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SOCIETY HIS. STATE THE ST STOCKTON REVIEW. VOLUME 13. STOCKTON, ROOKS COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1919. NUMBER 22 Law Providing for the Extermination of Grasshoppers Section 1.

That upon the written request signed by not less than five trustees of any county, or a majority of the township trustees in counties having less than five townships this state the board of Commissioners of that shall provide for the purchase of a mixture containing Paris Green, or other like poison, for the extermination of grasshoppers within its county, and shall make rules and regulations for distribution thereof, and shall distribute the ingredients of such mixture to the trustees of the various townships which may require -the use of such mixture for the extermination of grasshoppers in their respective townships. In purchasing and preparing the ingredients of such mixture the board of Commissioners and trustees of such townships shall use the formula prescribed and recommended by the Kansas State Agricultural College as far as practicable. Section 2. That the cost of the service and materials provided for in section 1 shall be met out of the general fund of the county, which may be replenished to the extent of the amount so used by a tax levied and collected as other taxes are levied and collected the board of county Commissioners, not to exceed one mill upon the dollar valuation of the county. Section 3.

That in every county in the territory described in section 1, infested with grasshoppers, every trustee shall apply to the board of county Commissioners for the ingredients provided for in section one of this act in sufficent quantities to meet the needs of his township, and shall distribute to the persons living upon or farming cultivated farms, such ingredients mixed in a compound as they may need to carry out the provisions of this act in order to prevent the ravages of grasshoppers; provided, that if any such person living upon or farming any cultivated farm shall neglect or refuse for forty-eight hours after the date fixed by the trustee for the putting out of the same, it shall be the duty of the trustee to put out such mixture and to report the expense connected therewith to the county commissioners, who shall extend the same upon the tax rolls against such cultivated lands, which shall be collected as other taxes are now collected and paid into the general fund of the county; provided further, that the trustee shall mix or superintend in person the mixing of all such ingredients before distributing the same, and in so mixing he shall follow the formula and recommendation of the Kansas Agricultural College, as far as practicable, and the rules prescribed by his board of county Commissioners. Section 4. That it shall be the duty of the board of county commissioners to direct and require that the mixture distributed within its county shall be put out upon the same day and month of the year if possible, and that the boards of county commissioners of counties lying within the same district infested by grasshoppers shall co-operate in having the mixture put out in their counties as nearly upon the same day and month of the year as practicable; provided further, that no person shall be required to put out mixture on pasture land or in or about any farm dwellings or buildings. Section 5. That the county commissioners in performing the duties required by this act shall be paid five dollars per day for actual time employed, and the trustees, or other persons necessarily employed, shall each receive thirty cents per hour for each hour of actual employment.

Section 6. That any person violating any provision of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished with a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each offense. Poison The Hoppers About fifty farmers and a number of township trustees met at the court house Monday afternoon, July 14th, in order to make further arrangements about poisoning the hoppers by county action. Charles Riseley acted as chairman of the meeting. Reports were given concerning mass meetings of farmers in fourteen townships, in which two hunderd and fifty four farmers had been present and in which the sentiment had been unanimously in favor of poisoning the hoppers, except for two men.

It was also stated that there were twenty of the twenty-two township trustees in favor of poisoning. A number of farmers and farm owners spoke on the damage already done by the hoppers and urged haste in doing whatever was going to be done. J. C. Edwards, Abe Bonebrake, A.

C. Gillilan and W. K. Skinner were among the speakers. W.

B. Ham read the law relating to the matter, and stated that in his opinion there was nothing to do but send for the poison, as the petition required by law was already filed. The County Commissioners seemed willing, but appeared to doubt the co-operation they would receive from the farmers. However, they agreed to do their duty as defined by law, and later at a meeting of their own took whatever official action was necessary, and announced that the poisoning would be done some time next week, if the poison can be got here in time. Some Harvest Record Rush township has the record wheat shockers, one is 9 years old and the other is 13.

Their names are John and Joe McCormick. They have shock ed 80 acres of barley that will yield from 30 to 40 bushel per acre, also 160 acres of wheat that will run around 20 bushel per acre. When you talk of a harvest record in Rooks county that will beat this please put it in print. I know these boys done this work as I worked in sight of them the whole time. I never saw neither one shurk on the other, always carrying two bundles at a time, and never in the shade complaining about what they had to do.

They finished the job Friday night about 6:30, shocking about fifteen acres Friday afternoon, going on the run from one shock to another. I think this is pretty hard to beat and if anyone can break this record in Western Kansas I'm from Missouri. Chas. Marsell. Mrs.

Mary Dowie came Fri- day from Evanston, and will remain here several weeks looking after business interests. Her daughter, Miss Lucy, is still teaching at Evanston. Mrs. Melissa Turner Melissa Sams was born May 15, 1848 in Jackson county, Ohio, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J.

