The News Chronicle from Scott City, Kansas • 1

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19, No. 21. SCOTT CITY, SCOTT COUNTY, D. N. SCHOONOVER PASSED AWAY D.

N. Schoonover, for fifteen: years a resident of this city, died at his home in this city, Sunday evening. He had ben ailing for several years but his condition had become acute only about three days previous to his death, He is the father of George and Lawson Schoonover proprietors of the Schoonover Garage on east Fifth Street. David Newton Schoonover was born August 8, 1855 in Nicholas county, West Virginia. He moved from that state to Scott City in 1905.

He was married to Miss Ellen lin, September 7, 1875, and to this union was given a daughter Mrs. Sara Rodgers, of Great Bend, and two sons, George and Lawson, of Scott City, all of whom with their mother are left to mourn his loss. He also leaves a brother and three sisters, Mrs. Belle Briggs of Scott City being one of them. When Brother Schoonover was a- bout thirty years of age he was converted and united with the Methodist Church.

Later when he came to Kansas his membership was transferred by Brother S. M. Day to the church in Scott City where he has since been a member, and whenever he was able found his place in the services. During the last ten years he has been in declining health. While all possible was done to bring him back to health, he continued to fail, and at many times life was despaired of.

The end came quietly at five oclock Sunday evening, October 12, 1919. He had lived 64 years, 2 months and 4 days. Services were held in the Methodist Church October 14 and interment was was made in the Scott City cemetery. -0- Pete Frank has accepted a position as deliveryman for the Roark-VanAntwerp- -0- Mr. and Mrs.

Leo. Webster came last week from Colorado and will spend a few weeks here visiting their mother Mrs. R. C. Webster of this city and other relatives at Modoc.

-0. CARD OF THANKS -We desire to express our appreciation and thanks to the many friends and neighbors who extended to us their kindest sympathy and assistance during the illness and death of Mr. M. A. Easley.

These and the flowers offered by friends bring to us a feeling of sincere gratitude. Mrs. M. A. Easley and children J.

I. Brooks, J. T. Easley. M.

A. EASLEY DEAD M. A. Easley, a resident of western Kansas since 1885, died at his home in this city last Monday morning, October 18. Mr.

Easley had been suffering several months from dropsey, and for several weeks has been confined to the bed. Funeral services were held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 p. conducted by E. H. Murray, pastor of the Christian Church of Scott City; and interment was made in the Scott City cemetery.

Mr. Easley's early days in this part of the country were spent near Friend, fourteen miles south of here, where he operated a farm. He was later elected to county office and moved to Garden City, where he became a popular and well liked officer. He served four. years in this office after which he moved to Missouri.

After four years of residence in Missouri! he again moved west, locating in Scott City where he spent the remainder of his days. Mr. Easley was a friend with every person in this city that he knew, and was one of our most highly respected citizens. Madison 1 A. Easley was born in Garrett county, Kentucky, July 13, 1868.

Died in Scott City, October 13, 1919. He has one brother, John living at Altamont, Kansas. Two step-brothers, J. L. Brooks, of Mulvane, Kansas, and 0.

C. Brooks, of Red Fork, Oklahoma. On June 10, 1896, he was married to Miss Celestia Ruth, with whom four children are left, all being present at the when the father passed away. The children are, Alda Orland Eunice and Mildred R. Mr.

Easley became a disciple of Christ at the age of 16 and was a firm believer in faith which he confessed. He suffered for a long time but was patient through it all. 0 CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES Have you heard about our Great and Growing Sunday School! It's splendid! We want you to come next Sunday. We missed you from our midst. So next Sunday come whether it is HOT OR COLD! RAIN OR SHINE! Be sure to come.

October 26 is every body go to Bible day; get the habit before that time. We are planning some good things for you that you will miss if you don't attend. We appreciate your presence at the church services and will try to make the service helpful to you; let us get better acquainted. Come as often as you can. You will be made welcome -Who-So-Ever-Will-may come.

