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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-04-08

Roy Stewart is erecting a building
to be used a blacksmith shop on
the lots across the alley from the
Overland Garage
Henry Mai, ST., returned to his
home at Russell this morning after
having visited relatives and transact
ed business here for a few days.
Miss Margaret Hardman is report
ed to be getting along nicely at the
hospital at Topeka where she under
went the operation. She is expected
to come home the last of the week.
Mrs L. G. Johnson and Mrs I. T.
Purcell left Wednesday night for
Excelsior Springs, Mo, where Mrs
Johnson will take treatment. Her
many friends hope to soon hear of
an Improvement in her condition.
Last Wednesday night while at
tempting to a crank a ba1ky Ford
Ray Shaw had the misfortune to
break his right arm at the wrist DR.
Herrick set the injured member and
he is getting along well as could
be expected. Ray has had considerable
hard luck the past two months due to
the flu and a smashed foot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-04-08
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Smoked meats at Bakers. Adv If.
Attorney Herman Long transacted
business at Ogallah Wednesday,
Plenty of crushed salt on hand at
the Hardnan Lumber Company yards.
Fred E. league, of Collyer, was
transacting business here Wednesday.
Mrs. Joe Shaw and daughter, re
turned home to Denver Monday morn
ing.
Just received a car of crushed salt
at the Hardman Lumber Company
yards. ADV. 6 ct.
Leo Harlan went down to Kansas
City Monday night with the intention
of buying some stock cattle.
Mrs. o. J. Shu1er and son, from
Collyer township, were transacting
business here between trains Wednes-
day
Mrs. II. H. Bacon and little daugh-
ter, Mildred, came up from Wichita
last Friday and are visiting at the
home of W. w. Parks and daughter
in this city
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-04-08
Observation-Disclosures E

WanTed-D1ShWaS at cones
Restaurant. Adv. g.
For Sale-Registere Hereford
bull, years old. s. S. Harvey, Ogal-
lah. 4tp.
Pryee Owens, of Voda, is transact
ing business at Hutchinson and Wich-
tia this week.
Mrs. Andrew Olson returned home
Monday night to Oil Hill, Kansas,
after visit with the Geo. Renker
family.
Walter Trimmer and family moved
into the Tegtmeyer property in the
northeast part of town Monday, which
was recently vacated by the Hancock
family.
L. K. Baldwin arrived home this
morning from Kansas City where he
had been on a business trip for a few
days He says there was some lively
time in Kansas City over the election.
F. NJ. Wolfkil1, of Denver, is now in
charge of the Boulder cream station
in this city which is now located in
the H j. Hille building Franklin
street. He has an Announcement in
this issue.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-04-08

O. III. Olson, the auctioner, was
down from Co1lyer Wednesday and
with M w. Mason cried the G. W.
Hays sale north of Wa-Keeney.
Mrs j. T w Cloud and her daugh-
ter, Mrs j. H. Gunckle, of Ellis, went
down to Kansas City the first of the
week to consult with a specialist re-
garding the condition of the health
of Mrs Cloud and Will probably also
take treatment at a hospital
W. D. Shuler, of Hutchinson, Kan
sas, arrived here Tuesday night for
visit at the home of his son, p. p.
Shuler- The senior Shuler is eighty
seven years old but as healthy and as
active as many men of seventy years
He also has a sister who is hale and
hearty at one hundred years.
Announcement was made last week
A H. Kruger, of Luray, Kansas, be-
came the owner of the stock of goods
in this city owned by E. A Courtney.
Mr. Kruger is here this week and the
stock is being invoiced preparatory to
placing it on sale as soon as the in
voicing is completed and the dea! is
closed Mr. Kruger informs US that
It is his intention to put the stock on
sale for thirteen days and if the
proper amount is disposed of in that
time the balance of the stock will be
| packed up and shipped out Mr.
Courtney has no announcement tic
make regarding his intentions after
the deal is closed, excepting that he
| will take a needed rest.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-04-08

