tools. Miss Corda Pennell, who taught this year at Mountain View, is at home for the summer.

Speer Callen was up Thursday from Manhattan to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. A. W. Callen. Walter Asmussen is here from Texas, called here by the death of his mother, Mrs.

Munch of Dwight vicinity. Mrs. Mead and Mrs. Darrow of Weberville, were the guests of their sister, Mrs. G.

W. Chase, last week and this. We hear that Henry Kilian of Chapman vicinity is to be married next month to one of Chapman's fairest young ladies. Mrs. J.

M. Phillips and daughters leave this week for the summer in Colorado, in hopes that the climate may benefit Mrs. Phillip's health. Master Harry Leithoff won a prize of $1 last week for making the most sales of the Saturday Evening Post in Junction City of any of the local salesboys. Jas.

Ward returned to his home in Beloit late last week after spending a few days with Mrs. Ward's people, Mr. and Mrs. John Reed, and family of Liberty Ridge, east of the city. Robert McVey, of Oklahoma City is the guest of his father, R.

H. McVey, and family of Wreford vicinity. "Young Bob" is looking as if the eatings in Oklahoma were all that could be desired. Hickey Dixon handle the Dain hay tools, strong, light and rapid. You need them right now.

Reginald Harding will be in charge at the White Swan Laundry for Mr. Conlan, who has accepted appointment as city clerk. Harding has been with various Junction City laundries for some years and understands the bus'ness thoroughly. J. C.

Padgett has leased his frame building near the east end of Seventh street, to George Kreynest, who will open up a steam laundry and cleaning establishment therein. George has had lots of experience in this line and will do a good business. John Walters, who has been in the Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth for four years, is here for a portion of the summer with friends and relatives. He was a nurse at the home, and in four years has not missed a day's duty. He will enjoy being with his old time friends here.

Fitzgibbons Stokes got moved this week into their new home, handsomely finished woodwork, beveled glass, modern arrangements and all conveniences making it a model 1 tobacconists shop. And in the rear the manufacturing of their well known brands of cigars, Blue Ribbon, Commodillas, will go on in the most sanitary surround'ngs. The handsome show cases, shelving, etc, are all of the newest designs, and most attractive in appearance, modern methods used for keeping stock of cigars moist and fresh, and no expense or pains has been spared in making for a comfortable place for the smoker to smoke and a good place to buy his smokes. The New Tobacco Shop. Mrs.

Martha Tibbits. Died, Friday, at the home of her son in this city, Mrs. Martha Tibbits, aged 82 years. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon and burial was made near her old home, in the Good Hope cemetery. Mrs.

Tibbits came with her husband to Junction City in 1872, living here but a short time when they moved out to the farm, six miles west of town where they lived until 1888, when they moved back into town, and she has made this city her home since then. She is survived by these children, Leamond and Levi of this city, John of Manhattan, Mrs. Amelia Tuttle of Bugler, and Mrs. Minnie Adams of Denver, Colorado. I.

0. 0. F. Officers. Frontier lodge I.

O. 0. F. elected these officers Monday night: Fred A. Line, N.

John Ramsour, V. J. I. Kerr, Chas. Shirley, representatives to grand lodge, Chas.

Ross, Chas. Shirley, alternates, Jas. Daly, Roy V. Kerr, recommendation for deputy G. H.

C. Church. John Fluker Injured. John Fluker, a U. P.

switchman, formerly of this city, was injured Friday at Kansas City by a large cake of ice falling on him and breaking his back. He is now in a Kansas City hospital. The Kemph Child. The 18-months-old-son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Kemph of Skiddy, died Monday morning. The funeral was held Wednesday and the burial was made in the Lyons Creek cemetery. Child Bitten By Snake.

The 4-year-old-son of Herb Schippert of lower McDowell creek, was bitten by a snake Saturday on his foot. Prompt medical attention was given, and no bad results are feared. Miss Jennie Trott is home from Salida, where she taught the past winter, and will spend the summer vacation here. Mrs. G.