E. H. Murray, Pastor. Dollar Self-Starter There are many self-starters on the market. Some start and some don't, but the best one is the DOLLAR SELF-STARTER-a a savings account.

If given the proper care this starter will. pull you out of many tight holes, and carry you along happily over many miles of your journey. You can get this dependable starter by just depositing one dollar at this bank, and then keep adding a dollar or so as often as you can. We will welcome the accounts of the boys and girls. Don't feel that a dollar is too small to start with.

Make the start and then you can make other deposits as small as a half dollar or a quarter if you like. ALL DEPOSITS GUARANTEED! Citizens State Bank SCOTT CITY, KANSAS KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1919 EX-AVIATOR KILLED BY AUTO Emporia, October risking his life for four months in the aerial service on the western front, Lieut. Homer U. Laird, a former student of the Kansas State Normal, returned to the states and met his death October 6, when he was run down by an automobile, while crossing a street in Ottumwa, Iowa. Lieutenant Laird, though only 26 years old, was a 32nd degree Mason.

At the outbreak of the war he entered the infantry and won a commission as first lientenant but dered this commission to enlist in the aviation service. Here he won a mission as second lieutenant and was on the western front four months before the armistice was signed. Lieutenant Laird's home was in Emporia. He was a graduate of the Kansas State Normal High School and held a life certificate from the Normal. RED CROSS CAMPAIGN OPENS Plans for the third' annual Red Cross drive opening Monday, Nov.

3 and closing Armistice Day, Nov. 11, are being begun in Scott County, by Edna B. Dickhut, chairman. Announcement of quotas was made recently by Edward Hidden, of St. Louis Southwestern-Division Director of the drive.

The quota announced for Scott County is 600 mmbers. The principle aim of the campaign will be to enroll members for the forthcoming year. Edna B. Dickhut has been appointed local director of the Red Cross Roll Call. An appeal to all former soldiers, sailors and marines in Scott county, to join the army of Red Cross volunteers who will aim to put the Scott County Chapter of the Red Cross first "over the top" in the forthcoming drive for members Nov.

3 to 11, was received today by Edna B. Dickhut, Chapter Chairman and A. R. C. local Campaign director.

The call is issued by Edward Hidden, of St. Louis, Division Campaign Director. Agricultural Suggestions By P. E. Crabtree Agri.

Specialist October 15, 1919 From all appearances Scott county is safely within the "Wheat-Belt" this fall. Our county is fortunately blessed with what is probably about the richest soil that is to be found in the United States. The "Limiting Factor" in crop production is plainly moisture. This fall we have a bounteous and constant supply of moisture at the time most required for starting the wheat crop off rightly. Conditions could not possibly be better in that respect; therfore it is the time of all for every farmer who is interested in wheat growing to handle with a reasonable degree of efficiency.

This part of the state can safely boast that it has the rest of the state bested in the production of heavyproducing sorghum crops this year. To put it mildly, Scott county challanges anything in middle or eastern Kansas to compare crops with us this year. These crops have been produced on lands in which there is but a small investment; for this Western Kansas land is yet but poorly appreciated by the average farmer further east, who feels rather severely his burden of investmnt and taxation. The annual "Field-Day" at the Demonstration Farms, one mile west of Scott City, was attended last Saturday by fifty-five persons who showed a keen interest in the subjects of the various speakers and in the crops and the machinery that has been used and the methods of "Soil-Culture" that has produced these results. Pure-bred seeds from the farms were taken to Lane, Rice, Wichita, and Logan counties, besides those distributed to progressive farmers of our own county on that occasion.

Two more chances will be given our farmers to personally select these seeds for their next years plantings; the coming Saturday afternoon and Monday afternoon. Come to the farm. METHODIST CHURCH NOTES We extend our hearty sympathy to the sorrowing ones and would commend them to God's grace. There will be the regular services next Sunday. Sunday School at 9:45, a.

m. Worship, 10:00 a. m. Epworth League, 7:15, p. m.

Preaching, 8:00, p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. The stranger and any that have no church home are especially asked to come and worship with us. There will be an illustrated lecture at the church Tuesday night, October 21, Rev.

