Republic County Democrat from Belleville, Kansas • 1

.1 1 4 4j, iHNMf trr' ft. Ho1 nhlU Official County Paper VOL. XII BELLEVILLE. REPUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 4, 1918. NO.

86. I 1 i REGISTER 12TH. SENATOR THOMPSON IX ACTION COUNTY FAIR PREMIUM AWARDS REDUCED RAILROAD RATE TO KANSAS FREE FAIR Obituary of Albert Kelley. Albert Kelley was born October 10, 1871 near Bloomington, McClean county, Illinois and passed away at his home near Wayne, Kansas, September 2, 1918. In 1872 he, with his parents moved to Republic county, Kansas, where he has since resided.

On November 4, 1891 he was united In marriage to Miss Rachel Anthony, who passed away on December 24th, 1912. To this union was born four children, Charles, Albert, Harold and Bertha. On December 4, 1915 he was united in mariage to Miss Mary Way. To this union was born one child, Henry. He leaves to mourn, a mother, four brothers, three sisters, a wife and five children, and a host of friends.

The funeral service was held on Tuesday afternoon, September 3, in the M. E. church at Wayne, Kansas, being conducted by the Christian minister J. F. Hay of Belleville, and MOKE MEN TO CAMP FUNSTON Forty-Eight Men leave on the Union Pacific Tomorrow to Don the Kahkl For Uncle Sam, Tomorrow morning another contingent of men wll leave this county over the Union Pacific for the Camp Funston where they will be ln-lated Into the military service.

This lot of men takes six or seven out of the August registration of 21 year old men. Following is the list of names: 32 Willam B. Junek 33 Floyd C. Schafer 39 Carl McK. Graham 40 Melvin D.

Spafford 41 William R. Rayner 44 Twin Geo. Denoyer 45 Homer N. Redenbo 46 William Palecek 47 William McK. Nutter 50 Joe Hunucovsky 53 Lester E.

Englund 55 Ernest W. Nystrom 61 Roy C. Strickland 64 Leonard V. Fisher 66 Frank J. Heyka Jr.

72 Hobard S. Berry 73 Carl 0. Anderson 74 John H. Lysholm the body was laid away in Union cemetery. School ISegins Sept.

17. HAYS, Sept. 3. On account of fall farm work the Fort Hays. Normal will not open until September 17.

The enrollment will be as largo if not larger than ever. For the boys there will be military training the same as at all colleges In the United States. For the girls much war ser vice work has been planned that can only be done to help win the war by women in college. President Wilson's advice that all young people go to college will be taken by a larger percentage of Western Kansas boys and girls than ever and the only state school in Western Kansas will be ready for them September 17. Administrator Talks A mistake was made in giving the amount of substitutes given with a 48 pound sack of flour.

The percentage was all right 80-20, but it should have been 12 pounds of substitutes iiidtead of 10 pounds. The substitutes remain the same, i will bring home. I had the mis-except rye flour is a substitute 60 fortune to burn my and quite severe-to 40 or in the proportion of three jy on jt as it was very hot after the Class E. Poultry I Brown Leghorns, S. L.

Donaldson, 1st, Walter Smith 2nd. Buff Leghorns, Glades Hodgkenson 1st. "White Leghorns, W. H. Bullen 1st, C.

IEX Baldridge, 2nd. Buff Orpingtons, W. 0. Salp, 1st and 2nd. White Plymouth Rocks, Frank Ball 1st, J.

E. Tallent 2nd. White Wyandottes, A. S. Gregg 1st and 2nd.

White Fantail Pigeons, Arnold Hodgklnson 1st. Indian Runner Ducks, W. B. Cur- rle, 1st. Chinese Geese, J.

E. Tallent, 1st. Gray Belgian Rabbits, Orrln Bell, 1st and 2nd. Class Farm Products. Best Display Farm Products, Jno.

Robbins 1st, Chas. Hardin 2nd. Best display farm vegetables, Jno. Robbins 1st, Lester McQueen 2nd. One peck pure bred wheat, Jack Sewell 1st, G.

W. Hubbard, 2nd. One peck wheat, Clair Baldwin 1st, I. Edgecomb 2nd. One peck barley, Jack Sewell 1st.

One peck rye, I. Edgecomb 1st, Chas. Hardin 2nd. One peck Red Oats, E. E.

Bower-sox 1st, Henry Kerstine 2nd. White corn, ten ears, Lawrence Levendofsky 1st, Jno. Robbins 2nd. H. J.

