The Cuba Daylight from Cuba, Kansas • 1

The Cuba Daylight. PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF CUBA AND VICINITY. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER XXXV. PUBLISHED AT KANSAS. CUBA, KANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1919.

NUMBER 17 Cuba Local Items Dr. G. H. Newton, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Fairbury, Nebr. Vt Joe Nutter came in from Colorado Tuesday.

Clark Baird of Agenda was in the clyt on business Tuesday. Elsie Benyshek is visiting this week at the home of her uncle Celoud. Mrs. George Sissell entertained relatives at dinner Sunday. Just received a new shipment of Van Brunt Grain Drills at Bachelors.

John Bohm and wife spent Sunday in Concordia. Mrs. Dick Wright and son, Harold, went to Denver Wednesday. Bert Alexander of Concordia was here visiting friends over Sunday. Threshing is nearly over and wheat is making from 3 to 30 bushels.

Harry Keene and Joe Wokal twent fishing east of Washington Sunday. 0. Vacka purchased a farm last week of Frederick of Hanover. Lud Wiruth sold his house to Wm. Svoboda.

George Houdek is driving, buying chickens. Just received a new shipment of Van Brunt Grain Drills at Bachelors. Walter Dannefer of Sabetha has been visiting around Cuba this week. George Jehlik and Joe Kesl attended the Sunday base ball game at Haddam. E.

R. Dannefer and family spent Sunday eve at the country home of Joe Saip. Wm. Mapes and family of Scandia were visiting, Cuba friends over Sunday. Guy Bachelor and family left for Minnesota and Wisconsin last Sunday for a vacation.

Lud Wiruth and Paul Carpenter drove to Concordia Tuesday, where Paul purchased a Ford car. Emil Kesl and Louis Hostinsky drove to Emmons Saturday afternoon to fish. Joe Bohm returned from the southeast part of the state Monday and resumed work in the Charles Valik sold his restaurant to Ed Veroda the last of the week. Ed. took possession Monday.

Emil Leshovsky purchased the 80 acres belonging to Mr. Polak this week. The price we understand, was $140 an acre. George Sissell and son, Lloyd are intending to have a sale next week, after which they will drive to California. Jerry Svoboda and wife and Joe Peterka and wife attended the picture show at Belleville Tuesday evening.

George Houdek, Wm. Kesl and son asd Arch Dorman went to Emmons fishing Sunday. The children of Mrs. Surker, whom we use to know as Mat Etherton, are visiting Otto Vacha's family this week. Milford, Wilbur, Jeff Elsie and Anna Kubin of McPherson visited at the Jno.

Kesl home last week. They drove home Sunday. Mrs. T. J.

Butler and children returned to their home in Herington last Saturday after visiting in Republic county for about two weeks. Notice TO CAR OWNERS There is an ordinance providing for the parking of cars in the middle of the street. This ordinance must be obeyed. ED. VERODA, Mayor.

MARRIAGES From the Belleville, Telescope: Mercer-Phillips. Mr. Frank Phillips of Oklahoma City and Miss Virginia Lee Mercer of Republir were married Wednesday, July 30, 1919, at the office of the Probate Judge. Sistek-Nemic Mr. Wm.

M. Nemic of Belleville and Miss Clara B. Sistek of Narka were married at the office of the Probate Judge Wednesday afternoon, July 30, 1919. Lash- Myers At the home of Mrs. Mary Lash in six o'clock by the Rev.

C. W. Stevens, this city, on Wednesday evening at Mr. N. E.

Myers and Mrs. Mary Lash of Belleville were united in marriage. Only the immediate relatives and Rev. and Mrs. Stevens being present.

A splendid supper was served. Mr. and Mrs. Myers will remain in Belleville for the present. Givens-Kautz Miss Mary L.

Givens of Lincoln, and Harry Kautz of Belleville were married, Saturday, Aug 2nd at Lincoln. Mr. Kautz has lived in Belleville most of his life and his many freinds will be glad to learn of his happy marriage. Mr. Mrs.

