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The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
KILL GRASsHOPPERs NOW
Pests Can be Cleaned Out il Action is
Taken Early in the Spring-Hatch-
ing Grounds are Along bitches, Lat
erals and Fences-POisOned Bran
VIII Get Them Every Time.

"The right time to fight the grass
hopper pest is during the warm SUM-
shining days in March," said Judge C.
B. Thoman to the Sparks man one day
this week. Judge Thoman has been
farming on Prosperity Lane for more
than thirty years, and he has gained
a fund valuable experience in his ef-
forts to get the best of the Obstructive
hoppers.
81 have found" continued the Judge,
"that the best way to kill off the young
hoppers is to spread poisoned bran
along the ditch banks, laterals and
fences, because it is in those places
that the hoppers are Matched. Late
in the season they spread over entire
fields, but if the poison mixture is
spread over the Matching ground early
in the spring very few of the grass
hoppers will escape.
my experience has been that the
most effective and also the cheapest
mixture to use is bran and blue vitriol
sweetened with a little syrup or su-
gar. The vitriol should be dissolved
in water and afterward the bran
should be mixed in thoroughly. It is
better to keep all kinds of stock out
of fields where the mixture has been
used, but if spread around lightly it
is not apt to poison cattle, horses or
hogs. Blue vitriol is much cheaper
than the other poisons commonly used,
and by mixing the bran in the solution
it is more effective than parisgreen.
"The importance of killing off the
hoppers soon after Matching out can
not be overestimated. l think the
farmers of Prowers county can testify
that grass hoppers annually cause a
loss of one-fourth or one-fifth of all
the spring planted crops and such late
maturing crops as alfalfa. This being
the case, it is a plain money making
proposition for all the farmers to COM
bine in the spring and kill off the
young hoppers before they can do any
damage. Even where only a single
farmer rids his land of hoppers the
gain in harvest time is very marked.
"The grasshoppers have been with
US ever since farming began in thi.
part of the valley. They are not the
migratory locusts which affect large
sections of the country at intervals
They are bred along the laterals ant
fences every year and their range il
seldom more than a mile. Consertet
action will rid the country Of them in
time"
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
Rou nd Table Club.

The Round Table club met Wednes-
day, Feb. 18th, at the home of Mrs.
Ray Albums, who read the program Of
the afternoon. Articles concerning the
Czecho-Slovaks were read from Worlds
Work, Review of Reviews and the Sat
urday Evening Post.
The members present were Mrs. G.
J. Garvin, Mrs. NJ. C. Ward. Mrs. Roy
Cooper, Mrs. C. C. Goodale, Mrs. ].
A. Earls, Mrs. Sue b. Gordon and Mrs.
Leslie l.. Earls.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19

he adds. The county agent reports
that approximately 20 carloads Of
pure-bred Guernseys and 60 of grades
of the same breed were shipped from
the county last year. During the same
period 25 cars Of pure-bred Holsteins
and rs of grades, and several cars of
Jerseys were shipped, also. As a re-
suit of the success which owners of
pure-bred sires have attained an effort
is being made to clear the county of
scrubs.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
New Armistice.

The allied generals have granted =
new armistice to Germany which is
much more severe in its terms than
the former one. The German army
must be reduced TO 250,0OO men at
once, and all troops must be with
drawn from Poland and Russia. In
addition they must hasten the return
of all stolen property to France and
Belgium and speed up the delivery Of
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
Last Registration.

The last days of registration for
voters at the city election will be on
March IL, IL and 10. Any person,
who has not already registered, may
appear at his polling place on those
dates and get his name on the lists of
qualified electors. The election this
year is important and all citizens
should take enough interest in the
questions to be voted on, to see that
they are registered.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
Mrs. Hainline Buys Kansas Farm

Mrs. Ii. o. Hainline returned last
week from an extended visit with rel
atives and friends in Edwards and
Hodgeman counties, Kansas. While
gone Mrs. Hainline purchased a $50
acre wheat farm located 80 miles north
of Dodge City. This farm is well
equipped with fine buildings, modern
in every way and now has 400 acres
of fine growing wheat.-Wiley Journ-
al
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
Springfield Firm Dissolves.

The firm of Hagerman & Flint, who
have been running general mercan-
tile business at Springfield for the
past two years, has been dissolved. A.
A. Hagerman has purchased the in
terest of r. +. Flint and will continue
the business. Both were young busi-
ness men of Lamar before forming the
partnership.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
Piano At Sacrifice!

