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Society THE RI RUSSELL RECORD. D. For Russell County and Her Bests Interests. ESTABLISHED, 1872 OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER. Special Thanksgiving Service.

Next Sunday night there will be special Thanksgiving services held in the German M. E. church, 8 miles south of Russell. A special program special decorations an special music. All are invited to attend.

Rev. J. Sonderegger, Pastor. Will Spend the Winter South. Mr.

and Mrs. F. S. Rockefeller after a week at Kansas City and Excelsior Springs will go to Oklahoma City for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Fredrickson.

From there they intend going south for the winter but have not decided at which point they will go. The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the 1 Methodist church will meet at the home of Judge Ruppenthal, Mrs. McCollum, hostess, December 4, 1918, at 3 o'clock. Miss Riley is the leader. The annual thank offering meeting will be held in connection with the usual program.

A full attendance is desired. Married. Probate Judge Landon issued the following marriage licenses during the past week: Albert W. Keller and Viola M. Claussen, of Dorrance, married by Judge Landon, November 20.

Geo. T. Morrison and Mrs. Irma M. Smith, of Russell, married by Judge Landon November 23.

Wm. Seyfert and Nannie Claussen of Wilson, married 'by Judge Landon November 27. J. W. Morphy Moves, J.

W. Morphy came over from Smith Center the latter part of last week and Monday loaded their household goods into a truck and moved them to their new home. Mr. Morphy has lived in Russell a great number of years during which time he published the Reformer and making it one of the best weekly papers in western Kansas For the past three years he has been postmaster and conducted the office in a business like manner. Russell can not afford to lose such good citizens as "Jim" and his wife but we trust he will prosper in his management of the Smith Center Journal which is already showing a marked improvement under his guidance and we wish him good luck.

Lieutenant Fischler Takes a Bride Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Moore announce the marriage of their daughter, Rachel E. Moore, to Lieut. Peter K.

Fischler son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Fischler. The event took place at the Episcopal church lin Williamsport last Saturday at 12:45 p.

Rev. Lyndell officiating. Lieutenant and Mrs. Fischler will reside in Brooklyn, N. where the Lieutenant is stationed on the U.

S. battleship New Mexico. The bride is a most estimable young lady and has a host of friends and admirers who wish her a long and happy life. The above article was clipped from a Wellsboro, paper. Miss Moore, the bride, lis a niece of 0.

L. Atherton, of this city. Her husband is an officer in the navy. Celebrate Silver Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs.

Nills of south Center township celebrated their silver wedding anniversary last Thursday, November 21, 1918. An elaborate dinner was served at noon, a ed goose being the special feature. After dinner the time was spent in music and a general, social time. One feature of merriment was a bride's cake baked by the eldest daughter and passed to the younger members of the family. In keeping with the occasion the decorations were of silver with touches of white.

A silver "25" was pinned to each window curtain and silver tinsel and ornaments placed here and there making a very beautiful picture. Mr. and Mrs. Gustason were married at Cleves, Iowa, November 21, 1893. They resided in Iowa until 1900 when they came to Kansas and settled on the farm where they now reside.

Eight children were born to this union, Nellie (Cooper) Sabina McGinnis; John, James, Frank, Ida, Frances and Lorraine. The entire family, including two sons-in-law, Lucian Cooper and Arthur McGinnis, were present to celebrate the occasion. A complete set of silver ware was presented to the couple by their children in remembranc of the occasion. At a late hour the family retired, hoping that Mr. and Mrs.

Gustason might live many more years to enjoy life and contentment. RUSSELL, RUSSELL COUNTY, KANSAS, NOVEMBER 28, 1918. Vol. 47 No. 48 Entertained At Dinner.

Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. R. Jack entertained for Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Morphy with a goose dinner served in a most delicious manner by the hostess. There were present: J. W.

Morphy, wife and son; M. H. Fox and wife Misses Margaret Eastland and Grace Woolman. Dean Plumb Was In It. Dean Plumb, a brother of Mrs.

H. F. Richards, of Natoma, is with the American fleet that participated in the ceremonies of the surrender of the German fleet to the British navy last Thursday. He is on the battleship Florida. Dean has visited several times at the Richards home, and is well known Independent.

Drove 'Em Back 20 Miles. A recent letter from Fred Propp, one of the Russell soldiers in France, to his parens tells of getting a from his brother George in which he stated he had just returned from a two day's battle in which they drove the Germans back 20 miles. At the time the letter was received both boys were feeling fine and getting along nicely. Their address appears in the Soldiers's column in this paper. The Election Returns.

We have finally succeeded in getting the official election returns into type and they appear on another page in this issue. The soldiers vote has not 'peen received up to this time which will make a slight difference in the Republican majorities. With these and the absentee votes added it would look as though H. A. Frier had carried every township in the county with the possible exception of Big Creek 2 and Center 1.

