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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-24

We are authorized to announce Fred
Dresel as a candidate for Magistrate
from the Second District, subject to
the action Of the Democratic party at
tho Noyember election.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-24
FOR MAGISTRATE

We are authorized to announce Fred
W. Bauer as a candidate for Magis-
trate from the First District subject
to the action of the Democratic party
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-21

Fl. L. Pestana, of Hays, transacted
business here wednesday.
Monday, April %, will be hog day
in Wa-Keeney. ADV. 2t.
Evan Smith. piano tuner. Leave or.
ders with Mrs. Steinberger-Adlt
DR.. J. A. Burnett of ColIyer was
transacting business here wednesday.
Mrs. Oliver Buckwalther, OF wich-
tia, was transacting business here
and al Collyer wednesday.
L. ]. Schmitt, of Jewell City, Kan
sas, has been here this week visiting
at the home of his sister, Mrs. w. w.
Gibson.
Mrs. A. M. Finley came down from
Kit Carson, Colo, Tuesday night and
is spending few days at home in
this city.
F. A. Johnston, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
who has been here for several weeks
as prospective land buyer, departed
Monday night for his home.
DR.. Jones was called out to see WIN.
Lormler, near Collyer, Tuesday and
found him suffering much pain and
inconvenience from sciatic rheuma-
tism.
Miss Virgie Oldham went up to
Collyer wednesday night and visited
over night at her home with her
brother, Lawrence, who will join the
United States navy.
L. W. Maynard and son FLOYD ar
rived home wednesday morning from
north of Grinnell where they had
Just finished the carpenter work on |
"a, 500 residence on which they have
been working for some time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-21
Fresh pork at Bakers. adv

Fresh PORK at Bakers adv
John Lemke arrived home Monday
from trip to the west.
Abstracts of title made promptly at
reasonable rates. W. H. Swigget.
j. F. Jones transacted business at
Grinnell last Saturday evening
Mrs. Wurst and daughter, of Coll
yer, were shopping In this city Mon
day between trains.
Mrs. Homer Bonebrake arrived
home last Friday from Norton where
she had been visiting
w. A. Boys, of Hays, was here
Tuesday arranging for a meeting to
be held at the court house next
Thursday, April 26th, at 1:3O o. m.
The object of this meeting is to dis
cuss ways and means of increasing
the productiveness of western Kan
sas farms. This does not mean that
the discussion will be confined alone
to the subject of fertiIizing the soil
but the subject of different crops and
the way to produce them will be the
subject. Mr.. Boys SAYS that
several farmers have asked him con-
corning the best methods of raising
the Mexican beans and this will be
discussed at the meeting. Mr.. G. E.
Thompson, from the Agriculture
college, will be here at that time. He
aas had considerable experience in
government and state service. He
will also give demonstration in seed
testing and crop raising. This will
De very interesting and instructive
Meeting for farmers and they are
Urged to be present if it is possible
or them to get away from their
work.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-21
Fresh beef at Bakers. adv

For Sale-3 year old Shorthorn bull
good one. James O'Toole. Banner
Kan.-Adv 7 1t
John herbert, the rustling real es
tate broker of Ellis, transacted bus
mess here Thursday.
Nels hendricks is building a large
barn on his farm south of Ogallah.
Elmer Gardner and Cecil Bundy are
the head carpenters
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Hays expect to
arrive home in about ten days. They
have gone north from California and
are visiting in Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Harries were
up from Ogallah Wednesday after
noon visiting home folks and shop
ping with Wa-Keeney merchants.
For Sale-Southeast quarter p IA
rs. Good wheat land. Price So, 900;
$1100 cash, balance years time at
per cent. Inquire at this office.-Ad.
Plenty of Listers lays, tongues,
eveners and subscribers for Canton.
Rock Island and Grand Detour Lis
tiers. Come early before the supply
is exhausted at A. NJ. Finley's Cash
Implement Store.-Adv. 72t
Word has been received that Ralph
Harlan, George Kessler and Fred
Kerth, Trego County High School
boys, who left last week to join the
United States navy, have been accept
ed and assigned to the naval training
school on the great lakes Fred
Kerth was held up for investigation
because his parents were of foreign
birth.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-21