Kautz visited with friends and relatives in Lincoln and Fairbury a few days before coming to Belleville where they will make their home. 3 Sistek-Nemec Wednesday, July 30th, the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holan near Narka, was the scene of a happy gathering of friends and relatives at the marriage of their daughter, Clara Sistek to Mr. William Nemec of Fairview.

These young people had been childhood friends and were planning a home of their own when the world war broke out. Will heard the call of Uncle Sam and put all hopes and dreams of home aside and enlisted in K. N. He was transferred to the 35th Division, Co. 139 inf.

and with his comrades was sent across the big pond to suffer and endure the privations and hardships that fall to a soldier's lot, where the only pleasant things are thoughts of home and loved ones. But one day the glad news came, "All aboard for U. S. and he once more landed in God's Country to receive his honorable discharge and again become a private citizen, taking up his work where he had left it two years before. William is the only son of Mr.

and Mrs. J. Nemec of Fairview township, and Clara, his wife is a girl of beautiful character and looked wonderfully sweet in a dainty hand made georgette costume of white. Joseph Saip, another nephew of Uncle Sam, was best man and Elsie Nemec, sister of the groom was maid of honor. A bountiful wedding dinner was served to about 60 guests.

Mr. and Mrs. Holechek and daughter of Humboldt, Clarence and Lillie Nebiel, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

McCarty of Esbon and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stransky and sons were the guests who came from a distance. Mr. and Mrs.

Nemec will soon leave for their home in North Dakota where they will begin their married life. They. will be greatly missed, but loving thoughts and best wishes of friends will always follow them.Contributed. Two Burglars Caught Two men were arrested by the sheriff's office the day Yankee Robinson's Show visited Belleville, charging them with burglarizing the farm residences of Chas. Sanford and Will Burandt, northwest of the city.

The farmers returned from Belleville after the show parade and found the two men in the house and on the premises. The officers were called and made the arrests, and it is said they found jewelry and other personal property in their possession beloning to the Sanford and Burandt homes. The men are being held on the charge of burglary and larceny. Commissioners View Crossings The Board of County Commissioners spent some time this week, with representatives of various companies, inspecting the railway crossings 'in Republic county and authorized all railroad crossings brought to standard grades of six per cent on the approaches, with 30 feet level on either side of track. This is in compliance with a recent state law, and- the railway officials accomtheir panying county commissioners in trips inspection appeared to accept the conditions imposed by the Commissioners Wants Food Released Washington, Aug.

that the packers release immediately millions of pounds of foodstuffs to bring down the high cost of living were made today by the National Consumers league thru Miss Jessie R. Haver, legislative agent. The stocks officially have been declared the largest in years. The Farmers' National Council, representing 3-4 million farmers, thru its director, George Hampton, declared that' the kenyon bill to regulate the packers should be passed immediately. Mrs.

C. Coonrod is visiting at the home of her son, J. H. Coonrod and family. Mrs.

J. F. Gregory spent a few days the last of the week with her daughter, Mrs. Carl Dragoo. John Lobaugh and daughter, Wilma of Topeka took supper with Mr.

and Mrs. J. H. Coonrod and family Thursday of last week. Ray and Lee Martin spent Saturday afternoon with Johnnie and Richard Gregory.

Orvill Coonrod helped John Melvin stack oats Saturday. Newton Gregory spent Sunday with home folks. Mrs. J. H.

Coonrod and daughters, Grandma Coonrod and Wilma Lobaugh called at the Henry Thaller home Thursday afternoon. Glenn Thaller is working up by Jansen this week. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Curtis and Mr.

and Mrs. E. A. Zion spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Freeman and family. Mr. and Mrs. J.

H. Coonrod and daughters and Grandma Coonrod spent Sunday afternoon with Ed Coonrod and wife. Mrs. John Gregory spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Wm.

Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. H. Thaller and family spent Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Thaller and family. Mr. and Mrs. William Freeman and son, Vernon, called at the James Simmons home in Reynolds Monday evening.

Lee Thomas of Stella, Nebr. spent Sunday at the John Gregory home. Mrs. Thaller and children, Howard and Mary, spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Martin and children.

