The Times from Clay Center, Kansas • Page 1

i- THE PAPER OF CLAY COUNTY Thirty-Fourth Year. CLAY CENTER, KANSAS. MARCH 10, 1910. Number 10. UNEASY.

NOT MUCH COURT. HAD A GOOD MEETING. TWENTY-FOUR INITIATED. Around the Marriages. DEATHS I- Campbell Foote: A quiet wedding was solemnized at the Presbyterian manse, at Manhattan, on Wednesday, March 2, at 11a.

when Miss Lizzie Belle Campbell and Dr. Austin A. Foote, both of this city were married. The bridal pair were unattended, and Rev. Fisher of the Presbyterian church of Manhattan officiated.

The bride wore a beautiful white princess dress. Mrs. Foote is a daughter of Mrs. Mary Campbell, is a splendid young lady, and exceedingly popular among a large circle of friends. For several years she was one of Clay county's successful school teachers, but the past year has been spent at the home with her mother.

Dr. Foote is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Foote of this city. He gradu-a ed last spring from the Chicago Medical college and since that time has been located in Clay Center working at his profession, but recently purchased the practice of Dr.

Schwarz at Broughton, where he and his bride intend making a permanent home. At present Mr. and Mrs. Foote are enjoying a wedding trip, visiting relatives at Kansas City and Topeka. They will be at home t- their many friends, at Broughton, April 1st.

Klein Beckert: A pretty wedding was solemnized at the John Klein home Wednesday, March 9, at noon, when their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Klein was united in marriage to Geo. J. Beckert of Topeka. Rev. J.

J. Ham-mel of the German Methodist church performed the ceremony which was witnessed by just the members of the family. There were no attendants or wedding march. Miss Klein, was dressed in a handsome gown of light blue silk elaborately trimmed in lace. A bounteous wedding dinner followed the ceremony.

Mr. and Mrs. Beckert will make their future home inT opeka, Mr. Beckert is not known here, but Mrs. Beckert has spent much of her life in Clay county, is a handsome young woman of the brunette type with a character just as lovely.

Her friends here regret exceedingly that she goes to a new town to make her home. Deweese Crawford: Married, on Tuesday March 7th at the office of Probate Judge J. P. Otis in this city, Miss Maude Deweese and Charles Wm. Crawford, both of Idana.

Both the bride and groom are well and favorably known, both being young people of Clay county, residing near Idana. The groom is an industrious farmer and will live on his father's farm near Idana, where they will be at home to their friends, all of whom will wish this estimable couple happiness in their married life. The annual conference of the Methodist church is being held this week at Atchison. District Supt. Hanson and Rev.

Endacott of this city are in attendance all week, having gone the first of the week and probably the last of this week a number of the Methodists of this city will go over to spend Sunday. It is expected that Rev. Endacott will be returned to Clay Center. At least the church and the city hopes he will be. Elder Underwood is also attending the conference.

For Sale A good Oklahoma bottom farm, immediate possession given, cheap if sold soon or will trade for live stock. Also 2 half Jersey, fresh cows. Arthur Ford, Green, Kansas. Plymouth Manila rope. J.

M. Vincent Sons, north side. Town Felt Restless When Fire Alarm Sounded Monday Afternoon. In some manner fire got started in a manure pile at the M. G.

Patterson barn, back of Slade's lumber yard. Monday shortly after one o'clock and an alarm of fire was turned in. Owing to some difficulty in getting the fire located, from central office, the department was a little slow in reaching the blaze which had managed to stir up a lot of smoke, but which did not seem to be doing much dam age. The blaze was quickly put out the loss hardly being any at all, though some boards were torn off the side of the structure in an en deavor to get at the fire. It was a windy, dry day and had the blaze se cured much headway, there was good likelihood of a big blaze.

The town was lucky in that the blaze was not permitted to get much of a start. -Council Meetings. The city council met Wednesday evening. Upon petition of U. G.

