The Cuba Daylight from Cuba, Kansas • 1

The Cuba Daylight. PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF CUBA AND VICINITY. OFFICIAL CITY PAPER. EIGHT PAGES VOLUME XXXIV. PUBLISHED AT BELLEVILLE, KANSAS.

CUBA, KANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1921. NUMBER 46 Mr. and Mrs. J. Pr.

J. Jehlik of Belleville visited here Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Jehlik. Messrs.

Tom and Joe Hraba of Plainville, came in Tuesday evening to visit with relatives. The Parent Teachers association held their social meeting at the Cuba opera house Thursday evening, March 30th. The meeting began with "very good program consisting of various numbers from the and a short play entitled "The Aunt from California" given by the Juniors. Several games, were played after which a luncheon was served. The last number of the lecture course was given here Monday evening, April 4th.

Even though the weather was very disagreeable and the glectre lights were out of commission a very good crowd attended. Skala of Gibbins, came in Saturday for a short visit with relatives. Frank Benyshek was a business caller at Belleville Tuesday after- noon. For Sale: Rhode Island Red eggs for settings, 5 cents above market price. Call or see B.

B. Houdek, Cuba, Kans. Adv Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Walek and baby came home from Lincoln, where they have been living for some time, Saturday evening. Mrs. Henry Peachman and daughter of Lincoln, are here vis. iting with relatives and friends. Mrs.

J. A. Kelley held a household goods sale Saturday afternoon. She and her son Dewitt intend to make their home in Topeka in the near future. The front of the barber shop isreceiving a fresh coat of palnt.

Cuba will have a new gas and oil filling station. Work has been started. L. M. Brigham made a business trip to Concordia the latter part of last week.

George Haniel of Munden transacted business here Wednesday. Rose Havel who has been working in Clay Center is here visiting. Messrs George and Lud Wiruth opened up another restaurant last week. Messrs. Ed Veroda, Chick Benyshek, Emil Kesl, George Traver and Joe and Felix Lang went fishing Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Suntag were business callers at Belleville Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Benyshek and daughter Mrs. Ed Veroda visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kopsa Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Stinson of McFarland came Sunday morning for a short visit with relatives. A number of Cuba folks attended the spelling contest at Belleville Saturday. The following received prizes in the county spelling contest: Elois Dannefer, 1st prize, Goldie Svatopolsky, 1st prize, fifth grade, Frances Celoud, 2nd prize, free for all, Sylvia Svatopolsky, 3rd prize, free for all. The school is very proud to think that it has taken four of the prizes.

Mrs. Wright went to Clifton on business Friday. The following is a report of the third room of those who were neither absent nor tardy during the month of March. Eighth grade- -Frances Benyshek, Lottie Blazek, Frances Celoud, Lowell Damon, Mary Dittemore, Bert Hostinsky, Joe Trecek. Seventh Grade Roscoe Brigham, John.

Shimek, Gayle Vacha, Valrie Veroda. The highest averages of the two grades are: 7th grade, Sylvia Svatopolsky, 1st, Gayle Vacha, 2nd, George Traver, 3rd. 8th Mary Dittemore, 1st, Vashti Veroda 2nd, Lillian Cerny, 3rd. Notice. Just unloaded a fine books car of ice.

ofder your coupon and have. ice dilivered into your refrigerators promptly. Phone 148. Belleville Creamery Company, CUBA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES The juniors gave a very good program last Friday. The main feature of the program was a short play.

The Sophomores will entertain in the assembly next Friday. The Cuba high school boys played ball at Munden last Friday, The score was 13 to 4 favor of Munden. Laura Celoud was absent from school last Thursday afternoon. The Juniors and Seniors are working hard on the commencement play. The D.

A. classes have been working on their home management note books for the last few days. Marie Shimek substituted for Mrs. Wright last Friday. Mr.

