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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26

j. w. Moye received a check for
s187-50 heading the list and Lou
Hiilman- was second with SSO.6I-
Others who were on the market with
nice punches were T. E. Morton, ID.
r. Gregg. Joe Runyon. r. Rush,
Tommy Hawkins, J. W. Fronce, Bill
Walker, John Grabner, George Mus
grave, Dick Owens, jr., Alva Billings,
Frank Wonner, Homer Dorman, J.
p. Bell, Elmer Pearl-the Bourbon
Red man, S. r. Ready and Steve
Nemecek. Tom Butts brought in
the best bunch of geese with an
average of ~ pounds and Mrs. A. S.
Barnes lead in ducks with some 8
pound young Pekins.
We have right to feel proud of
our produce market and in view of
the fact that turkeys is nearly all
clear velvet because of the grasshop-
pers consumed, it would look like a
paying proposition to give more at
tention to turkey raising
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26

Hon. Granville Jones will deliver
his lecture, 'sTne Sword and the
Cross" Friday evening at the court
house. This lecture deals with the
present European war and touches
especially the religious aspects of the
war and is therefore timely, interes-
ting and instructive. Tickets are on
sale at the drugstore at Is and I5
cents, for the regular lecture fund
Let everybody buy tickets at these
prices and help the lecture course.
committees. Please be on time promt-
" at O'Clock as Mr.. Jones must
finish In time TO take train No. I03
for his Saturday lecture at Sharon
Springs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26

The nineteenth annual meeting of
the Golden Belt Educational Associ-
alton, comprising the counties of
Ellsworth, Russell, Ellis, Trego, Cove,
Logan, Wallace, and Graham, will be
held in the Fort Hayes Kansas State
Normal School buildings at Hays,
March II and Is. according to the
official contest announcements just
sent out by the president of the asso-
citation, Prof. Fred H. Bailey of Oak
lev. The other officers are: Prof c.
A Beeby of Hill City, vice-president;
Miss Rose Gilbert of Sharon Springs,
secretary, Prof. c. A. Bodmer of Rus
sci, treasurer. The chairmen of the
Round Tables are Superintendent r.
G. Sherwood of Ellsworth, Supt.
James Winchester of Wa-Keeney and
Supt. G. d. Wilson of Cove.
Between 700 and 900 visitors are ex-
pected in Hays for the meeting. The
features of the meeting now being
worked up by the officers are the con-
tests between the counties and the
schools. Prizes are offered in domes-
tic art, domestic science, manual
training, agriculture, spelling, read
ing, oratory, vocal music, orchestral
music, and best attendance.
President Fred HI. Bailey wishes to
urge the schools of the association to
begin their preparation for the six
contests at once. A basket ball
tournament will be feature.
The tentative program includes
speakers of national reputation. A
few of them are: Prof. Frank Lovet5,
president OF the vocational associa-
tion of America and professor in the
university of Chicago; Prof r. H.
Emberson. department of Rural
Education of the University of Mis-
souri,; Prof. e. C. Bishop of the State
Agricultural College of Iowa; Presi-
dent William Ell. Black of Missouri
Valley College and Chancellor Frank
Strong of the University of Kansas
Prof. III. E. Malloy, head of the de-
partment of music of the Fort Hays
Normal will present the famous
oratoric, "The Creation and the
opera, 'sThe Chimes of Normandy
during the meeting.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26

If you will stop and reflect for a.
while this thought will strike you:
The only thing that has never become
common is common sense. Every
day we hear people talk about certain
men as having common sense. Every
day we hear them mention people
who are fools in one way or another.
Why isn't there more common sensef
No one knows. What is common
sense9 In a whole lot of cases it is
merely the ability to keep your mouth
shut and talk at the proper time
Lots of men get credit for having
common sense when they have
nothing of the sort. They simply
are lucky owners of close mouth.
Common sense is the best teacher in
all the broad land. Common sense
shows you Tt once that you can't win
at bucking another mans game.
Common sense will tell you that you
can't ride into heaven on the sznctfty
Of another. Common sense costs
nothing. It's the cheapest thing On
the marketss@I I1 is-the greatest before
and after cempadity known. That Is
it COSTS nothing before, but is mighty
high priced after. You understand.
Use it, and it costs nothing; fail and
the price jumps skyward. ALI of us
are vaccinated for common sense, but.
it never takes on q fool.-Osborne-
Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26
Judge Ruppenthal in Luray Herald