We have had left on our hands at
Lamar, a high grade piano, which il
taken at once, will be sold at a tre-
mendous sacrifice. Terms to respons-
ible party. If interested write quick
for particulars to The Denver Music
Company, Denver, Colorado.
The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
Sale!

210 acre improved farm in o.
ark county, Missouri; will take
very attractive cash price; would
accept good light car as part pay
ment. ]. D. RINER, Garden City.
Kansas.
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
TO CUT UP
HIGH JENKS In AIR

Lieutenant Middleton. the army
aviator who is soins 70 fly from Wash
ingion to this city on Monday, TO be
the guest and speaker AZ the 81. James
Brotherhood meeting on Monday even
ing in Grace Church, today sent word
that he expected to arrive in this city
about noon. lie intends. weather per
mittins, TO start from Washington
shortly before noon and reach Whining
ton as close 10 the midday hour as pos
sihle.
His landing viii be made at the state
Fair grounds. Later In the afternoon II
the weather Is not stormy. he will do
stunts over the city. II 70 should storm
that day ne VIII not attempt any fancy
work But he viii lecture Monday
evening IN any event IN the lecture
room OF G-ace Church.
The avlator's fsihcr. who Is a pat
en-, attorney Of Washington. member
Of the firm OF Speer. Middleton and
speer. Will also come 20 this city with
Mrs. Middleton Oh Monday afternoon
Lieutenant and Mrs. Middleton and
Frank l.. Middleton and wife. the await
or's parents Will be the guests Of Mel
Vile GhnhriI.
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands Of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead OF
taking tonics, or trying TO patch up a
poor digestion. they are attacking the
real cause Of the ailment - clogged liver
ard disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in a soothing, healing way. When
the liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions. away goes Indigestion
and stomach troubles.
II you have a bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor.
lazy, don't-ccrc feeling. no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigested foods
you should take Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are q
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You VIII know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain,
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like.
&C l0c and 25c per box. All druggists
Evening journal., 1919-03-08

Troop No. % held It's regular weekly
meeting last Friday night at O'Clock
IN Delaware Avenue Baptist Church.
Inspection was held and dues wsrs col
lectei Paul :. Burnham won the W.
C. laylor trophy for February with
90 points. Clarence Braden followed
Games were played and some tests
we.. passed All out next meeting.
scribe Paul Burnhan.
Troop 30 80 met Friday nlsht. All
members We're there except the scout
master whose wife is H. Assistant
Scouimaster Miller was In charge. Two
new members were admitted into the
t-oOp The scouts were drilled and
were given setting up and physical eX-
ercises Then matters Of importance
were discussed Israel Brown was
elected president OF the business par;
OF the troop and Nathan Flanzer. vice
president. The troop went on a hike
sunday and it was enjoyed by al.
TESTS were passed by Assistant Scout
master Miller who was in charge All
members out next meeting night We
have a surprise in store for all.
Scribe Israel Brown.
scouts field meet viii be held on
April 4.
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
CLERKS IN STORE
At AGE OF 97

Sunday Will bring Mrs. Margaret Hill.
No. $40 Adams street. another birthday
to add TO the ninety-six anniversaries
she has already celebrated. Mrs. Hin
IS The Oldest womsn resident OF VII
mington and her friends hope to cello
brate her centenary with her in three
years.
Ncighbors and relatives Will have a
quiet little party for her at her home
tomorrow. Ms. Hill has had so many
birthdays that she says she has rather
lost interest IN such events and doesn't
want much celebration,
She still attends the title store In
The front Of the house. which has been
there these twenty years. Mrs Hnl
does her own housework. building the
fires, cooking the meals for herself and
her cat and keeping her home as neat
and clean as a new pin. She can no
longer read or sew or knit and the
cat. who Is a new member OF her
household brings her a great deal Of
comfort. The kitten has only lived
one hundred and twenty-nlnth as >lg
30 lN NllehN N0rs Huh q is NclN iona o.
Mrs. Hill and soclahle TO all callers.
The elderly wor = though not 50
strong as In her younger years, has
kept in good health through the past
twelve months, when epidemlcs have
taken the lie Of many young people
IN the city.
In her younger days she was a not
able maker OF fancy work. and her sew
Ing has been exhibited In many parts
OF the world She has done much
work In the past for Harrison street
church. Of which she is a member.
In her younger days. with husband.
her parents-ln-law. and five children
10 look after. her household cares were
many. Only one Of the children. a son.
is now living. but she has two grand
children. Charles Hill OF this city. IS
a grandson.
Mrs. Hin was born az Greenb1nk In
1922. She has lived in Wilm ston for
- years and al her present address for
II years
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
CALLS, MUTES, AGREE
TO LIVE TOGETHER

