The Times from Clay Center, Kansas • Page 5

THE PAPER OF CLAY COUNTY FORTY-SECOND YEAR. TWELVE PAGES. CLAY CENTER, KANSAS, JUNE 27, 1918. SECTION TWO. NUMBER 26.

OUR LARGEST CONTINGENT. AROUND THE COURT HOUSE. You Must Tell What W. S. S.

You Have Bought or Pledged. The president of the United States proclaims Friday. June 28, as National War Savings day. Meetings are to be held all over the United States to secure subscriptions for the War Savings Stamps. It is the duty of every voter to appear at the voting places and report what bonds and stamps they have already taken and to subscribe freely for the War Savings Stamps.

You can subscribe for them now and pay for them any time before January 1st. These War Savings Stamps or Baby Bonds run five years, maturing January 1, 1923. Should you for any reason need you money before that time you can have it with interest, on ten days' notice. This makes them very desirable securities to hold. Here is another chance to show your loyalty to your country.

If you have not done your share before, do more than your share now. The following workers are appointed to look after the different wards: First ward L. P. Schrader, captain; J. A.

White, Lavone Hanna, O. L. Peterson, Allie Stratton, J. F. Petermey-er, Mrs.

Dr. Petermeyer, Mrs. M. Harner, Mrs. Ed Reed, P.

L. Swenson, I am fresh potatoes for four Sammies for a whole month I am a pair of campaign shoes and a shaving outfit I am a clothes roll and a pair of leggins I am a little "Hun chaser" 1 am 150 rifle bullets I am a steel helmet to protect a Sammy's head I am a woolen blanket I am an iron hospital bed for a wounded Sammy MARRIAGES. Rothweiler-Hardy Miss Elizabeth Rothweifer, home emergency demon- stration agent of Clay county, acquired another. title the past week. Now she is Mrs.

Carl Hardy. Last Saturday Miss Rothweiler slipped quietly out or town to be gone a week. On Monday, June 24. Miss Elizabeth Rothweiler and Carl Hardy were united marriage at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

S. Rothweiler, in Bison, Kan. It was a quiet home wedding. Miss Rothweiler came to Clay county about a month ago to assume this new government work and by her pleasing way has made many friends over the county. Her home is in Bison.

She is a graduate of the Pittsburg manual training school and for tlxe past three years has taught domestic science in the Burr Oak High school. Mr. Hardy also lived at Bison, but has been in military service for about a year. He is a secretary at Camp Funston. Mr.

Hardy returns to camp and Mrs. Hardy comes back to Clay Center Monday to continue her work as county home emergency demonstration agent. Condray-Curtis: Geo. H. Curtis and Miss Gladys Condray were married at Minneapolis, Monday, June 17.

They were accompanied by Myron, Kenneth and Genevieve Condray, brothers and sister of the bride, and Miss Beatrice Woodhams. Mrs. Curtis is the daughter of Frank Condray, formerly agent of the K. W. at Idana, who is well known over the county.

She taught the Centennial school last year and is a very capable young lady, quite fitted to grace the new home to which she goes. Mr. Curtis is a son of Charles B. Curtis of the Idana neighborhood and also a brother of Walter Curtis of the Engler garage in Clay Center. He is a prosperous ydung farmer and much respected in the community.

Mr. and Mrs. Curtis have established their home on a farm near Idana and are receiving congratulations from their many friends. Logan-Hunt: The marriage of Miss Grace Logan and Mr. Stanley Hunt took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. H. W. Frank, 827 Leavenworth street, this morning at 10:30 o'clock. The atTair was a simple wedding, with only relatives present.

Rev. Moomaw of the Christian church officiated. The bud? is a pleasing young lady and has a wide circle of friends. She has been employed at the Lofinck jewelry store until recently. Mr.

Hunt is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hunt.

901 Leavenworth street, and is a student at K. S. A. C. Mr.

and Mrs. Hunt left this noon for Erie, to speni the summer. Out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. Ralph Hunt and daughter of Blackburg, Chester Hunt of Marys ville. Manhattan Republic.

Morgan-Munson: John Munson and Mrs. Laura Morgan of Clifton were married by Probate Judge Anthony at the court house Wednesday morning, June 26. Democratic County Ticket. Some of the faithful of the Democratic party met at the court house Wednesday evening of last week and proceeded to nominate a county ticket for that party to vote for at the primary August 6th. William Faulconer, county Democratic chairman, presided at the meeting, at which it was decided to nominate as complete a county ticket as possible.

