Ellis County News du lieu suivant : Hays, Kansas • 1

THE ELLIS COUNTY NEWS THE FIRST PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS SERVICE PAYS TO LIVE IN HAYS" TEN PAGES THIS WEEK VOL. 24 HAYS CITY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1921 NO. 22. FOURTH DEGREE GIVEN TO 278 CANDIDATES FROM THIRTYSIX CITIES INITIATED Last Sunday was a Red Letter Day for Columbianism in Kansas, for on that day 278 candidates were initiated into the Fourth Degree. The day begun with a parade from the Knights of Columbus home to St.

Joseph's Church in which 400 candidates and fourth degree members, attired in full dress, accompanied by three bands, marched from the hall to the church and presented what is said by many to have been one of the prettiest parades ever seen in the town. The 400 Knights were seated in St. Joseph's Church in the two central sections and at 10:45 Pontifical Mass with Bishop Tief, as Celebrant, begun, assisted by Rev. Fr. Odillo Otott, 0.

S. and Rev. Fr. Damian, O. S.

Deacons of Honor; Rev. Fr. Gilbert, O. M. Deacon of the Mass; Rer.

Fr. Walter, O. M. Sub-Deacon of the Mass; Rev. Fr.

Ignatius, 0. M. Master of Ceremonies of the Procession; Fr. Edwin, 0. M.

Second Master of Ceremonies; and Fr. Julius, Master of Ceremonies. St. Joseph's splendid choir rendered most impressively appropriate music. Immediately following the Mass, Corpus Christi procession was given, the line of march extending around the hospital block and the Church and school block.

This line of march was led by the Knights of Columbus Band, and more than 1700 people participated in it. The Corpus Christi procession is a practice that begun with primitve Christians in the early church, and has been practical all throughout the centuries in Catholic communities. It is the highest act of belief and public adoraton of the mother church of the truth set forth in 1 the sixth chapter of St. John. The feast of Corpus Christi falls upon Thursday but its observance is transferred to Sunday following.

It may be said of the procession of last Sunday that without exaggeration it was one of the most impressive ever held in the diocese. At the head of the procession was the U. S. flag, then the K. of C.

Band, the Cross bearers. Over five hundred school children (girls in white), the young men and the young women, one hundred flower girls in white, torch bearers, the Clergy, in vestment, Rt. Rev. Bishop bearing the Blessed Sacrament (under canopy), church choir, four hundred Fourth Degree Knights in full regalia; five hundred men and women of the parish and then the splendid Band. Following Mass the group of 400 Knights and Candidates repaired to the Knights of Columbus Hall where lunch was served, and from there marched immediately to the Normal buildings where the Fourth Degree was exemplified in the Woman's building.

The initiates and the members then paraded up Normal Avenue and Chestnut Street. The newly created Fourth Degree Knights wearing sword and baldric. Following this a banquet was served to more than 600 people at the Coliseum. This was followed by after dinner speaking in which the following participated: Rev. Fr.

Julius, 0. M. officiated as Toastmaster; Rev. Fr. Ignatius gave the Invocation, President William A.

Lewis, of the Fort Hays Normai School gave the address of welcome which was responded to by M. A. Quigley, Master of the Fourth Degree in Kansas; Past Master J. W. Gibbons spoke briefly on the subject, "Our Constitution.

Rt. Rev. Francis J. Tief, Bishop of Concordia, spoke briefly upon the purposes in the Concordia Diocese and he also made a most important announcement when he stated that after having gone over the matter thoroughly, has thoroughly decided to make the Boy's College for the Concordia Diocese center at Since the plan for this college is a very extensive one and will be of such nature as to make it one of the best boys colleges not only in Kansas but in the whole country. Rev.

Fr. Damien Lavery, 0. S. B. Director of St.

Benedict's College, gave a most eloquent, patriotic a address, centered upon the subject of God and Country. Fr. Damien is one of the very eloquent churchmen of the state and those who have once heard him will look forward to hearing him again, His address to the Knights of Columbus last Sunday THEY ALL LIKE HAYS Three friends of the Editor were in attendance at the Harvest Wage conference Tuesday and it was our pleasure, after the business of the day, to show them the hospital with its laboratories, operating rooms and other facilities, Sheridan Coliseum, the Normal Grounds, the State Park, the Fair Grounds and the Experimental Station, after which they attended the evening luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce at the Methodist church basement. One of these men, after the meeting was over, said to his partners, "I haven't spent a day like this in twenty years." Another remarked "It certainly interesting to see how you people of Hays meet together here in the Chamber of Commerce to solve your All of them were of the opinion that they would like to so arrange their affairs that they might come to live in Hays. These men are no exceptions 1 to the general rule.