Serg't. Arthur Cook Wounded. Word was received by the family last Monday that Serg't Arthur Cook was wounded in battle on October 25. Later a letter was received from him telling that he received a wound on the left side of the head by a piece of shell from a high exxplosive. He is in the hospital in France some where and getting along nicely which will be good news to the Russell county friends.

His address is Serg't Arthur E. Cook Hdq. Co. 353rd 89th Am. E.

F. France. Header Box Demonstration. There will 'de a demonstration of the THIES" Automatically Elevated an Automatically Dumped Header Box on Main Street Saturday fternoon at 3, P. M.

Farmers, Wheat Growers and Cattlemen should make a special effort to see this demonstration as this Machine is the latest most up to date labor saving device in the Agri-1 cultural Implement line. Dont forget the date, Saturday afternoon Nov. 30th. Yours truly Joseph Thies. Obituary.

On Tuesday last, Oct. Orville Dickinson one of our esteemed citizens residing at the N. W. corner of 5th ave and 4th street, died rather suddenly. Mr.

Dickinson had been an invalid for some years and he and his wife removed to this state from the state of New York in 1911, settling at this place with the hope that he might recover his former health. He always was cheerful when friends called. He took his ailment with Christain tude. He was born at South Bend, October 22 1842, afterwards removing with his parents to Otsego county, N. Y.

He enlisted for three years, as Corporal in Co 76th Vol, September 24 1861 remaining with his command in active service until October 24 1864, when he mustered out of service as Corporal at camp in the Field. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Hart who survives him. They had no children and the only near relatives surviving him are a nephew and some netices, children of a deceased sister. He was a member of Farragut Post No 41, Dept of Fla. G.

A. R. becoming a member Decem'oer 15 1914. He brought his age to 75 years, 11 months and 9 days and his remains were placed to rest in Oakdale cemetery, Zephyrills. -Zephyrhills (Fla.) Colonist.

Orville Dickinson formerly lived in Russell county. He will be by some of the earlier settlers living in Wipterset township as he conducted a store and was postmaster of the old Norfolk post office. Get your job work done at this office Annual Election The Grand Army Ladies will elect their officers for the year 1919, at the next regular meeting, Thursday, December the 5th. All the members are urged to attend this last meeting of the year, 1918. Committee on refreshments: Alice Eberly, Blanche French and Ella Fulton.

First Congregational Church (Church Calendar Dec. 1) Preaching at 11 a. subject "All Thy Gifts in the Storehouse." Evening at 7:30, subject "A Nation's Destiny." We greatly enjoyed a clarinet solo by Mr. Bliss at our morning last Sunday. Our evening service for the Junior Red Cross was greatly helped by several musical numbers that were rendered udeer the direction of Mrs.

Ellithorpe. The Young People's orchestra was exceptionally pleasing. We are glad to announce this orchetra for our evening services in the future. The offer: was given to the Junior Red Cross. Judge J.

C. Ruppenthal very recently purchased from the Pearlman Book store, Washington, D. twenty-nine books, juveniles, for little tots, and sent them to the Russell library in memoriam to his wife, Sarah Spalding-Ruppenthal. Other new books at the library are purchases: Daughter of the Land, by Gene Stratton Porter. Private Pete, by Harold R.

Peat; Minstrel in France, by Harry Lauder. Donations, Lee Atherton: Right to Reign, Adele F. Knight. A few more magazines for October and November are needed fill the box for the November shipment to the boys at Funston. W.

H. Harris Dies in East. W. Harry Harris a former. employe in Seattle of the American Express Company, and son of Mr.

and Mrs. H. Harris, of 1419 East John street, is dead from pneumonia following influenza in Camp Mills, Mineola, N. according to advice received in Seattle yesterday. Harris left Seattle May for Camp Fremont, where he was assigned to the Twenty-second Machine Gun battalion, leaving there for the east coast October 21 to embark for overseas duty.

He was stricken ill while his detachment was awaiting a boat. Mr. and Mrs. Harris left here Tuesday to be with their son, but did not arrive before his death. The body will be brought to Seattle for interment.

-Seattle (Wash.) Post Intelligencer, November 22. No Use To Ask. To Editor, Russell Record, Russe.l, Kansas. This Local Board is receiving numerous requests from parents and other relatives of boys in the service, asking for a certificate or other document to enable boys to be discharged from the service. We would ask you to kindly publish the following letter received from State Headquarters, dated November 20, 1918.

