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SteHistricalSoc 1 TWELVE PAGES VOLUME XLTII NUMBER 28 LARNED, PAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY NOON, SEPTEMBER 30; 1920 83 i-Have Spent $22,000 on Elevator. CURTIS COMES TUESDAY, CROWDS HERE J2 a a OBITUARY Xt Fair and Carnival Draw Record Crowds. on Estimate 13,000 People Grounds Wednesday. First Freeze This The5 first freeze of the season came this morning, when the thermometer registered 30 degrees. There was a heavy white frost and the more tender garden vegetation was badly, nip-r ped.

Saturday evening a nice shower came, which put an end to a series of windy dusty days and made possible the fine weather for the fair. The fall at the Larned station amounted only to a quarter of an inch, but up, inU Rozel neighborhood it is reported that the fall exceeded an inch. The week's repord follows: Kansas Senator Will Speak in Lamed Oct. 5. Senator Charles Curtis will address the people of Larned and Pawnee county at the court house, next Tuesday evening, Oct.

5th, on the political issues of the campaign. Senator Curtis is one of the veterans of congress, having served in the lower house for several terms, and is now serving his second term in the senate. He will have something of interest to say to the voters of Pawnee county. Some Printshop Arithmetic. The milkman used to give us 30 tickets for the Tribune.

When he paid us this week he gave us only a dozen. Measured in milk tickets, the Tribune should be $3.75 a year. Two busheds of wheat used to buy it. Measured in wheat this fall the subscription should be $4.25. Not long ago a subscription would buy 20 pounds of sugar.

It now buys 7. Seven subscriptions would buy the editor a new suit of clothes. Now it takes 37. The white paper in one year's subscription used, to cost -9 cents. This year it will cost 45 cents.

That's how the country editors are showing the world they know how to run everybody else's business except their own! Marquette Tribune. GUARANTEE FUND Addison Joseph Marymee. Addison Joseph Marymee died at his home in this city Sunday, Sept. 26th. The funeral services were held from the residence, corner State and Santa Fe Trail on Monday at 4 p.

and were conducted by" "Rev. J. O. Harvey. Interment was in Larned cemetery.

Addison Joseph Marymee was born in Sullivan county, IntL, July 9, 1857, and moved with his parents to Rush county, in 1875. He was married to Mrs. Lila M. Lucas in 1879. To this union was born one son, Arthur Marymee of Larned.

Mrs. Lila Marymee died in 1883. Big Cattlemen's Carnival Thrills Spectators. Good Exhibits in All Depart ments of the Fair. 1 Character of day 0 Temperature er-w 2.

I The Associated Mill Elevator Co. have already expended $22,000 cn their terminal elevator now being built in Larned, according to the report made by the new industries committee of the Larned Business Men's Association at the meeting of the association Monday night. At the request of the local representative of the elevator company, E. J. Price, the committee was instructed to go over the books with Mr.

Price and report back to the association as to the progress, being made by the company. The committee is composed of II. M. Halloway, A. A.

Doerr and E. E. Fri-zell, and each member spoke on the subject at the meeting Monday night. They stated that they had 'not been able to make an extended detailed examination of the books, owing to the lack of time, but that Mr. Price had gone over the books with them.

Mr. Price had assured them, the cernmittee said, that the present unit of the terminal elevator would be completed, without regard to whether more of the company's was sold in this community. The company, however, expects to gd on with its building in Larned until it has a storage capacity of at least half a million bushels, and hopes to sell more stock locally in completing additional units. The foundations of the elevator are now completed to the top of the On April 24th, 1888, he married Miss Sunday Night Services at 7:30. Beginning next Sunday, the evening services at all the churches will begin at 7:30 instead of 8 o'clock.

The young people's societies will hold their meetings an hour earlier, beginning at 6:30 I I 23 88 60 0.00 Part cloudy I I 24 94 47 0.00 Clear 25 91 55 0.25 Part cloudy 26 77 46 0.00.1 Clear 27 81 46 I 0.00 1 Clear 28 I 79 I 49 0.00 Clear -I I I I 29 I 64 35 0.00 Clear At Work on Scenic Bridge. ork has begun on the "scenic" bridge across the Pawnee, on the south road to the State Hospital. The bridge is being built by Ed Tomlinson of Garfield, the direction of County Engineer Stuart. Mr. Tomlinson and his force of men have been busy for the past two weeks making the excavations for the abutments.

the cement necessary for the bridge has been purchased and is stored in Larned ready to go into the work. About half enough sand for the bridge is already on the ground, as is all of the reinforcing steel. They are! waiting for the power company to extend the line to supply them with electricity with which to run their cement mixer. Cora E. Guernsey.

