The Kensington Mirror from Kensington, Kansas • 1

I The Kensington Mircor. 22. NO 14 KENSINGTON, KANSAS, JULY 15, 1909 L. C. AHLBORN, President.

FRED DIECKHOFF, Vice-President. LEROY KENNEDY, Cashier. R. G. AHLBORN, Ass't.

Cashier. Condensed Statement of the Financial Condition of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK Kensington, Kansas, at the close of business June 23, 1909. RESOURCES LIABILITIES Loans and discounts Capital stock paid in. 25,000.00 Real estate, furniture, fixtures 7,475.00 Surplus, 5,000.00 U. S.

6,250.00 Undivided profits 3,055.02 CEsh and sight exchange 104,627.34 6,250,00 Total $236,373.35 Deposits 197.068.33 Total CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $30,000, DIRECTORS: L. C. Ablborn, Fred Dieckhoff, R. G. Ahlborn, Leroy Kennedy, Allen Sanford, Henry Westerman, George Veeh.

Ernest Dettmer Dead. Ernest Dettmer is dead, These were the words which reached the ears of our citizens last Saturday morning, as they were on their way attend to the duties of the day and the news of his death was a great shock to our people as many were not aware that he was sick. He was as well as usual until Tuesday morning when he was taken suddenly sick with bowel complaint and suffered great agony until death relieved him of his pain. On Monday before taking sick he was helping with the harvesting of the wheat crop and that evening was caught in a rain storm, which is supposed to have caused his illness and death. Ernest H.

F. Dettmer was born in Nordkampen, Hanover. Germany, ril 20th. 1872; died at his home northwest of this city, on Friday evening, July 9th. 1909, being at the time of his death 37 years, 2 months and 14 days old.

Mr. Dettmer came direct from Germany to Smith county, Kansas in 1887 and has lived here continously since and by hard work had built up comfortable home. Mr. Dettmer leaves to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father, a wife and five children, the youngest being born the day Mr. Dettmer was taken sick.

The family have the sympathy of all in their sad bereavement. Funeral services were conducted at the home affer which the sad cortege wended their way to the German Lutheran Church, north of this city, where services were held at 11:30, Sunday, morning, July after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. Library Notes. On the afternoon of July 13th. the Library Club met at the Public Library room, and was called to order by the president.

After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting and roll call, the question of making some improvements on the building thoroughly discussed. It was dewas cided by a unanimons vote tocloth and paper the interior of the room, to place A small window in the north and also one in the south wall, directly opposits and to have the words, Public Library painted on the front of the build. ing. Mrs. Virgie Nielson then resigned her place as chairman of the entertainment committee and the president appointed Mrs.

Madge Steele to fill the vacancy. There being no other business before the meeting the Club adjoined to meet on the first Tuesday in September. ELZENA WORLEY, Cor. Sec'y. M.

E. Church Notes. 10 a. m. Sunday School in big tent.

11 First. Quarterly meeting of the year. Sermon by Rev. W. A.

VanGundy, of Burr Oak, Kansas, followed by Sacramental services, The doors of the Church will be opened during this service. Basket dinner.in big tent. Everybody come and bring your basket and stay all day. 3 p.m. Pentecostal services and at 7:30 p.

m. Pentecostal services. Remember the revival services every evening at 7:30, Plan to attend every meeting: A harvest hand left $5,00 with a business man last week and said: "Made some easy money last night in a little game, have three or four fellows working for me now." The next day he called for the five spot and remarked: "Guess I'll take that fiver, I'm working for three or four of the boys 00 ow I had a little hard luck last night. $1,00 PER YEAR Mayor's Proclamation. Notice is hereby given that a special election will be held in the city of Kensington, county, Kansas.

on July the 30th. A. D. 1909 said election to be held for the purpose of voting on a proposition to bond the city in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, for the purpose of establishing a system of waterworks in the said city, that F. A Patten, L.

M. Hobson and John Walker, are designated and appointed to act as judges of said election, and L. Pyle and Otto Wagner as clerks of said election. F. M.

BILBY, Mayor. PETER PYLE, City Clerk. Dated this 8th. day of July, 1909. First Published Jury 8th.

