The Quenemo News from Quenemo, Kansas • 8

nif-irfrn-tiiiinf iiiUi ''-ili i 1 irn'i BE vie MEW 1 I We have arranged to build Five new houses which we are going to sell on the easy payment plan and here is a chance for you to get a home after your own liking and with a small payment down and on your own terms. Why pay rent, when you can own a home. The wise old Owl Says: Prepare for Home Comforts ii li waff fc WAY mm Our aim has been to help build up this community and for the past ten years we have been building and selling homes on the easv payment plan and have enabled a number our citizen to secure homes that would not have done so otherwise. Come in and talk this proposition over. We can put you in possession of a new built just as you would want it.

Mm I The Ileal Real Estate Man Mr. and Mrs. Homer Monteom- Visitors at Joe Sutton's Wednes- last week, she is improving (ho last few days. Mrs. Ed Wards brother is visiting News Over the County ery attended a birthday surprise on day were: Mr.

and Mrs Frank his grandfather Mr. Ausman in Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. Will Yickey, Quenemo, Sunday. jMr.

and Mrs. Ben Lewis, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Lee and Mr.

and Mrs. H. J. Harris, Mrs. Herron, men how to fight.

I am glad now to be serving my country and I hop to see her at peace for all time, soon Yours Truly, Alton Miller, Co. 5, R. 0. T. C.

her this week. By Omi SpkmI CrTipuuli From Fort Riley. Mrs. Gingerich attended a Grange picnic at Ottawa Forest Park. Tues NORTH OP TOWN.

Ira McCurdy spent Sunday at Mrs. R. M. Owens and Edith, Jess.e Sutton and Mr. George Pickett of Oklahoma.

Mrs. R. M. Owenj and daughter, Fort Riley, July 22, 1917. Alva Harding and wife autoed to, Jess Porter's Dear Quenemo Friends: We have just closed by far the most iiwm.u, Mr.

and Mrs, Ray of south of Po Louise Leonard visited Adeline raona were C8iier8 at Harry Smith', day. Seth Morrow stacked oats for his father, Friday and Saturday. Mrs. Lucy Carson of Pomona, helped her mother Mrs. Daugherfy cook for harvest hands, Monday and strenuous week we havo had in spent Sunday at Mr.

Neff's. Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall entertained a few neighbors and young folks Saturday evening. Re Lates, bunday.

Sunday afternoon i :1 i. I camp, and we are surely glad to be Honest Bill's Route 1 Utica Nebr. July 27 Beaver Crossing 28 I I Fr end 30 I Exeter 31 if Fairmount Aug. 1 I' Grafton 2 4 Shickley 3 Davenport- 4 II ouu Johnnie LavelJe came from Otta done with it. Our work has been in trench digging, wire entanglement ufcIiUvaiu a.

walast week for a visit with his Tuesday. Mrs. Alex Allen visited Mrs. May launt, Mrs. J.

C. Barrett. it i I work, bayonet fighting, night bat Mr. and Mrs. Morrow and daugh Alien, ounuay.

Mf Thompson spent ties, aay tests and map ter and Mr. John Smith were Sun freshments of ice cream and cake were served. Mr. and Mrs. Yates from near Lyndon spent Sunday at Mr.

Pierces Mr. and Mrs. George Marshall spent Friday evening at H. Jt liar rai days at Wallace Thomson's last drawing. Tuesday we cut sticks day guests of A.

J. Morrow and am helping PUt UP hay. and willows in the woods by the Re ilv. HONOR ROLL. Mrs.

W. F. Thompson and daugh publican River, to make hurdles, fences and barricades to be used in visiting relatives at Kansas Mr. and Mrs. Dunlavy of Ottawa, ter3 Mrs.

Neill of Madison W. Thomasson remembered City last week. spent Saturday night and Sunday at trenches, Wednesday we drilled and Ethel, spent Wednesday after Earl Lee's. ns Mr. and Mrs Will Lewis of vern spent Wednesday with Ernest Breed visited bis parents nearly all day then drew tent noon at Wallace Thompson's.

at Emporia last week. Mrs. Barnes daughter-in-law, Mrs the News with a renewal of his cousin's paper, who resides in Illinois, thus Mrs, Berlin will continue to get the paper and we are thankful to W. K. for his loyalty.

