The Wilsey Warbler from Wilsey, Kansas • 1

Wilsey Weekly Warbler. Volume 8 WILSEY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1912 Number 15. Last Saturday Miss Emma Kinkel received her prize from the Kansas Farmer, a pretty spotted shetland pony. Miss Emma won this pony in a subscription contest as you all know and just received it last Saturday. To say that Miss Emma is proud of the pony, which she named Checkers, is putting it entirely to mild.

The pony is a beautiful little Shetland and. is well worthy of its name and the pride of its owner. Miss Emma wishes to use these columns to thank those, who subscribed for the Kansas Farmer through her soliciting and helped her to get the pony. Messiah at Linsborg Received Pony Saturday Last Sunday being Easter Sunday the Mo. Pacific ran an excursion to the Messiah at borg and as usual quite a number from Wilsey attended the concert.

They all report the concert both afternoon and evening excellent and a large appreclat: ace was there. Ine Excursion left here about 11:30 and returned about 2:30. Those that went from Wilsey were: Mrs. A. C.

Kinkel, Miss Blanche Kinkel. Miss Ed a Rochat, Ralph Rochat, Miss Edda Miss Florence Richardson. Mrs. O. M.

Taylor, Mrs. A. E. Amend. Miss Zema Blair and Harvey Pirtle.

Presidential Preference Primary Tuesday Next Tuesday April the 23th, the Elm Greek township Repub. licaus will hold a presidential preference primary at Wilsey between 4 and 6 o'clock p. m. The Republican county conven tion will be held Thurday April the 25th at Council Grove. All Republicans are requested to be present at the primrry and express their preference for pres: ident.

Remember the date and location will be stated later. County Examinations. Friday and Saturday the County Diploma Examinations were heid in the Wilsey High School for the surrounding districts. Mrs. Davis, Lindsay Rochat and Harry Wycoff were the examiners.

It was a noticable fact that more pupils took the examination this year than ever before at this place, there being a total of 63 Friday. Quite a few of this number have from last years work and in all probability there will be quite a number of diplomas issued to scholars from this community. A. O. U.

W. Have Big Time Last week the Workman Lodge of Herington issued an invitation to the neighbor lodges to visit them Thursday night for a good time. The Grand Master and state dupety were present and gave some good speeches about the good of the order and until a late hour when supper was served. 12 members of the local lodge were present and all reported an extraordinary good Word was received here the first of the week that James Moffit, formerly of this vicinity, had died at Junction City, Oreg. April 1st 1912, aged 70 years, 8 months and 5 days.

Funeral services were held at the Christian Church Wednesday April 3rd at 11:00 a. by Rev. Rawlins. Interment was in Odd Fellows cemetry. The deceased is well known here to all the old settlers i being related to the Berrys Wilsey and vicinity.

W. C. T. U. Liberty ends where license begins.

The historv of the liquor traffic is sin, immortality, brutality and murder, Of all the rubbish under heaven, that rubbish is the worst that, in the hour of tragedy and gloom has nothing to offer but sophistry and platitudes of the rum taxed sympathy. Can prohibition pro hibit? Well, it depends on the officials. Put prohibition in the hands of its friends to enforce and there will be no trouble--except for the rum sellers. -Ex, There is something refreshing in the telegraphic dispatch that went the rounds of the press re cently to the effect that one of the Harvard athletes was late at practice last fall because he was detained in Maine fighting for prohibition. There is the right kind of stuff in that sort of a college student.

Learning and Living Who learns and learns, but acts not what he knows Is one who plows and plows but never sows. The Good Work Goes On Still the good work goes on. The soverign grand lodge of Odd Fellows decided a few weeks since that in future all hotel keepers who hold licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors shall not be eligible to membership. The brand is on the traffic. Society is frowning upon it more and more.

Commercial interests are saying that for economic reasons it cannot be countenanced. And the Church of God in pro claiming as never before that it is the enemy of everything that is high and holy, and therefore must be destroyed. These are facts that ought to cause every youth to think long and seriously before indulging in the intoxicaing cup. It will make for his destruction. Mother of 33 Had 16 sons in The Union Army.

WASHINGTON, April 6. Mrs. Sarah Sweeney of Jacobsburg, Belmont county, Ohio, who is 114 years old, is an applicant for an increase in pension from 12 to $100 a month. Mrs. Sweeney's first husband Charles Brandon.

a soldier of the Mexican war. She bore him twenty two children. Upon his death she was married to Wm. Sweeney, and had eleven more children, making a combine family of 33 children, sixteen of Mrs. Sweeney's sons enlisted in the Union army during the civil war.

One son, John Brandon, died in Andersonville prison. He was her chief support and on account of his death she was granted a pension of $12 a month. Mrs. Sweeney in now in popr circumstances, almost helpless. An oil painting of the sixteen soldier sons of Mrs.

