The Peabody Herald from Peabody, Kansas • 1

First Installment of Wonderful, Continued Story, "The Lash of Circumstance," in This Issue. Read It! TT Largest icn Pages Circulation VOLUME 1 PEABODY, KANSAS, JANUARY 11, 1912. NUMBER 33 ASH)) I ill Booster vs Knocker. SOT ENOUGH GILS TO More New Members There was a good attendance at the HJUIS 'JON OFFERED I KNOW OF KANSAS. I know that Kansas is; for I now dwell In luxury upon her fertile plains-Wallow in wealth, with my wants supplied, And am stilled to slumber sweet by gentle zephyrs.

I know that Kansas is a homeland, for I Grew to manhood amidst her fields of corn, Received my education in her schools, and have Communed with the Creator 'midst sunflower blossoms. I know the "crop killer" works, for I have read His awful tales of drouth, chintz bugs hot winds But I meander to the nearest bank, and Deposit another thousand, thanks to the "Helpful lien." I know we do have hard times, for I have tried To spend my income on spats, automobiles, ginger ale, and I Have found the more I spend, theore I make, for The swine wax fat so fast on alfalfa' meadow lots. I know that in other states the people are poor, for I Have seen their tattered clothes and pinched faces, Have known the men who grew rich on child labor, Have watched the trust rob workingmen blind. Butthis don't go in Kansas. Here every man Who labors in the field is a King, a Croesus, His cattle, hogs, chickens, alfalfa, cornvwheat, all Make him a full grown, independent American citizen.

W. E. Payton. Give Your Mouth A Rest My friend, let me give you a quiet tip: You are altogether too much of a spendthrift with your mouth. If talking would do the business you could have built the PAPER READ BY A.

B. MOLLAHAN AT COMMER CIAL CLUB MEETING. A man just asked me if I ould tell a Booster from a Knocker and spot a Half Breed. "A Booster, a real, sure enough, dyed in the wool Booster, is the easiest thing in the world to pick out in a crowd. He is a man who is interested in and promotes the individual and general welfare of the community.

He is first, last and all the time, an optimist a man with a firm faith in his neighbors' integrity, in the city and the country. He is the chap who is forever and eternally basking in thtf sunshine of hope and putting the ki bosh on the clouds of despair. You know him, you've met him the fellow who in sists on being of some REAL BENEFIT and use to his town. And he is needed in every healthy community. Without the man who catches a bright and glorious vision of the future for the city, you are doomed to the rut of "Nothing Doing," with this sign on every business institution in the town.

The Booster, in other words, is the man who is FOR things." "Sure, I've met the other fellow too. Know him? the sun of a gun I should say I do. I have known Knockers who would miss a meal rather than miss a chance to knock some good and worthy enterprise that would help his neighbor or his town. Of all the men, the mean, good for nothing and worse than that, devilish, despicable, shriveled up in this sin-cursed world, the Knocker is the worst that the Lord lets live and breathe and get in his nefarious work. He is the poisonous vapor that prevents the development and maturity of every business enterprise in the town.

He can create more havoc, by five minutes work, than an earthquake. He shakes the confidence of the people who would not believe him under oath and the Halfbreed takes up the work where he lays it down and clothes it with a little respectability and business sense, the work is completed. The Halfbreed is the man who is general ly opposed to everything that does not net him a personal profit. He is not a big factor in your town, but go with me to ths One Man towns and you can see his work in all its cunningness. Business houses are empty, the Halfbreed paying a small rental on them to keep new busi ness out You can always find the big elephant tracks of the Knocker, but the Halfbreed is a member of the Cammora and usually strikes from under cover." And then I soliliquized thusly; "In these days of over production in compe tition, when every business house has all the legitimate trouble and expense it can stand, our people who are trying, making an honest effort to develop their businesses, to carry larger and better stocks of merchandise, to increase the output of their manufacturing establishment, should not.

in all fairness, be burdened with a Knocker, the man who diverts their attention from their legitimate busi ness, the business that means all to the welfare of the city and community." Again I said to myself; "When the shadow of new business casts its reflec tion over this community, the question of personal gain should be the last reason for my discouraging its approach to a re ality. No matter who the man may be, he has a degree ol mnuence. bo lust as the Knocker engenders a fearsome spirit of criticism for everything, so the Booster creates faith in everything of which he speaks and for which he works and this faith in the future is what we I met Mr. Booster the other day and after hearing so many people say nice things about him I thought I'd test him out and see if he was as sunshiny as de picted by his neighbors, and I asked him what he thought the town needed and he said; "Sonny you're on the right track now. What you need worst of all is the proper man at the switch, to see that my friend Mr.