To this union were born six children: Mrs. Ada Harlan, Joe and Roy Marymee, all of Larned, Mrs. EiTie Kepler of Glen Rock, Wyoming, and two boys who made the supreme sacrifice in France. He was a member of the Larned Baptist church. He was patient in his suffering and was always glad to see hisrfriends.

He said he was ready to go anoS was not afraid. We extend sympathy to his relatives and friends in their bereavement. Ths first two days of the Pawnee County Fair and Cattlemen's Carnival have proved a success, and on Wednesday they drew the largest crowd which has ever been seen in the history of It is estimated by Secretary Lawton that there were 13,000 persons on the grounds at Edwards Park on Wednesday afternoon. There were 0357 paid admissions at the gate, 8248 adults and 1109 children. This do3 not include the exhibitors or children under eight years of age.

Tuesday's attendance was about the usual first day crowd. There were 1132 paid admissions at the gate, 091 adults and 141 There were 191 autos on Tuesday. Theweather was ideal. The most magnetic man in the world today in a screen romance-see how he makes love. See Georges Carpentier in "The Wonder Man" at Farm Loans? Ask R.

E. Taylor. Electric Monday and Tuesday. prourwL and enough cement and ma- Wednesday, however, the crowds be- terial on the ground to complete the The scenic bridge is located on the! present house. So far $22,000 has been expended in the work.

Death of John W. Stokes. John W. Stokes, one of the pioneer farmers of Pawnee county, died at his home- in Larned township Tuesday night, from cancer of the liver, after an acute illness of about two weeks. The funeral services "were held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence and -were conducted by Rev.

gan to come in early, jbvery road leading into Larned was a steady stream of cars, until by ten o'clock, the autos were parked solidly on both township line road leading, west from the Reed bridge. It will be a 90 foot reinforced concrete two span bridge, with 20 foot roadway, and when completed will be used as the valley road sides of Broadway and the side streets to the State Farm. The big grader began work on the 01 vvicmta, iriena oi me i i a ii Santa-Fe Trail east from Larned last from Fourth to Seventh and around the court house square. The "streets andstores were crowded. The weather was quite cool Wednesday morning until near noon, but it seemed to have no effect on the crowds.

It wasn't merely a Pawnee j.miiiy uu juimer pusujir ox me earned Christian church. MrJ Stokes came to Pawnee county in 1874, and had resided here since. He had a -wide- acquaintance over the county, and his death will come as a shock to many friends who were not aware of his serious condition. A more extended obituary notice will be published next week. Unfavorable to H.

S. Football. The replies received to the football questionnaire sent out to the parents of boys in high school and in the eighth grade last week by direction of the board of education, show that the sentiment among the parents is decidedly against the introduction of fcctball into the athletics of the Larned High School. One hundred questionnaires were sent out by Supk R. V.

Phinney, enclosing self -addressed envelope for reply. So far 60 answers have been returned. Of this number 13 favor the introduction "of football. '44 are on-posovi and 3 give indefinite answers. This would indicate that less than one-fourth of the parents of boys in high county crowd, the majority of the visitors came from neighboring counties, some coming fifty to seventy-five miles.

There were cars from Hays, Wakeeney, Dodge City, LaCrosse, Cimarron, Pratt, Ness City, Spearville, Kinsley, Lewis, Macksville, Belpre, Pawnee' Rock, Great Bend, Garfield, iz a on st $50.00. Ip Casli Free All Pawnee county' boys and girls, 15 years of age or younger, are invited to enter. Subject of Essay "Why My Father Should Insure His Life" Directions Essays should contain only about 200 vords. There are.no expenses or conditions. If you are 15 years of age or younger and live in Pawnee county you are qualified to write an essay of 200 words on the above subject and send it in.

Write on only one side of the paper. Use pen and ink if convenient. Write your name, address and age plainly somewhere on your manuscript. All essays must be forwarded to A. Bruce Lovett, manager of the Midland Life Insurance Company's office, Edwards building, over the postoff ice, Larned, Kansas, or deposited in the essay, contest box at the Midland Life Insurance Company's booth at the fair, September 28th, to 30th.

