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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-02
LAST WEEK'SPICTURE
CAUSED COMMENT

Last week, in this cooperative page ran a
cartoon relative to the mail order business.
1t showed two ladies who had Just received
box of goods = mostly ladies' wearing apparel the
names of which must admit we are not acquainted
with = and it gave their comments on the shipment.
They dissatisfied with their bargains
Naturally they would be- It is simple matter
to make piece of apron Bingham look like~pure silk
in an Illustrated catalog.
BIZ all order goods never look like the pic
lures catalogs.
There is usually some little side issue or some
attachment to the machinery some obsolete ruffle
or pattern to the Clothes that do not show in the
catalog. es<
Many times have ladies in this county bought
dresses either by mail order or from some nearby
town AID later, had desire to have feature of
it changed or some part altered to make fit.
hey they have taken the garment to the local
store VINO has no interest in its appearance fit,
and saked to have the defects the size altered.
0fcourse they always say IF there is any charge
let me know and will pay it,.
Which is about the same as saying, Il don't ex-
pect 10 Fay you for making good the very defects
that made the other fellow so anxious to unload that
particular garment ~
1t is also about the as saying Il know that
1 got stuck because thought was doing clever
thing in spending my money out Of town nobody
would know what paid for my Clothes but want
you to help me out Of the mess
Martinsburg merchants sell clothing to fit and
they will make good, as advertised, on every sale
they make.
O:--------
Does the picture on this page give you d thought
different from what we have suggested?
If it does, write it down and send it to u.s.
People who have read what the government said
about Sears, Roebuck & Co., need never again be
disappointed = they know now that their cataogs
have been misleading.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-02
CENTRAL OPERA HOUSE
A. C. Irons, Manager.
Martinsburg, West Va.
Max Won Schlegell, Editor,
Martinsburg Journal,
City,

My Dear Sir
have followed the campaign you have recently
inaugurated against the mail order evil with great
deal of interest You are working along the right
lines and should receive the wholehearted support of
the business interests of the community.
The great benefits. that would come to both the
business interests and the if this expen-
sve habit were to be broken up, leads me to make
you the following offer of assistance in the work:
During the week beginning Monday August H.
will accept mail order cataog price list of 1918
as payment for admission to any matinee that
week at the Central Opera House
The Journal must handle the details of the PLAN
| put it in your hands Doing away with the cata-
logs would be one way of removing temptation
suggest that you have the catalogs brought to
the Journal office and that you issue tickets for them
to be used at any matinee during the week of Au-
gust II.
also suggest that these catalogs be bundled UP
and sold to some local junk dealer and the money
turned over to the local chapter Of the Red Cross
With best wishes for your success, | am
Yours truly,
&C irons
Manager Central Opera House.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-02
LETTERS ABOUT JOURNALS COOPERATIVE
BUY AT HOME CAMPAIGN.

We regret that unforeseen circumstances includ-
ing the vacation season for the Journal force has
made it impossible for to publish the many letters
that we have received about the mail order business
We are receiving letters daily and we intend to
publish them just as soon can get Strengthened
out after the vacations, etc.
We welcome these communications.
Only by getting the viewpoint of the public car
we hope to overcome a habit that is expensive to
those who practice it but is also unfair unpatrotic
anr unbusinesske.
Think about these things Talk it over in the
family: Then # you get al idea about it, write to
us. We will publish what you say and will not use
your name but you must sign your name to what you
write. We will not "give you away"
We ought to keep constantly in mind the fact
that we go to local dealers for our quick needs
How can we expect them to be able to fill these
orders promptly if we do not give them all of our
business so that they expand and carry com
plete stocks?
Deal with business men that you know
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-08-02
READ THIS OFFER
Mail Order Cataloes Valuable

