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THE BURDEN TIMES Vol. XVI. Burden, Cowley County, Kansas, Thursday, Dec. 28, 1922 Number 46 Obituary Thomas H. Clover was born at Lillie Chapel, Ohio, June 18 1863.

He was one of six children. When he was eight years old his family moved to Cowley County and settled on a claim near Cambridge. This was in 1871 when the country was new. He remained on the farm almost ever since. More land was added to the original and it is now one of the well known ranches of the county.

He grew to manhood under the conditions of pioneer life and in 1882 on August he was married to Martha Elizabeth Reed, at the home of her parents in Cambridge. To this union were born four children, Dr. Thomas H. Clover, who died in Kansas City three years ago, Mrs. Lillie B.

Sumner, Ella M. Clover and Byron Clover. In his family are two grandchildren to whom he was greatly attached. They are Bruce and Vernon Clover. He was a prosperous farmer and cattle breeder and was rated as one of the substantial men of the county.

He was a member of the board, of county commissioners for eight years. The present court house was built during the closing years of his term of office. He had a wide acquaintance in the county. He was a man of pronounced integrity and character. The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church last Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Internment was at Cambridge.Courier. Pays For Seven Our old friend Geo. LaForge made this office his annual visit Saturday afternoon and ordered the little home paper sent to each of their children for a Christmas present besides paying for his own and one for Frank. Spencer at Jerome, Idaho. Geo.

is a strong believer in the home paper and has for the past few years been keeping their children posted on the doings about home by sending them the Times. We are always glad to have George visit us, not only for his check for $10.50 but through friendliness as he usually has something interesting to tell us about some little incident that happened in his daily work. As a home town booster and believer in progresiveness Geo. ranks among the first on the list. He ordered the paper sent to, Othor Johnson, Wichita; Homer LaForge Cedar Vale; E.

A. Hashberger, Wichita; Frank Spencer, Jerome, Idaho; Helen Deisben, Winfield; and Mrs. Guy Morgan of this City, also paying for one for himself and good wife; many thanks Geo. Thanks I wish to thank the applicants for their interest shown in wishing to rent my farm. The farm has been rented.

Robert Ogilvy. Send the Times to your friends. Basket ball The Burden High School basket ball boys kept up to their 1000 percent mark Thursday night of last week by defeating the Dexter boys by the long end of a 31 to 14 score. Sentle starred for the locals by caging twelve free goals out of fifteen attempts. Atlanta took the Udall boys down the plank to the tune of a 20 to 40 score.

Burden's town team invited the Cambridge town team down to Dexter Friday night and defeated them by the score of 75 to 12. The local High School bunch was to have played the Atlanta boys in that city tonight but on account of the teachers all being away on their vacation the game was cancelled. However the two teams will play in Winfield as a preliminary game before the big Southwestern---Texas University game. This will not be a league game but will give fans some real sport and each team a chance to test the others strength as it looks like Burden Atlanta will be the two main contestants for the fine silver cup in the Flint Hills League. The Burden town team gave the St.

Johns college team of Winfield another trimming Wednesday night on the local court before the largest crowd attending this season. The game started out very mild and the first half ended 6 to 5 with Burden in the lead. The second half was a rough and tumble game from start to finish but the town boys added eleven more points to their lead while they held their opponents to only five points making the score read 17 to 10. St. Johns boys had the floor and poor lights as an alabi for their defeat but it is the general opinion that Burden can win from these boys on any court.

Bruce Truesdell refereed the game. Released From Jail Shelton Haworth was released from the county jail today when he paid his fine and costs. He was sentenced to jail after an escapade at Atlanta some time ago, officers said. A tire from a car was taken and hung around the neck of a horse for a collar, officers, say. Geo.

Crow, sentenced at the same time, is still in jail. The car from which the tire is said to have been taken belonged to 0.S. Oxford, officers stated. Free Press. For Sale A 25-35 high powered rifle, in first class condition.

Especially fine for cyotes. Priced to sell, Gun can be seen at the Burden Times office. For Sale Two gas stoves. Stoves can be seen at CoOperative store. Chester Seige of Glenco, is here visiting Paul Franklin.

Stoves At A Bargain Have a few Great Western Stoves that I will sell at a bargain or will order you any kind of a stove you want. Also have a large line of stove boards, priced reasonable. We have Grain King Scoop Boards, the best. Just received a new stock of Ax Handles direct from the factory, good ones. Plenty of Columbia Batteries.

Keen Kutter cutlery, every piece guaranteed. Robert Goforth Hardware' Obituary Abraham Hoefgen was born February 27th 1858 in indianapolis Ind. and died in Atlanta Dec. 22nd, 1922, aged 64 years 9 month and 22 days. He came to Sedgewick County, Kansas in 1884 where he was married to Jennetta Florence Black Sept.

