The Crawford County Democrat from Girard, Kansas • 2

V. THE CRAWFORD COUNTY DEMOCRAT I LOCAL AND PERSONAL TAX PAYERS! Mr. and Mrs. Gua Goodkind spent Tuesday in Joplin visiting friends. The little son of Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Hill, South Cherokee, has been very sick the past few days. A number of children are out of school on account of tonsilitis. Mrs. Frank Keithu of South Bend, was a Girard visitor the first of the week.

VOTE FOR Miss Grace McNett celebrated her tenth birthday last Friday evening when a number of her young friends surprised her. Games were played and refreshments served and a splendid time was enjoyed by all. Miss Leota Shaw left Friday morning for Pond Creek. where she is the guest of her uncle, Charles Shaw and family. She will go from IV Grain Drills and Corn Binders Wagons Manure Spreaders Cream Seperators and Other Farm Machinery We have a Splendid Stock; Bought at the Right Price; Selling at the Right Price.

W. YA there Monday to Alva, to visit her sister, Mrs. George Stickler and family. The Girard high school football team defeated the Mulberry high FOR County school Friday afternoon on the Mulberry gridiron by a score of 26 to 6. Girard's Thanksgiving game will be played with the Mulberry team at Girard.

Arthur Decker returned Friday night to his home in Kansas City after a visit of a few days here with his mother. He has been doing some work for the Kansas City Southern at Pittsburg and took advantage of the opportunity to be with his moth-er. A party was given Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.

J. La-brant in honor ol their daughter, 4 We Want To igure With You! NOVEMBER 2nd. Miss Merrill. A number of he young friends were guests. The evening was devoted to games and music.

Refreshments were served. Mrs. Anna Maxwell and Mrs. Nell Cleaver of Bayside, Long Island, N. are visiting with Mrs.

J. E. Ray I mond. Mrs. Raymond gave a dinner CrawfordConntv party at her home Thursday night in their honor.

The city federation of clubs will meet next Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Ella Grif FARMERS' UNION CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. J. HAYDEN; Manager fin. IF YOU LOVE HER send her AG OB'S MADE-LAST-NIGHT FARMERS START TRUCK TRAINS Nebraskan Hauls Wheat 180 Miles to Oniha Market Unable to obtain cars from the railroad to ship his wheat to market direct and with the local elevator Thomas Montgomery returned to Girard Monday from Sioux jjity, Ia where he expects to locate permtm.

CVwurA If ancoc DUha 1Q ently toon. f't Mrs. L. Wiley of Mariwi AND! filled WTty and refuslnir to YurchaiKMi. D.

Hib- the rufF ofrrienI no rei loaded A i I tTitoriTtitiSilBhdTrio Oman J. JOA ULLIYLIT IV ITCHEN a distance or 4u mues. Miss Mary Pulford and Square GIRARD As the total number MANY MOTOR CARS IN KANSAS yers "GOOD SERVICE of tags ordered for this year was Morris were married Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents. They left the same day for Garemore, to visit with the groom's sis State Department Estimates 300,000 ter. by Nest Summer.

The motor car population of Kan The trip required three days, without night traveling and the total expenses were $22.09 or about 21 cents a bushel. The wheat sold on the Omaha market for $2 a bushel, which he said insured him a good profit over the price he would have received by selling at an elevator in his home town and allowing for the elevator profit and freight rates. The freight rate is 17 cents a bushel. Mr. Hibbard announced truck The Mutual Improvement Club met la 280,000, it now is apparent that a new order for tags will be necessary, said Mr.

CcnneiL We are now 40,000 ahead of the same time a year ago In number of license tags issued, said Mr. Connell. We now estimate that the vtate will have about 300,000 motor vehicles by next summer, and of course we will have to have enough tags to go 'round. last Friday with Mrs. H.

C. Ulery. Mrs. Janet Carpenter and Mrs. Joe sas is increasing at the rate of 40,000 a yeartnd it is now officially esti A lazy no-account feeling with yawning and sleepiness In the day time is caused by a torpid liver and disordered bowels.

Herbine is a splendid remedy for such ailments. It cleanses the system and restores vim and activity. Price 60c. Sold by Girard Drug Co. tendeV TVt Kite ai KING ALEXANDER IS DEAD Kinir Alexander of Greere died at 5:20 p.

m. Monday. His death was due to wounds received when a pet monkey attacked him early in October, the king being badly mutilated. On October 3 ho was bitten by a monkey while endeavoring Jto jpre-tect his dog from an attack. His mated that for the current fiscal year the total number of motor cars will reach the 300,000 mark, according to E.