These men were nominated for the respective offices: J. C. Carson was asked to run for state representative for a third term. He has been considering the matter this week, but told The Times he had not fully made up his mind about the matter. L.

P. Schrader was asked to run for county treasurer, but refused the invitation. R. C. Miller was placed in the race for county attorney; Samuel Maxwell is the candidate for probate judge; C.

Lewis for coroner; C. C. McClurkin and J. P. Lewis for county High school trustees; John Carlson for county commissioner in the first district.

This was as far as the ticket was filled. Resolutions were adopted endorsing President Wilson. Reclassifying Registrants. The county exemption board, composed of County Clerk Nordstrom, Sheriff Need and Dr. S.

E. Reynolds, has been busy much of the past week reclassifying the men who Were placed classes 2, 3. and 4, but whom it was thought should be placed in class 1. Many of the men have been changed to class 1, or other classes, by the board, but The Times does not print the list of reclassifications this week, because not any of the reclassification is certain. Additional testimony has been received which makes many of xne cnanges not sure.

When the board gets through The Times will print the list, but It is now so uncertain as not to be worth printing. Nothing is yet Known for sure. Bought Star Steam Laundry. Last week A. E.

Hapgood, leader of me iay center and James Max well bought the Star Steam Laundrv which has been located In the basement of the Bonham building for some time. It is understood that Hapgood will manage the laundry. Maxwell staving in the postoffice. where he has oeen lor so many years. Hapgood has had many years' experience in the laundry business.

It is reported that they expect to. movp tht lnnnrirv irttn another location, possibly into the uuuuing wnere the creamery now is, when the creamery moves into the old 1 A -lit -uiira ouiiaing on I ourtii street. For Sale. liy eight room residence, 81-foot frontage, 311 Blunt st. Electric lights, city water, shade and fruit trees.

Good location. Also two residence lots on Third and Frederick Streets. Joseph "to dlrectrs of the Community Club met Thursday evening, June 20, and It was diioi nt rhta a Fourth nf Tniu- celebration but put in all their strength H.WWUOBUWB88IU1 cnautauqua, which begins August 2, and the lair which irciooer Plenty of stack covers in stock. on jruur siacKS. W.

W. Smith Sons, Clay Center. Fifty-nine Clay County Boys Enter the Army This Week. Wednesday afternoon ten Clay coun ty boys left over the Rock Inland for Ft. Cody, at Demlng, N.

to ente training for the United States army, the ten young men being: Clinton Ellsworth Gridley, Albert Cleo Eilers. Fred Henry Egdorf, Walter Martin Burger, Leslie Elton Zimmerman, Ed win Chapln Headley, Ira Earl Beadle-ston. Erich Bernard Peterson, Fred Allen, Samuel Nut on Burr. Thursday morning the 49 boys whose names are herewith given, -go down to Camp Funston to also enter service. They, together with the bunch who left yesterday, make the largest contingent to leave Clay coun ty at one time.

So far, no further calls for men have been received: William Henry Hartner, James Ed. ward Lacy, Adolph Novak, Robt. Mil ton Mullen. Frank Hudson Dennis, George Earl Faidley, William Alfred Loader, August Frederick Weischwill, Silas Wright Brown, Emery Richard Thornton, Warren Barnes), Ray Dennis, Leon Thomas Lumsden. Frank Read, Moses Albert Couture.

Lemuel McKinley Yocum, Herbert Harson Naron, Andrew Jackson Darner, John B. Wang. John Benjamin, Ralph Rollin Ruzicka, Samuel Grattan, Arthur L. Stewart, Oliver Elside Charpie, Al-vin Linquist, Richard Arthur Loader, Simon Robert Schmidt, Carl Edwin Printz, Fred Willman, Lawrence Ernest Young, Howard McBride, Howard Mall, William Geo. Kidd, Alcid George Gennette.

Albert A. Manes, Carl Clay Mclntire, Albert Johnson, Charley Goeckler, Lyle Wayne Ernst, William Samuel Bentley, Kenlock Fullington Jones, Ben Arnold, Forrest Wm. James Benjamin, Fay Slacker, Joe Kopfer, William Edwin Mall, Chas. Edwin Kissilng, Samuel R. Stewart.