The case Of James W. Call charged
with non-support OF his wife and one
child was continued until April 26 by
Deputy Judge Finger in Municipal
Court this morning, when the defend
ant consented 70 live with his wife and
support her and their child. The Calls
are mutes. and the brief hearing this
morning was conducted with Lewis
W. Fell as Interpreter.
Cal was represented by Philip L.
Garrett.
\ temporary order Of s. O week was
entered against Perry Gilbert for the
support Of his vile and one child. and
ihe case was refer ed for inycstiga-
ton o. Court Officer Mcdaniel.
The order against Clarence Alexander
for the support Of his child. was in
creased 10 s..
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
ICk NAN Is EXrTsFn-

The order Of SIS a week for the sup
port Of his wife and three children
against Robert Hall was revoked by
Deputy Judge Finger IN Municipal
Court this morning 40 the request Of
Mrs. Hall Hall was S210 In arrears on
the order, s, was shown, but has been
III since last October. lie and his wife
are now living together
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
WANT DARBY CARS
TO MAKE MORE STOPS

40 the meeting Of the Board OF Utility
Commissioners last night, the secretary
was directed 10 notify the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company 70
appear before the board on next Friday
evening 10 show cause why all Darby
cars should hot stop az an streets in
the city TO discharge passengers. The
cars now stop only at certain corners.
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
THREE RUILDING PERMITS.

Building Inspector Preston today ls-
sued the following permits: To James
tacciolo. 70 make an alteration at No.
42i Iainall street. TO cost $50: 10 VIII
liam Campbell 10 make an addition az
No. 1923 Gilpln avenue, TO cost $1,000;
TO William Jones, 90 construct a porch
at No. iis West Twenty-ninth street.
20 cost $3.50.
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
Dipbtheria

A sore throat is a good breeding place fcT
Oiphtheris germs. Protect your children
BY never neglecting a Sore Throat. 1ou can
wisely depend upon TONSILINE. Give
lonsiline upon the first appearance of Sore
Throat don't give Diphtheria a chance
IN that throat in its weakened condition.
When TONSILINE is swallowed Il comes
directly in contact with the diseased sur
face and induces a healthy con- *
dition Of the memtranes-thent the e,SA
system can better defend the throat
il attacked by Diphtheria germs.
Keep TONSIIINE in the house
where you can get it quick when M
needed. 35c.. 60c. and S1.00. W
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
SELL HALF INTEREST IN HOUSE.

One-half interest In the Dwelling No.
iiii LINCOLN street. Of the estate Of /.
Jemima Walker, was 'sold at public
sale in the court house this morning to
Elizabeth A. WOlhar for si,O75. Leon
ard Z. Wales was attorney for the es-
tate. Harry J. Stidham was auctioneer
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
CONDITION sERInIs

Mrs. Rosia A. Olyzewski. Of No. 20
West Twentieth street. who was burn
ed about the body when her cloth ne
caught flce az her home yesterday, was
reported 20 be resting easy at the Ho-
meopathic Hospital today Her condl-
ton Is still serious, however.
Evening journal., 1919-03-08

bousht the horse from the estate Of
George W Pr ce4a little more than a
year ago, and has trained him remark
ably
In Elmer AXworihy Mr.. Hayden has
the making Of one Of Tie greatest
trotlers In The country today. lie is
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
DECREAsE N nEATn nam

AVtuIulnE 70 tne records 0f Tho
health department there were 32 deaths.
iS births and Is marriages in Whining
ton for the past week as compared with
- births and as marriages In Whining
for the same period last year. During
the week there was but one death from
influenza reported
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
MHO kNOMs ]. Z. pTROIs?