1909. Notice Of Election. To whom it may concern and particularly the qualified electors of the City of Kensington, Smith county, Kansas. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Ordinance No. 63, entitled "an ordinance directing the calling of an election for the submission to the electors of the City of Kensington, Kansas, of a proposition, to issue the bonds of said city, for the purpose of constructing a system of waterworks to supply the City of Kensington and its inhabitants with water "that there will, on the 30th.

day of July A. D. 1909, between the hours of 8 o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock p.

m. of said day at the hall ove: the First National Bank located, on lot thirty-two (32) in block ten (10) in the city of Kensington, Smith connty, Kansas, be an election held for the purpose of voting upon the proposition of issuing the bonds of the city of Kensington, Smith county. Kansas, in the sum of twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars, bearing interest at the rate of not to exceed six. (6) per cent, in denominations of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, to be payable not more than twenty (20) years from date of their issuance, for the purpose of constructing a system of water works for the said city of Kensington, Smith county, Kansas, for the purpose of supplying said city and its inhabitants with water. F.

M. BILBY, Mayor. PETER PYLE. City Clerk. First Published July 8th.

1909. Ordinance No. 63. Anordinance directing the calling of an election for the submission to the electors of the City of Kensington, Kansas, of a proposition to issue the bonds of said city, for the purpose of constructing a system of water- works to supply 1 the City of Kensington and its inbabitants with water. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Kensington, Smith county, Kansas.

SEC. an election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the City of Kensington, Smith county, a proposition for the issuance of bonds of said city, in the amount of twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars in denominations of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, bearing interest not in excess of six (6) per cent, per annum and payable in not more than twenty (20) years after their date, for the purpose of constructing a system of waterworks, for the purpose of supplying the said city of Kensington, Smith county, Kansas, and its inhabitants with water, shall be and is hereby called to be held in said City of Kensington, Smith county, Kansas, at the hall over the First National Bank, located on lot No. thirty-two (32) in block ten (10,) between the hours of 8 o'clock a. m. and 6 o'clock p.

on the 30th. day of July A. D. 1909. SEC.

2. -That the Mayor and City Clerk of said City of Kensington, Smith county, Kansas, are hereby authorized and directed to publish a notice of such election, stating therein, the amount of bonds of said City of Kensington, Smith county, Kansas, proposed to be issued, the purpose of said issue, the polling place of which said election shall be held and the time of said election, for three consecutive weeks commencing on the 8th. day of July, A. 1909, and continuing to and including the 22nd. day of July A.

D. 1909, and fixing the date of holding on the 30th. day of July A. D. 1909, in some newspaper of general circulation in said county.

SEC. ordinance shall take effect and be in torce from and after its publication in THE KENSINGTON' MIRROR. P. M. BILBY, Mayor, PETER PYLE, City Clerk.

few more policies in the McPherson. Rate on corn 3 per cent in Smith and 5 per cent in Phillips county. Do not neglect to insure your live stock against death from any cause. -H. Grauerholz, Agent: The W.

C. T. U. will meet at Mrs. Keef's Friday of this week at 2:30 p.

Every member should be present as arrangements must be made for ens tertaining the district convention vhich meets here August 25-26. THE SMOKE NUISANCE. W. C. T.

U. Notes. By Mrs. Daisy Scott. The city traction expert, Millard H.

Hereley, in his annual report to the mayor and council of Chicago recommended that smoking on the street cars and I elevated trains be prohibited by law. He said that the ordinance prohibiting spitting on the floors and platforms of cars will never be effectually enforced until smoking is abolished, and that smokers ire a common nuisance and an offense to the great majority of the people. Such an ordinance would be the occasion for much rejoicing. The elevated platforms are crowded with smokers morning and evening, and non-smokers are obliged to inhale the fumes, On trains where there are no separate smoking cars, bat a smoking compartment at the front end of a car, the door is usually left open, which, with the natural drift, destroys all value of such a separation of the clean and the unclean. unless it be to give more freedom for the art of expectoration, Public health and comfort demand the abatement everywhere of that class selfishness which preemptsand yitiates the atmosphere which belongs to all alike.