Manager Irons of the Central Opera House has of
fered to fire great big shell right into the mail order
house camp and he is going to let people of Berkeley
county light the fuse
Read his letter below, carefully You will see how
you go to the Opera House, Free any afternoon dur
ing the week beginning August r. The Journal will
carry out the plan suggested by Manager Irons> Get
busy and get your tickets now.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

sioners and Farm Bureau Officers,
which was postponed on account of
the influenza, will be held at the Kan
sas State Agricultural College, No
vember 81 to % inclusive.
The farmers will have many prob
lens ta meet in the readjustment per-
iod after the war. How the Farm
Bureau best can be of help at that
time, and what policies they are to
follow in their work, will be the prin-
cipal topic for discussion. The return
of workers to the farms, who went
into other industries and the army,
will be given special attention.
There would have been very large
attendance had the conference been
held in October, according to the let
tiers received by Edward c. Johnson,
Dean of the division of College Ex-
tension. 1t is expected that the at
tendance viii now be even larger,
as much more of the farm work is
finished The majority of the coun-
ties in the state will send one of the
county commissioners and every farm
bureau will send representatives.
The extension work of the agricul-
tural college was much hampered by
the influenza and closing order in the
state but is now being resumed with
increased vigor- Community schools,
demonstration meetings and institu-
ties that were to have been conducted
in October and early November, but
were cancelled, will be held as far as
possible, but there will not be suf-
fcient force of men and women from
the college to help in all of them. In
such cases it is expected that the
local people, assisted by the county
agents, club leaders, and emergency
women agents, will arrange and carry
out their own program.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14
LOCAL HISTORY

National history is being made
over in France We are making local
history right here at home every day.
Over in France men are giving limbs
or even lives for the welfare of the
nation. Here at home some men are
giving money for the welfare of the
boys over there and for the honor of
the folks at home-and some are not
There has been kept a list of all Red
Cross members and all Red Cross
contributors. The names of all men
and women who buy liberty bonds
are listed and these lists will be pre-
served to their honor and for the m
formation of future generations. The
names of all those who contribute to
the present Throne war work fund
are listed and viii be shown to the
boys when they come home The.
names of those who refuse to contri-
butte are also listed and a PROPOSE
ton to publish both these lists in the
local papers is now under considers
ton When the boys come home they
win be interested and win very ma
turaIly inquire who helped or who
hindered them In their work over
there. Which class are you int
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

letter assigning SUM which IS your
privilege to pay, you may give some
thing, ANYWAY. Any bank in the
county win receive your money and
give you . receipt for it. The amounts
and the committees in charge of the
campaign In this county are as fol-
lows:-
Ogallah Commissioner District,
Quota $4,000. W. A. Tawney, Chair
man; Roy Blakely, Treasurer; Ross
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

.erepsp IN opr l1iIi f}ts :bsesuse there lis
danger that our ardof may slacken
now that no more battles may be
fought and our boys may be in great
er danger of suffering on that ac-
count. The sum to be raised in Trego
county is about $1,000 and in order
to equalize the burden the amount
has been distributed to about a thous-
and heads of families in all parts of
the county in varying sums from
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

fifty Gents to:twsAnty dollars each No
one il compelled so pay the exact.
sum assigned to him and no one win
be prodded into doing his duty. This
is . PURELY VOLUNTEER CAM
PAIGN. You and your own COM
science must decide the amount you
pay but it win be best if you can
pay more or even double your assign
ment and thus make success more
certain. If you have not received
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14
SEVEN M ONE

