The Times from Clay Center, Kansas • Page 1

I THE PAPER OF CLAY COUNTY CLAY CENTER, KANSAS, MAY 3, 1917. FORTY-FIRST YEAR. EIGHT PAGES. OFFICIAL, COUNTY PAPER. NUMBER 13.

DRAFT LAW CARRIED. enner. and three children, Edith Hav NOW MAYOR MARSHALL. DEATHS. AROUND THE COURT HOUSE.

jyiiiAIlliiUIiO. the country. Figuring it that way, one can see how large a sum of money it is. However, it will be all spent in the United States. While it will be loaned to the foreign governments, it will be spent all at home and will not go out of the country.

This should make great prosperity here for the time being. It is estimated that the worth of this country is twelve hundred billion, so it is seen that seven billion is not such a large sum. But large or small, it is up to us to raise it. enner, Vernon Havenner and Joseph Estill Havenner. Kansas City Star.

Clay Center people in general were very much surprised and shocked to read the above in Saturday Kansas City paper. Mr. Havenner and his family were well known in Clay Cen ter, having made their home in this city for some time a few years ago While in Clay Center they resided on Eighth street, north of the Fletcher residence. Mr. Havenner, at the time of his death, was a member of the Clay Center Masonic lodge and also of the local council of the U.

C. T. He was at one time head officer of the U. C. T.

here. Joining Army and Navy. George Wylle, Arba Miles and Owen Dowd, three young men who have been working for Glidden for some time, have decided to enlist in the United States navy. They go to Chicago to enlist and will soon be a part of Uncle Sam's sea fighting force. All three are well built boys, with fair educations and should make good on board ship.

Last week Ned Engler went down to Ft. Riley, where he made application to join the civilians' training squad during the next three months. V. G. Schrivner also has made application to join that squad and these two young men will probably soon be down there training.

It is the object of this training squad to train a large number of young men for three months as privates and then take the best of them as officers in the army which will soon be raised. So, after three months' drill it is likely that Engler and Schrivner will be officers in the country's new army of 500,000. Bob Welsh has also made applica tion as captain in the engineering department of the army. He has been notified to appear In Kansas City for further examination and it looks very much like he would be accepted as an officer in the country's corps of engineers. George Withers has also been in Kansas City seeking an officer's position in the quartermaster's de partment, but it is not known what he has accomplished.

Guy Martin, because he has lost his arm, was unable to secure a position in the army. Lawton Hanna has joined the regu lar army band as a musician and has been sent to one of the bands of the coast artillery. He left during the past week to join his band. Rex Welsh has also made application to join the civilian's training camp at Ft. Riley to train to be an officer, along with Engler and Schrivner.

Dr. Jackson, in the southwestern part of the county, has joined the medical branch of the army and it is understood that another doc tor of Longford has Joined. Quite a number of young men at Wakefield and other parts of the county have also joined the regular army or state militia or making plans to join. Carl Belin of Clay Center has joined the coast artillery. Chas.

Drury of Clifton, one of the county High scnool boys, went to Man hattan this week to enlist. He and Carl Belin were both Seniors in the school and since they wanted to enlist, they were granted their diplomas a little ahead of time. Belin went to Manhattan, then to Denver, and will be in the coast artillery. Glenn Brown, another Clay county boy, has gone to St. Louis, where he is now stationed at Jefferson Barracks, as a member of the cavalry, and is awaiting orders to be sent to the front.

Ralph, Bryant and J. W. Dunlap and Ray Cooper, all of Clay Center, left Wednesday morning for Topeka, to make an enlistment. They expect to join the coast artillery. Tuesday morning Kansas City Mar stated that Robin Swaller of Clay Center, a student at the State University, had enlisted at Kansas City, to attend the officers' school at Ft.

Riley. Well Supplied With Seed. Clay county is well supplied with seed, according to 23 replies to an in quiry sent out by the Kansas council of defense to farmers and others in this county. Four reported the county fairly well supplied. Reports from 90 of the 10 counties in the state show a generally Satisfactory condition, all seeds considered.

From 15 counties come reports of more or less shortage. In 40 counties, however, there is insufficient seed of kafir, milo, feterita, and the other sorghum crops. Even for planting the sorghums, however, the Kansas farmer need not ship in any seed with the risk of its not being adapted to conditions In this state. Thousands of bushels of seed of all the common Kansas grain crops have been listed with J. C.

