The Hoisington Dispatch from Hoisington, Kansas • Page 3

diqpa'jo COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS finnnR'Alo) R5 er, seconded by Commissioner Iand, it was unanimously agreed by the board that the following order be made, towit: That it is the intention of the "board to appropriate at its "regular meeting in August, 1915, an amount not to exceed the sum of twenty-six thousand dollars (26.000), ill the balance due them amounting to $4913.90, less $50 for removing the obstructions from under the Kellam and county farm bridges. The following bonds were approved and filed in the office of the county clerk: A. E. Gegley, J. Independent u-uu in JV Continuation of the Work of the County Commissioners for June.

Office of County Clerk, June 12, 1915 In the matter of bids submitted for the construction of certain bridges as per advertisement in the official county paper, all bids having been filed -with the county clerk and there being no objection the board proceeded to open the said bids at 12 M. as the law directs. The following were the bids: township. Andrew Boyd, trustee of South Bend township, to fill vacancy. T.

C. Brown, J. Fairview township. E. Z.

Gano, trustee of Great Bend township filed his resignation as trus which sum is the estimate of cost, tor the purpose of building a bridge across the Arkansas river at some point directly south of the city of Ellinwood, in section six (6), township nineteen (19, range eleven (11) west, all in Barton county, Kansas, and the clerk of the board is hereby ordered to publish said intention of the board as required by law. KpIW I'rothers. Great Bend Mecklen bridge, arch $12,000, steel $8, tee. The board accepted the same, on motion of Land and second by Bloomer, W. C.

Stanley was appointed fill flio Mdaiwiv 500; Zimmer bridge $908; Krueken-berg bridge, $1,250 Underwood bridge $2,400: total $16,558. KANSAS WORLD BEATER Do you know how Kansas ranks in wheat production? That Kansas raised more wheat last year than Argentina or Canada? G. E. Thompson, superintendent of substations, and B. S.

Wilson, assistant in co-operative experiments in the agricultural college, have some new figures about wheat. These facts are to be presented at the Panama-Pacific exposition. In 1914 Kansas raised twice as I. 1 A .11 ID Cooprider, Great Bend Mecklen bridge, arch, $12,590, steel Zimmer bridge, $609; Kruekenberg bridge, $1785; Underwood bridge, total $17,014. Stamey Mackey, Hutchinson Mecklen bridge, arch steel, Zimmer bridge, $593; Kruckenberg bridge, $1200; Underwood bridge, total $12,250.

Mo. Valley Bridge and Iron Wichita Mechlin bridge, arch $7,400, steel Zimmer bridge, $680; Kruckenberg bridge, $1125; Underwood bridge, $1980; total $11,150. In the matter of th appointment ot James Freer and Clara Miller of Great Bend City as associate examiners by County Superintendent W. L. Bowersox, for the.

ensuing year, the said appointment was approved by the board. J. W. Hoopes of Greeley County, who formerly lived in Barton, was allowed a refund of $5.89 for double and erroneous assessment on personal property assessed in Albion township. Final settlement was made with J.

K. Anderson for the erection of a tenant house and a pest house on the mucii neai as any oiner siaie aim per cent more than any other state has ever produced in a single season 180,924,885 bushels! C. L. Soderstrom, Charleston, county farm in the sum of $1791.40 as per contract, and Watt O'Connell was How often have you heard it said: Yes; the REO is a good car." Even owners of much higher priced cars will tell you so and lower priced car owners are glad to let you know they would have liked to buy a REO except for the price. W1L First and foremost, they all realize that Mr.

R. E. jr Olds, in twenty-five years of automobile building, has always produced dependable cars never content to build a car to sell every REO product must give satisfaction for keeps Then again, and Reo car owner will tell you his car stays good, runs well, rides easily, is economical with oil and gasoline; costs nothing for repairs and is, par excellence, THE CAR TO BUY AND TO KEEP Mechlin bridge, arch 8311; Zimmer bridge $713; Krackenber; bridge, $1326: Underwood bridge $2045; total $12,018. Heaney Const. Enid, Okla.

Mecklen bridge, arch $6300; Zimmer bridge, $515; Kruckenberz bridge, $1130; Underwood bridge, $2100; total $10,045. employed to repair the old building for the use of the poor. County Read. On motion of Commissioner Land, seconded by Commissioner Bloomer, the following highway was unanimous The Kansas winter wheat crop of 1914 comprised 9,065,000 acres; more wheat than North Dakota, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and all the New England states combined more than twice as much wheat as the combined sattes of South Dakota, Iowa, Montana, and Wyoming; and 34,063,885 bushels more than the combined slates of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Dakota, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming and all New England. Kansas nrmlnppfl mnrp whpat in ly accepted as a county road, and will hereafter be maintained by the coun ty.