E. Watts of Iowa township July 19, 1919. She moved with her parents from Ohio to Wayne county, Iowa, when five years of age at which place she grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage to G. B.

Turner October 17, 1878 and they came to Rooks county, Kansas the same year where they settled on a farm in Lowell township, living there until 1899 when they moved to Stockton, on account of the failing health of Mr. Turner, who died March 17, 1900. She continued to reside in Stockton until about three years ago when she moved to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. J. E.

Watts. She has been an invalid for several years and thru it all was patient and un-1 complaining, and always glad to welcome her friends and neighbors. She was a member of the Methodist church at Woodston and upon moving to Stockton became affiliated with the Christian church. She was the mother of four children, one son dying in infancy. She leaves to mourn her loss three daughters, Mrs.

J. E. Watts, Mrs. Wm. Schultz and Mrs.

Flossie Grimsley, five grandchildren and one greatgrand child, who were all with her during her last days. The funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, being attended by a large number of her friends and neighbors and old time friends who knew the deceased in the early -days of Rooks county. Card of Thanks We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for their kind assistance during the sickness and after thedeach of our beloved mother, also for the beautiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Watts. Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Schultz. Mrs. Flossie Grimsley. William S.

Hindman William S. Hindman was born August 27, 1854 at Bedford, Iowa, and died at his home in Stockton, Kansas, July 20, 1919 at the age of 64 years 10 months and 7 days. He moved to Rooks county in the 'spring of 1878 where he homesteaded a farm in Sugar Loaf township and was married to Alice Walker May 2, 1880, and on this homestead they built a modern home and lived continuously until two years ago when they moved to Stockton on account of his failing health. Six years ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis from which he never recovered and another stroke came about a week ago which caused his death. He leaves to mourn his loss an aged mother, three sisters, two brothers and his faithful and constant companion who administered to his every want.

No children blessed this home. He was always of a cheerful disposition and bore his sufferings with courage. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday morning conducted by Rev. Fisher and interment made in the Stock- cemetery. Card of Thanks We desire to take this means of thanking the many friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and after the death of our beloved husband.

Mrs. W. S. Hindman. The Journey of Life You will find that this journey of life is not always what it seems, or that it lies all the way through verdant valleys and flowery meadows.

It' is not always bright with the sunlight of pleasure. You will not find a bed of roses to recline upon every time you are weary. Don't expect it or you will very likely be disappointed. You will find that about the time the path gets past the schoolhouse it switches off into some rather rough country. You will very probably find some rough hills to climb and some deep gullies to cross.

The briars will tear your nice clothes and stones will wear out your fine shoes, and you will have blistered Heels, and stone-bruises in plenty before you get through. There is only one way to a- void all this. That is to sit down, a whining beggar by the road side, despised and self-despising. But if you are going through you must brace yourself for hard climbing. You will find plenty of roses by the way, but they grow among thorns, and if you would gather them you must not be afraid of a few scratches.

All the fruits worth having are near the top of the trees. You can have your game suppers and your quail or trout, too, but the game is wild and the birds roost high, and you can't put salt on their tails to catch them. You have all this, we say, but just as likely as not when you get it you will have no teeth to chew it with, so you mustn't build to much on that. -Ex. Lieut.

T. K. Jones of Ains- worth, visited here for the week-end with his brother, W. I. Jones and wife of the City Hotel.

The lieutenant was in the Medical Corps of the 35th Division and saw several months service on the firing line. His duties were to assist in giving first aid to the wound ed as they were picked up and brought in after they had been wounded. He was in the Argonne Forest drive and says he visited the battle grounds after the armistice was signed and he doesn't see how the American boys could possible break through the German lines and trenches as the whole forest and mountains were a net work of caves, trenches and had been arranged by the Germans with the expectations of holding the territory until such time as the French were willing to give up and quit. He says that many of the caves which the Germans had occupied were fixed up as nice as many a richly furnished home and made excellent places for the Medical Corps to administer first aid to the wounded. The lieutenant will again take up his practice of medicine at Ainsworth, where he left off when he enlisted in the service of his Uncle Samuel after a few weeks visit with relatives.

Scalded His Throat F. O. Barr scalded his throat very badly Tuesday when he was endeavoring to clear his clogged feed pipe from the raditor to the engine on one of the small binder engines. Floyd tried to get the pipe clear by sucking on it but the first attempt it did not clear and he immediately tried again when the steam and boiling water burst through and into his throat. He was unable to talk for sometime.

At this time he is getting along as well as he -Lucas Independant. Tried To Work Maris A. Maris took. five harvest hands over to Phillipsburg Monday afternoon and when they got over to Phillipsburg the harvest hands tried to make their get away without paying for the trip over. Before starting to the Burg with them they had agreed to pay Mr.

