The Peabody Gazette-Herald from Peabody, Kansas • 2

Fred Mat hint, who hmm hnon III What Mrs, Drrnninger, of New chool actually in Bension with the big motor buHitea plowing through the. mud doing the thing that tn several days, is improving. York, Kays About Rat Poison. I "Tried preparations that kill rats, but RAT-SNAP is the only opponents of consolidation said couldn't be done transporting the country children in bad weather one that prevents disagreeable odors after killing. Also like -p Windsor Jarvis shipped a carload of hogs from Lee Springs to Wichita, Saturday.

The O. E. S. Club will meet December 7. inufpnrl Nnvam.

THANKSGIVING We have lots to be thankful for and a hank account will frive vou a feelintr and getting them to school on RAT-SNAP because it comes in tin.e. handy cakes, no mixing with oth "We could do it but we didn't know it" is the way one farmer er food. You don't have to dirty your hands, it's the best for house ber 20, with Mrs. S. P.

McDonald. knocker puts the case now that he ft of security that will make the whole hold use." Try RAT-SNAP, Mrs. Frank Branson In has been won over. Threee sizes, 35c, 05c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Rexall Store Burns, last Thurmlsv.

tn Ik. funeral of her irrandfather. Mr. At Montezuma, Ingalls and Charleston consolidation has been established oil smaller scales but and Pcabody Hardware and Lum family thankful. START AN ACCOUNT TO JAY Brenzikofer, ber Co.

is demonstrating every day to the districts that failed to come in that they are looser and a prophet is not needed to fortell the outcome INSURANCE of future elections in the districts that voted down consolidation a short time ago. The American State Bank "The Bank Where You Feel at At Ilokomb in Finney county the party visited the largest and moRt complele consolidation plant in Kansas. Classes are held in the new $125,000 school building. The foundation for the $20,000 teach- FIRE TORNADO WINDSTORM OLD LINE LIFE INSURANCE ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE SNYDER BROTHERS Peabody, Kansas erage has been laid, and. a large garage for the ten big Reo busses which the school uses to haul the Gazette -Herald OSOAB S.

8TACFFER, Editor-Owner. 350 children in from the country, is in process of construction. county. They arrived early in the morning in time to see the busses owned by the school roll in on schedule time and demonstrate to the party that transportation, the biggest bugbear in the path of consolidation, has been solved by the big motor busses and the efficient teacher-drivers who are enjoying the driving and likewise the sixty cents an hour they receive for their work. Homes for the superintendent and the Smith-Hughes man, and the aPBSCKIPTION, $3 a yrar la adranc la Hn-rat Klaewhsre In the United State 2.60.

To Canada 3.00. janitor will be built soon. Besides these there is a EBtend as reoad-claM natter at 4ii. prntoMee at I'm bod jr. Kauaua, undtr Mw act af March 3.

178. practically new in the district. This will be used for trrade work. Do not let EXTRAVAGANCE or uncertain investments "gobble up" all your earnings. As each Thanksgiving Day passes let BALANCE to YOUR Credit in our bank be bigger and bigger.

The buildings are all built of stuc The Cimarron school alone with Pita ffirna nt fwiintv nffipiAnt tAanli- co and tapestry brick in the Span THURSDAY. NOV. 23, 1920 ish mission style. The "show me" expedition htch Then some day when you have a business of your own or desirtr." ers, its 375 happy, interested, children, 150 of whom are being transported from the country, the a was conducted to the shrines of to increase the business you have you can get credit when you nefy. Draper's Electrical And Big Car Repair Shop rural consolidation in Gray and it.

i i spienuia 8plm oi cooperation oe- Fj countj.s was the first of a tween the country and town pa-, scrieof Bimilinr excursions. Soon Irons and dauntless courage of a ther of doubter'8 and dig. seemingly tireless school board was 1 Twenty Tears Ago rt i UCI CVCI3 TV 1 1 1 aC UUllv: a 1 I an(1 Bhown that without a shadow will work but actually is working in Kansas. When Kansas fully realizes that The man who regularly banks a part of what he earns shown that he wants to get ahead and he is trusted. WE INVITE YOUR BANKING BUSINESS.

The Peabody State Bank PEABODY, KANSAS transportation through the mud is possible, consolidation will sweep the state. Then public sentiment Phone 666 G. W. Draper will unite to pull Kansas out ot the mud. The faster people go and see for themselves the faster will the movement progress.

Cimarron is the whole of the Gray county consolidation project. The consolidated schools at Montezuma, Injralls and Charleston were visited, also the new rural high schools at Ensign and at Copeland where campaigns for consolidation will be launched soon. The consolidation campaign in Gray county was started May 8 at a meeting in which Pelagius Williams of the Kaitsas State Normal School told of the famous consolidated districts in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Miss Hildebrand and a small party from Gray countv immediately visited the San Luis Valley and on May 24 M. L.

Smith, head of the department of shool consolidation in the Kansas State Normal School arrived at i Chas. Marsh, state president of the Fireman's Association received word from the state secretary, Walter Puckey, of Clay Center, Monday, of the death of the state treasurer, S. W. Collins of Solomon City, Mr. Marsh has the appointing Mr.

Collins' successor and Pea-tody wouldn't object to having the treasurer here also if practicable, one of our firemen can fill the office as satisfactorily as any in the state. Mrs. Harry Baker will entertain with a tea this evening in honor Mrs. Bradbury, of Minneapolis, S. I.