M. Gross and Mrs. Wm. Lawrence returned Saturday evening from spending some weeks at Excelsior Springs, Mo. Misses Minnie and Martha Wetzel of Clarks creek, visited friends and relatives near Woodbine and Herington last week and this.

A. L. Leithoff has the contract for the steel ceiling and tin work on the new Dixon building, and has a crew of men at work this week. Arthur Dalton last week bought the Sparks home on Seond and Adams streets, where he has lived for the last year. This is a fine corner and a nice house.

Henry Lichtenhan was called to Kansas City Friday by the illness of his daughter, who was visiting Kansas City relatives. She is better now and he returned Sunday. Mrs. Lute Chase and children of Cedar Rapids, who have been visiting relatives in the city, went to Salina Thursday for a visit with her sisters, the Mesdames Tozier. While in Kansas City last week S.

W. Pierce disposed of his interests in the Western Wheelborrow works, of which he has been president for some years, for better than 00. J. N. Day, local manager for the Olney Music Company, was in Abilene Thursday assisting in the opening of the new piano store that the Olney Music Co.

is putting in at that place. Hunter Huston of Kansas City was here late last week on business matters and looking after the putting up of the big alfalfa crop on his farm south of town. PRICES DROPPING. Wheat Off, Eggs Off, Hens Off, Hogs Stationery. The wheat and poultry market.

slumped off some this week, but corn: took a two cent advance. Hogs made no change. The complete report follows: 59 lb hard wheat 58 lb hard wheat 57 lb hard wheat 56 lb hard wheat Corn, white, shelled Corn, mixed, shelled Oats ............25 to 28c Rye Butter 15 to 20c Hens Eggs Young stag roosters ........................8 Old roosters Springs and over Ducks Geese Lard. Springs and over Fat hogs by local dealers, per 100 lbs. $5.40.

Best baled hay, by dealers, $9. MAKE YOUR GIRL HAPPY. Fix Up the Farm Home So That It Will Be Attractive. Make your girl happy and contented if you would keep her on the farm. That's what a certain girl says, and she should know for she has lived on a farm.

If it is at all possible, equip your house with modern conveniences. A house that is heated evenly by some good system is cared for more easily. By all means, have the water piped into the house, and if possible have a bath-room. Provide some of the modern, labor-soving devices in the kitchen and bright new utensils. Every girl enjoys working with the best equipment.

Girls will be much more contented with farm life if they have some conveyance that they can use whenever they choose: Let a girl have a hore and buggy or pony and saddle and plan your work so that she will have time to use them. Loneliness is the most frequent complaint made against country life, so let. the girls have an outing one in a while. A trip to the city or a visit with a friend will help to content. any girl.

Neighborhood clubs will do much to brighten the life of a girl on the farm. At the meetings topics of interest to the girls can be discussed. Some line of study can be taken up by the members if desired. Once in a while, an evening meeting to which their boy friends are invited will add to the enjoyment. Do not neglect the girl's education.

In many farm homes the children are kept at home from school upon the slightest pretext. Then the rural schools need attention. eBtter equipped buildings and better prepared teachers are needed. Teachers' salaries must be increased to obtain the best ones. A school should represent the community that supports it.

The studies should include agriculture for the boys and home economics for the girls. After a girl is through country schools, if possible, she should be cent away to school, preferably where she can study domestic science Good reading material should be furnished -magazines, books, and newspapers. When you add a telephone to the list of things that the farmer's family can have there is no need of isolation in country life. All girls like pretty clothes. A great deal of the discontent with farm life is due to the ridicule which rural people are subjected.Kansas Industralist.

Get Into the Sewing Classes. The sewing classes that will be run this summer at the Ladies' Reading club rooms, under the guidance and teaching of Miss Marcia Pierce, will be organized tomorrow, and all wishing to enroll will call at the club house between the hours of 3 and 5. Miss Pierce will be there, ready to give any information, and make assignments as to days and hours that attendance will be required. Good Enrollment. The county normal institute started Monday morning and the attendants are being given a stiff run for their money, classes being from 7 to 12:30 o'clock each day, with a wide range of subjects.

The enrollment at noon Wednesday was 50, with 49 of them ladies..