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Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
OSTERK KAMP-FRITTS

On Sunday afternoon, August 5 at
o'clock at the Prairie Home church
in south Graham county, occurred a
beautiful wedding when Rev. A. L.
Carlson said the words that united the
lives of Miss Lenora Ostercamp and
Mr.. Robert Fritts
The bride is the oldest daughter of
Henry Otserkamp of this city and is
a competent school teacher in both
this and Graham counties. She is a
well known and popular young lady
dnties of home making. She was
dressed in pure white and looked very
beautiful indeed.
The groom is a young man of ster-
ling qualities who grew to manhood
in Graham county and Is one OF our
prosperous young farmers
The bridal party consisting of the
bride and groom and Miss Irma Law
as bridesmaid and Mr.. Lee Sites as
best man, drove to the church and
marched to the altar to the strains of
the wedding march, played by Miss
Irma Law, where Mr.. Carlton met
them annd said the beautiful ring GER
emony in the presence of packed
church of friends and relatives.
The church looked beautiful with
the altar banked with flowers and
the floor covered with rugs.
Immediately after the ceremony
the bridal party and immediate rela-
tives of the couple drove to the home
of Mrs. Samuel Fritts where a splen-
did wedding supper was served
We extend to this happy couple our
hearty congratulations and best
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
CAMP MEETING WELL AT
TENDED.

The Northwest Kansas Holiness as
sociaton campmeeting which is now
in progress at the Trego County Fair
grounds is being we'll attended by
the members of the association in
this part of Kansas and by the citi-
zens of this vicinity. Mrs. Crist, of
Denver, is conducting the meetings
and is assisted >in the singing by Mr..
Ong of California. They are enthu-
siastic workers and are meeting with
a good response from their au-
dience. Several parties are camped
on the grounds and they are finding
the conveniences of the fair grounds
a decided Improvement over the old
camp east of Ogallah. This is the
first session of the camp to be held
here and it is expected that the peo-
pie of this city will learn to appre-
ciate the gathering more each year
and will give it a hearty welcome.
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
Successful Normal School

The summer session of the Kansas
State Normal school, at Emporia,
Kan, closed at noon Thursday, Jnly
26. Fifty candidates received the B.
S. in education; twenty-five high
school diplomas were issued, and
eigh-y life certificates given. No
graduate exercises were held. The
graduates received their certificates
at the registrars office. Class work
continued to the closing hour.
The total enrolment for the sum-
mer was 2,097. The fall semester of
the Normal will open September z.
The inquiries for catalogues and in
formation concerning the school indi-
cate a good attendance this fall.
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
Not Be Separated

You can't separate the Vandegrift
twins. Yes, the young men have en-
listed in Battery B, 1st regiment of
field artillery in the Kansas National
Guard. VetoI J. and Vernol K, dur
ing their 81 years of life in Ness coun-
length of time, and fearing that the
draft would put them in different
branches of service, they beatthe draft
by enlisting. 1t was lucky find for
Battery B, as the twins are sure to
make splendid soldiers. They went
to Lawrence, Wednesday evening, be
sworn in before the draft numbers
come out and make their enlistment
impossible Republican.
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
Turning Thistles to Cash

Money is often made by feeding
Russian thistles to cattle. This is
especially true in western Kansas in
years of short feed crops. Several
profitable experiences with using
thistles were mentioned by ranchmen
last week to Fort Hays Experiment
station men with the Auto Truck Silo
Special in Cove, Logan and Wallace
counties.
E. j. Guilbert,s cattle at Wallace,
for instance, did well during the win
ter of 1913 on silage made by feeding
the cutter from loads of corn fodder
on one side and thistles on the other.
Experiences of others with thistles
alone for silage have been less salts
factory.
Russian thistles alone for silage hay
properly put up was almost, if not
quite, as valuable as alfalfa hay for
wintering- cattle, accordinging to ex-
periences reported by two ranchman
at Sharon Springs. Incidentally too,
they mentioned that thistles grow
without any work on almost any ne
elected field that has been cropped
the year before.
Russian thistle hay sold in Wallace
county for as high as $500 ton dur
ing the winter of 1911, when alfalfa
could scacely be bought at $1,000 to
S24.OO-
For hay the thistles should be thick,
cut before the spines harden much,
and stacked at once with some moist
ure in them.
Chemists who have ana1yzed the
Russian thistle at various stages Of
growth, report = protein content Z
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09