4th, 1887. He leaves to mourn their loss, a wife, three daughters, Ruth Wadsack, Pearl Markley and Jennetta Hoefgen, and three sons, Samuel of Springfield, and Earl and Leanord both of Atlanta. He had a son, Claud and a daughter Elberta who preceded him to the great beyond. He has two brothers, Julius of Valley Center, Kansas, and Will of Neblesville, and two sisters, Belle and Polina both of Indianapolis, and besides these many relatives and friends. Funeral services were held from the Methodist church in Atlanta Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev.

J. W. Dibbens. Masons of Clinton Lodge No. 233 of Burden conducted the services at the grave.

The family wishes to thank the many friends who have been so good and kind during their bereavement. Out to Clean up Kansas This headline in the Kansas City Times followed by a lengthy article setting forth the proposed law enforcement program of Attorney General, elect, Griffith, will at least offered some food for thought and will no doubt cause many to watch with interest the progress of the promised law enforcement. There is perhaps no other state in the union whose regard for law enforcement is greater than that of Kansas, and yet the people of Kansas have never been willing as a whole to enforce some of the laws that have found their way to the statue books. "The anti cigarette law" is pointed out by Mr. Griffith.

"The law can be enforced and as long as it stays on the statue books it is going to be enforced." Punch boards and other gambliug devices, prize fights where they do not comply with the law and law enforcement officers must stop "passing the buck." Well Mr. Griffith has a lot of good intentions. Will he do it? -Dexter Tribune. Notice Notice Hunting, trapping, fishing, tear-! ing down fences or trespassing in any way on our land -is positively prohibited by the undersigned. E.

Q. Burden C. C. Clover H. T.

Clover H. E. Brown E. V. Reidy, E.

C. Kielhorn John Wingert Flottman Bros. A. H. Storm Tom Ferguson Dave Gatton Additional names will be added to this list for $1 for the season.

Editor. Store Robbed The store of F. G. Jabara at Cambridge was broken into sometime Tuesday night and merchandise amounting to over $100 taken consisting of shoes, coats mackinaw and two suit cases. Deputy Goforth and undersheriff Goldsmith of Winfield went over Wednesday morning but failed to get any trace of the thieves.

Henry and' Mrs. Lula Sloan and her daughter Fay were Sunday guests of Mrs. Sturgil in field. Chet Harris shipped a car of wheat Saturday. Cambridge Oil Notes Operations in the Cambridge field continue despite cold weather and the bringing in of failures in that section.

The latest available news follows: The Empire Company is mudding off the gas in the McCormick and Kielhorn tests. Scott et al is drilling at 600 on the Simmons in 31-31-8. Cole and Neff in lot 6, 18-32-8 on Dosbaugh ranch are drilling fat 1900 reet. The Lewis Oil has skidded its rig 36-31-37 and is drilling. Vickers Oil on the Hovey had trouble with frozen water in lines in lot 11, 18-31-8 and is now burying the line.

Livingston Oil is drilling at 1800 feet on the Reidy farm in the southeast of 31-31-8. The Christy Oil has succeeded in getting its water line open again and is drilling again on the Davis farm in 10-32-7. Ramsey-Lloyd have had to skid their rig on Hiatt in: 8-31-8 because of a crooked hole, but are ready to spud in again. On the Hiatt in lot 27, 7-31-8 the same company is fishing. On the Kelley farm in 27-31-7, the Ramsey-Lloyd have decided to make a deep test and are drilling through the first break at 2975.

Ferguson drilling ahead on the Ferguson ranch, but the depth was not learned. -Courier. Masons Elect Officers Clinton Lodge 233 A AM held annual election of officers at the regular communication Dec. 21, The following ficers were elected for the year 3. E.

C. Kielhorn, D. McMinn, J. B. Pickens, Fred James, Treasurer Chas.

Truesdell, Secretary The following were appointed by the newly elected officers: Ray Taylor, Sr. Deacon Fritz Flottman, Jr. Deacon Albert Tilton, Sr. Steward Miles Mendenhall, Jr. Steward Wm Harlan, Tyler After election the officers were installed and after lodge all partook of a good lunch consisting of sandwiches, doughnuts and coffee.

About thirty-five were present and report a roost enjoyable time although it is reported that Fred James worried all night about where he was going to get the money to nay for the lunch. Baptist Church Notes The Christmas Program was very nice and the crowd was large. The general work is going very well only we would like a little enthusiasm. The pastors wife is back and is feeling much better. We want to thank the members and friends for their interest and sympathy.

The New year is now upon us and we want to begin it with jest and hope every member will try to make this year a much better one is the Lords work. We wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year. J. E. Denham Pastor.

