The Times from Clay Center, Kansas • Page 8

PAGB EIGHT. THE TTHE3, CLAY CENTE3, Thursday, April 4, 1918. i i wm ssrsrsa-ai mm aMaaMaawaMaaaiaCTatawMaTwaTaTTMawaaaiaM THE LOCAL ITEY7S. Continued from pace 1.) Qearaumce Sale ih ft was called off on account of the scarlet fever epidemic. The board of" health made an order that all public gatherings should be closed and by this order the committee called off the patriotic meeting for Saturday night and also band practice until further notice.

John Black, who recently moved into town from his farm out south, was a caller in The Times office Monday afternoon. Mr. Black came to Clay county 49 years ago this spring, landing at Republican City. He can name only a few people who are living here now who were here when he came. In these almost fifty years he has never All Wool Gaberdine, Serge, Wool Poplin 7HfeN YOU choose your new Suit, insist upon honest fabrics, the best of everything combined in a style created to fit your physical proportions and properly express your individuality.

SUITS seen a time when he wanted to move away. W. B. Stahl has sold his property in Green to James pence and he and his wife and Grandma Hainey went from there to Ogden, la. Mr.

Stahl expects to visit a few places in Iowa and es pecially his daughter, Iva Alexander, in Missouri. Mr. Stahl has been an exemplary citizen of a high type, of Clay county for many years. He is one of the few men who have so many friends and so few or no enemies. Taffeta, Satin, Poplin Georgette and Crepe de Chine Combination Street, Party an4 Evening DRESSES Sale Opens THURSDAY afternoon The past week the Great Western has had a number of sunflowers, in full bloom, in the window, typifying the coming of new summer styles.

The sunflower plants are about two feet tall and grew and bloomed at the Dud ley home the past winter. While only two feet tall, the sunflowers are really the great, big Russian variety which forms almost a tree in the summer time. The window attracted consider able attention. In closing the city schools and the county High school, because of the www 1 sickness, the board of health requests SWENSON'S the closing of Sunday schools and all public gatherings where children are apt to congregate, until the sickness is over. If children are kept at home and not allowed to play base ball in have been produced by tailoring: that insures style permanence, service and lasting satisfaction.

Come and investigate. Your investment is always protected by a guarantee of perfection in all the essentials of good clothes. Mallory Hats, Star Hats, Eagle Caps, Arrow Collars, Arrow, Monarch and Racine Shirts, Walk-Over Shoes, Carhartt Overalls. the streets, school grounds and other open places, if they are not allowed to get together and have a good time, the sickness will be stopped that much earlier. CHOICE Col.

It. C. Cookson, the Wakefield auctioneer, was a Clay Center visitor Saturday afternoon, helping in crying tne Red Cross sale. He stated that the W. J.

Loader sale down near Industry recently was one of the best film Mats sales ever held in this vicinity, the to tal sales running between $17,000 and $18,000, pretty good sum for a farmer's FOR public sale. There were many cattle sold. Loader was highly pleased. The season has been a good one, said Mr. Cookson.

a. MISSES Boston He Meuu lieorge i3isenius. who is a Qrfirag House member of the ammunition train of the Rainbow division, which has been in France for a number of months, is probably in the midst of the fighting fe' If I CJaV JL Copjrrirbt 191S "ViiL Copyrirbt 1918 i which is going on in France. News J. A.

FRISHMAN, Prop. Com. Kaufman Bra. reports from that country, the past week, have mentioned George's Captain and his Major, both 'by name, as taking part. So George is no doubt doing his share, for it is known for certain that his company is engaged.

Reports this week spoke of the American trucks taking an active part, which IIIXXIIIIIIIIIIIIItlTTTTTTXTTTTTTTTtTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT is the work George is with. Robert Davis, who went down to Jef ferson Barracks, a short time ago to enlist in the artillery, failed of acceptance because of physical defects. Steam Ee Ail of the season's smartest models, consisting of very-large hats that are so fashionable, plenty of little toques and Rolled Brims, Milans, Leghorns, everything that is new and stylish is here. There are some particularly striking color combinations, the kinds that appeal to the well-dressed miss. Here is an exceptional opportunity to secure a hat that will please you, both in style and price.

Selts Millinery Store He has returned home and will resume his work here. He says there is a great rush of volunteers at that place, the government securing hundreds of men for the army every day. A great Storage (Coal We carry a Full Stock of COAL' Permitted in This ZONE by the Fuel Administration. Place your order NOW thus securing the lowest price and insuring your winter'i supply of Coal. majority of the volunteers, he says, are under or over the draft age.

He was surprised to find how many men. not liable to military service, are going into the army of their own wish. With such a rush of volunteers, he looks to see the draft calls light. J. B.

Williams, son of Ben Williams knd Boilers Rebuilt, Tested and Guaranteed Warped fire-boxes straightened. Dropped crown sheets raised. Stay bolts replaced. Boiler tubes replaced. Boilers patched.

Boilers tested. Repairs furnished to order for threshermen's supplies W. E. Maggs Clay Center, Kansas, R. F.

D. No. 1. 5 miles northeast of Clay Center. Long distance phone No.

of Union township, who was one of the first five men to leave Clay county for the new drafted army last summer is now In France running a railroad loco motive. Williams was a railroad man 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i i 1 1 i i i in Colorado for a number of years. where he learned to run engines. He tnen came back to Clay county and went to farming. After being drafted ORDER COAL -NOW jj SEEDS OF HIGH GERMINATION Corn, Cane, Millet, Kafir, Sudan, Alfalfa, Rape, Clover and Blue Grass.