Frank Dillner and family, of Rus
sell, passed through this city We'd
nesday on their way home from a
trip to Colorado. Mr. Dillner is half
brother of the Dockendorf boys and
visited with them while in this coun-
ty. He reports plenty Of water and
mud up west.
Mrs. Ida Pierson was called to
southern Iowa, Wednesday, by a mes
sage Announcing the death of her
brother-in-law. She had intended
taking vacation from her duties
at the Union Store and, would have
visited in Missouri before going to
Iowa, but the message changed her
plans. She expects to be gone about
six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley McCullom
and children, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, ar
rived in this city Tuesday night and
are visiting at the home of Mr.. McCul-
lom's father, A. j. McCullom in this
city and with other relatives and
friends in this vicinity. Harley
used to be a farmer in this county
but now he is working for the Stand
ard Oil Co.
J. W. Miller, of Steamboat Springs,
Colorado, was here the first of the
week and purchased two punches of
excellent black cattle of w. C. P.
Rhoades and Chas.- Baird, which he
shipped to his ranch near that place.
There were fifty cows and fifty calves
in the bunch bought from Mr.. Rhoades
and twenty-seven cows and calves and
seven dry heifers in Mr.. Baird's
bunch They were all either purebred
or high grade galloway cattle and it
is too bad it was necessary for them
to be sold and shipped from the coun-
ty. However. there is consolation in
the fact that they were shipped west
instead of east. Mr.. Miller also pur-
chased two registered males to go
with the herd.
Last Thursday evening the five
day Chautauqua under the White &
Myers system was brought to a con-
clusion by theCecilian Choir one of
the strong musical numbers of the
program. The best day of the Chau-
tauqua was the third one with the
Arcadian Symphony Sextet and DIR.
John Merrite Driver, traveller, au-
thor and lecturer. The sextet gave the
best musical program that has ever
been given in Wa-Keeney. 1t was
rare musical treat, one not easily for
gotten. Every member of the organ
ization was an artist and both after
noon and evening entertainment was
highly appreciated. DIR. Drivers lee
ture created much favorable COM
ment and is said by many to be the
best lecture ever given in this city.
All of the programs were good and of
high class charcter, some were light
er than others, but all went to make
thoroughly pleasing weeks enter
tanment. We feel that Professor
Niesley and his helpers can be con-
graduated UPON the success of the
Chautauqua, for upon them the re-
sponsibility rested, and with many
odds to work against we feel that they
managed everything exceptionally
we'll
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
Monday will be hog day in WaKee-

