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The Washington times., 1919-10-03

Y)HN JORGENSEN, 8ixty-dVe
walked more than a hundred
miles from Clinton Wis, % El-
Ein. III, 70 see how his old wife Oh
ths state insane asylum was "malS-
ing OUT He left q comfortable
home 10 do this and he went with
out a penny On his pocket for tooq
or shelter on the trip.
But the old man could not enjoy
the snug home he had with a son
in-Iaw while the thoaght preyed on
his mind that ali might not be wen
with his life partner
He tried 70 borrow money Tor the
railroad fare, but relatives. and
friends thought the journey un-
necessary. Mrs. JorEengeu had
been committed to the state asylum
By due process 81 law she had
been queer" for some time and
they were under the IMPRESSED
that it might be wiser % let WeI
enough alone. But not the old man,
who wanted to make sure and
after his failures 10 borrow the
money he decided TO start out on
foot
Doubtless ne did not look heroic
"a gray haired old man. dusty and
worn with the journey. trudging
along mile after mile. But DE- was
a braver figure than the young
lover speeding to HIS hearts desire
on the wings Of yOuth-Was faitl-
ful old John Jorgensen.
Everything else had gone-youth,
strength, money, opportunity-only
unselhghness remained. He could
not enjoy the material comforts
that were his at his son-in-law's
home while the doubt remained
that perhaps they were not good %
her.
Has q Happy EndlnE.
And everyone win be pleased to
know this story has a happy end
ing. He limped into the insane
asylum with his feet horribly bIis-
tered and on the verge OF COLLAPSE.
But he found his wife and she was
delighted 70 see him and realized,
too, something OF the ordeal the
old man had been through for her
sake. And the hospital Officials
with more humanity than we as
cribe 70 people connected with an
Northumberland employment for
him about the place. and now these
o44 people are reunited.
Young people-and others not so
yOung-are always writing to me
asking for a test Of real love. Wen,
here it s. IN the case Of John Jor-
gCnsen-Old. penniless, walking q
hundred miles to see that the wife
pr his youth was comfortable. To
do this, he gave up a certainty for
an uncertainty, a snug home for the
makeehifts OF the open FOad-hs
thought more Of the happiness OF
his beloved than of hts own.
To determine whether love Is
genuine or counterfeit. there IS a
simple test that eFeryone may ap-.
ply-and its name is unseIdshuess.
Which do you desire more. your
own happiness or the WelI- being OF
the man or woman you lovs3
Are you willing 70 pursue rapture
az the cost OF your beloVed's peace
Of mind, sworn obligations, life
itself-if you& are, don't for mo-
ment imagine yourself in love. You
are merely pursuing your happiz
ness without counting the cost to
The Washington times., 1919-10-03
Misunderstood.

Wiggett had. arranged 10 spend a
day with a friend, but owing to
heavy rains a part OF the branch
ii"e on which he should have trav-
was dOoded. Accordingly he
% the following wire; Cannot
come; wash out on line" In an
hour heGgot this reply. why not
borrow q Bhtrt?s
The Washington times., 1919-10-03
The Knowing BoY.

Vow. children" said the school
teacher. "can any Of you tell me OF
a greater power than a king"
YES. ma'am!" cried a small boy,
eagerly. Very well, you may tell
the class" replied the teacher. sAH
ace!" was the unexpected reply.
The Washington times., 1919-10-03
The GreyhOund's Origin.

THE origin Of the greyhound according to authors,
is q mystery IN ancient times the greyhound was
considered valuable present, especially by ladies, with
Wum appears t0 have been particular favorite In the
reign Of Henry vii Ic greyhound was distinguished
che of the kings beaSE t-r
The Washington times., 1919-10-03
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

Whales cannot swim faster than
ten or twelve miles an honz-
The Washington times., 1919-10-03


their possible customers win tea
and cake before exhibiting their
goods.
Java Is said to be the region Of
the globe where Il thunders often
est, having thunderstorms on the
average on ninety-seven dRys in
the year.
An authority on horses SAYS that
the grays live the longest and that
the rOans came next in order.
Blacks seldom live to be over twen-
", and creams rarely live more than
ten or fifteen years.
Alligators' eggs are eaten in the
West India islands and on the west
coast OF Africa They resemble IN
shape a hens egg, and have much
the same taste, but are larger.
More than a hundred eggs have
been found In one alligator.
In Brazil IL Is considered undigni-
ned for lady to go shopping.
Usually a servant Is sent for sam
pies: and, Il it is a hat the senorita
wants to buy. a box or basket con-
tanning several OF the latest styles
ts sent for her inspection.
The Washington times., 1919-10-03