Seven is by many people supposed
to be a magical number 1t is the
number most often used in scripture
but as most often heard and read just
recently it refers to the financial cam
paign which is being conducted this
week by the seven war work organi-
cations in an effort to raise one hum
dred and seventy million dollars for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Cox, of Collyer Wis.
tied in Wa-Keeney last Sunday.
A. W.. Mall was down from Coll
yer last Saturday and marketed
load of fat hogs.
Last Sunday evening a farewell
gathering was given at the home of
their sister and brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Peterson, in Riverside town.
ship, in honor of John and Goodwin
Wahlborg, who leave for Camp Fun
ston in this call. The evening was
spent in games and amusements of
various kinds, good music and sing
ing were INDUCED in. A bountiful
supper was served and good time
was had until the wee small hours.
Everybody went away wishing the
boys good luck with a safe and quick
return.
The seven in one war work drive is
coming on in good shape with good
prospects of success. Cpllyer district
is already over the top, Wa-Keeney is
approaching the crest and Ogallah
is making a, good third in the race.
If those who have neglected to send
in their assignment win get busy
allotted time, November IL to 18.
Mail your checks not later than Sat-
urday the 10Th, if possible.
John Mcknight writes some very
good letters to his family, but he re-
quested his folks not to give any out
e. <La
read we could see between the lines
that he was having some most excit-
able time lodging the shells, etc, in
the front trenches. We asked his faith
er how he and Mrs. Knight felt over
this fact of their first born thus be-
ing exposed to constant danger of
death in a strange land. Bert said
that was rather tough to bear and
yet, said he, we would rather have
him there than to see him stacking
around about our place." Good for
you, friend Mcknight: This is the
true spirit of all patriotic American
parents.-Collyer Advance.
Professor l. W. Howerth and his
wife, who were visiting Tilton fam
lily these past two OF three weeks,
have left for Salina where they are
presently the guests of two of his
sisters. Mrs. George Tilton accom-
panied them as far as Salina where
they met one of their nephews, Prof.
Williams, the principal of a High
School in Pratt county. Dr. Howerth
had not seen Mr.. Williams since he
was a baby in his mothers arms.
From Salina the distinguished Wis
itors viii go to Lincoln and Omaha
and then on to some eastern point
before sailing for South America,
which viii be, as stated in q former
issue, the field of some special stud
les in sociology on the part of this
learned scientist ollyer Advance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

Taken Up-1 red yearling steer,
brand ON rigk> hip. Elmer Pugh,
one half mile east of Riverside school
house. Adv 80 ct.
The draft board received tele-
gram Tuesday morning from Wash
fngton ordering all work along that
line to cease until further notice.
Irve Woerner who has been SER
iously i'll for the past five weeks was
around town again last Monday. He
lost forty pounds while sick but is
feeling fine now although somewhat
weak.
The Kensington Auxiliary of the
Red Cross will hold their election on
Monday, November 18th, at 8 to p.
m. at the residence of Mrs. John
Phares. All Red Cross members not
belonging to any auxiliary near there
will please vote there at that time.
The meetings at school house No.
16 are doing nicely, interest increas-
ing, attendance growing. Meetings
may close Sabbath 2:3O S. S. Mission
airy. C. M. Mills, will begin meetings
at the Walker school house Saturday
at 7:3O p. m. Every one is invited
and urged to attend every service.
S. L. Allison.
The INSTRUMENTATION Day IF
prayer for Home Missions will be OBJ
served by a union meeting of the
local missionary societies at the Pres
byterian church, Thursday, November
21, at 3 p. M All members of the
missionary societies requested to be
present and ladies who are not mem
bers will be welcome. Come.
Our esteemed old veteran, Hugh
TidbaH celebrated his 18th birthday
last Tuesday, election day, by exercis-
ing once more his right as an Amer
lean citizen. Before coming to the
voting place he and Mrs. Tidban with
their son, Newton, ate at the ALI
Parsons home a splendid dinner low
ingly prepared and served by their
daughter. Mrs. Florence Parsons. We
are glad to see that aged couple of
true patriots are enjoying pretty
fair health, so that they are pretty
sure to have the supreme joy of well
coming home their three noble boys
who are now in the service of Uncle
Sam.-Collyer Advance
On Tuesday, October 5th, Lewis
Ivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ivan,
who live near Collyer, died at FIT.
Riley from. an attack of influenza.
The body was sent home for burial
and on Thursday, October 7th, he was
given a military funeral, the State
Guards taking charge and seeing that
he was honored as becomes every
soldier who has gone out in his
country's great cause. Mr.. Ivan was
80 years of age and was among those
who first went when the earlier drafts
were made. He was well known and
respected In the community in which
he lived. The services were conduct
ed from the Methodist church at Coll
yer, Rev: Torbert, Of ouinter, onciat-
ing. and the interment made IN Cell
| yeR cemetery.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