That is the way Hays impresses the visitor to whom the town is shown. THE CATHARINE BAND The town of Catharine furnished a band for the Knights of Columbus program last Sunday and during all of the day they dispensed most harmonious music. The Catharine band has been in existence for a good many years and has many fine players. The leader, Mr. Cornel Staab, experienced and has perfected a fine organization from among the young men of Catherine.

Their music was enjoyed by the Knights of Columbus and the city. We will be glad to have them come to Hays whenever they find it possible. The members of the band are: Corneil Staab, director. Melchoir Wolf, president. Joe Staab, secretary.

Ignatz Polifka, treasurer. Carl W. Staab, flat, alto. Richard Staab, Snare drums. Peter J.

Staab, Base drums. Gus Staab, base. Albert C. Staab, Clarinet. Edmund Giebler, Baritone.

Theodore Giebler, slide trombone. Ed Polifka, clarinet. Will Staab, flat base. Fred Wolf, Cornet. C.

H. Wolf, Cornet. Fred Karlein, Valve Trombone. Alex C. Staab, Alto.

Frank Polifka, Clarinet. John A. Staab, slide trombone. Andrew A. Staab, trombone.

Fidelis Schmidt Baritone, Marcus Schueler, Alto. NOTICE Sealed bids will be received by the County Clerk of Ellis County, Hays, Kansas, until 12 o'clock noon, June 6th, 1921, for the complete set of Index cards used in compiling the permanent Index for town lots of Ellis county, Kansas. Highest bidder for cash will be awarded A. Basgall, County Clerk. Editor Frank Motz and Mrs.

Motz of Lyons came to Hays Saturday night to attend Memorial Sunday and Memorial Day services. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.

Downing while in town. Frank, as he is known, to the old timers in the town, has been in the newspaper game since he was graduated from the University of Kansas in 1911. He is now running a paper of his own, "The Lyons Republican," a bi-weekly paper. Mr. and Mrs.

Motz left for their home Monday night. evening was a rare treat. One of the fine things about the convention was the fact that the evening program was open to the public and that a very large number of friends, Catholic and Non-Catholic alike, availed themselves of the opportunity of listening to the splendid addresses of the evening. It is estimated that over a thousand people were present. This was an especially valuable meeting 'for Hays and Ellis county in that it brought representatives from all over the State of Kansas.

The following places had candidates or representatives here: Victoria, Salina, Herndon, Wilson, Leoville, Plainville, Grinnell, Ellis, Goodland, Lincoln, Norton, Wichita, Kinsley, Beloit, Junction ity, Chapman, Ellinwood, Speerville, Olmitz, Russell, Hoisington, Hutchinson, Abilene, 0b- erlin, Solomon, Cawker, Topeka, Great Bend, Cleburne, Hannibal, Colorado Springs, McCook, Omaha, Clyde, Kansas, Leavenworth, Kansas, Beaver City, The bands that furnished the music were: The Catharine ban, Sims Kid Band and the Knights of Columbus Band. AND IT RAINED For two weeks men have been saying to us "Our wheat can stand but one more day of this without rain" but strange as it may seem the wheat refused to be killed. It grew better each day, and then Oh glory, IT RAINED. A regular one and-a-halfinch gully-washer. How it brightened up the wheat! (And the men MIKE IS HERE TO HAUL PAPERS Little Mike, who has been visiting with his grandparents for several weeks is home again and is again on his job of hauling papers to the post office on Thursdays.

NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE COUNCIL NOTES The Hays delegation that attended the Catholic Welfare Council meeting at Concordia, Monday and Tuesday returned last night. They report a fine meeting. Constitutions for parish, distriet and diocese were worked out and adopted. The meetings were held at the K. of C.

Hall in Concordia on Tuesday last. Delegates were present from the Norton, Salina, Concordia, and Hays districts. The Hays District had one-hundredper-cent represented being represented as follows: C. A. Beeby, Jos.

Mermis, Miles Mulroy, (sub for J. M. Wiesner,) Arthur Bedard, Rev. Fr. Julius, 0.

M. Alternate for J. M. Schulte. The object of the organization is to organize, co-ordinate and consolidate all lay-activites of the diocese.

The Diocesan officers elected were: C. A. Beeby, President; Aubrey J. Roberts, Vice President; F. Lambert, Treasurer; and Patrick Tobin, Secretary.

Honorary Pres. T. P. Down (appointed by Bishop,) Executive Secretary, Rev. Fr.