1. As numerous requests are coming through the Adjutant General's office and applications to Local Boards for the discharge of soldiers now in training in the various army camps in the county, it would be well for the public to know that the Selective Service consisting of Local and District Boards, Adjutants General and Governors of States, together with the Advisory Boards who advised and assisted them in selecting an army, was composed wholly of Civilians acting in a Civil capacity in selecting and inducting into the service the men, within the designated ages, without interference in any way by the Military arm of the Government. 2. After induction into service, the men so selected became at once subject to Military authority and their discharge from Military service is wholly under the control and discretion of the Military authorities, uninfluenced in any way by any person or persons acting in a Civli capacity. 3.

Hence, the soldiers in camps in this country and in our army over seas will be demobilized in a regular and orderly manner, and it will apparently be useless to burden any branch of the Selective Service, members of Congress, or persons acting in either Civil or Military capacity to, intervene, in any way, to secure individual discharge from service, in specific cases, or otherwise than in collective units designated by the War department. Signed by the Adjutant General. From Russell County Local Board, Joined K. of C. J.

E. O'Brien, Chester Mills and John Linihan went to Hays last day night to join the Knights of Columbus. A class of 43 was initiated at the meeting. After the cermony a banquet was served. Father Mc Kenna and Neville Mills were also in attendance from Russell.

They returned Monday. Russell Boy Wound d. Miss Margaret Eastland received word Tuesday of this week that her brother, Edwin, was' wounded and gassed in battle on October 3rd. He is getting along nicely in Base Hospital No. 54, France.

His address is A. P. O. No. 758.

A large number of friends hope he will soon be all right again. American Red Cross County Executive Committee At the annual Red Cross election held Wednesday, November 20th, the following persons were elected as members of the Executive Committee for Russell county. Mrs. L. Banker, Russell.

Mr. Chas. E. Hall, Russell. Mrs.

M. K. Brundage, Russell. Mrs. Anna Zimmerman, Paradise.

Mr. E. U. Carter, Russll. Mr.

B. G. Scriven, Lucas. Mrs. V.

K. Hoover, Russell. Mr. W. T.

Foster, Gorham. Mrs. F. R. Culbertson, Russell.

Mrs. Stella Hickman, Luray. Mrs. Ella Patterson, Luray. Mr.

M. J. Mahoney, Bunker Hill. Mr. E.

A. Ford, Waldo. Mrs. H. A.

Opdycke, Pioneer. This Executive Committee will meet at Rusell, Friday, November 29th, 2.30 p. at the Red Cross for the purpose of electing the rooms officer: of the County Excutive Committee. Not Thursday, Hut Friday. Owing to conditions which we are at this time unable to help, the Record is one day late this week.

We had planned to issue a half day earlier that the force might enjoy a half holiday and this we will do at any rate as regards the holiday. For some time the Record has been without a linotype operator. Our daughter, Miss Irene started to learn but cannot give up her school work. We hope to have an operator if such can be found and will try and issue the paper on publication day with much more news than we are now able to get put into type under the present arrangements. J.

H. Miles has been marketing wheat here for the past few days. Otho Johnston was called to Luray Wednesday afternoon owing to the serious illness of a grand-child. There was two burials in the Grand Center cemetery Friday afternoon. That of Grand-father Reitzel and a grand-son of Otho Johnston.

-Waldo Advocate. Wants The Home News. November 26, 1918. Mr. H.

A. Dawson, Editor, Russell Record, Russell, Kansas. Dear Sir: We note that for some months we have not received the Recond in the Library for the Department of Journalism. There are a number of students from Russell who would apreciate very much, a weekly squint at the home paper. If, on account of the new postal regulations, you find it impossible to send us the paper, you can perhaps get it to the l'orary by exchanging with the University Daily Kansan, which we are sending you now If the mail is sent to the Daily Kansan it will reach the same library.

Work at K. U. is far from its natural course. At present the question before the university is the keeping of the S. A.

T. C. At a meeting last night the University Senate voted unanimously to dsiband the organization, because its nature as handled at present is conflicting with the academic work of the students at every turn and it is not considered advisable to attempt to mix academic and military life. Beyond all reasonable amount of doubt the army organization will be disbanded so that the boys can return home Xmas in their citizens clothes. Kindly see what can be done toward getting the Record in the Journalism Library and it will be greatly appreciated by all from home.

Very truly yours, Glen V. Banker Sec. Dept. of Journalism. BANK WILL OPEN SATURDAY Workmen Busy Putting Finishing Touches on Home State Bank Rooms Preparatory to Opening Business The officers and directors of the Home State Bank of Russell invite the public to call at its new banking quarters, first door north of Hotel Russell, Saturday, November 30, at 1 o'clock p.

the opening day. It is expected that everything will be in readiness for the opening at time and it is hoped that every stockholder, their friends and the public generally, will find it convenient to visit the bank, look over the rooms and equipment' and get acquainted. In arranging the banking rooms the men in charge have made an effort to plan them so as to be the most convenient for the customers of the bank, also keeping in mind the light and arrangement of the working rooms. The fixtures are of late design, open vision wickets, high die marble and golden oak. A roomy fireproof vault has been built, which will protect the records and books of the bank, and will also be used by bank's customers and friends for the safe keeping of private and valuable papers.

