The Columbus Weekly Advocate from Columbus, Kansas • Page 4

i TfO NEWS PRINT RELIEF YET. LOCALS EET G. Or G. been a steady producer. Officials announced immediately after the fire the property will be rebuilt without elay.

HEMREKS BISCFSSED VARIOUS He served a two year term at Jef-v SUrtJECTS LAST EVESIXG. ferson City for burglary and larceny v.Txr! tv.V nniinilT Tfirrn mn nifinilO uuuuni iiiLLu run uiHiiruuvfor, BOTH SIDES VINDICATED. The Galnim Closing and Anti-Closing Case Ended. the Quest cSrighFfb IpSh'Steis thl cut authority of the local health board, was to have come up for hear- ing at Galena this forenoon before Justice James Hilliard, but instead of aiena dispute0 against Ittororttfe' ccntyeaibi Matter of Changing Petitions for Con- crete Boad to Hirer Gravel Road Was Presented by Earl Watts. From Tuesday's Daiivi The meeting of the Chamber of CnrnmTr last nio-ht was attended hv twenty-five members.

The organiza- AexmricyA tn twn nninradn at the request of the county health of- varying in scope, were intro-ficer, Dr. Montgomery, who was tht-Jduced in the senate. One was adopt- spruce trees for the high school at $20 ln Grocery from N. W. Hu- a pair.

Prof, M. L. Brooks, of the st and possession will be given to-Tifc hnm famitv was nresent and night after the invoicing. J. T.

Brown complaining witness. oir 10 ine controversy, in a measure feel fully vindicated as to the Psiti takea which resulted in locked horns. The four school board members, Fred Areher, O. M. Yount, Chas.

Squires and James Morin, who were arrested on warrants sworn out by Montgomery, assert that if the prosecution had gene ahead with a trial. the decision would have been "not tee made an appeal. to the large pub-guilty." Their attorney, E. E. Sapp, lishers to reduce paper consumption and said that the school board had been placed in a wrong light before the public, and were entitled to vin dication.

The board did not believe they had drastic legislation would be consid-been resisting anybody's authorityi ered to exclude bulky publications because they denied that such author- from the second class mailing privi- told the members that the high school now has the opportunity of buying mnliiArv fnr Tia manual training rip- partment from the government at fif- teen cents on the dollar and tnat the high school is now badly in need of such machinery. He said, however, that the trustees felt that the financial conditions of the. institution does not warrant such an expenditure at this time, but that it might be arranged to raise the money in some other way than drawing on the treasury. C. B.

Skidmore, Ion. Thomas and for with the trustees upon this proposition. W. F. Kurtz, national committeeman for the American Legion from Kansas, told the Chamber of Commerce members that beneficiary legislation for ex-service men now pending before Congress was in danger of being lost and asked for an expression from the various members.

He reminded the members of the conscientious objectors were released upon orders of Secretary Baker and given S500 and a suit of clothes. Pres. S. K. Stauffer said that he knew cf many men who gave up good paying positions and enlisted in the army where they received a dollar a day while many who were physically imfit stayed at home and got good wages.

He said that he was in favor of some kind of compensation for the ex-service men. Chas. E. Bartlett said that there is nothing too good for the soldiers. He said that the soldiers of the late war arc entitled to as much or more consideration at the.

hands of the government than any soldiers of past wars because thesemen went to foreign land to Karl Watts said that an organized effort is now being made to get the petitions for the concrete road west from Columbus to Hallowell changed to a river gravel road. He said that a meeting was held in Hallowell recently for that purpose. It was brought out in the dicussion that folk wed that if the specifications are changed to build the road of river gravel instead of concrete that the pe-titions will have to be withdrawn and new ones gotton out and signers In case this is done there is great danger that Cherokee County will not receive a cent of federal money. The county will be placed at the bottom of the list and by the time the new petitions are filed all the money will have been usel up It was the sense of the meeting last nivcht thit the citizens should get together this year and oppose any candidate for county commissioner who is not strongly in favor of good roads. HAD PRISON RECORD.

