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3 Obituary-Mrs. Jeannette Park Ban. Mrs. Jeannette Park Barr. wife of Mr.

A. Barr, state dairy commissioner, of Phoeniz, was called to her heavenly home at 8 p. October 28. She died at the Anniversary home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Weeks, from pneumonia, follow- ng an attack of influenza. She was sick, but a few days, having been taken down on October 20. Funeral services were at the Olathe cemetery at 2:30 p. October 31. jj JJ Mrs.

Barr, familiarly known in her childhood and maidenhood as Nettie Weeks, was born June 29, 1889, in Johnson county, Kansas, near what now Overland Park. The first nine years of her childhood were passed that community. At about the time she was nine years of age, her parents moved their residence to its present place, southeast of Olathe. Here, she passed the remainder of her childhood and maidenhood days. She finished the Johnson county public schools in 1904, and four years later graduated from the Olathe high school.

She then attended the state university, Lawrence, one year, completing the education she $. was destined to receive. Three years of school teaching followed, one at the Adair school and two years at Valley View. Friday, Saturday, Monday November 15, 16 and 18 This is our Third Anniversary. Come and help us celebrate.

We are going to have a birthday party in honor of the successful year we have had. This party is going to be different from others. We don't expect our guests to bring any presents. Insteead we will GIVE BIRTHDAY GIFTS TO THEM in the way of notable reductions on many dependable items of RIGHT NOW merchandise. GET YOUR SHARE OF OUR PROFITS.

A FEW REAL BARGAINS BOUGHT JUST FOR THIS SALE On September 15, 1912, she was united in marriage to Mr. Willis A. Barr in the Trinity Methodist church, Denver, Colorado. At that time, Mr. Barr was a member of the faculty of the state agricultural college, Fortj Collins, Colo.

A year rlater, upon Mr. Barr's acceptance of a position on the faculty of the Oregon state agricultural college, the young couple moved to Corvallis, Oregon, where they spent the following three and one-half years. From Corvallis, they moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where the young husband's work carried him to be shortly appointed to the posi tion of state dairy commissioner of Arizona. Phoenix, Arizona, has been their home during the past one and one-half years. I dL Mrs.

Barr took an active and very Hosiery for all the family. To Ladies Hose, in black and white get you better acquainted with all sizes, regular price 35c a the good qualities of our Foot pair, sale price, while they Rest Hosiery, during sale we last, a pair 19c will give a discount of 10 per cent on all Foot Rest Hose. Turkish Bath Towels, good size Canton Flannel glove, the good and weight, at 35c each, sale kind, regular 20c value, during price, sale, pair l5c Box Stationery, good quality. Dinner Plates, first quality, linen finish paper, regular 25c Plain white, semi porcelain, 9 value, sale price, box 19c inches across, a 20c value, sale price, each 10c Gas Mantles, in either upright or inverted, our regular 15c fd Mantles, good as two regular Ja Pwder- dur 10c ones, sale price, each 10c sale' 6 cans for 200 sympathetic interest in every activity of her husband. She was very familiar with every phase of his work.

She accompanied him to the recent 1 CoprriM 1913. Th Bobm ot KnppwUtaliBn National Dairy Show, Columbus, Ohio, October 14 to October 19, and on the return journey, stopped off to make her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weeks a short visit. Almost immed iately upon her arrival at the home of her childhood, she was overaken by the malady from which she She was an affectionate wife, de voted to her husband, and her home, an earnest Christian and sincere to her many friends.

