Attica Independent from Attica, Kansas • 1

tuu nuurlol IND IE? ID ATTICA ENDEiMT ATTICA, HARPER COUNTY, KANSAS VOL. XXIV. Thursday, August 12, 1920-No. 13 fnmitiiinit IVwfiiiI Lloyd Yazel Killed In Auto Accident FORMER ATTICA H. S.

TEACHER MEETS TRAGIC DEATH IN COLORADO V. inn 111 II II 1 1 .1 1 i Till Was Pleasing Event MANY OUT OF TOWN GUESTS CONTRIBUTED TO SUCCESS OF THE EVENT MANY ATTRACTIONS NEAR COLORADO 3PGS- 3 w-r Ball Games, Raoes, Merry Go Round, Politicians, Street Fakirs, Here As Advertised Automobile, Driven by His Fiancee, Turns Turtle in Sand, Killing One, Injuring Four nnjiMiiiiMiiiitrNti The True Secret of Success Is thrift in all its phases, and principally thrift as applied to saving. A young man may have many-friends, but he will find none so steadfast, so constant, so ready to respond to his wants, so capable of 'pushing- him ahead, as a little leather-covered book with the name of this bank 01 its cover. Come In: let's talk it over. JJYTLOJruOAA IOTA.

TUW. JUL- JLTVU 0 The big community festival of last Friday rnd Saturday, while not, perhaps, the biggest event in the history of Attica, was nevertheless a very enjoyable occasion, attested to by the large crowds which thronged the stieets upon the afternoon and evening of each any. The business interests of the city raised a purse of about $250.00 Aitii which to defray tho expenses of the festival, and almost with the exception of the shows and concessions, was free, i Some Ball Game As advertised, Friday's brtll game was a contest between the lats and the leans of the city and commun-Uyj Both sides put up a fcood battle, and the session ended in favor of the leans by a very sma'l margin 8 to 6, or something like that. On Saturday the fast ll'zelton colts galloped up, flushed w'th the wine, of many recent victories, and confident that the Attica boys, whi) had not played a game this season, would prove easy victims. But as several innings wore away and neither side had made the circuit, they beean to sit up and take notice.

Then for some time the Ilazelton Lloyd Yasel, 25, of VVichili, Ka.i-eis, was instantly killed, Miss Mabel Shaw, of Wichita Falls, TVxns, was severely injured, her mother, Mrs. H. J. Shaw and tww sinters, Clara, 8, and Anna, 16, worj badly shaken up in an automobile accident two miles north of Lurkspur at 4 o'clock' yesterday afternoon wlen a Packard car driven by Miss Fl.aw struck a stretch of sand and frkidded into a bridge railing, turning completely over. Yazel was pinned beneath the car and Miss Shaw sustained injuries about the body and arms when the wa caught by the steering gear.) Mrs.

Shaw and her two other daughters escaped more serious injuries Ly being thrown clear of the ovei turning car. The accident happened 'iile the party was motoring to Denver. Mru. 8naw and her daughters had recently come to Colorado Springs to spend the summer. Mr.

Yazel arrived here a few days ago The coronet of Douglas county took charge of his body and turned it over to the Castle Rock Mortuary. The body will be sent to Wichita this evening for buriaL The injured were attended by Dr. Palmer, of Castle Rock, and today returned to thin city. Mr, Yazel' and Miss Shaw to have been married this fall. Colorado Springs Evening Telegram.

The First National Bank Tear off the blindfold of extravagance if you are wearing: one. You can never see financial daylight until you do. Extravagance is ignorance; ignorance is a crime to yourself and to your FAMILY. If you earn $10,000 a year and spnti it all you will never get ahead- If you earn $1,000 and bank a part of it you will prosper. That's arithmetic.

Try it. We invite YOUlt Hanking Business. Attica State Bank boys played in luck and got in the lead, only to be overtaken and tied in the seventh inning by the locals, who would never defeat, and who managed to get ont the lead during the eighth frame. In thf first of the ninth the visitors tJed the score, only to have the victory rudely torn from their grasp PICTURES Saturday Night, August 14 when, in the last of the ninth, F. Potter slammed one clear Over the Lloyd Yazel, mentioned in the a-bove article as having been instantly killed in an automobile accident, was well known in Attica.