WAS anyone with John?'' was
askt of a witness at Wa-Kee.ley ssNo.
only me and myself" was the answer
that drew smile and litter from
many.
His letter shows that he urged her
very ardently to come home and
marry him at least ten times" was
the statement of counsel in a breach
of promise case. In contrast to this
she claimed that she did not wish to
be married ten times once was
enough.
1t is unfortunate that some people
confuse sadly their ideas of justice or
of right and wrong in general, and
the duty of lawyers to their clients.
In September E. A. Rea defended a
man charged with murder in Trego
county and at least some people felt
moved to political activity against
him on this account. / argued with
men In the campaign not to count
that defence against Rea in his race
for judge against me.
Trego county bears the peculiar
distinction of having alone in this
district three times in succession given
majority of iessvotes to the present
judge ALI a1the others have twice
giveniim- > majority and once voted
egaisase HIM. In 1906 he carried Ellis
and Trego counties and lost the other
four In 1910 he carried all six. In
1914 all the counties except Ellis gave
him majority. His total majority in
1906 was 9 in 1910 it was 1888 and in
1914 it was 1910.
A woman was drawn for jury service
in Cove county in October and now
another for Russell countY's January
term It was not necessary to draw
the former and likely will not be for
the latter Yet in some classes of
cases it would be very excellent to
have about half thetjury of each sex
in some cases to have jury wholly of
women Many people allow them
selves to be shocked at the idea of
woman on jurors because of customs
in The past as to jury service over
looking the fact that many such
customs are not necessary.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26

The big turkey shipments from
this point during the past few weeks
is largely of grass-hoppers turned into
good money! money maker both
comm and goin'. Our town was on
the map with II cent price and
more than 100000 has been paid out
for turkeys alone Walter Swiggett
reports having received better than
1000 pounds within week and was
able Co close contracts which brought
our market on par with > neighbor-
ing town. where q car was being
loaded.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26
Teachers Column


By County Superintendent and Teachers
of love, and hope and Strife:
And birth of folk. and rank, but
cloak common human life.
You think you're better than the
rest2 Or made of finer clay?
Tut, tut, you meet upon the street
your equal every day.
Because you're itch, handsome, or
wise, you're on different plan9
Pshaw. friend, you've got the wrong
yardstick with which to meas
ure man.
'TiS worth alone that eIevateS. but
even here we find
None is so low he can't beStoW some
value on mankind
We've all come from a common race
We have common goal;
Like comrades true. let's travel thru
this journey to the end
Willis E. Johnson.
The teachers of Trego county took
upon themselves to secure the sigma
ture of Miss Blake's Peace Petition
by every child in our schools and
Judging from the signed pititions
that are coming daily 60 the superin-
tendent's Office every teacher has sue
ceeded admirably in this worthy ef-
fort. And as the people of Trego
county never do anything by halves,
every petition received is accompan-
ie1 by pennies contributed by the
children TO the Belgian relief fund.
We hope to publish full accounts of
every school but because of reports
this week only the two received first
are in this number:
District 33, Gibson, Iva McElroy,
teacher Board, Messrs. John
Wood, Dayton Maurer.
Amount contributed by children
40 cents.
Names of children: Fay Wood,
Iona Maurer, George Love, Dora
Love, Charley Hayes, Sylvester Love,
Grace Wood, Bessie Love, Ruth
Weod. Willie Hayes Edith Love
Chester Love, Roy Wood, Ed&ard
MAurer, Ida Hayes, Bertha Wood.
District Al. Trego- Ellis, Katie NJ.
Joslin, teacher School board, Mr.
E. NJ Wagner, J. f. Meserye, Mrs,
E. NJ Wagner. Amount contributed
by chiidren-s0 cents.
Names of children: Zelpha John
son. Zelpho johnson, Theodore Me-
serve, Forest Andrews, Chester Me-
serve, Lionel Andrews, Mildred Me-
serve, Elizabeth Ashenbrenner, Bar
bara Aschenbrenner.
rEArurpS pEpopr
District No. =. Collyer. c. Z Frve. principaL
grades. and Q assfs
Enrolment t------------------------- ----------- 80
Attendance---- .----------- .fe
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26
Good Old Cow

