The Dresden Reporter du lieu suivant : Dresden, Kansas • 1

THE mmm iiFOif is NUMBER 7 VOLUME 1 DRESDEN, DECATUR COUNTY, KANSAS, OCTOBER 20, 1916 Mrs. Eva Bu uer of Red Cloud toy iittcresting. Rally Day is here visitlrg her par- tfrora" was given at the MrE. church aens, Mr. and Mr.

M. M. Miller. Sunday morning. 'Ia the evening ar Mi9 Flr.ru MilUr A hrMh interesting aim prmuame league scr a ws vswtasva Grantof Clayton, vitited with Walter Short and Florence Love were married in Colorado Springs last; week They will make their ho me at the Springs, Mr and Mrs G.

W. Stevensoi of Burlington Colo, enroufe Iowa madt a short visit wit; -their nephew, W. W. Winega and family. There were 75 In attendanc at Macgraw Sunday School lat the home folks, Sunrif y.

Mrs. D. attended ha Missionary Convention, at 'Jhanute last week. Mrs, A. Combs of Phillips- DENIES AS3AILINQ MR.

HUGHES. Percy Mackaye Writes He Nvtr Saw "Author Letter With His Name Appended. Percy Mncknye. playwright, whos name appeared an one of the signers of the "Authors' letter." published In th ih'wk) in pent lot week, knew nothing shout the mutter until after publication, according to a afate-roent given out yentenlay at'I-tepuh-llcan notional headquarter. Tbe let-, ter attacked rharlen K.

Hughes' criticism of President Wllwn "noo-constructlve" ami pmponnded ten question for Mr. nnidieii to nw. In a letter to Mr. Hushes Mr. Mackaye said: "My attention ha Jut been railed to an lpeti letter addrewed toi yoo.

printed In the New Tork FleraldL of Auguit 2. signed by a number of pro-fetuilonal writers, among whom my name la Included. I beg to send you this word, to soy that I did not sign tbe letter and never saw or beard of the letter until It was shown to ma In print." It was. stated nt Republican bead- quarters that oelther Mr. Hughes nor any of his staff had seen the letter! except as It appeared In the news-1 papers.

I vice was led by Miss Dora C. Wolf, tho theme for the evening being "witnessing for Walter and Arthur Carlton autottt up into the. sand- hills of Nebraska lasat week and visited with folks for whom Walter worked a few years ago. Walter says the frnd is not just the thing for autos. Revival meetings will begin at Mac-Grawr church Thursday, October 19th.

Rev. and Mrs. C. P.llis will be with us to lead in battle. R.

Brcsnahan -Ned Boldosier returned fi'om Marion county Tuesday. R. R. ITelener and J. A.

MeKinncy furnished the music for a dance at Lcovillc, given in honor of the Campbell-Zimmerman Ytedding, particulais of which are give by our Leovil'e coiTespondent. Geo. D. Tubbs and E. II.

Galpin, auditors of the Foster Lumber Company, were here Wednesday morning looking over and noting needed improvements. Later Mrs. Blackburn died about noon Wednesday, Burk's Uncle Tom's Cabin Company presented the old and ever popular drama. of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Wednesday night. The large tent wus packed to its capacity and all seemed 400 LINE Cloudy, cold and windy.

II. N. Warner. is courting in Oberlin this week. Robt.

Bell and family visited in Rexford Sunday. Ed Custcrd, Ntlta Brantley, Sherman Ashley and Fred Carman drove to Gove county Tuesday in Mr. Ashley Ford. Mr. and Mrs.

Brantley autoed to Oakley Saturday and visited their daughter at that place, returning Sunday. Tho bridge over the Prairie Dog known as the Brown-Motz bridge, hai been condemned. Ed Shields and family spent Saturday night and Sunday with his brother Ural and wife. James Duning and family were guests of Harry Bates of Dresden, Sunday. The new minister Rev.

J. W. Oliver drove from Quinter Sunday and preached to a goodly number at the Shcrl school house. Mrs. Peck is building an addition to her house on the farm.

The North Valley school district is going to have a well put down and new seats. More districts should do the same. C. W. Grant and family who have been sowing wheat on the Shaui place moved Thursday; to Sam Boiin for the winter.

Wilson's clover hullcr is busy at the Ches Carman ranch. A. C. Anderson is erecting a nic? cottage on his farm for his tenant Jim Doring shipped a car load of wheat this week. 5.

v. urg, visited wnh her mother, -Irs. C. Baity, between trains londay. Forest Moore who was helper or the Foster Lumber last prinsr, stopped here a few hours ast Tuesday on his way toNebr.

El Vernon landed another Maxwell in this neck of the woods, Wednesday, John Ypma being the purchaser, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Shimeall of Goodland, returning frf an eastern tour, Wednefday, stopped for a short time to see their nephew, Lester Wallace, who is the new helper at the Foster Lumberyard.

1 Too late for last week. Ira Burns, of Farnam, Nebraska, and Mrs. Rosa Mount and daughters, Ada and Mary autoed over from Oberlin, Sunday afternoon and spent a short time visiting the Bock family. Mrs. Geo.