3e was a member of last year's faculty in the Attics High School, teaching Science, and being the scho.l' atn-letie coach head of the left fielder, which netted him a round trip ticket and sewed the game up in a back for Constance Talmadge in "A Virtuous Vamp" Where a Vamp Meets Waterloo in a Cabaret ADM. 15 25c 8:30 P. M. ATTICA OPERA HOUSE He was nr. energetic and forceful young man, and by bis personality injected into the school much of the school spirit which made last year's class of athletes one, of the strongest and most successful in the history of the school.

He had been elected to fill a like position in the Mulvane schools for the coming year. Funeral services were held in Wichita on Monday morning at 10 OUR STOCK OF FOR MEN AND BOYS, WOMEN AND GIliLS is still complete, in all sizes and styles. Meii'aiia Boys' STRAW HATS are a good buy for you now. A good supply of Blisses' and Children's SLIPPERS now in stock. New Fall GINGHAMS Have Arrived! Ginghams for the Fall Dresses for the Ladies and Misses.

A large assortment to choose from. WE PAY highest market prices for Produce at all times Scopes Harrison OH JOY1 TAXES ARE TO BE LOWER NEXT YEAR! SHERIFF ON THE JOB; NABS THIEVES AND RECOVERS STOLEN CAR Attica. Also, Some Races Some very good horse races were staged here on both days of the festival, the winners for the fust day being as follows: 220 yard saddle race, first, Carl Marchel. second, Carl Marchel, third, J. Guess; quartet mile free for all, first, J.

D. Spcngler, second J. Guess, third W. Meyer. Second day, saddle race, first Carl Marchel, second J.

Guess; otiarter mile free for all, J. D. Springier, second Carl Marchel, and thii J. Guess. The foot races, too, were rjuite interesting, the winners for the first, oay being as follows: 50 yard dash, Clarence Terrell; 100 yard dash, Forrest Kimberljng; fat man's race, Frank Hardesty; egg race, Roan Bel- o'clock, and interment was Made in a Wichita cemetery From the county eeat comes the news of some exceptionally good work by sheriff Garver who, on last Friday morning picked up two men who were making a get-awuy in a Colo nix touring car belonging to a AIRPLANE ALIGHTS According to figures compiled by an exert and presented to this pp-per, the average citizen cf Harper county will have less taxes to puy on bib assessed valuation when the levies recently made by state and county become effective, ik'ie aiO the figures: This year Last ye ir .0014 State of Kansas .001 75 .0008 HarjHsr Co.

Genl. .001 ON ITS NOSE While attempting to make a land ing after dusk at his field on the Ijone Tree Ranch in his Canadian chner. Second day, 50 yard dash, Forrest Kimberling; 100 yard dash, Cuitis plane on Saturday evening, money split by Benny Roberts and K. R. Garver had the misfortune to .001 Harper Co.

Road .0013 Harper Co, Bridge Forrest Kimberling; fat man's race, .0015 .0015 .0002 the. machine somewhat damaged. Frank Hardesty; egg rac-i, Rean Harper Go. Poor Bolchtier. .000) High School Tuition Bybee Stock Company The Bybee Stock Company played to capacity audiences in their big man in Oklahoma City 4 And vhe funny part of the story is that tiie owner Aid not know his car had been stolen until notified I' the officers.

It happened in the early morning. The sheriff was in an Anthony garage when the two strangers, without baggage, drove in, with the car all covered with mud, and every evidence of a long, hard drive. One of the occupants of the car started to pass a package of cig-f rettes and uomeone remarked, "You had better look out; there stands the shariff." Whereupon the strangers became notably emburrassed. A few questions convinced the sheriff (hat he would be justified in holding the men pending further information. Telegraphic inquiry located the owner of the car at Oklahoma .00400 .0085 .0018 csnvas theatre each night of the Karl had been to town, and did not pet started home until almost dusk, so that when the landing was made the indistinctness of the ground caused him to bring the machine down upon its nose.