Julius, 0. M. (unanimously elected by lay members. MEMORIAL DAY Memorial Day was fittingly observed in Hays by a program beginning at ten o'clock with the members of the American Legion and the G. A.

R. and citizens marching in procession to the cemetery, led by the Knights of Columbus band where they decorated the graves of the heroes. After the usual military salutes and after decoration of the graves the procession dispersed, each going to their own particular lots in the cemetery to decorate the graves of relatives or friends. The afternoon program began at two-thirty at the Strand, where the following was given: The regular G. A.

R. service for Memorial Day. The reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg speech by Hon. F. E.

McLain. Recitation Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud by Gladys Copeland. A Musical Recitation. "Flanders Girls of the Catholic High School. Address by Hon, J.

H. Wood, Topeka, Kansas. All of the program was well rendered by worthy of special mention was Gladys Copeland's recitation. Gladys is a little girl but she interpreted most effectively the poem Abraham Lincoln liked so well. The Hays Catholic high school girls gave "In Flanders Field" beautifully.

Their work evidenced most careful training by the Sisters in charge. Marcella Meier as pianist did nicely indeed. The girls who participated were: Zita Basgall, Armela Roth, Helen Jacobs, Celestine Wasinger, Alice Bahl, Anna Halbleib, Cora Brull, Clara Dechant, Alice Polifka, Augusta McClelland, Agatha Goetz, Marguerite Simminger, Mary Simminger, Lidwina Roth, Helen Tixier, Veronica Dome, Lidwina Vonfeldt, Codelia Bahl, Josephine Frank, Zita Wasinger, Nora Colahan, Matilda Basgall, Euphrosine Staab, Susan Drees, Clara Bremencamp, Marcella Meier, pianist. FLAG ETIQUETTE Our attention is called to the fact that many people either forgot or didn't know what to do on memorial day with reference to flag etiquette. Here are some points: "When the FLAG is passing on parade or in review, if you are walking halt; if sitting rise; stand at attention and remove the hat." Do not forget that the flag is the emblem of this nation's ideals, and as such you owe it to good citizenship to observe proper etiquette with erence to it.

BIEKER- -RUDER On Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock, Miss Bridget Bieker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bieker and Leo Ruder, were united in Holy Wedlock by Rev. Fr. Holler at St.

Anthony's Church at Schoenchen. After church services, the friends of the young couple went to the home of the groom to celebrate the wedding. Mr. Paul Schumacher and George Tauscher attended the bidegroom and Miss Lucy Gottshalk and Philomena Werth were maids of honor. These young people are well and most favorably known in this county and are esteemed by all.

We wish them every good and perfect gift. A GRAIN DRILL DEMONSTRATION A demonstration, that will mean a great deal to farmers of this county will be given by Mr. C. A. Simpson of Grinnell next Saturday on the Fort Hays Experiment Station field just west and south of the office buildings.

This is a tandem disc drill that accomplishes the work of a lister drill, but with the advantage that trash and weeds do not clog it. It also has many advantages in the matter of bearings running in oil, a seeder that handles seed not thoroughly cleaned, and a patented nonbreakable grain feed. It is especially built for tractor use. Mr. Simpson has spent more than fifteen years farming in western Kansas and this machine is the result of these years of study of conditions, and a search for a machine that will meet those conditions.

He is the inventor, and has tried it fully on his own farm for the past three years. He now has three fields of wheat sown with this machine, and a good acreage of barley. Both crops show decided advantage over the usual method. After the demonstration Saturday the machine will be put on exhibition on the vacant lot just south of the post office. BISHOP CUNNINGHAM ASSEMBLY HELD RECEPTION BALL One Wednesday evening, June 1st, Bishop Cunningham General Assembly Fourth Degree of K.

of C. held a formal Reception Ball at the K. of C. Home in honor of the out-of-town F. D.

members and their ladies, Those dancing were: Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Miller, Ellis; Mr.

and Mrs. J. M. Carey, Ellis; Mr. and Mrs.

Hugh Campbell, Hoxie; Mr. and Mrs. U. C. Berens, Walker; Mr.

and Mrs. Leo B. Wiesner, Ellis; Mr. and Mrs. Anton Jacobs, Mr.

and Mrs. Antony Unrein, Mr. and Mrs. H. J.

Tholen, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. McCarthy, Mr.

and Mrs. W. M. Stanton, Mr. and Mrs.

N. M. Schlyer, Mr. and Mrs. John J.

Frank, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Beeby, Mr.

and Mrs. A. W. Burtscher, Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Wiesner, Mr. and Mrs. G.

