The Alma Signal from Alma, Kansas • Page 4

THE ALMA SIGNAL Sniurtliiiip, new Red Crown Gasoline and l'olerine Oil Station. Alma Tire Buttery Shop, By AS. A. SCHILL1MU Something now Red Crown Gasoline and Polerine Oil Station. Alma Tire Battery Shop.

POLL TAX Keceipt books for sale at the Signal office. (First published in the Alma Sinnal July 12. 1923.) NOTICE OP APiMUNTMKNT LOCAL NEWS Entered in Post Office Bt Alma, Kann. aa Second Clans Matter. A Beautifying Paint Made of highest grade materials.

Takes least gallons. Wears longest. Looks best. SIMMDNa Houuc Paint will save vou monev. Covers 350 square feet to the gallon two coats.

It goes so much farther and lasts so much longer. wmmrrm quality NO BETTER PAINT IN THE WORLD Bring in the measurements for figure out for you what it will Come in and get a Color Card. FARMERS UNION STORE PHONE 158 ALMA, KANSAS Kenneth Kcruns 'spent the week end with Topcka friends. II. l' DierkiiiK and Charlie Kly wore down from AHa Vista on business Tuesday.

Theodore I-'ischer hits a position in thcChase Hotel at St. Louis, a fine lur.ge hotel elected hist year. Henry Steinnieyer and faniily of Topcka visited tit the Henry and Fred Router homes Sunday evening. Herbert Steinkamp of Topcka was the guest of Elmer and Herbert Steinnieyer from Thursday until Sun day. A.

Carroll was called to Maple Hill Tuesday to look after the interests of a client needing the services of a good lawyer Mrs. Frank Sanders and children returned Sunday from a visit with Mrs. Sanders parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Raines near Maple Hill.

Otto lierroth who now owns a farm in Pottawatomie county, just across (he river from Wabaunsee was in Alma Monday, and while here visited with relatives for a few hours. Mr. anil Mrs. John I. Robertson came in from last Thursday and visited until Sunday with their son Mayor Robertson and family, who took them home in the cur.

-o- Cuinc early to Wamego, farmers' Picnic Day July 10th. Wc close at 12 o'clock for the day. So come early and trade with us so we can celebrate the day with you. The O. B.

Larson Store. Mr. and Mrs. C. H.

Schmidt, daughter Mrs. Kd. McNerney, Mrs. Paul Fnlk and son Arnold drove to McFarland afternoon where Mrs. McNerney and Arnold took the train for Topcka.

Mrs. Clara Stuewe is spending a week or ten days with the Rippetoes, her parents at Wayside, Kansas, while her husband is doing his bit in training; as a member of the U. S. Marine Reserve. R.K.

Thoes, our former painstaking postmaster, is smiling at the patrons of the office through the wicket these days; looking after the business end of the office in the absence of Postmaster Ferdinand Stuewe. 1. A. Schwanke, one of the pros perous farmers of Maple Hill town- hip was on our streets Monday. Mr.

Schwanke was raised on the old homestead south of Alma und is known to all old time residents on South Branch. Dick Johnson started out Monday morning bright and early with his splendid threshing outfit and a full cicw of capable men to assist him in preparing the golden grain for the bin or immediate shipment us his pa trons might wish. J. 11. Houston, wife and daughter Mae of lialdwin and daughter Mrs.

lllanche Wageninn, husband and dau ghter licit Jo of Colony were here Saturday visiting friends. They were on their way to Dwight and Alta ista to visit relatives. Friends of Miss Esther Fischer who will graduate next year from Washinton University in St. Louis, have given her free education for her Junior and Senior year. Miss Esther is a graduate of Alma High being valedictorian of her class.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thowe left Thursday morning for a visit of sev eral weeks with relatives in Colorado and during their absence will not only visit lneiuls and relatives but expect to spend some lime at several of the prominent summer reports in that slate i uavis, Ho ow ns ami lives on a larni in i otiawatoime county, across the river and a few miles from Man hattan, was an Alma visitor Monday Chet is still the same geniel good na Hired chap the boys say, who years ago owned and had charge of "the cattle on a thousand hills" in this county. Olio Stuewe, wife und several of the children drove in Monday even ing from Topcka, to spend a day or two with relatives here. Otto has a nice suburban home in what is known as Scabrook, suburb of Topeka which gives his children the advun tage of the Topeka grade and high schools.