Maris $3.00 a piece for taking them over but when they arrived in the Burg they attempted to get out of paying him for the trip on the grounds that Mr. Maris had no license to haul passengers, but Maris got hold of a couple of their grips and held on to them until a crowd of fifty or more gathered around and the deputy sheriff came. After considerable talking they dug up $12.50 or $2.50 less than they had agreed to pay and Maris accepted the same and let them go. First New Wheat A. V.

Clarence who is here from Nebraska looking after the harvesting and threshing of his wheat on his farm southeast of Stockton was the first person to deliver any new wheat to the elevators in Stockton this year. He brought in several loads on Monday and sold some to each of the three elevators. The wheat only tested 55 pounds and he received $1.85 per bushel for it. We understand the wheat is making about 14 bushels per acre. Mr.

Clarence expects to return to his home in Nebraska as soon as he can get his thresh ing done. The Martin Brothers are doing the threshing for him. John Lawson who is at Thermopolis, Wyoming, writes his sister, Miss Lizzie Lawson, a very interesting letter describing the sights he has seen in the west and of the different animals, such as buffalo, elk, porcupines and horses in their wild state. He says he has never been able to shoot any of them yet but hopes to soon. John is working for the Russell brothers who were former Rooks county boys, and who have a very large sheep ranch out there.

He is engaged just now in hauling wool Ito market and expects to engage in the sheep business for himself in the near future. Ross Wallace arrived Sat- urday having received his discharge from overseas service. His wife, Mrs. Florence Morrison Wallace and baby daugh ter have been living with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Morrison while he served his country. They will leave soon for White City, Kansas, where they will make their home. Mrs.

G. H. Ruhaak shipped her household goods to Beloit this morning and she and two daughters will leave this evening on the passenger for that city. We regret very much to lose this family from our midst but what is our loss is Beloit's gain. The Review will go to them each week to keep them posted as to what Rooks county people are doing.

Judge Jones and wife of Phillipsburg visited a few days the latter part of last week in Stockton with his brother, W. I. Jones and wife. The Judge is probate judge of Phillips county and is serving his second term. Mrs.

N. C. Else came up from Osborne Tuesday and spent the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Picken of this city. A Pitiful Case One of the pitiful cases that has lately come to our know ledge i is that of J. W. Burnett, of Ash Rock township.

Although rich in lands and money, the man has always lived in a manner that very few people would care to live in. Recently he has had a paralytic stroke, and although helpless he refused to be removed to a place where help to care for him could be secured. He insisted on staying in his own hut. No one could be secured who would go into such a filthy place to care for him. The county health officer was puzzled and appealed to the county attorney who went out and led a small company of people who forcibly removed the man to Woodston where he is being cleaned up and nicely cared for.

The man had lived alone in Ash Rock township for over forty years, a part of the time living without any house. Neighbors were kind to him, but he was very queer. He seems to be his own worst enemy. Variety Shower The young lady friends of Miss Flo Ives will give a variety shower for her at the home of Mrs. Warren McCauley tomorrow (Friday) afternoon.

Miss Ives is to be married next Tuesday to Mr. Clarence Kenworthy. Logan county was visited by a very destructive hail storm according to the Oakley Graphic and immense acreage of growing barley, oats and wheat was pounded into the ground. The hail area was about five miles wide and twenty miles long. They estimate that there was a loss of better than 000.00 to the farmers.

In town the hail cut holes in the roofs and broke window lights and pounded the gardens to pieces. At the theatre the hail damaged the roof so bad that those who attended the theatre that evening while it was raining had to hold umbrellas over them while they were watching the pictures. Mr. and Mrs. George Seigle received a card from San Antonio, Texas a few days ago, bearing the important news that a little daughter, Ruby Jean, had come to make her permanent home with Mr.

and Mrs. P. H. Cauthorn at that place. The little lady is a great niece of Mrs.

Seigle. Mrs. Cauthorn will be remembered by Stockton people as Miss Elsie Bock, a niece of Mrs. Seigle who spent several summers in Stockton and because of her charming personality made a host of friends. Mrs.

Mary White and son, Harry, moved over this week from Kirwin, and have rented the Dick Silvers property on North First Street, just east of the Mrs. T. R. May residence. Harry has been secured by the Stockton School Board as janitor of the Grade building.

Harry has been the janitor of the schools at Kirwin for a number of years and has made an exceptionally good janitor. The school board here are fortunate in securing his services for the coming year. Band Concert The band boys will give a concert on Main Street Friday evening of this week. The concerts were discontinued during the rush of harvest. Come cat and hear some good music.

It's all free..