Halstead Independent du lieu suivant : Halstead, Kansas • 1

VOL. XXXI. NUMBER 36 HALSTEAD, KANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 191L 1 jlalstad is ilp-to-Dat It 5uo Ba5ef Bll6eam Bapd apd ap Orstra county. MARRIED THURSDAY LARGE-WHEAT The Farmers Elevator was also WILL GIVE CONCERT The People of Halstead Will busy and received about fifteen thousand bushels, the being handicapped on account of a shortage of i -y, i ,1. Walter Gressinger.

and Miss Marie Schultz Were Quiet-' ly Married. HAVE A GOOD TEAM A Number of Young Men Or-' ganize a Gty Basket Ball Last Friday evening a number of the young men of our city met in cars. DELIVERIES Immense Qualities Hauled to Market the Past Week PRICE WAS ATTRACTIVE Have Chance to Hear the. Orchestra Again. The Halstead Orchestra is putting-' Walter Gressinger and Miss Marie Schultz were married last Thursday in some very hard work on a concert program which they intend to Deliveries of wheat have been good this week as there is still much of the crop in the country.

Some of the farmers are not disposed, to sell all their crop even at the prevailing high price. The large amount of money turned loose by the big wheat sales cannot help but stimulate all kinds of RALPH VAN AKIN KILLED RECENTLY His Many Friends Here Will Learn With Regret of His Untimely Death, Word was received here recently of the death of Ralph Van Aken on his claim near Billings, Montana, in August. From the report, it seems Van Aken was walling up a well and was working at tjafe bottom when a heavy stone fell from the top, striking him on the head causing his death. Ralph was quite well known to evening at the Presbyterian, parsonage. It was a very quite affair, only the number of witnesses being present.

After the ceremony the young people received render about the first week in December, The Orchestra boys have put on" several programs here in the past that were of a high order and it is- One Dollar Per Bushel fSeems to Be a Satisfactory Price, congratulations at the homes of their parents. needless to say that they will sur These young people are well and pass their previous efforts as enter tainers. the club rooms over the Mitchell Bakery and organized a city basket ball team. Most of the members of the new city team were on the Halstead High School team when the High School team brought home the, championship of the state a year or two ago, sp the people can expect a good fast winning team. The people of our city should support this team.

Halstead has many organizations of different kinds which have been receiving very good support, so all of the the people of our thriving little city should support the city team as they put oft some very fast games here this winter. They ex favorably known to most of our people, having lived here all their lives. For Kthe present they will make their home with relatives un Will Meet Thursday, The Ladies Union of the Methodist Church will meet this Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. G.

Cardey on south Chestnut street. As officers for the ensuing year are to be elected at this meeting a large attendance is desired. til a' suitable residence can be many people in this vicinity, he having worked one summer on the farm for Chas. Yeomans and later They have made themselves a place with Halstead music lovers and will maintain their standard, that of giving the public the best entertainment that it is possible for a home talent organization of that class. Watch these columns for further particulars.

The groom is one of our most in The dollar per bushel price for wheat caused immense quantities of that grain to be marked in our city during the past week. More wheat was received from the wagons on Friday at the Halstead Mill than on any other day in the history of the institution. The receipts for that day reached the nearly eight thousand bushels mark and all of it brought an even dollar per bushels. For the entire week the Mill people unload from wagons at the Mill dump, nearly thirty thousand bushels. At the Paxton elevator ten thousand bushels were received he held preaching services for the Presbyterians at the Masters and Obley schoolhouses on many occa dustrious young men, having been employed for many years at the E.

1 Notice, All those still owing accounts to the Co-Operative Association, will H. Kliewer store, where he is ever attentive to business. sions. He also preached in the church in town a time or two. The bride is the youngest daugh The deceased was a graduate of pect to play most of the best teams iij, the state and if you want to see" the former High School boys again the College of Emporia in the class of 1907 and was a favorite with pur young people who attended that ter of Mr.

and Mrs. John Schultz and is held in high esteem by all who know. her. She is. well equip ped to preside over home and kindly settle the same at once with W.

C. Baumgartner or. the Farmers State Bank, 'they having been appointed to collect J. M. Pres.

A. W. McBuvney, Sec'y. oh, the give them your sup They will begin to practice about EVANGELICAL MENTION Revival meeting are still in progress with increased interest and attendance at the Evangelical These meetings will continue over next Sunday and following week in-definity. The services next Sunday will be as follows.

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preaching services at 11 a. young peoples meeting at. the" end of this week.

College about that time. He was practically a self-made man, having earned his way through College with his own efforts. His many friends will learn of his untimely death with deep regret. look after its every detail. The Independent joins with their many friends in wishing them a full measure of happiness in their wedded while a like amount went into their Burrton elevator.

