Ellis County News from Hays, Kansas • 1

COUN TT A Paper That Tells All the News All The Time Prints all the Official News of the City and County VOL.21 HAYS CITY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1918. NO. 5 4 HAYS INITIATES THE LARGEST the business world and will be ob- GET YOUR DOLLAR SaiNED UPas yet hardly broken by the spiritual CLASSIFICATION OF REGIS. TRANTS (Unofficial) The following list is from the clas- 8ification list of the Local Board, The names are in the order number and except where already serving in the 320 Anthony A. Karlin' 321 Frank Seib.

'323 Adolph Schmidt 324 Peter P. Dreiling a 2 5 Floyd Crawford 326 Larry Hickey 327 Jose Diaz Int Cnndav afternoon Havs and1great educational move of thoughtful of Uiysaic listing up their r.t K-nicrhta it fnl- business men to get everybody to, best bargains for one dollar. For in- nnlnitiotpH thl l.rori claw that thinking in terms of The one jeweler is offering watch-1 of Aether a man has a bankjes r.t a srecial of GXSJ DOLLAR, nas ever uten sra account or is always on the wrong grocer ir offering a combination of served all over the-sountry. It is a side of the ledger is not so much a whs par oi uio llinciy-six in me cmos. were receivea irom i iamiae, i urn, rn-u, Collyer, Angelus Gorham, Walker, from most of the inland towns th county.

Despite the stormy; i uy it is a matter ci getting started a ht he earned makeg noKdiirerence uai price, BB monev jf helentire iist 0f money a man earns if helentire list of ou business places in town, spends all then some, he will al-: jJ Cvr Lrp nnhle to eeyl in bad financial clrcumstanc- -z State Deputy Dunbar of Kan- cm ur.H tlio L'iniai ntw Doirroa Team together with Mr tea- nan oi xopena omciatca. neverena r. 1.. omlUUU Will DO KI1UUICU HI UU II1U tiling "ill 1 1 lllc II II, 1 11HICI Ulail uu an i InltZ rhtSS It ii'tW a small capital makes possible others are desirous of converting as nftKSL A otherwise he-couldn't "start." much merchandise, into cash as pos- J3 wnr The matter of saving Is not a matter! Bible at once and are therefore ready stinginess or closeness so much asto make you 'most attractive prices II hHJ i 5lya lhS iifinl ia a matter of business judgment order to do it; and still others are ate dinner at the parochial school fnronirh. sinnnin 1onVa r.ns.mi to hv mnnv A SHOOTING AT COLLYER The following from the Salina Journal of last Monday gives about all that can be gotten on the Collyer shooting affray- of last Saturday eve nilgl, jwaaaupe Briggs, 10 years oia, wno attended school in Salina a few a months ago, shot and killed Mrs.

Charles Fisher, 41 years old, here early Saturday evening. Mrs. Fisher was an intimate friend of the Briggs family and Is thought to have advised Mr. and Mrs. Briggs against letting their daughter become engaged to a young man of Collyer.

Miss Briggs gave hond of $5,000 Saturday night and was released until IVorlnoaiaxr 'Vila iturnnflp'o liiw U- rlnofK of fKa WIUV L3( A 4011V VH1I1V lV 1 V. 4. hands of Madeline i'i fir0H Aii, Briggs' confessed to officers when she was told of the finding of the coroh- nr'e llir Rho ha rohH toll. er's jury. She has refused to talk ther, manager of the Farmer's Union I vtiw vv elevator tndav to pmtiTov ronnsel.

Conversation before Murder "I sitting in the parlor reading day night when I heard my wife ialk jing in a low voice to someone at the back door," Mr. Fisher said. "Then I heard a shot fired and when Fbher: reached kitchen. Mrs. stumbled- back to the dining room inoor vvnen sne saw me sne aid, i un i I'Maddie My wife died a ifew second-, later shot through the I is said to be a good marksman.

Mrs. 1 i I 1 fmm? 1' tr. f. iWng atter bm MUSIC urcneswa KnKhts of anl Rev. Ziegenfuss Orchestra kad-? Overature.