Slutts 3rd, W. B. Currie 4th. Bloody Butcher Corn, ten ears, W. Currie 1st, G.

W. Hubbard 2nd. Calico corn, ten ears, Jno. Robbins 1st and E. E.

Fitts 2nd Sweet corn, ten ears, J. Slutts 1st. Yankee corn, ten ears, I. Edgecomb 1st. Tallest Stalk of Corn, A.

Bakken 1st, S. L. Donaldson 2nd. Kaffir corn, ten heads, E. E.

Fitts, 1st, Chas. Hardin, 2nd. Brown Daro or Milo Maze ten heads E. E. Fitts 1st, H.

J. Slutts 2nd. Early Potatoes, one peck, Henry Hanzlick 1st, B. H. Waller 2nd.

Late potatoes, one peck Ross Swen-son Sweet one pock, B. H. Waller 1st. Red onions, one peck, Mrs. Edwin Randall 1st, W.

H. Bullen 2nd. White onions, one peck, Jno. Kono-valski 1st. Mrs.

Edwin Randall 2nd. Early cabbage, two neads, B. H. Waller 1st. Late cabbage, two heads, B.

Waller 1st. Two watermelons, A. Bakken 1st, Lester McQueen 2nd. Two muskmellons, Henry Kerstine 1st, B. H.

Waller 2nd. Two Hubbard squash, Lester Mc Queen 1st. Two Summer squash, Paul VanAk-en, 1st, Chas. Hardin 2nd. Two Squash, any kind, H.

J. Slutts 1st, Jno. Robbins 2nd. Two sweet pumpkins, A. Bakken, 1st, Lester McQueen 2nd.

Two largest, any kind, pumpkins, Ray Milner 1st, Mrs. C. Vanous 2nd. Two Yankee Pumpkins Henry Hanzlick 1st, Lester McQueen 2nd. Sugar beets, one peck, Chas.

Hardin 1st, A. S. Gregg 2nd. Red tomatoes, one peck, Catherine Vanous, 1st, Guy Milner 2nd. Yellow tomatoes, one peck, Catherine Vanous, 1st.

Carrots, one peck, Henry Hanzlick, 1st. White beans one peck, Ross Swen-son, 1st. Peppers, one peck, Mrs. Edwin Randall, 1st. Egg plant fruit, plate of five, C.

A. Isaacson 1st. Class Horticulture. Best and largest dislay by one person, display should not be over five of any one variety, D. J.

Wilkie 1st. Collection of apples, plate of five any variety, H. J. Slutts 1st. Winesaps, plate of five, W.

W. Stephenson 2nd. Maiden Blush, plate of five, D. J. Wilkie, 1st.

Missouri Pippen, plate of five, W. Stephenson 2nd. Bellflower, plate of five, W. Stehenson 2nd. Wealthy, plate of five, D.

J. Wil kie, 1st. With Americans at Soissous Is Se- vcrely Iturned by "French 75' Shell Which He Fired at Re. treating Germans, Washington, D. August 27, 1918.

Senator William Thompson of Kansas was under fire with the American troops at Soissons and paid his respects to the Kaiser by actually firing a ''French 75" cannon Into the retreating German army, according to a letter written under date of August 4, 1918, and received from him today. The senator had the misfortune to burn h's hand quite severely in picking up the hot shell after he had fired the gun. A vivid description of the American troops in action is given. After telling of the position of the American troops, Senator Thompson said: "I spent the whole day on the American battle front and had my first experience of being actually under our enemy fire. The Americans took Soissons yesterday.

I saw this great army pull up stakes from where it was yesterday' and move forward to occupy the ground they had taken. This included thousands of trucks of supplies, ammunition, wagons, big guns, infantry and cavalry. I saw them take their position for today's battle. I saw all the awful desolation and destruction, the dead buried, and the wounded hastily care for and put in ambulances for the hospitals, and also the burying of many fine horses. The Germans left many dead and thousands of prisoners and a great quantity of equipment, shells and ammunition.

Enemy shells fell all around us and I saw a village destroyed within half a mile of us. My greatest experience was in actually firing one of the famous "French 75" cannons, sending a shell five miles over the German lines into their retreating army. I thought this was the best way I knew to pay my respects to the Kaiser. I was given the big brass cap or shell that contained the bv.Het, which shot was fired and had not cooled off when I picked it up. I found a lot of good souvenirs, a German gun, complete, with bayonet and scab- i bard; a hietlmejt, cartridge holders full of cartridges, aside from the brass container cartridge case for the shells." Senator Thompson stated that he was leaving for the Belgian front and that then he would visit the English and the Italian lines.