For Sale-Fine alfalfa hay and
kafir. L. G. johnson. Adv. SO.
John Lemke was looking after his
land interests near Collyer last Fri
day.
Mrs. L. Larson, of Collyer, was
calling on Wa-Keeney friends one
day last week.
c. c. Cross and mother and Eug-
enc Phillip, of Glencoe township
were county seat visitors last Friday.
Thos. O'Toole of the blackberry
neighborhood shipped two cars of
black calves to Kansas City the first
of the week.
Lew Galloway sold a number of
yearling Hereford bull calves to a
cattleman from Blue Rapids, Kansas,
the first of the week.
the first of the week for Franklin,
W. Va, where he will visit for the
Balance of the winter.
Miss Thiel, assistant cashier of the
| Collyer State Bank and Miss Vivian
Owens of Voda, were Wa-Keeney
visitors Wednesday afternoon.
Sheriff DeBoer was called to
Junction City the latter part of last
week to attend the funeral of his
sister-in-law, Mrs Harry DeBoer,
who died of the Spanish Influenza,
after she had nursed her husband of
the dread disease
j. B. Daily was up from his ranch
last Monday and reports the sad
news that his son, Will, died of spinal
meningitis at camp in Virginia
where he was stationed for some
time. The remains were shipped to
CoHyer and the Collyer State Guards
gave him a military burial. Obituary
next week.
Last Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. M. E.
Ward received letter from their
soldier son, Carl, who is actually in
France. Like the rest of our boys
over there he could not say where lis
immediate whereabouts nor wha. he
was doing, but he writes that his
health is holding fine and that he is
fweI treated in every particular
| Collyer Advance.
| AdSI SATURDAY MI anu MIS- VI. M
Stanton received word that their SON
Archie, had died in France from an
attack of pneumonia They were offic-
Tally notified from Washington. Oh
| the three sons who are in the service
! over seas Archie was the youngest
and his death came as great blow
to his parents and friends. Both OF
the other brothers have been serious
ly wounded during the war and one
! of them at one time reported among
the missing, but was later found and
taken to hospital where he recover
ed Archie was an excellent young
man and was quite well known IN
i Wa-Keeney having attended high
! school here. Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton
have the sympathy of all in their sad
4, bereavement for the war has indeed
meant much to them and the dealt
of their youngest son in the service
can only bring them much soErow.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

the mental, ans6ralss ssJtial iand phSsi
cal welfare of our boys that are in
training camps and over seas. 1t may
be true, as we hope, that the war is
over SO far as fighting is concerned
but it will be months and probably
years before our boys can be brought
home and in the meantime our duty
toward them is no less because hos
tilities have ceased Indeed, we
should be even more prompt and gen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

The Farmers Union bought and
shipped four cars of hogs last Satur-
day.
John Bordovsky was in from Voda
Wednesday trading with our mer-
chants.
Mr.. and Mrs.~O. B. COTE visited
with the Seirer family In Collyer
township last Sunday
Wanted to Rent-Farm on share
or work by month. Roy Davis,
Atwood, Kansas. SO At.
C. A. Lynd was up from the east
side last Monday paying taxes. We
acknowledge a pleasant call.
VIM. H. Novis left last week for
Bennington, Kans., on visit with
relatives and old-time friends.
VIM. Cox, the live real estate agent
of Collyer, passed through here last
Monday enroute to Plainville on a
land deal.
Not long ago lady was heard to
make the remark that this disease
called influence" and followed by
'peruna" was very fatal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Pugh- and
children were up from Riverside
township trading with our, merchants
and made this Office pleasant call.
Otto Colborg, treasurer of River
side township, was county seat Wis
itor last Saturday paying taxes He
made this Office a pleasant call
VIM Lorin1er, one of the big cat
tlemen of south of Collyer shipped
from Kansas City seventy-five head
of good steers which he will feed
this winter
Mrs Jos. Shaw and daughter, Ger
aldine returned to their home at
Denver, last Saturday night after a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM Clark, of Glencoe township.
L. B. Hustled, of Saratoga, Cali,
was in the city several days this week
on his way home from a visit to
Illinois and Iowa. He owns land south
of town adjoining Henry Schneider's
place.
Cross has the following knitted goods
packed ready for shipments 10 scarfs,
| 10 pairs wristlets, 40 sweaters, 70
helmets, and 100 pairs sox There is
considerable unfinished work out vet
and another shipment probably will
| be made soon.
Private Arnold Mlinek, from Camp
Funston. was here last Sunday to see
his, home folks Arnold is in the 3Oth
Machine Gun Battalion. Last Satur-
day just before he left for Collyer he
met Yarrow Polkowsky, Ralph Hladek
and Steve Beason. They were all feel
ing fine, although they had the 'fiu'
few weeks ago.-Collyer Advance
w. D. Austin, who has been max
ing his home in Cove county for some
months, was a Wa-Keeney visitor last
Saturday and paid World friendly
visit He informed us that he had
] bought farm near Norwood, Mo.
(, and would move his family there thu
week His many friends here wish
him success IN his Missouri home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14
Be a Volunteer!