Buy EARXY while choice selection can be had. 2903. Co-operative phone 111 on 29. into the army, he let them know he was an engineer by trade, so he was put on that kind of work in France. Where his run is is not known, but he is no doubt making flying switches somewhere around Paris.

I While government prices are the lowest Splendid Fighters. While unfortunately the number of American troops available for reserve We will alsa have plenty of FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, LUMP Make Your Hens Lay Use Meat Scrap, Prepared Chick Food, Poultry Bone, Pearl Grit and Shell, Oats, Corn and Kafir. against the enemy's offensive cannot be large, it goes without saying that the men who are called on will act in a way to make their country proud. There is a temptation to speak of the 2 FOR APRIL DELIVERY. BEST ILLINOIS COAL ON THE MARKET.

American soldiers in a way that might that we have taken the agency for the Impress neutral observers as extravagantof their physique, their initiative, their intelligence, their dash and courage, and of that combination of qualities that we call character. Men of that sort, property trained and We will be unloading cars every week during April, so get Coal off of cars and save unloading in bins and breaking up the lumps. We will have most any kind of coal to offer during April. Kansas Lumber Coal Co. P.

H. SAN NEMAN, Manager. United Telephone, 14. C. Co-Operative, 15.

equipped, certainly cannot be sur axoo Security Stock Food Will produce excellent results with your young calves and pigs. Highest Prices for Grain SIMKWEA11SK WM EITHER PHONE 34 iMMiMinniniimimii mum minium! We will have a stock of these excellent six cylinder cars in our garage in a few days and will be pleased to give a you a demonstration. Schrader Auto Co. illlHIIlIU IITTUIIIIII1IHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Clay Center, Kan. passed as soldiers: "Cannot be equaled as soldiers" would have been the natural expression before 1914.

But since the word has seen what the French and British have done in the fiery ordeal of the last four years, all Americans can say is that they expect American troops to prove worthy to fight shoulder to shoulder with the splendid men of the allied democracies. Kansas City Star. The Local Markets. Grain market furnlahed by Snell Mill Grain poultry by the Sunflower Produce beef and hoc market by Bert Downing. Prices quoted by dealers last evening; Cash Markets.

Wheat, S2.M Maxium price for hatd wheat or better (Per instruction Food Administration Grain Corporations) Corn mixed white Sl.M OaU sic torn Sl.M Shorts Hoary Hosa S1SM Fat Heifers S7.O0-sa.00 Fat Cows, corn fed t. fSJO-SS 00 Hides, green, per pound 8c afa, candled ate Trade Markets (Bobinson-McKenna). Ducks 18c Geese .......1.. Old Boosters 5a sac Butter. 4oc We Wad a Represectetfre Preferably one who is acquainted with the residents in this county and who has the means of covering this district.

A Splendid Opportunity Awaits the right party who will devote all or part of his time to securing prospects for the well known KEWANEE Electric Lighting. Water Supply- and Sewage Disposal Systems now being generally adopted on farms and in isolated homes, garages and barns. The Kewanee now in its 17th year, is oreanizine its acpnrv farce pro i preparatory for spring work and will consider applications at this time. Address J. T.

THURMAN CODY, THE MOITU1IENT IIAN, Is equipped to fix your cemetery lot up as you would like to see it. An attractive monument of any size, kind, quality or price, and the lot surrounded with a coping. If you are thinking of having cemetery work done, come and figure with Detroit Vbpor Oil Stove THI8 STOVE BURNS OIL OR GASOLINE. Jltjr "cms conrenience and cooking 709 Scarritt Bldg, KANSAS CITY, MO. District Representative for Kewanee Private Utilities Co.

of Kewanee, III. I at VS, less coat. No wicks, no Notice. I still own the same stallion. Casino's Brilliant, one of the best Perch-eron stallions in Kansas.

Also Bell Boy, mammoth Jack. At home all season. J. H. ttilHgan, Clay Center, R.

5. rin-3 Simply a 64b. an tral banter, producing intense Eor All tSh L.ivoOtoclc and Poultry PRATHEITS PURITY DRUG STORE New and Second Hand Mules For Sale. Two SDans of 3-TOr-nlf1 mules. Earl heat CrsUr- under cookiing utensil, -whici cssa ca as soon as match is ap-plfed, T7onderful baking oven.

Back-savSS Simple, safe, odorless, ceacssl and exceptionally well XZ7 styles, $15.00 and up. CODY, LIOITULIEITT LIAI7, Woerner, Cooperattre phone 1112 on Just about anything you want. CLAY CENTER. KANSAS. U.

KMli Dv7. CO. LOW PRICES The Model E. WHITE, Prep. xv.

Spotted Poland Chinas For Sale. Four male pigs, 4 months old. John H. Ffculkner, Longford Eans. It-is reported from Germany thaf wood is betas largely used in place of celluloid, irory and other substances for the manufacture of combs.

Excellent toilet combs are made from thinly cut birch and beechwood. Caiith CJde. Ilovclty Repair Chop. The ONLY GROUND FLOOR STUDIO la City. Take Yew TUI1 T1T7T3 FOB 1101103 BILLD.

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