The Latimer Leader du lieu suivant : Latimer, Kansas • 1

THE BIGGEST LITTLE CITY IN THE STATE The Latimer Leader. I LATIMER, MORRIS COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1916. NUMBER 39 Bethany's 35th Annual Messiah Festival will be held at Lindsborg April 16 to 23. Handel's Messiah will be rendered by the famous chorus of more than 500 voices on April 16, 21, and 23. Mme.

Schumann-Heink, the world foremost contralto, opens the festival Sunday afternoon, April 16th. The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the third oldest orchestra in the world, gives a concert Easter Sunday, April 23rd. On Palm Sunday the Messiah soloists will be: Elizabeth Parks of New York, soprano; Ada PfitznerSaverni of the Royal Operas of Berlin and Essen, contralto; James Harrod of New York, tenor; and Soderquist, the well known Chicago baritone. There will be 18 concerts and recitals during the week. Plan to take advantage of the excursion.

It will be a trip well worth your while. For 46 page free, souvenir program, tickets, etc. write Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kans. MESSIAH FESTIVAL ROCK ISLAND TIME TABLE. WEST BOUND.

No. 23 Pass. 8:55 a. m. No.

35 Pass. 11:58 a. m. No. 83 Local Frt.

4:20 p. m. EAST BOUND. No. 84 Local Frt.

8:05 a. 12 Pass. ...12:29 p. m. No.

36 Pass. 4:54 p. m. No. 24 Pass.

12.25 m. Stops for passengers east of Missouri River west of Zeandale. J. L. LADY, Agent.

Farmers Want Column FOR SALE- One good milch cow giving milk. WM. CZARNOWSKY. FOR SALE--Goose eggs and Black cane seed. H.

Blume. FOR SALE- -Several empty barrels. Badger Lumber Co. FOR SALE -One good milch cow, giving milk. WM.

CZARNOWSKY. FOR RENT-160 acres Hay Meadow. WM. CZARNOWSKY. FOR SALE Goose Eggs.

Corn Seed. MR. H. C. BLUME, WANTED- To know if a man was crazy to bet that Jess Willard would knock F.

Moran out in ten rounds. GENE HAWES. LOST A log chain near bridge south of my house. THEO FISHER. LOANED TO SOMEONE -Have forgot who, my house jacks.

Would like for party who got them to please return them. WM. BLUME. WANTED- To buy white face or red polled bull. J.

B. SCHICK. FOR SALE- One 200-egg incubator, in best of condition. MRS. J.

B. SCHICK FOR SALE-One black mare, 3 years old. P. N. BURDETTE.

bad teeth to fix. Dr. Wertzberger. WANTED- A correspondent in every locality in this community. FOR SALE- Some fine ducks.

Mrs. Robert Currie, sr. WANTED-50 head of cattle to pasture. F. P.

Krause, Phone Woodbine, R. F. D. White City. FOR SALE--Good Kafir corn seed.

See or phone Fred H. Wulf, White City, R. F. D. 2.

Sample at Latimer State Bank. FOR SALE 40 acres finest timbed land, good soil, price $350 cash or $400 on trems to suit purchaser. Robert Currie, White City, Kansas. FOR SALE -Eight fine Belgian Hares. Fifty cents each.

Mrs. M. R. Drown. FOR SALE- -Three good work mares, one good work mule, two mules 6 months old.

Price young right. P. W. Burdette OBITUARY. PAUL BRUCKNER.

The deceased, Mr. Paul Bruckner, was born the 13th of September, 1845, in Lindenberg, Schemermingen, Germany. In 1869 he emigrated to America and lived at Winchester, Ill. In the same year he was married to Sophie Nee Rieser. Ater nine years they came to Kansas.

This union was blessed with eleven children. He died Sunday evening, April 2, 1916, at 7:50. He is survived by a mournful widow, six sons, five daughters, five sons-in-law, two daughters-in-law twenty-six grandchildren. He died of stroke of paralysis at an age of 70 years, 6 months, 20days. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs.

Spiker is quite ill at this writing. Larsh Johnson is quite ill with pneumonia. Grandma Harmon spent Monday at Mrs. Spikers. Mr.

and Mrs. Whisler were Latimer callers Monday. Mrs. Thieman was in Herington between trains Monday. Chris Stalter and family spent Sunday at aul Beckers.

M. A. Tatlow and family called at W. W. Adams Sunday.

S. P. Rough made a business trip to Kansas City last week. Mr and Mrs. J.

B. Shick and Mrs. Leonard were White City callers Monday. Mrs. Erven McCann and Miss May McCann called at E.

E. Edgerton's Sunday. A number from this way attend ed the funeral of Mrs. Peter Haage at White City, Friday. Geo.

Parker and family went home with Chas. Adams Saturday night and spent Sunday with them. Mrs. W. W.

Tatlow and Mrs. M. A. Tatlow visited Miss Myrtle Nott's school Wednesday of last, week. B.

J. Hamilton and son Chester, of Cassody, came up last week and took the rest of their goods through. The school out to District No. 78, closed last Wednesday with a big dinner and a fine program in the afternoon. Mr.

Royal Smith and wife and Wm. Baker and C. L. Kasten and wife motored to Herington last Tuesday evening. Miss Ina Baker came home from Emporia where she is attending -Thursday-and will visit home folks for: a few days, when she will return to resume her school work.

Mr. C. L. Kasten and family and Royal Smith and family motored to Hope, Sunday afternoon to visit their brother and sister, Trask Smith, who recently moved up there. Thursday, while Carl Lady was playing on a straw stack a hound dog belonging to E.

