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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-30
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

The Board of County Commission
ers met to-day in regular session at
the office of the county clerk Mem
bers present, A. H Hamn, chairman,
s. A Newcomer, John McNaughton
and the county clerk. Board remained
in session the 9Th and 7th taking
recess from day to day
Minutes of last regular meeting and
special meetings were read and ap-
proved. Quarterly report of County
superintendent and County Treasurer
reports of fees of County Clerk,
Treasurer, Clerk of the District Court
Probate Court, Register of Deeds,
Sheriff and County Attorney were ap
The following bonds were approx
ed: c. H Benson, County Clerk; s;
District; J. E. Miller, Trustee of Coll
yer, township; A. S. Peacock, Probate
Judge; J H Acre, Justice of the
Peace Re G Mke of fgge toI DGsret Cour B.
Jos. E. Evans, Register of Deeds;
John r. Parsons, County Attorney;
Peter DeBoer, Sheriff; Minnie O'Neil,
Constable Wa-Keeney township; G.
W. Mollenkamp, Treasurer Franklin
t9w13shdip; Ross Blakely, Township
Cornell, Trustee OgaIlah township;
n. a Saleen, Justice of the Peace,
Ogallah township; W. Mattingly,
ship; Geo. Morei1, Justice of the
Peace; T. w. Maynard, Trustee Wa
Keeney township, term expiring Jan
uary 18th, 1919; H E. Trip, Trus-
Rhoades, Treasurer Wa-Keeney town
ship; Otto Colberg, Treasurer River
side township; Earl Furbeck, Trustee
Glencoe township; H H Cawley,
Trustee Franklin township;. Herman
Hoffman, Trustee Wilcox township;
o. A. Cortright, Justice of the Peace,
Wa-Keeney township; Elmer Pugh,
Trustee Riverside township; Samuel
Glass, Treasurer, Glencoe Township;
John McNaughton, Treasurer Ogal-
lab township; Era Hit, Treasurer
Co11yer township; E. J. Voisin, Clerk
Collyer township.
order of County Board of Health
It is hereby ordered by the county
board of health of Trego County.
Kansas, that a strict quarntine of all
contagious diseases within the county
of Trego and State of Kansas, includ-
ing Spanish Influenza That all per-
sons knowing themselves inflicted
with ontagious disease, included as
the public and not leave their prem
ises without the permission of the
county health officer and it shall be
the duty of the attending physician
the prevalence of said contagious dis
ease at or on said premises and re-
port the same to the county health
officer and if there be no attending
physician it shall be the duty of the
person in charge of such premises to
place such red card upon the front
door of said premises or building and
no person shall enter or leave said
mission of the county health officer.
Given under our hand this 7th day of
January 1919.
A. H. Hamm,
Resolution
Be it resolved by the Board of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-30
Swift & Company, us. A

vance or the Trego County Reporter
suspend publication during the year
1919, the Western Kansas World is to
portion of the publication fees which
should have fallen to the paper sus-
pending publication Submitted by
Shaw & Bingham,
Publishers.
Honorable board of County Com
missioners Trego County, Kansas.
Gentlemen:
hereby submit the following bid
to you for the official printing for
Trego county for the year 1919
official notices to be paid for by Trego
that such Official notices shall also be
published %5s ed the Wests s,atv K Rana1
ter and each paper to receive one
third of the legal price paid thereof.
Signed: DIR. G. A. Iacerte-
The official printing and job work
was awarded the Western Kansas
World, the Trego County Reporter
and the Col1yer Advance, each to re-
ceive one-third of the legal price. The
Trego County Reporter was designat-
ed the official county paper Should
any of the above named papers sus-
pend publication during the year 1919
this contract will be void and a new
contract awarded
G.. H. Benson was appointed Ex-
Oficio County Assessor at 5000 per
C. H Benson was appointed pur-
chasing agent at $25 per year
l. S: Myerly was allowed $3.50 per
year clerk hire.
CHI Benson was allowed $50 per
year clerk hire
At the request of F. B. Acre and
by order of the county commissions
erS Herman Long and John R. Par
sons were appointed to audit the ac-
counts of the clerk of the district
court.
The report Of Herman Long and
John R. Parsons as to the condition
of the Office of clerk of the district
court and amount of money due that
Office received and approved
showing that w. J. Williams was in
debted to F. B. Acre his successor
the sum of $6,566-37 and H. F. Kline
having guaranteed in writing the pay
hnent thereof it is ordered that the
guarantee of H. F. Kline be accepted
as additional security and that the
above amount be paid over to F. B.
Acre, clerk of the district court at
once
No further business appearing the
Board adjourned sine die
c. H. Benson,
(SeaI County Clerk
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-30