L. M. Brigham and Mr. J. G.

Bachelor 'visited school, Wednesday, April 6th. Facts About Richland Township Mr. Frank Benyshek last week finished the work of assessing Richland township outside the town of Cuba, and the following are some of the things he found: 469 men, women and children, 77 head of, mules, 413 head of cows 1,006 head of other cattle, 943 hogs, 125 dogs, 673, horses fruit trees and 605 acres of wild timber. There is 4,345 acres of winter wheat in the township, 3,949 acres of corn, 1,758 acres of oats, 89 acres of rye, 46 acres of cane, 1,481 acres alfalfa 6,001 acres pasture, and 778 acres wild hay land, There were 49,487 bushels of wheat on hand March 14, 93,225 bushels of corn on hand, March 14; made 4,512 pounds of butter, sold $11,862 worth of cream, $20,103 worth of eggs, $77,025 worth of cattle and has 69 separators. Thadius McCracken 79, is the oldest man in the township outside of Cuba and John Klauman's mother, 85 is the oldest lady.

Round Oak Demonstration The demonstration of Round Oak prospects is now on at the T. D. Ruley hardware store. An engineer representing th ecompan) da here assisting with the demonstration. Souvenirs, hot.

biscuits and coffee are being served during the demonstration. See advertisement in this issue. Methodist Appointments. The following M. E.

appointments, have just been made at conference for then Mankato district: D. B. Magee, district superintendent, postoffice, Salina. Agenda, L. R.

Tempiln; Agra, C. H. Simpson; Bellaire, Harry Riley; Belleville, C. W. Stevens; Burr Oak, J.

A. Templin; Clyde, J. W. Ellis; Concordia, L. E.

Cook; Courtland, B. R. LaPorte; Cuba and Talmo, F. N. Bishop; Esbon, 3.

C. Adams; Formoso, D. O. Gunckle; Hollis and Parrott; Jewell, L. R.

Honderick; Kensington, A. M. Dixon; Mankato, A. N. Smith; Munden, C.

Ragsdale; Narka. R. J. Zeidler; Randall, B. H.

Batson; Republic and Webber, S. C. Lackey; Rice, A. Mastin; Scandia, Smith Center, C. A.

Fisher; Star and Macyville, P. H. Smith; White Rock and Lovewell E. Morgan. J.

H. Sandell to Topeka. J. H. Sandell, cashier of the bank of Scandia, is the new assistant commissioner of the state of Kansas, Bank Commissioner F.

H. Foster announced his appointment yesterday. Mr. Sandell has been connected with banks in this couuty for the past seventeen years, and for three years was with a bank in Pueblo, Mr. and Mrs.

have one 11-yearold son. Sandell will begin his work in the bank commissioner's office next Monday. The many friends of the Sandell family in Republic countv will regret to see, them leave the county, though Mr. Sandell will retain his permanent residence here. Mr.

Sandell headed the war drives in this county, is chairman of the county Republican committee and was otherwise active in community affairs. Change County A delegation of citizens from Belleville and Scandia townships waited upon the county commissioners Monday relative to the abandoning of the Rydal road to Scandia as a county road. It is understood the south road was abandoned as a county road last vear when the north, road. between the Freedom and Belleville township lines was designated as a county road, so the board announced. For Sale or Trade.

I have a fine home of ten acres in Concordia, I will sell. I have a one thousand acre ranch near Buffalo, will trade for a farm. I have a relinquishment of 640 acres in Wyoming I will trade for a stock of goods. Delos S. Hazen, Hollis, Kansas.

George Kautz suffered a paralytic, stroke in his left side last Wednesday. He was in' Clay Center, at the time of the stroke, where he is in business with his son Fred Kautz. He was taken from Clay Center to Fairbury where he is with his daughter Mrs. Stevens and is getting along nicely. DEATHS Josephine Merritt.

Josephine Merritt, who died at her home in Clyde, March 27, 1921, the advanced age of 64 years, 1 month and 24 days, was one of the parishoners of Rev. Stevens who was called to preach her funeral service Tuesday, March 20. Born at South Charlestown, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1857, she was married Feb. 140, 1878 to Chas.

Cusac, near Winona, and came to Kansas in 1880. Three children two sons and one daughter, survive. Rev. Stevens preached the funeral of the deceased's mother, Sarah V. Merritt, 14 years ago, the same church and the same a month in the year.

