The Codell News from Codell, Kansas • 1

THE CODELL NEWS VOLUME 1 NUMBER 38 CODELL, ROOKS COUNTY, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1917 FOOT BALL GAME FRIDAY. Paradise and Coded teams will play here on next Friday afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock everybody turn out and see a good game and encourage your home team. L. B. SMITH TO BUILD.

L. B. Smith was in town Saturday and contracted with Mack Welling Co. for lumber to build a nice barn, 28x38 and commenced hauling out the lumber Saturday. INTO DRY COLUMN.

McLennan county, Texas, including the city of Waco, went dry in the local option election there last week. MARKET REPORT. Wheat 12.00 Eggs .88 Cream 44 Big Reduction Sale for Two Weeks. In order to reduce our stock of Men's, Boys' and Ladies Goats we will give you a 30 per cent reduction for two weeks. Don't miss this opportunity.

SAFE AT FORT DONIPHAN. Harry Dougherty, Vernie Dorr and Clyde Lesher write they, arrived safely ut Camp Doniphan at Fort Sill. Okla. Yon can address them: Bat. 180 Field Artillery, Camp Doniphan.

LIGHT RAIN THURSDAY. It drizzled rain nearly all day Thursday, but not much water fell about one-third of an inch but which was pretty general over the county. WORD FROM CHARLIE ELDER. We received the following from Charlie Elder last Friday: Bosworth, Oct. 22, 1917.

Mr. W. R. Powell, Codell: Kindly change the address of my paper from Paradise to Bosworth, as Mary will be here until I get out of the army. I go to Camp Funs-ton Friday, Oct 26th.

We are well. Hope every one at Codell is, too. Give our best regards to every one there. Yours truly, C. R.

ELDER. REVIVAL POSTPONED. As far at we have been able to learn the revival will not commence at the Baptist church next Sunday as was expected. Announcement of the date will be made later. Wqodston commences a union meeting in a few days and Rev.

Southall will do the preaching thore so could not come here at this time. NEW SERVICE TOMORROW. Tomorrow morning the extension service on the rural routes Nos. 1 and 2. The carriers will leave the P.

0. at 8 o'clock a. m. The extension will change the time carriers will arrive at the boxes. Patrons, however, will soon get used to the little change in time.

The first parts of the routes will not be effected. 100 PAIRS MEN'S SHOES $5.00 shoes $3.68 4.50 shoes f. 3.25 3.75 shoes 2.95 COMPLIMENTS CODELL I. O. O.

F. Geo. M. Husted is a member of the Codell I. 0.

O. F. lodge who has not been here for about four years but is now here on a visit from California. He visited his home lodge here last Wednesday evening. It was the first time he had seen the inside of the new hall and lodge room.

He paid the order a high compliment upon their enterprising spirit in putting up such a building, which he says is a credit to any city of 20,000 inhabitants and that he could not remember when he had been in a better and so well arranged building. Mr. Husted does not know how soon he will return to California. MADE ENTRY FEE LOWER. The Rooks County Live Stock Association has decided to change the entry fee for colts from $1 to fifty cents each.

A meeting has been planned for the evening of November 1st, which will be held at the township hall and will begin promptly at 7:30 p. m. Dr. C. W.

Campbell, secretary of the State Live Stock Registry Board, will do the judging and address the evening meeting. MEN'S SUITS $25.00 $19.50 $20.00 suits r. 50 $15.00 suits $12.50 $12.50 suits 9.75 SWEATERS $6.00 sweaters $4.25 5.00 sweaters 3.87 4.00 sweaters 2.98 200 sweaters 1.98 1.50 sweaters 1.13 LADIES SKIRTS All styles and prices. We will make you a 30 per cent Reduction SPLITTER HOME FROM ARKANSAS. T.

W. Splitter arrived home from Arkansas on Thursday evening a little sooner than he expected, owing to tbe fact that it costs a fellow more to live away from home than it used to. Mr. Splitter went down expecting to stay two or three weeks and to purchase some more land adjoining what he already owned, but he could not purchase it as cheap as he expected and instead of buying he sold 38 acres for $1,500 and came home wl ere 1 could live cheaper. Ho report crops good and the country booming.

GINGHAMS 600 yards of Ginghams at 15c. When calico and cheap prints are selling at this price this surely is a bargain. OVERALLS Men's heavy overalls and jackets at $1.00. A full line of overshoes at the old prices. 9 4 NEW POSTMASTER.

W. V. Doak baa been appointed postmaster. The appointment was received Monday morning. Mr.

Doak will file his bonds with the department in a day or two and as soon as his commission arrives will take charge of the office. He will make some changes in his store room and expects to have the P. O. on the north side of the building. WILL HOLD TEACHERS' MEETING REGULAR.