County Commissioners of Trego
County, Kansas, sitting in regular
session on this 7th day of January
1919, that it is the Judgment of the
Trego County, Kansas, that the bus
mess of the county can be more prop
erly handled at monthly session and,
meetings of the Board OF County
solved that the board of county COM
nissioners of Trego County, Kansas,
meet in regular monthly meetings t1
John McNaughton,
s. A. Newcomer,
A H. Hamm,
Commissioners of Trego County.
And now on this 7th day of January
1919 the above named and described
resolution came before the board of
County, Kansas, and the said board
of county commissioners being duly
meeting in January 1919 the above
resolution came properly before the
said board of county commission
ers for adoption and the members
thereof being asked to vote thereon
Commissioners John McNaughton, A
H. Hamm and s. A Newcomer vote
aye A majority of the said county
commissioners having voted aye on
the above described resolution, it IS
therefore ordered and directed that
the board of county commissioners of
ular session on the first Monday of
each month for the transaction of all
business which may come before
them and said board at said times.
Signed.
John McNaughton,
A. Fl. Hamnn,
S. A. Newcomer,
Commissioners.
c. H. Benson,
County Clerk.
The following bills were allowed:
w A Mcconnell, 2 dozen
brooms for court house 20 90
VIM Wollner, labor at court
Wy Herriciz, attendance
] 4 Burnett, attendance, NC
Lucy Bertran, attendance
W. Y. Herrick, salary health
J. W. Bingham, county
printing ---------- At %
P E Keraus, material and
labor court house-- Sc 80
Wa-Keeney Telephone Co.,
phone rent and tolls 10 so
J. H Nies1ey, member ex-
aiming board - 90
c.. H: Benson, express,
c II Benson, salary county
Of deeds ,-~-S---|=~N 800 90
rent -.------------ so
l. S Myerly, stamps, etc 40 90
Cornellsons ---.,------ IS 90
months Up so
H Benson, purchasing
j " Bingham, county print
mo
Trego Co. Coop Assn,
merchandise for Steck1ine IS "a
Peter DeBoer, mileage, etc II 20
court house -- II so
Monumental Kompound Co.,
supplies 90
if -0------~-.----- 275 90
Straw, mileage and fees,
deputy sheriff so
H Benson, Cornellson ap-
preparation January 81,
R Wilson, rent Cornellson
house months so 90
E Evans, stamps and box
rent, etc Ii 20
J Fl Acre, fees Goskhe case 3 SO
John Goble, labor at court
house 90
E Fritts, rent of right of
Minnie O'Neil, salary, ETC. $40 90
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-01-30