William G. Dallas. William G. Dallas was born in Allegheny, May 5, 1839 and departed this life at Raymore, on March 31, 1921 aged 81 years 10 months( 25- days. A pioneer of Republic county he' lived in and near Talmo for many years.

When a young man he moved to Mercer county in Illinois, where he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Shull in August 1872. To this union were born nine children, five of whom died in childhood. Mr. Dallas and his wife moved to Kansas in 1879 where he made his home until about 18 months ago, when he went to live with his daughter Ruth at Raymore, Mo. He leaves to mourn his loss four children, namely: Chas.

G. Dallas, Wichita, Mrs. George Nutter, Hysham, Mrs. Alex Davis, Belleville, Mrs. Elmer Funk, Raymore Mo.

Funeral services were conducted by R. V. Hughes from the Methodist church of Belleville Kansas on the morning of April 1st. Interment in Belleville cemetery. James Shields.

James Shields. died at Concordia hospital last Wednesday, March 30, of heart trouble and other complications, at the advanced age of 74 years. Mr. Shields, a native of Dundee, Scotland, had lived in Cloud county for many years, and was quite well known in Republic county where he had visited at different times. He was never married, and his nearest relative was a nephew at Caledonia, Canada, whom it was impossible to reach by wire.

He leaves a number of sisters in Scotland. Frank Travis, whose death we reported last week had for years made his home with Mr. Shields, on the Thomas Hay Cloud county farm southwest of Au-: rora, and a strange coincidence was that their deaths occurred scarcely a week The funeral of Mr. Shields was held Friday from the Sulphur Springs church with burial in the Sulphur Springs church with burial in the Sulphur Springs cemetery. The church was crowded with time friends and many beautiful floral offerings showed the esteem in which Mr.

Shields was held by the community where he had lived for so many years. Ruth Ellen Throne. Ruth Ellen Throne died Saturday, April 2nd, 1921 at the age of 1 year, 9 months and 23 days. She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs.

William Throne of North Liberty township. Funeral home services were conducted from Monday at 2 p. Rev of Chester, officiating and interment was made in the Chester cemetery. Smith Infant Smith Infant The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.

Jesse Smith of Liberty township died Monday, April 4th. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon. Bad Hail Storm. According to J. H.

Swenson, the Beaver township paragraph writer, a very severe hail storm visited the territory north and east of Jamestown, the direction of Oak Creek and Norway, early Saturday morning, Mach 26. In the amount and size of the hailstones that fell, it was the worst storm to visit that section, Mr. Swenson says, since the destructive hail storm of the summer of 1899. They varied in size from one and a quarter inches in diameter to the size of marbles or buckshot, covering the ground completely to the depth of an inch or more, and lay in piles until noon the following day. The hail, in some instances peeled the bark from the winward side of trees, and its effects were noticeable, later on sides of buildings, and telephone, poles.

Blossoms and twigs were stripped from fruit trees, unprotected, window lights broken overlapping edges of shingles knocked buildings, and old and worn -shingles were broken through. The fact that but little, if any wind accompanied the storm in the section visited, served in a way to help as with a high wind no ordinary roof could have withstood the power of the falling ice formations. Neighbors Assisted Mr. Keene Recently when Harry Keene, county. commissioner of Fairview township, was preparing to get to the Cuba market from his farm a large number of cattle and hogs he found the roads and weather conditions unfavorable.

At this juncture a number of neighbors appeared and assisted him in getting his live stock to the Cuba market for which he felt very grateful, and so was expressing himself in Belleville last week. Hammond On Sunday afternoon at the Christian Parsonage at 3:30, Harry D. Dick of Proctor, and Miss Lydia H. Hammond of Courtland, were 'united in marriage by R. V.

Hughes. The young people will reside on a farm. in Colorado. Friends, accompanied the young people as witnesses. It so happened the S.

S. committee for Belleville district were also present. MARRIAGES Bowersox-Fry. A pretty home wedding which ular, joined two of Republic took county's at popyoung people place E. E.