Starting at the terminus of Second in Cheyenne Heights addition to the city of Hoisington, Kansas, ran parallel to the Missouri Pacific Kail-way company right of way 510 feet to the northeast corner of the said right 1914 than the combined countries of Great Britain, Belgium, Japan, Switzerland, Netherlands, Denmark, and Bulgaria and then had 16,610,000 bush els to spare. The totals on the above bids include the arch plan. The Heaney Construction company of Enid, Oklahoma, bein? the lowest bidder, was on motion of the board awarded the contract for the construction of the above named bridges. Contracts were entered into by and between the said company and the board of county commissioners. The said company agreeing to furnish satisfactory bond for the completion of the said bridges.

In the matter of the settlement between the Kansas Construction company and the board of commisioners, Chas. Busch, president of the company, appeared for the company, A. The Kansas wheat crop of 1914 was greater than that of Canada, Argentina, or Australa. REO was the best purchase for the money last year but this year it is incomparably the very best automobile buy on the American market whether you buy a Ford or a Six you cannot find as much value for your money in any other car as you can in a REO. SEE of way.

Thence south 89 degrees, east 705 feet to a point on the line of said right of way 50 feet north of center of track, thence east along right of way, 1500 feet to the center of the section line running north and south between section 3 and 4, township 18, range 13. Thence east along right of way 5300 feet to the center of road between section 2 and 3, town The county normal at Great Bend closed today. The total enrollment reached but 73. The examinations will be conducted tomorrow and 1915 REO REFINEMENTS. Increased Wheel Base Longer and wider body Improved Upholstering Better Windshield Support Pockets in all Doors New type Hood Fasteners Real One Man Top Improved, Radiator Nobby Tread Rear Tires Streamline Hub Caps Anti-Rattler on brakes Improved Starter New Headlights New Design Fenders Flush Instrument Board Improved Generator Refined Cylinder and Piston Ring Design Big Price Reduction.

R. Ixjsli tor the state engineer, and the board having inspected the said bridges, and finding them constructed us per contract, paid the said company ship 18, range 13, thence north to the northeast corner of section 3, township 18, range 13, to connect with the road already accepted as a county road. Island Land Appraisement Accepfesd Mrs. Geo. M.

Howell and son, Kenneth, left Thursday morning for Park, where thev will remain until the first of August. refused to join his mother and re In the matter of the appraisement of island land accretion to lots 3, 4, 5, 6 brother in the outing but may go out and 7 in section 21-20-14, containing later with his father. 2 acres more or less, appraised at $3.50 per acre by J. W. Soderstrom, NORTH MAIN GARAGE Hoisington, Kansas Header bargain We have one used Tonight (Twill" act as a laxative JiQhe morning m'-- The Fa rns worth Drug Co.

Hodge header in good running con L. C. Kreeden and G. H. Kearney, was accepted by the board.

Ellinwood Bridge. On motion of Commissioner Bloom II dition for $40 E. R. Moses Merc. Co.

adv THRESHER FIRES Government Recommends Grounding with the cylinder and wires run to ait iron rod driven into damp ground. The grounding of grinding machines in mills has proved effective in preventing these dust exposions and a similar precaution, can be adopted advantageous! with threshers. fUl of Machines as Precaution Against Smut-Dust Explosions. The many explosions and fires in lAJ Ju LI threshing machines in the Northwest of the first explosion. There are a number of ways in which dust may be ignited, but in the case of threshing machines it appears probable that static eleetricity, generated by the operation of the machine, is chiefly responsible.

The generation of a sufficient suppy of 4 static" would result in the discharge of a spark which, under the proper conditions, would serve to ignite the explosive mixture of dust and air. In this connection it has been observed that belts slipping on pul last summer have led the United States Department of Agriculture to take up this question in connection with its investigation of grain-dust explosions "THE NEW GROCERY STORE" PHONE 61 HEADQUARTERS for Harvest Groceries in eereal mills, elevators, and similar places. Nearly 300 threshing machines Miss Grace Calbeck of PeabodyV Kansas, has been visiting her aunt. Miss Anna Yost, the past week. Mr.

E. It Brown of Willmore, Kansas, who is in th drug business there, is here visiting with his son, William, and other relatives. Mr. Brown is an old timer in Hoisington, having come here in 1892. He formerly owned the Hoisington Drug Store, and then sold out to the present were destroyed last year in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and leys will generate considerable quan- northern Idaho.