U. p R. r. Co., building
J T Brown, labor at court
house so
Straw, funeral attend
ance McLinn babies--- rs 90
W r Holmes, labor at court
S Straw, furniture for
court house -- S5 90
Shaw & Bingham, county
Herman Long, auditing clerk
of courts office ------ S. 90
A Peacock, expense for
Star Grocery Co., merchan-
disc Joe Reddig ---A SO 20
Willie Hamm, putting IN I'LL
H S GivIer, job printing and
A S Peacock, salary probate
Hudson Harlan, salary county
S J Straw, funeral Gasswindt
Berda Heyi, clerk hire county
treasurer -------- 100 90
" staatz, auto hire---- 90
Verbeck Lumber Co., sup
plies for county and Nc
] R Parsons, salary county
attorney ------- 225 90
H S Givler, county printing Sc 81
S J Straw, supplies for Nc
Keraus, supplies for %
court house --- 81 10
N w Phares, care OF Nc
Inns 10 W
w Herrick, attendance
Bell, Hervey, Reddlg and
Johnson 81 90
w F Swiggett, coal Nc
Inns. Cornellson a------- 40 So
K G Disenfectant Co., sup
plies OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 20 90
Margaret Swiggett, rent Joe
L Ts @ggrl Roe eszose bounty % 2 g 90
merchandise Wallace, Ne
Linn and supplies ----- 81 So
w Staatz, auto hire %
E McAtee, fees deputy sher-
A P Hinshaw & Sons, mer-
chandise for McLinn----- O5
A Hinshaw & Sons, mer-
chandise McLinn- II SO
U. P. R. R., Crossings- 155 I3
eugene fnIIIlp, Juloi March
John Bordovsly, fumigating
r. Seibe1, juror Marcn term 10
Wa-Keeney Drug Store, sup
wa-Keeney State Bank,
premium on insurance 81 rs
John Goble, labor at court
house ----------- Is 90
T " Maynard, labor at
s W May noari overseer poor 10 90 90
drugs for Corne1lson - 10 so
G L Hays, abstract of gener-
eral election -- 10 90
Hardman Lumber Co, coal
for Reddig, Brown and
r Parsons, auditing Clerk "
of Courts Office 49, 65 90
| w w Gibson, supplies and
Herbert & Noreross, mer-
Hsdsoa Ha fGE SO e
+ U r r Z Co, war tax on
| S72.15 16
Burroughs Adding Machine
Co, care OF machine so
n w Phares, janitor service $50 90
| u A Lacerte, county print
c H Benson, county asses % .
Hal. Lithographing Co, sup
plies ----- 81 IS
or gIlss 8 c., za1plisz--7- 1 81 e e
Dodsworth Book Co, supplies % At
Trego Mercantile Co., mer-
| chandise Brown, McLinn- so SIS
| r A Samuels, merchandise
| Richardson ---------- A "a
F B Acre, typewriter for
Clerk of Court 25 90
G NJ Stephens, milk for Joe
Treasurer -----.---o~N. 800 90
Paul Huycke Co, supplies
for county farm ----1- "a 90
| City of Wa-Keeney,@ light
and water months- 131 o.
| W CIPHER, overseer poor Is 81
| John McNaughton, board
| meeting and mileage 49, 10 90
A H HaTnrn, board meeting
and mileage --- 10 80
/ S A Newcomer, board meet
ing and mileage -- II 10
! Road Warrants
John Clark, road work. z 05
| o W Brady, road work. 800 90
| F'erd Mussenlan, road work 2 SO
| Alex Harvey, road work. 10 20
| Horace Wynn, road work. 9 so
| Z E Cruson, road work. 10 20
| u DOrman. blacksmithin~ 16 80
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-27

PERTURBATION or Grace livingston fur
utss celebrated roNatic comedy ''Gret-
s,a GIVEN"
The play possesses an the essential
clerlcnts valuable 20 tho successful
screen Grama-love. sacrifice. humor,
mystery and thrift and is of the pic
turcS1ue period of tho early nineteenth
crnUr,. when roniatic elopomcnts TO
Grctna Green. a lovers heaven in the
North ~ scotland. added a dash Of
excitement to many true loNc-nlatches.
In ''Oretna Green" Marguerite Clark
portrays the character II Dolly Frs
Kin. nttle English belle who queens
il over Harrowsates beauN with
heart to the handsome Richard
sovereign sway. until she loses her
Murrv a riding master Richard has
lost his head and heart, too. and has
determined to win the willful Dolly.
Throughout this period Of the story,
the audience knows that Murry Is in
reality tho Earl Of Basset, whc, is liv-
ing incognito in Harrowgate and
hugely enjoying his experiences as n
Informing man.
He has resolved to win Dolly love
without the assistance OF title and po-
sltion, To save frivolous married
sisters reputation, Dolly asks his aid
they arrive at Cretna Green to prevent
disgracful elopement. How Dolly's
reputation Is thereby placed in ieop-
araN. And how she get out of her
troubles are charmingly told.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-27
NrN s.NnNN ~ NoNnNN
NANCE Na.NNFlaN STARS
~ .4asNNf- IT NJ St>NNg

A rhasal. ewes sasan na anli "a lapsh
\ uatnAse IS the setrat&ess' siseel rN~,-
srt ~ leave ii ~ S~tn Maose
Ksnc,f,'s .cw tscfteen l,cssrv. witch
c0uacs so yhe AKA Thcasr'., l'csiHnmE
sunday.
she t. tAr G1r.sfttr ot q t1lnins cap-
itslisi Who Is Jaking ner m Western
trim wtgh hlra acclut4s0lucd oN her
mother and ridiculous sliyar. Cn
knoyn te any 1ure shoNrd out tbs faith
er Is a yaune mining ensincer, Jimmy
Dawson tNyalaNce MaepoualdA, retain-
taincd IN tho father ga investisate
before hand the property the caRitalis,
is Interested in. They have arronScd
a code and limmy will wire 90 Susan's
father at a certain hotel.
The Inevitable hot box occurs on tho
long trip across the American desert
and Susan takes the opportunity 10
give her dog an airing. They are left
behind and after long hours susan
finds herself at nightfail in a tumble
down shack. Jimmy Dawson turns
up there, too. and dons rough earo.
In this glIiss Susan sees him for the
first time and is sure that he IS a hold
up man. Her suspicious are confirm
ed when the real desperadoes appear
and Jimmy pretends he is one Of
them. Thanks to the code he Is able
10 appraise Susan's father If his
daughters danger and eventually she
rescued. What happens afterward is
the big surprise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-27
ARcADr SUNDAY AND MONDAY
MARION DAVIES or
THE DARK STAR" is
BEAUTIFUL DANCER