Some japanese shOpkeepers serve
their possible customers win tea
and cake before exhibiting their
goods.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-02-13

lege at Verdum now. I guess have I
seen as much of the country any T
of the boys We landed in Glascoe, I
Scotland, from there to Winchester,
England, across the canal to LeHarne, |
then to Pontilier, four miles Switzer-
land and then to Combeanfortain,
north of Del John, then the Argonne
Forrest then to the river north of
Inoy, from there to Nerdun-
I ran onto a fellow from home,
drilled with him in July and have
been with him more or less ever
since and didn't know he from
Keeney until December 1, his name
is Jess Edwads, he worked for HilHe
and was drafted with the bunch Neut
Holconb was in. It seems good to
see any one that ever knew the peo-
pie you did
It has been raining for about a
week, I have about fifty pounds too
much clothes when It comes to roll
pack. For rainy weather I have two
rain coats, a leather jefken and hip
| boots and the eats are better than
most OF the companies are getting
We are now where we can buy stuff
from the Y. NJ. c. A. and Salvation
Army and have the best quarters we
have had since we have been in
France. Jess and have room about
plenty of wood to burn. I am writ
ing this on top of the fire place by
candle light. l miss hearing some one
hollering put out that light over
there.
I guess I can't expect much mail
the way I'm transferred around. /
have been in seven different com
panies, in Co. A, COS Engineers
at present.
Tell Dad to buy all the colts posi-
bic for I think the prices will be good
from the way they We're killed and
, crippled over here. I sure expect to
. be back in the spring to run the II
: 25 tractor. Tell Ralph to take care Oh
it.
Mother is always wanting to know
more. Tell her I can spread that stuff
better when I get home than I car
write. Will try and write a little
oftener after this so will enclose 9
paper knife made out of German
bullet to open my letters as they
come.
Floyd Burnham.
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A WORD WITH WOMEN
READERS

Many a woman endures with noble
patience the daily misery of backacIc,
pains about the hips, blue, nervous
spells, dizziness and urinary disor-
ders, hopeless of relief because she
doesn't know what is the matter.
It is not true that every pain in
the back or hips is trouble peculiar
to the sex" Often when the kidneys
get congested and inf1amed, such
aches and pains follow.
Then help the weakened kidneys.
Don't expect them to get well alone.
Doan's Kidney Pills have won the
praise of thousands of women. They
are endorsed at home-Read this Wa
Keeney woman's convincing testi-
mony:
Mrs. Ellen Bowman, Wa-Keeney,
says: ttI had a dull ache across the
small of my back all the time. One
box of Doan's Kidney Pills brought
prompt relief. They proved so salts
factory that I highly recommend
them.'
Price 6Oc, at all dealers Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pi11s-the same that
Mrs. Bowman had. Foster-Mi1burn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv.
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property be sold by the sheriff of
Trego County, Kansas, and the Pro TO
costs of suit and sale; the taxes and
tax liens, if any, existing against the
nortgaged Pre- premises ana TIE ;a amount
the balance, if any, to be brought in
to court to abide its further orders;
that after said sale and the expira-
ton of the redemption period allow
ed by law and the decree Of said
court the defendants and each of
ed from any and all right, title, inter
est, estate and equity OF redemption
IN and TO said real property. or any
part thereof That prior to the fling
the above described land, and 1t IS
now wholly abandoned by them.
l. J. Lips, Plaintiff
BY NcAnany, Alden & Van Cleave,
Attest lttes,E'.- +. B. Acre,
(seaD Clerk of the District Court.
(F7irst published in the Western Kan
sas World, January 30, 1919
County Surveyors Notice of Survey
State of Kansas, Trego- County, S.
znanentIy, the corners and boundar-
les of land owned by F. B. Walker.
owner of the northeast quarter Of sec
ton 10, township II, range 70 and
Julius Earries- owner of the northeast
| quarter of section 80, township II.
range %.
E. R. VanStone, E. L. Meachana, J.
H Moore, and C. W. Hunter, all non
residents of Trego County, Kansas
| to wit:
on are hereby notified, that F. B.
Walker and Julius Harries, of Trego
County, Kansas, have notified me, as
| County Surveyor of Trego County
Kansas, to establish, permanently, the
corners and boundaries of the follow
ng-described tracts of land, owned by
them and situated in Trego County
Kansas, towit: The northeast quarter
of section 10 and the northeast quar-
ter. of section 80 in township IL north
! and range % west OF the 9th p. M
as between him and you and each OF
you with respect to tracts of lands
respectively owned by you and lying
adjacent to the above-described land
and that I, as County Surveyor, vii
on the 5th> day of March 1913, at nine
O'Clock, a. m. of said day, at the
southeast corner of section 81, town
ship IL, range %, in said county, pro
ceed according to law to establish
| permanently, said corners and bound
aries, at which time you may, if you
wish, be present and be heard.
49-4t Hudson Harlan.
County Surveyor, Trego County, Kan
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Interesting Soldier Letters
From Over There