Muck, a sidewalk was ordered on the south side of Crawford street west of 3rd. Report of police judge showed no business but the cigarette cases in February. Bids to furnish sand rejected. Sidewalks condemned as per the report of street commissioner. It was ordered to raise alley crossing at Fred Mullen's barn.

It was ordered to enforce strictly ordinance concerning dogs. Also ordered that telephone poles lying in ditches be removed. Adjourned. The council met again Friday evening. It was unanimously decided to present the matter of enlarging city limits to the county board at the next meeting.

Particulars can be seen in a legal notice elsewhere in this paper. City Attorney instructed to prepare an ordinance dealing with city garbage. Marshal to notify citizens to clean up cans, manure, now in alleys. It was decided to sell March 14, safe and lumber in rear of new building, to highest bidder. Street commissioner instructed to build a dog pound near water works plant.

Judges and clerks of city election appointed as follows: 1st ward, P. P. Adams, Peter Engstrom, W. A. Robinson, judges: Sam Maxwell, J.

M. Hall, clerks; 2nd ward, Amos Hill, Josiah Drurry, John Kerr, judges; Herbert Wood, Clyde Bomar, clerks; 3rd ward, A. R. Hand, A. Alquist, Albert Stewart, judges; Henry Smith, T.

A. Thompson, clerk. Adjourned to 14th. Our Rug Works. Old ingrain, old brussells and jute carpets made into handsome rugs at our factory.

Send for circulars or any information. R. K. May, 719 Kansas Holton, Kan. Saturday of last week Coleman Williams, attorneys for the Williamson electric light plant, filed a 2nd amended petition before Judge Pollack.

Dawes Miller, the city's attorneys, Monday filed a demurer to that petition. It is thought that the matter may be settled inJudge Pollock's court the first of April. The regular quarterly meeting of the farmers institute will be held in Clay Center Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock. All farmers are invited to attend. Place of holding the meeting will be announced later.

The White sewing machines (king over all) sold on 30 days free triaL J. M. Vincent Sons, north side. Fix Docket Very Light For This Term of the Court. The March term of the district court began Monday morning and prior to getting down to business some time was devoted to the memory of the late Col.

C. M. Anthony, for so many years an honored member of the bar. On the part of the local bar, F. B.

Dawes, H. W. Stack-pole and F. L. Williams had prepared a memorial to Col.

Anthony's memory, which was read and placed amony the records of the court. Nearly all the members of the bar made "a few remarks in memory of the man who did so much to establish the practice in this county on its present high level. Following the memorial exercises, work was started on the business of the term, the following cases being disposed of: State vs Jerome White; State vs Sam Umland; dismissed. City vs F. L.

Williamson and F. H. Myers, City vs E. L. Lindner and F.

L. Williamson; City vs A. L. Williamson and E. H.

Swenson; Howard H. Toyle et al. vs Harriet H. Towle et H. H.

Merten vs R. and J. Miller; continued. Mary F. Covey vs W.

B. Hileman; Eliza Kynaston vs Alfred Yarrow et al. Eliza Kynaston vs Alfred Yarrow et al. sales in partition confirmed and distribution ordered. George W.

Jewett vs Alice Jewett; Zella Richardson vs G. W. Richardson; dismissed. A. S.

Gcllober vs Rock Island; II. A. Hill vs R. L. Broughton; settled, costs paid, dismissed.

Mary E. Umland vs Samuel Umland; divorce granted on ground of extreme cruelty. Alimony and property settlement as set forth in stipulation. A. A.

Wixom vs J. J. Crippen J. W. Thompson vs J.

J. Crippen; J. R. Rairden vs Mrs. L.

A. Shaffer et C. W. Swenson vs C. F.

Hines et al. Decrees in favor of plaintiff in each one, quieting title. State vs Heck McKenzie and Frank Kile. Dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff. Another case against the same men, a perpetual injunction was granted against the men as prayed for; $50 attorney's fees to the county attorney was charged up as costs, which the defendants have to pay.

