Halls Summit News from Halls Summit, Kansas • Page 1

HALLS SUMMIT NEWS Halls Summit Coffey County Kansas, August 19 1921. NO. 15 VOL. I Quite a number of children were taken to Burlington Thursday to have their tonsils and adenoids removed by Dr. Kenser and Dr.

Capps, of Emporia. The following were operated on: John Haffner, Angie Knight, Floyd and Hattie Graham, Lewis Fudge, Eunice Hess, and two children of Everett Knights. All are doing nicely. Mrs. Madden and W.

T. Collinsworth were transacting business in Burlington Friday, returning home with Dr. Kesner. Edmond Jasper of Ottawa, and Olie DeLap of Emporia, spent the week end with Mr. Jasper's brother Marion and wife.

The Reminisence is omitted this week on account of the writer Mrs. Jennie M. Watkins, being unable to prepare them because of the serious sickness of her sonin-law, Edwin Keys. Mrs. Harve Tuttle had what might serious have accident a morning.

very I resulted in Tuesday A curling iron slipped and burned her eyeball on the sight. She was taken immediately to Dr. Boggs. It was thought for a time she might lose the sight, but by taking it in time it was saved, and got along nicely. She was able to be back at her place in the Nutt store after a few days.

Harris Huddleston and two children, who were very sick last week, are better and able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Menter Williams drove to Kansas City Saturday, returning home Monday. A large number from here attended the funeral of Mr.

Sullivant, held at his home Thursday morning. We have been having considerable rain the last week, which has greatly delayed threshing and haying, a great deal of the wheat in shocks is being damaged by the rains. However, it is of great benefit to the corn and late crops. Col. R.

M. Smith and wife are expected to arrive in a few days with their household goods. They are moving here. It is not known whether they expect to locate here or in a larger town near. Edwin Keys Dies Edwin Keys passed away at the Johnson Hospital at Chanute, Tuesday morning from injuries received a little over a' 'week ago while working on the new bridge over the Neosho river at ton.

He was taken to the hospital where he was given all medical aid possible. His injuries were such that very little hope was entertained for his recovery from the first. The funeral was held at Waverly, Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock, interment in Waverly cemetery. Mr. Keys lived in this community when a boy and spent a greater part of his life here.

The last few years he has been working with a construction company in Oklahoma and Texas, the family residing in Salina, Kansas. Since he has been working at Burlington he rented a house and Mrs. Keys and the younger chilren have been living there. He had many friends in this community who extend to the family their sincere sympathy in their sorrow. Meridean Creamery Co.

We meet all local competition. Give Us a Trial Open Early and Late. A. D. Hill DO YOU KNOW We are headquarters for staple and fancy groceries of all kinds.

Get our prices in case lots. We can save you some money. We also have a nice line of staple dry goods and men's and boy's work clothes. We carry the Lee unionalls and overalls, also the Fitz overall. There are none better.

Call and get our prices on produce before you market yours. G. P. NUTT Halls Summit Phone 20 Waverly Phone 625 S. L.

SULLIVANT DIES SUDDENLY. he being a member here. The I service, which was held at the home yesterday morning at nine o'clock, being conducted by Rev. Tannehill of the Waverly M. E.

church. The body was taken to Junction City, Kansas, for burial, his parents being buried there. The services at the home were largely attended, many coming from all parts of the county, his acquaintance and business relations being extensive. Starling Loving Sullivant was born in Vermillion county, Illi(nois, near Homer, November 16, and was at the time of his death 54 years, 8 months and 22 days of age. At the age of fourteen he came to Kansas with his parents, living near Junction City.

and in 1889 he came to Coffey county and established himself in the cattle business, in which he has continued from that time, locating on what he has developed into the Blue Grass Ranch, and has extensive dealing in livestock both here and in the southwest though of late years his activities have been confined to handling the ranch here. He was married June 16, 1891, to Jenny L. Taylor of Janesville, Wisconsin, who with their four children, survive him, the children being Mrs. Ida S. MeFadden, Starling L.

Thos. Hutton and Genevive L. Sullivant, all of this place. He also a brother, Joseph who has made his home with him, and two sisters, Mrs. R.

A. Galbraith of White City, Kansas, and Mrs. Lee Sturgis, of Elmhurst, Ill. Mr. Sullivant was a man who had many real friends, for he was a man of both a genial and helpful nature, a friend to any in His many friends throughout this locality were shocked and grieved to learn Tuesday morning of the sudden death the previous evening of S.

