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The Ransom Record from Ransom, Kansas • 5

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The Ransom Recordi
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Ransom, Kansas
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THE RANSOM RECOnn, RANSOM, KM Original Ietue Offered Subject to Prior Sale i I SANANES HAWAHAKS Native Hawaiians lfiIaycrN 21 ml Offering American and Hawaiian Numbers A BOWER OF MELODY They will bring to you the same plaintive, haunting melodies that are sung, string-picke crooned and chanted in the native huts of old Hawaii. Their music breathes the languor of the tropics, the murmur of the night winds in the palms, "swish-swish" of the waves at Waikaki. There is a melodious sweetness in the strains of th ukelele, steel guitar and taropatch found in no other music in the world. Its soft caressing notes go straight to the heart. Ransom Opera House, Tuesday, October 28, '19 Admission, 30c and 55c, including war tax 82,500,000 ASSOCIATED MILi ELEVATOR COMPANY 8 Per Cent Cumulative Preferred Stock (Preferred as to Assets and Dividends) Par Value $100 Dividends Payable Annually Total Capitalization, Upon Completion of Present Financing, Divided as Follows: 25,000 Shares 8 Preferred Stock, Per Share, Par Value.

$100 25,000 Shares Common Stock, Per Share, Par Value $100 The Associated Mill Elevator Company has been organized to construct and operate afire-proof, modern, flour mill and a 300, 000-bushel elevator in Kansas City, Mo-, and also to build or buy and operate a chain of mills and elevators at advantageous points throughout Kansas City's trade territory Officers of the Company are: II. C. NUNN, President One of the most capable and experienced grain men in the United States, especially well and favorably known among the grain trade of the Southwest, having for many years been connected with the Kansas City market as Chief Grain Inspector for the state of Missouri and later manager of one of the largest elevators in the West. E. R.

McDONALD, Vice-President In charge of the company's milling activities, comes to the organization direct from Toronto, where he was the chief of the Milling Division of the Canadian Food Administration. Prior to engaging in milling in Canada five years ao, Mr. McDonald was for many years connected ffnancially or in a managerial capacity with some of the largest mil's of Missouri, Kansas and Iowa, having served as president of the Iowa State Millers' Club during the period of its greatest activity. PAUL NOBLE, Secretary and Treasurer Familiar with grain tradx conditions in interior Kansas, a grower of wheat, experienced in the ope ration of country elevators and actively engaged in the grai.i commission lu sinef-s in Hutchinson, Kansas. A site of nine and one-half ares has baen purchased at a cost of $37,500 in the "East Bottoms," Kansas City.

1 etween Guirotte and Indiana Avenue and the Missouri Pacific railroad. Contract amounting to have been awarded for construction and equipment of the Kar.sas City unit of the chain, known as the "Liberty" Mill and Elevator, on which work has already begun and which should be completed and ready for operation within a few months. The preferred stock is redeemable at the option of the mpany January 1, 1025, at $105 per share and accrued dividends. Redeemed later than January 1, 1925, the price is to be $105 plus one dollar per share, for each year there after, plus accrud dividends. All the funds from the sale of profaned stock go into the treasury and ae not subject to scount f.

any purpose but arc pledged, intact to be applied to I uilding or purchasing and eperating the company's mills and elevators. Per Share, to Yield 8' OiTered direct by the Company Further information furnished upon request. Associated Mill Elevator Company The high school students were very much disappointed becaus-a S. Fadfield and his force are working roads. Arnold School Notes Ella Sonnenberg was absent the football game between Utica and Ransom was postponed, last from school, Friday, on account of sickness.

1' nday, as they had planned to attend. The 8th grade is busy making and illustrating corn booklets, this week. Gladys Sherwood quit school For Sale: One new 5-ton Howe Wagon Scale, 8x14; complete less beam box. Price $150. Call C.

Sherwood, Arnold, Kansas. Lewis Rhein, after spending the greater part of 34 years in this county, has disposed of his interests here and with his son, George, left, Tuesday night, for Warren, Ohio, where they will make their future home. Mr. Rhein will be missed in this community. He has been a progres Monday, on accout of her folks "Corpt" of Latin Derivation.

Corps Is a French word, derived from the Latin corpus, a body, and moans nn organized body of men, either civil or military, as police corps, marine corps, etc. It does not signify tiny particular number, but an organized body. In the United States nrmy a corps consists of two or more divisions, each containing three brigades and each brigade three regiments. The term first came Into use In this country during the Civil War period. moving to Hoisington.

John Shearer enrolled in the Freshman class and Obed Sher wood in the 8th grade, Monday. The Sophomores have complet ed the measuring of the basket sive man who always stood for the right and his friends are ball courts. That Geometry class jnay be good for something after all. numbered by his acquaintances The Independent magazine did The Record will follow him, for Her Clarification. A trulned nurse was taking care of Jack's grandfather.