Lost-Ladies tan kid glove. Finder
please return to World office. 3tp-
Wednesday, April 18th, will be
DeLava1 Service day at Walter Swig-
gett's. This is being put on for the
benefit of DeLaval Cream Separator
owners and repair work will be done
free. Read the ad on page 8.
Ralph Pierson this week received
a new Hoffman press and is now
ready to do all kinds of cleaning and
pressing at the Rodgers Clothing
Company He is an old hand at the
business and asks for share of your
patronage. Read his ad.
Chas. Spitsnaug1e reports having
lost seven head of year1ing cattle dur
ing the snow storm last Saturday and
Saturday night. Six other head have
gone but it is presumed they have
estrayed. A few other farmers have
lost few head but not a great num-
Der have persisted.
E. L. VanDorn, who lives on the old
Stephens farm two miles south of
Wa-Keeney Cemetery, is advertising
public sale of live stock and farm
machinery to take place at the farm
on Wednesday, March 18th. The sale
advertisement appears in this issue of
The World Mason & Olson, are the
auctloneers.
Julius Harries and Lee Sites were
down to Kansas City the first of the
week with a bunch of cattle They
left here Saturday morning but did
not get into Kansas City until Tues
day. They were tied up in the snow
storm a short distance east Of Wilson
and Mr.. Harries says the blizzard
there was one of the worst he had
ever seen. He was fortunate enough
| not to lose any cattle but sustained a
great shrinkage. Several other ship
pers who were on the train lost a
number of both cattle and hogs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-04-08
12Da>/c Closing Out Contest Sale
1ODOyo Begins Saturday April 10

AS purchased the Courtney stock of merchandise
operate large general Iuray, Kansas,
therefore will put a Is sale and close
this stock. Don't be misled will be here only
a short time and sell goods fast. We have al
found that price is the only thing that will
merchandise fast you may assured that
will cut all prices to the very bottom. This is
done to hurt your home merchants in the least,
but must be done goods Also the contest
whereby will give away absolutely FREE
$4,000 talking machine and a $4,000 Coupon to be
used part purchase price of another talking ma
chine Enter the contest, Lodge,
Church, School, Sister, Sweetheart, anyone you
might wish. Come early.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01
FROM ALL AROUND OLD GRANT
FENNIMORE.

st Mary'S church was the scene OF
double wedding this Wednesday morn
ing. Rev. j. Field uniting in the bonds
of matrimony at O'Clock Mr.. Carl
Albert Breese of Fennimore township
to Miss Mayme O'Flarity Of Wingville.
and Mr.. James O'F'larity of Wingville
to Miss Bertha Hugill of Cobb. The
brides are both teachers. James and
Mayme O'Flarity are brother and sis
ter, their parents being Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. O'Flarity OF Wingville.
An event unique in the church an
uals of this section was the contirma
ton and taking into the church last
Sunday of class of fourteen adult
men at st. Peters Lutheran church,
Fennimore by Rev r. +. Schedtler
Probably never before in this vicinity
has there been like occurrence There
have been larger classes, no doubt, of
children and perhaps women, but never
to our knowledge have fourteen young
men adults, all married and heads of
families, joined church at one time
Quite remarkable in every respect. The
men had all received cathechetical in
struction for some time from the pas
tor. They are: w. Ashmore, H. Budd,
Mark Chrisman, George Dempsey,
Amiel Napp, Elmer Napp, ]. Napp Jr.,
Ora Napp. Roy Napp, Leo Pasold.
Frank Riddiough, VIM. Riddiough, Paul
Ware, Laverne Schuppener, (the last
named OF the Sitter congregation. -
| Times.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01

about, it is said, with lives in hands,
of prayer to aid convalescence or shun
for the tomb one who had made pill
low of his or her trials, and laid down
to the eternal rest. During the cpl
demic not less than thirty lives were
lost Among the prominent persons
to succumb to this fatal disease were
Mrs. Kaltenbach, first wife of Celes-
tin Kaltenbach, Mrs. Block, the first
wife of Hymen E. Block, Mrs. John r.
Coons, Davis Gillian, Mrs. George
Kinney, Samuel Yenowine and others.
In 1916 Potosi boosted of three
churches, one Presbyterian, one Cath
Ollie and one Methodist, female SEM
mary, male academy, eight general
stores. two drug stores, one clothing
store, one hardware store, four cabi-
ret shops, one confectionery, four
smelling furnaces, six saloons, one
ten pin alley, four blacksmith shops,
one chair factory, two brick yards,
one tan yard, two livery stables, three
physicians, one tanning mill factory,
one jeweler one milliner, two bake
shops, two timers, two tailors, three
SlO6 OIlOPO, tWO Hd6OA SIIOpO, LII &C
hotels, twenty five joiners, twelve brick
and stone masons, two painters, two
barber shops, Free Mason lodge, an
Odd Fellows lodge and hundreds of
miners. At that date Potosi was the
largest place in the western part OF the
state and ranked with Galena for both
wholesale and retail trade. The river
towns and trading posts clear up TO
Fort Smelling laid in their supplies
from Potosi. The lumbermen from the
Kickapoo and Wisconsin rivers the
surveyors from Dubuque and mineral
Point land offices, and the hundreds
of teamsters coming up from illinois
and Missouri in the spring of the year
with their ten OK teams to break up
the prairie, all obtained their supplies
at Potosi. Galena and Dubuque were
as jealous Of Potosi as of each other,
and employed runners to divert the
trade from Potosi. This busy village
was and is yet. strung out for about
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01
WITH The POTOSI PIONEERS