Knocker doesn't side track you by getting you to feel sore at your as sociates. You're showing the right spirit by getting together and talking over your affairs and in helping one another solve the mutual problems tnat confront you. It is this getting together and working together that will eventually get your town out of the dirt street class. You've lost time enough in jogging along in the rut of every devil for himself. This modern ization is wnat will neip you.

mere are so many things you could do that it would take a man a week to enumerate all of them but let me suggest a few: Take the consolidated school plan for instance It is a proposition that is time tested, ap proved by all modern educators that make school improvements a study and it will help Peabody. Then you fellows could iron out a plan that would get you a fine park pavilion and make your town a real picnic town, a Chautauqua town forever. With little effort you could get government cannon to decorate the park and public library grounds. The road prohlem is always a good one but don'i waste your efforts in praying for better roads. Plan a little real work and then regular meeting of the Peabody Commercial Club last Thursday night.

Considerable business of importance was transacted. Four new members were elected. They are W. A. Slocombe, H.

B. Slay-maker, J. B. Baker and W. Nichols.

Arrangements are being made to send a delegation to Emporia the last of the month to a good roads meeting. Commit tees were appointed to look after details of arranging a meeting of the mayors of the county and to investigate the Kansas Developement Assocation with a view of taking out a membership. The President will appoint a commitee on legislation before the next meeting. A. B.

Mollohan read a paper on "The Knocker vs. the Booster" that was applauded and later discussed at length. The Commercial Club also paved up all its bills for furnishing the club( rooms and its treasury is left in a somewhat depleted state. But this trouble will all be relieved when the members pay up the second half of their membership dues and the membership increases to 150 persons. It costs considerable money to get a commercial club in action and their first year is alwafis the hardest one.

Only One In Marion County Here is another nice, long feather in Peabody's head gear the only exclusive clothing store in Marion county. That sounds like progress doesn't it? When Mr. Bonham makes the change for the Peabody Mercantile and ships the old stock away, Peabody will have moved up to a class by herself in Marion county in the merchandising world. The next thing Peabody needs is some man with a bunch of money to build a few modern store buildings for he can get renters for them in twenty fours hours, and on paying basis. Peabody is, short on modern business fronts but she will not be for very long.

The sound of the hammer will soon be heard and the old store fronts will go to the Junk pile where they belong. Skinned Florence; There was a mighty good basket ball game at the Sawtelle hall last Friday night the Junior and Senior girls put on the preliminary exhibition in fine shape, despite the fact that the night was cold and the crowd small. The Sen iors plucked the honors with a good score, Then the big battle was on between the Florence and Peabody high schools, This was a contest that helps out the percentage of the winning team in the South-Central Kansas League and hon ors were fought for from the minute the whistle blew until time was called in the last half. Florence put on very pretty work in the first half, taking the lead in the score at the end of the first half for the Florence team. The second half the Peabody boys played just as fast and furious a game as in the first session with Florence weakening.

The Peabody boys had trouble all the way through connecting with the basket but this handicap did not defeat them for when it was all over Peabody was on the long end of a seore of 45 to 38. It was an ex citing game and the Peabody boys de serve credit for their exibition of skill' on the court Wagner Sells Shop Cal Wagner, the tailor, has sold his place of business, the Peerless. The new manager will be here shortly to take charge. Mr. Wagner Is a first class tailor and built up a fine trade while in our city and conducted his place of business in an excellent manner.

The only action of his that comes in for criticism while with us is his selling out. Mr. Wagner has many friends here who wish him success wherever he may locate as he merits nothing less, for he is an artist in his chosen vocation. Cattlemen Try Markets The following shipped cattle this week. To Chicago market: A.

Berns 2 cars, A. D. Kerns 5 cars. H. Winsor 2 cars.

To St, Louis; P. Hall 2 cars; to Kansas City A. Bems 1 car, John Slocombe 1 car, J. R. Skinner 1 car, E.