down in our little holes to lay on and |
1t felt pretty good; never thought it
was wet although some of the boys
had water two or three inches deep
to lay in. When morning came we
again started over the top, but have
to draw the line here, for the things
[ heard and saw I cannot put on pa
per- There is one thing know,
father, that you would like to know
and that is If I got the boche. Well, I
cannot say that did. i was not lucky
enough to have any lying right in
my path But I have good reason to
believe that I made my presence
known.
This front that I have been writ
ing about was on the right edge of
the Argonne Forest or the Verdun
front. was hit about 10 o'clock a.
m. on the .27th Of Septenbe1 but 1
did not report at the dressing station
until night. I figured on going right
back to the front but they tagged me
for the hospital and have been trying
ever since to reach my outfit, but
here I am still in classification
camp, homesick and just crazy to get
| somewhere, especially to my mail as
the last I got was dated from home
the 18th of August. 1t looks favor
able for me to leave here in a couple
of days. I do not know where my out
fit is but hope it is somewhere near
the coast, for I am anxious to sail.
I hope brother Edwin did not have
/ to come across He may think he lost
a whole lot, but if he could hear some
of the boys that have been over here
a couple of weeks he would change
/ his mind. [ talked with kid last
| night who had been over here two
weeks and had been in the army
three months. He can hardly stand it
until he gets back to the United
States. He had not had any mail for
a week. 1t seems that these fellows
cannot understand nor realize what
we have gone through with
! Yesterday 1 found a couple of
leather pieces which cut out just to
fit the inside of my pocket. I sewed
them together and it makes fine
thing to put money, pictures or let
tiers in. I would not take two dollars
for it.
Well, it seems to me that I have
about gone the limit. I keep hoping
| to be back in Banner in time to 90
rabbit hunting with you before spring
| work opens. So take good care of
yourselves and will try and do the
Isame.
Lovingly
Your son,
/ Chester Riggs.
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trucks carrying supplies were under
way when the order came to unpack,
again for one could not help feel
ing disappointed although of course
I should have been glad, but after
training some fourteen months it was
rather disconcerting, to say the least,
to find that we were not needed. Had
it lasted one day longer, or two at the
most, probably would have been
IN firing position. Now that the arm
istice has been signed and peace
seems assured most everyone wants
Continued on page ~
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PVT. JOHN EVERS WRITES
Vichy, France,

Vlchy, France,
December 20, 1913
Dear Father and Sisters:
am here in a hospital but feeling
pretty good. Last Wednesday they
classified me. was put i'll class B.
2. That means going back to the
United States for treatment have
not told you yet where I was wound
ed. I was shot just above the kidney
right close to the spine. The bullet is
still in me. Don't worry about me as
it is all right and there is not much
pain Every morning we go out FOR
small walk. We were on the drive
for four days I was in the first wave
and was wounded on the third day.
The Germans made an attack and our
boys to retreat. That's the reason
was captured.
The city of Vichy in which we are
now located is large, in fact the 1arg-
est place I had so far occasion to see
in France. The Americans have a
large Red Cross place here. They
give moving picture shows every
afternoon. The Red Cross has done
lots of good work. They would send
us prisoners things to eat and cloth
ing. We would have been out luck
without this charitable institution.
Well, I have not head from you for
for over three months long time
time indeed It gives a fellow the
blues Sometimes I guess I can hard
" wait until I get across the pond
just think five more days until
Christmas. This is the second Xmas
| away from home. I do not know if
will be in this city or not but 1
| think that I will be ready to sail
| back by the time this letter reaches
you Will close for this time with love
and kisses and a merry Christmas
| and happy New Year to you all.
From your son and brother,
John.
CThe above letters were put into
type some time ago but owing to a
shortage of space we were unable to
publish them.
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500 Reward, 500