Mohler, sec retary of the council, by farmers who wish to sell, and any community or In dividual who wants the list will be supplied. Vegetables Can Be Planted. The first half of May is the time to plant many garden crops that will help reduce the national food shortage This is the statement of horticulturists connected with the Kansas council of defense. Sweet corn, squashes, sweet pota toes, beans, cantaloupes, peppers, cu cumbers and pumpkins may all be planted. It will be time also for a second planting of radishes, lettuce and peas.

The wrinkled varieties of peas should be used in this planting Tomatoes may be put out when the ground is warm, usually toward the middle of May. Sharpies Separator Bowls Repaired. If your bowl vibrates and the bot tom spindle is worn, bring it in. We will repair it while you are in town, at small cost. We also carry a complete line of repairs.

Schrader Auto Co. For Sale. Rose Comb Rhode Island Red eggs; pen, $1.50 per fifteen; range, $4.00 per hundred. Mrs. J.

E. Swenson, Clay Center. Kan R. 4. Save your cream and increase your a a.

a a. pronts oy using oecurity ooa wim oklrn milk for vour calves and nies. Also use our special dairy food for your cows. starkweather Wilson. For Sale: Boehm System clarinet, in good condition, with case and lyre, At a bargain, for a short time only.

See or write Chris Oppenlander, Clay Center, Kan. The "Bee Hive Grocery" wants your butter and eggs and will pay you the highest market price. Selective Conscription To Be Used To Raise Army. Saturday the selective conscription bill passed Congress. It received a large majority in both the House and Senate.

In the. House the ages were placed at from 21 to 40 years; in the Senate the ages were placed at from 21 to 27 years. The two bodies will get together and place the age limits, which will probably be about as the ages placed in the Senate. It is figured that these ages will include about men. is the present plan to rush the work of getting the new army called.

It is the plan to raise 2,000,000 soldiers within the next two years, if the war lasts that long. All men within the ages designated by the law under its final form, will have to register. This will probably be by townships. Then when the word is given, the names will be drawn out, much as a jury is now drawn. Previous to that, however.

there will be a general elimination of exempted men, which will leave about 6.000,000 men from whom to draw the final 2,000,000. The first name out of the box will have to report for the first 500,000 soldiers desired. The second name drawn will report for the second 500,000. The third name will report for the third 500,000. The fourth name drawn will report for the fourth 500,000.

And the fifth name drawn will report for the first 500,000. And thus the lot will go. It has been figured out that Clay county will be called upon to furnish nearly 100 soldiers under this arrangement, 25 for each lot of 500,000. However, The Times does not know whether those figures are correct, but has been informed that they are. It is hoped to have the drawing by June 1 and the first 500,000 men report by July 1.

to go into training. Men in certain lines of work and men with certain dependents will be exempted from the draft, but there will be no buying off or anything like that. Every man of the age, rich or poor, will be called upon and will have to respond if drawn. This will make a real democratic army. It is now generally believed that the first 500.000 drawn, at least, will have to go to Europe and many are predicting that before the war is over the entire 2,000,000 men will be sent.

Time alone will tell about that. Gov. Capper Will Address Seniors. A number of interesting entertain ments in connection with the closing of the High school for this year are scheduled for the next three weeks. The Junior class of the school expect to give their usual class play on Wednesday evening.

May 9, the subject of the play being "A Night Off." The annual May Fete, which this year is to be a combination of a May festival and a patriotic entertainment, will take place Thursday, May 17th, in Huntress park and will include the usual features, the May Pole dancing, the Folk dances, a band concert, the students' lunch, and additional ones. The events of the Senior week start with the baccalaureate sermon Sunday, May 20th, which will be delivered this vear hv Rev. H. CI. Mathis nf th First Presbyterian church, as Rev.

Dickson, of the First Baptist church, who was asked to deliver the sermon, expects to be away at that time. The Senior class play will be given on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, May 21-22, at the Bonham opera house. Miss Kackley, who so ably di rected the class play a year ago, will have charge of the cast again this year. The play subject has not been selected as yet. The Junior-Senior reception will be held at the High school Wednesday evening.