The contest starts now and closes October 5th. Entries must be made by that date or they will not be judged. Write your essay now. Here Are the Sixteen Cash Prizes week, and the bad strip of road near Pawnee Rock is being graded first. The trail east from Larned, particularly the Pawnee Rock end of it, has been almost impassable at times during the past summer.

The county engineer expects to put this road in good shape and would have dofte so weeks ago if he had been able to secure a tractor to pull the grader. About a mile- and a half of -the. Santa Fe Trail west of town has been graveled, and is getting- better every day as it gets settled. is the test piece oi gravel road being put in by the commissioners, and the county engineer believes he has found the ideal surfacing material. It' is about the same mixture of gi'avel and clay that Blew Safe at Ely Eozel, Burdett, Jctmore, Garden CityJ and scores of other towns.

The carnival was thoroughly ad vertis-d, and the people The school and in the eighth grade are in booster trips helped a lot in bringing lavor 01 lootbaii, or at least sum-the crowds. Every town the boosters ciently interested to make reply to the questionnaire The' safe in Lew Vale's general store at Ely was blown open and robbed last Friday night, the yeggs securing about r-fifty dollars. The work was evidently done by experts, as they blew the safe in a workmanlike manner, and they left absolutely no trace. They tore off a screen cn one of the windows and made: their entry into the store, but left no mark whatever. The nearest residence is about a block away, and no one heard the explosion.

The robbery; was not discovered until Mr. Vale opened the store Saturday morning. The matter of introducing football had been brought to the attention of the board of education, and the board desired to hear from the parents as to their wishes in the matter, particularly as these boys who. played the game would be compelled to spend at least each in equipping themselves with suits. The parents who have replied to the referendum show by a vote of over three to one that they do not favor the introduction of football into the high school.

was placed on Broadway before the paving went in, and that made almost an ideal roadway. The county this week received its fourth motor truck. It is a two-ton International. The other three are two-ton Nash Quads. This gives the county a good supply of trucks for its bridge and road work.

Kinsley Has Fins Band. Kinsley's fine band added much to the enjoyment of the crowds at Wednesday's fair and carnival. Over half the players were young boys and girls, and Leader Johnston deserves credit for the class of music they are playing. Larkin Hotel. Noon Luncheon 75c.

Special Dinner $1.00. tf Ninth Prize .1 $2.00 Tenth Prize Eleventh Prize Twelfth Prize Thirteenth Prize Fourteenth Prize $1.50 Fifteenth Prize Sixteenth PrTze $1.00 Prize $10.00 Second Prize JThird Prize Fourth Prize Fifth Prize $3.00 Sixth Prize $2.50 Seventh Prize Eighth Prize $2.50 visited last week promised they would send big delegations, and they made good. They were apparently all here. The crowds swarmed to the fair grounds early. By noon there was not a eat to be had cither in the grandstand or in the bleachers.

The hill at Edwards Park was simply black with automobiles, not simply back of the grandstand, but all over, packed solidly. There were cars parked around tho entire half track, and people lined the fence for the entire half mile. The road on Camp's hill was lined with parked cars, as was also the high board fence on the south. For several blocks near the grounds, cars were parked. There were 1475 paid auto tickets at the gate, and when the show was over it took two hours to empty ths grounds of cars.

It was seme mob, sure. It ateup all buns and hamburgers and ice cream ccnes and pop and red lemonade and everything else that was eatable from all the lunch and -refreshment stands at the fair grounds, and then swamped all the eating- places down town. Thursday's gate receipts totaled about Sll.CCO. Of this amount 'mm im a 1 Several years ago Kinsley brought-i Oildag Test Today. The Oildag test advertised S.

Young to be held Tuesday, of this week, had to be postponed because of an accident to the demonstration car, which was jammed up in a collision near Ottawa Sunday while on its road to Larned. -The car did not arrive until Jast 'eveningy and the test will be 'made today, starting at 1 o'clock. A six-cylinder automobile wdth the crank case drained will be driyen ten miles without oil after using Oildag. down their "kid" band, wdiich made such a hit that Larned immediately organized a boys' band, which made good progress for a year, then died down for want of a leader. If thesec-ond visit of Kinsley's band will have a similar effect, and rouse this town to make the effort start a new band, our thanks will again be due to Our neighboring city.

The money will be awarded in the above sums to the writers of the sixteen best essays. Judges of the Contest. A. H. Moffet, R.