Monday will be hog day in WaKee-
ney.
Attorney Driscoll, of Russell, was
transacting business here Monday
and Tuesday.
The farmers Union will buy hogs
in WaKeeney next Monday. Bring in
all you have for sale. Adv. 1t. 3
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. White, of Usage
City, have spent the last week at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. C. M.
Hutchison in this city.
Miss Flossie Kearn, of Phillipsburg,
who is visitig with the Misses Hoover
north of town, returned Wednesday
from a three-weeks visit at Ellis.
For Sa1e-New nine-room house
close to city school building, three
lots, water and lights. A bargain if
taken at once. Sam Smith. Adv. "a
Mrs. Harry Curtis and little daugh-
ter, of Topeka, are guests this week
at the homes of j. II. Frank and Chas.
Acre in this city. Mrs. Curtis is niece
of these gentlemen.
For Sale or Trade-Six room house,
seven lots, good out buildings, all new.
Will sell right. Will take part cash,
balance, good terms. A. E. Emmnos,
WaKeeney, Kansas. Adv. 24-tf.
The Farmers Union office at the ell
evator has proven too small for the
business and another room is being
added. Additional coal bins have. also
been built to take care o fthe extra
supply of coal the Union is laying in.
Chas. Delaney came in Tuesday
night from southeastern Kansas
where he has spent the last few
months He is looking after busi-
ness matters in this county but says
he does not expect to stay here long.
Too dry.
A license was issued last Monday
which authorized the marriage of
John II. Wigington and Florence A.
Mohler, both of Quinter, Kansas. An
was issued Wednesday to Simon
E. Matsen and EInor E. HiIborn, both
of st. Francis, Kansas.
Joe Spena is keeping up his repu-
tation for being a breeder of pure
bred fancy Percheron horses, and last
Friday received another five-year-old
stallion from Almena, Kansas, which
Joe declares to be "as pretty as a pic
ture.n He is jet black and weighs
1900 pounds.
If the party who borrowed the rub
Der hose from the cemetery and car
ried taway by mistake, will return
the same it would be greatly appre-
ciated by the Good Will Society, as
those things are hard earned mater
ials and we feel that no one would
think of stealing from the city of the
dead.
There are many who express doubt
about there being anything to ex-
hibit at the Trego County fair ad-
vertised for this year, but at the same
time there is heavy demand for pre-
mium lists and the interest shown In
the fair is encouraging. Many are
preparing to bring something, know
ing that every little bit helps. and il
all will do as much there viii be .
good fair.
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
TO LIBRARY PATRONS.

New books have been added to the
pay shelf:
STRANDED in Arcadia"
'Virgfnia of Elk Greek"
master Detectives"
Children of Fate"
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
ALLEN THE DENTIST

Will be in Wakeeney, Saturday, Au-
gust 11th one day, to do all kinds of
dental work. Crown and bridge work
a speciality. Optical work, glasses
fitted to the most difficult cases. Ad
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
Wa-Keeney State Bank
DICTAGRAMS

One of the difficult feats in small
town is to organize a super exclusive
four hundred without including some
very common clay in the membership.
One mans meat is another mans
poison, and what one swallows with
avidity is rejected entirely by another.
For proof, take note of the various
opinions expressed concerning differ
ent sermons and lectures delivered in
this town in the last few days.
One morning recently young man
was asked if had heard the lecture of
the evening before. His answer was
''No, don't spend no money for them
kind of things!" and everybody who
heard him believed him.
The drouth of 1887 was broken by
good rains early in August and the
same thing happened again in 1901
History has. good chance-to repeat
herself and seems inclined to do SO.
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09

Ninety-nine young men Of Trego
county were given notice last week
to appear at the court house this week
for examination as to their qualifica
tions for service in the United States
army and during the present war.
Of the ninety-nine summoned only two
failed to appear or were not heard
from. Those two were Jose Coma
les, Mexican laborer, and c Parsons,
of Riverside township. Why they did
not appear is not known at present.
Only a few of those examined failed
to pass the physical examination and
twenty-six of them did not claim ex-
emptions thereby stating that they
are ready for service if Uncle Sam
wants them and if they can pass the
final physical examination. There are
several of the exemption claims which
will not hold good even under the 10
cal board and especially when they are
presented t oShe district board. The
presumption Isl that about thirty-five
will be secured from the ninety-seven
examinations Another draft is to be
made at once and another hundred
will be notified to appear next We'd
nesday and Thursday for examination.
To serve on the local draft board is
not desirable job, but it is the duty
made incumbent by the orders from
Washington. Furthermore the mem
bers of the board are protected by the
same orders and the person who crit
icises their actions or abuses them for
anything they have done is subject to
arrest by government officials and
may be punished accordingly. The
members of the board realize that
they are placed in responsible posi-
tion and will conscientiously perform
their duties to the best of their abil-
ity and with due consideration for all.
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09
FATS AND LEANS GAME A TIE.