A. Cornell, head of the automobile train of 15 machines, many of which bottle. Sold by Girard Call A. D. Conder Trah Co' Phone 29 when you have a tti license department of the secretary You'll never find a better time te subscribe for The Democrat of state's office.

This week the number of motor thins Xo move or pack. We use would haul trailers is contemplated by farmers to get their crop to market On his return he will haul a cargo of apples from eastern Nebraska for distribution among the neighbors in the western part of the state. Dr. Fred B. Misse, Dentist Rooms 4 and 5 over Rexall Store.

Phone 35. Majors had special places on the program. Mrs. J. T.

Leonard entertained the Fidelia Club last Friday afternoon. Mrs. John Hutchens of near Pawnee, was in Girard Thursday, called here by the death of her husband's little nephew, the son of S. Smith, of near Girard. Mrs.

Sarah Teterson returned home from Mulberry Thursday where she had been visiting her mother. John Grimes and family have moved to the hoiue which they recently car licenses issued for the fiscal year which began last July 1, par-ned the total mark set by the previous fiscal auto trucks and wagons. wound became infected and several operations for the removal of flesh were performed. His condition for several days was reported critical. The monkey's attack on the king recalls a somewhat similar episode that occurred in the spring of 1919, when the youthful monarch was bit-ton by a dog which had been presented to him by an admiring member of the Scottish Women's Hospital at Saloniki.

Ask All Grocers For Gerhard Bread Fancy Baking Products South Side Square CAUGHT BURGLAR It'll be remembered that some dajs ago the home of James La Duke was entered and a gun and some fruit purchased from E. T. Shumard at Milt Gould 707 East Magnolia. was stolen. The suspicion pointed strongly toward William Buckingham, but he left the country.

On Monday night he returned to Gross Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thomas, who recently moved back to Girard from and was arrested by Bert Stephan, a Claremdre, Okla-, have bought the Richard Stalling place on South Burnett from D.

Flint and are deputy under the A. H. T. A. The prisoner was brought Into Battery Service Station Starting, Lighting and Generator work a Specialty Recharge, Repair Any Battery.

We call for and deliver work anytime Residence phone 303b Arcadia where complaint was made out in the justice court He was lodged in Jail for a time and the sher making their home, there. Mrs Thomas also bought two vacant lots from W. T. Shumard on East Willow Republican Candidate For iff came down and took him to Gi street. rard.

Arcadia Journal. very Mrs. Mary Moore has been sick the past few days. George E. Callin, former editor of E.

Crawford West Side Sxuare Girard, Kansas J. H. CASSIN the Pittsburg Kanoan, is visiting in Girard this week with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Thomas.

LfuLsLrOULr I CONSTRUCTION IS DELAYED Lack of Material Holds Up Work Oa County Jail OF- DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR LEGISLATURE 20T3 DISTRICT Lack of material is holding up the construction of the new county JaU and will make its completion several months behind schedule, the superintendent in charge of construction says and work on the building has pro gressed to the point where facing stone is needed before the builders ran ro on with their work. This stone, which Is Bedford and comes Expert Ford Car Repairing We are experienced, and bow know how to give service to the owners of Ford cars. We have the ssme methods, machinery and kill that they have in the Ford Factory, and we use the same parts made by the Ford Motor Company. Ford owners are doubly guaranteed by us as to the reliability of our service on Ford cars. Don't try to do it yourself, bring your car here.

Incidentally we are getting a few Ford cars and are able to male fairly good deliveries. L. E. KEITH Authorized Ford Agent Girard, Kansas Phone 287 Grawford County, Kansas November from Indiana, has failed to arrive. although it has been ordered several months.

Until the shipment is re take this method of asking your support and inflnence at the election November 2nd. I elected to the Legislature I shall represent the district and coun- ty to the extent of my ability ceived, construction work will remain at a standstill. The superintendent also announced that the pouring of cement for the roof of the new courthoeso baa bees completed and that Bedford facing stono will be needed before construction can continue. Delay ia the work causes difficulty in obtaining workmen whet construction is resumed, which la apt to cau.v further delay, tb SBperaUnJeat said. cond as I have done in the Legislature of 1S37, Extra Session of 1S33 and the Regular Session of 1911.

Respectfully yours, i. IU CASSIN I it i IMWHtl -s 4MMMMHMMeMMMMMM.