F. W. Kitchener vs J. Jehlik. Judgment and decree in favor of the plaintiff to complete contract.

W. M. Doty vs George F. Fasse. Continued.

M. P. S. Rundberg, John Fries, Jacob Mall and J. P.

Johnson were naturalized. Court then adjourned until next Monday evening at 7:30. The Ministerial Union. The Ministerial Union held their regular monthly meeting at the Baptist church Monday afternooon.Rev. A.

G. Head of the Episcopal church acted as secretary at this meeting, in the absence of Rev. J. W. Bayles.

An exegesis on the fifteenth psalm was given by Rev. L. A. Benson of Republic City, and Rev. W.

C. Hanson read a paper on, "What Part Should a Minister Take in the Purification of Civic Affairs." A resolution was passed to support the bill, providing for a day of rest in the District of Columbia. The meeting, which proved to be an interesting one adjourned to meet again next month. A Farmers Elevator. A farmers elevator was organized Monday afternoon at the city clerk's office with, about 60 stockholders and a capital stock of $10,000.

L. M. Fellows, John Marshall, John Rundle, U. G. Muck, J.

O. Siemers, Murray Smith and J. A. Carlson were elected directors. The organization was not completed Monday and a further meeting was held yesterday, afternoon to complete the business of getting started.

It is understood that the company will take over the old G. W. Hanna elevator, recently operated by U. G. Muck, to use as theirs.

The Teacher's Meeting. The teachers' meeting at Green Saturday was well attended and an interesting program was given as follows: Vocal solo, Miss Giffee; an address by Rev. Stephens of the U. B. church.

The subject of consolidation was discussed by Manly Wixon, Primary Work by Bertha Roach and the subject of reading by Aurilla Har-ner. This is the last meeting of the year until April 2nd when the final county contest is held at the high school in Clay Center. Always Up-to-Date. Chantecler has arrived and is making headquarters at the Wilson Millinery store. Call and see the Chantecler novelties.

Roy Rahn, the merchant prince of Broughton, last week purchased the interest of his father-in-law, A. Win-grove in the store at Broughton and hereafter Roy will be sole owner. He has built up a fine business during the few years he has been there and expects to see it continue along the tame lines. H. H.

Pierce, an experienced and up-to-date insurance man, has joined Fred Love joy in the insurance business here and will be active at Clay Center and vicinity. Mr. Pierce came to Clay Center Tuesday, accompanied by his wife an will make this city his home. If it's a White it's all right. Sold on the right side of.

the street. J. M. Vincent Sons, north side. For Sale Good Texas red seed F.

R. Mall, Route 3, Clay Center, Kansas. 4 Court House Assessor Fletcher has appointed the Rev. John Anderson as deputy assessor for Garfield township in place of Deputy Smith and Sam Langworthy as deputy for Goshen township in the place of Deputy Nelson. Sam formerly lived in Goshen township, so is quite well acquainted with the land up there.

He acted as assessor for Clay Center city a number of times a few years ago. Charles Woerner was Saturday appointed by Judge Otis as administrator of the estate of H. Woerner, his father, who recently died. Last Saturday was one of the biggest days around the Register's office in the history of Clay county. On that day 56 instruments of various kind3 were filed with Recorder Wide-gren to be placed on his books.

On that day alone warranty deeds were filed with him, the considerations named in them totalling the large sum of about $219,000. This is the largest sum for warranty deeds to total in any one day in the history of the county. March so far has kept right up with March a year ago the number of instruments filed and the sum paid for land being more than before. The board of county commissioners were in session this week, beginning Monday morning. They at once went out into the country to inspect bridges recently built, Al Rohr, the bridge man being here to travel over the county with them.

They had intended to examine these bridges a fei weeks ago, but the bad roads kept them from it. This week will probably finish up this work. Catherine Anlquist, executrix of the estate of J. Ahlquist, made her final settlement of that estate before Judge Otis Tuesday. Miss Widegren has been helping in the Recorder's office this week during the big rush.

