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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-07-15
South Trego

Fred Eichman is cutting wheat for
Daniel Deitz this week.
Miss Mary Olson is assisting Mrs.
Joe Jackson in cooking for harves-
tiers.
Harvest is coming to an end as al
most everybody will finish up this
week.
Louis Honomich jr. and sister Ma
tilda of wilson spent Sunday in South
Trego.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Smith made a
flying trip to the county seat we'd
nesday.
Chase wilson of wa Keeney was in
this locality insuring wheat stacks
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Koleber jr
moved on their new place in South
Trego this week.
Albert Seitz of Gorham spent the
fore part of the week visiting his
brothers and sisters.
Miss Minnie Blehm of Russell as
sisted her sister, Mrs. John weidmau.
during harvest time.
Mrs will Zimmerman of Russell
assisted her mother, Mrs. Silas Nc
Kune, during harvest. Us
Mrs. Joe Gorksy from Hoisington is
assisting her mother, Mrs. Michailis,
in cooking for harvesters.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. P. Arnott and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Bradford and children spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs James
Benisch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manual Lehman of
Russell left for their home Sunday
afternoon after a weeks stay with
their brother George Lehman and
family.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-07-15
DO you KNOW THAT

Intelligent motherhood conserves
the nations best crop2
Heavy eating like heavy drinking
Shor tens life2
The registration of sickness is even
more important than the registra-
ton of deaths2
The o. S. Public Health Service CO.
operates with the state and local au-
thorities to improve rural sanitationl
Many severe cold ends in tuber-
culosis?
Sedentary habits shortens life9
Neglected adenoids and defective
teeth in childhood menace adult
health2
A low infant mortality rate indi-
Gates high community intelligence
u S. Health News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-07-15

Ed Hawkes. of Banner was in the
city Thursday.
DR.. Jones reports several cases of
sickness among the railroad laborers.
c. 81. Benson, County Clerk was in
Topeka on a business and pleasure
trip part of this week.
Mrs. w. G. Olson left last Monday
morning for Topeka to visit with
Mrs. Grace Olson and sons.
l. 7. Purcell and j. W. Phares re-
turned to Crescent, Colo, Tuesday
evening after ,transacting some bus
mess in the city.
Purcell & Phares have sold in the
last few days land they owned around
Trego and Wallace counties amount
ing to about S75 600.
The terrific heat of last Tues
day was broken by good rain Tues
day evening following temperature
of 100 during the day. Corn and all
growing things will be greatly bene-
fitted.
1t seems that the Federal Medical
authorities are taking up the fight
on the dread disease infantile paraly-
sis which is again sweeping the
United States. Over two hundred
deaths have resulted in the past few
weeks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-07-15

These grass-covered lands now open to en-
try. near Douglas. Wyo., will be gobbled up
in a jifey. because they are highly desira BILE
and offer almost unbelievable opportuni-
ties for livestock and dairy farmers. Thru
passenger and freight service from Illinois,
Iowa. Missouri and Nebraska. via the Burlin-
gton Route Be sure and get one of these
farms before they are all gone. Special ex-
cursion August Is Send for further infor-
nation Immediately before it is too late 8
B. Howard. Immigration Agent, @ Build
ing, Omaha
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-07-15

Play the game for all you're worth
Play the game te win;
Dig your toes into the earth
Stick through thick and thin
Hit the line with all your might
But when you hit, be fair,
Play the game both day and night
Play it on the square.
Play for wealth or fun or fame
Never lose your grit.
Stand right up and play the game
Don't be quick to quit.
You've right to want to win,
Blows you needn't spare;
But whatever game you're in
Play it ON the square.
Stolen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-07-15
PIANO AT A BARGAIN

Customer near wa-Keeney, kansas,
is unable TO finish payments on piano
contract we will turn plano over to
first satisfactory party who will pay
balance either cash or five dollars per
month write Schneider g. Mueller
Piano Co., Omaha, Nebr.-Adv.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
REAL WINTER