He is expected home early in September. Our Exportation of Silver The melting down of the silver dollars in the United states Treasury and the exportation of the bar silver resulting and other silver bullion possess great interest to the average American citizen, Most of the silver bullion is sent to India, whose people have a strong prejudice in favor of metal money, and India is exporting a vast amount of material used in the war by England and France, and in fact, all the entente allies, including ourselves. To pay for these goods in the money desired by the people of India caused a tremendous drain on the supply of silver of entente allies, and to meet this urgent demand the United States has taken the great amount of silver bullion and silver dollars lying idle in its Treasury and is exporting it in to India to be used in paying for war supplies. Something like a hundred million silver dollars have been melted down and exported. What great assistance it was to the allies, including the UnSted States, is shown by the statement of sir James Meston, financial member of the Viceroy's Council, who is reported as saying: "Probably few people in America realize how vitally important to India and to India's share in the war was the legislation passed in Washington releasing large quantities of silver for use in alleviating the currency situation there.

For this action India as well as the British Empire and the allies owe a debt of gratitude to the United States which it is hard to overstate." m. iTnirRCii. All services at the regular hours next Sunday. The W. IT.

M. S. meets with Mrs. Harley Lewis afternoon. A full attendance is desired.

Men Who Have Attulned the Ape of IS und Have 'ot Reached Their Kith ltlrtlidny Must Register. All men who have attained their 18th birthday and who have not reached their 46th birthday are register on the 12th day of September, unlos8 they have already registered In the classes between 21 and 31 or the June or September classes of 21 yar old registrants, or if they are already In the army or navy. There should be no mistakes, everyone should register on that day wht are eligible and the machinery for this registration will be placed in every voting precinct for this registration for the accommodation of the registrants. Register as early as possible in the day, but be very sure to present yourself for registration. Following are the registration boards for the various voting precincts.

Belleville City, 1st Wad J. F. Hay, Mrs. Paul King and Mrs. E.

C. Sharp. 2nd Ward W. H. Billingsley, Lulu Arbuthnot and Mrs.

Efiie Chappius. 3rd Ward Lloyd Johnson, Tillio Bostik and Mrs. W. S. Hitchcock.

Albiou township Myron Beaver, Albert Beaver and L. J. Edwards. Beaver township Jno Carlson, G. E.

Edberg and Jno. Bergstrom. Belleville township Wm. Peck, Chas. E.

Ball and J. S. Noble. Big Bend S. P.

O. G. Figgins, T. J. Charles and G.

T. Taylor. Big Bend X. P. John Morgan, A.

E. Bates and Joe Gillilan. Courtland township (plaf L. Larson, Albert Suholm and Elmer Soth-ers. Elk Creek Township C.

A. Moore, Oscar Ahlsteadt and Clark Baird. Fairview township Wra. Klemish, Chas. W.

Jones and J. P. Splichal. Farmington township W. R.

Black S. J. Henry and Rollo Washburn. Grant Township Claud Smock, W. M.

Way and E. J. Ekstrom Jefferson township Ellis Frint, J. W. Houdek and Frank Kasl.

Liberty township D. J. Wilkie, Bert Milner and Edwin Lincoln township. O. A.

Jewett, J. W. Cowle and B. H. Johnson.

Norway township Alex Scott, L. J. Larson and C. A. Brewer.

Richland township Frank Beny-shek, John Jehlik and Frank Celoud. Rose Creek Township Jno. Coulter, August Elecha and L. H. Press-nail.

Scandia township L. E. Cooper. A. R.

Morey and J. J. Smith. Union R. A.

Rasmussen, Nathan Isaacson and Andrew Birrell. Washington Township Chas. Mitchell, Herman Weers and H. W. Campbell.

white Rock township. J. G. Freed, C. J.

Carlson and W. F. Curtiss. Ifiir Rains Causes Floods. The north part of Republic county experienced a seven inch rain fall last Sunday night which caused the creeks in that part of the county to be swoolen to such a hieght as they have not been for years and possibly ever.

Many township and county bridges were washed away or otherwise damaged. It is stated that on one mail route in Freedom township there are ten bridges either washed out. or badly damaged. Wherever there were cement bridges they withstood the flood in splendid shape and about the only damage to them is the fills being cut out to some extent by the water. Union.