0he War. The great offensive started by the Austrians a week ago last Saturday turned out very badly for the Austrians. After crossing the Piave river, they were unable to advance further and the stream rising and their bridges getting washed away, they started to withdraw Saturday night. The withdrawal was quickly noticed by the Italians, who caused the Aus trians great loss, capturing many thousand men and killing many more. A large number were drowned in the river.

The Austrians were driven back some distance, just how far is not known when The Times is printed. It was the worst defeat for the Austrians since Russia beat them so badly and may be the start of the defeat for the Central powers. However, victory is a long distance off for the Allies yet. Austria Is being strengthened by German soldiers and will yet do some Hard fighting. The western front in France has been quiet this week except an offen sive started by the Germans, which was quickly stopped without loss.

The United States now" has over 900,000 soldiers in France and by July 1st will probably have over 1.000,000. Things are looking a little better for us. Maybe the war will end in a couple of years. It begins to look that way. Last Day For Nominations.

Wednesday was the last day on which nominations could be made to secure one's name on-the primary ticket this year. The Times is printed too early in the afternoon to give a complete list of the nominations made and as most of the candidates were this year simply paying a fee and not circulating petitions, it is difficult to tell who all are running. However, it is known that there will be a complete Republican ticket, most of the county officials now being open for a second term and running again. There are a will probably not be complete, though that party has many candidates. It is believed that there will be no Demo cratic contests.

Whether the Prohibi- tloniste or Socialists are putting up a county ticket Is not known. Possibly One Depot. For some time the -government has been figuring on closing one of the de pots in Clay Center and having the other depot do all the work. It has not been fully decided which depot will be closed and which one kept open. But there appears to be little question but that one of the depots will be discontinued.

The way the tracks run here, one depot can take care of all the business and within a short time, that is surely to be the way the matter will be handled. The only question yet is which depot is to be used, ana that win te settled, shortly. The government is combining depots all over the country, wherever it can be done. Seed Wheat To Be Furnished. Herman Avery of Wakefield re turned Sunday from Washington, where he had been on business.

with a delegation of Kansans, seeking to interest the national government in buying seed wheat for western Kansas farmers. From all indications the mis sion was successful and within a short time Congress will no doubt appropriate from five to six million dollars for that purpose Thus 35 western Kansas counties, which might otherwise be without seed wheat, will have seed to plant this fall. It was an important mission and its successful outcome will be gratifying to western Kansas. Cottonwood Lumber For Sale. About 40,000 feet of native cotton-wood lumber, hauled and carefully piled in large barn.

Can save you $10 a thousand feet. Harry Stoneback, mile west and mile south of Mor-gan ville bridge. In closing a wholesale account, we have on hand near Clay Center two new high grade pianos showing slight shop wear. save expense of re-shipping, will sacrifice for quick sale for cash, or will make terms to responsible party. Address for partic ulars, W.

w. Kimball Manufacturers, Kansas City, ZIo. It was terribly hot In Clay Center last week, but the hottest day of the week a Times man found a place where it was down to zero. That place was in the coolest room at the Cultra buildiifg. Overcoats were in demand and even then one did not care to tarry long.

But on coming out the weather seemed much hotter. Treas. Carlson nas been busy all this week, since July 20th, issuing automobile licenses for the next year. So far, he has issued over 200 licenses and from now on he expects the big rush to be on. There will be about 2,000 to Issue at the first of July, all wanting them at the same time.

He will be a busy man. There have been no cases of insanity In the Clay county Probate court for six months. This is by no means a record, but It Is a very good showing. The probate judge hopes there will bo no more such cases for another six months. Two cases to set aside wills were filed in the District court the past week, the first being Mary Sophia Pugh vs.

Earl Bryan O'Rourke and the second Dorothy Gillespie vs. Charles M. Gillespie. The second is said to be a friendly suit, to correct an error over land, made in the will, but the first, it is said, will be contested stoutly. Treas.

Carlson distributed 80 per cent of the tax money In January and now expects to distribute 15 per cent on the June payment. That makes 95 per cent of the taxes distributed for the year, which Is the usual distribution. Some tax money was not paid and some of the money is held back for emergencies. The railroads paid their taxes under protest this year, which made a difference in the distribution. The delinquent tax list is published soon.

Cliffle E. Hetzel et. al. vs. Clay Center is a case filed in the District court this week.

Hetzel was the man killed at the city plant when the flywheel burst some time ago. Full settlement has been made with the heirs and the matter all arranged, but In order, to have court records showing the full proceedings, the case was filed. It Is a friendly suit and there will le no contest. County Clerk Nordstrom lias finished making the abstract of agricultural and horticultural statistics from the recent assessment. He has sent to the state authorities abstracts of part of the work.

