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4 iPATPH IT JL rr SwiO "ill VOL. XXXI CALDWELL SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917 NO. 21 When They Get What They Want They Don't Want It. From the Dallas Pitchfork. A West Texas editor got tired WE STILL HAVE A FEW OF THOSE FINE TWO-PIECE, UNLINED Summer Suits of being called a "liar" because of an occasional typographical error or slight disarrangement of facts in publishing a commonplace news item.

In his wrath he announced in boldface type mmmmmsam AT A lot of people iu this town fall BHi.i'Ji'l out with the editor and brand him as a liar when the ordinary human Woman Learned to Not Talk So Much. The Milwaukee News is. authority for the statement that Helen King Robinson, who comes to the local chautauqua, learned during her first experience iu the Colorado Senate "when to keep her mouth shut." The News says "Mrs. Helen King Robinson, the Colorado State Senator, may or may not write her record high iu the annuls of legislative accomplishment mt she has just succeeded iii saying something that is attracting widespread attention. Her remark is of a very general nature aud applicable- to all humanity, which gives it more force than if it was merely a legislative enactment for the benefit of the people of her own state.

She is quoted as saying: "During the first session I talked and talked, aud yet failed to accomplish as A dozeu of the leading merchants and bankers of Alva have a page ad in last week's Record advocating CUT PRICES mistakes of life show up in a newspaper. Y'ou have a littlecharity and fellow feelin' for every man in town but the editor. You claim that you want the facts, and if I don't give 'em to you. Read the next issue of this sheet aud you'll sse some facts with the bark off. I'll admit that I have been a liar, an editorial liar, ever since I have been editing this sheet, but I have never printed a lie in these columns except to save somebody's feelings from being hurt.

I'm not patronizing the home merchants and pledging themselves to buy at homo whenever possible. They say: "The following merchants, bankers and other business interests of Alva are heartily in favor of the 'buy nt home' movement and pledge their cooperation and support toward the success of the campaign." If the Wakita people Oklahoma Hard on Kansas Mo. torists. lOne of the representatives of the Commercial Refinery company while traveling in Oklahoma in his motor car a few days ago, was arrested and fined $60 for not having an Oklahoma license tug on his car. He had a Kansas tag and thought that sufficient ns he was only a visitor in the state.

The case was appealed to a higher court, and friends of the Wichita man are going to back him in fighting tho case. Many Kansaus have received similar treatment while traveling through Oklahoma and are highly incensed attack of hospitality shown tbem. There are buudrcds of Oklahoma cars which pass along the streets of Wichita daily, whose drivers are never so much as questioned about a Kansas license tag. The drivers of Kansas cars in Oklahoma are merely asking that they be treated in Oklahoma as Oklahomans are treated here. In New York state there is a law on this question.

It provides that, all transients driving cars in New York state he treated in regard to license tags as the state where they come from treats New York auto tourists. Kansas tourists in Colorado are furnished with free state license tags while touring the state. These are returned to the state when the tourists leave. Some similar provision is what the citizens of Wichita and Kansas This includes every Two-Piece, Unlined Summer Suit in our stock. They're all good, well made, stylish suits and it will pay you to buy for next summer.

much as during the next session, when 1 had learned when and how to hold tongue." This is the last mouth of the automobile contest, and next Saturday the last four of the twelve gold watches will be given away. The afraid of any of you and I'll be dad blamed if I don't print the plain truth from now on, or until you get out of the habit of calling me a liar every time I make some little unavoidable typographical error. Watch my smoke. Here are some paragraphs culled from the next issue: would make such a pledge it would result iu a bigger and better town, better stores ami more satisfied customers. It, is a peculiar eondi-dition, but iu nearly every small town the people (the merchants themselves) that are injured the most by the mail order business are the most persistent patrons of those institutions.