Marion Davies who does the finest
work Of her screen career in the film
version Of that famous Robert w.
Chambers story, The Dark star"
which comes TO the Arcade theatre
sunday began TO dance almost as soon
as she began to work and her record
as dancer is almost as great as the
one she holds undisputed as beauty
whose physical perfections have been
Internationally acclaimed by the
worlds greatest masters of the brush.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-27

began to take notice and to calculate
20 Boy, what a screen possibilitys
AS a result. Miss Davies adventured
forth, in her first picture, which was
well received.
Being a picture actress IS just
regular job. says Miss Davies, Il am
at the studio every morning at $50;
made up for my part before 300,
have an hour for lunch and at
o'clock 1 am usually through for the
day Sometimes, I work evenings, of
course, but, stick to my theory that
movie work comprises regular
job"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-27
rAsrrMr SUNDAY ANp No,,pAr
MARGTEEITE CLARK
HAS CHARMING ROLE
IN GREAT PHOTOPLAN

Marguerite Clark. the dainty and
magnetic little star, who sprans into
instant and national popularity as a
screen favorite when she appeared in
'sWndflower'' and THE c'rucible." will
be seen at the Pasiime theatre next
Sunday and Monday, in the four-part
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-27

she was quickly seized as one of the
beNvildering bevy of girls in the Zieg-
field Follies. After this, to the popu
lar success 20 -Boy!" she lent such ex-
ceptional support that film producers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-27

Her first public appearance was
achieved in "Chin Chin" in which
She obtained role. against her
parents wishes and her success before
the public was so instantaneous that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-12-27

It's a pretty hard thing to make
schoolboy believe in an all wise Prov
idence when it rains on holiday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
HUNGARY FEARS REDS.
Workinsmen Denoraiized Because Of
State Paying Unemployed.

ICorrespon lence Associated Press
Vienna, Jan. li-Living conditions
in Hungary have reached the stage
where the only hope OF arstocracy Is
that the entente powers will send
troops to Budapest and 20 other points
Of the country TO save them from the
dreaded menace OF bolshevism. Many
OF the former aristocrats have gone
to their country homes and many
others would iike TO go to Switzerland
but are unable to obtain permission to
leave the country The streets OF
Budapest are considered unsafe after
dark and wealthy persons employ sol
diers to guard their homes.
Thousands Of unemployed in Buda-
pest and other towns are receiving
from the state 40 10 30 crowns a day,
three -fourths OF which is contributed
by manufacturers, who are fast losing
all the money they made during the
war. One of the largest munition
firms. which recently employed So.ooo
persons is paying them o,ooo,ooo
crowns a week 1t is asserted that
this is tending toward the demorall-
cation Of the workmen who prefer to
live upon the state rather than to re
turn to work.
Many factories have been brought 10
standstill owing to the lack or coal
and it is feared that -four mills may
also be forced to shut down. Inc
train service has been reduced to one
train a day, between Budapest ana
Vienna. the journey occupying sixteen
hours instead of four.
The cabinet minister's who before
the war received salaries OF 2S'oo'
crowns: arc now taking lo"ooo crowns.
The number Of under secretaries OF
state shas been increased from /. 10
| II, each being paid 10000 crowns
year. Immense sums have been eS-
pended in payment to invaded SOL
diers. A plan was suggested by which
tho sum of 5000. 900, 900 crowns would
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
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There are women everywhere Who
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
Lesson No. ! =
Income Taxes