A. Kerns 2 cars, G. P. Holman 2 cars. S.

T. Clausen 1 car, J. Jar- vis 2 cars. T. B.

Townsend 2 cars; to St Joe: T. J. Isaacs 2 cars. Jack Roop Leases Mission Cafe Jack Roop, the Idle Hour manager, now has charge of the Mission restaurant and has thoroughly renovated the place and will conduct it along lines that merit patronage. Drop in and see the new management and inspect the place.

It will be properly conducted as long as Jack has charge of it. Miss Mildred Pettit returned to Lawrence University Sunday after ber vacation spent with her parents, F. E. Pettits. mma mm Letters From All Over Kansas From Farmers Who Want Wives First Mail Cleaned Up Nine Nine Swedish young women want to wed Kansas fanners.

Some one sent a. copy of the Herald's special edition to a friend in Sweden and a ladies club got hold of it and decided to try and get a husband across the sea so they wrote the editor a letter, which translated by John Holmberg, the shoe man, reads: W. E. Payton, Editor Peabody Herald, Peabody, Kansas, U. S.

A. Dear Mr. Payton: We are a club composed of nine youn; women and we have read a copy of ywir Herald, special edition of December 14tii. and we are impressed by its contents tht Peabody is a prosperous, moral. Christian community and we have decided to write and ask you if you can assist us in getting into communication with some young men of your town, of good character, who would make good husbands for Swedish girls of good character.

We would prefer to marry farmer young men. We were atl raised neighbors, are all of us good cooks. (kokas). We can give you the names if business men and officers of this town as references. We would like to come Kansas and become the huseru (wives) of respectable Kansas bondp (farmers) We would soon learn the English language and American ways, as our club has been studying that language.

"We have decided to send you a de scription of each one of us, which yau could show to anvone who becomes inter ested. We understand that this is leap year in the customs of your country and that that makes it all right for a woman to seek a husband. The Herald has already had many ap plications for the voung ladies' hands from both city and country and protests havo been coming in thick and fast from some of the young ladies here against marrying off any of the young men of this commua- ity until they have been supplied with husbands. H. W.

Graves and M. M. La-Master asked us to cable the girls to corae on over. Nay, Nay, Pauline, Says Kobel H. A.

Kobel has been mentioned as a candidate for county treasurer but after having given the question due and careful consideration he says he cannot afford to make the race and he is right Mr. Kobel is a member of the Doyle Hardware and would undoubtedly loose money monkeying with politics. Everybody here would be glad to sup port him but the Herald thinks he has made a wise decision from a business standpoint If the paper is not as interesting this week as it should be just remember that Mrs. Payton has not been able to be out of bed for over a month and that this week the editor was laid up with the tooth ache. do it and plan some more.

A mile of good road is better than a thousand mile. of desire for better roads. Get down ta practicality. Let every man boost for Peabody as a trading point, a good home, school, and church town, with some real live fellows in it This is one of the big things you can keep right on doing. "A good word for Peabody is worth its weigkt in gold.

Hurrah a little occasionally. A man that can't talk for Peabody is a posr stick. A man that can't say right out loud when Peabody is mentioned is not on the straight and narrow road that leads to a better town." Then I talked with a typical Knocker. He was dead sure all his neighbors had it in for him, that the local merchants were growing rich while he was growing poor. He acknowledged that Montgomery-Roebuck were doing business on the Lake Front Chicago, where rental, taxes and insurance are high, that these mail order houses were making millions in profit and yet he stubbornly insisted that they, miles away, had greater interests in his welfare than his home merchant who lives modestly and necessarily depends on the loyalty and appreciation of his immediate neighbors, and who, from selfish reasons alone, must be wise enough to know the advantage of giving a square deal to his patrons.

But Mr. Knocker is too sordid and grouchy to be logical. He is too hard headed and stubborn to acknowledge, and too narrow to see his errors. Individual responsibility in the matter of promoting general good doej cot come within his comprehension. He is an enemy to his community with the foolish convictions that he is a victim of his associates.

His chief need is education, some inSuence that will knock the scales off his eyes. The members of this club, not with uncharity. but with patience and tact may help his vision. If he can be converted, it would be bctt-jr than to surpress him. By so doms you render a service that will be profit, to bitn and you alike.