Mrs. 1- red Steinnieyer, living on South Branch has been suffering for some days with a skin eruption on her face, and on Tuesday morning her Inwband und son took the wife and mother to Topeka in their Kco for ovservatkm und treatment by a spec ialist. The many friends of this good woman hope for her permanent and speedy recovery. Official Paper for City of McFarland Subscription, $1.50 a Year THURSDAY, JULY 12, EARLY DAYS OF STEAMSHIFS Superiority Over Sails Quickly Proved How the Term "Packet" Came to Be Applied. The passenger ships employed In crossing the Atlantic in witc mostly sideu heejers- the screw propellers fur steamships being practically Still In the experimental si age at thlii time.

To speak roiiglity, the "fifties'- saw the lrun screw replacing Hie I en paddle steHiner. The term "packet" was applied licit li to sailing ships ami to steamers and about the same period It some-times used for the name of steamship lines or companies such as, I'm- example, the "St. Steam company." and the "City of Inibliu Steam Packet rnmpiiiiy." Steam vessels were employed at very early ilute upon the mall services, for, he-sides being very much quicker than the snlllhn vessels, the.v were prue-tk'ully Independent of the direction of the wind, anil to considerable extent of the weather: eiHi-equentlv the regularity of their pi'ii-''" eon-trasted very favorably with the Irregular times kept by the sailim: vessels. The mail service across Hie Irish channel, between Ibilylioud and Iitb lln, was especially uncertain in the days of the sailing packet, frcipicnlly occupying three or feur days, and occasionally as many as seven or nine days. All this was altered when in 1821 the steamers' lieyal Sovereign and Meteor were placed nn the service.

The advantages were so apparent that steam mail packets between tlreat and the Continent, and nn many other services, were smut established. How the word "packet" came t.i he applied to a vessel Is explained in the dictionary: "racket, 1 A little pucker small package. 2. A bundle, as of letters; hence, mail. H.

Hence, a fast ship or bont, originally one un der povemtneiit control, for conveying malls mid passengers at staled times; a vessel tuukliiK regular trips; also, formerly a passenger bout on a canal." Cleveland t'luln Healer. ORIGIN OF MAYAS UNCERTAIN Variety of Opinions Held, but No Positive Proof Has Ever Been Brought Forward. Arcbeolotflsts have wi-sinletl warmly as to where the i-nine ft-uni. Soiue stthl they HUM Yucatan from the outli. smiir from the norib.

The re-tiil'lanei1 of their hieroglyphs iinil sumr of their architecture ami ciirvini; tn ilmse nf Assyria anil Kirypl led to the ture that the fniiiiilers of the nation were Egyptians or A-yrhms Hut If 0, how (lid they iret to Alni'i' lea? Un tin- othi'i- hand, part Inilar admirers of Maya art. who iteelnre it superior to that of ihe 1 pi ian. have advnnced the Imhl ilo-ory thai I In- 1 IHzntlon of Vuratan wa the parent of tbat of Egypt --some Aineriran I'olmn bna havlnc evidently sailed over anil discovered Africa. And then again the Atlanils fans, who believe with Pluto and nthi'i of the ancients that a continent was once overw lielnieil Lri )oliiall. what Is now the Atlatitii- an.

sjiy that the Maya anil Toller chili nilon are no mystery to them, ina-aiue-li a-they have esoteric lnfurnmlloii to the effect that they were founded hy -ul tured refugees froia the catairoiihe of Atlantis, which they lilentifv with Noah's flood and other Inundation- mentioned In the scriptures of ancient religions. Hill Lent Itself to Building. A most Intere-tiim and picturesiiui- series of additions was added lo i home In ooe of the hillside district of California. In this case a man nnd bis wife had built unite close to the slope of a hill, but ithout any thought of additions. Later, when they wished to expand, they discovered that hy gtod luck rather than by good design, the easiest as well us the luol attractive direction In which to grow wa up the hill.

adding a short Inclosed stairway they were lifted high enough to build three most ehnnu'mg rooms. The center one of this group Is a living room ami in the middle of at the back, rises, seemingly out of the ground, a Hue sturdy stone chlni aey with a splendid fireplace. No scheme lor rolialnlUatiiig Europe will work If Europe won't. There Isn't imcli choice between ii ruthless war and a truthless peace. Anothtr way lo get thin to music Is to try pluylng an accordion for a lining.

Year by year typewriters grow het ter In every way except their spelling. Poeterlty will judge our culture by otjf statues and not, fortunately, by pur Mutute. Stute of KiiiiHus, WahuuriHPC' County ss. In the mutter of the estate of Solomon Hol-1'iml lute of Wabaunsee County, KanwiiH. Notice is hereby given, that on the day of July A.