L. M. Riley, of Wichita, will deliver the lecture. Admission free. Everybody invited.

Let us fill the church that night. Come at 8:00 o'clock. J. L. Renner, Pastor.

The party who borrowed the spade from the city recently is kindly asked to return same at once, as it is being needed daily, News Chronicle Vol. 10, No. 22 WILL BE A SHEEP COUNTRY Scott county is destined to 1 be a sheep country if the wool bearing animals continue to come to this place as fast as they have the past few weeks. J. H.

Force shipped in 1000 head several days ago, and they are doing fine. A. H. Johnson received 1000 head of sheep and 100 head of calves Tuesday, and H. M.

Bainer, manager of the Mark lands, is in Denverver this week buying a thousand head. Mr. Rohrbaugh, who has a ranch north of Scott City also received a big bunch this week. The heavy stand of volunteer wheat this fall is making the finest kind of pasture for the sheep, and it is thought that within three months they will be in the best of marketable condition. This volunteer wheat it is thought can be heavily pastured! this fall and winter and probably have a good stand left in the spring.

If not it can be planted to spring crop of some kind. THE STRICKEN PRESIDENT The Philadelphia Public Ledger, a prominent Republican newspaper of the east has the following to say concerning the recent illness of President Wilson: A sympathy that is country-wide and independent of partisan political feeling goes out to the Chief Executive of the nation in this the time of his serious illness. In the public business and in the public interest he has overtasked his strength with problems of grave and pressing moment. The President 1 has been the stormcenter of more or less acrimonious political controversy; he has suffered alike from those who have held that he could do no wrong and those who maintain that he can do nothing right. Somewhere in the middle ground between these extremists he has had to conduct the business of the government in the most and arduous period that it has fronted outside of the heaviest of Lincoln's presidency.

It is not to the point in this word of commiseration either to commend or condemn a policy; but it is in order to remind ourselves that the President's collapse is chiefly due to an all but superhuman effort to stabilize the restless sequelae of warfare and assure the world's peace in time to come. Whatever may be said of the President's objectives or his methods by the rest of us free-thinking Americans who are not the Pres. ident, it is a fact incontrovertible that he shoulders, i in the common behalf, a burden that is all but insupportable, The least that any of us can do in the time of the ordeal of the man and of the nation is to express the hope, prayerful and sincere, that he will soon be restored completely to health and strength for the continuation of labors honorable for himself and useful for his country. CARD OF THANKS -We wish to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to our friends for their many kindnesses and assistance, during the sickness and after the passing away of our husband and father, D. N.

D. N. Schoonover and family. PUREST-FIELD-SEEDS Quick Maturing Drought Resisting Heavy Yielding and Choicest Belgian Hares Buy now while you can get them P. E.

Crabtree, Scott City, Kans. In Olden Days In olden days insurance a- gents insured buildings and merchandise against fire, only. Rates were based upon "Non "Hazardous" and "Extra Hazardous" risks, and a stiff fee was charged for writing the policy. Now rates are made scientifically and measure closely the fire risk. Place your insurance in the hands of an agency which knows the business thoroughly.

CONSULTATION WITHOUT OBLIGATION. Card Baker INSURANCE SCOTT CITY, KANSAS Short Stories About Home Folks and Others Jewell Smart has been confined to her home because of illness most of this week. L. B. Scott and wife, of Larned, Kansas, were here two days the latter part of last week on business.

Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Wilson of south west of town are the parents of a 9 pound girl.

Miss Margaret Cruncher of Horace, spent the week end with Miss Oneita Kelley of near Modoc. A card party was given at the home of Howard Proudfoot Saturday night for a number of their friends and neighbors. A fine time was reported. Mrs. Sarah Rogers and children came Monday from Great Bend, to attend the funeral of her father, D.

N. Schoonover. Miss Dorothy Minner, of West Virginia, came last week for a visit with her sister Mrs. Geo. Schoonover and family.

