The Reveille-New Era from Hill City, Kansas • 1

Hill City, Graham County, Kansas, Thursday, September 9, 1920 jropj. $1.50 Per Year Vol. 37, No. 15 Just a Newspaper published in the best interests of Graham County and her people Read our "Specials" ads. About Rep Cars and Trucks The reputed slump in the automobile "Specials" are interesting.

Now is a good time Battle back bills. Church of Christ Bible school at 10 o'clock a. m. Lord's Supper at 11 o'clock a. J.

S. Parker was in Hoxie Monday. School Notes County Superintendent Mo wry says he is short 6 or 7 teachers to start all the schools, among them is one for the Bogue rural high school. Jesse Hall, of Zurich, was here Mon- W. O.

Beardwell is visiting in Mis business has not affected the business of the Reb Motor Car Company, and according to a statement made to-day by R. II. Scott, Vice President and followed by sermon. Subject, "The Ego or Christ, Which?" souri. There will be a great Christian En W.

L. Sayen made a business trip General Manager of the concern, thare Willis Manaugh has purchased the McGill house. deavor service in the btsement of the Wakeeney, Menday. is no indication that it is likely to do so in the near future. church at 7:15 p.

m. Let every En- The Four Counties Fair at Logan deavorer be present. You can't afford' Mr. Scott's statement reveals the If we owed you what would you want us to do next week, Sept. 14-15-16-17.

to miss it. Grades, Diet. 15. Teachers in the grades Mrs. L.

J. Wilson, superintendent. Mrs. E. Conner.

Mrs. Mary E. Mort. Miss Freda Brinkmeyer. Miss Blanche Sandlin.

Miss Rose Knox is substituting for Miss Sandlin, who has not recovered from injuries in auto accident. The evening service will begin at Miss Eva Welty has gone to Sharon 8:15. Subject: "The Measuring Reed." Springs to resume her school work. "And there was given unto me a reed, Mist Ida Ball has returned from her vacation trip in Colorado. Link' Personette has bought the Alexander house next to him.

surprising fact that during the present month, the month of August, the Reo Motor Car Company will have produced and Bold more automobiles and Speed Wagons than in any month since the vyar, while in volume of business, measured in dollars, the month will far eclipse any month in the history of the comdany. Mrs, Smith, nee Josie Russell, of McCook, is visiting friends here. like unto a rod; and the angel stood, saying, rise and measure the temple of God. and the altar, and them that worship therein." Rev. 11:1.

Miss Vesta Mort is carrying her 2A complete line of Restaurant Fix tures for sale. M. E. Burk. right hand in a sling.

Cranking a Unity our plea, Christ our creed, the Ford? Still more significant, perhaps, is the Bible our measuring reed, Durinz the hard years we carried W. A. Burrua, Minister. A large double wheat bin is being fact that all indications point to another record-breaking month in Sep- A Community House Since Dr. B'urkhcad's lecture at the Chautauqua we have heard much talk of a Community House in Hill City.

We earnestly hope that this talk will bring forth fruit, as this has been a hobby of ours for years. We have a suggestion to make. Let the Mayor and County Commissioners get together and appoint a strong committee of town and country people, who have good business ideas, to start the ball to rolling. We further suggest that the committee select that corner of the park just north of the Christian Church as the location. That they build pillars enough to accommodate a floor at least 150 feet square.

Larger would be better, up to 200 feet square. Then put up a frame on the pillars and cover it with galvanized iron. We" are not figuring now on anything fancy just a big tin tent, in a start toward something better in the future. The main thing now is to get started. The town people could put in their surplus fund from the Chautatquas.

The farmers could donate anything they could spare in the Bhape of grain, rock, or, in a pinch, some The building would be for Graham county's nse in the way of holding meetings of any kind chautruquas, camp meetings, farmers institutes, tennis, basketball, school exhibitions, etc. There could be put in an exhibition of the agricultural products of the county. It could have a rest room for farmers. In fact it be used for the pleasure of the whole county. How many will say "aye" to the move and help start the ball rolling? delinquents.