James M. Rartoit Had Serwd Three Terms in Missouri. (From Tuesday's Dally) ord was received at the sheriff's office today that James M. Barton, who. plead guilty here last week to chicken stealing and "was sentenced to serve a term of from one to five years in the penitentiary has already serv- three terms in the Missouri state penitentiary.

I unlAn Tt a noma rf Taa "EVvfrocrf tVA PJ tgrangv1rreny finder the name of CUIct yews name of Bob Gilbert. He was dis- charged on May 10, 1917. A picture, which was sent from the Missouri prison is an exact likeness ot uanon. LIBERTY GROCERY SOLD. WJIJ T.

Brown WI1T: Tate Charge of x- Store Monday. (Trom Saturday's rally A deal was closed today whereby J- T. Brown purchased the stock of acting as agent for Will Brown, who will have charge of the store. ir- CIUW" this business and sold to Mr. Huston about two years and now the stock aain comes into Mr- Brown 8 Ps" session.

While the business has prospered and been a very satisfactory investment, Mr. Huston decided that it was bent to' dispose of it and Mr. Brown, finding that his brother was anxious to get the old location back again, made an offer which was accepted. A. Herman managed the store in a very satisfactory manner for over a year and a half but received a tempt-.

ing proposition to go to Arcadia last fall to take charge of a store for Kmg-Mummey, and since them E. E. Cline of Sherwin has had charge of the store. He did not care to take over the management permanently and difficulty in securing a manager made Mr. Huston decide to sell as his time is fully occupied with his other investments.

Mr. Brown takes over the lease and will move his stock of groceries on West Maple to the Liberty store. OSCAR If. MURDOCK DIES. Well Known Citizen of Galena En gaged in Business Many Years.

Galena, Feb. 27. Following several years 'illness from a complication of diseases, Oscar H. Murdock, i well known and prominent citizen of Galena, died at a sanitarium at Wauke sha, last Thursday night. News of the death reached here early this morning.

He had been receiving treatment several months. He was the son of John C. Murdock, a pioneer merchant of Galena. He was born in Galena in October, 1883, He was associated with his father, and following his death, with hi3 brothers in the operation of the Murdock hardware store, a pioneer, business concern of this city. He is survived by three brothers, John J.

Murdock and Robin E. Murdcck, both of Galena, and W. S. Murdock, mayor of Baxter Springs. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus lodge, Galena Elks lodge and social organizations.

The body is expected to arrive in Galena. Sunday night, and funeral services probably will be held at the Catholic church Monday morning. Returned From France. Miss Louise Spohr, of the Eighty-seventh Red Cross unit, stationed at New York City, is visiting in Topeka, wiih her sisters, Jl Smith ard Mrs. W.

L. Huggins. Miss pohr returned from France some time ago, where she was in charge of the Forty-third Red Cross unit. She just recovered from influenza, with which she was afflicted recently. Topeka Capital.

Miss Spohr is well known to a number ot Columbus people, as she formerly visited here when her sister, Mrs. W. R. Smith was living in Columbus. 15 yrs.

$2973.10 $3072.41 $3351.71 $3631.02 $3910.33 $4189.64 20 yrs. $4414.26 $4855.69 $5297.11 $5738.54 $6179.96 $6621.39 INFORMATION. CATLETT ELECTION OF GRADE TEACHERS POSTPONED TWO WEEKS. COLUMBUS SALARIES T001017 Rest Paid Grade Teacher Gets 77.50 Per Month for Term of Mne Months. (From Tuesday's Daily At the meeting of the city school board hist night M.

L. Catlett was re- mto rttv snnAn'TitPonf nf schools nnthPr vr at salarv of $1900.1 an increase of $100 for tb year. The board will elect the other teachers at an adjourned meeting two weeks from last night. There will be twenty-three teachers to elect for next year. There will be several Vacancies to fill as three teacheri have'4' already resigned and several 'others are expected to do so.

The low salaries paid teachers is causing many of them to turn to other lines of occupation in order to make a living wage. The highest salary paid grade teachers in Columbus is $77.50. Those who receive the maximum are teachers of long experience. Street sweepers and janitors receive more money than do those persons in whose custody people intrust the care and eductaion of the future generations. Those teachers who receive $77.50 per month, the highest salary paid, are apt to find themselves really get ting less than they could make clerking, when they spend from one to two hundred dollars each year at a summer school.