From now on he will be mostly busy with the tax rolls. The Clay Center township board met at the county clerk's office Monday afternoon, but no business was transacted except allowing bills. Oil Weil At Wakefield. Within the next months an oil well will be drilled on the Herman Avery farm, northwest of Wakefield, the well to be drilled in the southeast corner of the south half of the southeast quarter of section 30 9-4. Mater-ial for the derrick arrived in Wakefield this week, fcr being hauled out to-the farm now and will le erected at once.

The drilling outfit is being shipped and will be on the ground by the time the derrick is finished and drilling will start at once. It is expected to drill the well down to granite, unless oil or gas Is struck before granite Is found. It is understood that if this well does not produce oil or gas, another well will be drilled at another location near Wakefield. For some weeks past a southern Kansas and Oklahoma company has been leasing land in the vicinity of Wakefield, nearly all the land around there and even up close to Broughton being leased. It Is a strong company, with plenty of financial backing, It is said, and they expect to make a thorough test of that part of the county.

Experienced geologists have investigated the land and feel absolutely sure that oil will be found there, so sure that the two wells will be drilled. And everybody in Clay county surely hopes they are right and a gusher oil well is struck. It will mean a lot to Clay county. Another Hot Week. While some of the days of the past week have been fairly cool, probably cooler than the previous week, yet tho hottest day so far this summer came this week last Thursday, which was up to 110 degrees.

It was the hottest day we have had for some years and certainly was a scorcher. In places It was reported as the hottest June day ever known. But that evening a cool wind came up and Friday was cooler, only 99 degrees. Saturday was also 99; Sunday, 82; Monday, 102; Tuesday, 99. Wednesday will probably be about like Tuesday.

Sunday was the best day we have had for some time. Besides being fairly cool we got .35 of an inch of rain in Clay Center. The south half of the county received more; the north half not so much. Slightly cooler weather Is predicted, but no rain. Harvest Is now large: over and we need a good big rain with cooler weather.

This has been one of the hottest and driest Junes on record. Two Negroes To Go. About the middle of July, Clay county will be called upon to furnish two more Negroes for the national army, the two young men who go at that time being Lewis Willard Lawton and John Henry Thomas. These will make three Negroes from this county and the second Thomas boy to go from here. Farm For Sale.

Known as the Jonas Nelson farm: 160 acres in section 19-6-3, Garfield township; 90 acres under cultivation, rest pasture, good improvements. Must be sold, anyone interested write or see me. A. Nordstrom, Executor, Clay Center, R.F. D.

No. 1. The two limited eervice men who went from Clay county to Vancouver Barracks, Saturday were Frank Arthur Summers and Herman Frieder-lsbs. Mr. Summers was in Clay Center with the Great White street carnival at registration time and registered here.

His home is in Kentucky and when notified that he was to go to Vancouver he came to Clay Center, arriving Friday morning. These limited service men are employed in cutting spruce for aeroplane construction. For Sale: 80 acres, close to Longford, Kan. All in cultivation; no Improvements. Land lies fine.

Price, $5,000. See Oliver Marty, Longford, Kan. Jesse Dever. Second wardWallace Harner, cap tain; L. Brightweiser, M.

E. Ross, U. E. Spurrier. J.

C. Carson, Julia Wright, Mrs. Icy Carlsen, Mrs. V. V.

Vincent, Mrs. Joseph Woodside, Mrs. Lafe Starr, Mrs. Elmer Neill. Third ward J.

C. Wernette, Cap tain; J. A. F. W.

Smith, Jos. Wilson, Henry Hosmer, Mrs. Stella Hawley, Mrs. Alfred Humfeld, Mrs. Rosa Kramer, Mrs.

Will Woods, Mrs. Alice Worsley, Mrs. Dave Gilbert. Fourth ward J. L.

Scearce, captain; Hal Bell, Henry Selts, Mrs. Mattie Benn, Mrs. Will Hartman. Mrs. W.

T. Roche, Mrs. Warren Wixom, Ina Be-chard, John Erdman, Miss Orcena Knepper, Mrs. A. W.

Forsgren, Edw. Carlson, Stella Smullen. If for any reason the person appoint ed to do this work for the government cannot serve, the captain of the ward must be notified at once. You are ex pected to serve. Several are appointed so it will be convenient to change off for meals.