The propeller was broken, one" of the landing wheels was driven through one of the wings and some damage was done to the supports. It will be repaired in a short tfme, however Department Store TOTAL District 61 General Bond TOTAL Ruella Township .01 lb 20 .0023 .0117 week." They had a complete new te-poitoire of the latest plays and a company of artists who put Ihem on .0103 IMtoue 22 Attica, Kan in real metropolitan style, and, the .0012 general verdict is that the company is better than It has ever been on any of its previous visits to our city. FARNER TAKING A VACATION Gity of Attica Same as last year. SANTA FE NEWS The Lost Battalion Capacity houses greeted the two presentations of the great play, G. F.

Giggy "The Lost Battalion," at the Attica Opera House on Ftiday evening. The management of this popular pic ture house is living up to Us repu for Groceries City, and he was very much sui-prised to find that his car had been stolen and recovered a Kile he had slepti Both of the prisoners are young men. One of them bears the name of Iialton and he claims relationship to the members of the famous Dal-ton gang. Evidently, he is Kttempt-ing to uphold the traditions of the family. tation of showing the best productions obtainable, and several thrill Meats Ice er? are scheduled for the ner fu ture, among which are "The Birth af a Race," and "The Whip." F.

Farner, of Lhe Independent force, is taking a vacation throughout the month of August, in mental and physical preparation far taking up the duties of the superintendent of the Attica schools for the coining term. This leaves the oifice in charge of the Ferguson end of the frm, and incidentally puis wotk of two men upon the shoulders of ne until different arrangements can be The new Linograph machine recently installed in the Indei7ende.il office is coming into mighty good play in this emergency, however, and with its aid Mr. Ferguson will attempt to keep the paper up to standard until additional help tat be procured. In the meantime, if you know anything th-it would make a news item, jut ask the nt-tie lady at the. Bell switch board to give you 82, whisper it gently into the reportoria! ear, and you will see it in the next Issue of the Independent.

Thanks. E. BROCE LOSES 3 STACKS Train crews which tie up here, are taking meals with Mrs. Fisher and are well pleased with the meals ntid service. The agent has received official notice that passenger rates will advance twenty per cent on August "Oth.

Tickets purchased prior to August. 2Cth on which the journey has been begun, will be honored and may be used to destination at the rate paid. If journey has not been beun, the additional fare i 11 collected. Excess baggage rates will automatically increase with the passenger Pullman rate will be increased 50 per cent on the same date. Mrs.

Eugene Goulden left last e-vening for Topeka, thence to Liberal, Kansas to vfcsit with her sister, Mis. Jack Johnson. Best of Everything Prices Right Good Service Call No. 10 OF WHEAT IN BAD FIRE E. Broce, who lives on the War ren farm north west of turn suf fered the foss of three big slacks of wheat on Monday afternoon in a REAL ESTATE LOANS I can make them on good improved farms for five years with good prepayment privileges at six per cent plus a small commission.

If you are thinking of making a loan I am in a position to figure with you. C. K. SHANNON ATTICA STATE BANK BLDG. fire which is Mipposed to jiavfe originated from the -exhaust of a tractor which he was using to plow the ground in the vicinity of the stacks.

The wheat burned represented Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bond, of ne.r Preeport, were Attica visitors on Saturday, Clarence Johnston, of Lincoln, Illinois, arrived here Sunday evening for a visit with his uncls, Wm. Johnston, and other relatives. most of the harvest from acres Mr.

and Mrs. Ben Romig are the parents of a fine little daughter, born Friday, August 6, 1920. The 22 months old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lindsey quite seriously ill Saturday night rnd Son-day, but is now mnch improved.

of ground and will run into the bun- I H. C. Bell, of Peabody, was an At- dreds bushels, meaning quite a tica busines visitor Sunday and Mon- Henry Martin has taken work a garage at Waiikita, loss to Mr. Broce. day..