Independence and Parsons pay their grade school teachers an average of $100 per month The Center Star district in Cherokee County pays their teacher a salary of $85 per month, which is $7.50 inore than the highest paid grade school teacher in Columbus receives. Under the new school law passed by the last special session of the Kansas legislature the Columbus, school board is financially able to pay the grade teachers an average of $100- per month, and if salaries are not materially increased the school board will find that the majority of the best teachers are going to other towns. The Parent-Teachers' organization in all Kansas towns has been asked to take this matter up, by the state association, which urges that a campaign be made on this one issue of better salaries for the teachers and thus insure better teachers for the EXPLOSION FELT HERE. Burning Mill Dynamited at Tar River, Saturday. fFrom Monday's Daily) A shock was distinctly felt in Co- jlumbus Saturday afternoon when four boxes of dynamite were exploded at Tar River, in an attempt to check fire which was destroying a mill.

Fire which originated from a leaky gas pipe beneath the floor of the derrick at the Kitty mill, one mile west of Tar River, caused approximately $25,000 damage and threatened the complete destruction of the property at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The fire was discovered by J. CJ. Haynes, hoisterman. It had gained considerable headway and soon the entire derrick and screen room was a mass of flames.

The men were removed from the mine through the field shaft, and all employes joined in the fight to save the mill, forming a bucket brigade. When the destruction of the property seemed imminent and after the derrick had fallen, four boxes of dynamite were placed under the mill hopper and exploded. The hopper and burning tramway were torn from the main structure, which was burning in several places. The Richer fire department had arrived by that time and chemicals wrere used, holding the flames in check until a fire truck equipped with- a pump arrived from Miami. Water was pumped from the mill pond onto the fire extinguishing it within a few minutes.

Much damage was done by the explosion of the heavy charge of dynamite which shattered the framework of the mill and loosened the foundation under the mill machinery. Windows in the mining properties nearby were, shattered and houses throughout the mining district were, shaken by the tore the huge timbers of the hopper into bits. i It fell in a mass of burning timbers and was soon consumed. The Kitty" mill belongs to RJ' Kitner of Kansas City and is of 300 tons capacity, valued at approximate-j $300,000. The was 'con-j structed three years ago, and has RE-ELtGT I (From Tuesday's Daily) Frank Dresia and Leo Armstrong were attending court in Galena yesterday.

and Mrs. P. Ll Robeson were in Gaiena yesterday to attend the funeral services for Oscar Murdock. The family of Percy Stephens have! all, had the flu and, are recovering nicely, with the exception of Mrs. Stephens, who is quite, ill.

Mrs. Claude Handshy is quite seri ously ill suffering from a nervous col lapse occasioned by the. serious ill iiess and death cf her mother, Mrs Morrison. Miss. Daisy Stockton, who was employed by McNeill "Armstrong as stenographer during the absence of Mrs.

L. E. Smith, has accepted a position with the Union Central Cpal Co. Henry M. Brann, an uncle of Mrs.

Fred Swinney, who has been visiting here for the past two weeks, will leave tonight for Mountain View, where he will make an indefinite visit Mrs. L. returned to work today with MgNejUJ after an absence of six-months. Last fall Mrs. Smith took a vacation because of poor health and expected to be away about six weeks, but owing to numerous complications which fol lowed an operation she was not able to return for several months.

Mrs. Chas Stephens returned Mon day from Kansas City. She went to Topeka last week where she attended the Democratic banquet and visited with Mrs. Lane, who formerly lived here. She then went to Rose- dale where she visited Miss Maurine who is at the Bell Memorial Hospital.

MISS WOOSTER SUGGESTS. Inexpensive Graduating Dresses for High School That the graduation season often causes too great expense and in many instances, a genuine embarrassment. is the belief of Miss Lorraine E. Wooster, state superintendent of pub lic instruction. Mis.s Wooster suggests that the school boards and superintendents will insist on fixing a maximum cost upon materials for graduation dresses that the girls make their own com mencement frocks.