Mrs. Anna Gilliland came Monday from Arlington, for a short stay with her daughter, Mrs. Jacob Dague. Miss Edith Huling returned from Novelty, Wednesday of last week where she has been visiting relatives for the past month. Mrs.

K. B. Huling, and daughter, Mrs. Clarence See, left the first of this week for a month's visit with relatives in Missouri. T.

A. Baker, returned to Colorado Springs, last week after visiting for short time at the J. B. Todd home, and looking after business interests here. Mr.

and Mrs. Jesse Douglas, and Mrs. Swing, who have been Mrs. Jesse Watt, went to Colorado, Monday of this week, to visit a ther before returning home. Willie Ogden returned to his home in Healy Wednesday of last week having recently been discharged from service in the navy.

Mr. Ogden is step-brother to Miss Ruth Hutchins of this city. Mrs. J. A.

Whitham returned from Arkansas the latter part of last week where she has been visiting her daughter the past month. She also visited a son in Kansas City on her return trip. Mr. and Mrs. M.

S. Atchinson moved into their home on west First the latter part of last week. They formerly lived on a farm near Grigsby. Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Hull will have charge of the farm. Roy Rhodes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rhodes, of south Scott county, wrote home last week that he has enlisted for another year in the Naval service, as Yoeman.

He expects to get a month's furlough soon. Willard Ferrell and family arrived from Brandon, and spent the week end here with Mrs. brother P. D. DeVault, and family.

Her mother who has been visiting them the past two weeks came with them and will remain here for a short time with her son. R. D. Armstrong spent Monday and Tuesday in Ness City on legal business. K.

C. Silberberg sold his Ford car to A. A. Kelsole, traveling for the Peter Shoe last week, L. F.

Roark is putting up a new twin wheel windmill on his ranch south Scott county this week. Mrs. Guy Shirk and Miss Bertha Smith were business visitors in Garden City Thursday of last week. Dan Hantzleman, of Ocatree, Texas, is visiting at the H. L.

Proudfooti home this week. He is an old friend of Mr. Proudfoot, Mr. and Mrs. Arterburn of Kansas, arrived Wednesday for a visit with her cousin Mrs.

C. W. Dickhut and family. C. W.

Dickhut's have finished moving into their new home on College street the first of this week. Miss Edna Dickhut returned from Topeka, Kansas, last week where she attended the third Red Cross Roll Call conference. A pie social will be held at the Bert Deng's school house Friday night of this week. Miss Sara VanAntwerp teaches the school. Band practice will be held Friday night this week because of the lecture course number on Thursday evening.

Miss Bessie Kuder who has been employed at the Geo. Green home the past few months returned to her home at Tribune Sunday. J. B. Hammond of Syracuse, for two years a member of the State board of irrigation was in town Thursday of last week.

C. A. Brock and family who went east a short time ago to look for location write that they have chased a farm near Princeton, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs.

A. D. Hull left Tuesday for Colorado where they will purchase a carload of apples for the Farmers Union at Grigsby. They will also visit their daughter, Mrs. Geo.

Bartlett, at Colorado Springs. J. P. Morris, of Mills, New Mexico, arrived here Tuesday and will take Wm. Lewis place at the Missouri Pacific depot while the latter is on his vacation to the Pacific coast states.

family. Clarence Crowl, and family of Republican, are here visiting his parents, Mr. and, Mrs. Albert Crowl, He reports excellent corn crops Nebraska. A combined candy and pie supper held at the Modoc Hall Friday night, was a success.

They made between fifty and sixty dollars, the proceeds go for a new piano for the Hall. Pate Kennedy, of Arkansas City were here Tuesday doing sign painting. They painted one for their company, the mentholatum sign on the south side of the Magill Shoe Shop, also a window sign for the Dickhut Garage and the Willard Battery station. MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM What Is Rediscounting? THE most obtained important privilege by our membership in the Federal Reserve System is that of rediscounting. This means that when necessary, we can take our customers' notes and drafts which we hold to the Federal Reserve Bank and obtain cash in exchange.