May 23rd, and the Alumni reception the following evening, May 24. The commencement program will be given Friday evening, May 25, at which time Governor Capper will be here to deliver the annual commencement address. Our Land Will Be Cultivated. The Kansas farmer will be no slack er in the world war. Out of 1,791 replies to an inquiry mailed by the Kansas council of defense to men in every county of the state, 1,645 were to the effect that no cultivated land would lie idle after planting with the present forces available.

One hundred fifteen more said that "very little" would re main idle. In Clay county, 25 out of 26 replies stated that the land would all be planted. farmers are not going to experiment with new or doubtful crops, officers of the council point out further. Information from hundreds of farmers in every section of the state indicates that the old standard crops such as and sorghum will be planted on the large acreage of abandoned wheat ground, as well as on other land. Will Open The Park.

The Clay Center band has made ar rangements for the annual opening of Huntress park on Wednesday evening. May 9th, when the band will give a program in the auditorium there. With a pleasant evening the band should have a large attendance at this, the first concert of the season. The money raised at this concert will be used in buying extra equipment and uniforms for the band, both of which are needed. The band has given up all idea of going into the army as a state regiment band or U.

S. volunteer band. It will remain here during the summer. Remember the date of their concert at Huntress park. May 9th, and if possible turn out and give the band a boost.

Commissioners' Meeting. The regular monthly meeting of the board of county commissioners will be held in the commissioners' room in the court house, beginning Monday, May 7, 1917. All persons having ac counts against the county should see that their bills are filed with County Clerk Nordstrom on or before Saturday, May 5, 1917, to have the same allowed at this meeting of the board. J. W.

Nordstrom, County Clerk. For Sale. Pure bred Rose Comb Rhode Island Red eggs, 75 cents per setting or $4.00 per hundred. Mrs. B.

F. Pearl, Wake field, Kan. Our prices will be kept down to the last ditch. we have avoided all "frills" and retentions for the verv purpose of thus being able to under sell. KoDinson-McKenna.

Murray Smith Has Again Become A Private Citizen. The city council met in. regular ses sion Tuesday evening. Mayor Smith presiding and all members of the coun cil present except Crandall. The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and during the session other rou tine business was looked after, such as the passing of the usual appropriation ordinance to pay claims from the various funds.

The contract of Mr. Pederson and wife, whereby they give to the city 15 feet of land the length of the sanitary sewer, which runs through their land, was approved and ordered recorded. The auditor, who was auditing the city lKoks, made his report and on motion the same was accepted and placed on file. There being no further business to come before the old council, adjournment was made. The new council immediately organized.

Mayor Marshall and all of the councilmen being present. The council went into executive session and the following officers were appointed and confirmed: City clerk, E. R. DeBray; city attorney, G. L.

Davis; street commissioner, W. B. Evans; sexton of cemetery, Mrs. Emma Schaubel; city engineer, C. R.

Welsh; health officer, Dr. S. E. Reynolds; park police, Wm. Op- penlander; street cleaner, Henry Wors- ley.

The council elected Councilman Hartman president and appointed the following committees ays and means Ross, Cowell, Schrader; street and alley Hartman, Alquist, Schrader; claims and accounts Ross, Benn and Cowell; city property Alquist, Hartman and Hawley; fire department Humfeld. Benn and Hartman; laws and ordinance Cowell, Schrader and Alquist: light, water and sewer Hartman. Cowell and Hawley; building Benn, Ross and Humfeld. The council arose from executive session and accepted the report of the fire chief. The chief was then in structed to buy furniture needed to furnish the sleeping room at the fire department and was also placed In charge of the day and night man and of all the property of the department.

The city engineer in connection with the street and alley committe was in structed to have speed signs placed at the roads entering the city, also necessary signs placed at school houses. The street and alley committee re ported the condition of the sidewalk, north of the Bonham hotel, on Dexter street, in bad condition, and on motion the said sidewalk was ordered In. A petition was presented for widen ing east Court street. The petition was referred to the street and alley committee. The health officer was instructed to secure a dumping place for garbage and other material, he to report on the same at the next meeting of the council.