The police have been unable TO locate
anyone here who was acquainted with
John Lee Dubois. a white man. who
was found dead at Norfolk. Va, yester-
day. The man had a REGISTRATION card
in his pocket issued by 0he Of the local
draft boards. but SO far no one has been
found here who knew the man
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
ARRFsT RUNAWAY ROYs

Patrolman Sutton this morning ar
rested Joseph Burke. Daniel Smith and
Joseph O'Conner. aged Il and u years.
as rUnaways. The boys were from St
Joseph Pro,ectory at Reybold and they
VIII be returned 10 that institution.
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
HAYDEN BUYS NEW cELDrNG.

special 10 The Evening Journal.
NnDDLEToWN. Del, March s.-Thc
sorrel geldins, Elmer Axworlhy. by Pale
Axworthy. has been bought by Matthew
+. Hayden, OF Wilmington. from Corbit
Ninyard. Of this place Mr. Ninyard
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
ACCUSE DRIVER or EMBEZZLE,IENI

Eugene Carter, a driver for the Hu-
Der Baking Company. was held in 600
bail for court, by Magistrate stradley
this morning, on a charge Of embezzle-
ment Of 500 from his employers
Evening journal., 1919-03-08
NOME sHnW TICKET MIMI MEAL.

At the opening OF the new Charles
Restaurant, Tenth and Toinall streets,
on Monday every patron will be given
a ticket 10 the Majestic Theatre, good
until used
Evening journal., 1919-03-08

as wcll bred as Lee Axworthy. i53 -.
and has the natural speed. which can
be developed very easily. He has gone
a mile in better than 2i0.
Evening journal., 1919-03-08

The Want Ads. VIII rent houses and
apartments 10 good advantage
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-11
rREGo COUNTY NORMAL, 1898
nv G. E. Rosel

Twenty-six years ago received an
invitation to conduct the Trego County
Normal Institute at Wa-Keeney, Kan
sas. After looking up the location of
said county and city, and wondering
why the county superintendent had
written to me I accepted the invita-
ton 1 had forgotten that the said
superintendent, A. s. Peacock, several
years before had been student in an
institute which conducted at Column
bus in Cherokee county, but / was
pleased with the invitation and glad
of an opportunity to see omething of
western Kansas, and as the superin-
tendent wrote he me lived ten miles
out in the country and would not be
in Wa-Keeney to meet me, on arrival,
/ wrote again, asking about a hotel
and whether should take the bus up
town. He didn't answer but delegated
Judge S. J. Osborn to meet and show
me the way. 1 arrived on Sunday
morning and met Judge Osborn in the
business part of the city, and, with
sly twinkle in one eye, he gave me
hearty welcome. He relieved me of
one grip and at my request directed
me to the barber shop of S. D. Thomp-
son who cleaned me from the neck
leaning over me the while
the way many old timers will remem-
Der.
At the Ferris House (now the Gal
loway home) / received a hearty vel
come. Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris were ex-
pecting me and I thereafter greeted
them annually for ten successive
years What genial people they were
and always loyal to anything that ad-
vanced the interests of Wa-Keeney or
Trego county.
was assigned to an upper room
and soon got busy with books, pre-
pairing for what might happen on the
morrow, for in those days I took no
chances and prepared my lessons in
advance, day by day.
One incident of the afternoon still
makes me smile when recall it even
after the lapse of many years: A wind
started up and a mill began grinding
and I wondered why anybody should
be grinding right in the heart of the
town on Sunday I was not used to
wlndmills pumping water.
At the dinner table 1 met Judge and
Mrs. Osborn, Mr.. and Mrs Hill P
Wilson and several others who were
there during the month They were a
lively bunch and jolly good people to
be lodged with.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-11

days work, namping over the prai-
ries, and playing chess or checkers
with some of the business men or
county officers. The latter activity
soon dwindled as I was not even good
sport for the business men and had
hard work to hold my own with Pro
bate Judge WEIGH.
The prairies called me all right, and
they still are calling me, and often L
wish I might respond. 1 was then
studying for my M. A degree from
K S. A. c., along the line OF ento-
mology, so hunted insects on the
prairies of Trego during much OF my
spare time In later years I worked
the shale ravines for fossils, and even
yet would like to play at It,
NV studying was done mostly at
the courthouse. In those days the
sheriff and superintendent shared the
same Office and Sheriff Theo Court
new made himself forever solid with
me by lending me his key for use
during the month of my stay. 1 also
| had access to the courtroom which III
those days was as sacred church
but we were permitted to use it fol
our general gatherings, programs and
| lectures, thus making it for some
years community center In those
/ days the trees about the courthouse
were not nearly so large as they have
i since become and did not shut off the
view of the rolling prairies-
Il If space permitted / would like tt
present here the list of teachers ane
students enrolled at my first Tregt
i Normal, many of whom have honor
4 able records for themselves and Tregt
county, and invite each to write tt
me, if only to give me his or her name
4 and address.
4 George E. Rose,
4 Rosedale, Kansas
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-11