She was constantly aware of the For Saturday Only, Nov. 16 Salad Bowl, good quality semi-porcelain, nicely decorated, we have sold a gross of these at 39c each and find them a good value at that. On sale Saturday only, each 29c 111 1 1 opportunity for service and lived the The Boys in France and the Boys who will yet have to go to France mul have wool, and Uncle Sam asks those of us who mul 3tay at home, to conserve in order that our BOYS may be properly clad. The logical way to conserve is to figure the cost of a suit or overcoat on a yearly basis. A KUPPENHEIMER SUIT or overcoat will easily outwear two lower priced garments and in addition you get better styling, superior tailoringyou're better dressed and you are helping the Government in its conservation program." UITS AND OVERCOATS $25 $27.50 $30 $32.50 $35 $37.50 HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR LONG PANTS SUITS, $20 to $27.50 Bargain if'- Shop religion that finds daily application.

May her love and faithfulness be example to us who remain and her faith in 6od cause us to say, "Thy Saviour shall be my Saviour, and thy God, my God. Deepest sorrow rests upon the husband, Mr. W. A. Barr, Phoenix, the parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Weeks of this vicinity, the brother, Lieut. Fred L. Weeks, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and the many other relatives and friends of the deceased. Crossing the Bar.

Sunset and evening star, one clear call for me! May there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea. But such a tide as' moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep, Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark; And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark. The Bargain Spot of Olathe E. J.

ALLISON BASKET DINNER DECEMBER 5. board at Ocheltree Tuesday: Mes Allison's Sat. Special! Men's heavy blue work shirts-made of cheviot on 'an extra large, full cut pattern. These shirts are selling everywhere at $1.50, our price for Saturday only S1.15 Limited to four to a customer. dames George Reynolds and Hoyt Gilson, Messrs Frank Wiswell, A.

T. Lowe and C. H. Mossman. Mr.

and Mrs. R. X. Jones spent Tuesday at the H. H.

Chamberlin E. G. Kelly of Manhattan, Will Assist In Organization Work. At the meeting of the Farm Bureau officers and members on Saturday, it "was decided to hold the Annual meeting and basket dinner December 5 th. A general interest campaign will be put on in this 'Head to Foot OiUfiters for Dad and the Boys' home.

Mrs. Albert Widmer of Spring Hill, autoed to Olathe Wednesday with her son, Earl and family, of Ocheltree. county from November 25, to December 4th. Mr. E.

G. Kelly, of Man- There were a number of families in Ocheltree, had the flu but all are For tho from out our bourne of time and place, The flood may best me far; I hope to see my Pilot face to face, Wrhen I have crossed the bar. Improving at present. Chas. Bath, Ross Heazeltine, Mar tin Ernst and H.

H. Chamberlin, Art Hendriz, son of Mr. and Mrs. department at Browning K'ng's and W. Hendriz, is now at Camp Travis when Art comes home from the.

war Tezas, a bookkeeper in headquarters he has a Kansas City job waiting for company. On account of too high him. Mrs. Hendriz was Mary Kelly, blood pressure, he failed to pass the near. Clare, where she was born and this vicinity attended the Mrs.

W. R. this so I don't notice it much. The climate is fine only two or three nights all summer but what you needed a sheet and blanket. The flu is raging here now, all places of business are closed, except Moore sale Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Beattie drove examination ior omcers iraming rearea.

iney naa uvea in uiame ou camp. years, and were one of our very best drug stores, groceries and meat markets, and everybody is compelled families. to wear a mask. They think they may lift the ban this week, if it continues favorable. brink and daughter, Doris and Mr.

Kehler, of Ottawa, spent Sunday at the B. A. Schwarz home. Mr. Will Pundt spent several days last week, in Kansas City with relatives.

Earl Goodloe has been working for Albert Abersold, of the Oak Grove district. Ray Goodloe attended a sale near Gardner last Monday, and purchased some young pigs. Mr. Jackson spent Tuesday in Kansas City with friends. From Wm.

T. Ieeker. In a letter of a recent date, from ait an, win assist the communities to organize in Farm. Bureau work. Orchard Work.

Three Home Acre Orchards have been located in this county and will contain 30 apple trees, 11 peach trees, 6 cherries, 4 plums and 24 grapes. This list is made up of the varieties best adapted to this county. These orchards are to be used as a demonstration in planting, proper varieties, cultivating, pruning and spraying. Work on the old orchards should be begun at this time and cut out all the dead wood at least. Make all cuts close up and make them with a saw.