Adjournment was made until the evening of May 15th. The Wolfe Stock Co. "Thp Broken Butterflv." the nlay chosen for the opening of The Wolfe Stock Monday night, Is an exceptional play. It perfectly satisfies the hieh brow, alwavs calling for a liter ary uplift, while the man in the street will find in the stage effort a some, the which if he does not perfectly understand, nevertheless grimly engages him and stirs his imagination to higher thines. "The Broken Butterfly," with its protagonist, and idealized conjurer, who performs in the stress of professional necessity super-human feats, provides Miss Blanche Cook with a part which by her innate dignity, pleasing personality, quiet incisive un-theatrical methods, she raises to a creation of indubitable power and imaginative grace and beauty.

Admirable in execution is L. Fred Stein as Philip Hale, the epitome of complacent compromise. Studiously and spiritually perturbed in Mr. Wolfe's interpretation of Geo. Hyland, likewise the remainder of the well balanced cast.

Including specialties between the acts which is the first word in refinement eliminating all suggest-iveness and making the evening one of enjoyment and recreation. With the prices charged for this auspicious occasion the pretty pavillion theatre of the Wolfe Stock Company should be packed to the doors Monday night to witness The Broken Butterfly." The Looal School of Music. ThP lnral School of Music is fairly successful, there beine several new en rollments, as well as a few former (last year's) pupils resuming the study. The system is thorough, yet attractive; it has a tendency to eliminate the non-worker, which is a help to the one who desires the very best. Miss Randall made a business trip to several points, in which this late idea is carried out, receiving great encouragement through talks with exper- ionped directors of schools.

With one exception (Girard. the county seat or crawtora county j. the towns visited were much larger. hut in a rountv hieh school commun ity there should be more advantage, in that there is the one "Standard lza- tinn" The following list contains a few of thp names of those who are members of the faculty of this "University Ex tension Mr. Harold Freia-man PmnkUti.

N. Mrs. Laughlyn Braid wood, Denver, Mrs. Rob ert Dunn, El wood, Miss Gene vieve Hodapp, Mankato, Miss tfnnr Daarhcr Strw Pnmona. Cal if This graded course is optional to pupils; those desiring the diploma may use this system exclusively, or a pupil may have these extra lessons along with other material.

Trt the "teacher-DUDil" the nsychol ogy of attention, and the scientific basis for handling pupils, will be explained. (This is now under way to some extent here.) Found Dead On Street Car. J03. P. Havenner, for twenty-seven vAars a salesman for the Faxon-Gal lagher Drug Company, was found dead on an Independence, electric car last night at Fairmount Junction.

Death is thought to have been caused hv heart disease. Dr. W. H. CoffeV.

coroner, will hold a post mortem examination this morning. Mr. Havenner was 43 years old and lived at 5042 East Tenth street. For thirty-eight years ho had made his home in Kansas City. He leaves his widow, Mrs.

Nellie Hav Stanley: The community In general around about Oak Hill and Longford was greatly shocked and saddened on Monday, April 23rd, by tho announcement of the death of Mrs. Eunice McNay Stanley. IVath came to her after just one week of illness, peritonitis being the cause of her sudden passing away, which has taken from the county a splendid young lady and one who was exceedingly popular In her home neighborhood and loved by all who knew her. Eunice McNay, daimhter of Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. McNay, was born at Oak Hill, this county, February 1897, and at the time of her death was aged twenty-years, two months and eight days. She was an only daughter and lived at Oak Hill with her parents until her marriage to Mr. John Stanley of Longford, February 21, 1917, when she took up a residence in Longford.

She was married Just two months and eight days when death took her away. She was a teacher of music before her marriage and spent one year at Linds- borg, Bethany college, studying music. Mrs. Stanley was a fine young wo man in every way and every household who knew her is distressed because of her sudden and unexpected going and grieve greatly with the bereaved rela tives at this time. She leaves to mourn her going: Her husband, John Stanley, who is the Santa IV agent at Longford: her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. E. McNay, of Oak Hill; one young brother, Everett McNay, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. D. Wells also of Oak Hill. The funeral services were held Tues day afternoon. April 24th, at 2 o'clock, at the church in Ingford.

Rev. Nick-ell of the Presbyterian church of Oak Hill, who performed the ceremony at their wedding just two months before, conducted the services in the presence of an enormous crowd of sympathizing and sorrowing friends. Burial was made In the Rose Meron cemetery. Mrs. Hermla learner and daughter, the former an aunt, from Wellington, were at the funeral.