H. Benton, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.

Dreiling, Mr. and Mrs. A J. Wasinger, Mr. and Mrs.

J. G. Jacobs, Dr. and Mrs. A.

A. Herman, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brull, Dr. and Mrs.

J. R. Betthauser, Mr. and Mrs. P.

J. Roth, Mr. and Mrs. P. A.

Wasinger, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Roth; Misses Margaret Pauley, Lynn, Kansas, Kathryn Jacobs, Faythe Logan, Agnes Wasinger, Clara Basgall, Kathleen Logan, Mary Catherine Bird, Ida Wasinger, Mary E. Bissing, Julia Mullen, Josepha Wiesner; Messrs. Timothy Mahoney, Solomon; W.

F. McCarthy, Concordia; Edward J. Wilson, Ellis; M. J. Unrein, C.

J. Loreditsch, I. J. Rupp, W. F.

Drees. The Ball Room was attractively decorated in red, white and blue bunting and streamers, flags, emblems and penants of the Fourth Degree. Those present voted it a social success at the same time inquiring for the nearest similar event. HARVEST WAGE CONFERENCE A conference of representatives of farm organizations met here last Tuesday to consider harvest wages. The wage scale agreed upon for this section this harvest is $3.00 per day for pitchers, $3.50 for stackers and $4.00 for man and team.

NOTICE FOURTH DEGREE MEMBERS There will be a meeting of the Fourth Degree Assembly next Tuesday evening June 7 at the K. home. Important business. Ward Philip, the second son of Mr. and Mrs.

Will Philip, fell from a horse and broke his arm last Friday, at his home, at the Philip ranch. PRICES ARE LOWER A most interesting display was to be seen in the window of Grass's grocery last Saturday where on one side of a partition was a sack of sugar which a year ago sold for $30. On the other side of the partition was a hundred-pound sack of sugar, a sack of flour, a bushel of potatoes, 6 cans tomatoes, 3 cans wax beans, 2 large pkgs. Oats, 6 cans corn, 12 cans Apricots, No. 21, 12 cans of Peaches No.

21,, 1 gal. Peaches, 1 gal. Apricots, 9 lbs. beans, 3 bars F. W.

soap, 3 jars Preserves, 3 Post Toasties, 3 Grape Nuts, 3 R. W. coffee, 3 Summer Girl Salmon, 3 Rose Dude Sweet Potatoes, 6 lbs: rice, all of which today can be bought for $30.00. It was a graphic illustration of what $30.00 would buy a ago and what $30 will buy today. In other words, 30.00 would buy a sack of sugar--and nothing more.

Today $30 will buy the same sack of sugar and all of the above commodities besides. George hit upon a fine idea when he prepared this window. IT WILL MAKE BETTER ROADS The Road-Razer, a one-man machine for maintaining graded roads, was demonstrated here last week by the Avery Company through their agents, Schlyer Arnhold of this city. A large number of citizens, county officials, township officers, and others interested in better roads and the cheapest method of making and maintaining them witnessed the demonstration. The machine was demonstrated on the streets of Hays on the Golden Belt road both east and west of town and on the Bird farm west of town where a quarter of a mile of private road was made in less than an hour and a half.

This road was made through a plowed field and gave an epcellent chance for the machine to show what it will do. The Avery One-Man Road Razer is driven by an engine and the complete manipulation of the grader and the engine is handled from the driver's seat. The grading blade is made in three sections so that it can be adjusted to fit the curvature of the road to be graded. It cuts off the bumps and carries the dirt thus accumulated to be filled into the ruts. The machine can be turned completely around in a couple of seconds.

Can be backed up the same as an automobile or truck, can be made to travel at speeds varying from two to five miles per hour, depending on the work to be done, and above all it is operated by one man and is already for action. Besides the officials from this county, county engineers and county boards of commissioners were here from other counties and at the close of the demonstration a machine was sold to the ity of Hays, one to Ellis County, one to WaKeeney, another to McCracken, and one to a township in Rush county. These machines were delivered this week and unloaded here by Schlyer Arnhold to be distributed to the various purchasers. To us, the Road-Razer seems to be the machine for which the public has been waiting. There may be imperfection in it, which will need to be made good, but the idea is the correct one.

It gets away from the dragging system, which required horses and which was slow, and which was also uncertain, This machine ought to keep the roads in much better shape than the old system and do it at much less expense. Some day every road in the country will haps be surfaced in some fashion or other, but for this section of Kansas, that day is necessarily a good many years off. In the meantime, let's have good dirt roads, let's bring them to grade, as though they were to be hard. surfaced, because it will have to be done whenever hard surfacing does come. Every mile of good, level, road increases the life of every automobile and truck which is driven over it.