Mel- their Mrs. J. L. Cavner helped Joe McCurdy Messers John Foley Sr. and Wm Clark of Kansas City, who has been son, Ben and family.

Mr. and Mrs, H. J. Harris, put up last week. Ilolstrum attended the show at To- visiting at the Barnes home return The ladies of the W.

E. Club peka, to her home in Kansas City, Sat Herron, R. M. Owens and Jesse Sut ton spent Sunday at Ben Lewis'. very pleasantly entertained their Ollen C.

Langston one of theNewa Mr. Harding's are sporting a nw halves and rations for a night outdoors. Our blanket, tent half, pegs mess kit, cartridge belt, canteen, gun weigh about sixty pounds. We marched out about three and one-half miles and camped by a spring. We turned in at 9 o'clock after getting orders what to do in case of a night attack, as we knew urday.

best friends and a very fine gentle car. husbands and families Saturday evening at the home of Mr, and Mrs Mrs. Seth Morrow wai a caller at TEQUA. J. L.

Cavner. A delightful evening west femklo the D. H. Morrow home Saturday afternoon. man, remembered the paper with a renewal for another year for which he has our thanks.

was spent with games and the serv Mrs. Winnie Montgomery called mg of ice cream, sherbet and cake. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steward, The Ladies Missionary Society of on Mrs.

Morrow and Lelah Thurs Those present were Messrs. and Chas. Steward, and Henry and Lou we would be attacked at some time. I awoke with about a thousand rifles cracking in my tent, it seemed. the Presbyterian church held their day afternoon.

Mesdames Al Hutching of Pomona, ise Dehn attended the Grange pic 1 a. J. F. Powers, W. 0.

Jones, Wallace nic at Ottawa, Tuesday. meeting Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Sam Marshall, A MAXSON. Roy Bethel and family spent Sunday at II. Murrin's.

MissLeona Collins called at Albert Mooney's Friday. Mrs. McAloon spent one day last week with her sister, Mrs. Walter Dehn. Grandma Shafl'er spent several rlarry Smith threshed for Jno.

Thompson, Joe McCurdy, 0. J. Mid-dleton, Chas. Tyner, J. C.

Barrett, i Foley Sr. and John Foley Jr. last rrank Thurman and wife spent Mis9es Jennie Emerson of Kansas week. Sunday at Ora Thurman's. of Kansas City, May Powers, Char Ed Blair and family and Wiley Misses Gladys Sutton and Edna linen and family spent Sunday at lotte Tyner, Helen Scott, Ruby and Evelyn O'Brien, Blanch Cavner.

Messrs. Frank Thompson, W. R. ftiarsnall spent Ihursday afternoon days last week with her daughter. Mr.

of the Central neighbor at John Elkins. hood. We got our platoon together, formed our skirmish line and finally' drove off the "enemy." The night was so dark we had to hold to each other's rifles in order to keep together. The battle lasted about a half hour and made quite a show, as blank cartridges were used and they make its of noise. Then we our own breakfast of bacon potatoes and coffee at 5:30 nex't morning On our way back to camp we had another battle, it sure seemed the "enemy" had it in for us.

We made an attack that afternoon, and anu Chas. Steward. Claude. Llovd Harry Meneley and family spent a I i.orna Mcv.ee was tne guest on and John Scott. Lvman Brinrilfl nd bunday at Charlie Plowman's Helen bcott ihursday and Thursday Johnnie Lavelle A.J.

Clark and Low Thunoson 1 t' i TX. i I Mrs. Fred Wing. Ed Yockey and family spent Sunday with their son, Willie and wife. "There was a nice crowd attended the ice cream sodal at West Tequa Friday night.