A swivel blade saw is the best. "Where cuts are greater than an inch in diameter, they should be painted with white lead and linseed oil. Do not use an ax. Gopher Campaign. This is the last week of the gopher campaign and many farmers have A.

L. Alfrey and wife, Vilas, came through on a motorcycle to Iola, to visit his sister, Mrs. J. O. Powell.

Jim and Dutch came up to Olathe Friday on business riding the motorcycle. Dutch has made good money out in Colorado an 1 he says H. M. BODLEY. over east of Bonlta Friday to look at some cows.

Mrs. Martin Ernst drove to-Olathe Friday shopping and visiting friends. Mrs. B. F.

Hartley received Friday that her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allison, Stanley, were quite ill with the flu. Willard Heazletine, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs.

Ross Heazeltine, leaves Thursday morning for Camp Fun-ston. Mrs. B. F. Hartley and daughter, Angie, spent the day with the former's son, Homer and family Friday.

William T. Leeker. at the front in C. W. Harra has joined a squad of carpenters working in Anderson county for J.

1. Pettyjohn. France, to his sister, Mrs. Joe Boehm, which was received at the Lenexa office Tuesday, Tut, as he is familiarly known heret tells of a tVi-HlUFit arnsrlanlio n'Hh tlh a TTlTTI a Mrs. A.

B. Huff is back from Lex ington, after a few da73 visit with relatives. Yakima, Nov. 3, 1918. Editor Mirror.

Olathe, Kansas. Dear Friend: As it is almost one Ray Widmer and father are build all crops are fine, Mr. and Mrs. J. I.

-Harness, north of Olathe, recently returned from an automobile trip over into Harrison county, and on the return trip they had- to come through the mud hub deep. They brought some sampled of corn raised on her-aunt's farm that is as good as any seen in good years. Mrs. Allie B. Betts writes from GreenfieldOhio, that her farm raised some immense corn, and I that she never saw the wheat look as well.

Later she hopes to sell her farm and move back to Olathe.8 Her son, C. Nieman, cashier of tthe Shawnee Savings I bank, who enlisted several months ago, although considerably past the draft age, is now at Fort Jay New York, 22nd Infantry, headquarters company. gone over the ground and placed poison in the runs, so as to rid their places of this pest. There is still plenty of poison syrup at the County Agent's office and 10 cents worth and an hour's work will clear the average farm. HARRY S.

WILSON, County Agent. During a fierce battle in which his company, was engaged. Tut was captured, by eleven Germans and taken to the enemy lines. After an hour in captivity Tut decided to rejoin his company, and he did. He broke and run for it and notwithstanding the fact that three machine guns and several rifles opened fire on him, he made it, receiving only a flesh wound In the thigh.

He was taken to' a hospital immediately, but considered his wound of so, little consequence that he wanted to joinhiscompany immediately following the dressing ing a large new implement shed at year since I left Olathe, I thought the home of the former. perhaps I had better drop you a few Miss Virgie Green is staying at the lines to let you know that we are home of her sister, Mrs. George all well and enjoying our new loca-Bond, at present getting acquainted tion. I am located just out side of with her new niece, whom they have the city limits on paved streets and named Helen Laverne. jcar line, with city water, gas and Harry Mossman and Harry Meek electric lights.

This is certainly a of Ocheltree, autoed to Kansas City great country and raised in a state Thursday on business. tlike Kansas. We can see the snow Mr. and Mrs. B.

F. Hartley and covered. tops of Mt. Adam and Mt. daughter, Angie, spent Sunday with Ranier from our bed room windows, the former's son, Perle and family They are covered with snow the year at Clare.

I around. Yakima valley is about 60 W. H. Dempsey, Gardner, purchased the Mrs. Amanda Metcaif property some weeks ago, and is now occupy ing same.