From report of the port OF Potosi
April 29th, 1S43 we learn that the
steamboat Rapids arrived April oath
from st. Louis with cargo of mer-
chandise and sundries and many pas
SengerS The steamer Osagealoo ar
rived with a large cargo of freight
and passengers. The Rapids depart
ed for ST. Louis laden with pig lead
and the Usage for st Louis with a car
60 OF lead Both boats taking about
1850 pigs. All smelling furnaces were
in full blast. AS mining was the chief
industry, furnaces were the first man
ufauturing plants of Potosi. The
furnaces were run night and day, and
were begun as early as 1884 when
Willis st. John established log con-
trivance in the hollow opposite the
cave This was followed by the fur
mace built by Wooley, Ham and Spen-
seley ON Rigsby's Branch. The same
firm built the first blast furnace on
the same site in 1887, which in 1S45
was owned by Petty, LightfoOt and
Palliser The French furnace erected
by Francis Cholvin and the Suowden
furnace were operating at the time
mentioned In 1910 Jonathan Craig
built furnace in British hollow and
Thomas Taylor had furnace at
Oceola. In later years Thomas Pal
User and A. w Emery built drum
ming furnaces In 1889 the village
was visited with an epidemic of ma
larial fever, which carried off large
number Of people. In 1852 the village
was visited with an epidemic of the
cholera which was then prevalent
throughout the country. This latter
epidemic it is said to have been both
extensive and fatal beyond the cpl
demic of 1889, and many a person who
had led desperate charges across the
treacherous days of that year went
down in the contest of 1852 Fear in
spired all, and, notwithstanding the
constant presence of that foe OF health
and care and humanity, many survived
the calamitous occurrence through.
Samaritan agencies employed for its
elimination. Men and women went
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01

three miles along a valley so narrow
as to give room for only one street,
and it seemed to be question whether
the creek in the valley or the street
had the right of way down the hollow.
After very heavy rain the creek de-
cidedly had the right-of-way and the
street was side tracked for a time.
This was manifested with the big
flood of June 1852 when a lady Mrs.
Whiting was going from the house OF
a neighbor to he own about fifty
yards distant was caught in the rush
ing water and drowned. Her body
was found between her home and
Grant River. In June 1862 Potosi was
again visited with big food If any
thing worse than the food of 1852 the
rushing waters were at least two
feet deep in the widest parts of the
valley. In this flood Mr.. Peter Kalt-
enbach. brother OF Celestin Kalt-
ing to his home to see for the welfare
of his family who was in a frame dwell
ling a little distance below the Kalten-
bach store In his anxiety to reach
his home, he little thought of the
uduSGI dut1u VI UIlIl, HC udu W CIOoS
a bridge or culvert across the street
covered with plank he fought along
through water almost waist deep and
plunged into this culvert the top hav-
ing been lifted and washed away. His
body was found in the Lyons garden
about half a mile from his home.
When when cleaning up the creek and
street after the food a key to the store
was found in the culvert, indicating
where he had walked into it. Both of
these big washouts happened at night.
Led to the music of "There'll be a
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,
between 5000 and 5000 citizens drew
the captured German siege gun from
the Toulouse where it was consigned
by the majority vote of the nine So
cialist aldermen of the comon council
and placed it i'll the municipal park
at Sheboygan.. The Socialist alder
men were forced to watch the process
sion as it passed the city hall, where
they were in session, while the min
GRITTY aldermen who had voted against
the Punishment of the relic sent up
cheer after cheer. Headed by former
service men carrying a casket labeled
THE Nine Voters the gun, drawn by
a rope pulled by more than 1000 per-
sons, came behind the band Upon
the gun was mounted an effigy of
councilman Heinze, who led the coun-
Gil in its action it is said.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01
MT. HOPE & PATCH GROVE.