Keep cool. Phone number ITS fol
ice. Deliveries made regularly. 6tf
Messrs Tillotson and Schwindinner
of Lenora, were here a short time
! Monday night while on their way tc
Garden City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Garrison went
down TO Kansas City again last Sat
| urday night where Mrs. Garrison
will undergo another operation.
Glen Jones was at Wallace Tues
day attending a cattle sale and says
he never saw cattle sell higher any
where. Common stock cows brought
as high as S85 per head.
Mrs. j. W. Blakely and her son.
Eugene, and Mrs. Chewing, mother
of Mrs. Blakely, left Monday night
for Plattsville, Wisconsin, where they
will visit for some time.
Ellsworth & Feekers have the
contract for doing the carpenter
work on DR.. Miller's new bungalow
and the foundation is now ready for
them to commence their work.
DR.. Herrick reports a case of scar
let lever at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Hillman north of Ogallah. Miss
Carroll, nurse from University hos
pital at Kansas City, arrived Thurs
day afternoon to take care of the
case.
Frank Porter, Virgil and Isaac
Franklin left Monday morning for
the purpose of joining the United
States army as volunteers. At this
writing we have not heard whether
they have been accepted but presume
they have been as they are all husky
fellows.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-21

Misses Lenora and Leona Oster
kamp left Monday night to spend the
summer in Minnesota
Joseph Easton, a farmer northwest
of Quinter, came down Tuesday tc
consult with DR.. Wall
Fred Spaulding, of Dorrance, was
shaking hands with Wa-Keeney
friends at the depot Monday.
Herb Bacon left Monday morning
for business trip to Ellsworth,
Wichita and other eastern cities.
James Rinker arrived home Satur-
day night from a business trip to
Atchinson and other points east.
Now that the rain has come and
softened up the soil the art of max
ing garden is being developed and
later on there will be several gentle
men who will pose as ''the man with
the hoe.''
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Presby terrain church held Its mis-
sionary tea at the home of Mrs. G. III.
Benson Tuesday evening. The gen.
tlemen- were invited to attend the
latter part of this meeting as the pro-
ceeds from the delicious luncheon
which was served, goes toward swell |
ing the fund in the society treasury. |
The members of the Wa-Keeney /
band gave patriotic concert on the
street last Saturday evening which |
was greatly appreciated by those who
heard it. This is the first public ap-
pearance of the band since the cam
paign last fall and many could notice
} marked improvement in the quality
IF the music rendered. Hope they
will appear again soon
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-04-21

j. w. Phares transacted business
at Denver the first of the week. ar
irving home wednesday night.
Mrs. Mary Fullington came in from
Navarro, Kans., the last of the week
and is spending the week with home
folks.
Albert Acre came home Friday
night from the Agricultuf al College
and spent few days at the home of
his parents
Miss Elizabeth Brown came up
from FIT. Hays Normal last Saturday
and remained over Sunday at the
home of her parents.
Chase Wilson and ]. Fl. Hickman
left the last of the week for Ottum-
wa, Iowa, where Chase will again
enter the hospital for treatment.
DR.. and Mrs. S. L. Allison and Mrs.
j. G. Cortr1ght left the first of the
week for Oberlin, Kans., where they
are attending the spring meeting of
the Osborne presbytery.
Miss Eva Gee, of Russell, came up
Tuesday and remained until the next
day visiting. with her friend, Mrs.
j. w. Spena, and also canvassed for
to the Capital. Her sis
ter, Miss Mynne, is in a automobile |
and is one of the high candi-
dates.
w. A. Boys, of the Fit. Hays exper-
ment farm will be at the Folker I
school house soIth of town on April |
n, at 10 O'Clock a. M. for the purpose
II conducting a demonstration on
eed testing. This meeting will be
interesting to the farmers
md they are all urged to be present.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01
Americans Fight in French Trenches