Another sad incident In connection with the death was that Mrs. Stanley's father, Mr. McNay, had gone to attend the funeral of his sister, at Monument, on Monday and was called back home before the funeral because of the daughter's death. Six young men assisted bv six Re- bekahs, of which the deceased was a member, acted as pallbearers. She was also a member of the Ladies' Aid society at Oak Hill and was baptized into the Presbyterian church when a ittle child.

Schryver: The funeral services of r. II. Schryver, whose remains were brought to Clay Center for burial last week, were held last Thursday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, at the First Bap tist church. The services were con ducted by Rev. J.

G. Dickson, with tho assistance of Rev H. G. Mathls of the Presbyterian church. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery.

John Henry Schryver was born Oc tober 26. 1841, at Rhinecllff, Dutchess county, N. where he grew to man hood and In June of 1860 was married to Miss Mary Hurley. To this union were born four children, all of whom survive. The family went to Moline, 111., and later to Clay county, Kansas, where they settled on a homestead west of what is now known as Idana.

Here on April 12, 189 the death angel carried away the mother and on August 3, 1870, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Remington and to them four children were born. In early manhood he became a Chris tian and united with the Christian church and ever after was true to his convictions. He was always a man prominent in any good work, and, although a keen business man, never sac rificed his high ideals for worldly Kaln. Mr. Schryver was too a devnied husband and a loving father and always had a kind word for everybody.

He will be greatly missed in the community. In 1911 Mr. and Mrs. Schryver moved to Bayside, and since that time have spent their winters there, coming to Clay Center during the summer. On November 29, 1916, the mother was called home and it has since been his wish that he might not tarry long.

He was called home April 23, 1917. The surviving children are: Mrs. J. A. Hoover of Quincy, Kan.

Mrs. Mag gie VonTungeln of El Reno. Mrs. H. G.

Carls of Topeka; J. H. Schryver of Mangum, Mrs. John Yarrow of Bayside, Mrs. N.

E. Hahn and Mrs. J. L. Hahn.

both of Clay county. Kansas, and Mrs. H. If. Cowell of Clay Center.

All of the children were present at the funeral with the exception of Mrs. VonTungeln, who was detained at home on account of sickness. Sweet: Frank G. Sweet, son of C. H.

and Maria (Crossley) Sweet, was born May 27, 1866, at Spafford. Onon-daza county, N. and died very suddenly at Clifton, April 28. 1917, at the age of fifty years, eleven months and one day. He was united in marriage to Miss Alice Affleck, August 25, 1897, who survives him, besides two sons.

Two daughters, Anna and May, died in October of 1899. He is also survived by his brother, A. J. Sweet of Clifton, and his sister, Mrs. Phil Smee, of Clay Center, Kan.

Also other relatives and many friends mourn his passing. At the age of thirteen he removed with his parents from bis native state to Clay county, Kansas, and has since continually resided on the old home farm. He was a member of the Parallel Presbyterian church and was a true, upright Christian man. He was a good neighbor and was always ready to lend a hand to those in need of help, was very industrious and his Industry perhaps hurried him to his grave. He was a member of the A.

O. U. W. lodge at Clifton. The funeral was held at the Sherman church April 30, 1917, the service being conducted by Rev.

R. E. Fleming of Clifton, and interment was made in the Sherman cemetery near the graves of his parents and children. The floral remembrances were numerous and beautiful the gifts of friends and relatives. Stanley: Laverne Stanley, the five-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Stanley, passed away Thursday, April 26th, at the home at Renown, Canada. Diphtheria was the cause of his death. He was the only child in Continued on pace 6.) Terwilliger-Brown: On April 22nd, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Amos Terwilliger, at Riley, occurred the marriage of Miss Ina, to Mr. Edwin Brown of Lincoln, Neb. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Thompson of the Methodist church, of which the bride and groom were both members. The bride was gowned in white silk net over China silk, which soft effect made her look like a living doll.

The groom wore midnight blue, which matched the bride's traveling suit. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Kansas City and comes to us a model Christian young man. The bride was a graduate of the Riley High school and had one year special training at Emporia, and had been a teacher in Riley county for three years.