Orvil Coonrod spent Saturday night and Sunday with Vernon Coonrod. BOWER. ROUTE TWO Quite a number from this neighborhood went to' Belleville last week. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Sellars called at the George Byrd home one night last week. A. L. Harlan came home Saturday. Mrs.

Harlan and Mrs. Wailes were Munden visitors Saturday evening. C. Shoemaker dalled at the Wailes home Saturday. Grace Stephens helped Mrs.

Byrd with housework Tuesday. R. J. Bazant has been quite busy threshing in this neighborhood the past week. Lee Dovel of Narka, Frank Blecha and L.

C. Wailes helped George Byrd stack wheat Tuesday. CHERRY CREEK CHATTER Mr. and Mrs. J.

Dejmal and smaller children spent Wednesday evening with Mr Mrs. J. J. Shorney and children. Mr.

and Mrs. F. E. Pelesky and family and Mrs. John Shorney, shopped in Belleville and attended the show Wednesday.

Mrs. F. E. Pelesky and children and Mrs. Joe Shorney and daughter spent Thursday with Mrs.

John Shorney Sr. Mrs. Joe Shorney and daughter, Blanche spent Tuesday with Mrs. J. J.

Shorney and family. Miss Mary Dejmal, who is working for Mrs. L. O'Donnell, came home Friday to help her mother cook for threshers. Miss Opal Walker attended the Scandia Picnic last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shara and Leona Lenora and Leonard were Sunday dinner guests at J. J.

Shorney's. J. E. Coulter has been remodeling the interior of the Hubbell Drug Store, until it presents a very neat appearance. The rear room is in process of completion and will serve very nicely as an ice cream parlor.

The adding of the new floor cases adds to the attractive appearance of the store proper and the recent installalumination purposes and eleatric artistic effects of the colored fountain lights, are very satisfactory. Bride 21; Groom 50 The sheriff twas called to Munden the first of the week to investiate the status of a strange couple, new comers in the city, who appeared to be without work and no occupation. The man reported his age as 50 and the woman 21. They said they were looking for work. Our big shipment of granite monuments in all styles and colors is due to arrive in a few days.

This will be the largest and most up to date stock in west. Prices right. Belleville Monument Works An automobile drove out of the farm home of Wm. Mackey, south of one last week about midnight, carrying 119 shot in the back of the car and a lady occupant of the car is said to have carried away 106 shot in the back of her head. It came about as the result of misunderstanding.

About midnight Mrs. Mackey awoke and heard a noise in the barnyard, notifying Mr. Mackey. He and another man a hurriedly dressed, rushed to the yard and saw what appeared to be someone leaving the barnyard with the Mackey automobile. He commanded them to stop, but says they put on more speed instead.

He fir ed one charge from the shot gun into the ground near the car and a second charge he fired into the rear of the car with the above result. The automobile drove onto the Meridian Highway and sped away toward Belleville. The Mackeys did not know who the occupants of the car were, but later developments brought out the facts as stated above. Fire In Wheat Field 106 Shot In Back of Head A' fire in the F. M.

Johnson wheat field, adjoining the city on the northeast, set by Rock Island train, Tuesday evening, took the Belleville fire department and about 100 citizens to the country to fight the fire. After burning several acres of the wheat, which was in the shock, and threatening the farm buildings, the fire was brought. under control. Mr. Wells, who farms the place, got his team out and plowed a furrow, bu this would not stop the flames.

About 100 citizens, armed with sacks saturated with water' branches of trees, etc. fought the flames. By starting a "back-fire" against the course of the flames the fire was stopped before, it reached the buildings. Elmer Fry Son After completely overhauled, altering, redecorating their building, and adding an optical equipment. the jewelry firm of Fry Son is open for business at the old location on the west side of the square.

The Senior Mr. Fry opened a ry and watch repairing business in Belleville in 1884, and has the oldest established business in Belleville today. Donald Fry, the Junior member of the firm, will have charge of the optical part of the business which is located in connection with the jewelry and watch repairing business. Mr. Fry is a graduate of Needles Institute of Optometry of Kansas City, holding degrees of Doctor of Optome(try and Doctor of Optometrical Science.