Military Medal on the somme and
then was claimed back by the Amer
lean authorities. is we'll known. lie
didn't want to leave, and officers and
men in his old regiment have nothing
but good to say of him.
Here is the record OF a different
kind, and greatly as it is to the credit
OF the man, ! do not feel that / ought
to give his name A brilliant young
officer in the u. S Army resigned and
was given a commission with the
Canadians. He occasionally drank too
much, and as a result was advised to
resign He did so but Immediately re-
enlisted as a private III can't keep
sober as an officer. I'll have to when
In the ranks he said.
He was sent TO the front. where he
soon made a fresh record. this time
for gallantry. He was attached to the
Machine Gun Corps. and won promo
ton to sergeant and the Military Me-
dal. After one heavy fight. I'm which he
stood out as a born leader. he was
offered another commission, which he
accepted His old weakness had been
conquered. When there's a bit OF dar.
ing he is the man for g. Everyone ad
mires and likes him. I'D rather have
a man who'd tripped up and recovered
than one who hadn't enough blood IN
= his veins TO feel the force OF tempta
I ton" said one experienced general "a
me. 1--WE no use for the second kind
Sergeant Martin is another Amer
ican who won a ID. C.. NJ At the flghi
for Observatory Ridge. there was
/ great deal of wire obstructing our ad
vance The whole front was swep, b,
she'll FIRE. machine gun and snipers /
seemed certain death 10 90 out Mar
tin crept from our trenches in broa,
daylight, ,stealthily approached thu
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Causeway Farmers Filling
All Available Ground
This Spring
HALF HOLIDAYS
START THURSDAY
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. May Some ex-
ciiement was Occasioned Saturday inn
mediately after the departure OF Will
liam Klein for Washington on his
way to the Norfolk Navy Yard, by the
arrival OF a telegram ordering him to
report at Boston instead. Klein had
enlisted in the navy and his original
orders were that he report at the navy
yard at Norfolk. In obedience to in
structions. he left for Wilmington
Saturday afternoon. intending to take
the train for Washington Fifteen
minutes after his departure the tele-
gram arrived and there was much
speculation as to how he could be
reached Finally friend cranked his
automobile. declaring he would en-
deayOr to catch Klein at the Whining
ton station, which he did. making a
quick run and arriving at the railroad
station just in time.
The Rev. Addison A. Ewing. rector
OF Emmanuel p. b. Church. gave the
second of his series Of readings from
Nicholas \ ckleby" in the parish
house last evening There was a
large attendance and the evening was
greatly enjoyed. The proceeds from
the silver offering received went to
swell the parish fund.
Persons having occasion to pas
back and forth between Wilmington
and New Castle have remarked upon
the industry being shown by the far
mers. That they are complying with
the request of President Wilson to
plant every acre OF ground they can
is evident. for every day additional
land is seen to he ploughed and now,
with few exceptions all the tillable
land is under cultivation.
Albert f. BOyce. a former member
OF Council. who has been employed as
a boxmaker at the proiectile plant o.
the New Castle Construction Com
pany. sustained a wound on his left
hand which became infected. and in
an effort to save the member from
amputation ne has been taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital, Wilmington,
for treatment
DR.. Lewis Booker has been entered
upon the reserve list Of physicians for
the United States Navy and his first
berth is expected to be Governors Is
land. n. Y.
ne LltMDtIS OIL lue 1OuuE MEN >
Assoc alton of the First Presbyterian
Church have decided to hold sports at
Battery Park on the morning of
July 4.
Beginning this week. all stores and
business places in New Castle will
close Thursday afternoons and even
ings until fall. The grocery stores
have been closing two evenings a
week for some time. as we'll as Thurs
day afternoons. but the latest closing
movement will embrace all lines of
business
E'swood Gambril is another New
Castle young man in the United States
Navy. He has been assigned to the
navy yard at Norfolk.
Yesterday was a lucky day for the
shad fishermen. All reports were that
big hauls had been made. Robert
Newlove on Saturday made a good
catch OF shad and in addition landed a
COW sturgeon containing forty-nine
pounds Of roe that Melted him a sum
total Of S157 The roe sold at 50 90
per pound.
James Miller. Of Wilmington, has
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01
WILL ACCEPT PAsTORATE.

DR.. Joel L. Gilhllan. who was re-
Gently called to the pastorate of the
Olivet Presbyterian Church. has init
mated his intention Of accepting the
call when it shall have been officially
placed in his hands by the Presby-
terry.
For seventeen years before coming
TO Wilmington, DR.. Gilfllan resided at
Newark. first as pastor of the Head
Of the Christiana Church and then in
his present position.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01
VOLUNTEER SERVICES.