Orchestra lhe Knights and the Soldiers BCU ICailUr n'Yiir7vi Pnnrtlo fflto(Tl An Age oi a i ntin i Age ot "Vo'iU ft nthiiHn lVWr Ti''7C Daring and After the i i i On Tuesday, February 12th, the for one dollar V.nt will snve.lA a ui at almost half the us- i na so on tnrougnou tne Articles that can't be priced at ONE! DOLLAR are being priced according- iy. in some cases the articles tnus i i. i I 1.111:1 cu 111a uiu-a u.c nuui doesn't HKe to carry over into an-1 omit season, unci 13 uiereiore wuung I toners visit their store as possible and are offering very attractive bar gains, to ncconmlish that end. Mr. Lujtorr.er you will need many of the things being offered by the different stores in th-? very neur future, and i opportunay to get mem luesuay, Febni-ry 12th, when are being u.ovj cent of tne usu-il price.

Witti a tew dollars to spend you can make big wages for yourself in tap savin-rs i you will be able to make by coming to the DOLLAR DAY special sale of 12th. Read the ads this and next for offerings, and bargains. Bring your dollar to town when it will buy the MAME-DAY CELEBRATION i Von. Brother Meinrad of St. Jos enh'a Monastery was the happy re icipient of generous gifts from a host iof his admirers on occasion of the celebration of his name-day last 1 sometimes roes) unr nicmnir te to ut it into practice he tins never yet in his thirty years aa florist en countered a clmitte r.o inclement or! a soil no obduiate but.

would yield and assist hnn in rearing his dear pets uuwers. prjesx yj50 SAID FIRST MASS in was so the nis V. a 1 i 1 es. Un Uio other nana it matters not1 i ii i iv- if ummi un, individual income, he puts part of il away he bound 10 De ame to taKe care oi nimseu, turning the -lossbs into 2EZJ? uL-tuiinns un luj, unu nie iiit'icuuiiLa ff columns are navinir for snace to tell you about their offerinP order (h fc The wise buyer studies the ads of the merchants, nnd buys where IllUlfCJf Will UUItllUDV HIU 11 t. busy on Thrift Day, look up the best bargains, save money on your purchases nnd don't forget to put the savings together with all the rest you Koth into one, of the banks.

Get fey nroulld jn your pocket write checks in business like way, and acquaintance with the bank- may be a mighty fine thing for you EVERY CITIZEN CAN HELP Today's mail broan-ht an official i'L me Kovernment in tins ioou reg rt uunDarv checkbook habit. Don't hie mon- ille lne n' vr oiuroy uuks r. J. monanan Business of the Day M. P.

binges ni iiN.it i irriiHKi.ru 'i I Vuse who bocame Knights last Sunday: Raymond J. Fox, Joseph Newell; Mills. Theodore A. Mike homes are in the same block and less Befort, Leo Kindcrkneeht, M. J.

i confirmation of my apnointment as i Wednesday. Among his numerous Mss Holland is an experienced ab-4 fnot Theilen. M. P. Dincres.

Edward Was- food administrator of Ellis County, i frinruls m'it in thn f.ir west na stracter having spent several years M. P. Dinges, Edward Was- tood administrator of Ellis County, fricruls out here in the far west as stracter naving spent several years Alex A. Meier, Peter P. Was-land I take this the first opportunity well as in the east he is familiarly i 1110 Holland Abstract Company's inger, Simon T.

Roth, John Beil-1 of calling the attention of the good hiov. as the Wizard Florist. Brother i a'ice comes with the best of ref-he man, lielarius Leiker, A. A. Weisner.i p-'onle of this county to the purpose: John (another name by which he erentes as to business ability.

'The 1 i st A i ulntion. Neither corn nor potatoes in tho dictum, "Where there's can be sent to the soldiers the' a will, there's a in pursuance I seas, therefore, the government asks1 of this be lief and the determination Miss Briggs has carrid tomatic pistol for several months T-Sfiorro hnn Kaan 1 1 ri tha Tract Aiip rt i3laiA mnntha onH Mia Rriirc ima hon 1 working in her father's restaurant 'while her mother was Vr'-t-rrv'V" A beautiful wedding tooK place on morning, January 22, 1918,, a Colt months and past sx l'ranK uoss, i enx r.oroe, jonn iwc MaHon, Alforse Staab, Wiliiam Kar FrsuiK Huebman, Henry Korbe, Alex J. Kupp. John A. Werth.