This is not a hard year. built on the Bert Ellis farm, northwest of the city. SPECIALS tember. Dealers' orders for cars and trucks for September delivery are far In excess of the possible output of the Reo plant; and consequently there is every indication that the extent by Minor Young, of Bogue, has received a car load of Dort Autos, five passen FARM FOR SALE-Wi SW1 see 2. and EJ SEi sec 3.

Town 9, Range 22 ger, $1225. 15 which September sales exceed those Miss Cameron, Bister of Mrs. Rodman, is the new clerk in the St. Joe store. Miss Ila Mort left for Hays Sunday evening, to resume her school work in f.h:n.

Miss Lorena Welty has gone to Na-torna to assume herjluties in the public schools, "i By Ruth Newman and Edith Voorhees. Enrollment by grades: Grade 1 27 Grade 5 22 Grade 2 17 Grade 6 20 Grade 3 21 Grade .7 23 Grade 4 22 Grade 8 21 New pupils enrolled this year are: Fae Stinemetz Leroy Jimerson Louis Stinemetz Ralph Collins MozellaDale Dorothy Dale Albert Mitchem Lois Kaufman Frances Souder Arva Stinemetz Juniata McGee Helen Burris Mildred Stevenson Opal Reasoner Nadine Turner Marcelline Kaley Joseph Knouf Sidney Langley Orena Bird Leroy Jimerson, 3d grade, of Lincoln, is staying with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Saddler. Viola Eurey, 4th grade, is visiting in Missouri.

W. $Z8 per acre. Easy terms. Write to owner, John Jonge Jeugd, Milacca, Minn. 15-4tp Miss Merna Fleminsr.

of Soldier. of August will be limited only by the ability of the factory end of the enter Kansas, was visiting friends here Sat prise to increase production. urday and. Sunday. "Very frequently in the past six DR.

F. W. SWEARINGEN, the Topeka Eye Sight Specialist, will be in Hill City to fit glasses, Friday, Sept. 17, at the Shannon Hotel. Don't forget the date, Friday, Sept.

17. 15-2t Deak King and his gang are finishing weeks or two months we have been asked to venture an opinion as to the a bridge at the J. W. Hanna crossing in Bryant township. Mrs.

Ben Scrivens, of Abilene, is visiting friends and relatives in Graham county. George Munson has the excavation STORE FOR SALLE Owing to the critical condition of my health I hive decided to dispose of my store building and Book and Stationery Business. M. J. Creighton.

15tf future, particularly the immediate future, of the automobile business." says Mr, Scott in his statement. "TheBe inquiries have come from various sources, newspapers, periodicals, automobile journals, and others who have been concerned over an apparent slow Fred Cassell says Brush creek was completed for an addition to his residence on Capitol Hill. highor last Friday than he haa ever seen it before: Miss Marguerite Sperry is on the E. F. SULLIVAN, Optometrist, will be in Hill City Sept.

23, and Morland, Sept. 24. sick list. Mrs. Myra Mort is substituting for her in the bank.

R. II. S. Dist. 3 School opened Monday, Sept.

6. Enrollment 103, and more reported Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Felts, of Winona, were here Monday to visit the J. B.

Fullers. THE PEOPLE'S STORE has a new line of Dress Goods, Outings, Ging hams, Plaids. Call and see them. ing down in the demand for automobiles. It is Impossible for me to speak of the automobile industry as a whole.

We are told that automobiles are not selling as rapidly or as easily as had to be coming. Mrs. William Brumbaugh loft Thurs day for her home in Portis, Kan after a ten days visit with relatives. Clyde Mitchem has moved from the farm into the house recently purchased from L. Messick.

DRILLS FOR SALE-14 hole Key-stone, and 1 Buckeye Stalk Drill. A.L. Thrush, 3 miles south Hill City. 15-16p been uniformly the case in the past two years. I do not know whether this is true or not.