Court has been in session in the court room this week which has made a crowd around the office, if not much news. Surveyor Bell was down south of town Monday running a line between the old Steiner fa.vii. recently sold, and the farm next to it, the old marking stone having been kicked out and lost and there being a question as to where the line run. The fellows around the court house are beginning to talk politics a little. The fellows who are expect ing to run again are beginning to wonder whom they will have to run against while the others are speculating on whom will succeed them.

It is getting around about to that time where candidates wlil begin to announce themselves. Tuesday morning the following jurors were drawn for this term of court: James Mayor, Oakland. J. Mall, Grant. M.

D. Harner, Sherman. Alex Davis, Chapman. Simon Farman, 3rd ward. G.

I. McElroy, 1st ward. Joseph Emrick, Gill. Lew Parry, Exeter. Christ Wieland, Highland.

James Wroodham, Exeter. Sam Machmer, Gill. William Kynaston, Union. W. M.

Chapman, Clay Center. I. D. S. Heikes, Athelstane.

W. E. Ford, Oakland. A few days ago the Deputy Assessor of Garfield Township (Lou Smith) handed in his resignation as Assessor of that Township, thus making it necessary for County Assessor Fletch er to appoint some one else to take his place. He at once appointed John Anderson, knowing by his past record as Assessor to be one of the most competent and able men in the county for that position.

Mr. Anderson absolutely refused to accept the position but recommended David Anderson of Garfield Township who also refused to take it. Then again Mr. Fletcher insisted upon Mr. Anderson taking it which he finally consented to do, but he wanted it thoroughly understood that he was not anxious for the job as he already knows what the work really is, but merely did it to help out at this particular time.

Mr. Fletcher feels highly pleased in being able to secure the ser-' vices df Mr. Anderson. County Clerk Nordstrom this week registered $15,000 waterworks bonds from Wakefield, drawing 5 per cent interest and of $500 denomination. The city can "pay a bond a year or retire the entire issue after 10 years.

Wednesday Judge Otis appointed the Rev. Freese of Wakefield as administrator of the estate of H. W. C. Budden, the man who was killed in the explosion last week there.

Judge Otis Tuesday appointed John A. Carlson as guardian of Mrs. Christina Lundberg, a woman 86 years of age who has considerable property, which it was thought Mr. Carlson could take care of better than she can dor it herself at her age. Clerk Nordstrom acted as interpreter, Mrs.

Lundberg not being able to talk English. For Sale. A good site for fine residence in the best part of Clay Center. L. P.

Schrader. School Boy Wanted- We. have a permanent position for a bright, energetic school boy. The right boy can make from 50 cents to $2.00 or mOre a week; without interfering with his school duties. G.

Priest Son, Lincoln Avenue. Mound City paint. J. M. Vincent Sons, north County Sunday School Workers Enjoy Fine Time at Morganville.

A fine Sunday school convention was held in Morganville Friday of last week, attended by a large number of Sunday school workers of the county. W. C. Opfer was elected president of the county Sunday school Association, Mrs. Frank Munson, dele gate and Mrs.

John McKee alternate to the state convention. Mr. Opfer has been president the past year. Next year's convention is to be held in Clay Center. The convention at Morganville was an exceptionally fine one and those who attended say Morganville treated them very fine.

A large number went up from Clay Center Rock Easy. Rev. John Anderson of Garfield township was in town Saturday morning and had a great deal of wholesome talk to give out concerning wheat and conditions in this county. To start with, Mr. Anderson was not sure that wheat is so badly hurt as many think, but even if it is, he thinks the fact makes no reason for people to grow long faced.

The county has had good crops for many years and it is not going to hurt people to lose one wheat crop he thinks; that is, it will not hurt much more than to hurt ones feelings. Where wheat is killed Mr. Anderson advises the planting of oats as the first thing. But if for any reason oats are not planted, then plant timothy for the feed and seed, which will well repay one for his labor and investment. But above all, Mr.