He Is doing considerable; OCHELTREE. repair work, and when finished he will have an ideal Albert recently graduated from the ground school at Austin, Texas -has finished the college work and is now eligible to fly. He is now at an Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Moll and son' to 5 miles by 20 to 35 miles wide, 1 Kenneth autoed to the Martin Ernst enclosed by a chain of foot hills (I Ocheltree school opened Monday after being closed for three weeks on account of the flu.

The following were on the election I home west of Ocheltree Sunday. call them mountains) with two out- Then they all spent the day at the lets, one to the north and one south. The entire valley is almost a solid Mrs. Culpepper and children were here the latter part of the week visiting Mrs. A.

C. McGee and others. Dr. Culpepper has been preaching at Funston occasionally and he will conduct a ten days revival there next month. home of Mr.

and Mrs. John Dunn, west of Spring Hill. Mr. Charles Noland of Kansas City, orchard. Crops have been fine with good prices; They also raise wheat, corn, oats, barley and harvest three and Mr.

and Mrs Sam Clinkscale, from east of Bonlta. visited at the and four cuttings of alfalfa a sea of the wound. The major of ms command Was so pleased with the young "man's performance that 4 he called at the hospital and personally thanked and pralsedhim for his Tut Leeker has a local record as a sprinter and they tell this story, on him. out hunting Jack rabbits a few years ago, the sheriff and his deputy got after him and had him almost surrounded, but Tut took to a corn field' and I ran for home. Arriving "at" the house he made three complete circuitsaround the building yelling "open; the door" and on the fourth circuit got in to safety.

How-would, you have liked to seen Tut sprint it from the German eh? home of Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Beattie son from the orchards.

The alfalfa and son, Sunday. The former la a' on open ground makes a yield of fr- officers camp at Dallas, Texas, waiting assignment. Mrs. Betts will make Olathe a visit before long. A.

J. Reinsch, near Martin City, but on this side of the line, slipped over to Carthage, last week and sold his farm near there for $17,500. He made some good money on this farm for it cost him a ew'thousand less not more than two years ago. He will probably buy on this side of the" line and as near his own farm as possible. Besides "the family of William P.

McCooL Olathe lost another family last week, that of W. D. Hendrix brother of Mrs. Beattie and will six to eight tons an acre per season. Potatoes are also grown extensively spend the week on the farm.

IIAUEY0UDES1SICII? Then you realize the utter weakness that robs ambition, destroys appetite and makes work a burden. To regain your strength nothing has ever equaled or compared with Scott's Emulsion; its blood-enriching properties give energy to the body while its tonic value sharpens the appetite in a natural, permanent way. If you are run down, tired, nervous, overworked or lack strength, be sure averaging 10 to 15 tons per acre. SNOW. Wages are for everybody and plenty of work.

Edith has averaged Probably not many, of you realize how much business A. B. Huff, the' serum pig buyer does in a month or His check book showed for October the purchase of over $10,000 worth of pigs, and" the first ten months of the present year, $50,000 worth. These pigs must weigh from 60 to 80 pounds and they are purchased in Oklahoma and Tex is. He buys some here and picks them up when he comes through Olathe, and feeds.

1 from $6.00 to $9.00 per day packing cherries, peaches and apples since John Meyers of Camp Funston was home over Sunday. Mr. Henry Stunkuhl, of Kansas July She says no more teaching Some movement! But Lenexa is cer- City, is spending a few days at the sch ool or her while these wages are paid. Living is a little higher here of his record and and we were mighty sorry to sea them tainly proud thankful that he escaped more ser to get Scott Emulsion today. go, too.

They moved to 3I3S Wayne for Ymi has a good job in the hat Mrs. Barber and children, of Wal-Jthan in ICansas; butter, do, -Mr. and Mrs. Will Hurrel- eggs and meat, but I am raising: all ious injury. tcclt Eowtse, Eloc;.

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