In this way a large proportion of our assets are just as available as though actually carried in cash. First National Bank KEEP YOUR EYE ON SHOUSE From Kansas City Post. Jouett Shouse--not the Honorable Jouett Shouse- -but just plain Jouett Shouse, That's what they call him out in Kansas where he represented the distriet i in congress, and Seventh that is what those who know him best call him in Washington, where now he is rendering his country valuable service in connection with treasury department work--the untangling of war risk kinks. That is a prosaic sort of job, a task entirely devoid of glamor or thrills or any other luring phase. But, it is highly important work--about as patriotic a proposition as could imagined, for it has to do directly with the welfare of soldiers.

Moreover, it is a rather difficult undertaking and it is as far removed from sinecure classification as any employment could be. The war risk bureau, buried under an avalanche of routine details, got into a tangle--and little wonder that it did. So, somebody had to help straighten that tangle, and Jouett Shouse responded to the call, and he's doing a good job of it, as he has declared that he is going to stick to the job until the duty that took him to it has been fully discharged. Shouse already has been catalogued by Kansas and by the nation as a big man, but watch this predictionHis breadth of achievement is just beginning. GIRL RAISES FANCY POULTRY The following letter was written to Miss Goldie Kerns, only Scott county member of Capper's Poultry Club, by Bertha G.

Schmidt, secretary of the club: "Scott county has but one girl in the Capper Poultry club this year, but we want a complete membership of girls in 1920. The Capper Poultry club is an organization for farm girls from 10 to 18 years old. A girl who wishes to join the club may enter a of eight purebred pullets or hens pen and one cockerel, or 20 purebred baby chicks. These are two separate departments. The eight pullets and cockerel are to be penned from time of entry until June 30, 1920, and during this time the contestant is to keep accurate records on her purebreds.

The prizes offered in this department are larger than in the baby chick department. Only an estimate of the feed consumed by the baby chicks is to be kept by the girls who join the baby chick department. The 20 chicks are not to be penned. The girls in this department compete for a different set of prizes. If you 'are interested in joining the Capper Poultry Club, write to Bertha G.

Schmidt, Secretary, Capper Building, Topeka, Kan. Come on, girls, let's get in the game and compete for the pep trophy to be awarded at the close of the contest in 1920." Miss Kerns says the following about her chickens: "My 8 hens and cockerel are very nice; my hens weigh pounds each. The cockerel weighs 12 pounds. My chickens are Rose Comb Rhode Island White. My hens are good layers.

I gathered from April 4 to September 12, 589 eggs. I have some very nice young chickens. They will weigh 3 pounds now. I will sell some of the cockerels when grown for $3. each.

If anyone wants to buy write, to me at Scott City." The M. G. C. Girls were entertained by a slumber party given by Miss Mildred Armantrout Friday night of last week. It was preceded by a line party to the movies.

Every one had a delightful time. 0 MISCELLANEOUS SALE There will be a at the Pioneer Sales 1. Anyone having articles they wish A. H. Johnson at miscellaneous sale Barn, November stock or other to sell, notify Col.

once. MODOC NEWS MODOC NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Leo Webster from eastern Colorado, are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

P. P. Shearmire. C. E.

Smith is hauling barley into Modoc this week. The Community, singing Friday evening was a great success and we are all hoping that we may have Mrs. Mudd to lead us again. The proceeds from the sale of candy and pie were $52.70. Some young folks from Scott, Misses Faye and Beulah Cree, Willard Moore and Orland Lloyd, The next program will be held Oct.

31, at the hall. The teachers of the Lenz, Farmer and Kramer schools will have charge of the program. Mr. Boyd of Great Bend is moving his cattle from Dr. Smith's ranch to Scott City.

Chas. Smith and family, and Miss Opal Rishel spent Sunday in Leoti. Joseph Wray of Ransom died Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Wonnell and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jonglass, are in Ransom to attend the funeral, Miss Ruth Mix and Glenn Morris of. Scott City spent Sunday evening at Charley Smith's. Mr.

and Mrs. Novak of Greeley Co. Nebraska, are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Kittel..