Liberty and Rose Creek townships also suffered considerable damage. The loss of these bridges at this particular time is quite a disaster as it will be next to impossible to replace all these bridges with cement structures as it is next to impossible to pret the materia! pt ilii time and the expense would be enormous. The commissioners were in session Monday and Tuesday and will do everything that can be done to remedy the condition. Glen Ellison Concert. Mr.

Glen Ellison who gave a concert at the White Way theatre, Monday evening for the benefit of the Red Cross was attended by a large crowd of music lovers. Mr. Ellison gave the re-creation of his own voice on the Edison machine, and it was a splendid entertainment. The pieced quilt which was given to the Red Cross by Mrs. W.

R. Wilbert was sold and was sold to Mrs. Fred Col-well for $7.50, but was later sold to Mrs. F. E.

Easterday for $10.23. The proceeds of the entertainment was turned over to the chapter of the Red Cross. Rnto of One and One Half Fare For Round Trip to Topcka, Sept. 9 to 14 A special rate of one and one half fare for the round trip has been granted by W. G.

McAdoo, director general of railroads, on all roads In Kansas for the Kansas Free Fair at Topeka, Sept. 9 to 14. The U. S. government will make a big war exhibit at the Kansas Free Fair, which fill occupy an entire new building and this reduced rate wflll be an incentive for the people of Kansas to visit the fair and see the exhibit Uncle Sam will make.

A Destructive Hall Storm. A very destructive hail storm visited the Rose Creek territory In the north part of the county last Thursday morning playing havoc with what corn and feed crop there was left by the dry summer In that vicinity. Chickens, turkeys and other fowls suffered considerable and we are told only the stubbs of corn stalks were left standing. Crops in the territory visited by this hail storm were probably better than the average in the county. Red Cross Social.

Friady evening at the B. F. Carson home in Belleville township there will be a Red Cross social. Ice cream, pop, will be served and an all around good old fashioned social time will be enjoyed by everyone. A snappy program is being prepared and while you are enjoying yourself you can have the double pleasure of helping contribute to the organization we have all learned to love the Red Cross.

Come and help have a good time and help boost this worthy cause. Stock Drowned In Flood Last Sunday night when the north side of the county was flooded with a heavy downpour of rain M. Water-: son of near Munden had a team of mules drowned, Fred Wagor a fine cow and Z. T. Carpenter lost quite a bunch cf hogs.

There doubtless were other losses of which we did not hear. On Sunday night the same vicinity was visited by a destructing hail storm which pounded all vegeta tion into te ground and killed many chickens. Republic County Settler Dead James Sherwood died last Satur day evening, Aug. 31, at the home of his son, Jacob Sherwood who lives just across the line in Republic county. He was born in North Car olina, Feb.

4, 1827, being at the time of his death, ninety-one years, six months and twenty seven days. He was one of the old settlers of Republic county. The funeral was held this morning at eleven o'clock at the home. Concordia Blade. Harold Jones Home on Visit Harold Jones, the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Sylvester Jones of this city, home Sunday evening for a twenty days visit with his parents. Harold has been attending the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland for the past two years, but for three months has been on the battleship Missouri and was getting training on water. Lillian Barnard Lillian Barnard, the infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs.

W. R. Barnard was born on Monday, September 2, 191 and lived only a few minutes. The little remains were shipped to Lindon, Tuesday for burial, that being the former home of Mrs. Barnard.

Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our dear friends and neighbors for their kind help and sympathy during the sudden death of our dear husband and father; also for the beautiful floral offering of Belleville. Mrs. Lawrence Levendofsky and family. Mr.

and Mrs! J. A. Levendofsky and family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zukowske and family Lhrhtnlng Gets Ten Head of Cattle.

Mr. Henry Burtram of Haddam had ten head of cattle killed by ono stroke of lightning last Friday. The cattle were up in the corner of the pasture and there were in alt- about seventy-five head. Mr. Brutram had his cattle insured with the Republic County Mutual and we understand will collect $50 per hcid for those killed.

77 Wilbert Applegarth 85 Elmer Aberg 86 Otto Schlutow 87 Ralph E. Rasmussen 88 Elmer F. Novotny 89 William A. Stephens 91 Charlie J. Klima 94 Edward M.