After having been In the family for some time It became necessary for her to leave and a new nurse was employed. She was a practical nurse and Jack had heard his family discuss the difference between the two nurses. The next day Jack eald to Ills teacher: "We have a new nurse at our house, half trained and hulf wild." 310 TorUmou Kansas City, Kan. Gen Offices, not arrive, this week, due to the printer's strike in New York City. The high school students use this paper in their History a time at least, to keep him posted on the progress of this country.

No doubt, it will make him 1( .0 New Yoik Life Kansas City, Mo. For further in forma' ion address B. P. McDonald, Ransom, Gen. Del.

homesick. and English classes. Arnold Ai.Ings Mayne and Wayne Jacka have a new saddle. Seve al fr here attended the show at Utica, Monday nite. "1 know not wnat th truth may h.

I UJ) tulc mm 'twas Uild to Pete King marketed his lot of Esther Ummel sp 'nt Thursday Elmer Hux-'I''eons, Tuesday. wiih her Hster, Mrs Rev. J. W. Oliver took Sunday Earl Shellenberger and Truss Donovan, ofUtica, were business illerj in Arnold, Tuesday dinner at L.

L. Clynes'. Grundy bvveasy is a juror at Ness City, this week. Albert Miller, of Great Bend, mann. andma and Ho.d Traylor spent Sunday at H.

A. J. Cop-pins'. Mr. and Mrs.

John Ramaer and Ila-rv wero over from Utica, Monday. Bert Rider and Roy Bland and their families spent Wednesday visited at the Pete Shober home, Sunday. The Ladies' Aid of the Utica short sighted is the policy of reducing advertising expense to Christian church met with Mrs. G. B.

Maddy, Wednesday. Tlwre is to bs a program and ix supper at North Star, Satur-day evening, October 18. Everybody iriviteof. Calvin Hoffman, who used to live; here made his home With L. WeVt.le, is visiting John Glens, and other relatives.

Mrs. C. Sherwond, her cousin, C. E. Smith, Mrs.

E. J. Sherwood and daughters attended church In Ransom, Snnday morning. Arthur Giddings carried mail in Ransom. Frank Koons went to Amy, Carl Fryes' and Miss Ethea Dillon attended church services via Ness City, Tuesday, to spend a few weeks on a farm.

here, Sunday. Mrs. C. Sherwood visited her The Arnold Ladies Aid met daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Foster and family, near City, over with Mrs.

J. A. Giddings, today, (Wednesday.) C. Sherwood tried out a new Sunday. Little Vernon Foster was quite sick.

drag, Tuesday, that was made for the county. A. B. Prestons' have moved into their new home on east main P. Coleman is to have a big sale Thursday, (today) at lis street.

Wm. Giess and wife are to move into the property vacat cd by Prestons. 'save money," You will only lose trade. You will only lose prestige. Advertise to increase sales and make more money; do it wisely and well.

Be prosperous and let the people know that you are prosperous Success was never achieved by sloping advertising or wearing old clothes and talking pessimism. Be wise and advertise in i THE RECORD Mr. and Mrs. Lyle McKinnis of south of Alamota, visited with her mother, Mrs. George Black burn and family; also the Clayton ran on the Forrester.

Josephine and Lester Oliver, Bessie and Alice Taylor spent Sunday at I. V. Platts. I Mr. and Mrs.

Pete Horchem and some other ladies from Ran-sot, were in Arnold, Tuesday. Mrs. George Blackburn went home with Mrs. Ray Stick, Tuesday evening, for a few days' visit. I We noticed some of the effde's brothers, from Heeler, Sunday J.

Huxman and Mrs. John for Joe Burrell, Joe having gone to Ness City to take the rural carriers' examination. F. E. Bur-' rel was also in Ness, Saturday.

The Arnold Mercantile installed new hardware shelving, last week. Aft they get straightened around, this will be a convenience as well as an attractive display for stock, E. J. Sherwood and family are moving to Hoisington. Eldo i has a clerical position in the railroad yards.

They bought residence property there; the hou situation there is as tense as it is everywhere and the only way they could get a place to'live was to, buy one. -V family reunion was held at the of Mr. and Riley link, Sunday, the first time nil rnepahere of the family had been iagetbeif in six years. Those present were: E. J.

Sherwood and family, Simon Bollinger and wife, of Utica, Clarence Lfnk and family, of Ness Citv, Ti E. Day and 'wife, of Mon-tifia, an and t'a uily. Giess returned home, Saturday, from a visit in Moundridge. J. J.

Hoffman and family, who are moving here, aecompan'ed them, The damp weather is still delaying threshing and some of the outfits have turned off their men. Orra Dubbs disbanded his crew, locked up his cook shack and re i of the Hoisington cyclonj in part i of the freight unloaded here, nd ly. V. T. Rand, of Salina, representing fn oil company, anoldac-1 quaintance of Mr.

ai Mrs. Hay 1 Stick, spent Sunday with them. turned to Ransom, Tuesday, to remain for the rest of the week, at least. Mrs. Fosa Bohall and children i An Oil-Pnll fVirPKliintr nntfif left Tuesday night, for Good pue(1 jn at A North8 nu, last week, and is waiting for i i as a housekeeper anu me cnuu weather conditions to be right to begin work.

rcn will be in school..

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