L. Sullivant, the well-known stockman, at his home, the Blue Grass Ranch, three and a half miles west of town. Death resulted from heart failure and came upon him without warning, as he was feeling well as usual a half hour before and had eaten a good supper and gone about the chores. He died at about eight o'clock. The funeral was held under the auspices of the Masonic lodge, need, and their sincere sympathy is extended the mily in thei: bereavement in he loss of a kind and indulgent husband and father.

Waverly Gazette. Middle West The farmers in the Middle West are having an awful time trying to figure out a profit after they send their grain to market. They have been before the Missouri and Kansas public utililies commissions asking for a reduction in freight rates. J. Dudley Peck, and agricultural expert of Minnesota, says that a farmer averages about 15 cents an hour for his time, considering 1921 freight rates in marketing his crops.

We understand that freight rates are high, but did you ever look over an itemized statment of your returns for a car of stock and note just how much they charged for the hay and corn that they fed your cattle while they were in the yards? That's something for the farmer to think over. A certain clique of big interests seem to be working handin-hand with the government and when such a thing is going on, where can the ordinary farmer get a -The Gridley Light. If you are such a pessimist that you can't believe there is a silver lining, get in an areoplane and go see for yourself. The world will be better without you anyhow. Newton and Merritt Bowers and.

Bruce Bowers and family drove (to Missouri Friday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Geo. Watkins is visiting in Kansas City this week Mr. Thomas Bonar of Cameron, is visiting his mother Mrs.

Elizabeth Bonar. The Community Club met with Mrs. Will Tilford last week. Miss Mable and Colonel Hood of Ottawa are visiting their Grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Bonar.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Walker of Waverly spent Sunday with Mrs. Walker's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Bruce Haffner and family. Clarence Williams has rented the Tillman farm for next year. P. G. Graham expects to move to Burlington this week, where his children can attend High School.

Mrs. Florence Flint was shopping in Ottawa Saturday evening between trains. Mrs. Fred Ormsby who was quite sick several days last week, is able to be up part of the time, but is still very weak. Mr.

and Mrs. Schermerhorn were transacting business in Ottawa Saturday evening, returning Monday. Victor DeBacker of California, is here helping his brother Frank. Mr. Taylor of Parsons, is here visiting his brother-in-law J.

B. Donohoe and family. Mrs. D. R.

Stolfus and children and Mrs. Roy Stolfus were ing in Emporia a few days last week. Mrs. Feltner and children and Mrs. Bowlin visited at C.

F. Redding's Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Anna L. Cook left Thursday afternoon for an extended.

visit with her son Ralph in Grants Pass, Oregon: Mrs. Pauline Hanna of Burlinge ton was in town Thursday ing between trains looking after her business interests. A little boy arrived at the home of "Dink" Bells Friday morning. Mrs. Elmer Crawford spent several days last week with her Mother, Mrs.

Hannah Hess at Sharpe and other relatives in the community. Prarie View. Miss Bernice Wagoman, Correspondent. (The above correspondent. will take subscriptions for THE NEWS.

hand her $1.50 for one year or 75 cents for six months. She will see you are given proper credit and receive the paper. -Editor). Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Hess took their small daughter, Eunice, to Burlington Thursday to the Specialist who is there from Emporia, to have her adenoids removed. Ernest Brown and family are moving to Waverly where he will be janitor for the Waverly school. Mrs. Bowlin of Quenemo is visiting her daughter Mrs. Feltner.

Center Hill base ball team played the Prairie View team Sunday afternoon, the Center Hill team winning by one score. The score was 8 to 9. We had a three-inch rain in this vicinity Wednesday night. This will delay threshing a few days. Mr.

and Mrs. W. A. Thompson left Wednesday for an extended, trip to Colorado, Utah and other points of interest. They will mOtor.

to Colorado and from there will take the train for farther west. Mrs. J. S. Wagoman and daughter Bernice were shopping in Halls Summit Monday morning and spent the afternoon with Mrs.

G. A. Proctor. 4 "JUST RECEIVED" Two more cars of coal. More coming soon.

Buy your coal early, while it is plentiful and before the price gets higher. Another drop in the price of lumber and paints. Ask us about it. COME IN AND LOOK US OVER Star Grain Lumber Co. Halls Summit, Kan.

Halls Summit Phone Waverly Phone 1620 624.