Eskridge Independent from Eskridge, Kansas • 1

Kansas State Historical So-' ciety Frost's, Newspaper, Guaranteed to be an A IU Eskridge Product 1 iMDEPl SNBEK ESE1IDGE ESKRIDGE, WABAUNSEE COUNTY, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3. 1320 VOL. "3. IsT0.

44. $2.00 a Year. GAVE FRIENDS A SURPRISE Milt Helen Dill and Robert Willard Buck Married at Topeka. DRILLING OUTLOOK IS FINE Strong Probability of Early Action on Oil Tets. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE What it i How it it Carried oil, in the School-.

PRETTY WEATHER FOR FAIR Froty Flora Kind to and Farm Fair Start off Well. The Fall Farm Fair is under way as this Independent is put' into the postoffice and it 1 oks like a winner, too, for the interest ha been keen and there will bo a lot of exhibits, if advance indications can be believed. REPUBLICANS WIN The Republicans have swept the country. Harding is elected by a tremendous vote. Even Missouri, it appears) is Republican.

Likewise Ohio. Harding got 408 votes in Wilmington township, Cox 125. Curtis 371, Hodges 115. Allen 376, Davis 139. Kemble 333, McMaster 155.

-Rutledge 259, Pringle 257. Trapp 384, Hitzeman' 119. Lon Peoples, Clarence Hunter and Hood Henderson were elected to the township board, Jimmie Parmiter and Lee White retiring. A. J.

Skeen was re-elected justice of the peace. DISTRICT NO. 13 The weather appeal to be settled again after a series of cold rains the fore part of the week, including about all of Sunday. Miss Helen Dill, daughter of E. R.

Dill, living a mile southeast of married to Robert Willard Buck, son of Scott last-Wednesday in Topeka, the ceremony ing performed by the Rev. Taggart. The wedding was a great surprise to the many friends of the young people, nobody having an inkling of it until the marriage license was printed in the Topeka papers. Congratulations are node the less hearty and sincere, for both young people have hosts of friends who are rejoicing with them that they have linked their lives and destinies. The couple will make their home at Rosemond farm, the home place of the Buck family.

The farm products are to be shown. A PLAN TO INCREASE TRADE Fifteen Eskridge Buine Live Wire Join to Offer Bargain. The Independent carries a feature this week of great importance to everyone in this section. It is a page of special bargains, of fered by fifteen local business firms for Friday and Saturday of this week. On this same page, for the next three months of each issue, will be offered similar bargains.

No two stores or businesses will offer the same bargains any week. These special prices are REAL bargains. The merchants have agreed to put the prices at or below cost mostly below, none above cost. They are, leaders for Friday and Saturday only. What is the big idea, you ask? It is to increase the trade territory of Eskridge; make the town draw more people here; make it an inducement for people on a dividing line between this and some other town to come here, to do their trading.

These specials will offer them an inducement to come here. The prices of the specials will be such as will draw people. On the days when these special in the opera house, the fancy work in the same hall and the poultry down stairs in the Leasure garage. J. H.

Cowell, the oil man, who spent several days here last week closing, up leases in two blocks one south end the other north of town gave it out to friends just before going back' to Kansas City that he expected to see material on the ground here to start drilling one or both of the proposed test wells within thirty days. One of the proposed tests is to be located in the Keene neighborhood and Cowell has all the necessary signers to leases in that block except the property controlled by one Alma man, who is to meet Cowell in Kansas City and reach an agreement. The south block, adjacent to the Drumm ranch neighborhood, is just about closed with a few exceptions and these Cowell believes he will secure within a short time He said the success of both propositions appeared reasonably certain and he believed he could safely say his principals would be on the ground here very shortly making arrangements to start either one or both of the wells. Admission is free to everybody, including the two picture showsThurs- day night and all other entertain ment features. The premium list was printed in this paper last week, to which refer ence should be made by anyone in terested.