Svoboda 97 John M. Hadachek 98 Edward J. Brosh 99 Lewis Geo. Frankamp 100 John E. Brandt 101 Clyde Liggett 102 George Barton 103 Lester McCormick 105 Merle G.

Milner 106 Sigmund W. D. Bruns 107 Pearl Thos. Edwards 110 David C. Milner 51-B Loyd Grover 1066 Aaron B.

Johnson Charles B. Hruza, Munden Lester L. Tettman, Narka Leigh Longfellow, Hardy, Neb. Uel J. Bettis, Courtland George M.

Griffeth. Rydal Arthur W. Laws, Belleville Ray Swiercinsky, Republic Frank J. Reeves, Belleville Duane Albert McClure, Wayne. The Jewell Shorthorn Herd.

Mr. Arden Jewell of Lincoln, township has a tine herd of twenty-two head of Shorthorn cattle and had ten head at the fair this year. In making a writup of the herds that were being shown, in some manner we out the Jewell herd altho we had a note of it in our note book. His herd is" headed by a line full, Pure Gold but we are unable at this time to give the number. Mr.

Jewell has not been breeding Shorthorns very long, but he has made a splendid start and has a lot of fine animals on (he place. LOANS TO FARMERS The war finance corporation of the Treasury Department will make loans, in exceptional cases, directly and without the intervention of banks, to live-stock raisers, whose industry has been classified as one necessary or contributory to the prosecution of the war. These loans are to be made under section 9 of the war fiance corporation act, and the loans will be mado to individuals, firms, and corporations whose principal business is the raising of live stock, which includes catties, goats, sheep, and hogs. For the present only the Federal Reserve banks of Kansas City and Dallas are designated as agencies to execute these loans, which are to be made to live stock raisera who are experiencing great difficulty in their operations owing to drouth conditions, though cattlemen from other districts are not excluded from benefit of section 9. The war finance corporation has also effected an arrangement for extending finacial assistance to the canrs of New York state.

fb. A ifi Pi jSl i'i Si A Si Si $1 Y-l Si Si -It- -r -Ir -th -o- -r -v 1f Si Obey The Thrill! Men up to 46 are now ifc called for military registra- tion, so be as prompt as you are patriotic. Don't wait un- $fc til the last hours when the ft boards are crowded, but reg- ister early! Yl ifi. Pi JX! jv pi, a ft jXi A 1 Hfr -ir lr it -o- 1 -fi- pounds of wheat flour to two pounds cf rye flour. Graham flour and whole wheat flour may be sold without substitutes.

Sugar remains the same as before and very scarce. Save all you can. G. A. CHAPIN, Food Commissioner, Republic Co.

From the Paris Edition of New York Herald. Paris, August 4, 1918. Senator William H. Thompson and Congressmen J. B.

Thompson and T. A. Chandler, of Oklahoma, visited the American front today with an American lieutenant. The distinguished visitors went within a mile of the German line. They had a box "dejeuner" under trees while shells were breaking a few hundred foot away, and they saw American infan- try advancing in skirmish formation toward the Germans.

They were in the danger zone much of the day. James K. Conzleman Mr. James K. Conzleman an old settler of Republic county, died at his home near Republic, Monday, at the age of 77 years.

Funeral was held on Tuesday and Rev. Conn of the. United Brethern church read the funeral services. Burial was made in the Lake cemetery. Freeman-O'Connor The marriage of Jennie Melissa Freeman to Mr.

Charles D. O'Connor took place Sunday, August 25th. The place of the ceremony was the White Temple, Mitchell, S. D. Mr.

O'Connor will remembered by many as he lived here for several years being employed by the Austin-Hollands-worth Mercantile company. Jeminez-Lnna Pasqual Jeminez and Columbia Luna, both Mexicans, of Cuba, were married in the office of the Probate Judge by Judge E. M. Crane, Tuesday morning. Morpliead-Shellhasc.

The many friends of Miss Elsie Morehead and Mr. Floyd Shellhase were surprised to learn of their marriage which took place on June 30th. but was announced to their friends only about a week ago. Miss More-head is ono of the successful teachers of Tlepublic county and has taught near Republic for several years. Mr.

and Mrs. will make their hone in Republic. Grimes Golden, plate of five, H. J. Slutts 1st.

Mohnothan, plate of five, Guy Milner 1st, D. J. Wilkie 2nd. Lowell, plate of live, S. L.

Donaldson 1st. Coopers Early White, plate of five, H. J. Slutts, 1st. Lady Elgin plate of 24, H.

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