FROM the spring like weather .otIa few days ago,
Fairmont has plunged into a.bft: real. winter wealth
er, When the snow crackles underfoot with
foot with every step, you may, rest assured'that tits cold
and real cold too. Sunday the mercurysstarted to fall
and kept on in its downward trend until at seight o'clock
yesterday morning it registered two below zeroaon the
official thermometer of the city. There was little change
in the temperature all day yesterday and last night was
practically as cold as Sunday night.
It was so warm last week that it almost resulted in
the premature development of the peach tree buds. But
tho zero weather, coming just when lit did, probably
saved the peach crop for next year. It some times hap
pens that when there is aispel of warm weather in mid
winter that the peach buds develop to such an extent
that a return to cold weather in the late winter or early
spring causes great damage to the crops.
The January cold snap came earlier this year than.
last, the date Of the cold spell last year being;Jan. 80,
and then the lowest mark the mercury fell to was eight
degrees above zero.
The present cold snap has done much to stop the
spread of grip, clear cold weather being farless condu-
Give to the dread disease than the rainy, luke.warm
conditions of a week ago.
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Will Discuss
s. s. Problems

The Round Table of the Marion
county Sunday school association will
beheld on Friday evening at seven o.
clock at the M. f. Temple. "a call for
the meeting has been sent out to SUI
p~erintendents and teachers Of all the
schools affiliated with the association
by President LeviiB HarrS to be pres:
emit IN this occasion.
Problems of the superintendent
and teachers willSbe discussedgyari.
ously by men and women promtnent;in.
Sabbath school work.
Mr.. Harr will preside at the ses.
sion which will last from seven to
nine thirty o'clock and$urgesstha al
people interested in Sabbath school
work will he present.
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ington deal, are as nothing compared
to what he will have gained by it.
The Hatfield support, Governor White
wouldn't have had anyhow, and II
Governor Hatfield has. effaced himself
in behalf of.Judge Robinson principal.
ly, and Mr.. Hite incidentally, as many
here believe is the case, then Cover
nor Whites prospects, it is claimed,
have frightened up very decidedly.
That is true, too, the local politicians
say, even II others talked about should
throw their hats into the ring, which
would add to the complications. They
base this speculation on the grounds
that Governor Hatfield with an admin,
istration force behind him, was the
most serious barrier in prospect be
fore the Wood county aspirant.
Other sidelights discussed since the
news of the Hite movement concern
the future conduct of Isaac T. Mann
and Davis Elkins in regard to the
senatorship and .governorship. Both
Mann and Elkins have, In formal in:
terviews, given the press of the state,
endorsed the candidacy of ex.Gover.
nor White. In a like manner, Elkins
has pledged his support to Judge Rob
.inson. While not'going quite that far
as to Lilly, Mann was very properly
classified as being more favorable to
the Raleigh county candidates sue
cess.
In the event Of MI. Ftte's candidacy,
what is Mann going to d.? the politl-
clans are asking. AS Is well known,
Mann and Hite are the very closest
friends. They are intimately associa.
ted in business, society and party pol.
itics. Here, It Is taken as a matter OF
course, that Mann. knew of the confer.
ences held preliminary to extending
the committee invitation to I1ite to be-
come a senatorial candidate. What's
Mann going to do about, OF ii .Hite gets
in? That Is the inquiry heard every
where here.
The same question is being asked
as to Davis Elkins, but 1t Is neither so
interesting or SO puzzling to the poll.
ttcians who are trying to dope it all
out. They believe that Elkins will
stand pat on his pledge Of support to
Ex-Governor White. and there Is not
the least question of his loyalty to
Judge Robinson's cause. In other
words, the Htte plan IL 1t goes through,
1t is not figured includes any change
in allegiance to either White or Rob
inson on the part Of Elkfns.-
There Is so much-so very much
going the rounds here among the big
colony Of West Virginia politicians in
washington, concerning the latest pol.
itical developments in.the. Huntington
region. that It Is with difficulty that
IL can be .aifted down to its import
ant essence, and laid before the read
er with rigid impartiality and strict
regard for q fair and exact statement
of sentiment as It exists. The fore;
going represents the result OF q no
easy task to ascertain with accuracy
and set down with correctness the
view Of the matter most generally
held by the states politicians In this
city.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18