He has equipped his new rooms with the latest and most modern equipment and instruments for the correct diagnosis and correction of eye troubles. Watch advertising columns of this paper from week to week for information and data in connection with scientific treatment of the eyes. ROUND GROVE Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kvasnicka and family were Sunday guests of Mr.

and Mrs. J. J. Shorney and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Ernest Kouba and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kouba. Blazina Kouba and Emma Vocasek spent Monday with Mrs.

Ernest Kouba and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Cerny spent last Wednesday morning at the Wes Cerny home. Joe Brabec was in Manhattan Monday on business.

Edward Novak helped A. Novak put up millet, Wednesday. Joe Cern was working on George Chaloupka's house Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Pavlik and daughter, spent Wednesday evening (with Her mother, Mrs. Frances Klima. Mr. and Mrs. John Klima and son Ernest, Mr.

and Mrs. Wes Havel and family attended the circus at Belleville last Wednesday afternoon. Emma Holan visited her sister Mrs. John Chalouhka Wednesday evening. Elmer Brabec helped Roy Ginn put up alfalfa Thursday.

Joe Cerny was a Lincoln visitor Thursday. Wes Cerny and son and John and A. C. Cerny, helped their brother, Frank stack oats last week. Libbie, Blanche, Joe Albert, and Rudolph Brabec were Fairbury visitors Wednesday.

Miss Molly Cerny who has been staying with her aunt for the past weeks, returned home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Leshovsky family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest Kouba and family. Mrs. Stanley Chudley returned home Wednesday accompanied by her brother, Ernest and family. Stanley Cerny spent the first part of the week with Clement and Victor Cerny. Eddie Havl was on the sick list the first of the week.

FOOD BY MAIL AUGUST 18 Plan Is Announced for Distributing1 War Surplus to Consumers. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO (Items selected from the files of the Daylight to refresh your memory of the past. Miss Cora Ingham came up from Clyde Friday evening. Charles Hyland of Haddam was in Cuba on business Friday. O.

M. Chandler of Brantford, came to Cuba Saturday with a load of hogs. E. O. Fitts and George Harris returned the first of the week from the west.

Mrs. W. H. Graham returned Monday evening from Nebraska, where she nas been visiting Mr. and Mrs.

J. F. Haskell's left yesterday for Wisconsin, where they will visit relatives. Bert Shulda shipped a car load of hogs Wednesday. Eugene McDonald made a trip to Kansas City this week.

Thomas Smith shipped two cars of hogs to Kansas City the first of the week. Burnham andHarris have rented the C. A. Melton residence. Lillie Lang returned to Concordia Wednesday.

Chas. Carpenter has been appointed city marshall. Cuba and Hubbell will cross bats on the Cuba diamond, August 13th. Mr. and Mrs.

Hulett and Grandma Baird left for Burr Oak Thursday to attend conference. Herbert Smith was up from Agenda Tuesday. E. Williams of Belleville was in Cuba the first of the week. While loading Nogs last Friday James Andrew had the misfortune to break his ankle and his brother, Richard, received a few slight bruises.

T. C. Preble and family returned from their trip to Iowa the first of the week. Cline says the crops are worse in Iowa tha they are here. Rev.

Price will preach for the children Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Baptist church. Several of our citizens attended the soldier's reunion at Washington this week. Just received a new shipment of Van Brunt Grain Drills at Bachelors. Grandma Kelley came up from Wayne Monday to visit with relatives and friends. Dee Kelley went to Hutchinson last Monday, where he intends to work in the salt works.

Chas. Wagener returned to his home in Manhattan Saturday after being here sometime on business. Mrs. Dittemore took her sister's boy to Troy one day last week. He has been here since last fall.

Otto Prymek and twife drove to Morrowville Sunday to visit his sister, Mrs. Wm. Kozel. Mrs. Crane and children of Belleville visited at the L.