Vocational agriculture is a feature of the Rural High school course of study that is comparatively new. It is encouraged by, also financially aided by, both 'the federal government and the state. It's object is to encourage young people to "remain on the farm by making farming more practical, interesting and i vocational Agriculture instructor is employed for the entire yearj but given a month's vacation which he takes sometime during tho winter months. So, the students tak-i ing this course do actual farming and stock raising under his supervision during the summer' months while no school is in session For this reason it is deemed advisable that students do" their farming at home instead ot on a school plot, for, at home they have access to all the needed stock, implements, etc. The instructor would go from farm to farm to supervise the work, Farming; at home) would be much more practical for it would be difficult for country boys to get to the school plot during the busy summer season but by this other method the school farming would be done right along with the regular summer work.

The course also includes such things as horse shoeing, blacksmith-ing, harness mending, tractor repairing, assembling and repairing of machinery, soil analysis, etc. All this is taught at the schoolhouse during the school term. 't 1 HALIFAX HAPPENINGS Paul Blank of Council Grove visited friends in this neighborhood last week. Big dance Armistice Day evening under auspices of Gary Post. Miss Lizzie Ohmes will spend the latter part of the week sewing for Mrs.

B. F. Laird. Mr. and Mrs.

I. Schlegel spent a Fred Widner came from Kansas City Tuesday and will visit a short time with relatives and friends. G. B. C.

Jones returned to Junction City Tuesday after a short visit with "his" daughter, Mrs. Emmett Page. Mrs. Lena' Waters and daughter from. Topeka visited a few days last week with Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Pen-rice Arthur Sawallish of El Reno, has been here visiting with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mo-ritz Kraus and other relatives. Miss Faye Conner of Topeka and Miss Charlotte Kimball of Kansas City spent Sunday and Monday with Mr.

and Mrs. few days visiting at Mr. rind Mrs. T. Rush's last week.

trade winners are offered, you may buy them ONLY at the stores offer The sewing club met at Mrs. M. Hieronymus last Those present were Mrs. Ernest Gilbert, Mrs. Will Mrs.

Anderson, Mrs. George Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, Mrs. Will Phillips, Mrs. Pete Simmons, Mrs.

Rice, Mrs." Tucker, Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Turnbull, Mrs. Widner, Mrs. Alva Coulter and Mrs.

McCoy. 'Miss'Velma Miss" Adetha Anderson visited school Wednesday afternoon. Durand Langley ame home from school on account of teachers convention. The Bates children are over the measles and are going to school again. Mr.

and Mrs. Pete Simmons and daughter, Blanche spent Sunday at Emmett Simmons. Mr. and Mrs. John Turnbull and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.

Frank Zink's. Mr. Cowell was finishing taking Tom Cousins spent a 1 couple of ing them. No other store will give the same price on any special as the We do any kind of printing under the sun. 5 tf The Ionian club will hold the next meeting-with JVIrs.

Earl Bennett on the afternoon of November 11th. days at Lyndon last week attending the trial of Rufe King. M. R. Mudge came out from Kan sas City Tuesday where he has been for a few weeks to cast his vote.

Mrs. A. J. Skeen leaves Thursday for Stockton where she will spend a Clayton Trivett came In Tuesday week or so visiting with relatives. noori from the western part of the state where he has been looking af ter business affairs and hunting.

Ivan Waugh came in from Hering. up his oil leases Thursday in this sec ton Monday evening to makea short tion. Friends of George Zihk will be sorry to learn that he is quite ill and has been bedfast for the past three weeks. and Mrs. Hiram Hershberger came up from Emporia Tuesday to cast their vote.

Hiram looks and feels pretty good. Anna McLaughlin, daughter of Mr. School was dismissed Thursday visit with relatives. He returned Tuesday in time to cast his vote. Hillman Wright is cutting corn for and Friday while our teacher attended the state meet, at Topeka, Miss Mary Anderson returned last Sunday to heV flchool at Minneapolis and Mrs.v Kinney Mclaughlin, who after a short visit with home folks Mr, and Mrs.

L. T. Rice visited several days last week with their i Harry McPherson returned Saturday evening from the Western part of the state where he had been look? ing after business affairs for the past ten days. Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Rissler and family have rented one of" the Paige houses, across the railroad tracks, and will be among us in the Eskridge community. Roy Gillespie, who lives near has been seriously ill for some time. Mrs. a sis daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Clausen and Clyde Hass, who has been at Stor-i mont' hospital for the past ten days is getting along nicely.