Henry A. Meier, Alexander Kraft, Henry P. A. Ruder. John P.

Ruder. PcteP j. puint, Joseph J. Walter, P. this purpose by using other foods.

Ai Beiker, Alexander Kiuderiinecht.jTKv.governmcnt doesn't ask you to church when TfrA Krf1', n'u Alexander IN HAYS PASSES AWAY (for the ensuing year has been sue-On January 1, there passed away Icessfully planned. The results ob-in Lis Angeles, California, one of the'tained by the Commercial Bodies or pioneer priests of Central Kansas, Civic ontanizations is of '3n 'so indi-and the hist surviving member of the rect that the general public, who do tv ui 1 xwichio u. uvea u. nuiy iuu liiiuny ir. r.iai iiuu, wu, ithici v.uua- The bride is the daughter of 1 Mr.

and Mrs. B. H. Riehle of this farmer from Hays, Kansas. Miss Clara Riehle sister ef the bride was i bridesmaid and Mr.

John Riehle, I brother of the bride was best man. i Afor nartv went to the hnmo of th r.rMDaiU dcuiiiiui, iuafj.ii eisiivi, uuisepu Herzog, Frank Rcngal, Joseph Reng Leo R- Erbert, Josenh Ochs. Cas per UchS; Tne0 Zimmerman, Joseph zcigler, Victor P. Scheck, Philip, Frank Schmidt, Martin; fltrol.meier, Jacob Denpoischmidt, x'eter eigier, iosepn jvempnaus, John Jay Hilgers, Al phonse banden, John J. Wasinger, Adam Brungardt, John Rueschoff, B.

1 j-. een eiinoirer, Anion AiDers, v. ipll its loyal citizens to save the 200 lUUULOUU bushels of wheat needed for trarvo youvseu put it does want you i'h saving tciuui khiiiu toods. l-lione every family will show ns patri biotism by helping in this mat- it. ou can't go across bui, vou can rut bread across J.

S. BIRD. i urw YOU MAY ADOPT FRENCH ORPHAN Topeka, Jan. 11, 1918 iu iiUi uctlli ii. 1 Jin.

jjjr( E1H County News, Kansas. Hoar Sir: 1 have Jjeen reouestei to send to you some literature regard- th fnthprlpps children in Frnnre. All checks are made to Mrs. Wheeler. Sh will spnfl vnii nnmp nnrl prlHrpssi.

tiller. We find him first a professor the Seminary of Topeka, next in Lawrence and in Emporia, where he built the first Catholic church of the city, and as a missionary priest he the first ot say mass in Hays City. the earlv 80'a he was appointed i i. n.i tkin years, completing there the beautiiul church begun by his santiy preieces- Father Moluer, nnd later asso- dated with Bishop Cunningham in the present cathedral. In all fourteen churciies, besides i i SC110O1S ana omcr t'eciusiasiivai eui- flees, stand as lasting monuments of zeal and constructve aoiiuy n.

-1 1 i t- 11 Jewell City, Greenleaf, St. Joseph, Reno, and Plainville. For many years Msgr, Perrier was Conaultor of the Concordia Diocese, Vicar-General and Examiner of the Junior Clergy and Judge of the Matrimonial Court. His funeral took place Jan. 7, at Olpe, Kansas.

Very Rev. Fr. Maher, G. who had studied at the same Seminary as the deceased, preached touching funeral-sermon, while Fa- ther J. J.

Conway, a life-long friend, Father Perrier was sincerely pious 80U1. eloquent, learned, affable WHO WtlU UIUUIIl III wjth him, and also at all times an enthusiastic leader in promoting the g()0(j 0f the communty. A grateful cvcr hold hi: name in rev- A BUSINESS CHANGE A change was recently made whereby C. A. Beeby becomes mana- PC the Ellis County Abstract Company and a Miss Holland of the I'-, H.