Wanted-Small family washing
and plain sewing. Mrs. Joseph Red
dig. Adv. SO 2t
DIR. Burnett, of Collyer, has moved
to this city and has rented the rooms
formerly occupied by DR.. Haughey.
Mrs Floyd Mynard, of St Louis,
Mo-, is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. W.. Maynard, of this city
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Downie, of
Downie's parents, Treasurer and Mrs.
Myerly last Sunday.
Isaac Nixon accompanied by his
brother-in-law from eastern Kansas,
were up from Ogallah Tuesday and
made US a pleasant call.
Found-Ladies' pocket-book. Own
er can get same by calling at this
Office, proving property and paying
for this notice. Adv. SO.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. W. O'Toole and
son, Albert spent Saturday and Sun
day at Camp Funtson visiting with
their son, Walter, and sight seeing
DIR. Lacerte, editor and physician,
and one of the prime movers of big
things at Collyer, was a county cap
ita1 visitor last Wednesday morning.
Tim Rhoades and his mother ar
rived home from Topeka Wednesday
evening. We are pleased to note that
the former is much improved in
health.
P. P. Shuler, of the north part of
the city enjoyed visit from his faith
er of Hutchinson, Kansas, over Sun
day. The old gentleman left for his
home Tuesday morning.
Dr. Stoner, of Ellis, passed through
this burg Tuesday evening enroute to
Quinter on professional business. The
doctor likes his new location and is
building up large practice.
As we get the time and space all
subscribers to Liberty Loans and
United War work will be published
in. World. Next week we will publish
the names and addresses of every
soldier who enlisted from Trego
county
Joe Sigler, the big farmer and
stockman, living southwest of town
called last Saturday and informed us
that he received card from Philip
North's mother who lives IN Denver
conveying the sad news of the death OF
her son, who was killed in action in
France. The deceased worked TO,
Joe last year and was fine young
man.
George Kessler, the fine sailor Oh
which Collyer has a right to be proud
left Saturday night to return to his
ship in Hoboken, N. j., after IL day
visit with his relatives and many
friends What we like of George the
best of all is the warm feeling he
manifests for his native place of Coll
yer. Although he has been in great
; cities both in this country and across
the sea still his gladness in coming
back home to see his dear ones would
smpass any pleasure he ever feb
since he enlisted IN Uncle Sam.
-Collyer Advance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-14

Bla1te1y, F1bliuity.
Collyer Commissions District,
Quota $Z,4g0. VIM. Cox, Chairman;
r. J. Tague, Treasurer; Chass E.
Downie, Publicity.
Wa-Keeney Commissioner District,
Quota s., 400. S. ]. Straw, Chairman;
C. N. Hutchinson, Treasurer; A. s.
Peacock, Publicity.
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CONFERENCE OF COMMISSION.
ERS AND FARM OFFICERS

The eonfersnee Of County Commis-