Miss Golden Sorrick is here from Topeka visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Sorrick. Mrs.

Will Meeker has been quite ill- for the past few days but is now feeling very much better, Miss Mabel' Younker left last Friday evening for Topeka whore she" will attend Strickler's Business col-' lege this coming winter. Cotton Seed Cake and Meal. Phone A. McKNIGIlT. 44-H Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Rountree left last week for their new homo in Kansas City. They were well pleased with their sale and had a good crowd out. 1 Mrs. Laird returned last week from Topeka and Harveyville where she had been for the past month, Her many friends will be.

glad to hear that she is feeling very much better than she has for several months. There is hog cholen in the vicinity, a few cases having appeared in this section, while in Oaage and Shawnee counties there its a lot of it, amounting to almost an epidemic, There is one certain preventative for hog cholera; vaccinate the hogs before they are seized with it, T. C. Kelly left Monday afternoon' for Topeka where he is going to try and make himself feel at home. Mr.

Kelly thought Eskridge was a fine place to live and he experts to return frequently for some time. The Kel store offering it. For instance, if the regular price of sugar is 13c a pound and the Sunflower store offers it as a special for 11 cents for some Friday and Saturday, 'only, then TVIudge's and Mayes Tweed' will not sell it at other than the regular price on that day. It will be the Sunflower store's exclusive special bargain. The same plan holds for all other specials offered.

It is not a cut-throat competition that these fifteen merchants and business men have started to carry on three months. It is a legitimate plan' for trade by, offering genuine bargains in" various commodities each week every one of the fifteen offering 'something at or below cost. The plan, is good a and should interest a great number of people who could trade in Eskridge just as well as not, even if it were a feW'miles further than to some other town. Eskridge is looking for more trade. It will offer inducements to get it.

It will pay you, without a doubt, to consult this special bargain page each and every week for there will be offered many things that you will want at the price. These are the live wire business men who have signed the agreement to co-operate in building more trade for Eskridge. Ash Lumber Eskridge Lumber Sunflower store, Mayes Tweed, Mudge Merc. Grange association, Farmer's Elevator, Jewett Drug Schwarting Furniture, Waugh's Hardware, Trus-lcr's Hardware Eugene Martin, Eskridge Motor C. Day and Robertson Paint Co.

live near Chalk Mound, has a severe case of scarlet fever. George Hughes and Elmer Clark after spending Sunday with their families. Both men are -witnesses for the state in the King trial. Mrs. Dick McCaulley has been having a bad case of tonsilitis.

She had been having a very' bad cold before driving out from Kansas City last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harry McPherson family at Frank Kraus and son, Oscar, wore Alma visitors Thursday, Mrs, Matilda Kraus returned home with her son to spend the winter. Miss Amanda Schutter is visiting her sister, Mrs.

Otto Sommer, and helping care for the fine girl that arrived there last week. Herman, Sommer and U. Frank the McCoy boys this week. Scott Turnbull was absent from school Thursday. Mr.

Level of Allen was delivering sweet potatoes In this "vicinity last Thursday. Mr. Seip, Mrs. Wright and son, Hillman, spent Thursday evening at George Bates's. u.

Mrs. George Bates and daughter, Velma, attended the sewing club at the Heiroriymus home last week. Mr. and John Turnbull spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.

Zink. Mr. and Mrs. George Bates and family spent Sunday with and Mrs. John Karr.

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Heironymus, Gus and Frank Hubs and Miss Lola Rush spent Sunday with Mrs.

Anna McCoy and family. Mr, and Mrs. M. Heironymus spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs.

Jim Heironymus, KEENE KOLUMN. ter from Council Grove, spent sever-aldays here "last week. r' Mrs. John Martin and Mrs. Fred Baker came from Alma Monday drove to Topeka Saturday evening to" shipped stock to market Monday.

evening to vote. Mrs. Martin returned the following day and Mrs. Fourth Red Croi Roll Cal The American Red Cross enjoys the splendid distinction of being a Baker will make a short visit with friends. Mr.

and Mrs. Jess Lloyd and family moved last week from the Wise voluntary association of millions of Americans arid of being at the same man house into the ltalph Green house, opposite the Methodist church. time in close association with the Government of the United States. We know its splendid record in time We understand that Mrs. Wiseman is coming back to occupy her own home.

of war, but we must not forget that its work in time of peace is of the same relative importance, and that its work has a very vital bearing on the lives of every citizen of this land and 'of, miljions gf others who need assistance throughout the Franklin P. Roosevelt. attend a party given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ash.