Anderson says that even if nothing is planted, it will be all right and the farmer will be ahead for his land will be all the better for the year's rest. He things if no crop is raised at all this year the land will more than produce a double crop next year, so the farmer will actually be ahead at the end of the two years for not raising any crop this year. So he reasons. Mr. Anderson says some men are going around as, though their lives depended on the wheat crop this year.

He has little sympathy for that kind of a man. He also adds that the men who are doing the most complaining over the wheat are the ones who can best stand the loss of the crop, being best fixed, and that this loss will not hurt them much. All this is pretty sensible advise. People can't help the weather and if the wheat is hurt or gone, nobody is going to suffer much over it. So look pleasant and go right along as though nothing had happened.

Emanuel Home to Build. At the meeting of the Trustees of the Emanuel Home, the Swedish Methodist home for old folks, located here, with Rev. A. G. Engstrom, Thursday afternoon of last week.

Rev. Mellberg, the new pastor of the Swed ish Methodist church here, was elected a trustee in place of Rev. Fro-men, who has gone to Texas to live. Rev. Berg, Ole Norquist, Charles Swenson, Rev.

Engstrom, Nels Swan-berg and Rev. Mellberg were appointed on the building committee with instructions to get plans and speci fications at once and proceed to build. submitting the plans April 20th. The deed to the land which Clay Center gave the home was turned over to the church, all the stipulations having been fulfilled. An invitation is extended all to contribute to the build ing fund.

There are now 4 inmates at the home and the financial matters are in good shape. In fact the home is flourishing. School Board. The school board met in regular session Monday evening. Bills were allowed.

Decided to place tornado insurance on Garfield and McKinley buildings, $6,000 on 1st, $7,500 on second. Supt. Kratochvil handed in this report, showing a total enrollment of 695, an increase of 16 over a year ago boys 335, girls 360. Average attendance 90.6 per cent. No teacher tardy during month, the first time for 2 years that none were tardy.

Mrs. Hemphill's room had the best attendance, 95.9 per cent, Miss Bardwell's room second, Miss Carter's third. Some small minor business was transacted. Would You Buy? 160 acres of creek bottom land well improved and nicely located. Price $2,500 cash.

We will give $500 per year cash rent in advance. Does this look good to you? NEWTON EATON, Clay Center, Kas. Linseed Oil Meat. Linseed Oil Meal for Cows and cattle, meat meal for hogs. Call for prices.

M. G. Patterson. Fullington Held's drug store has been made the distributing office for Clay county for free diphtheritic toxin by the state board of health. This is under a new law by which the state furnishes to all those who are unable to buy the anti-diphtheritic toxin, the medicine free of charge.

Poor people, under the statement of thf nhvsician can hereafter apply to that drug store and get the medicine free. This Is a good work on the part of. the state. The -Ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold a rummage sale March 18 and 19 at the skating rink. American hog fence.

J. M. Vincent Sons, north side. Nice line of laces at the New York store. Big Class Received By the Triple Tie Monday Night.

Twenty-four new members were tak en into the Triple Tie Monday evening and about 30 others voted upon and received. The 24 made a big class of initiates, about all the officers wanted to receive at one time. After the work of the evening and the initiation, ice cream and cake were served and cards played until after ten o'clock. There will probably be a larger class than 2 4 to initiate next Monday evening. There is always, a good time at the Triple Tie meetings.

Come out next Mon day evening and enjoy the sport, if you are a member. Over 100 new members have been secured since the work started a month ago. It looks as though the 200 would be gotten. If you are thinking of joining the Triple Tie now is the time to put in your application. High School Notes.

The Seniors are hard at work on the class play, under the direction of Miss Reynolds. Practice has started in the opera house. The boys, under Mr. O'Neil's management, met last week and fixed up a 120 yard track on the foot ball grounds. Hurdles were erected, other apparatus arranged and practice is getting along famously.