Sweeney hangs in the state house at Columbus, as an exhibit representing the greatest number of soldiers from one family to enlist in the union army from any state. -Kansas City Post. Last Saturday the editor took a short vacation and visited relatives in Kansas City over Sunday and then went to Lawrence land attended the Kansas Editorial Association held there Monday and Tuesday. i Mrs. Lu Fink, of Hymer Sunday with Frank Coffin's.

A large crowd attended the dinner at the Lutheran church Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W.

Sandberg moved to their home south of Herington last week. A large number attended the diploma examination. The pubils of the East Slope school and their teacher Miss Roy were given a half day holiday Friday to attend the dinner at the Lutheran Church and spend the afternoon. Mrs. Young and Effie, and Mrs.

Edd Ecklund were shopping in Herington Saturday. Otto and John Nelson, Harry and Arthur Anderson, Loraine and Owen Mastin spent Sunday at A. M. Nettrowers. Mr.

and Mrs. J. A. Tompson and family and Missess Eva Carlson, Flossie Roy and Ethel Fosberg called on S. F.

Tompson's Sunday. Mrs. Henry Westling is visiting her sister at Linsborg. Gilbert Peterson is from Linsborg where. he was attending school.

Hazel Wycoff's school closed Thursday. She left for Wilsey Saturday. Nora Sandberg returned from her brother's Saturday. The young peoples society will have a social at the hall Tuesday evening. Program at the east Slope school Wednesday evening.

The Ladies Aid at Olaf Johnsons Thursday. Frank Peterson's and Albin Erickson's were callers at Albert Carlson's. Axel Gellart went to Elmore Friday. Carl and Gilbert Peterson went to Kansas City with cattle Saturday. The farmers are preparing to sow oats.

West Burdick Central. Rev. and Mrs. Trett visited a few days with the family of A. F.

Brownell last week. Addie and Birdie Plummer visited their sister, Mrs. Thos. Wilder, and attended the last day of school on Diamond Creek Thursday of last week. Harry Kennedy, Winifred and Stewart Fulton, Lambert Buckner, Wayne Reeves, Ora Plummer and Noel Buckner represented Central at the Diploma exam: last week.

A large crowd of neighhors gave Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fulton an old fashioned surprise party Saturday evening in honor of their wedding anniversy. Miss Nellie Mack arrived home on Friday of last week to spend Easter with home folks.

Mrs. A. C. Kinkel attended the Messiah at Linsborg last week. Mr.

and Mrs. Plummer visited their daughter on Diamond creek last Sunday. Loyd Brownell and family spent Sunday at the F. G. Fulton home.

Mrs. H. L. Meyers visited her daughter, Mrs. J.

M. Brown. the first of the week. The Misses Lulu Roy and Sadie McKinney accompanied by their best gentlemen friends visited Miss Ethel Campbell last. Sunday.

Mrs. J. M. Brown is on the sick list. Messers Camp, Buckner and Roy did the thrashing act this week.

A. F. Brownell went to Osage City on Tuesday to attend the meeting of Presbytery. Lenord Buckner purchased a team of horses and a cow and calf of J. R.

Pollock last week: J. R. Pollock purchased a horse of I. Dingman and traded a mule to Chas. Edwards for other horse last week.

Some of our farmers are beginning to cautiously stir the ground. Mrs. J. R. Pollock is recovering after a severe attack of Asthma.

Tuesday being the last day of our school the patrons met at the school house at noon for their annual feast. The afternoon was spent in ball playing and visiting. Were Paid Promptly. Parkerville, Kans, Feb. 23 1912 The Farmers Alliance Inc.

McPherson, Gentlemem: We hereby acknowledge receipt of your draft for $3200.00 in full payment of insurance on our school house. In behalf of the patrons of Dist No. 9, we thank you for promptness in the settlement of this claim. We intend to have the new school house insured in your Company as soon as complete. Yours very truly, Henry Taylor G.

A. Churchman H. W. Hull G. W.

Coffin, Agent. Last week's Warbler had an account of the basket ball game that was plaved between Wilsey: and District 25 the Saturday before. There seems to be a slight mistake in the write up as it said that Wilsey found themselves lined up against a bunch of White City's best. But--that was the Wilsey boys side of the story- -the other side of the story seems to be that there wasn't only one that ever played with White City and he was a substitute, the others being students of Dist. 25.

The joke seems to be on the other side Eggs for Hatching Patridge Wyandottes Laying strain. A. K. Willams Mutal Phone. Wilsey, Kans.

For Sale For Sale 4 ton of good prarie hay. Frank Whittington, Wilsey, Kansas. For Sale. R. C.

R. R. eggs 50 cents per setting or $2.50 per hundred. From good winter layers. Mrs.

C. I E. Boyer Wilsev Mutual phone Council Grove. For Sale Large white Pecon duck eggs 50 cents setting or $2.50 per hundred. Mrs.

J. W. Allen, Wilsey. For Rent or Sale My residence in east Wilsey. Geo.

Tebow. For Sale Good seed corn that has been tested. Mrs. Alford Kinkel, Wilsey. For Sale 16 inch walking, plow good as new.