They did not return until Monday on account of -the heavy rain. Miss Mandy Tucker returned to Paxico on the noon train Monday after a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Tucker. Mandy is living with her aunt, Mrs.

Frank Lund and attending the Paxico school. Art McCaulley asks us to call attention to the fact that he 'cleaned all the crossings early Monday morning, He spent the rest of the morning sitting behind the counter with Russell Mayes arguing whether or not Cox would be elected. Henry Widner was in town Monday morning after making a 30-mile drive with his reliable old horsej. Mr. Widner had taken his, daughter, Winifred, to Little Gem where she is teaching this winW.

He said the roads were very muddy and he felt as if he had driven a hundred miles. AUTO LIVERY. PARD HAS-KINS. 44-tf The young people of the Epworth League gave a party last Saturday evening at the Christian church, About thirty were present. The evening was spent playing various games, and telling ghost stories.

Refreshments were served cafeteria ly tamily has made a great many friends here who will alwiys be glad to see any of them. Mr. Kelly drove down with and Mrs. Hugo Kraus, who went down to look after some business affairs. All you buddies come to Ekridne Armistice Day.

Big celebration. Despite the threatening weather tbre. was a fine, crowd out at Rock-toA schoolhouse last Saturday even-, ing to attend "the box and pie social the given under the auspices of Miss Florence Blan-kenship, the efficient teacher at Rockton. Our, mayor, Busen-bark, won the, spelling match. Mayer.

Jim just went sailing right along to the The, auction of the. pies and boxes "brought $43.50. Eskridge Study club met, last Within less than two weeks the Fourth Red Cross Roll Call will begin. Thewar is not over for the. 26,000 men still in the hosplvdls as the result of the war.

Now is the responsibility of the 'American people toward these men less today than it Miss Edith Peterson has gone Paxico to work in the telephone office. Our teachers, Mrs. Ora Taber and Miss Faye Wright, were in Topeka Thursday and Friday, attending the teachers convention. Mr! and Mrs, A. S.

Nicely, Miss Vida Loveland and Miss pearl Wright attended the Halloween social at Snokomo Saturday night. Ernest Brown of Topeka has rented the Warren Roger's farm and moved his family out last week. Mrs. Jim Tomson and sons, Harold and James, of Topeka, came out; and visited Friday and Saturday with her mother, Mrs. Flora Beach.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Firestone welcomed a little daughter at their home Oct. 19, to whom they have given the name'of Effie Belle. Miss Mabel Younker went to Topeka Saturday and will take "a 6-month at Strjckler's Business College.

Mrs. Roy Stewart was called 'to Topeka by the death of her father, Mrs. A. Hakes is suffering with a very bad cold which she has had for the "past week. Mrs.

Minerva Tufts spent a few days the past week with her son, John Tufts and family. "Mr. and Mrs. Wallie Shutter have a aby boy, born on the 26th. Mother and child are both doing nicely.

Mrs. M. E. Hilbish will leave in a few days for Florida where she expects to spend the winter with two of her sons. tMrs.

and Mrs. Otto Sommers are the parents of a baby girl, born Fri was two( years when the fighting ended. Arthur McCaulley drtrve in from Kansas City last week with his brother, Dick and family. Art has been in California for several weeks railroading. He had dinner with Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Kerr just before returning home. The annual convention of the Wa-1 baunsee County Sunday School association will be held this year at Maple Hill on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 15 and 16, so the Independent is informed by RoberUM. Buck, secretary.

A brief note from the Rev. C. W. Marlin says he has been getting a "jawing" because he forgot to give the Independent his new address in Topeka, which is 389 Chester avenue. The folks at home missed thi ijmper, doubtless.