Methodist Church The big special for next Sunday is the sing in the evening at 7:30. The choir will give a program of Anthems duets and solos. The male quartette will also sing two numbers. Everybody is invited. The Christmas program last Sunday night was well attended.

The Misses Henderson and Brandon are to be congratulated and thanked for the program. Remember the exercises next Sunday. Percy W. Beck Alfred Skinner of Wichita was a guest of his parents and other relatives here Christmas day. Wheat Breads Fruits intended for preserves should be, perfectly fresh and sound.

Club girls baked 370,000 loaves of bread last year in connection with extension club work varried on by extension club workers in the United States. Field selection of sorghum seed is the most successful method. Not all fertilizer comes in burlap sacks. Some of it is in straw sacks. For fattening hogs a self feeder is more successful than the best methods of hand feeding.

The rule for figuring the value of skimmilk or buttermilk as: a hog feed is to count one-half the price of a bushel of corn as the value of 100 pounds of milk. The oxwarble fly is costing Kansas farmers thousands of doling lars annually. In milk cows it reduces the milk flow; in beaf cattle it damages the loins and hides. The treatment is simple squeeze the grub out of the animal's back and treat the back with a salve made of one part iodoform and five parts vaselene. Hi Hill's wife has been keeping summer boarders in their Wildcat Crick mansion.

Hi says human boarders are a good deal. like boarder hens; they make lots of fuss and eat like sin. But Hi's wife says they at least pay for their board, which is more than the boarder hens do. Winfield, first field terracing work to prevent erosion in Kansas is 'being done near here, on the Kelley farm. The class in vocational agriculture from the Winfield high laid out tie terraces under the direction of R.

L. Plank, supervisor, and Mark Havenhill, extension engineer at the Kansas State Agricultural college. The terraces are the broad base type, with a 10 to 15 foot top. They are made perpendicular to the field with just enough side slope to allow the water which accumulates behind them to drain off slowly. Mr.

Havenhill recommends terracing in eastern and central Kansas to prevent soil washing, and in western Kansas to prevent loss of moisture by run off. Much of this work has already been done in Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas. Bob Goforth received quite fall Wednesday morning when a ladder slipped from under him while he was attempting to get on the roof of the building occupied by his hardware store. He is minus some skin on various parts of his body besides the caboose of his trousers. As a fireman Bob has about decided his qualifications would not measure up to standard, besides when he falls he lights too hard.

Mr.land Mrs. D. A. Nimrod of Glenco, Okla. are the guests of his mother and other relatives here.

Income Tax Reports Made Easier Filling out the income tax blank, the annual ordeal of farmer may be reduced to a few hours work if an accurate farm account book is used, says I. N. Chapman farm management demonstrator at the Kansas State Agricultural college. Mr. Chapman recommends particulary the farm account book distributed by the extension service of the college.

This book is so arranged that, if carefully kept, the income tax blank, may be filled out by merely transferring the totals. The book is recommended by the burea of internal revenue of the United States Department of agriculture. It may be obtained on request. Mr. Chapman offers the followsuggestions for filling out the 1922 income tax returns, 1.

If you have kept an account book take it with your tax blank to the county agent or banker for any necessary assistance. If you have no account book list carefully your receipts and expenses before getting the help suggested. Personal and household expenses should not be included. 2. If you have purchased livestock during the year and have since sold it, show this transaction together with your loss and gain on form 1040 F.

3. In figuring depreciatior on buildings or stock, the percen age should be estimated from the life of the article. For instance, if a farm building was built in 1912, at a cost of $1,500 and its life should be twenty years, its per cent of depreciation would be 5 and its present value, $750. But if this year repairs costing $250 were made on the building, its value would be increased to $1,000 If its length of life were increased, the basis of depreciation from now on would be one-fifteenth or six and I two thirds per cent of $1,000. Care should be used in figuring depreciation, for in case of error, the taxpayer is called before deputy commissioner and an explanation, always difficult to give, demanded.

4. Check over items carefully to see that none is omitted and that the totals are correct. In the writeup of the marriage of Mrs. Emma Savage and J. W.

Staats in last weeks issue we stated the marriage was performed in Winfield whichwas a mistake. The marriage occured in her home in this city and was performed by Rev. Floyd Shively. Notice There will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Co-Operative Mercantile Company at the City Hall Saturday January 6th at 2 P. for the purpose of electing officers for the coming year.

All stockholders are requested to attend. By order of the President Carbon paper at Times office. Burden Harness Shop My line of Harness, Collars and Strap Work is now in for spring trade and ready for your inspection. For Christmas I have a nice line of Saddles, Riding Bridles Saddle Blankets, Horse Blankets. Bring in your harness and have them repaired for spring work.

Oiling Harness 75c East side Main street A. C. GIBSON.