This makes an aggregate of about jfiftyjjthousand dollars paid out for wheat in a single'week the farmers of the west part of Harvey The members of the team are AdolphJDettweiIer Henry Embiek, Henry Farber and John made a shopping trip to'Uutchinsqn Saturday Walter Kauder, Marcus Schowalter TO BE CHOSEN and DOCKET FOR NOV, 1 Have Exhibits at Chicago. L. G. Harlan, G. C.

Cook and M. Glover visited our city and in 7:45 p. m. A cordial invitation to attend these meetings is given to-all. Quin B.

Roth, Pastor. terested our banks and business men in their efforts to advertise TERM NOT HEAVY Forty-Seven Cases Are Set for Harvey county at the Chicago Land NOVEMBER ONE. The time set aside for the choosing of seats for this years Lecture Course is Wednesday afternoon November 1st. The first number will be called promptly at 3:30 O'clock. Choosing of seats to take place in the Council Room at City Hall.

Red River Seed Potatoes I will have a part of a car of Red River Minnesota Early Ohio potatoes on track in Halstead, Friday, ct. 27 Show, which will be held during the latter part of November and the first week in December. As the Another New Home. John M. JBixIer has purchased the Burrows on west Second street and will build himself a residence thereon.

These lots are just outside the city limits, being at the Hearing at This Session, International Live Stock Show and the National Irrigation Convention will be held in that city at the same time, our friends' from Newton SIX CRIMINAL CASES Mrs. C. E. Mitchell and son Rol-ani spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Walton. This is vour last onnortunitv to buv vonr piatino- feel that "Harvey ctfunty cannot af pasture.

and seed potatoes. These potatoes will be sold at ford to lose such an opportunity of Fourteen Divorce Suits to Be the letting outsiders know of the good '( ir .1 i I Heard--Jurors Are things we have in this section of Lowest Price Drawn, Kansas. Some 300,000 people visited last year's show. Space has been secured at the (5et your seed potatoes now while the price is, low. I GROCERIES, SHOES, it? i i7 If The fall term of district court i tp 1 1 1 it i imr ro -n.

Coliseum to make a display, only a will convene "November 1, with ubiuniMJ dim uiw uuuua A. T. MOUNTS i The Fellow who regulate Potato and Cabbage prices I small sample is required of each product, and persons having grain, which they would like to exhibit may leave the same with either of the banks during the next ten and the same will be sent to Chicago for exhibit. 'Y ii Agent Tor uiiaao anu oaiiuuin ouiiood ouu load and Why Knock? 1 Dg Lavel SeDarators. ti .47 Jf 1 GETS BRIDE IN MISSOURI JEJ.

(Bunch surprised his friends by getting married while on his recent trip to Missouri having been hitched, in double harness at Nevada Mo. Monday Oct. .16 to Miss Delia Hooker of Adrian, Mo. 1 Jim has been receiving the congratulations of bis friends on the friends on the important step he has taken and all will welcome the bride to our city. T47 nr hi Judge C.

E. Branine on the bench. Thirty men have been summoned as jurors for the term but it is possible before the work is ended that an addition will have to be made to the panel. The court docket as it stands contains 47 cases for this term. Six of them are criminal cases, all to be tried by a jury.

Besides these there are twenty -seven civil actions on which a jury will be asked to pass judgment. There are 14 divorce actions so far listed but of these not all will be tried by jury. Compared with the number of divorce cases' tried in May term this term will fall a trifle short. The November docket is considered a light one. iThe case of the State vs.

Herman Means will perhaps create more general interest than any other this term. 4 The following are suing for divorce this term: Mrs. Sarah Mitchell, Mrs. Grace Ropp Mrs. Daisy Ej' Anderson, Mrs.

May Mrs Nettie Cole, Mrs. Lauretta Ewing, Mrs. S. J. Worley, Mrs.

S. B. Mott, Mrs. Nolah K. Jackson, Mrs.

Cora A. Tucker, Mrs. Mary Rowland, E. Sanders, Mrs. Nellie E.

Kitch-ing and Chas. M. Weir. TI? Vt i tiii Ji Ti ii i i i Ti i i Ji i ti? tff The good baok says, knock and it shall be opened unto ou but i didn' appl jr i to the "knocker" of today. It is to be a- poor booster than a good knocker; Get into the busi- ness game.

Be a good fellow. Have a smile .1 and a cheery: word. It will be -the best asset -you can have next to an account at our bank. If you have never given our bank a trial, how do you know we can't help you? Come in and talk it over. We appreciate the business of all our customers, but we can't GROW without getting NEW ones.

We aim to boost. Do you. Faflxefs State fialk, Was the Referee. Leo Bracken, Principal of the E. K.

URGEKWALTER, V. Pres. WV. UESSNER, Cisliei High School was in Hutchinson, Saturday, to act as referee in the foot ball game between the Sterling and High Schools, Capital 20,000.00. Surplus 3,400.00 We pay 3 per cent, interest on tiraeSdeposits, i The Halstead Bank Mrs.

D. Free was visiting last week 'ith hr iVughter in New Farm Loans Made on Easy Terms and Low Kates, i ton. i.