T. C. Melvin. If you need window screen frames let me figure with you Prices reasonable. L.

F. Allen, Contactor Builder. Mrs. F. E.

Taylor was having some good improvements done on the restaurant the last of the week. T. C. Melvin was taking the old paper off the walls and painting the inside. The Star Land of Kansas City, will run an excursion to the Gulf Coast Tuesday April 16th.

For further particulars see H. L. Meyers. It is requested that all of last years ball team turn out Satur day afternoon and all aspirants to this years team at the ball ground and organize a base ball team for 1912. S.

W. Smith came in Sunday from Senaca, Kans. where he has made his home this winter. He will remain here a few weeks on business. A lazy clock or watch is worse than none at all.

R. B. Hobbs, the jeweler, has a remedy for those troubles. At Cushman's Drug Store. Preparations are being made this week by L.

F. Allen, who has the contract to build a modern house for A. K. Willams on the ground recently purchased from A. R.

Sisson in west Wilsey. W. C. T. U.

Notice The W. C. T. U. will meet at the M.

E. Church next Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. All members are requested to. be present. President.

J. D. Taylor came in from. Pratt, to visit here a few days. Mr.

Taylor has been ing with his son there this winter and reports a very severe winter there and considerable live stock lost. Helendeen Harris, Olive tafison, Alice Peterson, Susan Kimmel, and Blanche Lyons spent Sunday afternoon with Mayme Vining. Just a few more days now until school is out and that means so much to the youngster that has been in the school room for the past 8 months. Jewelry! Well watch our windows and if in need or thinking of needing any first class Jewelry give us a call. Cushman's Jewelry Department.

Dr. Woods and R. H. Woods came in Wednesday from Princeton, to visit the Meyers here a few days and get R. household goods.

The annual school meeting of the Wilsey school district will be, held at the High School building Friday (tomorrow) at 2 p. m. All the voters of the district should turn out to the meeting. C. R.

Whiting, wife and little grandaughter came in Saturday from Omaha to visit relatives and friends here and attend to business affairs. G. W. Coffin, the insurance man of Council Grove, was a Wilsey visitor Tuesday. It was reported the first of the week that Mrs.

Stover was considerable better. Last week Chas Francis, of west of town, purchased a piano from the F. E. Pirtle Jewelry Council Grove, which was delivered Saturday. R.

W. Reeves and wife, Miss Bessie Skaggs und H. B. Vorse spent Easter Sunday with friends and relatives at Hope, Kans. Local and Personal Items of interest of Wilsey during the past week.

H. L. Meyers was a Delavan visitor Thursday. A. R.

Sisson was draging the roads here in town Friday. Sassafrass Bark. We have it. Cushman's. Chas.

Adams and family were visitors at Hanthorn's Sunday. Mrs. Mary Gordon is reportled some better this week. Mrs. C.

Tischhauser spent Friday at W. H. Vining's. Lydia Peddycord spent Monday eve at F. A.

Coffin's. Buy your Kodak material at home. We have it. Cushman's Gardening seems to be the popular work now. A.

F. Brownell is attending the Presbytery at Osage City this week. Mrs. H. H.

Vorse has been making some improvements on her residense the past week. R. B. Hobbs is prepared to do all kinds of soldering and watch work. Try him.

The Jeff Jones horse sale was not very well attended and only a few of the horses were sold. Ladies and Gents silk hose now on sale for 25 cents at W. D. Southern's. Mr.

and Mrs. A. Moler spent Sunday with Will Thoma's at Delavan. Clifford Buckner and Call Brown spent. Sunday with Harvey Meyers.

Smoke your meat now with Wright's Condensed Smoke. Cushman's now. Gugust Gebart an dfamily are enjoying a visit from his father of near Council Grove this Mildred and Kenneth Kinkel spent Sunday with their grandpaw Rochat. 0. M.

Taylor shipped a car load of fine horses to St Josenh Monday. The roads are getting in con siderable better shape than they have been for some time. Candies and cigars. The best in the city. Cushman's J.

M. Fitch was a business visitor to Kansas City the first of the week. Mrs. O. P.

Morgan, who has been on the sick list the past few weeks, is reported much better. Jim Gordon left Monday for his home in Omaha after visiting his mother Mrs. Gordon, for the past several days. J. S.

Watkins is drilling a well for A. K. Willams on the property recently purchased from A. R. Sisson.

Mrs. Cushman of Council Grove, came in Tuesday to visit her son, A. W. Cushman and family a few days. Mrs.

I. L. Croner and daughter, Susan, and Mrs. A. Beam were Herington visitors Tuesday.

Our complete line of spring and summer Oxfords have arrived. Look them over before buying. time. Southern's Up-to date Store. Miss Bessie Skaggs and Henry Vorse, Miss Helendeen Harris and Harvey Pirtle were the guests of Miss Mayme Vinling Wednesday evening..