We owe it to br.th make every reasonable effort. AT But Will Probably Decline on Account of Climate Then He Is Making Money In Kansas Hans Johnson, Superintendent of the T. B. Townsend ranch east of Peabody, has returned from Colorado, where he went at the request of Murdo Mc Kenzie the famous cattleman, who offered Mr, Johnson the position of superintendent Sf the hog department of the ranch of the Brazil Land and Cattle company, at a salary which will eventually amount to $10,000. per year.

The ranch proper consists of nine million acres and is located 250 miles south of Rio Janeiro in South America. Mr. Mc Ksnzie whose home is in Trinidad, Colo, is general manager of the company at a salary of $50,000. per year, in gold. Mr.

Johnson has the offer under consideration but has not yet accepted it because of the fact that its accptance would necessitate going to a country, to live, where it is extremely hot, and, he fears, unhealthfuL There are now 200.000 hogs on the ranch and the number will be douflled. The offer came as a result of the recommendation I Mr. Johnson by Mr. J. L.

Heath of Peabody. Mr. Johnson's opportunity demonstrates the possibilities offered by Kansas to the man who has brains and will work hard and honestly. Mr. f-i.

AnnA. a PfldKnu frnm hin na- tUliUEKIU value? aj m. vbuw tive country of Denmark, 22 years ago and he is not ashamed of the fact that he was a poor man when he came. On his arrival here he went to work on the Townsend ranch and by faithfully work ing for Mr. Townsend's interests, in seven years, he became superintendent, which position he still holds.

By making big piofits for his employer, Mr. JohnBon is now a prosperous man in his own right Wives Are Interested A Peabody man when opening a ship- i-ient of wall paper in his store the other day discovered the addresses of three young woman, of Joliet, 111., written on the back of the wall paper with the re-auest that whoever found the names should write to them.i The Peabody man, who has a pleasant streak of humor in his makeup, wrote each of them a card and signed the names of himself and two friends. Although his wife and his friends and their wives were present and entered into the spirit of the inci dent, the wives are accused of having a very serious interest in the contents of their husbands' mail each day. Obituary Mary Newcomb Stovall was born July 3rd 1837. in Clark Co.

and died at her home in Peabody, Kansas, January 4th. 1912. She was married to C. O. Stovall, April 16, 1854.

and bore him eight sons, two of whom preceded her to the 6pirit-world. Two sons live in Oklahoma and four live in and about Peabody. Mrs. Stovall was a great sufferer but mantained a cheerful spirit to the last and during even her latest conscious hours had a kind word for all visitors. She was an indulgent, a devoted, faith "Vu' wife and a consistent Christian hav ng united with the Baptist church on I Feb.

16. 1854, in Clark County Mo. Death, which some dread so greatly was to her a victory over life's trials and sufTerings, Life's riddle has lost its mys tery to her for she now looks back upon it with heavenly wisdom. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church. Sunday, Jan.

7. and interment was made in Prairie Lawn Cem etery. Undergoes Operation Miss Karen Hansen bruised one of her feet several years ago and it has been oivinij her trouble ever since. It became so painful that she went to the Axtell hospital for an operation a short time ago and had a portion of the bone taken out and returned Saturday. She will have to rmtches for six weeks or more as a result nf the ooeration.

This will also necessitate her foregoing a course in col e(e that she has labored several years to be able to complete. Old Soldiers Stay By Fire A. Sinex was up from Wichita Sat- triay to attend the installation of the G. Bnd W. R.

but on account of the cr.U weather installation was postponed until Saturday this week. S- nator Potter left Monday to attend a r4 of the State Board of Agriculture. jrior Frintinl The Kertld CV.lf. Public Sentiment There's sometimes an exception to the rule, When all can both wise and fool, And work in harmony together for a cause, And this is wise as one of Nature's laws To have one candidate. We can't enthuse o'er Roscoe Stubbs, Taft and Bristow are classed with dubs, Some are not pleased with Capper or with Ryan But if you want to start us all to sighin', Just mention Ted.

Curtis brings out the against and for. Hodges often fails to make a score, Mention Murdock and some cry "fake," But Roosevelt always takes the cake We're all for Ted. Men hoot at Bryan's aspirations. Won't stand LaFollote's machinations. Don't like Harmon, think Folk too small, But mention Teddy Democrats and all Will shout for Ted.