Holland Abstract Company of H'U City becomes abstracter. This company is composed of Hustling young men who will make a go of it. i'uik-'' la live wire who will keep things on the wove. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MAKE PROGRESS The work of oiganization in the ch-tmbcr of Commerce is being ng nis 'hrollght to completion. During, this month the answers to tho question- ton lion with the result tuat the work not keep in close toucn with the or- gnnization, are rrone to feel that the 1 same work could have been accom- otherwise, ine worK 01 an i organization of this character is al ways performed by committee and therefore the organization is lost sight of in the crediting to the committee the work performed.

In order that the nonattending members of the Hays Chamber of Commerce and the public in general may be informed in the matter there is given below a lint of the Committees with a brief general summary of the duties they are to perform. rcumeni inarKwen Vice-President II. A. Nickles. Treasurer George King.

Secretary W. A. Bolinger. Directors: Geo. King, C.

R. Weeks, J. G. Brenner, C. A.

Harkness, J. S. Uiru. Membership Committee: J. S.

Bird, Dr. Ilennerich, J. G. Brenner, C. W.

Miller, E. M. Speer, Henry (The securing of new members; also any matter pertaining to the good of the members.) Promotion Committee: J. Pen-ney, J. S.

Bird, H. W. Oshant. (To co-operate with the City Council in the matter of ordinances for the im-j pi-ovenients of Hays.) Educational Extension Committee: A. Shivr.lv, Fr.

Julius, P. Caspar 'Harvey. (To co-operate with the heads of the Educational Institutions of Hays in the furthering of their interests.) Paving Committee: C. E. Williams, P.

V. Gottschalk, C. W. determine the streets to be paved next and to secure and present to the city council the required petition.) Military Committee: C. W.

Miller, Victor Holm, F. Arnhold, C. K. Williams, J. G.

Brenner, E. A. Rea, W. A. Lewis.

(To co-operate in all matters pertaining to the Nation's Welfare in the war.) Good Roads Committee: C. G. Cochran, Miles Mulroy, Fred Schwal-ler, Joe Philip, H. W. Chittenden.

(The securing for Ellis County of the best road system in the state.) Decoration Committee: John Roth, 'Fred Miller, Vernon Clark, H. H. Winters. (To see that the stores and streets are appropriately decora-Ited, for National holidays and Contentions.) Music Committee: H. E.

Malloy, King, Frank Bissing, Fred jOshnnt, Peter nolzmeister. (To devise ways and means for the organ-i of a city band, orchestra, and any other community musical in- terest.) Committee on Court House 'Grounds: H. Oldham, I. Zeigler, J. H.

Simniinger. (To co-operate with the County Commissioners in the improving of the appearance.) army or where no return has been made upon the questionnaire the clas cms- board, agrU any! sification is as given by1 local said classification not affecting cultural or industrial claim or. any claim for total disability. Order No. Name Classification 151 Peter J.

Miller 4 2 Anton P. Pfannenstiel 3 Joe Jerome Kerr 4 Charles Manly Granger 6 Ralph A. Nicholson 7 Lewis A. Hauser 159 Herald Aldrich 160 Joseph H. Kaberlein 162 Raymond Ryan.

163 Nick Denning 164 Wencel Neuberger 165 Peter M. Kuhn 167 Alois J. Koerner, 170 Alex Hertle 171 Henry S. Leiker 173 Albert N. Burtscher- 174 William Grover Pace 179 Joseph J.

Storm 180 Adam Stegrnan Joseph J. Pfeifer 182 Thomas J. Brull 184 Peter Engel 186 Mike Goetz 187 Alex Graf 188 Peter A. Wolf 189 Currie G. Wood 190 Robert Goetz 191 John P.

V.nfeldt 192 Martin Staab 194 Alex Amrein 195 Joe Kaigler 200 Joe A. Pfeifer 201 George-Edward Rippey 202 Jay Ducklew 204 Nicholas J. Linenberger 205 Peter A. Basgall 206 Joe G. Feyerabend 208 Peter Henry Quint 212 Henry Anton Schumacher 213 Mike J.

