The Kismet Klipper from Kismet, Kansas • 1

MET. ECLIFIPElfe 11 IlHlIllzzJ OUR MOTTO: "A BIGGER AND BETTER KISMET" NO. 12. VOLUME II. KISMET, SEWARD COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1918.

Job work of all kinds neatly done west to know that the first six place have Just lately moved to Kismet. The "Kismet Boosters" have an at the Kllpper office. at the top of the list In per capita other item for the school notes this They are certainly doing Mr. D. H.

Snyder is feeling better sales are held by states in the Tenth Federal Reserve district. These, In the order of their standing in the after his recent illness. their part in "boosting their town "The Kismet State Bank" Roy Culley "got in style" last week and had the Mrs. J. P.

Fellers returned to her home' in Mullinville Monday after a visit of several days here with relatives, I. i Thomas and wife of Laverne, parents of Mrs. A. C. Jones, were here to spend Easter at the Jones' home.

Kerney Rlsley has been quite sick with tonsilitis at the family home west of Kismet during the past week but is better at this time. A few years ago the banking was a Union, are: First, Nebraska; sec ond, Missouri; third, Kansas; fifth New Mexico; sixth, Colorado. A mes Mrs. R. E.

Benson was In. Liberal great task for the occupants of this vicinity, for people had to go so far WAR SAVINGS FUND PASSES $100,000,000 MARK The loyalty of the men and women and the boys and girls of America Is reflected In a report received from the National War Savings committee at Washington by P. W. Goebel, director for Kansas, which shows that the War Saving fund has now passed the 1100,000,000 mark. This sum represents to a very large degree the small savings of the people, now flowing Into the nation's war cheat at a rate of $700,000,000 a year, -with every Indication that the sage to Mr, Goebel, from Fred having dental work done Monday, to do their banking 'business.

They Fleming, Federal! Director of Wa Savings, reads: WESTERN' STAR Paul Myers and family spent Mon-5 day and Tuesday at John Malone's. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reiss, Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Reiss and Mr. Albert Behnke were Liberal visitors Tuesday. i Mrs. Paul Myers and daughter, Verda, and Miss Gladys Malone called at the Henry Reiss home and on Mrs. Karl Laepple Tuesday afternoon.

Paul Myers helped Milton Grant with his windmill Wednesday and Thursday. All the farmers are enjoying the splendid rains that fell Thursday and Friday. Quite large hails fell Thursday afternoon. Quite a few were as large as hen eggs. Mrs.

Reiss of Lyons came Saturday A. L. Light shipped a car of stock to the Kansas City market on Mon "Please accept my congratulations had to go to Plains or Liberal, which was a long trip. There were not many automobiles here then so the old reliable horse, harness and ve upon the splendid showing In Kan day. Mrs.

Mullinex, who has been sick sas. It is, no small honor to rank N. G. Moody and family of and Pat Stockton and family of third Jn per capita sales of War Sav is much improved In health at this hicle had to serve the purpose. Just as it is at the present time, the train service was very poor, so we could time.

South of town, were enjoying the hospitality of the J. R. McClure home lngs Certificates in the entire United States, and this reflects the greatest credit on your executive ability end not go to Liberal unless we would anticipated $1,680,000,000 will be attained soon after the Third Liberty Mrs. George Rutherford was 111 the latter part of last week with the stay all night. The country being usefulness In this campaign." on Easter Sunday.

There is to be a patriotic program Loan drive Is launched. la grippe. The people of the United States MORE RAIN at the Kismet schoolhouse Friday have settled down to a grim deter N. A. Geisinger and W.

T. Gum of to visit her sons, Henry, Will and night of this week. Mr. C. G.

Heit Tnursaay evening it cioiuieu up mann of Kismet and Miss Nelson of east of Plains were shopping In Kismet Monday. minauon to see tnis war tnru to a victorious conclusion, and they are Fred Reiss. Mrs. Elwood Ellis is very ill at her Liberal are on the program for not going to permit anything to father's home, Mr. Martin Rickers.

speeches. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Ralston are the stand In the way of giving all the and gave us a duststorm, followed by a rain, which turned to hall and sleet and covered the ground. It continued raining steadily until about noor or a little after Friday, during which moisture estimated at Quite a few of the Western Star new, the settlers had so much to do and were so Industrious they did not like to take so much time for the business which should only take a few hours.