Bowersox home Tuesday ening, April 5th, when Miss Orpha Bowersox became the bride of William B. Fry. At eight o'clock the bridal party came down the stairs to the strains of the Bridal Chorus played by Miss Alma Barnhart, and took their places beneath a bower of pink and white, the color scheme of pink white being carried out in the living. room where the ceremony took place. Little Buster Miller carried ring a large white tulip and the impressive ring service was read by Rev.

Yins Hughes bride wore of the a becoming Christian gown church. blue satin and lace. Following the ceremony a twocourse luncheon was served to the guests, numbering about forty. Mrs. Fry is.

a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bowersox and has lived this, community all of her life.

She attended the Belleville high school, graduating with the class of '20. The past year Miss Bowersox taught school near Belleville. Mr. Fry is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. D. Fry and has also been raised in this a community. Mr. and Mrs.

Fry will make their home on farm north of Belleville. Sissel-Baner. The many friends 'of Miss Inez Sissel, daughter of Mr. and George Sissel, former old time residents near Cuba, and a sister Clarence E. Sissel, of near Cuba, wi: be interested to learn of the young lady's marriage at the present family home in Los Angeles, California to Logan Baner, a well known high school athlete of that city.

Miss Sissel's Republic county friends will join the Telescope in extending congratulations, and best wishes for their future happiness. A Los Angeles newspaper the following account of the marriage. "Although painfully injured Logan Baner, well known local high school athlete, maintains he was in luck when he fell from a bridge some time ago. For the advanture was probably directly responsible for his marriage to pretty Inez Sissel. The marriage was revealed today.

Baner and his bride, then Miss Sissel, were waiting for a street car when Baner, sitting on the balance. the bridge, lost his Miss Sisse! called fer assistance and helped rescue Baner. Then she nurshim back to health." Find Still Near Beloit. recent raid by Sheriff Ralph Evans of Mitchell county, according to late press accounts, unearthed other still in opeiation on a farm northeast of Beloit, the Plum Creek neighborhood. A conversation of a drunken man in a local garage led to the discovery of the still by the sheriff.

The man later took a stove out to the place of operations, to be used in the distillery operations. The still was found in a cave under a building on a farm, and the sheriff in locating it, did so by following fresh tracts leading to a creek which runs thru the farm referred to, and here he found a man, who he immediately placed under arrest. With the still was, two barrels of rye, mash, barrel of fruit mash, and several quarts of distilled alcoholic liquor. The sheriff, Mr. Evans took a couple of bottles of the "home brew" as evidence, and brought his prisoner to Beloit where he being held pending trial.

Shields Buys Rode's Interest. A deal was transactea the first of the week in which Mr. J. D. Shields purchased the interest of H.

A. Rode of the Belleville Motor Company of this city. Mr. Shields will continue in the same business under the firm name of the Belleville Motor Company and will continue to handle the Dodge Brothers cars in this territory. It has not been learned what Mr.

Rode expects to do in the future. Wrestling Match Friday. There will be a wrestling match at the Belleville opera house, Friday night, April 8th, between Vic Miller, champion of the south and Bob Roscoe, champion welterweight of Canada. This promises to be a good match, with good preliminaries. To the Public I have sold the Munden garage to Sam Gregory and I bespeak for him the patronage of the people of this community.

Also wish indebted all those knowing and selves to me to call tle at once. Henry Pelesky, Munden, Kansas. Ice Cream Drops C. F. Daggett is selling ice, cream at the creamery for 25 cents a pint, 40 cents gallon, delivered in containers.

Mr. and Mrs. 0. A celebrated 1 their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home in Agenda Sunday, April 3rd. They were married in Junction City, Kansas, April 3, 1971.

Mr. Baird homesteaded the quarter section of land which is now the townsite of Cuba in 1870. Numerous wedding presents of gold were left the venerable couple. A bountiful dinner was also served to the guests. A delegation of Cuba friends drove to Agenda in the afternoon and paid their respects to Mr.

and Mrs. Baird. In the evening a delegation of young folks from Agenda serenaded the happy couple with songs, "Golden Wedding Day," and "Silver Threads Among the Gold." Mr. T. H.