One feature of the wedding was the bride's cake, which was baked by an aunt of the bride, in Oklahoma, who will be remembered as Miss Hulda Frid, of this city years ago, and trimmed by her sister, Mrs. Clara Rowland. The home was beautifully decorated in blue and white, and after a classmate sang a beautiful song, the two young lives wrere joined, congratulations of thirty guests, and then a big wedding dinner was served. Many beautiful presents were received from the attending guests and from the Frid relatives in Oklahoma. The bride and groom left for Kansas City on Monday, where they were received with a large reception by the groom's relatives.

From there they go to make their home in Lincoln, Neb. The bride was born in Clay Center and was left an orphan when two years old. but adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Terwilliger.

She was a granddaughter of Mrs. Johanna Frid of this city. Johnson-Rundle: Mrs. Henry Run-die of this city received an announcement last week of the marriage of Miss Janette Johnson of Lansing, to her son, Mr. Floyd Rundle, who is also a resident of that place at the present time.

The marriage took place last Thursday at Lansing, where the young people expect to continue to live. The groom is the youngest son in the Rundle family and is well known in the community, having lived in Clay Center for a number of years and elsewhere in the county before living here. He went to Lansing perhaps more than a year ago to go into business and has since resided at that place. Mrs. Rundle is a stranger to Clay Center people, Mr.

Rundle having acquired her acquaintance since leaving this city. His many friends in the county will wish them well. Dugan Swanson Miss Mamie Du-gan, of the May Day neighborhood, and Mr. Carl Swanson, from near Lasita. both well known to many Clay county residents, were united in marriage last Wednesday, April 25.

The marriage took place in Manhattan, Probate Judge Morris officiating. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dugan and the groom is a son of Mrs. George Berry After a visit of a few days among various relatives the couple went to Lasita, where they have taken up a residence on a farm in that vicinity.

Steinbruck-Ring Miss Minnie Stein-brack and Mr. James Ring, both of the WAkefield community, were united in marriage last Wednesday afternoon, April ISth. The marriage was solemnized in Junction City upon that day. Probate Judge D. Hurley performing the ceremony.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Ring are well and favorably known about Wakefield and have a wide circle of friends in that community who will be interested in their marriage and wish them a world of success. Mickel Wallace: Miss Florence Mickel of Linn and Mr. Geo.

Wallace of Washington were married in Clay Center last Thursday, April 26th. The marriage was solemnized at the court house by Probate Judge W. P. Anthony. Seeking Officers.

Last week Mayor Smith was re quested to appoint a committee to work in co-operation writh this division of the Military Training Camp Association, taking in western Missouri and Kansas, seeking to secure civilians to train for officers in the army. Mayor Smith appointed a committee of seven, consisting of M. M. Smith, Rob Welsh, L. F.

Valentine, F. W. Parrott, C. V. Jones.

O. Oberg and W. L. Glidden. Saturday evening the committee held a meeting at which the matter of securing officers was taken up.

Mr. Smith was selected as chairman of the committee and F. O. Oberg as secretary. No particular work was done, except that the committee decided to secure the names of all men of this county who might desire to go to the training camp with the view of becoming an officer.

Already some have stated that they would go. It is the idea for civilians to train at Ft. Riley for three months, then the best of those training will be selected as officers of the new army to be raised. A man must have a good education and other qualifications to get into the training camp. However, it is a pretty good proposition to young men.

If any information about the matter is desired. Smith or any other member of the committee can supply it. Seven Billion Dollars. It has been decided by Congress to raise seven billion dollars for war purposes. This money will be raised in installments of probably $500,000,000 a month and the first steps will be to provide two billions of the seven.

This money will be largely loaned to the al lies, so much to each country each month. A considerable part of the money will be raised on income taxes. Part of the other will be raised by taxes on different commodities, and legal papers. Bonds will be issued to take care of the rest. The present generation will have to raise as much money as possible, as few bonds as can be, being issued.

The bonds will be disposed of through the banks and so many will probably be allotted to each state. This amount of money is twice as much as the total debt of England was before the war. It means a debt on the government of anm-oxi mately $70 for each man, woman and child in the United States. It is an added debt of $70 for each person in Janitor Boyd has turned the water on again in the fountains in the square and the water has been running all the past week, though for the most part of me weeK was uui uttuea. The county jail is still empty, having been so for about two weeks, though Sheriff Need says he thinks he knows some people who are getting pretty close to being taken in.