The total loss was nies 01 static electricity. In view of these facts the depart estimated at $1,000,000. Insurance ment recommends th grounding of all cylinder shafts on threshing machines. pecial Discount on Large companies refused to insure the machines, arousing acute alarm throughout the wheat-growing industry of that section. In some quarters there This can be done by dry brush contact Quantities! Come in and let us figure with you on the prices of your harvest groceries.

was a disposition to attribute these occuranees to disgruntled farm hands or tramps, but specialists in the Department now believe that they were accidental explosions and that under conditions such explosions are liable to occur wherever quantities of dust from grain or straw accumulate. Since it is probable, therefore, that there will be additional accidents of the same character this season, the department has assigned investigators to the territory in question and earnestly request that full reports of all explosions be sent to the United States De partment of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. In connection, with the study of ex plosions in grain mills and elevators it has been definitely established that when the air is filled with fine particles of vegetable dust, this dust can be ignited and an explosion follow, much as a mixture of gasoline and air is exploded in the cylinder of an automobile. It is also known that last year there was a high percentage of smut dust inthe wheat crop in the Pa cific northwest and preliminary experi CANNED VEGETABLES 1 case Early June Peas 175 1 ease Sweet Cora 1.75 1 case Wax Beans 2.40 1 case Sweet Potatoes 2.40 1 case Fine Tomatoes 2.15 1 case Fancy Kraut 2.15 DRIED FRUIT 1 box 10 lbs. Peaches $1.00 1 box 10 lbs.

Prunes 1.00 10 lbs. 4 Crown Raisins 1.00 8 lbs. Apricots 1.00 TEAS, COFFEE AND SPICES 7 lbs. Bulk Coffee 1.00 3 lbs. Can Coffee 1.00 Gunpowder and Imperial Teas per lb 50 Bacon, 12 to 14 lb.

pieces per lb 23c Hams per lb 20c Shoulders per lb 16c Cheese 12 lb. piece, per lb 22c CANNED FRUITS 1 case Pears 1 case Table Peaches 2.50 1 case Apricots 3.50 1 case Fancy Peaches 4.25 1 case Fancy Grapes 4.65 1 case Cherries 5.65 BOTTLED GOODS 1 qt. jar Preserves 25c 1 gal. Ketchup 1.00 1 qt. jar Jelly 25c Mustard 15 and 25c 1 jar Sweet Pickles 25c 1 jar Sour Pickles 25c GALLON FRUITS 2 one-gal.

Blackberries .95 3 one-gal. 90 4 one-gal. Apricots 1.40 3 one-gal. Peaches 1.25 2 one-gal. Black Raspberries 1.40 1 one-gal.

Prunes 35 COOKIES AND CRACKERS 1 box 8 lbs. asst. Cookies $1.00 1 box 10 lbs. asst. Cookies 1.15 Fancy Bulk Cookies, lb 12y2c 1 box 10 lbs.

Crax 80 1 box 20 lbs. Crax 1.50 Ginger Snaps per lb 6V2C SYRUPS 1 qt. dark Syrup 15c Y2 gal. dark'Syrup 1 gal. dark Syrup 50c 1 gal.

Sorghum 60c Less prices on quantities. 1 doz. Salmon $1.10 1 doz. Fancy Red Salmon 2.25 1 doz. Oil Sardines .45 1 doz.

Mustard Sardines .45 BREAKFAST FOOD 2 pkgs. Post Toasties 25c 2 pkgs. Grapenuts 25c 4 lbs. Oat Meal 25c 16 lbs. Jap Rice 1.00 14 lbs.

Navy Beans 1.00 HIGH PATENT FLOUR PER SACK $1.75 ments have also indicated that this dust is both highly inflammable and has great explosive force. From the accounts 01 explosions al ready received, it appears that the oc currence originated at or near the cyl inder of the threshing machine, where the dust was thickest, and flashed ROOFING Of AH Kinds and Prices Heavy guaranteed roofing for a permanent job. Tight cheap roofing for temporary work. Use this to cover your old sheds. The price is $1.25 per roll of one square.

Wildgen Lumber Co. through the entire machine instantly. In some instances the fire spread to grain stacked near by. In grain mills where similar explosions have occurred two reports have commonly been heard. The first is a sharp quick sound, followed by a report of a rum bling nature whieh lasts a longer time.

The second report is usually followed bv fire. It is supposed that the first report is due to a small quantity of verv fine dust suspended in air, hav ing been ignited by some source of heat and thus exploded. This first explosion produces sufficient concus sion to dislodge the dust settled near Always Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Phone 69. by, and this when shaken into the air and mixed is ignited by the heat I.