W. Arnold was asleep in the straw and at the approach of the child the dog bit him quite badly. Dr. Nichols of Herington attended the boy. Friends of Mr.

and Mrs. Lady hope nothing serious will result. GENERAL PERSHING IS A GREAT LITTLE INTERVIEWER HIMSELF El Paso, Texas, April General Pershing and his flying column should capture Francisco Villa today and Villa should ask the General what he was going to do with him, Pershing probably would, probably, counter with. "Well, Villa, what do you think about it?" For Persing, as newspaper men had ample opportunity to learn when he was here, is not a communicative man. Before you could see General Persing, you had to warm an already overheated chair in an outer office.

Major Hines, post adjutant, who had a desk in the same room would get a long distance call over the phone. He'd bawl to an orderly, nod significantly at you, and the orderly would politely shove you back into the hall. You felt like the frog in the well, that jumped one foot and fell back two. Fnally you were ushered into the presence of the man who is leading the American expedition into Mexico. Pershing has a very good memory for fac's and names and correctly tags when you greet him.

"Well, General, when you going in?" "Haven't the least idea; what's the latest from Washington?" "War department isn't giving out much. San Antonio, says your to have charge, though." "Your information pretty reliable." "Sure. How long is it going to take you to catch Villa?" "What do you think about it?" Swap Opinions. "I'll swap opinions with you. Six months." "Ahem." "Where was that bunch of the Sixteenth bound for?" "West." "Whereabouts." The general evidently is a close student of the European war.

"Somewhere in New Mexico," he grins. The phone rings. The General nods to ward the door. You've got that motion down pat now, so you beat it. On the way out you tackle Major Hines, Captain Godson and everybody else wearing leather leggings (the infallible insignia of an officer.) They're about as full of news as a recipe book.

After doing the rounds of the government offices and other sources of information you go back to Fort Bliss and start all over again. About the third time you become so proficient in "questions and answers," that you can beat the "Interviewee" to it every time. An American correspondent on the border right now has about the status as a Villista spy. SAYS WAR WILL END IN JUNE London, March English army officer was starting for the front last year. He called at his bank to settle up certain affairs before departing.

"You'll be back soon with a wounded hand," said the bank manager. He was. His wound healed, the officer made ready to go back to the front. Meeting the bank manager, he inquired: "Any more predictions?" "You'll be gone longer this time" said the manager, "and when you do return, it will be with quite a bad wound in the leg." This also happened. The officer was much surprised.

Hunting up the banker, he inquired: "Since The Latimer State Bank CAPITAL $10,000.00 SURPLUS $3,500.00 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT April 1, 1914, $43,140.92 April 1, 1915, $48,404.95 April 1, 1916, $62,105.97 HELP US GROW you know so much, why can't you tell me when the war will end?" "It will end," said the manager, "on June 17, 1916, but I shan't live to see it. I'll just about live until New Year's day and not much more" He died January 2. The London Financial News, a very sober, unimaginative, reliable newspaper vouches for this story. DEMOCRATS REBEL AGAIN AT WILSON Washington, April Tavener, of Illinois; Taggart of Kansas; Van Dyke, of Minnesota; Keating of Colorado, and Crosser of Ohio, have had a little era of rebellion all their own. All are Democrats, and all fell in line with the doctrine of ownership of munition manufacturing plants as promulgated by President Wilson.

It was dis-1 tinctly noticeable that within the very recent past in certain official circles the idea had become taboo, and no explanation was given for the sudden change of heart. No amendments have been entertained to appropriation bills that had to do with the establishment of government manufacture of munitions. All were ruled out of order. Now if such plants are established, it is probable that they will go to the middle west. So the five joined in a call for a Democratic caucus, and this was held after some fifty members from the central section of the country had signed the call.

A warm time resulted. The speech of President Wilson at Des Moines as well as others in his western trip, was quoted from many times. (Taggart talked until he lost his voice. In the end, the rules committee was instructed by the caucus to report a rule that would allow the amendments to be offered. If all the bills creating government plants that have been offer-.

ed should pass, the aggregate appropriations would bankrupt the treasury. Early in the session they had passed the $100,000,000 mark, and every day brings new ones. Taggart disclaims any intention to offer an amendment for a plant at Kansas City, as was reported to be his intention. MORRIS COUNTY SCHOOL MEET The school of Morris county will hold their first annual gathering April 15, 1916, at Council Grove. The exercises will consist of contests in spelling, hand work, drawing, penmanship and athletics.

Dinner will be spread on the grass at the park. Will you not come and bring enough in you basket that some little fellow who possibly has no one to bring dinner for him may share with you? F. H. MANNING. Co.

Supt. RUMOR UNFOUNDED London, April foreign office informed the United Press the rumor of Holland's warlike preparations had not the least foundation. The rumor was the Allies had threatened to violate the neutrality of Holland and which Holland was preparing to resist. Mr. Geo.

Parker and wife and Emil Czarnowsky and wife motored to Herington last Wednesday evening. YODER STUDIO Now is a splendid time to have your picture taken. We have some interesting things in new mountings. Exclusive agency for Eastman Kodaks and Supplies. Herington, Kansas NEW SPRING FABRICS Just what you are looking for to make that pretty summer frock.

You will find our new Dress Goods to be select, dependable stylish and servicable. OUR MILLINERY STOCK JUST IN We have on display a fine assortment of the latest styles in Ladies' and Children's Spring Hats- make your selection early. GARDEN TIME is now here- We carry a full line of D. M. Ferry Company's Garden Seeds.

SEED POTATOES Genuine Red River Early per Bushel, while they last. Theel Brothers Merc..