SPARKS FROM THE WIRE. The supreme court of Colorado holds that clubs in prohibition towns have no right to dispense liquor, even to their members. The Wisconsin assembly, without a word of debate, killed a bill to legalize Sunday ball playing. As interpreted by the attorney geneaal of Ohio, the Dean character liquor bill, as it applies to saloon-keepers, will prevent any saloonkeeper who permits cards or dice in his place "for the drinks or cigars" from securing a renewal of his saloon license next year, Governor Hughes of New York signed a bill which is aimed at immoral plays. 'The new law makes it a misdemeanor to advertise or present any obscene, immoral or impure drama, play, exhibition, show or entertainment which would tend to the corruptiou of youths or others.

THE FLAG OVRR THE SALOON. A letter recently received says, "for the first time in its history a license has been granted in our town. When the saloonkeeper was moving his wares from a nearby town to ours, he had his horses heads decked with small American flags, and now a large American flag floats over his saloon. Is there no law to prevent such desecration? How can we teach our boys and girls to honor and revere the flag when the same flag floats over the saloon, as over the school?" To which we made answer, "how could the government prohibit a person engaged in either the manufacture or sale of liquor from using the flag, when for every gallon of whiskey distilled the government receiyes $1.10, and for every barrel of beer brewed, $1.00 goes into the till of Uncle Sam, and everyone who sells liquor must pay $25 to the goverrment for the privilege?" No, there is no to preveut any such from using the Stars and Stripes. the only ruling the flag must not be ased as an advertising medium, or for advertising purposes.

"The curses that are heaped upon the automobile for its slaughter of human beings should be turned against strong said a Chicago chaffeur the other day, "Nine out of ten of the casualties caused by the automobile are due to somebody's recklessness inspired by liquor. Eithe: the chauffeur is drunk or the passengers. drink till nothing short of a a.ugerous speed will satisfy them. Do away with public drinking places and the automobile will cease its deadly work." No one will be permitted to smoke a cigaret on the grounds of the AlaskaYukon- Pacific exposition, The Washington anti-cigaret law has just gone into effect and the attorney general is of the opinion that any person having cigarets in bis possession is subject to tine and imprisonment. A Destructive Storm.

This section of the country was visited by one of the most destructive storms of several years early last Sunday morning. About half past one o'clock a heavy rain accompanied by wind and hail struck this section, the hail streak extending over a section of country about seven miles in length, beginning about three miles north of this city, and extending four miles south. The crops in the path of the hail storm were damaged greatly; the wheat that was not yet harvested was totally destroyed and the corn crops and gardens were literally pounded into the ground and so badly damaged that it is the prediction of the farmers that their corn crops also are destoyed. The storm extended as far as Athol on the east of us and then struck again in the Crystal Plains country, southeast of Smith Center, where growing crops were again damaged. About three inches of rain fell at this place.

The wind was very heavy and where the hail did not strike the crops were badly damaged from that cause. The storm was general over the state and farther east the wind did more damage than here. It was one of the worse storms tha' ever occurred in this part of the county and all creeks and draws were roaring torrents in a short time after the storm. For Sale or Rent. A three roomed property located on the main street of town, two lots, cistern, and cellar under the house, Enquire of owner.

-C. V. Eberstein. Obituary. Jensena Laura Jensen was born in Denmark, August 24th.

1869, and died in Phillips county, Kansas, July 12th. 1909, aged 39 years, 10 and 12 days. She was of the Lutheran faith, having been christened in that Church. At the age of 13 years she came to America with her father and sister. She was married on November 1889 to James Brown.

To them were born two daughters and four sons, two of the latter having gone on before. Mrs. Brown was a lovely wife, mother and home maker. She leaves a host of friends, besides the immediate family and the sister to mourn her departure. The funeral sermon was preached by Rev.

L. E. Cook from Exodus 23, 20. The music was beautifully rendered by a few from each of the church choirs of Agra. The services taking place at the house, July at 2 p.m., after which the remains were laid to rest in the Dubois cemetery, E.

C. Card Of Thanks. We wish to express our thanks to all who assisted us in any way during our dark hour. JAMES BROWN and children. An exchangesays two men were disputing over their respective churches.

One was a Christlan and the other was a Presbyterian. Finally one of them called a neighbor, who was passing by and asked his opinion as to which was the better church in which to be saved. "Well neighbor," he said, "son aud I have been hauling wheat nearly forty years now, there are two roads that lead to the mill. One is the Valley road and the other leads over the hill; and never yet has the miller asked me which road I came but he always asks, "Is the wheat good?" We will quit giving ont coupons after Saturday, July 18th. Those holding coupons are requested to bring the same in before that time and get premiums.