H. B. Jones, the Welsh evangelist,
who spoke to a crowded audience in
the Volunteers Of America Gospel Mis-
sion Hall, No. sos Shipley street last
Sunday evening, has agreed with Ad-
jutant and Mrs. Boss to speak again
in the Volunteer Hall this evening.
The Rev. n. Beskin will accompany
him. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank MacDon-
aid and Mr. and Mrs. Phillips Of New
Castle Nazareth NJ. E. Church will
conduct the service on Thursday
evening.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01
BY +. A. MCKENZIE.

(Written for the United Press).
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
THE FIELD, March 80 (By MaiD
asked a hard bitten Westerner what
had induced him to join the British
ranks Il always hated Greasers
(MeXicansl and Huns" he replied. 81
can't kill 'Greasers' or I'd be hanged
But / jumped at the chance OF killing
Huns, and I'm right on the job ]
asked a second, a quiet spoken Maine
boy. who has won the Military Medal
for gallantry on the field 81 thought
from the first that this was a fight in
which all ought to take part, he said.
"and so | came
The second is the prevailing type
OF the Americans who have come here
TO France. They have thought out the
matter. have come to a decision, and
have joined up for neither fun, frolic
nor adventure. Often enough. they
c0ldly hate and despise the German
and when they let themselves go, their
eloquence about the Hun leaves their
less nimble-tongued neighbors admir-
ingly envious. Gee. il / could only
talk like that" said one Alberta boy
after an eX-TeXan cowboy had spoken
his mind for five minutes on the Hun
as he really is. lie never used the
same adjective twice. and each ad
iective was like an added drop OF
vitriol
They are OF varied types. There is
for instance, Lieutenant Larrabbee, q
West Pointer, who broke his course
to join as a private. lie earned the ID
c. NJ for special gallantry in rescuins
wounded, and had his commission
soon after Stephenson, noted
sniper in one infantry battalion, was
in the old days a very we'll known
Western COW puncher w. II. Harson
now a Canadian riheman. was, wher
member Of the National Guard Of
New York. "a champion pistol shot
and one OF the competitors for the
Elcho Shield. He was wounded at I'll
lebeke Williams. of Indiana. was .
captain in his State Militia. He Joined
the French Foreign Legion and woT
the Medille Militaire Then he was
transferred 10 the Canadians. was
wounded and decorated with the Brit
ish Military Medal The story OF Rog
ers, the American boy who. acting as
runner was wounded and won The
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01

purchased the Fl ckman property on
the causeway and will occupy tho
premises.
a group OF young people from West
Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, will
present humorous sketch. Uncle
Ephraim's Summer Boarders," for the
benefit Of the Christian Endeavor So
cie'y Of the First Baptist Church on
Friday evening. The entertainment
will be gwen in the Opera House The
proceeds will go towards the piano
fund
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01
oDD-zAR AT DOVER.

Snecial to TIE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER Del, May Final ar
rangements were completed last even
ing for the Odd-Zar which is to be
given jointly BY the Rebekahs and
the members Of Philodemic Lodge be-
ginning Thursday evening of this
week. and lasting until Saturday
night.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01

German wires. cut quite a quantity
and returned. incidentally, he was
wounded. "He showed a very fine ex-
ample as a soldier" says his super,ors
Private G. Sale. another young
American, won a Military Medal in
the same advance. Although wounded
he insisted on going back into the FIR
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01

ing line. as soon as his wounds we're
dressed. carrying a load OF grensdes
with him. He was then wounded a sec
ond time Lieutenant J. L. Macfarlane.
OF San Francisco, was Machine Gun
Officer for a battalion OF Pioneers He
had earned his promotion from the
ranks He died at Maple Copse.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01
TO Cultivate TRACT.