The Marlins are getting nicely settled," he' Topeka Capital Frost of tihe Eskridge Independent hds i 'couple columns this week devoted to the ooble cause of the Democratic party. But the explanation'" evidently is found in a paragraph on another page, in which Mr. Frost says: "When you see a dog fight in the street your sympathies instinctively go to the under dog, who has no show." The Red Cfosfj continues its ministrations po theaick, the wounded and the' blind "service men. They are the real sufferers of the war. Will day the 29th.

Dr. F. C. Stewart was Tuesday, Oct. 26, with Mrs.

Eugena you not 'stand back "of them? in Martin. Mrs. C. Walker, Mrs. A.

'Mrs. Ed. Hughes returned home W. Schwarting, Mrs. Jensen, Mrs! WV last Thursday evening, after Mrs, John Schwarting and Mrs.

W. Hakes celebrated a joint birthday Nov. 1st at the home of Mrs. Sch- ing in the care of her -toother, Waugh and others appeared on the warting. "Those present were Mr, program for the afternoon.

Re and Mrs. Will Hakes, Mr. and Mrs style, and they had a fine time. Miss Grdff'and Miss Outsell acted as the chaperons. Football game, picture show, drill, dance, speaking, at the Armistice Day celebration in Eskridge Nov.

11. Come. Jack Belt, and Mr, and Mrs. John iMr. George Teter, Funeral was held jSaturday afternoon.

Burial in Rochester cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Wallie Schutter are rejoicing over the arrival of a son, Eugene Higby for several days. Mr.

and Mrs. George Rush spent "Friday in Topeka shopping. The JRush3 expect to spend most of the winter down there where they will "be able to enjoy the modern conveniences. They will return to their farm in the Spring. I Mr.

and Mrs, James McFarland, Margaret and Viola; William, freuhmentB of salad, sandwiches and coffee were' served by the social committee, Members present were Mrs, C. Nash, Mrs. L. McCoy, Mr. Thomas Pollock, J.

C. "Bennett, Mrs. Schwarting, Mrs. Ferris, Mrs. R.

R. Humphrey, Mrs. G. G. Bunger, Mrs.

James Curry, Mrs. J. W. Schafer, "Mrs Guy Johnston, Mrs A C. Hunter, Mrs.

C. W. Walker, born Oct. 26. James Younker has been quite ill The 7th and 8th grade pupils of Morning lights are starting Tuesday, election morning.

The city council at its meeting Monday night engaged "Red" Ferguson, a former Douglas of Perry, Iowa. Mrs. Schwarting served a 6 o'clock dinner which was much enjoyed by all, Several of our young people who are in school at U. spent the weekend with home folks. Miss Gertrude' Schwarting was accompanied by a friend, Miss Betty Walling.

Miss Blanche Eckles came, also John Kerr and William Treu. The girls past week, suffering from rheu- the Eskridge grade school were en tertained at the home of their teach matisrm light plant engineer, to operate the Luther, Wendell and Robert Mc Far- plant fo.r the morning lights. Th? land and Robert Chestnut, all of Bil-chief engineer, Bert Rulison, was of- fered additional wages to do this morning work, but he declined the er, Prof. Wm. Wilson, last Wednesday evening by Mrs.

Wilson and Mrs. Logan, assisting. The house was decorated with Halloween novelties and the young folks had a merry time playing Halloween games. Refreshments of potato salad, fruit salad, two kinds of sandwiches, cake and cocoa were served. Don't forget the legion celebration of Armistice Day Nov, 11, Big program and all-day and evening cele-jbration, Guy Earl and Preston Dunn motored to Topeka last Friday, Cotton Seed Cake and Meal.

Phone IE. A. McKNIGIlT. 44-lt Mrs. W.

G. Y. Waugh, Mrs. J. C.

Jensen, Mrs. Converse, Mrs. T. W. Wilson, Mrs.

Euugene Visitors' were Mrs. Rowland, and llerschel Hay. The next meeting will be held Nov. 9 at the home of Schafer. afternoon had been William went to Topeka Sunday with Herman Wyre, who here visiting with friends lings, "stopped here over night with their friends, Mrs.

George Young and Mr. and Mrs. Will Young. They were on their way to Orlando, Florida, where they will spend the winter. job.

The lights will be turned on during the winter at 6:30 o'clock, ac. morning by cording to the arrangement with Sunday Hill. Treu returned way of Maple Ferguson..