A great dead has been said about the "exfrayagance
Of the Hatneta Standardization and the waste Of money
on nnnecessafy employees. No more conprehensfTe resu-
tatiou u this partisan charge viii be 1ound than refer
sences to an analysts Of tho Disbursements of the state
for an purposes sandst the 4percentages Of the SotaIa amount
expended OF the saggregate$ expended amounting TO
$s,741,252.51 ending June 80. 1876 from appropriattons.
z1.29 per cent was expended for edueationa1 purposes;
for hospitals purposes 1853 per cent, which Includes
the humane Institutions and3the miners hospitals. The
ldfsbursements Tor. these tow purpose constitute overhaul
expended for all other purposes, or nearly So per- cent
Of the total. How does this comport with the2reckless
and sunerounded accusations OF waste and extrava-
gance." Especially when in comparison is shown that
the amount disbursed for all %appointive Offices, which
includes commissions and boards, was only 9.2s per cent
Of the total amount expended. It only needs a little light
like this to be thrown on the dark insinuationssthat have
emsnated from quarters inimtcal to Governor Hatfield
and from persons antagonistic to him, to expose their
baseless character. a 49,
The cry OF burdensome taxation has gone out from
the Democratic press but it is shown in this audit that
there has been no extravaganza in expenditure of the
peoples money. It is evident, howeverYsthat those who
have exploited the wealth OF the state have escaped pay.
ing their share of the tax burden which have
been SO large had the special and protected interests
been required to shoulder their Just portion of that bur.
den. But without considering these inequalities, in what
the, per capita does not exceed; $3.50? This Ia not an
in some cases one-third of the per capita of other states
in the Union of like wealth and. population compared
with West misunderstanding 1ntelltgencer:
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The Fayette County Court has re.
duced the salary of sheriff to $3.50 a
year, the salary OF sealer of weights
and measures to $500 a year, refused
a raise to the circuit clerk and abol:
ished the Office Of assistant prosecui
ting attorney.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
FAlRY1EW NOTES.

Mrs. Ella Stewart was called to
wheeling Saturday by the death otS 9
brother, Mr.. Cunningham.
IA Mrs. C. a. Reniker and daughter,
Winfield were Fatrmont visitors on
Saturday.
Hazel Tharp Of Monongah was the
guest of his aunt Mrs. I. Morris on
Sunday. !,
+ Miss Katie Price of Monongahs and
Miss Watson Of Fairmont were the
guests OF Mrs. Engle Sunday.
Mr.. and@Mrs. J.. H. Burns will at
tend the funeral Of Carl Greiger ct
ST. Peters church in Fairmont. They
70 from there to Wheeling to attend
the funeral Of Mrs. Burns brother,
Mr.. Cunningham.
The Fairview teachers attended the
Reading Circle at Keystone Saturday.
The Dorcas, were entertained at the
WErHgEH TH#.HL
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home OF Mrs. Yost on Friday after
noon: TIKI
Miss Kate Pride Of MonongshHand
Miss Watson Of ;Fairmon tcalled&atS
the Morris home IN Saturday:
Harper Hough, who returned from
Jamestown, N. " recently TO visit
his parents has gone to Drun1bright
Y
Miss Madeline Fleming and Harry
Norris Of Fairmont Normal Spent
over, Sunday here with relatives:
Miss Rosa B. 1Eakin, who has been
nursing a case in$Mannfngton district
for two weeks returned home last
week. ! F
Miss on Taught 10 quite siek sthreat;
ened with pneumonia.
MisssNelle Hought is shopptng IN
Fairrnont today.
Mrs. y. Al. Klinginsmith has been
sick several days.
Mrs. eah Barrackman who hagSbeen
sick for several. days is no better.
Mrs. Grace Seyntore Is tnlFairmont
today on business.
Mrs. Hattie Clellands isfonS the sics
list
Miss Bernice Foley spent seyaral
days In with friendA
Several Fatrview people attended
the funeral OF Karl Gruger IN Esirs
mont4today.s
d. o: Hanes and son Paul and$Ws
Carpenter were Fairmont visitors at:
urday.
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RUFF STUFF
sY RED.
sY-REp.