The annual staff has been appointed and work has commenced in earnest to make it the best ever. A name for the annual has not been selected yet, but the committee is to be appointed who will have charge of this naming. Miss Alberta Wenkheimer, instructor in mathematics, was detained at home Monday on account of sickness. The Seniors have decided on their class pins. They are of an original design drawn by Lawrence Cooney, and will be worked out in the colors, orange and black.

E. B. Allbaugh, Miss Winona, Frear and Miss Lilly Bernhard, members of the faculty go to Lawrence tomorrow to attend Teacher's meeting. R. T.

O'Neil is also a passenger there, chap eroning the boys basket ball team to the state tournament. Y. W. C. A.

have elected new members and the following officers were installed Wednesday: President, Hope Wright; Vice-president, Clara Davies; secretary, Bessie Schrum; treasurer, Florence Funnell. The Senior Normals are busy visiting county schools, it being required of them, that they visit at least two days during their senior year and bring back reports of these visits made. Ward Miles while helping fix up the track ground, had the misfortune to have his hand struck with a hoe, cutting the leaders of the member and consequently is nursing a very sore hand at present. Base ball practice is in vogue since the closing of the basket ball season, and much practice is being carried on. Frank Dieter has been elected manager.

Lawrence Cooney, captain and R. T. O'Neil coach, for this year's team. The other candidates have not been selected for the line up as yet, but many are practicing for work on the team. Baseball Dope.

Manager Gramly has about completed his line-up for next summer's team, though he has not yet gotten it all worked out as he wants it, so can not announce how the players will play. Al Rohr is helping him in the selection of some good players. Al is the Leavenworth bridge man, has been a baseball magnate down there and should help considerably in switching good players here. There is a movement, so it is said, for Concordia to buy the Minneapolis franchise. This would please Clay Center, not but that Minneapolis is a fine town and has a fine team, but Concordia is so much easier to get to from here and is a larger town, consequently would probably give larger crowds.

It is not known how far the negotiations have progressed between the towns. Congressman McKinlay Coming. It has been announced that Cong. McKinlay will be in Clay Center Tuesday, March 22 to make a Republican speech. A political rally while no campaign is on is something of a novelty.

But come out anyway. You no doubt will hear an interesting talk. Cong. McKinlay is the Congressman who dropped in at" the Kansas Day banquet to make a stand pat speech in opposition to the talk delivered by the Insurgent Congressman from Nebraska who had been invited to make the speech of the evening. Notice.

Bids will be opened March 14, 1910 for moving all buildings in the cemetery, digging a cellar and cistern and building foundation walls. Specifications on file in the City Clerks office. GUY R. MARTIN, City Clerk. The contests are starting among the district school to select those who shall represent the different districts in the spelling and declamation contests which are to be held in Clay Center the first of April.

From now until that date a number of different district contests will be held each week. O. L. Sullivan representing the Peo ple's Pulpit Association, will deliyerJ a lecture Sunday afternoon at the Congregational church on the subject, "WTiere are "the Dead." Admission free, no collection taken. Everybody invited.

Try the Miller shoes at the New York store. Harner: Anna Kay Lewis was born in Payson, Adams county. February 5, 1871. She came with her parents to Kansas in issi and settled on a farm near Elk Falls. Elk county, Kansas.

In 1892 the family moved to Howard, the county seat of Elk county and she lived there until June 21, 1105, when she was married to Dr. M. W. Harner. They went to housekeeping in Clay Center and have made this their home ever since.

Mrs. Harner joined the Baptist church when a young woman and transferred her membership to the First M. E. church on her removal to this city to share her church membership with her husband. She was a graduate of the high school in Howard and was a member of the Woman's Home Missionary society in this city and a teacher in the Sunday school of her church.

About two years ago she was troubled with rheumatism which caused doubts of her recovery. Since that time she has had several attacks of heart trouble, each one harder than the other, the last one resulting in her death, which occurred Saturday afternoon, March Gth. She was age 36 years and one month. Besides her husband and infant boy, whom she named Marshall Kay Harner, she leaves her father and mother, two sisters and one brother, all the latter living at her old home in Howard. Short funeral services were held at the Harner residence, Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev.