The quiet time around the register's office has arrived. The first of the week even all the oil leases had been recorded and there was no work to be done at all. The board of county commissioners will be in session again next week, starting on Monday, for the May term of the board. Rubey Trust Co. vs.

E. T. Miles et. al. is a foreclosure case started in the District court the past week.

Considerable June tax money is coming in these days. County Clerk Nordstrom, Sheriff Need and Justices DeBray and Otis drew a jury Wednesday afternoon for the June term of the District court. The 12 men drawn, with their townships and postoffices. are: R. R.

DeLair, Athelstane, Wakefield. Floyd Smith, Blaine, Clay Center. Gus Musselman, City, City. J. E.

Keith. Clay Center, Clav Center. C. E. Treadwell.

City, City. S. L. Armstrong, City, City. A.

J. Anderson, Highland, Green. James Barclay, Exeter, Clay Center. J. G.

Roberts, Blaine, Clay Center. Ed Buchanan, Gill, Wakefield. Leonard Alquist, City, City. John DeBerry, City, City. No Man Should Lose Out.

Kansas is not going to let the farmer fail. Bad luck in the last year or two will not be allowed to cut down crops in this war time. Kansas is going to finance the man who is out of luck and therefore short of seed or of feed for his live stock. The finance committee of the Kansas council of defense expresses confidence in the ability and willingness of the local bankers to look after farmers in their vicinity. The committee will act as a general clearing house, however, to bring cases of farm need to the attention of the bankers.

In any case where local funds may prove inadequate the committee will provide means for extending the necessary credit. Several cases have already been taken up, in which farmers lacked money to buy necessary machinery. In other cases men had no grain and were turning out their horses to graze at night after hard work all day, thus reducing efficiency fully 50 per cent. In all these cases the local banks were abundantly able to meet the situation as soon as they learned of the need. The members of the committee, representing all the congressional districts of the state, are: Governor Arthur Capper, chairman; L.

H. Wulfe-kuhler of Leavenworth, president of the State Bankers association; Emerson Carey, Hutchinson; Henry Lassen, Wichita; W. R. Stubbs, Lawrence; E. V.

Lanyon, Pittsburg; Charles W. Thompson, Marion; C. G. Cochran, Hays; VV. E.

Wilson, Washington. April Weather. April was the wettest month we have had here since last June. In fact, April was about the only wet month we have had since last June. While April was not especially wet, it came up almost to the average for the month and seemed quite wet in com parison with other weather we have had lately.

During April we had 4.01 inches of rain. The warmest of the month was 89 degrees on the 22nd. The coolest of the month was 25 on the 25th. A number of light frosts occur red during the month and we had numerous high winds'. In fact, it was the windiest April we have had for a long number of years.

The last 5 days of the month were wet and cold. Thursday of last week we had .22 of an inch of rain; Friday, 1.58 of an inch; Saturday, 1.37 of an inch; Monday, .20 of an inch. That made for the last 5 days and the recent rainy spell, 2.37 inches of ram, and was a good rainy season. All the water that fell went into the ground, none running off. We had a frost on the night of the last day of the month or the morning of May 1st.

The winter drought is now probably broken. Public Health Car Coming. The following schedule is announced by the state board of health for their public health car, Warren, on its trip over the Junction City and Manhattan branches of the Union Pacific railway Clyde, May 14 and 15; Vining, May 16; Clifton, May 17; Morgan ville, Mav 18; Clay Center, May 19. 20, 21, 22 and 23 Broughton, May 24; Wakefield, May 25; Milford, May 26. The general public Is invited to visit the car, particularly mothers and teachers.

The exhibit is of special interest to the people in the rural sections. Literature on the various communicable diseases and other public health problems will be available to those who are interested. The car will be open to the public on arrival and will remain open until 6 p. m. Domestic Art Exhibit.

Miss VanHorn and her students of the domestic art department of the High school will hold their annual exhibit at the High school building Friday, May 4. Invitations have been sent out this week to the patrons of the community to visit the domestic art rooms in the afternoon of that day, at which time the young ladies will have on display a variety of their handi work. Lost. A weed chain was lost between tne German church and Green. Finder please leave at The Times office.