Mr. Rube Collins bought a car good meeting was reported. Clifford Mickel Jcame home from Quenemo on Friday and will remain here until after the draft. He has an application in for the second camp at Ft. Riley Soldier Clipper.

The outside work of the Gibson Bros, and the Watkins building has been completed and the plasterers are now at work. They expect to have these buildings completed in a few wefks ready for occupancy. Mr. and Mrs. J.

L. Berry drove down from Troy, Kansas, and visited over Sunday at the Anderson home. Phiiip Tapley accompanied them for an over Sunday visit with his mm her and was acromnanied msui remaning nome rnaay. Kirknat-riM, r.f fin, spent Tuesday and Wedmwlay at Centropolis. wis.

w. carreer was an utta- Monday maht at Joe McCurdv'a tea wislfnr Thnrarlnw I fv.hif r.f ILI Miss Mary Watts of Arkansas, jue aieouray spent inurs- was makine- ca Is in nicrV.hnr. visited several days at J. Ik Mene-ly's. day afternoon at J.

L. Cavner 's. hood Fridav. nnrl ih hd. Charlotte Tyner spent Saturday guest of J.

L. Cavner's. Mrs. Harry Menely and children afternoon with Helen Scott. finally won our ground.

Friday we had an attack on protected trenches Believe me, I want all the barbed wire fences cut before I get to a trench charge. After we got to the Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Thompson COOK ITEfcS Mr. Harjow and Henry Hilton of were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.

and Mrs, 0. J. Middlcton. Lane, Kansas, who were returning Lloyd Scott went to Ottawa Sun-1 from a trip to Marion County day afternoon returning Monday I topped with their sister, Mrs E. Lee Thursday afternoon.

momiog. Monday of Frank Crow of Pomona. Roy Bethel has been suffering with blood poisoning on one of his hands. Miss Eva Cowan spent Sunday with Millie Harvey. Mr.

and Frank Crow spent Sunday with the former's sisteri Mrs. R. Collins and family. The rain we had Wednesday of last week was fine. Harry Fanning bought himself and familv a new Overland car last week.

Elbertson Barrett and family motored up from Waverly Sunday and spent the day with Mr, and Mrs, Harvey Townsend. Little Aletha Dehn was very sick Henry John Smith of Osage City, visited waakms and family of spent Wednesday at J. C. Taylor's in Melvern. Delgar and Mrs.

Thompstq spent Sunday at Low Thompson's. Ora Thurman wire wd Euth, spent Thursday at J. A. Leroonr's. Mrs.

L. A. Graden returned! from Olathe, Thursday evening. Low Thompson, wife and Taylor, spent Friday evening at R. M.

Owen's. Roy Marshall spent the week-end with home folks. Andrew Johnson, moljlier and sisters attended the grange picnic at i Ottawa, Tuesday. a few days this week with his cou- North Tepua spent Sunday" Jas, Wadkins. sin D.

H. Morrow and family. trenches, we attacked dummies both in and out of the trenches with bayonets and charged till we were com-pletly exhausted. We had a "written examination yesterday and we have a half day with machine guns tomorrow. Our work is interesting to us for we feel that we are at the center of the Nation's attention and much depends on our making good.

Every man here is working hard for, and expects a commission, We fellows who are drafted are especially interested in being able to successfully teach our back hy his sister Dorothy who will visit for a while at Troy. Thoma9 Rmkin and Will Ragan hauled in a ioad of wheat Tuesday that brought $160 bringing $2.58 per bmhel. Last fall Tom rented twenty acres of bottom ground for $40 cash and furnished the Heed and had just $100 in the deal for which he took down $800. clearing $700 on the deal. Wheat land is paying the raisers around $80 to $100 pe acre this year, more than the land would sell for.

Will Sehneidewind and father are Mr, Hoadley commenced with one of Chas. Tyner's ma sporting a new Auburn car, chines. Mrs. Aflh well helped Mrs. Osrc Mrs.

'J. H. Weis spent Friday at I cook for threshers Thursday. Walter Dehn's helping care for a I Several new members were addpd nick grandchild. the Union Thursday night..