Fostin was called to Oberlin to work in the telephone exchange, taking the place of Miss Mabel Hicks, who has undergone a surgical operation. Jim Doming and family of Selden, visited with Harry Bates and wifo Sunday. mother of M.G. and Clarence Feeley, died Monday at her home in Jennings. Funeral services were held in Jennings at p.

m. Tuesday and the remains were taken to Colby and laid beside the body of her husband. Mrs. A. Hague received word Tuesday that her daughter Mrs.

War-reta Blackburn. Ni GrayfieldV had tmi: PARAGRAPHS PERTINENT jr. FROM HUGHES' Sunday, with several visitoi also. An interesting Rally Da program was given. Tolle Hoppas is the proud owr er a new car of the Ford variety Mrs.

F. Bliss, who hat beeu visiting her daughter, Mrs E. B. Danielson at Selden, cam down on No. 40, Sunday nigh and went via the stage line Oberlin, Monday morning.

TheYoung Men's and Young Women's classes of the M. E. S. S. have been fully organized and.

have regular meetings for as well as for social times. A good place to go, young folks. Miss May Derby who has been attending school in Clayton, has been forced to give up her scheo 'work for awhile on account ol her health. -Miss Mabel Spaun went to Jennings, Saturday lo visit hei friends, the Woodens, returning Sunday on the Jersey. James Moore of Rexford, is visiting with A.

E. Lowry family. Harvey Phillips, accompanied by his mother, A. L. Alexandei and Miss Aliee Smith, autoed to Salina, Sunday for a short visit the Andrews families.

Rev. R. Carlin accompanied Rev. Courter to Selden, Sat-evening just to say "howdy" to the folks and to cali on Rev. Oliver, the new M.E..

Pastor at May wen to Agra, Sun day to visit Edgar (Jarroll. I SPEECHES. "What Is the President's pol well pleased with the production. Icy JeB -anyone know? Das the Executive ever had a policy for more than six months on the MerUnn question?" "If I am elected President I will see to It that American i rights In Mexico are respected." 5( I Tuere la no man wno couia successfully present to an American community the platform Inez Wright and daughter Generieve spent Saturday in Burlington, Colorado, visiting friends and taking in the fair. Mrs." J.

W. Dawson returned from her visit in Burlington, Colorado Saturday night. L. G. Still was in Dresden between trains Sunday.

W. T. Brooks, wife and sons and Mrs. Lura Gilmore, of Jennings visited with the Bowman and Funk families Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Fortin-returned that an Amertcun citizen's rights stop at the coast line." "We will get through with this old strife between capital Leovilie A slight sprinkle Sunday made everything gay for a few minutes. Floyd Wagner has been em 6 I and labor. We are not laborer and 'capitalists in this country. We are fellow-citizens." "All that the worklnguien want Is square deaV 5 "We want the United States ploy edjiv Geo Si ivcrver the past "--7 from Nofcaiur Saturday, night bring- dergonft.it surgicaL operation and wwfiu Mrs.

Foriin -parents, Mr. and efficiently mannzed. I want to v- W. Gosiha is doing some car Mrs. Fisher with them.

Thev. the see men In office who believe In prosperity." 1 Republican Party stands for a prosperity produced by. sound American policies." Oris McManis was sick the lat penter work for fid Prills. Mr. and Mrs.

H. Mohing are the proud parents of a baby girl Floyd Karls is teaching the old Sharidan School. Miss Brels- Fishers, returned to Norcatur Monday morning. Several Dresdenites have been attending the meetings at the Christian church in Oberlin. They pronounce ter part of last week but te able in a serious condition, and she, her son Jay and daughter, left Tuesday afternoon for Grainfield.

The McKay military band was in town -the night of Nelson's Wild West Show and gave us some fine martial music' Frank and Burtis G. May each sport a jitney now. to be out again. "We have removed from office them fine, ra-Harry Bates has invested in a ford being ill and had to quit for new Chevolet car. Clarence Branstool, wife and son, the betterment of her health men of experience and substl- tuted others to satisfy partisan obligations.

This must stop." of Haywood, Nebraska, and Mrs, EphraunBates of Smith count Glen Bock left Sunday morning for is.visiting the Launchbaugh and John Branstool, of Pasadena, California, visited the Bowmans Sunday McManis families. afternoon. Revival meetings began this The stork visited the home of Mr. The officers of the Knights of Columbus at Oberl were in Leovilie, Sunday on looge duties. Rev.

Bishop Cunninjham of Concordia visited with Father Schmith, Tuesday. Frank Jnennon has commenced gathering his 1916 corn crop, his home inJanesville, Wisconsin, and stopped off one day at Lebanon. T. E. Fawcett, of Norton, was iu town Saturday, the guest of R.

H. A. F. Rhoades autoed to Wilson and Mrs. Roy Percy at Brewster, Sun day morning, October 8th and left a fine baby girl, at any rate its grand' father, D.

A. Hoppes says its a fine ville, Nebraska, Sunday to visit his wife, who is there taking medical girl. treatment. Mr. and Mrs.