My wife don't like the way I smoke, Nor all my talks about being broke, She don't believe one half I tell her. But still thinks I'm the greatest feller 'Cause I'm for Ted. My neighbors criticise my clothes, i Say I'm a loafer goodness knows How they hoot, greet me with jeers But they'll all come across with cheers If I'm for Ted. Preachers would say I'm headed for hell Should I get mad and swear but well, Let me declare for Teddy, bold, Straightway they'll say I'm in the fold 'Cause they're for Ted. You may walk the streets on any morn And talk of cattle, pigs and corn.

Each man you meet has a different idee About how to get results you see-But they're all for Ted. W. E. Payton. Marsh For Sheriff? Chas.

Marsh will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for sheriff in this county according to last week's Marion Record. Mr. Marsh is eminently fitted for the office. Hospital Needed C. M.

Clark suggested the need of a hospital for Peabody at a recent meeting of the Commercial Club. If personalities were indulged in in many Kansas towns as freely as they are in Peabody a hospital would be a necessity should be a necessity. Sells Out Jess Napier, the excellent editor of that excellent paper, the Newton Journal has sold out and will quit the office February 1st. Napier, no doubt will enjoy a rest and vacation but he will be a dis tinct loss to the newspaper fraternity of this section. He was a Democrat and in every other respect a man that commanded the confidences of his neighbors in Harvey county.

Summit in the Game M. C. Clark of Summit township will probably be a candidate for sheriff on the Republican ticket. Mr. Clark is a fine man.

with an excellent record and would no doubt let everybody know that he was in the race. Wrist Broken By Fall Miss Hanna Crawford was walking a-long the sidewalk in front of the Arnold Berns home last Friday and slipped on the icy walk and in the fall she broke her wrist Panama canal in three months. Talking may be all right on some occasions, but you have cornered the market and refuse to let anybody else get into the game. You will become stone deaf in another month. You haven't exercised your ears in seven years.

The thing for you to do is to gradually give your mouth a rest and let your pocketbook talk for awhile. You have no idea how much a few of your dollars could say in a brief spell. The people might listen to the jingle of your coin; they are completely tired out with that eternal noise of your mouth. Give it a rest and allow your head to catch np Tbe people will get along without your auvice for a brief spell. In fact, the sleep they would get would more than overbalance any loss they might sustain from your silence.

If you shut up possibly your neighbor will do likewise. He talks more and louder than you do. I have heard you sav so. Try mental suggestion for awhile. -Bert Walker.

A Correction In the issue of December 14th the Marion Reveiw says: "Affaretta Westbrook has brought suit to set aside the will of Chas. E. Westbrook, deceased. The will deprives Mrs. Westbrook and her children of any of her husband's property, all of which was given to Mr.

Westbrook's children by a We have been asked to correct this statement In 1903 at the request of Mrs. Westbrook a property settlement was made between her and her husband by which the home farm was deeded to her and she was given some money and personal property, all of which at her death would go to her children and none of it to Mr. Westbrook's former children. At tne same tune Mrs. westc-rooK consented to Mr.

Westbrook's will which recites that he has made a provision for his wife and that his children by her will inherit her share and then provides for the disposition of his other property a mong his other children. Mrs. Westbrook consented in writing to the will, but now brings this suit to set aside the settlement in which she took part and also to set aside the consent which she made, in writing, to the wilL We Can Point With Pride Fred E. Pettit made a little talk at the Commercial Club meeting in which he stated that he was proud of Peabody, her schools, churches, electric light and ice plant her sewer system, her park, her country club, and all the other clubs, the New Santa Fe Trail and many other mer itorious features, but that he did hate to tell anyone that our population was only 1600 but even then he wasn't trampling on our toes. We can point with pride etc Biograph Feature To-Night.

"How She Triumphed" a Biograph Comedy Drama that sure will make you laugh. Showing a young lady who with proper care and exercise would make a beautiful woman. But as it is she is hump shouldered and wrinkled faced. But not for long. Because a woman soon runs across this girl and brought her out of the predicament and the fun starts when the woman starts with her pupiL But she soon makes her the most beautiful girl of the town and then she gets a fellow.

Don't miss this picture, for it is out of the ordinary. Also "Rescued From The Desert" a Kalem western picture..