Employees of the Pyrites Company,
Ltd. have begun work cuitivating
several acres of land adjoining the
plant. which has been loaned them by
the company. Corn and potatoes will
be the principal crops raised on the
tract.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01

Following Is the third story in the
series written by F. A. Mckenzie,
prominent Canadian newspaperman,
describing Americans who have been
and now are fighting with the Cana
dian ARMY.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-01
S11O.641 TAXES FOR
kent This YEAR

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, May Kent coun'
tvs assessment as returned to the
Levy Court shows s1s,487,21S.25. The
expected taxes from the assessment
amount to S110,641S7.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-20
Publicity Should Be Paid
For Out OF General Tax

1t may not be generally known
that there is on the statute books a
law permitting the city or Lakeland
to levy tax, not to exceed two
mills, for publicity purposes, and in
'9l5 an appropriation was made of
$4,000 for this department of the
Chamber of Commerce. No similar
appropriation was made for ou-
work in 1916 and none. so far. this
year. The city of Orlando appro-
priated s5,500.00 for the publicity
work of the Orlando Board OF Trade
last year, and the results made the
appropriation profitable to every in
terest in the town. This plan of
having a few public spirited mel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-20

one Of the chief activities o. my
otBco during the past year has peeh
Tho work connected with the goou
r,,6s bond issue. the campaign
s,ort;ng n the commencement of our
present fiscal year. The secretal''
with the approval of the directors
las given much of the time ana en-
ergy of the office to various phases
of this work. has travelled a good
many miles over the roads in the
county and attended large number
y, n lettings. taken care of much cor
resrondence and publicity Work
a ong this line.
The work connected with the
tourist season was especially heaVE
and very satisfactory BY reason OF
the change in office location. hun
dreds of people were seen who other
'. ,se we would not have come IN
touch with. The entertainment Of
the tourists, through the reading
rest rooms and other FEATURES oil
Tourist Headquarters. the eroque'
ground and more especially the free
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-20
Our Winter Visitors ASSet
That Should Be Cultivated

The experience of the past year
has demonstrated beyond question
the growing ability of this commun-
ity to secure large NUMBER of the
winter visitors coming to the State.
over two thousand registered and
spent all the way from few days
to five months this past season. Two
thousand more passed through. look
ing for some sort OF entertainment
not found here. From all quarters
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-20
Industries Knocking At Our
Door Demand ENCOURAGEMENT

The past year has demonstrated
very emphatically, though unsatis-
factorily, that Lakeland is not yet
ready to take care of industrial de-
relopment in the way of establish
ment of factories, because, located as
We are. We have less indrcement to
offer than the project has to bring
IN other words, we shall not get
these industrial plants unless we as
sist financially. The Peninsular Iron
Works has had enough hot air from
us since its inception to furnish the
blast furnace for quite biz pouring
but there are probably not a score
of Lakeland men who have clea-
idea even of where the plant is To-
cated-to say nothing of the nature
and opportunities or its operations
The Collins Canning Cmpany will,
, ii
that patience which has so far char
acterized the efficient operations of
the promoter. succeed in winning
ont and securing somewhere-if not
in Lakeland, then in Missouri or
, New England-or somewhere else,
that financial support which alone
is needed to put a big enterprise in
our midst. II IS unfortunate that
all of us cannot see just little into
the future. II you and ! knew pos
itively that the. war would be over
next month we could get rich II
selling steel and other stocks. |
! we knew positively that the citru
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-20

preserving and conserving industry
will call for a greater supply in two
or three years than is now necessary
to meet the entire demand for the
product we should be anxious for
some of the stock to capitalize the
industries. But you and | are goin,.
to do with this as we do with other
good things offered us day by day
pass them up, and let fellows come
In from the north and grow rich do
ing nothing but talking and selling
real estate to so-called northern
suckers. which afterwards. when we
want that same property, we buy a.
q greatly advanced figure.
This canning and preserving pro-
jec; must be ready and adequately
equipped for next seasons crop
What are fruit growers thinking of ,
meg ApSts III TINS 1lOnp,
more than four times what il would
take to completely equip such i
Plant which would have peen able
to take care of this entire waste
There are other small industries
knocking at our doors, but for TN
reason that other communities ar.
hospitable and ready to give them a
warm welcome, they do not have t.
come here, and the nature Of tn,
welcome will naturally be a poten
factor in final location. Inis is al
important subject and a strong In
dustrial bureau could wish for n,
more inviting opportunity.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-20

The total receipts for all purpose
for Lakeland, during the same -
ricd were s3,72O.77 or sz='l4 ,"
canita of the membership. lamp"
50 II, for advertising s2Si''o OF
nor capita: Lakeland. $4,000 o.
se4s per capita. Tampa for enter
,a;rmant s45S.7C, OF 10 per cap
tia. Lakeland. s2O7.6O, or sl.2S per
oa,,,, Tampa closed this year