Good roads have always been needed. But it took the automobile and the truck to act as the alarm clock to awaken the public mind to this need. This "Road-Razer" seems to fill. the need admirably. If it does it will mean better roads every where and at less expense than poorer roads have cost.

If you are interested in acquiring a modern home, well located see The Bird Investment Co. NINE COUNTIES REPRESENTED HERE A most important meeting was held here last Thursday, when Bishop Tief called a representative from each parish in the Hays district and also called the parish priest of each parish included in the Hays district of the Concordia diocese, to meet here to consider the organization of parish councils of the National Catholic Welfare Council. Mr. Edward J. Roach, field representative of the N.

C. W. was present to explain the plan of this organization which is to include the whole United States uniting all of the Catholic people in the double cause of Cross and Flag, each parish being a unit in this council. Practically a 100 per cent attendance was on hand and the entire afternoon was given to organizing the district. Each Council has the following officers: Honorary President, the Pastor; a president, vicepresident, secretary and treasurer.

The aim of the organization is Catholic Unity. Some of the works that the unit may see fit to choose in making up its program, are suggested as follows: Lectures; Debates; Discussions; Recreational (boy's department, physical development; train leaders and managers;) social; the development of Community Spirit; Frequent Get-to-gether and Get-acquainted evenings; Music; Orchestra; Chorus; Community singing; Civie Citizenship and Americanizaton; Vocational; Instruction through motion pictures, lectures and conference. The following officers were elected upon recommendation of a nominating committee composed of Rev. Fr. Julius, O.

M. Frank Heili, A. W. Desmartean, A. Kuhn, and Jos.

President, C. A. Beeby, Hays Ellis County. Vice President, Arthur Bedard, Damar, Rooks county. Secretary, John Schulte, Angelus, Sheridan county.

Treasurer, Joseph Mermis, Russell county. The Hays District, is made to include; Ellis, Trego, Rooks, Graham, Sheridan, Gove, Logan, Wallace, and Russell counties. The following Reverend Fathers and delegates were present: Plainville, Rev. Fr. Henry, Emery Catudal.

Hays, Rev. Fr. Ignatius, J. M. Schaefer.

Park, Rev Fr. Wenzel, P. P. Linnenberger. Zurich, Rev.

R. Mallingly, Alfonse Desmartin. Victoria, Rev. Henry Klupful, Jos. Welbrock.

Damar, Aug. Tapin, Arthur Bedard. Catherine, Fr. Basil, Cornel Staab. Pfeifer, Rev.

Peter Burkard, George Roth. Russell, James MacKenna, J. M. Mahoney. ev.

Fr. George. Severin, Fr. Vincent, Peter J. Walter.

Dorrance, Rev. Fr. MacKenna, Jos. Hirb. Ellis, Rev.

Fr. Edward, Frank Heili. Schoenchen, Peter Hoeller, Joseph Dinges. Munjor, Rev. Fr.

Angelus, Peter Grabbe. Antonino, Fr. Jerome, Matt Grabbe. Emmeram, Rev. Leo Egger, David Toepfer.

Hyacinth, Rev. Didicus, Joseph Binder, Angelus, Rev. Fr. George, Herman Robben. Vincent, P.

Emmeram, Morita Baier. Yocemento, Rev. Fr. William, B. U.

Weber. Walker, Joseph Griese. Gorham, Rev. Fr. Louis, Joseph Mermis.

Collyer, Rev. Fr. M. P. Dreiling, John Walsh.

Sequin, Rev. Herman Weber.St. Peter, Rev. Chas. Weber, Peter A.

Ingenthrone. THOSE CATHARINE BOOSTERS Boosters for the Catharine picnic which is being held today were here yesterday afternoon. The band played, the actors performed and the clowns acted up. It was a fine stunt. The Catharine people know well how to do things.

Their picnic is in progress today. MORE NEW FORDS 0'Loughlin ceived a these are equipped Garage has just re car load of Fords. Some of without starters, others are with starters. These are touring cars. Mrs.

Anna E. Condit and daughter Miss Elizabeth Condit, returned early Monday morning from a ten days' visit to their old home at Fredonia, and Kansas City. Miss Condit bought an extensive stock of millinery and summer blouses. A new baby girl came to the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Wolf last Monday morning. Her name is Kathryn Amelia. We congratulate the happy parents and wish Kathryn Amelia health and happiness..