Be a good idea for the city to build
a fireplace in the middle of the new
M%onongahela bridge SO that pedes-
TRANS will not turn into fcycles while
crossing.
Fairmont will be a Paradise when
the B. g. o. has competition between
Grafton and Wheeling.
TO date the two fighters who were
ordered to appear in police court, and
for whom a warrant is said to have
been subsequently issued, are still
hanging around the city smiling at
the cops as they pass.
Where is the guy who can truthfully
say these days that he turns out his
fire and opens the windows at. night.
Line forms to the left.
The same fellow that invented pain.
less dentistry must have invented I'm.
shrinkable winter underwear.
Lyman Howe must have passes or
every railroad In the world, or else
he can ride the bumpers in grand
style.
With sulphur on the inside Of our
shoes to prevent the grip, what shall
we wear on the outside to prevent the
slip?
Colonel, the fire boys dog, was on
fire yesterday morning. His fuzzy wool
caught while he stood in front of the
stove. Not bad for a fire dog.
Moving the Keyser machine shops
to Fairmont will be a great boon to
this city. But the trouble is there are
at Keyser. Somebody stringing some.
one.
These are the days that turning the
cold water faucet brings a cuss in
the shower bath.
The guy worth while is the guy with
O smile-and a cracked lip.
A Judge that a jump in and take
another's place almost any time must
be Lively.
1t may be healthful to sleep sitting
in a chair apelike, but we'd sooner
hit the mattress and be unhealthy; It's
only cas- Of die sooner, anyhow.
With 1913 automobiles in F%airnnone
we manage to dodge pretty we'll.
Below zero isn't half as bad as. 100
above.
Il Cold weather may drive the grip
away, but it also. brings it back load
10 two thermometers in town re.
port the weather alike.
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ton and lure than ever before. And Il
Sutherland, who has been balancing
on the verge OF a declaration for many
weeks, why not still others? That II
the question being asked. And II Su
therland, why not others, with tbs
chances of Governor Hatfield getting
1t at the eleventh hour, II there Is 4
full field, with his official organization
behind him, and trying to beat on
all contenders on the home stretch
These are the principal deductions
drawn from the news from Hunting
ton by the West Virginians here. But
on Top OF them are still other weirt
and fanciful reports In circulation
which. though they may appear weird
and fanctful Just now, may not be sc
after while. Time alone can tell that
SO many and fast are the inside work
ings. One OF these stories. which IL
p~ersistently stated here, is that oul
of the mysterious maneuverings tbs
name of Virgil L. Highland is likely
to again figure conspicuously In the
g~ubernatortal equation.
Assuming that the CabeIl county
program which has been started or
will go through as planned and ar
ranged by Messrs. James s. Lakin, FL
lott Northcott and Sherman Denham
emissaries of Governor Hatfield, ant
the Cabell county leaders who have
been outspoken in their advocacy Of
Lilly and 5heir OPPOSITION to the Gov
ernor, the politicians in the clubs and
hotel lobbies in Washington are today
discussing what the effect is going tc
be on the candidates. of Ex-Governor
Albert BlakeBlee>W White, Attorney Gen
eral Abraham Armistead Lilly and
Judge Ira D. Robinson.
This Is about how they figure the
effect:
Lilly stands to be the heavier loser
and, necessarily then. Judge Robinson
stands to be the heavier gamer, SO far
as the governorship is concerned The
Attorney General loses support Of q
powerful group Of down.state politt
clans, who will switch over to Robin
son. The transfer carries with 1t the
leading newspaper support that he
had, the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
which is owned principally by w. +.
Hite. 1t carries with 1t, too, accord
ing to the way It is figured here. the
support Of the 1saacsT. Mann element.
AZ 6H6Sph dWh9tEbE 40 ~ d1S'
uraIly, the very county of Lilly's am.
paign manager, James A Hughes, and
supposedly a large surrounding terri.
tory. To what extent, II any, Hughes
figured In the mantpulattons. the poll
ticians are not yet able to figure out.
AS to the effect OF the CabellR coun'
ty transaction on Governor Whites
candidacy, 1t is figured that while he
may lose certain support In that sec
ton of the state which he had reason
to expect would be for him, and which
had been promised to him, he more
than makes up for what he loses IL 1t
Is up to him to! contest with Mi. Hlte
and not with Governor Hatfield; not
withstanding the assumption that Hat.
field can swing his following as he
elects to swing It, and will swing II,
behind the Hite candidacy. IT, says
the1local politicians, the senatorialscon
test is going to Strengthen. out itself
and is going to the finish line with
but White and Hite contending, the
losses iby7reason .ofgthe
probable contamination OF the Hunt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-01-18
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY Is. 1915.
4 REVEALING STATE AUDIT.

rTsFIE report ofStheS state audit is an interesting state
ments ofEtheI financial condition of the state, a com
p1eteS account of the income and outgo for the past
hscal year. 1t Is the first time such a detailed statement
o. the expenditures and revenues Of the state has been
made, being the arst annual audit provided for by the
iegislatre IN pursuanee of the program Of the present
progresatye state administration. It is one of the most
statesmanlike measures enacted by the Republican party
Tor betngsa yearly event 1t will for the first time furnish
tho basis forFt the construction of a thoroughly. scientific
budget IN (which the relation of proposed appropriations
To- expected revenues can always be definitely deter
mined.
TheHmostgi Illuminating feature OF the present audit is
Observation-Disclosures gives to the position of the governor
In his contention with the auditor and the attorney
ssneFaI who Joined forces with the Democratic and
pther oppositions in the last legislature as to the impera-
tive requiren1entsfo Of the state government for increased
Eexenusss The deficits are clearly explained in this
andit and completely vindicate the statements OF Gov
ernnr Hatfield in showing that increased taxation was
neededSt to- hMgthe$yoid caused by the withdrawal OF the
LIQUOR Iicenaes##taxes and the extraordinary charges
tmposed$f for military service in suppressing strike dis
ordets. Thesaudit further shows that had not the gov.
erhor exerctsedshisS constitutional right and vetoed over
100000 OF APPROPRIATIONS made by the regular session
Of the 1915s1egislature. and later called the legislature In
second extraordinary session for the purpose of raising
additional revenues. and the state had continued to pro.
vide for ansof her institutions and departments together
with the new buildings, repairs and improvements that
Ball 20 made during the next two years, a deficit OF more
than S300o000S would exist July i, 1917, instead Of the
surplus that be on, hand.
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War PIetures.