with the passage Of the new revenue
Ill the problem OF making out an In.
ONE tax return for 1918 IL presented
, millions Of taNpaye
Last year the taxpayer had to Keep
=, mind the provisions OF 1916 and 1917
cts. both OF which were effective. This
car he has only one law to consider,
he new revenue Win. however, con-
aims u number OF important changes.
nth which In order fully to comply
nth the, law, taxpayers must acquaint
themselves.
Probably the most important change
,ffecting individuaIa-is the rate. the
Xcmptions OF $1,000 for single persons
nd $4,000 for married persons and
cads of families remaining the same
s under the 1917 act. The normal rate
! tax under the new act liz per cent
The first $4,000 OF net income ahpre
he exemptions and IL per cent on the
'emaining net income This applies to
very citizen and resident OF the United
states. Alien nom residents of the
United States having property here are
lNed on the income from that prop
rty to the full IL per cent OF the nor
nal tax. For 1919 and subsequent
ears the rates are fixed at and per
ent respectively. Under the 1917 act
he normal rate was per cent on net
,come In excess OF the exemptions.
Under the 1915 act the normal rate
vas per cent on the net income of
Jingle persons in excess Of $4,000 ana
per cent on the net income of mar
led persons and heucs of families in
,Xcess of $4,000. The normal rate of
AK on incomes in excess OF the en-
smptions provided for by the 1916 act,
therefore,, was per cent.
The new bill provides an additional
xemption of $500 for each person de-
,endent upon the taxpayer for chief
Import. If such person is under eight
zen years of age, or incapable of self
Import. Under the 1917 act tnc s2U0
Exemption was granted only for each
dependent child Of the person making
he return or when the return was
aade by the head Of a family, for each
dependent child Of a family. A head Of
family is one who supports one or
more persons closely connected with
llIH ny DlOOQ TeldtlOnSHlp. TeldtlOHsHlp
y marriage or adoption.
The period for fling ends Mach Is.
he tax may be paid in fun at the time
f filing return, or in four installments,
he first of which is due on or before
iarch Is. the second on or before June
5. the third on or before September -
nd the fourth on or before December
s.
Heavy penalties are provided for
PERSONS who fail or "willfully refuse"
o file their return and pay the tax
within the time specified by law. For
allure to file a return the penalty is
inc Of not more than $1,000 and an adj
!itional assessment Of 20 per cent Of
he amount oftax due. For "willfully
.efusing" to make return the pen
,lty is a fine Of not more than $4,000.
,r one years imprisonment. or both. A
;imilar penalty is provided for making
fraudulent returns. and, in addition, an
:ssessment Of so per cent Of the
mount due. Persons who fail to pay
he tax when due are subject to a fine
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24

stiA retains M pssItlsa - ~ uahes y
. Brunswick thsAtsr. And II euotsd ~
her sfeighbovs a. having SAID, "Ncne
Of my husbands plans ever lasted very
long. and II will be the same with this
one. 30 I am keeping my job"
Tho vice president OF Brunswick IL
juggler who was appearing daily IN
cabaret before the establishment OF tho
republic" Tho Minister OF Education
Ia woman named rasshauser who wai
once domestic servant. and later EN-
ployed as ehnirwoman by.a wornani
club. She then became "A laundress.
The officer of police president In hel.
by iocksmith whip, II Is aaid. objected
TO taking the place because he had M
faith In Its premancncy and who could
only be induced to accept It after hi'
employer had promised To reemplo.
him IL he wanted II.
The government Of Brunswick. whlct
holds power only by armed force, an'
which is opposed by an overwhelming
majority of the people. as proved b.
the result OF the National Asscmb'.
elections. has organizcd n nationa
guard and marine division. These me,
receive IA marks daily and found,
This sum Is soon to be Increased t.
seventeen marks. Large numbers o
the unemployed Joined the divisions
because of the high pay. Quantities o.
ammunition were collected In tn
Grand Ducal palace, and the Spartacai
rulers seem determined to defend theii
position by force of arms.
All citizens who can do SO are leav
ing the city. Brunswick IL ISSUING
floods of paper money which the peas
ants refuse 10 accept and which l.
worthless outside the boundaries of til
state.
Newspapers are punished by fines o.
orders suspe nding publication II the.
offend through articles which displeas,
the Spartacans, while the Spartacar
organ, the Volks Freund, alone enjoy:
'untrammeled liberty. Freedom q
speech is prohibited at all non partisan
meetings.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-24
Van Lew Hearing Begins.

-Des Moines, Feb. 24.-Hearing on
the charges filed against Fred T. Van
Lew Des Moines lawyer, alleging un-
professional conduct is scheduled in
district court today before Judge b.
F. Cummings Of Marshall county.
The charges allege Mr.. Van LEV
accepted remuneration for aiding in
the filling out of QUESTIONABLE, and
there also Is a charge based on a suit
brought by him for a soldier who
found check belonging to Charles
Weitz Sons company, for reward
for its return. The suit was brought
under an old statute now all but but
Of use.
The matter first Ms reported to the
grievance committee of the bar assoc
citation, which Investigated and report
ed to District Judges DeGraff, Guthrie,
Wilson and Utterback.