-Westerman Sons, For Sale. To make room for new office and sheds, we offer for sale our lumber sheds (will sell office later) one shed 16x46 and one shed 18x50. Will sell all or any part of shed to suit purchaser, purchaser to take shed from ground as soon as we can empty the same. See us for particulars at once. FOSTER LUMBER CO.

20 to 0. The Kensington base ball team played their first game at Phillipsburg last Thursday afternoon with the team at that place winning by a score of 20 to 0. Although only a part of our team was present at the opening game they gave the Phillipsburg fellows some pointers on the national sport and 1 left with them an impression of the strength of the team that Kensington will support this season. The Phillipsburg team is composed mostly of home men as that town does not support a salar. ied team.

The other day I heard a fellow account for his poor position in life by saying that luck had always been against him." Ten minutes later I ran across a fellow who said luck had nothing to do with it. The tellow who laid it all to luck was lazy and when Opportunity knocked he was sleeping and refused to rise. He went out in a pasture and sat down on a stone and waited for the cows to back up to him to be milked. The fellow who said there was nothing in luck was well off. In his carly days he got up with the chickens and worked like blazes all day long.

He spent his strength and his daylighl hours with his hand on cultivator handles instead of a billiard cue. The fellow who was a failure wouldn't work in the winter time for a dollar and a half a day. He was always waiting for harvest when he could get two dollars. The other fellow worked all of the time and when he couldn.t get two dollars he took one. This thing of luck in every day life is mostly moonshine.

You will notice tha! the fellows who the failures call lucky have generally been hustlers in one way or another. Luck is simply another name for hard work, sobriety, decency, honesty and economy. Walker. Lowest rates and optional ments on farm loans. L.

C. Ahlborn. Among the things accomplished by the seven cyclones that performed during one afternoon in Norton county, says the Jewell Republican. was the taking up into, its whirl of a 1-700 pound white face bull and slamming him down again one mile from the starting point. The bull was valued at $700.

Another feat it performed was to tear up the original prairie sod to the depth of eight inches. One man 500 yards from the storm saw what he took to be chickens being whirled high in the air and then hurled to the ground. On going to the path of the cyclone he found the objects were not chickens but thirty hereford cattle. All were dead but four and these had to be killed. A horse was given a mud bath while in the sky that covered him like the armor plate of a battle ship.

When uncased from its mud armor the horse was alive and will recover. In addition to the seven cyclones there was a huge waterspout that let itself down out of the clouds and lashed its tail around like a great serpent. The most surprising thing of all is that while many houses were destroyed not one human life was lost. Some good bargains are to be secured in all lines of goods carried in stock. Call and Sons.

For Farm Loans with optinal payments and lowest rates see L. C. Ahiborn. This week there was a blind man in this city, begging. Later in the day we had a talk with Bert Damon, the blind boy, who lives here and who is self-supporting.

Mr. Damon does net believe that it is necessary for men to go begging, because they are blind. He says if the proper ambition is there a blindman has the ability to make an independent living for themselves. while there are others fully as able bodied, who go from door to door, begging and pleading thatthey are unable to battle single handed with the troubles of this life, and must have help from others. So it is with the blind.

Some blind men take care of themseives, while others very readily throw themselves intothe public as objects of charity. These matters are handled by the blind man a good deal as they are by the one with two good eyes according to the energy he sesses. -Stockton Review. Citizens State Bank has a very liberal prepayment privilege in their farm loans. Ask about it.

Christian Church. By the request of the Church Board the Pastor will give his sermon on The Holy Spirit over at the evening service next Sunday. All should make a special effort to come and hear this Sermon. A special invitation is extended to visitors in our city. OFFICIAL STATEMENT of the Financial Condition of the Citizens State Bank Kensington, Kansas, at the close of business, the 30th.

day of June. 1909. Resources Loans and discounts. $43,057.48 Loans on real estate. 3,300.00 Overdrafts 160.85 Real estate and building.

3,000.00 Furniture and 200.00 Cash and sight exchange, legal 37,927.94 Total Liabilities Capital stock paid 10,000.00 Surplus fund 1,500.00 Interest, 171.69 Individual deposits 43,834.05 Certificates of deposit. 32,140,53 Total. $87,646.27 This Statement is R. DETWILER, Cashier.