The teachers and officers of tho Baptist church met at W. A. Barry's last Friday evening. The rain kept some away. The meeting was a profitable one.

Several questions were discussed concerning the general welfare of the school and it was decided to hold a teachers' meeting every Friday evening for the study of the Sunday school lesson and on the last Friday of each month a regular program and business session will be held. At the close of the meeting Mrs. W. A. Barry served a light luncheon.

The teachers' class will meet with Mrs. Emma Lamb on next Friday evening. DEFEATED AT PARADISE. The foot ball team went to Para for the Week. Grocery Specials dise Friday and were defeated 24 to 12.

Paradise put a man in who was not eligible and it was this, the boys claimed, that beat them. They expect to win the return game here in the near future. All school professors should see to it that all games are played fair whoever are the losers, as it's no credit to any one to win by unfair means. And it's certainly not SCHOOL NOTES Frank Kelley visited tbe high school last Tuesday. Merle Nelson and Earl Benedick have watered school.

Last Friday tbe Codell high school football team played Paradise against tho high school and country Hide. The Codell boys did fine work. We have reason to be proud of them. The score stood 12 to 26 in favor of Paradise. For a high school team against a college high school team we think the score one to be proud of.

Mr. Gilpin, Mr. Chas. Darland, Jefferson Overholser and and Mr. Tucker took the boys and coach in their cars.

Harry Adams who has been out of school on account of an operation for adenoids and tonsils is back in school again. Friday the Paradise team will play the Codell high school team at Codell. Tbe game will be called at 3: 30. Grapes per can 10c 2 packages Corn Flakes for 25c Pumpkin per can 10c Mackaroni 3 for 25c Beets per can 12c 20c strawberries 15c Apples per bushel $1.00 Seeded raisins 2 for 25c One-half pound tea 19c White soap 5 for 25c Regular 30c coffee Gallon apples Gallon peaches 60c Apple butter per gallon $1.00 Beans per pound 10c 15c peaches 2 for 25c Cookies per pound 16c 20c pears per can 15c 15c blackberries 12c the right example to set before pupils and the community. Tbe Pentecostal paople have no pastor O.

O. F. MEMBERS IN SERVICE TO BE CARED FOR. At the I. O.

O. F. grand lodge in Topeka the following resolution was adopted: That each subordinate lodge be, and is hereby directed, to keep in good standing in their respective lodges, all members who were the same at the time of their enlistment in the U. S. army or navy, and that they be paid sick and funeral benefits as provided by their lodge by-lawa, and that thay be given he honors of all offices which they were holding at the time of such enlistment and during its duration.

That each subordinate lodge furnish the secretary with a list of such enlisted members, and this grand lodge remits all her per capita tax on such members during the duration of their service. at present. Olenn Romine hauled over a load of flour for Doak from Hays Monday. R. W.Gilpin is running a special sale.

R. W. Gilpin, Codell, Ks. Notice his ad and save some money. Miss Edna Jones spent tbe week end at borne with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. Jones. Rev. Hall was unable to fill his ap pointment at Mt.

Air Sunday afternoon owing to the funeral. FROM PVT. BENJ. McCARROLL. Patrero, Oct.

25, 1917. Dear Mr. H. J. Lambert: Your letter was received today and I was surely glad to get it.

I will give you an idea of our drills and how our guard duty is carried on. We are called at 5:45 a. m. At seven we have breakfast. 7:30 is sick call.

7:45 to 11:30 we drill. 3 to 4 p. m. we have regular military school where we learn the art of war and Arthur Bedell has moved to town and is living in the Bertha Lynch house OBITUARY. Martha Louisa Van Worraer was botn at Lynxville, Wisconsin, November, 1868 and passed away at her home one mile east, three miles south of Codell, Kansas, October 26, 1917 being 49 years, 11 months and 13 days old.

On March 23, 1890 she was married to Levi H. Hires. To this union were oorn six children, three boys and three girls, all of whom are living They are Arthur Elroy Hires, Erraa Rose Christensen, Meta Kola Conger, Dewey McKinley Hires, Paul Clyde Hires, all of Codell and Irene M. Tate of Grainfield, Kan. Her motherly devotion and desire to help others was evidenced in the raising of three daughter of Mr.

Hires and two other boys, besides her own family. There are Mrs. Elizabeth Messling and Mrs. Cora A. Lightner of Lynxville, Wisconsin, Mrs.