O. li)23, the underpinned was by the 1'robate Court of Wabaunsee County, Kansas, duly appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the etate of Solomon Hol-i'urd late of WabaunBee County, deceased. AH pin-ties interested in said estate will tako notice, and govern themselves accordingly. Josie Hoi ford. Administratrix.

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R. H. J. WERTZBERGER DENTIST Office in Old Bank Building Telephone No. 24 I I lllllf 1 your house and let us cost to paint it with NO OCCASION FOR HEROICS V'ctrU Rp.ill Matter of Little r.loi.-.ent, According to the Chief Participant.

Ai ''oiupuu ing of a flood In a diMuiit city, the local paper of an Iiilactl town blazed headlines across Its fri'iit i-aintiiu scenes of heroic in- work by an erstwhile inhabitant. prodigal some years previous hail ilil his jMit on the corner curbstone anil journeyed to the outside world In iiuest of opportunity. The pre-dii tiii- a "no good end" attended him. Thereafter an occasional rumor drifted- homeward, but that was all. I IK place as tal en.

his jokes repeated and Ihe town r. -unied Its routine. 'I h. ii the Hood and he was reported to have revealed itualities they had little inspected. Three letters of In -iliiiry were sent, liiially a telegram.

They wished to know what he did. how he felt, what he said, what the mayor said in short, they wanted an opportunity to worship the current hero. At last came his modest reply. "There has been undue credit given uie for heroic rescue work. I am to have been instrumental in assisting fair inuidens from the hooded streets.

To be truthful, I hauled out three, but they were so small I threw them all buck In again." Kuu-sas City Star. First Find of California Gold. The lirst nutlet found by Marshall. the discoverer of told in California. worth but oO cents, and the sec ond brought $5.

The first big nugsu was found shortly afterward a soldier of Stevenson's regiment in a little as he was leaning over to tiike a drink. It weighed between L'U and pounds. A iimi'li more valuable nugget was found by four miners, who were so wary that In bringing it lo San Francisco, where It was placed on exhibition, one of Lhem wus always on guard, night and day. It was such a ma.gnin-cent specimen that It was tuken tu the eastern states for exJilbltli.il, There the owners quarreled, became Involved in litigations with one another and lawyers got the entire proceeds. John L.

Cuiisidine In Adventure Magazine. American Invented Jinrikisha. Jonathan (Joble, Ihe Inventor of the jinriUisha. was a American murine in the American naval service under Commodore Perry in lS.Vj-Ti-t. Going as a pioneer Christian missionary -lo Japan In 1860, he was left stranded without or support wlu-ii the Civil war broke out.

So In self-support and to give assistance to a wile in poor health, he flrst taught the Japanese to make leather shoes a veritable S't. Crispin In a land of wooden clogs anil rice straw sandals. 'Then from (iodey's Lady Book he sliov ed the picture of a perambulator, and helped a native blacksmith and wheelw right to make a man-power carriage, in contrast to a ba-sha, horSe power, and a jokusha, steam power, wheeled vehicle. One doubts that they culled hlni King Tut for short when he was alive. Apparently he Isn't a diplomat If he stirs up more trouble than he can ert.

Unfortunately for our times, nobody has yet discovered a way to rest In a hurry. I'asslve ri'sistaiee works very well until a bayonet begins to piod it iu the midriff. Hard times are just little intervals of timidity between periods of normal grow i h. Jacz may wiggle the toes but it never could place In a music memory contest. mmst John'son, contractor came in Tues- day to look after business.

i We had another good rain last night, which cooled the air off. Miss Mary Ella Doyle of Wamego is spending a few weeks with her aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. A. E.

Carroll. August Thowe has his threshing crew at work this week. He threshed Otto Schmnnkes wheat the first of the week. Kiniber Doyle of Wamego came over Tuesday evening to spend a few days with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Airs.

A.E. Carroll. -o County Treasurer elect A. K. Haines of Harveyville was in Alinu this week.

Mr. tiarnes is still in tne market for a house to rent. The Ku Klux Klun is now busy at tempting an organization in this town ind adjacent territory. They had an organizer here the first of the week. I'he bathing season is now on.

I. Robertson of the Roh Cloth ing Company reported the sale of 12 suits in one day the f'o'st ef the week. Sheriff Fred Haker and County At torney m. Bowes visited at the homes of Ote Berroth and C. L.