Brungardt 214 Gabriel M. Zimmerman 215 Peter Windholz 216 Adam Younker 217 Ray Robert Thomas 218 John Deane Towner 220 Azel F. Cochran 221 Frank N. Darnham 223 Jacob Martin Hendrickson 224 Ambrose P. Staab 225 Adolph Staab 227 Joseph Unrein 228 Earl Roland Snyder 229 Herman J.

Linnenberger 230 Maurice M. Zeigler 231 Wilfred C. Wann 233 Balthaser Reidel 236 Oliver Penny 237 Anton N. Leiker 238Theodoie Gross 239 Jake Rupp 243 Chas. Meier 244 Henry Hauser 245 Arthur Ames Royce 246 Robert S.

Crawford 247 Raymond Beyer 248 Andrew Pfannenstiel 249 Joseph Schmeidler Jr. 250 Floyd Henry Waggoner 251 Bert Penny 252 Mike Raymond Rupp .254 Peter N. Dreiling 255 Carl C. Dechant 256 Christian Armbruster 257 A. W.

Ash 258 Hary, W. Dixon 259 Irwjn H. Shultz 260 Jacob Kerth 262 Edwin Davis 263 Andrew A. Herman 264 Floyd N. Johnson 266 Leo Dellva 267 John Schoenthaler 268 Martin Windholz 269 Benedict J.

Linennberger 270 Watson Ed. Markley 271 Hugo Arthur Kohl 272 Chas. Stanley King 273 Alfonso Brungardt 274 Fr. Hillary Leiker 275 Arnhold Muhlheim 276 Joe N. Wolfe 277 John Brungardt 278 Harrison Melvin Kingsley 279 John A.

Befort 280 George E. Bear 282 Carl E. Engel 283 Albert Munsey Elliott 284 John Weber 285 Oscar Calhoun 286 Jay Lee Merritt 287 Henry F. Graham 288 Jacob Degenhardt 2S9 Mike Brungardt 290 Albert Jacob Keller 291 Floyd K. Noel 292 Harry M.

Stock 293 Carl W. Kraus 294 W. N. Kuhn 295 Andrew J. Hosley 296 Clifford B.

Harris 297 Fredrick W. Kroeger 298 Alois J. Dome 299 John K. Knoll 300 Conrad A. Befort 301Frar.k M.

Orth 302 Raymond H. Schmidt 303 Joseph Rajewski 304 Michael Befort 305 Jess Lee Cates 306 Folger C. Joy 307 Joseph II. Rupp 309 Herman Tholen 310 Carl Befort 311 John A. Jacobs 312 John C.

Befort 313 Ed. P. Hickey 314 Joseph M. Pfannenstiel 315 William W. Parker 316 John J.

Scheck 317Michael A. Brungardt 318 Peter Shuvia 319 C. W. Stevenson 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 SI 4 4' A I 1 41 4 4 1 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 5f )f 4i 4 Ti 4, 4 6 4 I I 4' 1 4 1 4 4, 4 4 4 5 I a 4 jj 4 4 -4 5 1 1 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 1 I 1 1 4 1 1 I 4 1 4 4 1 4 1 4 4 3 4 4 A 4 5 4 5 4 lxerrna" Wlk? John Kehmer, E.J. Ross, George Lipp; you win l1nd sanu, also own nnd the adjoining counties, it P.

Jordan, Henry Berens, Jacob J. a pledffe blank whch jsj Belf explana-1 will not be out of place to publish Lurgardt, Nicholas Schmidt, John L. tory lf vou desi to do orphans here a short sketch of the deceased Leiker, Frank Rajewski, Andrew; vilI olca8e s5gn and tetUrn blank end life-work. Brungardt, Wendelin A Dreiling, t0 our treasurer, Mrs. Grace D.

M.i Monsignor Perrier was born in Ra-John L. Keidel, Joseph M. Weigel, i.i,.i, 'vnv Phiwo ih-io es if you decide on adoption. You Billiet in and after a short per- will understand I think, that thi3d of ministry in his nutlve land, he 1 parents where a beautiful dinner was 1 served to intimate relations and friends. I Many beautiful and valuable gifts were presented.