Mrs. Geo. LaFarge and daughter
of Yorkville, Michigan, made her sis
ter, Mrs. Ella Walsh a weeks visit, re-
turning Sunday to their home. 1t had
had been twenty years since they had
seen each other.
Monday night an alarm of fire was
given, and it was found that August
Krogman's big chimney leading from
the furnace was on fire from the bot
tom to the top The blaze shot up out
of the chimney for an hour or more.
Salt and pyrene were used freely, and
only careful watching prevented a
serious fire. The big chimney was
cracked both ways by the intense heat
and the snow on the roof of the house
prevented the sparks from catching.
Mr.. and Mrs. Krogman asked the wri-
ter to thank all those who helped.
William Pierce returned Friday
from Chicago, where he went about a
month ago for an operation at at U.
S. army hospital Billie looks good
and says he feels good but is going
back again to attend school there if
he can make satisfactory arrange
ments.
Ben Kane has traded his Dodgeville
property to VIM Leffler for the farm
known as the John Church place in
Little Grant. Mr.. Leffler had a large
sale Monday of all farm stock, ma
chinery etc. Considering the bad
weather it was well attended and ev-
erything brought fairly good prices.
The neighbors in that community are
glad to see the Kanes move back
there.-Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01
PIATTFVHIE.

W., N. Smith, manager OF the Vinegar
Hill Zinc Co., was appointed by Gov
ernor Philip as a delegate to the
American Mining Congress now in
session at Denver, Colorado.
Donald Meyers received telegram
announcing the arrival Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Meyers at Los
Angeles, on Friday, evening. Mrs
Meyer stood the trip wonderfully we'll
and is feeling fine.
Word has been received here of the
death Of A NJ. Steel, formerly far
mer who resided for many years four
miles north of Platteville, and later
was g. resident of this city. He died
Nov. II in Santa Cruz, Cal, where he
has lived for several years. Although
he lived to the age of SO, he had been
in poor health q long time The body
was laid to rest i'll the family lot in
Santa, Cruz cemetery.
Mrs. Ira Polar, Miss Eula Welsh,
and Ora Bennett went to Cottage Grove
near Madison on Saturday to attend
the wedding of Miss Verna Bennett to
Mr.. August Braun, which occurred
there that day. Miss Welsh and Mr.
Bennett attended the young couple.
The bride is we'll known here, having
been an operator in the telephone office
a short time ago. She and Mrs. Pol
Ter are sisters. The young couple will
reside in Cottage Grove.
Sheriff He'll with deputies, made a
raid of soft drink parlors on Second
street Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The officers seized several bottles Of
of patent dope, which is said to con-
tain certain amount of alcohol This
was taken for examination as to its
content of spirits journal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01
GARDEN PRAIRIE

Erskine Blackburn motored to
Dunbarton Wis, last Tuesday, accom-
panied by his uncle, Fred Blackburn.
They left for northern Wisconsin the
next day on a deer hunt.
Lincoln Eversoll, who has been
hunting and trapping in this vicinity
the past two weeks, folded his tent
and departed for Cassvillle one day
last week Link" would like to buy
a. small tract of land near Rattle
snake creek and build house on it
and live in true pioneer style
We hear several inquiring who that
lone voter was in Cassville township
who voted for Governor Cox. We
think we have the man spotted and
we can't help but admire him for his
good act. If we had lived in Cassville
township there would have been two
votes for Cox. There is a saying,
when undecided which way to vote,
watch which side the crowd goes and
get on the other side and you are
pretty sure to be right. 1t is partic-
ularly so in this case Record.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01
\ 4 4 X i: < !: X i
COUNTY AND NEARBY

= = = = - y = :
Russell Omen, Dodgeyille narrowly
escaped death and his father, George
Omen, is congratulating himself over
relief of life time of sorrow, through
an accident on the Omen farm Fri
day week ago. Omen Sr with his
son, was setting posts the father using
the hammer The boy stepped to the
rear just as the father swung the ham,
mer and the head struck the boy
a glancing blow on the forehead. He
was knocked unconscious and severe
ly cut but is recovering.
The Pra. du Chen sanitarium pur-
chased recently by Grant and Craw-
ford county capitalists has been in
corporated for 100000 and a stock
selling campaign is now in progress.
The directors are: VIM. Frankenhoff,
Fennimore; VIM. Forck, Glen Haven ;
VIM. Schreiner, Glen Haven; A. n.
Scoville, Ferryville; Thomas Harris,
Bagley; Paul Humphrey, Patch CIR. +;
Fred Lambert, Mt. Hope; Tunis N.
Nelson, Gays Mills; Chas. Pittenger,
Lancaster.
Born near Montreal shortly after the
OGdJL VI ANdpOlCOU, JOSSpu DCIulCl
died at Seneca, Crawford county, last
week, aged SO years. He was theoldest
living resident of Crawford county. Mr.
Bernier came to Seneca in 1856. Dur
ing the civil war he was town chair
man and active in affairs. He had II
children of whom seven are living, Al
at-grandchildren, and Is great
grandchildren. The funeral was held
Sunday of last week at st. Patrick's
shurch, Seneca, Frs Murphy and
Brown officiating.
A young man was arrested at Madi-
son last week and found to be the auth,
or of smooth plan to obtain goods
without paying for them. He would
call at a store and order large bill
of goods having them sent C. o. d. tC
a small town nearby. The next stel
was to visit the small town during the
night and steal the goods from the ex.
press room. The Krouskop store al
Richland Center was among those Wis
tied and his order there included {
suit, silk shirts, underwear and sui
case, worth 1910 The Madison firm
became suspicious and called the pc.
lice with the result that the stranger
was arrested and his scheme exposed
The express company would have beer
liable for the stolen property.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01
RAGLEY