The base bau game scheduled to
take place on the Fair grounds dia-
mond Tuesday afternoon between the
fats and the leans of this city was
called accoring to schedule, but was
interfered with on account of fine
rain. The score was four to four
when the game was called in the sixth
inning. The tie will have to be played
off at some other time.
1t was some base ball game but was
made more interesting by the fact
that it was game by the ''has beens"
as all the players had beenactive in
the game at some time and knew how
the work ought to be done. However,
they were just little out of practice
but succeeded in making the game in
teresting. It was little hard work
some times for the fats to keep I'D ac-
ton, but they Were in the lead in the
score until the end of the fifth inning
during which the leans ran in three
scores making it a tie game Ray
Nelson, somewhat padded to make
him a fat man, was pitcher for the
fats and Stan Straw stopped the balls
behind the bat L. p. Jones twirled
the ball for the leans and did a good
job, while August Hillman served as
back stop. The Lineup is as follows:
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09

The old home paper and AL ths
county news for $1-6o par year.
Western Kansas world., 1917-08-09

from 5 to 20 per cent, about the same
as alfalfa. The food value declines
as the spine hardens-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-07
FRENCH TERMS FOR PEACE.

The French government has an
swered the Russian socialists with
declaration Of terms for peace which
will be satisfactory 70 France. France
wants the return of the two French
provinces taken from 1t by force by
the Germans in 1870 that a French
people may reside once again under
French rule and France then wants
Germany 20 repair the damage it's
armies have done in the invaded re-
gions Of France. No punitive indem-
mites are asked. No acquisition Of
German territory is desired except the
return Of stolen goods. No death losses
are requested to be paid by Germany
for the millions of Frenchmen who
have been killed in the war or even an
indemnity for the billions which the
French people must pay for the cost
Of the war.
Were Germany defeated and seek
ing terms because Of defeat such terms
by France would sound as the full
limitations of a pac.hst society. The
German press is now admitting that
the German military government start
ed this war for purposes Of aggrand-
izement in South Central Europe and
having trespassed upon French soil
destroying French property and killing
the members Of the French family
Germany would be getting off easy in
defeat if she were asked merely to
repair the property damage and return
what she took by force once before.
The French terms are reasonable
enough were Germany defeated. There
is the rub. Germany must be defeated
before her victors can name their
terms Of peace Until that defeat is &C
complished negotiations for peace
must take the form of traficking with
the burglar for terms upon which ne
would be willing to leave the premises
and not modest any more members Of
| the family
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-07

oh. it's dreadful to be lonely,
Even when you're not alone,
And you may be dreadful mournfui
Tho you have a happy tone.
And your lips may keep a-smiiing
Tho the tears are in your eyes.
Have you never seen it raining,
When the sun Is in the skies?
If the one you want to be with
Isn't all the time with you,
There is nothing that will make you
Feel anything but blue.
And this was the way little Bully
Bunny felt. You see, he hadn't seen
his dear, kind Uncle Lucky for so long
that the gold watch and chain which
the old gentleman rabbit had given
him needed winding So after the lit
tie rabbit had wound up the chain ana
put the watch back in his pocket, ne
started out to see his uncle, Mr.. Lucky
Lefthindfoot, who lived on Carro'
street. near Lettuce avenue, Bunny
bridge, u. S. A.
Well after Billy Bunny had hoped
and hoped and then some more. he
came to cross road. and the sign on
the post said, "5.2s11a hops to Bunny
bridge"
Well I'm glad Tn on the right
road" said the little rabbit, and ne
took half a hop so as to start OUT
even. you know, because he never did
like fractions. and by and by he came
to Lettuce avenue. But just then
something happened. Something usual
~ does happen when you least expect
il. and that's what's going to happen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-07
Billy Bunny and His Friends

now II my typewriter doesn't get baiky
and throw my hands of the keyboard
Yes, sir! Just as that dear little bunny
stepped on Lettuce avenue something
big and soft hit him between his left
ear and his left hind foot and knocked
the breath right out Of him. And so
of course he couldn't say oh dear,
oh dear!" so I'm going to make the
typewriter say 1t for him. And that
will give him time to get his breath
SO that he can say it If he wants to.
Well after that he looked around to
find out what had hit him, and what
do you suppose 1t was that had
Knocked the "Oh dear mel" out Of
him! I'll tell you right away--a great
big head OF lettuce. There it lay on
the ground. So the little rabbit picked
1t UP and was just going to put 1t in
his knapsack for his Uncle Lucky,
when a cross voice called out:
Don't you touch that lettuce,
For 1t belongs to me-
And I am going to take it
Home with me for tea
who are you?'. asked the little rab-
bit, dropping the lettuce and looking
all around. But he couldn't see any
BODY, and neither can I. so I'm going
to let Billy Bunny look again.. And
this time he saw ScarecroW IN the
field close by And If the old clothes
man doesn't throw another head OF
lettuce and hit my typewriter so II
won't talk to the paper I'll tell you
another story tomorrow.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-07
REACHING WAR PROFIT BARoNs.