Adams of Fenton, brother of Mrs. Baird, Mrs. Anna Baird of Manhattan, Mr. and Mrs. A.

Baird and daughter Martha and Mr. and Mrs. Earl E. Baird and son Earl of Glen Elder, Mr. and Mrs W.

H. Mikesell and sons George and Herbert of Belleville, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.

Baird and children Eileen and Glenn. Mr. and Mrs. C. A.

Baird children Dorothy Margaret, Harold, Louise, Shirley and Nell of Agenda and Mr. and Mrs. Porter Compton, of Mankato, Kan. Accident 'Fatal to Norway Boy An auto accident proved fatal to Douglas Kullberg, 17 years old son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. F. Kullberg, southeast of Norway. Young Kullberg, with Allen, an older brother was 'returning from the Norway high school at 4:15 Thursday afternoon by auto, and nearing the C. T.

Eastvedt farm on north and south road, the elder brother, who was driving, attempted to turn the car from the side to the center of the road, and in the attempt, steering wheel was locked and the car turned over instantly killing Douglas, whose skull was fractured, and he was otherwise bruised about the head and face. The family has lived in the Norway community for many years and are well and favorably known by a large circle of friends, who sincerely sympathize with them in their time of extreme sadness. County Track Meet April 29th The annual Republic county track meet, will be held in Belleville Friday, April 29. The different schools are doing lots of practicing and a large number will likely contest for honors in the meet. The events for this year are slightly changed so as to conform to the state meet rulings.

The lineup of events are as follows: 50 yard dash; 100 yard. dash; 220 yard dash; 440 yard dash; 880 yard run; 1 mile run; running broad jump, running high jump, 220 yard low hurdles, shot put 12 pound size, and the discus throw. The relay is a separate event and this year will be a mile relay of 440 yard heats. The standing broad jump has been left out and the 220 relay changed to 440. Winners: County Spelling Contest.

Rural, first grade: First. Eugene Golden Wedding Anniversary Emmert, Dist 64; second. Edna Anderson, district 99; third, Virgie Goodger, district 43. Graded, first, William Pettijohn, district 43; George Nelson, Con. Ira Vance, Dist.

3. Second Grade, Rural, first, Doris Cole, district 27; second, Elsie Huncovsky, district third, Ruth Printz, district 108. Graded, first. Eloise Dannefer, Dist. 111; second, Jessie Harsh, Dist.

14: Third, Leda Havel. Third grade, rural, first, Lucille English; second, Lora Keperta, Dist. 34; third, Helen Huncovsky, Dist. 4. Graded, first, Leigh Payne, Dist.

63; second. Mary Ellen Brewer, Con. Dist. third, Dale McNemar, Dist. 113.

Fourth Grade, first, Grace Kuhn, district 60; second, Eunice Sandine, Dist. 32; third, Clarence Richecky, Dist. 86. Con. second, Kasparek, Graded, first, Dorothy, Nelson, Dist.

Dist 14; third, Gertrude Swanson, Dist. 6. Fifth grade, rural, frst, Carl Chappell, 64; second, Viola Marsicek, Dist. 10; Third, Elnora Dillehay. Dist.

67. Graded, first, Goldie Svatopolsky, Dist. 111; second, Opal Brewer. Con. 3, third, Evelyn Snyder Con.

2. Sixth Grade, rural, first, Frances, Morlan, Dist. 18; second, Lena Myer, 15; third, Ernest Newbauer, Dist. 21. Graded, first, Ogda Bloom, Dist.

6, second, Gladys Loetterle, Dist. 63; third, La Thayer Finch, Dist. 3. Seventh Grade, rural, first, Pauline Beck Dist. 64; second, Arthur William, Dist.

56; third, Paul Jehlik. Dist. 116. Graded, first. Flossie Davis, second, Keenneth Doctor, Dist.

14; third Joe Cummings, Con. '2. Eighth grade, rural, first, Emma Shepek, Dist. 15; second, Agnes Neubauer, Dist. 21; third Lottie Houdek, district 89.