If they aud their families would patronize the home merchants it would not be difficult to induce the others to do so. Wakita Herald. two automobiles will be awarded Saturday, September 1st. I have $18.00 Suits now $13.50 16.50 Suits now 12.50 13.50 Suits now 10.00 10.00 Suits now 7.50 8.50 Suits now 6.25 7.50 Suits now 5.50 6.00 Suits now 4 4.50 wondered some if the generosity of the business people who are iu this John Hrennin, the laziest mer" chant in town, made a trip to Belleville yesterday." movement is mid has: been appre- ciated. They had to pay for the dozen watches, the two autos, and the advertising, besides doing a whole lot of work, entailed by the proposition.

Of course they ex John Coyle, our groceryman, John Falkeuberg came from K. who voted with the Republicans in 0. last week to help thresh out the lS'Jfi aud consumes more mail or wheat on his farm. Mr. Falken-herg doesn't look the big, strong der whiskey than any other member of the Baptist church in the Boys' Palm Beach Suits with Knickerbockers Now $3.50, worth $5.00 and only a few left.

country, is doing a poor business. His store is dirty aud dusty. It is a wonder he has auy business at all." BIG REDUCTIONS ON ALL PANAMA, BANGKOK man of a year or two ago. Ilis health has been several degrees below normal and several weeks ago he was taken to tho hospital. Ilis trouble was diaguosed as appendicitis with added danger from oeri-tonilis.

The surgeon told him he had one chance out of a tkousaud to come through am' John "The Rev. Mr. Sty preached last AND STRAW HATS. Sunday night at the Christian are asking from Oklahoma. In order to get it they are willing to fight it out if it has to be taken to the supreme court.

Wichita Eagle. Frobably the gentleman referred to "works" the Oklahoma territory and does most of his motoring in thatstate. Caldwell people travel the length and breadth of Oklahoma, their ears bearing Kansas tags, and no one of th-m has ever Jieen interfered with. It sounds to me that the reporter for the Big Noise has takeu a whole lot for granted, Oklahoma, to the best of my kuowledge and belief, has always shown cordial courtesy to everyone deserving it. pected certaiu returns for their out.

lay, ehiefes'. of which was to add to Caldwell's popularity among the people and to put a little more ginger into business circles. Whether the effort has proved an unqualified success must be left to the interested parties. I know the children think it is a "jim dandy" arrangement. A good plan, and one that is recommended by the war department, is for drafted meu and those liable to draft to organize into companies and drill with shot guns and get next to the military movements.

Take your hides tft Baker, adv church. His sermon was punk and some stuff he quoted from Bob Ingersoll, The Time to Buy is When Prices are Low. took that chance to beat the nnder'- for which he failed to give Bob any credit. He also recited a few taker. He won out, but with little time or space to spare, and lacks a whole lot of having regaiued his former robust appearance.

passages from one of William El bert Muusey's sermons aud had the gall to palm it off as his own." E. O. LUDER Dave Oartier died at his home It is August now. Fret I soon we will be bugging the fires. two miles north of this place last Thursday.

Doc Holerness, who is John King went out to giir fish with a friend near Oxford and in an old friend of the family, attended him a few minutes before he expired. Ho gave it out that Dave died of heart failure, That iB a his bare feet waded in the stream. His comrade saw the flash of a cat Chautauqua and lie. died from drinking too and plunged his spear iuto it. A much of a very poor grade of mail The Senate passed the rivers and harbors bill, commonly known as the Pork Barrel bill, Thursday, carrying swag aggregating about twenty-eight millions.

Very modest, when you consider that they are thinking in billions these days of colossal spending. If President Wilson will jab his toad-stabber into it, he will add patriotic glory to his halo. Now is no time for making political donations when asking the people to eat sparingly. yell of agony from John and his bleeding foot, convinaed the friend that taking fish contrary to order licker. This paper prints the truth." Miss Susie Scruggs law is dead wrong.

Johu also con aud Horace Griffin last Saturday at HfomeComin cedes that the point is well taken, gvv eek the Methodist parsonage, the Rev. James C. Williams, officiating. The bride is a very ordinary town and thinks tho sentiment, "Save me from my fool friends," should have a place of honor iu other than political circles. Text for above was found in an Oxford dispatch girl, who tints with all the travel ing men she meets, and never helped her mother three days all Caldwell, August 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21st Advertised Letters.