L. T. Bryan were to Hoxie Thursday on account of Floyd Bock, who has, been visit the illness of Mr. Bryant's mother. LEOVILLE ITEMS Too late fur lat week.

Cloudy and blustry weather the present make Corn husking the next thing on pro ing his uncles and aunts at Lebanon for some time, returned Monday on Grover Hoppes had charge of the bar THAT FULL DINNER PAIL, Relying foolishly npon the full dinner pall to accomplish for them what If has so often accomplished- for the Republican party, the Democrats proceed to pile extravagance upon' extravagance and to make flabby claims of being at peace, even when we are at war, says the Detroit Journal. For the dinner, pall has been filled with munition money, which presently must be supplanted by the true coinage of protected American Industry after the war. And while the dinner pail Is full, observe with what Inflated foods. This administration promised the worker a lower cost of living. But, as a matter of fact, to the worker Democratic prosperity Is a false prosperity.

It Is a mirage. Every, man with a dinner pall week at Macgraw church with Rev. and Mrs. C. P.

Ellis assisting the pastor. Mrs. Ellis was Miss Lee; Cenger and was with us a year ago in the meeting. We are glad to have her withus again. Tuesday afternoon was one time in the history of Dresden that the republicans were in the majority, the demodrats having all gone to Oberlin to hear Mr.

Connelly. H. Batchelder formerly of the Solomon country but now of Citrus Grove, Texas, came np last week for a few days visit with relatives and friends here, ber shop in Thyle absence. the Jersey. Mr.

and E. G. Bacon, were Jess Critchfield and family of Mor- gram. county seat visitors Friday afternoon. Chas.

Reed met with a rather pe- Miss Delma Fortin accompanied her cular, accident Sunday afternoon one land. came up Saturday and visited with his sister Mrs. Belle Aker and family till Sunday morning when they and the Akers family, went to Kanona uncle, Geo. Fortin to Oberlin and half mile south of Dresden, a jitney done the mischief. back Monday.

and spent Sunday with Mrs. Lowe A cold wave struck us Sunday A. Recker and J. Daugherty left Kirkendall, another sister and family, dropping the temperature from 95 early Monday morning enroute for to 38. Platte, Nebraska, looking over the country.

The 400 Line Ed Pritts is building on his lan Mr. Chas. Carman returned recently purchased. W. Goseha 13 helping do the carpenter stunt.

John Zinnerman is the owner of a new Oakland Six purchased of Andreg Bros, of Hoxie. John will undoubtedly take them all on high now. Saturday on 40 from Caiifornit where he has been sight seeing for the past month, A. C. Anderson is in Kansas City on business this week; and Mrs, Doming are enjoying a visit a visit with Mr.

and Mrs. Forhes of Colo, Mildred and Gladys Huff oJ Joe Dempewolf and Father Schmidt knows that, unless his wages have been Increased 20 per cent nnder Democratic munition prosperity, he Is poorer than he was four years ago. For Wilson rents are from 20 to 40 per cent, higher; the Wilson meat, the Wilson sugar and the Wilson wool, are 40 per cent, higher, and the Wilson steel and tin and household goods are from 20 to 40 per cent higher. Tbe Wilson bread has advanced faster than tbe Wilson wage, and the Wilson taxes have risen higher than the Wilson prosperity. Democracy may have enriched the munition manufacturer, but has It enriched the worker, whose cost of, living has Increased faster than his earnings? i If the Administration can re-elect! were Norton callers Tuesday.

F. Miller is helping A. Flickenstein sow wheat this week. i Mrs. J.

Karls and daughter Mary Gem, spent the week end with It is proved' that machines exposed to the weatherrust out three times-as quickly as they wear out. In other words, out of every four dollars you invest in a machine' rust gets three of them if you let it. Some men use their barns to store their tools but usually there isn't enough space. Why not keep it in ashed? It's the modern way. The cost of building such a shed is much less than you think, much less than what you'd otherwise have to pay for new machines and new parts.

We have a full line of gool building' materials The sooner you get your shed started, the sooner it will start saving you money, and Mrs. X. Stegeman returned Tuesday evening on No. 5 from an extended visit in Iowa. their sister Mrs.

J. Duncan. A goodly numfier from these Did you hear the wind blow yester parts went to Oberlin. Thursday day No I saw it. to hear Governor Capper, A.

Buckles is our mail carrier while Itself on the ground that the worker! Mr. Chas. Carman, remem T. W. Monteeth and family are visiting at Wichita, Kansas, bering Saturday.

was Candy Day presented each t)f his lady friends of this community to a box of delicious Bon Bons. He Is obliged to move out of his home Into an Inferior one, or has to double tp In tenements and to take In boarders to make op for his loss of economic 'advantage nnder the presest Increased cost of living, then there la no reason why the Administratis should not be as extravagant in its taxes as It choosed. E. P. SULLIVAN The well-known eyesight specialist has our everlasting thanks.

FOSTER LUMBER CO. The whole country for miles will be at Selden, Thursday, October 26th, At Rexford, October 25th, Dresden, October 27th. Glasses scientifically adjusted. around Oberlin turned out Tuesday to hear John R. Connelly..