Annie Baker of St. Mars, Idaho, Fred Hand of Helena, north of the school bouse. learn it right. 4 p. m.

is guard mount and there is always three shifts for E. R. Lesher, carrier on route 2, ex each guard post. Each man must pects to take his lay off next week. stand guard one day in the week and Substitute, Fred Heusley will carry the mail on his route.

Mrs. Lottie Green and baby arrived from Kansas City on Saturday evening to stay for an indefinite time with her A BANK parents, Rev. and Mrs. D. J.

Miller Mr. Green having enlisted in the avia Montana, and George Owens of Zion he gets four hours rest each night he is on guard duty, so you see that guard duty is not a bit irksome. We usually take a long hike on Saturday which tests our strength as well as endurance, but I stand it fine. Sunday we have general inspection. It is pretty stiff to stand still so long and to maneuver for the drill masters, but the guard and kitchen police miss this affair so I try to shine around the eats on Sunday.

How I wish you could see our parade sometimes, for it is a grand sight to see. We are 50 miles east of San Diego in the mountains on the border of Mexico. I passed my grade as marksman this year on the target range. We will go on the range again about February, but I must not sav much tion department of tbe army. City, Iowa.

Besidas these and her hus hand. Levi H. Hires, she leaves a The Sunday schools here do not look brother, V. D. Van Wormerof Weskan.

with favor upon the new arrangements Kansas, four grandchildren, and a host of friends to mourn her departure. for Sunday school lessons to he put in operation the first of the new year. Mr and Mrs. Hires leaving Wisconsin in 1904, came to Glasco, Kansas, and Maybe they will be liked better after a trial. The new kind will be more expensive than the old international which is being used at present.

about our camp or our drilling for it six years later moved to Codell where the remaining years of her life were apent. Some years before her marriage abe nnited with tbe Congregational church at Lynxville, Wisconsin, and in Is the storehouse of LABOR. In return for your labor you receive money. If you place it in the bank you have stored your labor and some day you will get it back and gain through the transaction. In the years to come if you have not stored your labor, what will it profit you? Let this bank be your storehouse.

We charge no storage. is not allowed for there, are so many spies around. We went to French school in San Diego while I was there and one of the teachers was arrested as a German spy, but I don't know 1904 at Glasco she changed her member hip to the Christian Advent church of which she was a faithful member until Remember if you don't have 3 cents in stamps on your letters and 2 cents on your postal cards they will not go on their journey but will remain in the postoffice until the amount is put on. So we better all get used to it at once. Local letters and letters for your local delivery routes remain at 2 cents.

doatb. In her christian experience she was a devoted Bible student easily adapting herself to worship with tbe whether he was guilty. We caught one in Calexico, but I never knew what became of him for there was no report given out We catch lots of men smuggling goods across the border of Mexico. I enjoy the army life just fine, but I wish I was a little nearer home so I could see home folks and friends once in a while. We expect thirty more men in our company next month, and you know moat convenient denomination.

The funeral service was held Sunday October 28, at 2 p. m. at the M. church by the pastor Rev. Albert ll 1 Ball, after a short service at the house, i' I I just thought I would like to tell the people that the 20 per cent discount sale at our hardware and racket store is moving the goods.

People are taking advantage of this sale. Some are contracting and paying for plow and lister shares, house paints, oils, axle grease, A quartet composed of Misses Lillie and CODELL STATE BANK. that the rookies have a hard time getting the awkwad bumps rubbed off. I have had a lame ear for two months but it is O. K.

now, but while it troubled me I lost 20 pounds. Ella Hockett, Mr. Ed Sidwell, and Mr Clyde Reppert furnished the music Tbe text for tbe service taken from her mp. dririn this sale for next snrinc. 1 have taken on a little extra duty own bible was the 15th of I Corin Somo are paying their money during I sketching maps of this coun- I try and will send you a map some of this sale and will take their goods as thians, which she had selected while living.

Interment was made in Center cemetery. Dearest mother you have left us, For a blessed home above; Where onr Savior waits to claim us. In that land of light and love. Dearest mother we shall miss yon, And your place can ne'er be filled; Bat we'll meet you some bright morning As our blessed Savior willed. Contributed; these times of some great hills and mountains.

I like this work fine. We thought that we would get to go to France but I guess not for awhile now. It rained here today for the first time since I have been here, which is six months. It is as dry as I ever saw it in Kansas. The days are warm and pleasant but it is cold as winter at night Best wishes to you and the rest of my Kansas friends.

Yours truly, Pvt Benjamin F. McCarroll. they need them in the future, some have perhaps paid for all the goods they will need in the next 6 or 12 months. As I guarantee the goods or refund the money a great many are going to make this 20 days discount sale profitable for months to come. Family medicines and stock foods are going.

Saa ad in this paper. W. A. BARRY..