Week ending July 28, 1917. Allen, Mr. William Badon, Mr. Jake Beruing, Mr. E.

Buckley, Mr. Paul Cannon, Mr. Hank. Doak, W. Gilpeu, R.

Jacobs, Mr. A. L. Jones, Mr. Woody Jones, Mr.

Eruest Kirby, Mr. Paul Knight, Mr. Edd (Two) Lamberson, Mr. H. J.

Lasby, Mr. Fred' Lorieu, Mr. Nels Lyons, Mr. Tom Nesbit, Mr. Frank Pntison, Mr.

Clarence Philips, Mr. (ieorge Teudy, Mr. Everett Viau, Jeff Werrell, Mr. W. F.

LAD1KS. Boweu, Mis. Frank Gordon, Miss Gladys Mrs. Ida (Two) Middleton, Miss Pauliue When calling for these letter plcast? say "advertised." Bowles P. M.

iu Topeka Capital, which says King put together iu her whole life. is iu hospital aud may lose his foot. The Topeka Capital says Kaw valley potatoes are selling at $1.25 a bushel and less in carlots, but the local grocers are doing the stick-up by charging a profit of a dollar a bushel. When the back-lot returns are in, aud the store gales stop, Topeka prices will drop. She is anything but a beauty, re sembling a gravel pit in the face, ami walks like a duck.

The groom is a natural born loafer and bu Everybody and his sister wanted The News last wef and the supply was soou exhausted. The sure way to be sure to get it when it is worth getting is to subscribe for He never did a lick of work uutil his stepdaddy run him off from home last fall. He went to the If you know a cheap substitute for wheat flour, it is neither corn nor kaffir. it. This month you get IjOO auto votes with a year's subscription.

county seat aud just before starving 1 I. fc to death accepted a job as chain bermaid in a livery stable. As soon as his mot her found out where he was at she-went-and got him Maxwell Motor Cars aud brut him home. He now re sides at the home of his wile's father and says that he lias uo def inite plans for the future. Susie will have a hard row hoe." Hon.

Kn McDougal, on his way The Maxwell is a One-Model Car One Tried, Tested and proved model developed to the highest point of efficiency by sustained concentration of master minds year after year. Maxwell holds world's endurance record and gasoline economy. Maxwells on display at Lee Crouch's garage, where I have floor space. I have the Caldwell sub-agency about 12 miles square from Carrintfton Son, Wellington. Maxwell demonstration any time.

(ieo. W. Wogomau is going to have a sale a good, big one Friday, August 10th. lie has rented his farm, and figures on moving to Newton. Mrs.

Wogoiuan's health is poor, hence the change. The to Topeka, tarried a time in t'ald well brielly Thursday afternoon. He was 'going into the Heart of Pi litical Activity to help the tioveru- sale bills show a good line of live or entertain the Kussian coinmis stock, farm implements and household goods. Usual terms. Wil liams auctioneers, and State Bank will cleik the tale.

i The proposed war budget is increasing with every congressional pulse-beat, and is right up to Ten Billions uow. If they don't get sion and to see that the prelim inaiy wuik mi the Right Wiyg is according to specifications. Mac's interi -6t iu the Capitol is. fostered by State pride, and his fight tor the improvement has probably dune the State out of an interesting ruin, as from reports it was liable to cave iu most any lime. When you hear au Edison you hear the original voice actually re-1'ieoted, so that by closing your Colorado's Woman Senator, who speaks at Chautauqua 4.

4i i lecturers coming here on the 1917 program in 5A clude Senator Helen Ring Robinson of Colorado; Dr. Dean act.iou right quick, the Congress will bankrupt the nation with the appropriations for the current year. The Authouy Fair will have the largest entry list aud more horses on the grounds than ever before, wnirh guarantees the best Kueo Program ever held in the I I eyes it is easily possible to imagine the singer to be in the room, adv JOHN JOE SCHMITZ, Agent C. Dutton, Dr. 0.

D. McKeever and Chancellor George IT. Bradford. The Triumphant Feature of all is "The Melting Pot," the great American' Drama by Israel Zangwill. I'oik barrel iu Congress star vat Ion iu the big cities..