M. Brigham home Sunday. Mrs. Bruce Polley of Republic spent Sunday and Monday with her mother returned home with her Tuesday Mrs. Gardner and son, Wylie, and Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Gardner of Republic spent Sunday evening at the G. G. Nutter home. Just received a new shipment of Van' Brunt Grain Drills at Bachelors.

Papers Consolidate Seneca, August Seneca Tribune will be consolidated with the Courier Democrat and beginning next only one newspaper, to be callled the Courier-Tribune, will be issued here. Dora and George C. Adriance, who have been publishing the Courier-Democrat, twill be the owners and publishers of the new paper. City Bond Election There will be an election held in the city of Munden on September 1, 1919, for the purpose of voting upon a proposition to secure $4000 for completing the water works system. See ordinance in this issue.

FOR SALE -My farm of 200 acres one--half mile north of Cuba, at $130 an acre. $5,000 cash, balance, easy terms. E. O. FITTS.

4t-p Washington, Aug. of surplus army food direct to consumers through postmasters will begin Angust 18, the War Department nounced tonight. All surplus foodstuffs purchased for the army, instead of only canned goods, will be included. Millions of pounds of meat, 'commodities pumpkin, squash and other will be offered through the parcel post system at prices materially lower than the market. Purchasers will have to pay postage charges from the place of storage.

The postal rate will be one cent a pound in 1 most cases. The minimum amount to be sold is one can. There is no maximum. Postmasters will order the meat and vegetables direct from the War Department, in cases or cartons. Then they will receive and fill orders from individuals, sendling out the packages by parcel post.

Consumers will pay freight and postal charges. There are available for parcel post sale, the War Department estimated to-night, 101,975,570 cans of meat, ranging fron ten ounces to six pounds, and 81,578,291 cans of vegetables. If a mayor or head of a local government will act as government agent and supervise the distribution of food, or appoint a supervisor, the government will ship food upon consignment in not less than one case or one carton lot. The goods must be paid for or returned within thirty days. Food will be sold direct to civic bodies, groups of citizens or individuals who present credentials certifying they are authorized to distribute food under supervision of the local government.

In addition to cities, municipal, state and county institutions may bay the food. Purchasers by such institutions will be on a 10-day extension of credit. Prices at which the food will be offered, exclusive of the parcel post charges are: Price per dozen cans of vegetables. Baked beans, No. 1, 89 cents; Ne.

2, No. 3, $2.14 Stringless beans, No. 2, No. 10, $9.76. Corn, No.

2, $1.44. Peas, No. $1.36. Tomatoes, "No. 2, No.

No. 3, No. 10, $5.94. Pumpkin, No. 2, 74 cents; No.

3, No. 10, $2.85. Squash, No.2, 72 cents. Meat prices per dozen cans: Corned beef, No. 1, No.

2, 6-pound cans, $24. Roast beef, No. 1, 1-pound cans, 2-pound cans, 6- pound cans, $26.40. Hash, corned beef, 1-pound cans, 2-pound cans, $4.80. Bacon in crates, 34 cents per pound; bacon in 12-pound tins, 36 cents per pound.

DISTRICT 129 DISTRICT 129 Misses Ella Hackbarth and Lydia Belding spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Henry Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Melker spent Saturday evening and Sunday at the Joe Fisher home. Miss Bertha Rose of Mahaska helped Mrs. Alva Spralding cook for threshers this week. Lydia and Fay Belding, Roy Summers and Ralph Vinsonhaler spent Sunday evening with the Hackbarth young folks. Mr.

and Mrs. Andy Belding and children, Vergie Lester and Steve and 'Alva Belding of Turkey county spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams. Mr.

and Mrs. William Hackbarth and son, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Smith spent Sunday with Mrs. E.

Vinsonhaler and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Horky and Mr. and Mrs.

Albert Scheer autoed to Steaner, Sunday to visit relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bergman and family spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Tuma. Thayer County Institute. The Thayer County Institute will be held the week beginning August (11th and continuing until August 15th inclusive. The best instructors have been engaged. Buy Your Monuments of F.

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