OF all the animal creation the best
friend to man is the hOmely cow. As
food producer she is our mainstay
and dependence. From the newborn
babe to the aged invalid we are more
existence Her produce commands
the highest price in ali the best mar
keus in the world. Without her we
would be deprived of many of the
luxuiers of life and not few of its
bare necessities. Without, her the
Infant would cry in vain for susten-
ance while the nations of tile earth,
de- rived of her life sustaining
products, would become Impoverished
and disappear.
In prosperity and in adversely the
can be depended upon to do her
shore in lifting the mortgage from
the old homestead. She piles the
tables of the rich with rare and cost
ly viands. She paves the way for
many poor farm boy to enter the
high school and tile agricultural col
lege. She tides the farmer over the
hard times and helps boost him into
prosperity When he has fallen into
a rut and a s.friend in need is
friend indeed she can be relied upon
TO come to the rescue and with her
produce set him on his feet again.
Indeed, it may be truly said that of
all the animals that contribute to
the support of mankind none rewards
us SO promptly and so literally for
kindness and food and care as the
homely -Norcatur Dispatch.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26

below zero and only four days above
the freezing point since Dece mber 8.
About three inches of snow fell last
Sunday.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26
Weather Ksrort

Maximum ana minimum tempera-
eure according to the soxeFnmeBt
thermometer at Wa-Keeney for the
week ending Wednesday noon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26

Hardness -------- ---------
Pupils perfect in attendance: Fred league
erades { ana s sliss EN- ma Hooper. tea teach. Cd,
Enrolment ss
| Attendance ---.-- =
TardinesS - - - Ie
Visitors -----------
Pupils perfect in attendance; Clyde Austin,
Rosie Hobl. Charley Hooper. Mary league.
! 4th grade; Bertha TiItor. 5: Ethel Guschew-
sky, 8.
Grades l. , and 8. Miss Nina Nelson teacher.
Enrichment --------------- 4S
Atterd --------- 81
TardineSs -------- - 65
Pupils perfect lie attendance: Clyde Hooper.
1st grade: Ellen Tuton. 3.
District No ), OsalIah grades s. s. a. g Miss
Marquand. teacher
Enrolment ---------- %
Attendance --------. - - - - - is
Hardness ------- ----- - i :. 25
Visitors ----------- ---- 0
Pupils perfect in attendance: Grade 5 Ar
chic Ashbaugh, Ralph Marauand grade 6,
Harold Smith: grade Z. Bertha Marquand:
grade g. Mary Mcconnell. Walter Rich.
Grades l. 3 3. 4 5. Miss Greenwood, teacher.
iA ------ o
Attendance %
Tardiuess -------- -. %
NisiloIs-
fuPls perfect IN dttenodnCe' ist graoe- FL
da Ashbaugh. George Anderson. Wallace
Anderson. Max Blakely. Luverne Morton.
Genelve hlser: snd graoe-DaFld Binder,
Evelyn Lindoerg' wesley Marauand. Ada
Rich; sra graoe-Leona Ashbaugh, Ruby
Rich. clarence Smitn
District No. 4. Ridgway. LYDIA Joseph. teach
er
EnrolIment------ Il
Attendance ------------------------1 II
Tardiuess- 4
Visitors ----------------
Pupils perfect in attendance: Not reported
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,s.o,u, pnronnn, no D = nA II ',e' 'eene, :,
Artenaance7 - =
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-26

Special Christmas Services at the Pres
byterian Church
There will be a special Christmas
service at the Presbyterian. church
Sabbath evening, December 9th, at
T:30 O'Clock
The following program will be Civ
en-
Voluntary:
Procsssionai-' to the World
Invocation
Anthem = '-The Prince of Peace
Appears
Hymn "Hoiy night, peaceful
nighess"
Scripture reading.
Authenticity night"
Solo-'sThe Birthday of King"
Offering.
Anthem-ssLove Divine, Almighty
Hymn-ssO Little Town of Bethle-
hemn
ReceSsionai.
Special music.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Boy Gipes Up Parole On
Account OF Lack OF Work