I can speak from The faculty is composed of J. Harkness, superintendent. Mrs; Kathryri Langley, principal; Miss Ada Law, assistant, Miss Ruth Goodrich, assistant. Miss Clara Wolf, domestic science. School Program-Three years of If you are in the market for a car remember that Minor Young, Bogue, has Dort Autos, five passenger, $1225.

personal knowledge only of the situa' tion in which the Reo Motor Car Com BUY YOUR Groceries and Fresh Fruit at the People's Store. "DEMPSEY DRILL, one-horse disc, used one season, good as new, will aell at a bargain. B. F. Poston, Hill City.

pany finds itself at this time. English, American History, Ancient Judge Sparks was in town a short time Tuesday. He went to Stockton It is reported that Park Callison has purchased the Harry Smith home in the southeast part of the city. Be careful of your banana peelings, A lady got a bad fall on one in front of Jhe Burke restaurant last week. "That situation, so far as I am able to judge either from our present busi with Bayers Parker, where he was History, Physiology, Latin Latin II, Algebra, Geometry, Physics, Music, Civics, Methods and Management.

Re io hold court, FOR SALE-Two l-horse Disc Drills. 1 Hay Baler, 1 McCormick Corn Binder in good running order. G. Lyon, Penokee, Kan. 15 How They Hated Him "The President succeeded on this occasion because he acted without sense and without constraint in a panorama that was gotten up more for the benefit of his party than for the glory of the Nation and the honor of the dead.

We pass over the silly remarks of the President; for the credit of the Nation we are willing that the veil of oblivion shall be dropped over, them and that they shall no more be repeated or thought of. This sounds like some of the blistering remarks of President Wilson's worst enemies-but it is net. It is a reprint of an editorial that appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot and Union, November 24, 1863, after President Lincoln had made his now famous Gettysburg speech, Some of the criticisms of today will sound just a foolish in fifty years. Successful Farming views, Commercial Geography, Eco nomics, Typewriting, two years of Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Tegeler are in town. Mrs. Tegeler is here on account of the death of her sister, Mrs. Nat Domestic Science. Manual Training.

TAKEN 4 SpringlCalves (t heifer. 3 steerB) red color. C. W. Kessolring, 5 miles north of Hill City.

Agriculture, Commercial Law. Coture of Faleo. ness or our prospect- for the irnmo-diate future, is excellent. August will be the biggest month, in the volume of business, in the history of this company. Only twice before in the fifteen years we have been in the business have we shipped more automobiles during a single month than we shall have shipped this month, and on both of those earlier occasions the exceptionally heavy shipments were made WHEAT DRILL BARGAINS at the Harwi Garage, 14 Mr.

and Mrs. John Wallace, Jfrom Happy Hollers Received Sept. 3 C. R. Keady is helping Mr.

Owings Golden, are visiting the W. Frank Ray has bought the Buchanan store in Pioneer township, and placed John Yerkes in charge as manager. B. F. Collins sold his residence in Hoxie, last week, to a Mr.

Campbell, and has moved to Hill City. -Hoxie Sentinel. Mrs. Lewis Rice was operated on in Salina hospital, Sunday, for appendicitis. The latest report is that she is doing nicely.

BARGAINS IN WHEAT DRILLS at the Harwi Garage. 14 Rodman home. Mr, Wallace and Mr, Rodman are cousins. baild a granary. i HONEY FOR SALE At Sterrett's Shoe Shop.

14-12tp Guy Dorman will get his new granary L. C. Thoman has returned to his finished this week. former position at a pumping station KANRED WHEAT-Inserted, for Charles Switzer and family visited in this vicinity last week. possible by an accumulation of slock during the winter months.

At no time since the war have we produced or sold as many cars and speed-wagons as this month. We have not the slightest doubt that our sales this month could have been easily doubled if our pro in the Butler county oil fields, after harvesting a fine wheat crop on his sale at price of No. 1 wheat in Kansas City. Phone 100. Residence! miles south of Lenora.

Hoy B. Bozartb. George Welty and wife have gone to Graham county farm. Yuma, to look after William IF YOU WANT an Oldsmobile Truck at the Right Price see W. McGee, Hill City, Kansas.