The settlers continued to pull on the tugs instead of the hold-back straps and kept the coming ahead until they won a bank and did not let the country go to waste. A Fortunate Village Kismet is a very fortunate village In many ways. It located on the We were out about 14 miles south proud parents of a baby boy, born Sunday night. school children have the measles. east of Kismet Tuesday and saw some very good fields of wheat.

If noth Mr. and Mrs. Lathrop spent Easter Mrs. J. H.

Hickey returned from a visit at Enid, Friday. Quite a large crowd attended Sun from 1 to 2 inches fell, which ing happens from now on, there will be quite a lot of wheat In that direc Sunday with their son on the farm east of Kismet. soaked the ground down about 10 to day school Sunday at Eastern Star. 12 inches. This is the kind of rain tion from Kismet.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tlmberlake E. A. Louthan and family helped we have been- needing as it came called at John Malone's Sunday even Mrs.

Rev. Taylor of Kingman, William Ormistone butcher some hogs steadily and all went Into 'the ground Rock Island railroad In a good farming country In the very eastern part help their means will permit to achieve such a glorious result. The treasury war figures above quoted record only cash received; hence they do not disclose the pledged subscriptions for these securities to be delivered in the future, which are now estimated to be somewhat in excess of $500,000,000, or nearly one-third fo the total Issue. The cash figures of is the equivalent of 24,000,000 of the $5 Baby Bonds, or $400,000,000 of the "two-bit" Thrift Stamps. Al-thought figures are' not available to show the number of Individuals en came in Monday night on No.

33 Saturday morning. This puts the land in fine shape for spring crops and most every farmer Is busy this week putting in some Miss Jennie Glaves, second cousin for a visit at the Hess home. E. R. Hess took her out to the A.

Wilson home, southeast of Kismet Tuesday of Seward county. It Is seven miles west of Plains, and 28 miles east of Liberal. ing. Mr. Albert Behnke left Monday after a two weeks' visit with his sisters, Mrs.

Fred Reiss and Mrs. Henry Reiss, for his home near Lyons. Charley Myers called at Cal Lindsay Monday afternoon. of Mrs. N.

G. Moody, arrived Tuesday from Liberal for a visit. oats, or blank listing their ground for row crops. This Is a life saver Three years ago this spring Kismet i morning. She returned to Kingman on No.

34 Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Boyer and Ella Hiles felt the need of a bank more than for what wheat the high winds left, of which we are eorry to say, there of Plains were calling on Misses Mrs. C.

L. Cook, who formerly ever before. Soon Kismet was proud of a nice brick building 20x40 feet Nettie and Erma Nlles Sunday Is very little left in this community with nice fixtures. On July 29, 1915, the Kismet State Bank was ready for lived on the Kessinger place west of Kismet, died at the home of her daughter at Greensburg, Monday. Rev.

McNish of the Kismet B. HAY FOR SALE Mr. and Mr.s. Claud Heaton, of the use. We now have a real nice little At the Hays ranch, 7 miles south of PIG FEED FOR SALE We have a few hundred pounds of corn meal that has been wet to sell at a bargain.

Will make good slop for little pigs. KISMET M. E. CO. Heaton ranch northwest of Kismet, were shopping In Kismet last Kismet, on the river.

T. A. Hays church went to Greensburg Tuesday afternoon to preach the funeral. bank of $10,000 capital, $3,000 in surplus and undivided profits. It pays 4 per cent Interest on time de Son.

tf. listed as war savers, a conservative estimate places the number at not less than 6,000,000, whereas it is hoped to enroll 40,000,000 persons' as war savers. In connection with this report is the cheering information that Kansas is coming to the front In support of the Baby Bonds in fine shape. And it also is good news for the people of. the middle west and the south There were about 35 present at O.