Salem SO far N analysing business
conditions is concerned. Henry Clews
has n rival In John o'Connor, 10 years
old. Of Portland. who returned to tho
State Reform school after being out
on parole a year. Thc lad aaid ho had
been working In tailor shop In Port
land, but. because Of n falling of In
business, had been laid OF.
III spent several days looking for
another Job" aaid tho youth to Super
Intsndcnt Hale Of tho school. but
without success. ! had little money.
for when was working my wages
were ANAL and ! could not save much.
Being unable to find another job. and
convinced that business would not pick
up until spring because OF war and
polItica, l decided TO come back here
10 spend the winter. ! went TO the
Juvenile court and asked TO bo recon-
mltted. but tho Judge said he could not
do that as had dono nothing wrong. "
The Judge. however. called Mr.. Hale
over tho telephone and the aupcrin-
tcndent told him TO send the lad to the
school for tha winter. Mr.. Hale says
tho boy will be able to make more
than his living In the tailoring estsb-
lIahment In the institution. II was
there that ho learned hIa trade. and 10
fine workman.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20

Thanksgiving dinner then sets forth.
Back OF all nationality lies the fam
ily. This Is tho foundation stone IN
the social system. The city. the state.
the nation are outgrowths OF the
family. The people expressing their
thanks 10 Almighty God for the bless
ings conferred upon the community
in It's several organizations is not as
sacred a symbol as the family at
meat In recognition OF the goodness
OF God "a its members. The purity
and sweetness OF the family tie. the
power and influence OF the family
teaching. the conservation and devo'
tlon OF the heads OF the family cir
cle--these are the things that ill the
measure OF Thanksgiving as the
myriad household groups gather about
tho well.lRden boards 10 return
thanks for the good things OF God to
them. From the youngest TO the eld-
est In these groups the real spirit or
thanksgiving is set forth. even though
many Of them do not dwell upon the
spirit OF praise In fact. For. after all.
true thanksgiving is to be in the
spirit OF praise and not simply TO ex-
press forms OF devotion. These latter
are essential as the symboling forth
OF the gratitude OF the nation, but
the simple loving and the goodness or
tho family group Is the basis OF the
real thanksgiving spirit.
The churches will be well attended.
and the discourse. the worship and
the singing will all direct the mind
toward the mighty advance Of the
nation that was formed from the scat
tered colonies OF the Atlantic sea
board and win point TO the beginnings
OF Thanksgiving day upon the bleak
coasts OF New England. All this Is
well God. who made and has kept
the American people n nation, has
done more by that act to attest the
spirit OF his fatherhood than by any
other act In the history OF nations or
OF peoples. All should unite in wor-
ship In the churches and return home
TO enter into the praise Of the family
circle.
In the family circle win be found
the turkey In the setting Of the ac-
cessories OF one OF the biggest din
ners OF the year. II is to be hoped
that all may have Thanksgiving
dinner, 50 that all may enter into
the praise for the goodness OF the
giver Of every good and perfect gift.
Without the turkey. the accepted sym
boil OF American rejoicing at Thanks
giving time. the day would be incom-
plete. with 1t the spirit and essence
OF the occasion is present
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20

Salem 49, Announcement was made
by tho state board of control this week
that estimates made by Il for state In
stltutiona for the coming biennial pcr'
lod totalsd 81. .763. blO.0S, which Ii an
increase Of si07, ,9bb.s2 over tho ap.
propriations for the same purpose
made by tho last legislature for the
present period. \ or tho last appropria.
tlons $50. 800 for erecting barracks at
tho penitentlary and $4,000 for the
Soldiers homo was turned hack Into
the state treasury, making tho total
appropriations used by the institutions
Si ,BOa, ,7ll.Gl. While increases for
maintenance are suggested by tho
board for several inailtutions tho eHti.
mated increases are largely due TO the
belief Of the board that improvements
are necessary. Maintenance increases
are asked for tho insane asylum and
the pcnitentlary because Of an inereas'
Ing population. and now wards are do
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20