She also, suggests that dresses that are already on hand am often suitable for graduation, or old dresses might be made over. She urges the teaching and practice of thrift and sensible economy in dress in the public schools. Another suggestion made ty. Miss Wooster is that the school board furnish a reasonable number of invita tions to each member of the graduat ing class, that ail students' might share alike without personal expense. BOTH WERE FELL.

Fills Flivver's Tank With Gasoline and His Own Witii Whisky. "I filled the tank of my flivver with gasoline and my own with whisky and don't know what happened after that." A. S. Rambo told Judge S. Kiey in police' court in Pittsburg.

What did happen then was that Ram bo paid a $35 fine for driving a car while intoxicated. Eetween the filling of the tanks and the financial trans action, Rambo's car bumped into two others, almost wrecking one. Occu pants of the other car with which Rambo's Ford collided staged a fight, in which Rambo suffered heavy cas ualties. Neosho Township Faulkner Pivcinct, Caucus. There will be a meeting of the Re publicans of Neosho Township, Faulkner Precinct, at Faulkner on Satur day, March 6, 1920, for the purpose of selecting three delegates and three alternates to attend the Republican County Convention to be held at Columbus.

March 11. 1920, at 10:30 a. m. FRED COWLEV, Committeeman. Fifth Ward Caucus.

There will be a caucus at the home of M. L. Downs of the Republicans of the Fifth Ward of Columbus at 7:30 o'clock, March 5, 1320, for the purpose of selecting three delegates and three alternates to attend the Republican County Convention to be held at Columbus, March 11, 1920. All Republicans of this ward are urged 'to attend this meeting. COMMITTEEMAN.

Third Ward Caucus. There will be a caucus at the Jones-Ruhland store of the Republicans of the Third Ward at 7:30 o'clock, March 5, 1920, for the purpose of selecting wel ve delegates and twelve alternates to attend the Republican County Convention to be held at Columbus, March 11, 1920. All Republicans of this ward are urged to attend this meeting. COMMITTEEMAN. Fr Results ADTOCATE Want-Ads.

Despite Appeals of Small itiousnrrs Congress Has Taken No Action. Washington, Feb. 26. Congressmen-today were receiving appeals from scores of puoiisners oi smaii newspapers, urging that immediate legislative steps be taken to relieve the print paper t. famine.

Many small iiewspa.pers cease publication if the shortage continues. Some already have quit. Measures for improving the situa- tion have been proposed to congress. but so far none of them has produced led, but no action resulted. senator Keed's resolution, directing- tbd committee on manufacturers to investigate the print paper situation generally and recommend legislation.

was referred to a subcommittee head- led by Senator LaFollette, but he is ill and the investigation has not be- gun. the. house, after a preliminary be supplied. This step was taken with the understanding that if the voluntary co-operation did not relieve IthA sitimtinn within few months leges. Two bills are pending in the house to limit the size of newspapers under mailing privileges.

One proposed by Representative Anthony of Kansas fixes the maximum for dailies at 24 Fuller of Illinois at 16 pages. (First Published in Columbus Advocate, March 4, 1920. Pnbllcation Notice. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS, SITTING AT COLU3IRUS. LEON VANDUKER, Plaintiff, vs.

SPEARS, OR. IF THEY, OR EITHER OF THEM. BE -DEAD. THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS, EXECUTORS. ADMINISTRATORS, DEVISEES, TRUSTEES, AND ASSIGNS, B.

L. MURPHY AND NAN MURPHY, Defendants. State of Kansas to J. F. Snears and" Mildred F.

Spears, or. if they, or either of them, be dead, their unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees and assigns, and L'. Murphy and "Nan Murphy: You, and each of you, are hereby ruary, A. D. 1920, the plaintiff filed his petition in the above entitled ac- District Court of Cherokee Kansas, sitting at Columbus, wherein ask.ed that certain mort- age, given on January 4th, 1,910, anl covering the following described real' estate, situated in the County of Cherokee and State of Kansas, tor wit: Nine and one-half acres, more, or less, off of the south of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section fifteen (15), township thirty-two (32), range twenty-three (23), east of the sixth P.