The president of the Greater Iowa
Association a. the request of the de-
tense council Of Iowa is going to in
vestigate the coal business of the state.
so cents per ton more at the mines is
costing 81 per ton more to the con-
sumner and promises to go up another
dollar unless restrained.
What is happening IN coal has oc-
CURED in many other lines. War has
placed a pressure upon markets which
destroys the normal equilibrium be-
tween demand and supply Demand has
suddenly been pushed ahead Of sup
ply and the producer finds himself able
to name his own prices. He is keen to
take his war profit by charging all the
traffic will bear.
The farmer will do It with his pro-
ducts. The coal mine owner has done it.
The print paper trust early doubled
the price of paper upon publishers.
Lumber is going out Of sight Steel and
| iron has risen 300 and 400 per cent un-
til the steel trust is making twenty
times the net profit it made before
the war. Leather and shoe manufac-
turers are squeezing the country fol
enormous profits. Distilleries are max
ing more out Of alcohol for munitions
than ever was dreamed Of in the booze
business. In hundreds OF lines distinctly
war profits are being made to the ex-
tent of fabulous sums.
| 1t was SO in England until the Eng
lish government conceived the idea Of
taxing war profits eighty per cent foI
the conduct Of the war. Since then
ie4xhty per cent Of the inducemant t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-07
Ripping Rhymes
o. WALT MASON
VAIN lokGlNGs.

I'd like TO be as slim and straight
as when | was mid6eweight. j
wouldn't run SO much to waist u
sternly ] refused to taste the kinds Of
grub containing starch. and II on foot
I'd daily march, instead OF riding
down the street. while thinner people
use their feet. It's easy TO reduce ones
fat-the doctors all agree on that the
doctors of dozen schools; but when
I've read their list of rules. / heave
sad and soulful sigh and call for por-
terhouse and pie. Vain longings
have often felt, TO wear a smaller.
shorter belt. of double chins / would
dispose, and once again behold my
toes. / know 1 ought to live on rice.
and divers YARDS just off the Ice:
ought TO walk ten miles day, and
with the hefty dumbells play. and In
year, the doctors state, | would nave
lost ton of weight. But one may
pay too great a price for looking viii
lowy and nice; the cost of beauty
comes too high, when one must shun
the gaudy pie. forsake the gravy ana
the roast and live on tea and brick
hard toast. No prudent man of ample
sirth will for figure trade the earth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-07

gouge the public has been removed
from the individual and and the war
tax has not been paid twice by the
consumer. In this country the war tax
for these billions of war profits is being
paid by the public in outrageous prices.
In $500 increase on coal that costs
only so cents more per ton to produce
the consumer has paid a war tax Of
$3.50 per ton on coal to the coal baron
but none of its gets to the government
as congress is busy trying to tax that
consumer again for the expense of a
war which has given the coal producer
$3.50 war profit on coal and the farm
er 80 cents per bushel war profit on
corn. England would take $3.50 of that
war profit on coal and 40 cents per
bushel of that war profit on corn less
any increase in the cost of production
as her war tax. That is: everybody
would pay to the government eighty
per cent of that part Of his profits
which were in excess Of his normal
profits during an average of any two
out Of the three years Immediately pre-
ceding the war
The defense council of Iowa may in
vestigate the coal business and be
damned. Coal will keep on going up
and the coal baron will wink at the
millionaire with his steel company
stocks who pretends to investigate The
way TO reach the war profit barons of
this country is for the defense council
of Iowa to demand that congress tax
war profits for the conduct of the war
and let normal profits escape