Tibbins has had the interior of his residence property painted, papered and otherwise improved and is moving into it this week. Army Truck Arrives. The large army truck sent to the ounty by the government, arrived the last of the week, and alter a little overhauling will be ready for PUBLIC SALE service -the county engineer department. The storage battery was stolen from it before its ar- rival here. It is an immense four- i a.

1- Vimarron to neip conduct tne cam- J. J. Noll is plastering and otner in-taeE public sale, 1-2 mile east of wise fixing up the old Holler prop- Pen. Uniarron then proceeded to work and erty which he recently purchased rVccu speen nm- taXkg the northeast corner of Peabody it by calling elections in eight dis- and will move into it as soon as requires ir' s. aojoininer tor 14 the imDrovements are completed of material The truck will expe- September 1 found the Cimarron diate the engineer's work.

gJ at 10 clock a. m. commencing DON'T! DON'T! Don't Threw Your Old Tires Away SWARTZ BROS, Retread Them for Half Price We are! also putting in a line of Gates Super-Tread Tires and Tubes 48 Head of Live St 48 ock George Bowers, of Kansas City, came in yesterday on his wheel from Enid, Oklahoma, where he had been visiting his sister, and will remain over Thanksgiving with his brother, David, northwest town. J. G.

Johnson and family left Tuesday on an extended trip to 'California. Mrs. S. A. Royse and children came over from Marion Sunday for a week's visit with her brother, W.

E. Bozorth, and other relatives. Several members of the gun dub and nearly all the other sportsmen who could borrow a gun were out hunting rabbits Tuesday. Ed Worthington was in Hering-ton last Friday looking after his property interests there. Hering-ton is a good business town and the business men there are pushers judging ram the well filled advertising columns of the Times.

Rev W. H. Manary and daughter, Miss May, of Fair Play church, Kev. Amick, Mrs. A.

Bender, Mrs. J. Hudson Morse, Mrs. Laura flafer and Misses Edith Barber and May Jolliffe and young Crites, of Summit, attended the Sunday School Convention in Florence last week. School Consolidation in Kansas.

1 A closeup view of the big con- solidation movements in Gray and Finney counties was taken a few weeks ago by parties from Lyon, Marion, Osborne and Edwards counties. Among the doubting Thomases who went to see if con- solidation really would work be- "fore starting campaigns in their own counties were county superin- tendents, members of school 16 Head of Horses 16 2 mares 12 yrs old, wt 2500; mare 10 yrs old, wt 1300; mare 10 yrs old, wt 1100; mare 9 yrs old, wt 1600; mare 7 yrs old, wt 1400; pony, smooth mouth; gelding 8 yrs eld, wt 1400; gelding 6 I yrs old, wt 1500; gelding 4 years old, wt 1330; 2 three-year-old i mares, wt 2500; 4 weanling mules. Head of Cattle 10 Satisfaction Guaranteed 598 Phone 598 Old Ford Garage Peabody, Kansas boards, bankers, farmers, merchants, and superintendents of high schools. The party first visited the Cimarron consolidated schools in Gray 6 milk cows, two to be fresh soon, 3 spring calves, shorthorn bull, 23 Head of Hogs 23 23 head of Duroc Jersey hogs weighing 50 to 100 pounds. Farm Implements, Household Furniture, Etc.

Box wagon, truck wagon with rack, single top buggy, McCormick 7-foot grain binder, 12- 1 hole Kentucky grain drill with press wheels, John Deere lister, John Deere 12-inch gang plow, John Deere corn planter, check wire and furrow opener, John Deere 2-row corn sled, Keystone disc harrow, 3-section harrow, McCormick 5-loot rocwer, 2-row Dempsler cultivator, Oliver cultivator, hay rake, low-lift manure spreader, Simplex straw spreader, I Davis hay stacker, 2 hay sweeps, 4 sets work harness; set single harness, saddle and bri- i die, International tractor, 10-20 horsepower; Silberzahn ensilage cutter, 4 undivided hog houses, 4 barrels, gasoline tank, chicken cooo. 200-eerer incubator. Primrose cream senar- JIT JWllji.f.l,fft 4j-kBaW This is Stove Season and you will find us well prepared to fit you out with the genuine Round Oak Heater We have a nice stock of cast ranges, cook stoves, Majestic ranges, stove boards, coal pipe collars and polish. Peabody Hardware and Lumber Co. 5 galvanized hog troughs, grindstone, liuther tool grinder, Watkins grain grsder, lurjus, suuveis ana omer toings too numerous to mention, lawn mower, work Dench, bent wood 6-gallon churn, Daisy churn, stock tank heater, sideboard, Alaska refrigerator, ex- tension dining table, bedstead with springs, commodes, lounge, desk, heater, Perfection oil stove.

One Minute washing machine, kitchen cabinet, library table, stand, kitchen table, 220 bricks. TERMS Sums of $10 and under, Cash. On sums of over $10 months 6 credit will be given, purchaser giving bankable note drawing 10 percent interest. No property to be removed until settled for. GEO.

C. FUHRME -MM r-rr "--rrm 09 jjajfa.W.. aaf LOEWEN GRAHAM, Aucts. (Lunch by Lutheran Ladies) CHAS. A.

RUN YON, Clerk.