Graded, first, Cedric Yoder. Dist. 113; third, Baldwin, district 118; second, Carlos, Heina, district 14. High school, first, Della Kasper, Narka high school; second, Ruth Stener, Courtland high school; third. Mollie Cerny, Narka high school.

Free-for-all, first, Carlos Heina, Agenda graded school; second, Frances Celoud, Cuba graded school; third, Sylvia Svatapolsky, Cuba graded school. Compiled by Mary. Jansky, county superintendent. M. E.

HOSPITAL ASSURED Belleville Will Get 50-Bed Hospital Cost To Be $150,000. Belleville has been awarded a 50- bed hospital by the Methodist conference in session at Salina last week. This was a direct result of the financial campaign made in this city last week in which the citizens of Belle ville oversubscribed ther quota of $35,000 toward the proposed hospital building. Republic county is expected to raise a total of $50,000 and while the financial campaign has not yet been put on throughout the county, many subscriptions have been tendered to the hospital committee. No trouble Is anticipated in raising the balance of $15,000 in ter ritory adjacent to Belleville and the county at large.

In voting the hospital to Belleville the Methodist conference granted Sa. lina 100 bed hospital and Goodland a 35 bed hospital. A delegation of more than forty boosters drove to Salina the latter part of last week to impress upon the conference that Belleville was on the map and expected a hospital. The delegation was royally received and highly complimented on their aggressive spirit and royalty to their community. The location of the new hospital will be at the osuth end of street, on the Howe property.

The paving wil! be extended to the building, which is one of the requirements in the location. The structure will probably be a three story brick building with supplementary buildings. Architects are already at work on the plans, which we understand will be submitted to a local committee and that work will commence early this summer. Nelson Family to Sweden Otto Nelson and wife, of Agenda were in the city last Thursday and while here made application at the office of clerk of court W. E.

Shaw, at the court house for a passport to make a trip back to their native land, Sweden. Mr. Nelson tells us they have been in this country for forty years, and with the exception of Mr. Nelson being back twenty years ago, they have never visited the home land since their first arrival. They will sail from New York in June on an excursion steamer, in company with a large number of their countrymen from Minnesota, who are also going for a short visit in the homeland, but expect to return to America later.

Mr. and Mrs. Nelson intend to be absent three or four months. Norway Annual Community Day Norway's annual community day has been announced for Friday, April 15. This is one of the biggest school and community events in that part of the county, and it is safe to it will be a big success, as several events of this kind have already been held in past years, with all the schools of the township and people of the community in general participating, and therefore, the success of approaching' event is assured, as the Norway people never believe in doing things by half.

Glee Club Recital The Republic high school glee club under the direction of Mrs. Eddy, is to give a concert and recital Friday evening, April 8 in which members of both the junior and senior classes will take part. Mrs. Eddy has been instructor and supervisor of music in the Republic high school the past school year, and being an accomplished musician, the class has developed some wonderful talent and not only the school, but the community in general are looking forward to the coming recital and entertainment as a real musical treat. Man From New York Loses Mind.

A recently arrived young man from New York named Chas. L. Lindstrom, aged 20, whose parents reside 841 E. 225th New York City, becoming mentally deranged in Scandia was taken into custody by city marshal Chas. Nordman until his father could arrive take him back home.

The young man had only arrived at Scandia the Wednesday before and came with the intention of working for Gust Edgren, a farmer, near there. The young man's father, it is said, superintends a factory in the eastern metropolis and having in his employ Gust Wallin, a cousin of Mr. Edgren, formerly of Scandia, it was on Wallin's recommendation that the father sent the son here for the summer. When the young man arrived here he went at once to the Edgren home, but his peculiar action in a very short time attracted the Edgrens attention. Dr.

Haggman, a local Scandia physician, made an examination of the lad and advised that he be taken in charge. Communicaton- was then had with the boy's father in Nay York who wired $50 for the care of his son until he could come and take him home. It may be that the young man has been slugged on the way here, as at times, he appears to be in great agony. While conversing, he dwells at considerable length on a love affair in which he seems to have lost out. At.

other times he is of a jocular vein and keen sense of humor in displayed by him. He came well provided baggage and clothes and has a gold watch and other valuable jewels..