A steel grill separates the customers department from the money section of the vault. There has been provided a customer's room in the rear of the lobby, which will be very much appreciated by the patrons 00 the bank. A small room especially for the ladies, equipped with lavetory and toilet, has also been provided. A modern, burglar-proof safe of the most approved design, and which commands the lowest rate of insurance, has been secured. It's a round ball of Manganese steel, with screw door, made by the Mosler Safe Company.

The bank starts out with $33,000 capital and surplus, and numbers among its stockholders many of the most substantial and well-to-do men of Russell county. The following stockholders have been elected as directors: Carl Anschutz, H. A. Fink, N. A.

Turner, R. L. Frank, C. W. Shaffer, D.

S. Landon and Henry Fose. The officers of the bank are Carl Anschutz, president; H. A. Fink, vice president; N.

A. Turner, active vice president; R. L. Frank, vice president and C. W.

Shaffer, cashier. Carl Anschutz The president of the bank located in Russell county forty years ago, settling on a farm near Wilson. Several years ago he built a nice modern home in Russell and moved with his family to this city, although he continues to personally oversee and direct the work on his several farms. Mr. Anschutz belongs to one of the best known families of the county, and for more than five years has been a director in the Farmers State Bank, of Russell, relinquishing that place to become president of the Home State Bank.

His good business judgment will be of great value to this new banking institution. H. A. Fink Vice president is also an old settler of Russell county, having come with the early pioneers and gone through the ups and downs with them. By hard work and careful management Mr.

Fink has built up a competence and is counted one of the good, substantial men of the county. He served the county well for four years as county treasurer and has demonstrated his confidence in this country by building one of the best homes in Russell. N. A. Turner Active Vice President came to Russell from Colby in 1912 as editor of Russell Record, which he built up until it was one of the best newspapers in western Kansas.

He has plenty of push and energy and will be a live wire in the bank. For two years Mr. Turner has been assistant State Auditor, a position requiring administrative and executive ability, and has filled it with satisfaction to everyone. R. L.

Frank Vice president has had valuable banking experience, having been employed in the Russell State Bank more than ten years, during which time he was advanced from book-keper to assistant cashier. He is acknowledged to be an accurate and efficient accountant, and his experience will prove invaluable to the new institution, which was very fortunate in securing his co-operation and services. He has a wide acquaintance through the county and is a hustler. C. W.

Shaffer The cashier was born and has always lived in this county. His father is president of the Bunker Hill State Bank and has been a resident of Russell county for 46 years. C. W. Shaffer has served the county for 12 years as Register of Deeds, during which time he has come to be known as an authority on land titles and transfers.

His extensive acquaintance over the county will be a big asset to the Home State Bank. He is a safe, conservative business man, active always in any and all enterprises that have for their object the upbuilding of Russell county. Library Henry Fose Another director, came to Russell county when a small boy. By thrift and industry he has built up a pros perous grain and coal business a and is known to be financially responsible in every way. The Home State Bank is fortunate in being able to number him as a stockholder and officer.

Dean S. Landon The other director, is a Russell county product and lived on his farm in Lincoln township until a short time before his election as probate judge of the county four years ago. He is one of the good, clean young men of the county and will lend valuable counsel to the bank. His election on the board was wholly without solicitation on his part, as was the election of all others. Mentioning the bank's opening, ore of the officers stated to the Record that it is not the intention of editor, this new organization to injure any but it does hope to take its other, place among the many good business enterprises of Russell and do its full build up and boost for the share to best interests of Russell county now and always.

American Consular Service. Bordeaux, France November 2, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. A.

A. Roth, Russell, Kansas, U. S. A. My dear Mr.

and Mrs. Roth: It would be hard for me to tell you much pleasure your letter of rehow cent date gave to Mrs. Bucklin and my self. We have found it such a comfort to have with us a boy of the attainments and ideals of your son Ralph, that to know that you are pleased with what little we can do for him encourages us in what we are tryting to do for our boys. Our little daughter has caught an inspiration for music from him and i is making wonderful progress under his guidance.

We have occasional musical evenings which are a delight for every one who hears his playing. Even the French people who are accustomed to musical talent prononce his playing phenominal. We have come to real affection for Ralph, for his clean living, application to duty and cheerfulness in hard surroundings mark him as a young man of superior qualities. We are in hopes that his duties may not call him elsewhere. You may be sure that we shall do what we can to look after him while here.

With kindest good wishes, Yours very sincerely, Geo. A. Bucklin. Jacob Ruff and wife and Miss Lottie Mapes took the night train Monday for Salina. CHAS.

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