Workers are to report promptly at 2 o'clock. Clay Center voters to report: First ward, Garfield school, 2 to 9 p. 2nd ward, McKinley school, 2 to 9 p. 3ra ward, scnooi, a to a p. 4th ward, city building, 2 to 9 p.

Friday, June 28, 1918. New Banks at Green. Last week, in Topeka, the state Charter Board granted a charter for a new state bank at Green, this county, to be known as the Citizens State Bank. The five directors of the new bank given, as required when a charter is granted, are Rolland Macy, James Wood, Jake Reik, Chas. Apple-ton, and J.

A. Glece. It is under-' stood that the new state bank will open for business just as soon as the arrangements can be made. An application has also been made to the national comptroller of the currency, for a national bank at Green, to be known as the First National Bank of Green. The five gentlemen composing the directors for that bank are Chris.

C. Kilian, Albert J. Ander son, Frank Harner, Dr. X. Olsen and A.

L. Sump. The charter for this bank has not yet been granted, but application is made and the matter is pending. Last week, also, the Bank of Green, which has been the bank there for many years, joined the Federal Re serve System for banks, giving it the same privilege on reserve as enjoyed by national banks. This is a privilege state banks have.

It is understood that the bank does not contemplate becoming a national bank, however. Next Big Draft Call. Kansas will have only 644 class 1 men, exclusive of the 1918 class of registrants, left after the latest draft call, is filled. The latest call is for 4,600 men. to entrain for Camp Funston and Fort Riley during the five day period beginning July 22.

Including discrep ancies in the local board records, pos sible enlistments in the navy and other branches of the service, it is esti mated that by the time this draft call is filled class 1 will be entirely de pleted. The new call makes a total of 6,000 men already ordered to entrain for training camps during July. Every section of the state will feel the effects and in many counties there are not enough men remaining in the class to fill what would ordinarily be the county quota, and other counties which have more men will make up the de ficiency. In some counties there are no men left, while in others the num ber asked for is but two or three, that being all the registrants available in class 1. Under this call Clay county will be required to send 31 men to Camp Funston and 8 men to Ft.

Riley. It will take most of our class 1 men, except those who registered June 5, 1918. Harvest Mostly Over. The cutting of the wheat in Clay county is mostly finished, or will be this week. A trip'over the county Friday and Saturday of last week indicated that wheat at that- time was fully 50 per cent cut and as nearly every field had a binder in it, the graifl was rapidly being harvested.

Also, much of it was in shock and some even in stack. Quite a number of oat fields were fully taken care of, also. This week ought to see the wheat harvest practically completed in this county. The work has been well done. Honor to the men who did it.

Second Draft Lottery Today. Washington, June 27. Drawing of order numbers for the 800,000 men who registered for military service last June 5, will be held today, in the same committee room in the senate office building, in which the first great national lottery was held nearly a year ago. For Sale. Three young milk cows.

Phone Red 364 or see August Brenner at the Great Western Tailor Shop. Dr. Warner, the dentist. Crown, plate and bridge work a specialty. Office.

1016 Fifth street. Ford auto for sale. Auto Inn, Clay Center, Kan. I am a little "Hun Chaser" My name is W. S.

S. How Many like Me Do You Own? I cost $4:17 now. I'll chase Huns for you over there, while you're over here, and Uncle Sam will buy me back in 1923 for $5.00. BUY YOUR W. S.

S. TODAYS-BUY at least ONE EVERY WEEK. Sign your pledge NOW Remember National War Savings Day is June 28. Kansas Must Have Her Quota of KANSAS MUST NOT LAG! Patriotically contributed for the winning of the war by THE TIMES A Car Lead of Tractors. Last week W.

Smith A Sons re ceived a car load of Wallis Cub tract ors, five in the car, along with some plows to go with the tractors. The tractors were driven, up town and a picture taken of them. They make quite a showing. Tractors are coming more and more into farm use. Their Suits Came.

Tuesday evening the first company of State Guard was out drilling In their new suits, which had lost arrived. The boys certainly looked fine in the new uniforms and Clay Center appeared swamped with soldiers. Now if they can just get guns. Clay Center will have sure enough soldiers. For Sale Good Home Farm.

160 acres, 6 miles out; nearly new house, good barn and outbuildings; across road from good school. 70 acres wheat, oats one third delivered to market; 20 acres alfalfa share in stack goes with farm if sold soon. Priced to sell. J. M.

Dever or Farmers State bank..