The Simpson News from Simpson, Kansas • 1

A (it News. Simpson S.tilL "The Biggest Little Town in Kansas'." L'vBall Jubilee Kansas, Aueust 17-18-19 Simpson, Mitchell County, Kansas, Thursday, December 16 1915. No. 38 olume 4 Ttt CHEERFUL CHETO At The ELECTRIC Saturday, Dec. 18 IT yov live in volv.

dreary ck.ee A MARVELOUS AND UNIQUE SCENIC PRODUCTION Of the iJPamous" orit a.dd to its hoUS.E"' lqcm.ly your Tke flowers tka.t Lloom in tKe slums I tkirk 4ff II neuutiaws Are tne ones SATURDAY NiGHT A Trip -to Barnsrd Last evening 0. Billinginvited the editor of the News to accompany him -to Barnard, and as ve had "never been to that Vity we were not long, in accepting the invitation. As practically all our subscribers know more of the country between bore an there than we do, we will not dwell on that part of the trip. While Mr. Billings was -visiting with his son, Gus, who, fby the way, was down with the measles, we proceeded to see the town.

Barn-actffcppears tdusUo be a pretty good little town with wide streets and some fine business blocks. What impressed us most was the lack of either waterworks lights, andt tp be hoped this defect will be remedied in the near future. tKe -moot Dec. Watch for Announcement Rgvenge- Mutual Master Pic: ture in four parts, depicting the life of Gen. Villa Featuring Robert Harrison and MaeMarsh Irene Hunt and other stars.

Doni Miss This -41. mm 5 REEL SPECIALS For Wednesday Nights. 5c Admission Tues. Dec, 21 SATURDAY, DEC. 25 Dance every Saturday Night.

Only one admission 5c 10c Everybody invited to the 1best showonthe road. O. R. Billings; Mgr. WE5SNEP 6 angel Freckles Admission 5c 10c Dance after the show -Will Call an Election After putting off the matter for several years, the Mitchell county commissioners have at last decided to ask the voters of Mitchell county to authorize them to erect a new building at the county farm near Glen Elder and a new jail building in Be-loit.

"For the purpose, of calling an electioe the commissioners will meet on the coming Saturday. For several years, even.before the present board was in', office, there has been a complaint 'that the buildings on the county farm were not fit for use and this condition, we are told, has steadily and rapidly grown worse. -The board last week invited the editors of the county to visit the farm and make a fair and im-partial report of the conditions existing, as they found them. This visit was to have been made last week, but was prevented by a storm. Knifing that 'materia! car be obtained 'much cheaper during the winter months than in the, By GENE STRATTON-POPJER Author of -v "A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST" "THE HARVESTER" ETC -u-A Supreme r-.

NOVELTY WITH BRILLIANT FLASHES OF Obituary of Joseph Konnia Last Smiday afternoon funeral services for the deceased Mr. Joseph Komin -were held at the home at 2 p. m. A large crowd of relatives and friends were assembled to pay their last tribute of respect and esteem to a man whom everyone admired. By the direction pf the deceased gentleman the Rev.

Yl. Bamford. pastor of the Simp-SDn anUSbtfika omeiated and the Eureka chapel choir furnished the music. The fioral offerings consisted of beautiful hot house rbwers completely covering the basket. After a short servfee at the' home the company repaired to iL music ana ramos.

A Costly Item 1 In making report of th expenditures by the county T. H. McCall, county clerk, was astonished to find that during the past year it ha3 cost over $8,000 for medical aid and sup-plies to, the poor- id Mitdieir county. This is exclusive of the Brother Killed in War E. C.

Mueller received word last week that bis brother, Wm. Mueller, of 'Konstariz' Germany, had. been killed in the war in western Russia. He was twenty years of age and had been in the war for ten months. He wa3 wounded by sharpnel on July 31 at Random, Russia where the German army made-their big driven Warsaw.

He died four days later, on August 4th," "and' was buried in the Catholic cemetery at Random. In these troubled times it takes news a long time to travel from Europe to the United States and nearly four months had elapsed before word of his death was received here. Tipton Times. Here is a 'r-f. Wholesome, Biilly expense of operating 'the'couhiy summer, the" board will try and poor farm.

i Young Play Presented by A Perfect Assemblage of Players "Freckles'' Gene Stratton-Porter'spopujap and fascinating story "Freckles" in music drama comes to The Opera House, Simpson, Tues hasten the proposition as fast as possible. They would like to have as. many people as can visit the farm and see for themselves the deplorable condition of affairs and are sure there will be no opposition, once the conditions are known. As to county jail people are well aware that it is not THE OPERA HOUSE SIMPSON, TUES. NOV.