M. and described more particularly as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of the aforesaid southeast quarter of said northwest quarter and thence running north, three hundred thirty (230 ft.) thence due west to the intersection of the Missouri Pacific" R. R. Right of Way; thence along the east line of said right of way to the intersection of the west line of said southeast quarter of the said "northwest quarter; thence south to the southwest corner of said southeast quarter of said northwest quarter; th6nce east to the point of: beginning, and which have been paid, be adjudg- ied, cancelled and satisfied on the re cord in the office of the Agister of Deeds in Cherokee County, Kansas, that the above named defendants, and e5th and a11 of tnem' be rever lrred from claiming or asserting any riSM, title or interest in and to said described premises, and quieting the title in and to said premises, in the plaintlff and that and e1 you, have been sued and must answer said petition on or before the 17th-day of April, 1920, or said petition- win De taken as true and judgment notes ana mortgage and barring each and all of the-, defendants from claim- ing or asserting any right, title or interest in and to said or any part thereof, and quieting the title in and to said premises in the LEON VAN DUKER. FRED A.

WALKER, Attorney for Plaintiff. (SEAL) Attest: FRED SIMKIN, Clerk of the District Court ity existed. Health Officer Montgomery, in requesting the county attorney to dismiss the case, said he did not wish to appear to be hard on anybody, now that the schools were running again, and the flu ban forgotten. He had no personal feeling against any individual in the matter, and could see no use in pushing the case farther. So far as authority is concerned, Montgomery said he considered he had ample right to enfdrce a closing order inasmuch as Mayor Browne of Galena had told him, verbally, to go ahead, and Browne is chief of the local board of health in Galena.

The Galena council afterwards approved the mayor's attitude. As to the manner of proceeding, by making arrests, it is said Health- Of-fcor Montgomery acted upon the direction of State Officer Crumhtine, his chief. That the whole case was regarded by the Galena justice of the peace as more or less technical, was shown by the fact that none of the four individual members of the board were re quired to give bond, pending the hearing. In dismissing the case today, Jus1 fice Hilliard issued a signed opinion that "said defendants were not gulity of any offense against the laws the state of Kansas." INTERESTING MEETING. Ihout Two Hundred Ex-Senice Wsre Present.

(From Friday's Daily) A very enthusiastic meeting of 200 former soldiers from all parts of the county was held in the American Legion home last night. The ex-service men were unanimous in the opinion that congress should take some action within sixty days to enact legislation to relieve the financial disadvantages of ex-service men and women incidental to their military service. It was to that end that a resolution was adopted urging congress to pass such legislation and a copy was sent to each of the congressmen and senators from this district. The sentiment of the meeting was that the soldiers should join the Am erican Legion and stick together in order to further the purposes and arry out the preamble of the consti tution. In the talk of sticking together, it developed that a few of the boys who went to the army were holding positions in the court house and that they and no doubt others would be candi dates on both tickets.

ft was the unanimous sense of the 1 meeting that every ex-service man should absolutely disregard partisan politics and assist their comrades by supporting them in the election pro- Tiding, however, that they are quali field to fill the positions to which they aspire. It was generally agreed that the spirit of patriotism still lived in the hearts of real Americans and that they would evidence it by their ballot in the coming election of county of- ficers and that they meant what the said when the boys left for the front, "There 'is nothing too good for bur boys and they can have wliat they want when they get back." ADTOCATE WAXT-ADS PAT BlOi cf TITO-TEXAS WOOTEK For kidney and bladder troubles, rheumatism and gravel, by mail $1.25. Small bottle often cures. Send for! sworn testimonials. Dr.

E. W. Hall, by druggists. 1 i IT'S TIME YOU OWNED THE KEY TO YOUR DOOR A correct table showing how much any sum from $10 to $15 a month, paid out for rent amounts to in a period of 10 to 20 years, with interest compounded annually, at 6 per cent. Rent per mo $10 00 $1100- $12.0 $13.00 $14.00 f.n- 10 yrs.

$1731.85 $2214.36 $2372.52 If you pay more tlian $15 00 a month, call us by phone, we will tell youl Follow along in abovq and see what your rent money will amount to In 15 years 20 years Of course you do not intend to rent that long But you win unless you START OX A HOME. See the Loim FOR 'fIfSt-HAKD.