P. Schnacke. Awards will be made immediately after October 5th. The winners will receive their prizes from A. Bruce Lovett, who will mail checks direct to them at their homes.

Public announcement will be made of the winners. Every boy and girl should try! Send in the best essay you can write. You have real money to gain and nothing to lose. With sixteen cash prizes offered, you surely can win Start on yours today. Midland Life Insurance Agency Headquarters for Southwest Kansas was irom reserved scats aione i A The gate receipts for the two days Wheat Down to $2 Eu.

Wheat has been showing continued weakness the past w-eek, dropping 5c to 10c for several days; The market is a little stronger today, and $2 per bushel is being paid for No. 1. BAPTIST. Good services at all of the sessions Sunday. A fine service in the Young People's" meeting.

Prof. Eads lead the service and there was good' interest. Next Sunday begins the contest among the group leaders. Let every member be in their place to help out their groups. Regular services next Sunday.

The evening services begin oneThalf hour earlier, Young People's service at 6:30, preaching at. 7:30. F. P. Mann to Business Men.

Fred V. Mann of Devil's Lake, president of. the Retail Dealers Association of North Dakota, will address the busoiness men of Larned and neighboring towns at the court house next Monday night, Oct. 4th. Mr.

Mann comes at the invitation of the Larned Business Men's Association. Fred P. Mann is one of the most successful small town retail merchants in the country, and is an efficiency expert on the retailing business. He is in demand at retail merchants and manufacturers conventions, and has addressed such meetings all over the country. His message is to the retail merchant and his sales force.

The Larned Business Men's Association is extending an invitation to the merchants in all the towns surrounding Larned to hear Mr. Mann's address. A. A. Deerr- has heard Mr.

Mann several times and says he has an important message to retail merchants and salesmen. The lecture is free to everyone, the local association paying Mr. Mann's expenses. $500 for Legion Athletics. At the meeting of the Lamed Business Men's Association Monday night, the association voted $500 to the Walter Chears Post, American Legion, to be used for the purchase of such athletic equipment as the post may need to fit out its football" team.

The Legion's team has been practicing for severaL weeks, getting in condition for a schedule of games with the posts in neighboring towns which will be played during the next two months. The football suits have been ordered and have arrived. A. BRUCE LOVETT, District Manager Edwards Building Phone 411 Larned, Kansas "LEAVE IT TO LOVETT' VISIT OUR BOOTH AT THE FAIR An absorbing society with the handsome French hero in a -dashing role that will captivate the ladies. See -Georges Carpentier in "The Wonder Man" at Electric Monday and Tuesday.

Wheat hauling wanted by man with Reo truck. Inquire at desk, Larkin Hotel. 7-29-tf total $13,153. In addition to this are the concession fees and today's receipts, which will no doubt be large, though as as yesterday. It looks at this time as though the heavy expenses are more than assured, with today's receipts to the good, which will mean the clearing of the fair association from debt.

The Cattlemen's Carnival, which, proved to be such a drawing card in bringing the crowds, has seemed to satisfy them after they have seen the exhibition, and generally the visitors said they enjoyed the entertainment. The broncho riding, the trick and fancy roping, the bulldogging, the relay races, the trick and fancy riding, steer roping, Roman standing races, steer riding, bareback riding, have the crowds a good many thrills, (and have, demonstrated that the aggregation which Burnside King has A A AAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA FARM LOANS? I ABSTRACTS? 3 INSURANCE? Fordscn Demonstration Friday. The Lanahan Motor Co. will hold its Fordson Power Farming demonstration all day tomorrow, Friday, at the J. G.

Edwards tract, at the north end of the State street paving. Thirty-five acres will be plowed, listed, disced, packed and planted to wheat. Ten Fordsons will also be shown thresliing, cutting silage, grinding feed, sawing wood, etc. It would be interesting as well as profitable for you to know just how your clothes are cleaned. Our plant is open at all times or your inspection.

Ideal Laundry Dry Cleaning Co. 7- brought together is a bunch of ex-1 i ask M. IE. TP A YJLniKL Legion Hall Every Saturday Night SUCCESSOR TO XI. T.

TAYLOR West Fifth Street LARNED, KANSAS perts. The performance lasts from three to three and a half hours, in fact it lasts too long for the comfort of the (Continued on Page 12.) Wheat hauling wanted by man with Reo truck. Inquire at desk, Larkin Hotel. 7-29-tf.