Baker Work on the Powder Valley
Irrigation company project will begin
next spring. according TO plans an
nouneed by J. A. Almlrall. Now York
capitalist. who arrived here to visit
tho project. Mr., Almirall said that
the plans m now mapped out are 10
build tho too Of tho Balm Greek dam
next spring and thereby TO store
enough water 10 lrrIgAto at least 1000
acres. Tho Balm Creek dam IL north
Of the lower Powder.
Mr.. Almirali left for tho slte Of the
operations with w. A. Stewart, local
representative Of the company.
Mr.. Almirall'n announcement means
much toward tho development OF
Baker county. ~ lta points 10 resump-
iion Of operations on the project,
which ultimately will furnlah water
for tho Powder river valley. II also
answers the question Of whether tho
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
TOLEAVE VERACRUz
U. S. Soldiers viii Quit Mexican
Port November e.
Secretary bryan Says Guarantee
Of Safety IL DICTATED Nuns
and Priests Hare Gone.

Washington. u. Monday. No
yembor %, was fixed aa the date for
the evacuation Of Vera CruE by the
American forces, Secretary Bryan
has Issued this announcement:
Both General CarrHnEa and tho
convention at Aguaa calicntos having
given the assurances and guarantees
wo requested. Il Ia the purpose Of the
administration TO withdraw the troops
Of tho United States from Vera cruz
ON Monday. November 20.
"All the persons there for whose
personal safety this government has
made itself responsible have left the
city. The priests and nuns who had
taken refuge there, and for whose
safety fears were entertained. arc now
on their way TO this country"
This statement was given out after
a long conference between Mr.. Bryan
and President Wilson, IL apparently
was received with surprise In some
official quarters. Tho general under
standing has been that the evacuation
might bc delayed indefinitely pending
reports on the alignment Of the var.
ioua Mexican chiefs In tho latest civil
war now In progress. Secretary
Bryan declined TO add TO the formal
announcement, saying details would bc
made public by the War department.
Secretary Garrison had nothing TO say,
and 10 just what authority tho port Of
Vera Cruz would be delivered was not
made plain,
Il has been assumed, however. that
as the United States throughout the
Mexican difficulties has dealt with tho
authorities actually In control Of ter
ritory involved. tho city would be
turned over TO an agent Of General
Carranza, probably General Candido
Aguilar, commanding the constitution
allst forces In the state Of Vera Cruz.
SO far as Ia known, there has been
no final decision as to when and whom
the more than a million dollars OF
Mexican customs moneys now held by
the United States shall be paid. Both
Carranza and tho Aguas Calientes con-
vantion have given guarantees that
customs duties collected at Vera Cruz
will not be reimposed In view Of the
complications which might arise, how
ever, In the event Carranza were driv-
on from power by Villas army sup
porting General Gutierrez, the conven-
tion's now provisional president, It has
been suggested that payment OF the
money might be withheld pending a
Qualification Of tho situation.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
0ninion Rncka 7eachera.

Salem - Keeping children who are
lax in their studies and department in
after school Is legal, according to an
opinion rendered by Assistant District
Attorney Benjamin. The question
arose over the action Of two women in
taking their children from the Buens
Vista school while the teachers were
OBTAINING them after the regular
school hours. When E. G. Dykstra,
principal, demonstrated with the wo-
men they quoted a statute which says
the school hours shall be from 9 o'clock
in the morning until 4 o'clock In the
afternoon, with one hour recess.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1914-11-20
Russians Fiercelv Fighting
Kaiser in East Germany

London--German forces which were
forced to retreat into East Prussia
from Russian Poland have placed
heavy artillery In all defilcs to the east
OF Mazurian lakes, whore now ter
rife battle is In progress along front
Of i50 miles forming wide curve
from stalluponen. In the Northwest,
through Goldap and Kruglaken to Sod
lau In the Southwest.
The Russians are vigorously carry
ing out an enycloping movement. The
Germans consider their position I'm
pregnable and believe they will check
the cncmy's advance, according to q
dispatch from Petrograd by way OF
Paris. which adds:
Throughout all Prussia railway
passenger traffic has been suspended.
The lines now are transporting only
troops, apparently with view to u
new concentration which 10 said TO
have been decided upon by recent
council OF the Austro-German general
staff at Cracow. This council Ia re-
ported to have decided 70 change COM
pletely the plan of battle"