Seats at Drug Store. Usual Prices; You can pay. your taxes at the Farmers State Bank, Simp the icv? tha T.oJjpmiaa National Cemetery, where another short i'4n. Joseph Komin was born in Bohemia, March 19, 1841, and departed this-life Dee. 9, 1915.

at the age of 74 years, 9 months and 12 In the year, of 1873 he was united ih the hIy bonds of matrimony to Miss Barbara Kupec. Ten years of their wedded life was spent Jn vCleveland, Ohio; from there they moved to Kansas where they have resided for 32 years, on his farm eight and one-half miles south of Simpson, where the angel of death claimed him. To this union were born ten children, seven and three sons, fourchildren preceding him, three' in infancy and one at the age of 24 years, six of whom, with their mother, sister, seven grand children and one great grand child, are left to mourn the death of a kind husband, and loving father, v- son. day, Dec. 21.

Neil Twomey, who dramatized Porter's changing story has evolved a powerful and in-. terest-compelling song play from a tale whose chief charms lie in its tender simplicity andf unaffected naturalness, and at the same time has retained all of the familiar characters and im-portant incidents of the story. The almost unlimited scenic suitable for the purpose for which it is used, either as to sanitation or as to security for the prisoners. The fact that the old jail won't Jaold prisoners has been demonstrated several times and those who have visited the Mrs. Esther Carlson and baby went to Wednesday, to visit at the home of Leslie Pet-terson.

C.hn Fnlev and wife and Miss grown to manhood and womanhood in this vicinity and have the best, wishes of a host of friends. Were Married Sunday Avery pretty wedding occured at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wanzer' last Sunday at noon Mrs. Wanzer's jail know that it is a disgrace to the community that there is no daughter, Edna Franks, 4 7 Viflcent left for Oklahoma City.

morning, where they $p't t5 make tneir home. can pay your taxes at possibilities of the Grefsftlliailtf Limberlost have been-takeh ad- vantage of to their ull value this together with a New York company of singers and players of unusual excellence assures an. The Christmas festivities at the M. E. church this year will consist of an illustrated lecture on "Christmas" by Rev.

Bamford which will be followed by a Christmas tree in the basement. This is to be held on Christmas eve and everybody is cordially farmers State uanic, aimp- and Francis Vv. Loekard were pronounced man wife by Rev. H. J.

'Bamford in the presence of the immediate relatives of the contracting parties. After the ceremony a delicious dinner was served. Both the young people brother, grandfather and great event of unusual adequate way in which insane patients may be cared for. which class, we are sorry to say, is larger each year. That a wealthy county such as Mitchell should continue to, do business'with two such buildings as the one at the county, farm and the one used as a jail we don't believe to be at all necessary and we believe the commissioners are doing right in asking the authority of our residents to remedy the conditions.

Beloit Call. grand 'father These i ving'lire Mrs. Mary Duncan, Mrs. R. Cary, Mrs.

John Komin, Mrs. Ray Galloup, Mrs. Frank Komin and Mrs. J. N.

Marler. Askthe man "at the lumber yard. Denatured Alca-hol fbr autos Mr, Komin cam'eo Kansas in a very early day, broke his claim with an.ox'team. He as well as some others of jour old settlers had a small, hand mill uiwn which he ground corn for corn bread. He drank rye coffee and saw all the hard times a Kansas settler of early days experienced.

Amid ft all he succeeded in rearing a large family and his Jast days saw Jim possessed of a competence which many might envy. lie had been ill for some time, but last Thursday afternoon he was stricken with apoplexy and in a-short time was no more. He was highly and his loss will be felt in the community in which he made his home. In order to settle up the estate of Dent Childsas soon as possible I will sell the entire stock of Hardware at cost. Now is a good time to fill your present and future needs.

Come early as the stock is limited. Everything goes. Nothing reserved. First come first served. 'r -if All kinds of Gun Reparing, in your old '22' rifles and have new barrels put in and made as -good as new.

Mrs. A. Kethcart is another new reader of the News beginning with this issue. Darrow shipped another mixed car of cattle and liogs- to Kansas City yetternay. -Use Golden Sun Coffee, a brand when once tried you will use no other.

Sold at the Farmers store, Mrs. Rupe and children left for Oklahoma City this morning where they expect to spend several weeks. Per Gal. 3 Administraitor oi the estate of Denton Child. JtlllNutJh SHAFFER'S Dru? Store Ruben Loekard John Rathbun and family! motored to Bennington, Sunday, to hear the sermon preached by I Rev.

O. A Darnell. They report a fine sermon and a good visit. IJ 1 Mrs. Hawkins r.r;l children who have been vi-'iiii relatives and friends returned to Minneapolis, Wednesday..