influence and leadership Miss Carrie
Sweet was our banner pupil She saw
ed the day at our first assembly when
it came singing time. Crooks and Rose
will die with all their music in
Them
During the first normal I met two
young people who enrolled but did NOT
attend the normal, but who were
teachers, and each from notable
Trego county family. Miss Elise
Neuenschwander from the blackberry
twenty-five miles away had been
teaching in the primary grade of the
Wa-Keeney schools. She was on the
board of examiners and visited the
normal one day and talked University
work on Mt Dread. In later years I
visited her home and met her father,
a grand old man from Switzerland
who had fought and was still fighting
the battle of the Trego prairies. His
wife and two daughters, Caroline and
Mathilde, were ably standing by him,
while Miss Elise was commande< and
director of the entire force. They all
worked together as every family
should Miss Elise later finished her
work at K. u, taught German three
years in the Kansas City, Kansas,
high school during my time as Pr1n-
cipal of that school, and then became
a professor in the University of Kan
sas, where she is today among the
leaders of that school.
The representative of the other
Trego county family was Kinnie Rich,
from the eastern part of the county.
He was a companionable young man,
and a man worth knowing, and it was
with sincere regret that learned of
his death some years ago. Some
years later on bright Sunday morn
ing, Hudson Harlan and I drove out
to Kinnie's home and met his father
and mother. Through the papers
knew of 'sBen Rich," the war secre-
tary of the Popu1ist Legislature that
fought with the Republicans for pos
session of the Kansas Representative
hall, but the Ben Rich I met that day
was a genial host and loyal Kansan,
a progressive farmer and an idolized
husband and father. His home was
| homelike, full of books and pictures,
and there was within it an air of re-
fnement and culture denied most
homes in that new country. He was
proud of his home and family, his
irrigating plant and his well-stocked
| farm.
| But, to return to that first normal:
| My afternoons during the months ]
spent in Trego were divided into three
activities; preparing for the next
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-12-11

Monday morning Prof. A. D. Crooks
and I started early for the school
building. Prof. Crooks had had charge
of the Wa-Keeney schools for the pre-
ceding two years He is now the lead
ing banker of Fredonia, Kansas At
the building we met about two dozen
teachers, and would be teachers, and
started work on our pre-arranged pro-
gram. During the forenoon the
county superintendent showed up and
before noon we were organized for
the month During the month we en-
rolled SIS students-more than mad
ever been enrolled before in a Trego
County normal. And here I must re-
cord the fact with feeling of sad
ness that seven of the 55 students en-
rolled that year have since passed on
to the reward that awaits all faithful
earnest workers in the school of life.
In those days the State law reuuir-
ed an enrolment of fifty. before the
State funds could be drawn for the
support of a county institute and it
had been the custom to enroll Wa
Keeney business men to complete the
required number. OF course they did
not attend the sessions but each paid
his dollar enrolment fee just as the
tCdChSIS dlQ, the Ia" De1n2 silent as
to their attendance, and so, up to that
date, 1893 was the banner year on en-
roIlment- At no time since has it been
necessary to enroll outsiders in order
to get the State funds. Our numbers
continued to increased and in 1896 we
had an enrolment of Sc. The law has
since been changed, reducing the re-
quired number.
On that first day the superintendent
ent's collection of boys and girls out
numbered the actual teachers present,
two to one, and his boys, especially
made their presence felt They knew
that they were overgrown and chat
they had big feet, and they were anx-
1ouS to size up the new man from
Kansas City. They were punched in
my room just before recess and watch
ed me out of the tail of their eyes as
they shuffled and dragged those big
feet across the floor on their way out.
1t never happened again. I met them
| outside on their own grounds and
made friends from the angle that boys
| understand. I have a warm spot now
in my heart for everyone of them The
Saturday before the close of Normal
I was their special and invited guest
for visit to Castle Rock; two loads
| of us-just boys. What a day we had
I wish I knew where each is today
and how it fares with him
| Measured from the standpoint Oh