B. Clark and family and Chas. posits of $1.00 and over and caters FOR SALE Three high grade DeWeese and family spent Sunday 4 i Percheron Stud colts, coming 2 years the egg roast at the Ben Smith home Saturday night, given by class 3 of to small accounts as well as large ones. Bring your banking business at the Ed Glover ranch, near Sat- BROOM CORN SEED Good, recleaned broom corn seed, $4.00 per hundred. C.

G. Heit- old. Sired by a pure bred stallion the Kismet Sunday school. Alma to the Kismet State Bank, anta. 1 If out of extra high; grade mares.

Glen Kan. mann. ti Immer, Mullinville, Kan. 3t Smith received the rooster for roasting the most eggs. Everyone reports Raymond Wilson, from Mullin a good, time.

ville, came out Wednesday to spend Easter with his sister, Mrs. Carl Bible. The Junior society of the U. B. Mrs.

J. P. Fellers, who had been church gave an egg roll at the H. D. Norris home Monday evening after school.

Various Easter games were played and enjoyed by the children. staying with her sick daughter, Mrs. Kismet Equity Exchange L. E. Warden, went to the F.

R. Fellers home Saturday for a visit. The Humpty Dumpty roll was the first thing on the program. Vala Amos Langacher was resting from Norris and Duke Smith winning the his duties as helper at the Kismet mill Monday and attended the Men- prize for finding the most eggs. There were 45 children present and nonite church, northwest of Kismet.

all report an enjoyable time. LOST Saturday night at the Eas ter egg roast At Ben Smith's resi There was an Easter party at the H. Light home Sunday to which Swat the Kaiser BUY dence, a cameo brooch. Finder please leave at Hick's Btore and receive re all the grandchildren of Grandpa and ward. "Kill Bill" Ernest Dyerly of Satanta was in Mrs.

Light were present, except the children of Laverne, who were unable (o come on account of sickness. Those who enjoyed the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Lepper and Kismet Monday to meet Mrs. Dyerly's father, Mr. Wilson of Hutchinson, who Is to help them on their farm this summer. family, Mr. and Mrs.

L. E. Warden and family, Mr. and Mrs. A.

L. Light and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. R.

Fellers and family, Mrs. J. P. Fellers of Mullinville and Mr. and Mrs.

Light. Pat Stockton went to Minneola Monday and shipped out a red sow and 11 pigs that he left there when he moved. Pretty good start for a herd of hogs. Early and Garden Arise Make SCHOOL NOTES Mrs. George Rose and family re Fl Li J3o or i 5 The pupils are preparing a patriotic program to be given on Friday night, April 5th.

They cordially invite patrons and friends to be present. The children will do their "bit" to interest their parents in the "Liberty Loan Drive" to begin April 6th. Floyd Massonl is out of school this week with the measles. The "primary" lost two pupils this week, when Reatha and Joseph Denton moved to the Harmony district. We shall miss them.

Two new pupils entered the primary room enrolling in the first grade, Emil and Ivy Ralston, who turned Tuesday from Wichita, where she had been having her son, Raymond's, eyes treated. We are pleased to learn that the treatment was beneficial. We acknowledge receipt of a nice letter from Frank B. Pinkerton, on board the U. S.

S. George Washington, thanking us for sending him the Kllpper and telling us how much he appreciated receiving it each week. He states he expects to be able to pay his parents at Kismet a visit in a very short time. Here's hoping to see you soon, Frank. Jones Beale KISMET EQUITY EXCHANGE Kismet, Kansas The Right Time to Build i Do Your Bit Help Win the War We Can't All be Soldiers But we can All be Savers BUY 4 A 1 I OR TO SAYINGS STAMPS ISSUED BY.

TUB UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IB W. H. Culley on or Liberty Bonds R. E. Benson Lumber Company PHONE 18 KISMET, KANSAS.