The readers of this paper win be
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to cure Send for list of testimonials
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FROM vERDUN

The following letter, dated Novem-
Der "a, came in 'EY" envelope mark
ed Dads Xmas Letter. and was de-
Hvered in Wa-Keeney, December 19.)
I will write a few lines today and
as the censorship is more or less lift
ed will try to give general out
line of our trip over. We came over
on a British ship, it being one of the
13 ships in the convoy. We had also
one battle cruiser and a collier with
US; and number of destroyers and
a couple of sea planes followed US
for two days after leaving New York
About "a hours out of Liverpool we
were meet by a number of British
destroyerS. We were 13 days cross
ing and were landed in Liverpool
about 2:30 p. m. After carrying our
packs about SO miles through the
city lit seemed that far, at least) we
cine to railroad and were loaded
into End class cars which were divid-
ed into compartments carrying to
men each. Those trains in England
are queer looking things but they GER
tainly rambIe. The rural districts of
England are very beautiful at that
time of the year (Ju1y). We arrived
IN Southampton about LOO a. m. and
marched out to crest" CAMP
about 800 a. m. We were CHARTERED
in tens (about 20 peri and lost no
time in getting to bed. Breakfast was
examination we poIiced up our packs
and marched down to the docks, en-
barking on an American ship about
$3.50 p M Nothing of any Importance
occurred while crossing the Channel
except that I got my first taste of
army hard tack that night.
When morning came we were just
anchoring at Harve. We marched out
to a rest camp, distance of perhaps
four miles. We remainded there I'M
til about 200 p. M next day; then
marched back to the railroad, Lad
ing Immediately, and after a ride of
two nights and one day we arrived in
LeCendre, near C1earmont-Fer GRAND.
After a few days I was sent to the
signal school at Clermont, remaining
there five weeks After returning to
LeCendre we had few days of gen
era1 drill and went from there to the
artillery range for about NO weeks
practice and then back to LIE Cendre
again It was then the rumors of
leaving for the front (Which so far
have never materia1ized) began to
fly We set up our radio station and
had some practice each day on it.
After about month of inspections,
false rumors, periodic bursts of drill,
and more inspections and false rum
ors, we finally on the End of Novem-
Der packed up, marched to Clermont
and loaded on the train and were off
big guns, caterpi1lars and ALTO
show the Kaiser what the "Wild West
Division could do. After about a
3-day's ride we reached this camp,
Bots de Pierre, about ten miles west
of Verdun. We were to be here
few days to get some more equip
ment and on the morning of the 11th
had marching orders, and even had
everything packed and some of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-02-13
CFirst published in the Western Kan
sas World, January 80, 1919
PUBLICATION NOTICE

The State OF Kansas 1rego
The State of Kansas to William
Kelly, Richard S. AEmerod, Earl
Spau1din, Henry Hull, Jane Donkln;
and the unknown heirs, executors,
admins traitors, sdevlsees,. trustees
and assigns of each Of said persons.
You and each of you are hereby
notified that you have been sued in
the District Court of the Twenty
third Judicial District, State Of Kan
sas, sitting in and for the County of
Trego, in said State BY FRED smith IT
and you must answer the petition fl
ed by said plaintiff in the Office of the
Clerk OF said court at Wa-keeeny,
Kansas, on or before the 18th day of
March 1919 or the allegations of said
petition Will be taken true and
jud gment will be rendered in said ac-
ton in favor of said plaintiff and
against each of you establishing and
confirming the title and ownership of
the plaintiff in and to the following
described real estate, towit:
Fractional lots one and two in
block (1O); also fraction of lot north
of lot one in block ten (10); all in
the town of Ogallah in Trego County,
Kansas, against the adverse claims of
each of you; forever barring and estop-
ping you and each of you and all per
sons claiming by or through or under
claiming any right or title or inter
est in or lien upon the aforesaid real
estate or any part thereof; quoting
plaintiffs title to said real estate and
each and every part and parcel there
of against you; and granting to
plaintiff such other and further re-
lief may be equitable; and judg-
ment will be rendered in favor of the
plaintiff and against you for the costs
of said action.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court at my office in the City of
Wa-Keeney in said county this oath
day of January 1919.
F. B. Acre,
(SeaD Clerk of the District Court
Herman Long, Attorney for Plaintiff
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(Seal) Clerk of the District Court.
Herman Long, Attorney for Plaintiff
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FLOYD BURNHAM WRITES
Verdun, December 16.