Fighting over in France is an enter
prising American who carries q cam
era. Some very interesting pictures he
has made inside the French lines
have Just reached this country, the
first lot Of which will be published
exclusivelysin the grayure picturelsupt
plement Of next. sundaystNew YORK
World. The popularity Of The Sunday
World may be Judged from the fact
that itshasSa circulation in3New York
city greater than the sundayaH Herald.
Times and Tribune combined. Order
sfonEyotr nawsdeaIergi IN advance.
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WASHINGTON NEWS $.
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WASHINGTON d. C., Jan. 49,
Roltt1ca1 Washington has been suffer
Ing lor @ weekEfrom rumors which
lave kept IL attngle with excitement,
THEY have hadStoH do with new and
strange atignments among the nation
~ leaderss and strange coal.
1Etpnal between the so:ca1led leaders
u tho game In West Virginia. 1t Is
thetr own states political affairs as
they loom now in the light Of very
recent developments which caused q
Tt1ntng htthertand yon on the part of
the naive sons assembled in the Cap.
ttal City and the Spinning of deduc.
tive yarns and 5theories weird and
wonderful. and always interesting.
ii tho wake OF a train of rumors
eafidently new as to be startling,
came The news of what is being re-
tered togas tstthesHiteE deal" This, of
courseg refersStos the sudden concerted
and unanimous demand, contained In
l. set Of Mandatory resolutions, made
by ffa Republican executive commit
tee 0ks Gabe1ls county on the Hon. W.
i. Hite that he should, In behalf OF a
MISUNDERSTANDING long without sena
fnffai honor enter the arena as a
candfdatasfo the toga. A committee
~ III Fading HuntinEtonians of G. o.
IS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with ceremony be
sftfnT III snlennity5 Of their mission
~ 35yffstinnStoSMr Hite to tilt the
Observation-Disclosures as the chosen
fnffit 81 the sssouthern section" AT
fhsl fifns fthtssis written It is the under
standf1k among the politicians here
that, ME-. Htteahas the request under
sadVtsetnent..Ss
eSeWsA ~ I've tnr;a1 contest
NJ. al1e ny s+nn +he frst
gsa1 Nj ;t not heIieved
Of the eeksR9as. as Mas u omount 10
Dy lazy IaaE = -" tha oninion that
much. beeenss4 IVA 2 sine - an.
M. Aise Nth s9 {he renor
couragemenIsaoN W. rahsiI ce;,nty
OF me ssgtng ma I,hs+ origina.
comnaittee m esIins ana Wa ~ ~ Inn9.
TED theres ne pTHs sNsa az uba+ has
~ ~ and
hapnenea = Ms RIts viii
they eApscs 4sassss1eS e1f,1I-aedged
eoon Rs guy hAaA0 \ =
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Anticipating another possible strike
In the eastern Ohio coal fields next
Spring, when the present wage seals
expires, the American Sheet and TIN
Plate company, of Wheeling, Is prepar.
ing to convert part Of it's old Aetna,
Standard mill into a huge storehouse
for coal. Work on its preparation has
already started.
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Of rock. They tagged the train 1ust in.
time to prevent. its ploughing into The
slide. It Is expected that the girl Will
be rewarded by the railroad company
says the Grafton Sentinel, in telling OF,
the incident. In: the past It was the
custom for the railroad to pay $40 to
each person who reported q broken
rail. Reports got SO numerous that the
company cut the reward down to 3d.
which, strange to say, 1essened the
number OF broken rails. This special
reward was then discontinued and
broken rails seem to be mighty scarce
these days. However, such acts as Miss
Smallwood's are always rewarded9pr
nerly " aGra-f