Charles mrcnase, ureen, Kan. Dr. Warner, the dentist. Crown, Bridge and Fiate work a specialty. Office 101S Fifth street.

For sale, Poland China fall pigs, both sexes, ready for service. Address W. C. Milligan, R. F.

D. 5, Clay Center. How The Army Will Be Raised. Tuesday morning Sheriff Need received from Gov. Capper the notice as to what method to proceed on to follow out the instructions of the new draft law.

The letter and instructions are as follows: This office has been advised by the secretary of war that the following method is to be pursued in the regis tration under the selective draft: The sheriff, county clerk and county physician are to constitute a board in each county to supervise the registration and draft; the sheriff to be the executive officer of the board; the clerk the custodian of the records and secretary of the board, and the county physician who will make the physical examinations at the proper time. This registration is to be made by election precincts throughout the county and the duty of your county board is to appoint in each precinct a board of three members to conduct the registration; two of these should be able to write a good clear hand and women of voting age could be used on the registration board. In naming the registration boards in the precincts, the secretary of war believes that you can find patriotic neo-ple who will volunteer to act as registration officials without compensation. It will also be the duty of your board to designate a suitable place in each precinct for the registration, such place to be tendered by its patriotic owner free of cost to the government. You should take steps just as soon as these places are designated to inform the people of their location, either by posting notices or through the local papers, or by both methods.

In townships having only one voting precinct, if you think it practicable, you might designate the members of the township board as registration officials. If there is more than one precinct in the township it will be necessary to make provisions for a board in each precinct. In all cities having registration, you might utilize the machinery of the election commissioner's' office in selecting your board for the precincts in the city. While it is assumed by the secretary of war that all parties concerned in carrying out this draft will do so without question from patriotic motives, it should be understood that heavy penalties are provided for failure to do so. The necessary blanks will be sent direct to the sheriff of each county as soon as the president has signed the proclamation, which probably will be done within the next two or three days.

Of course, nothing official can be done until the president issues his proclamation, but the information here will enable you to have the matter rounded up so that you can act promptly when the time comes. The registration must be made on one certain specified day and the secretary of war states that it must be made within ten days after the proclamation is issued, so you can see the necessity of haste in formulating your plans. It might be observed that men enlisted prior to the day of registration in the national guard, army, navy, marine corps, will be exempt from the provisions of the draft. The good name of the state calls for the whole hearted co-operation of every official of the state in this plan of raising the army, and I am sure that you and the other members of your board will come up to full expectations. Now that the plan of raising the army has been adopted, it is our patriotic duty to fall in line and do our best.

Very respectfully yours, Arthur Capper, Governor. Takes Over Selts Jewelry Store. The first of this week it was announced that xVrthur W. Forsgren had taken over the Selts jewelry store and would hereafter be the owner of that business. Arthur Forsgren will be well remembered in Clay county.

A number of years ago his father was a minister at one of the Swedish churches north of town. Both the father and mother died in this county. Arthur worked for some time at the Selts jewelry store and later went to Topeka where he has been with the Ralph Peterson jewelry store for a number of years. That is one of the largest and best jewelry stores in Topeka, Fors gren has been at the head of the engraving department there and in fact has learned the jewelry business from the foundation up. He was popular among the young folks when living Clay Center and will no doubt make a success of his new venture.

Labor May Be Scarce. As the work of mobilizing the coun ty to raise a maximum amount of food stuff is carried out, it appears more and more as though the problem in this county is going to be to secure la bor. A number of farmers have told The Times the past week that it ap pears to them as though they would not be able to secure labor to put in all the crops they desire and that probably some of their land will go idle be cause of the scarcity of labor. It looks like some committee should begin work on that proposition right away. It would be too bad if this county is not thoroughly cultivated simply be cause men to work the fields cannot be found.

There should be a mobili zation of labor right away, quick. Farm Job Wanted. Married man, with 2 children, wishes farm work; many years' experience 26 years old. Chas. Lalk, Rock Island House, Clay Center.

Call by Saturday 4 p. m. Everbearing Strawberries. King of Everbearing, the best ever bearing strawberry in existence Plants, $1.00 per 100. Sweet Kllpsch, Greencastle, Mo.

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