Davis in Pottawatomie County Wednesday nfterhoon. E. YY. Stuewe lost a valuable regis tered Hei ford heifer a few days ago. Butch is sitting tight with his fine registered herd of cattle and letting his herd increase.

John Noller of the Alma Auto drove to Kansas City Monday of this week. Mr. Noller is endeavoring to obtain some new Chevrolet cars fo supply the demand for them here. The Farmers Union community Sep urator with the Frank Heustis engine for power, with a crew of neighbors commenced the threshing of grain on west branch for Frank Heustis Wed nesday. The report that Ceo.

Stork had his era stolen was mistake. Ueorge said he guessed some one must have gotten it mixed up with the John llund cur at Paxico, which was stolen last week. Mr. John Miehaelis of Puxico who has been seriously ill was taken to the hospital at Topeka Sunday. His sister, Mrs.

Eagan, of Wamego is spending a few days at his home in Paxico. Rev. anl Mrs. Hurlbut of Maple Hill ure spending this week at Twin Mound where they are attending' a conference of Congregational churches. Rev.

Hurlbut delivers an address on Saturday. Remember the Community Ice Cream Social to be given by the Ladies Al'ar Society of the Catholic Church Saturday afternoon and evening, July Hamburgers, coffee, riie and cake and ice cream will be served. Music by tne Nighf M-rvk Orchestra. 2t Ferdinand Stuewe, our efficient postmaster is a member of the Reserve force in the United States Marine Corps, and wus called for duty a week or two Saturday, an) Sunday for St. Louis, Missouri, and with proper instructions and a large force of conirads will cruise out of St Louis and on down the Father of Waters, The Mississippi river, for some dayi.

Frank" Schmidts new house is show ing up in great shape those days and Uofi. -nt a cement wall or looked at the work after it was done it would pay you to drop around and watch how it is done. Mr. and Mrs. 11.

H. Kuehniann and Mr. and Mrs. A. M.

liittniann drove over from Wamego last Sunday evening and ate a picnic lunch in the Lied erki-antii park. Mr. and Mrs. A.E. and Mary Ella Doyle had lunch with them.

Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Allendorph and mother, Mrs.

C. W. Allendorph and Mr. and Mrs. G.

A. Mueller und daughter Augusta Helen plan to drive to Merriani Kansas Sunday to visit at the Dickenson home. Mrs. Mueller and Augusta Helen will remain for week. Spence Steimel and wife are now comfortably located in their new home on aristocratic hill in the north part of town.

Spence says it is a little warm to have a house warming out there is no telling what may hap pen when weather conditions are favorable. Jeff Davis has been making some extended improvements on his home in North Alum. One would hardly recognize the home the house has been raised several feet, a new roof put on und many other changes. Jeff shows ihe right spirit and las faith in the fuLure of Alma by the improve meiits lie is making. Vic Stuuwc and his i'athur are feed iiitf a bunch of steers in the pasture, geLiiny them ready l'ur eariy market they bought the steers at a iuw figure last fall and will undoubtedly niake guud money on their investment.

ictor says these are times when the farmer is cunipelled tu extend every resource lo make it go. J. llearling- and wife and two children came in Saturday from Howard, making- the trip in one day. They hud their plumbing- equipment and house hold goods with them. Hearing- has his plumbing' shop in the Fix building' opposite the Post Office and has moved his family into the Fix property in the West part of town.

The Kansas Farmers Union has ar ranged to store several million bushels of wheat in the terminal markets and make a seventy-live per cent advance to the member on the present market value, according to a stutenient giv en out by Mr. John Tremble, I'resi dent of the Kansas Farmers' Union. Trombie says that the farmer is compelled to hold his wheat, as the demand for wheat under present con ditions is being spread out more equally thruout the crop yeur and the marketing of the usual volume of wheat early in the 19211 season would be disastrous not only to the market but to the individual farmer as well. Gem Found in North Carolina. Aquamarine, another member of the beryl dually anil mie that is growing-111 popularity heeause of iis cxquUlte coloring, is found in North Ciiroltnu us the collection Ihe National museum shows.

Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts all lime aquamarines hut whether or not In puini.r qininti ties has not yet been decided. Some of the aquamarines from these stales In the Isaac Lea collection rival in beauty their sister stones from Hra all and Ceylon. "I'lnk" and "golden" beryls, such as one thinks could he found uowhere. In state ot nature ouwide of or Kusslu, are i'to duced in Connecticut, Maine and other Dru of New England. "ir.