Dear Eunice:
Haven't received any mail from you
for some time I got a letter from
Holcomb, who is in the same com
pany with Hugh Mckinney I was
with the 464 Ponton train during the
Verdun drive and saw all the war
want to see- Have been on the Muese
river since, all the way from Stenary
to vedrun and am in St. Joseph Col
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LEGAL NOTICES
(First published n the western Kansas
World January 50. 1912
NnTTcE Of FINAL SETTLEMENT

State Kansas. Trego County IS. In the
Probate Court of said county
In the matter of the estate of Alfred Bur
kett. deceased
To all creditors of and other persons Inter
ested in said estate-
You are hereby notihed that at the next
for said county TO be begun ana held at the
Judges Office. Wa-heeney- IN
said county. the 3rd day of Marc 2
1919. being the first Monday IN said month OF
March VIII make final settlement OF
said estate and which time application
will be made for an order court find
ing and adjudging. who are the heirs OF the
deceased
Having fled with said court my claim for
compensation as administrator OF SAID es--
ar necessary attorney ) ISeS q nd
other expenses necessarily incurred IN the
administrator said estate I hereby give
notice. as ordered by said court. that said
claims for hearing said court on
the 3rd day OF March 1919
FRANK BURkETT
AdIni tor.
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puDI1Sn0Q IN the western Kan
sas World, February 6, 1879
PUBLICATION NOTICE
In the District Court of Trego County,
Kansas.
L. j. Lips, Plaintiff.
John Brockmeyer, Mrs John Brock
ner and Mrs. Philip Aschenbren-
The State of Kansas to the Defend
ants, John Brockmeyer and Mrs.
John Brockmeyer, Greeting:
have been sned by dp tha wb yee
petition is now on file against you in
the above entitled court and cause,
and that you must answer the pet
fore the Goth day of March, 1919, or
said petition will be taken as true and
judgment rendered against you ac-
-cordingly of the following nature, to-
wit:
THAT there is due the plaintiff
under the promissory note and mort
Blackstone and Ina D. BIocksome to
the Eastern Kansas Land and Loan
Company, dated July 90 1909, in the
ed by plaintiff, the principal sum of
$1,000 90, plus interest from February
8, 1914 to August 9, 1914, amounting
to $4S.00, or a total sum of $124S.00,
with interest thereon from August 9,
1914, at the rate of ten per cent per
annum, said promissory note and
mortgage DOnO DSlIlS SET up 1Q11 III
plaintiffs petition.
2+That there is due the plaintiff
the following sums advanced for
taxes on the hereinafter described
real property, to-wit: $41-10 with in
terest thereon from September 2,
1916, at the rate of ten per cent per
annum, and $24.65 with interest
thereon from September Is, 1918, at
the rate of ten per cent per annum-
3.-That the mortgage set out in
the plaintiffs petition given by Jer-
emiah M. Blocksome and Ina D.
Blackstone, his wife, to the Eastern
Kansas Land and Loan Company to
secure said note and mortgage bond
the following described real prop
erty in Trego County, Kansas, to-wit:
The southeast quarter of section
numbered IA, in township numbered
Is, of range numbered "a, and the
south half of the northwest quarter
of section numbered Sc, in township
numbered is, of srange numbered %
containing 24O acres more or less, be
foreclosed and adjudged to be a first
and prior lien on said real estate, sup
erior to the titles, liens and claims o!
each of the defendants; that said real