John Endacott of the First Methodist church, assisted by Rev. W. 11. Underwood and Rev. W.

C. Hanson. A quartette composed of Misses Katherine Reynolds and Grace Kiner and Messrs. R. L.

Broughton and F. W. Parrott had charge of the music. The body was taken Tuesday morning to the old home at Howard, where interment will take place. Budden: Herbert W.

C. Budden was born in Whitby, Canada, February 1, 1857. When four years of age his parents moved to Illinois, where the family lived until 1870. In that year his lather came to Clay county Kansas, and entered in a general business in Wakefield, becoming the first merchant cf the then new city. After getting well settled he sent for his family, who joined him that same year, making the trip overland in charge of the two boys, Sidney and Herbert, then aged respectively fjf.

teen and thirteen years. After about four years in town they took up a homestead near by, built a house upon it, and went to farming. This farm was Herbert's home from that time until about fifteen years ago, when by reason of a sunstroke, he found it impossible to longer bear the intense heat in the open fields. He therefore gave up farming and moved into town where he has been in business ever since. At the time of his death he was agent for the Continental Creamery, and also did a considerable business in power pumps.

During the past six months he had turned all of the latter business over into his son Charles' hands, himself attending to the growing cream business. In 1884 he married Miss Margaret Sanders, and that union was blessed with six children, five of whom Christine, Frederick, Flora, Charles and Marian, are still living. The manner of his death, while of the most dreadful nature, and of a character to terrify and harrow the souls of relatives and friends, was yet instantaneous, and undoubtedly painless. His neighbors and fellow citizens sincerely mourn his untimely taking off in the fullness of his vigor and usefulness. As a citizen he was ever peace loving and influential in all civic matters to which he gave his support.

As a neighbor be always manifested a most kindly and generous spirit, open hearted, quietly doing what he could to promote good fellowship and good-will by his example. As a husband and father he was ever loving, kind, indulgent, ready to efface self and minister to their happiness. A good citizen, a warm friend, a kindly neighbor, a loving husband and father these characteristics constitutes an epitaph which has written himself in the hearts of those who best knew him. He was a member of the M. W.

A. A large crowd attended the funeral which was held at St. George's Episcopal church of which he and the entire family are devoted members, conducted by Rev. R. O.

Mcintosh of Springfield, Mo. From the church the body was taken to its last resting place in Highland cemetery. Smith: Henry Smith was born in Woodburn, New York, October 19, 1821. He was converted and joined the Methodist church at the age of 18 years. He was married to Miss Cynthia Couch and the union was blessed with one son, Eugene S.

Smith. Shortly after this his wife died, and his son was left with and reared by his grandparents at Wood-burn, New York where he now lives. The deceased then came to Kansas in 1854 and at about 1860 was married to Louisa P. Ingersoll. This union was.

blessed with two boys and eight girls. Three sons and three daughters still survive the deceased. His second wife died in Broughton in 1897 and was laid to rest in the Broughton cemetery. Since that time the deceased has spent his time visiting with his surviving children and with hi3 brothers and sisters in New York state. He remained a faithful and consist- Continued on page 8.

11 IS the man without a bank account when the telegram comes announcing the death or serious illness of Mother, Father or near relative and asking him to come at once finds there is not quite enough money in the house to pay the necessary expenses will borrow of Neighbor Jones, but finds Jones away from home train leaves in just one hour and thirteen minutes and its two and one half miles to the depot. He thinks i'll go to a banker but, no, they do not know me I have never kept on account with a bank, I have no credit there what shall I do? Better get acquainted with a banker to-day, open an account at once if its only a dollar and build up a credit so that when you need money on short notice you know you have a friend on whom you can rely The Peoples National Bank 't of Clay Center. With its capital and surplus of $140,000.00 and resources of over $700,000.00 is a good bank for you. Your account will be welcomed. 4 "If.