Mrs. Dancliff and sister returned
from Lacrosse Saturday where Mrs
/ Dancliff had an operation.
Geo. Harris met his brother, Tom
and other parties at Pra. du Chen
| Saturday, and went on TO Park Falls
on q deer hunt.
Dr. Venning went to Gilman. Sat
urday, where Jas. Way lives, and re-
turned Wednesday. He went to hunt
deer but did not get away He saw but
one doe although number of deer
were killed around there.
In last weeks items We had it that
Miss Livens had nurse from the DR.
Fred Plondke hospital in st. Paul
We were misinformed-th is no
nurse at ALL She is working for Jul
| ious Plondke
! Mrs. j. E. Horribly was in Halle
hurst, ILL.,, from Saturday until Tues
day to see her mother. She reports
her mother not much of any change in
| health.
Mrs. Roy Keocke and two children oil
Pra. du Chen moved to Bagley last
week with. Mrs. Keocke's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. r. Hodge
Eddie Harville went to Cross
Plains Sunday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Woods of Spokane, Wash, de,
parted for her home Sunday after {
visit of some time with her mother
Mrs. Thiessa, and brothers. She was
former resident of Bagley, her hns-
band being the first agent on the c
B. & @. here.
| Fletcher Brodt recently employed
at Battle Creek, Mich, arrived home
| Sunday
1 Melvin Cook went to Grand Cros
sing, Sunday where he got a job al
fireman on the @.
! Len Scott went to Chicago with hi'
Ison, Ted, who took baby beef dowl
to the International.
/ Frank and Peter Kasparek of p d
c., came down Saturday and hunted
rabbits and squirrels with extra goo(
success.
Miss Carrie Clark and Mrs. Georg,
Strauss of Dubuque were weekend
guests of the c. D. Calkins family.
The mail sack with the papers tina
was thrown from train 49 Monda.
morning caught on the crane and tor,
the steps from the crane. 1t alst
caught the wheelbarrow used fol
carrying the mail, and threw it vi
against the train smashing it to bits
/ The sack and it's contents were badly
torn. The wheel on the Wheelbarrov
was thrown across the street nearly
| to the Woodman hall. On Thursday
morning the device caught again anC
the papers were thrown as before
/ This being the fourth time in two OF
three weeks that this has happened il
| looks as though something should be
done to prevent future occurrences.
I Mesdames Frank Ripper and Hale
Hazen spent Thanksgiving in Free
port with their son and daughter who
are attending college there.
| Jennie Beer Lacrosse normal, anC
Ardin Urine, Freeport business COL
lege were Thanksgiving visitors al
home in Bagley.
John Champion is taking treatment
| for stomach trouble at Prairie.
| Mr.. and Mrs j. T. Clifton took theil
son, Ralph, to La Crosse, Tuesday, tC
have the boy treated for lumbago
| j. T. arrived home Friday reporting
that Ralph was resting easier but still
a pretty sick boy.
| Mrs. Houghton died Friday, Nov26
| She had been very i'll for some time
and great sufferer. She was an ole
settler of this vicinity. Funeral SER
vices were held Sunday at the Meth.
odist church.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1920-12-01
CHA CITY.

Ernest Stadel received box of cit
rus fruit from his Florida grove last
week. He has nearly 1000 trees,
planted four years ago, and many of
them have some fruit this year, mostly
grape fruit and tangorenes.
The death of Mrs Beryl Nankivil
occurred at Flint, Mich, Sunday, short
ly after the arrival of an S-lb son.
All relatives and friends are sorely
grieved at the sad occurrence The
body was brought to Cuba City on We'd
nesday morning and the funeral will
be held Friday afternoon.-N News.