In the evening the friends of the bride and groom ga-4 thered at the bride's home and the 'evening was spent by playing, singling and merry-making. Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Orth will be tat home to 1 their many friends on their farm near Hays, about the first of Febru-1 ary.

We extend to them our heart-o iest congratulations and pood wishps. The Batesville Herald. Indiana. COMMENTARIES 1 Don get the idea that all the crit icism of the administration's war nol charter clergy of Concordia Diocese, .1 the Rt. Kev.

Joseph Perrier, V. G. Since the tireless activities of this, remarkable missionary at one time embraced al.io the Catholics of our honors irom College and University, i was ordained bv the famous Curilinfil ie another Marquette, full of zeal for t.ie solvation of souls, turned his attention to the Western prairies of America, arriving in the "Sunflower State" towards the end of the civil war. The next 60 years were filled' with truly Apostolic labour on fields; i I 1 i iwviu. Mit- men at Camp runston, and now se- lives at jio gone to service.

Evening Tele I 1 I I i i 1 I i i i Jake J. Burgardt. We regret that we are unable to get Victoria by phone, therefore we are unable to publish list of their; candidates of whom there were twenty-four. BEGIN RIGHT ON THRIFT DAY In this issue many of our adver- itisers are carrying "Thrift Day Ads." I Thrift Day has been established by i 1 1 .1. 1.

if I Am a. lery, Camp Dodge, Iowa, and E. H. lected for third officers training Springs. that is Mrs.

Moye lives pvanh. foloTPfln Snrinca eft 14 '( means to care for the child in the home of its mother or guardian and broadly speaking means to "rehabi- litate France." Sincerely yours. Mrs .1 r. Mrniintfiric. flviirmnn.

1313 Filmore St. Topeka, Kansas, i ,1 Jit ji 1 if 1 Moye top sergeant among drafted camp at tort Kilcy. ihe Moye lamuy alone there now. All her sons have 1 i i i icy is due to purely patriotic motives. i Dr.

Osier, some years ago an- nounced that at forty a man's use-! fulness was at an end and. that hoi ought to be chloroformed when he I reached that age. And every once in a while along comes some one i who almost proves that the Dr. was! right. There is Senator Stone, for 1 1 iastanee.

There are various ways of Hoov-I erizing. Since the war we have been substituting thirty-five cents suspen- i ders. for the fifty cent kind and have quit taking Bryan's Commoner. Chicago university instructor in-1 sists that girjs who appear bowlegged are not really so but appear so be- i cause of short skirts and high heeled shoes. But, all the same, a man with 1 good eye sight who marries a bow legged girl has only himself to blame.

1 The fact that Stubbs is a candidate I for senator does not worry us a bit. I i What is keeping us awake at night is the fear that his brother-in-iaw 1 George A. Neely will bob up again as a candidate for something. 1 We never could stand a man whoi 1 shakes hands like he was working a 1 pump handle and who shuts his eyes and rocks his head when making a i speech. I The Kaiser who was fifty-nine vears old a few davs ao owes his long life to the fact that he kndws WIDOW GIVES FOUR SONS F03 SERVICE OF UNCLE SAM enough to keen out of trenches and' Four sons in the service of the United States is the contribution of Mrs.

Moye of Colorado Springs, to 1 other unher.lthfui localities. the cause of the government and the allies. Thi3 picture shows: K. J. Moye, second Lieutenant the vetor-4i Senator Chamberlain is a likeable inary seivice at Fort Funston, Mrs.

and Moye formerly at the Princem tneatre and fellow and an able senator but when1 now in the navy. In the lower row are Ralph Moye, second Lieutenant, in thn Voter n-ry Corns artil- 4, we thinkof his criticism of the admin istration we cannot forget that the senator has never been able to enlist tho nrlniinistrntion's niH in snnnort of his ur.iversr.1 military service bill, And the senator cannot forget it either. That is what is the matter l'with him, principally. The K. J.

Move above referred to is our Dr. Moye, and if his three brothers, are as anxious to get into action as K. J. is the kaisers men will meet men of some class at places along the line. Doc expressed sympathy for the civilia-13 who could nt get into the fray.

Mrs. Moye has every reason to be proud of her boys, and we are proud of. them too..