14 Mrs. Nat Coture died in a Salina Welty, who is jsjowly recovering from duction had permitted. his spell of tvphoid fever. MEALS SERVED-I am now meals in what ia known as the C. H.

Dale, the new owner- of the hospital on Saturday and was buried at Zurich on Monday. She was a sister of George Minor. We extend deepest sympathy to the relatives in this sad hour. "The distributors have sent us their September specifications during the past week; and with these specifications before us it is plain that we can A Warning We think Hill City is breeding expense and trouble for herself in not doing something to eliminate the dangerous condition of Pomeroy avenue at the draw, The viaduct arch should be extended east to tlje lot 'ine, wing walls built north and south to act as retaining walls, and then filled in. Tin cans and other rubbish could be used as a starter, and then put in all cellar dirt and other extra dirt until it is filled up level.

The cost would be something, of course, but not near as much as the city will have to pay for Transue Rooming House, where I will opera house building, hes fitted up roomB in the second story and moved be pleased to meet all old customer! and as many new ones. Board by the day or week. Ira F. Conner, 14 into them in time to start the children to Bchool. The rains have almost Btopped the threshing, and some crews have quit OATS FOR SALE-800 bushels.

1 miles north of Gradan, Harvey Smith. 14 3tp and gone to a dryer country. That's a queer complaint against Northwest not hope to fill their requirements. Our distributors, with practically no exception, are asking for their full contract allotment of both cars and speed-wagons; and in many instances they are pleading for substantia increases. If September sales do not exceed those of August by a substan Dr.

and Mrs. Bundy took Mrs. Wm. McKisson to a hospital in Kansas City on Tuesday. Her husband and Kansas, a part of the Great American Desert.

BUTCHER'S OUTFIT FOR SALE Complete equipment for a first-class meat market. See C. H. Dale, in Boston Store building, Hill City. 14-2tp sister, Mrs.

Edith Watson, accom panied her. The County Commissioners are pre one auto and perhaps one or more life when an auto goes into that unguarded trap on that narrowed street. We are of the opinion that the state highway commission would close the street if Sam Newman's 50 acres of volunteer COWS FOR SALE Fresh milk. O. O.

Goodnow, rt 3, Hill City. 14tf Mrs. Gussie Fritts is quite ill this week from an attack of tonsilitis. Gnssie Fritts and family visited Mr, and Mrs. Pat Close Saturday evening, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Grabner are the parents of a new baby boy, born Aug. 26. Miss Gertrude Price is home from a visit with relatives and friends in Kentucky. Mr.

and Mrs. J. P. Owings took their daughter, Altha, to Sunday, to be treated for appendicitis. Altha Owings worked for Grandma Dorman last.

week. The sick folks are able to be up and around again. A large number of people attended the funeral of James Overstreet last Friday afternoon at the Prairie Home Church Mrs. Smee and children, Paul and Isabel; were here from Abilene to attend the funeral of her brother, last Friday. James Feeney bought a new Wallia tractor, and is working day and night preparing his wheat' ground for the next crop.

Mrs. Jerry Dorman came home, Sunday, from St. Anthony's hospital with her daughter. Julia, who had been operated on for appendicitis. You are expected to call and settle; paring to preserve our county service flg by putting it in a frame under glass.

A good move. The list of names hanging in the post office might be included. its condition was brought to their at wheat made 1500 bushels, and he had 25 acres of drilled wheat that was not crazed that made nearly 1200 bushels, AUTO PUMP LOST-Inland IXL Lever, between Hill City and Penokee, Aug. 23. Ira Norrish, Hill City.

14 tention. "Safety First" brings the move up to the City Council. which makes him think it pays not to graze. The following list of Graham county boys who are going away to college Bayard and Mary Findley, from Salem, Oregon, are here visiting relatives. They are on their way to New York, where Miss Mary will enter Columbia University and Bayard will return home thru Canada.

shows tba interest taken in higher ed ucation in this community. ToKansas University: Mrs Jake Crank received a message last Wednesday announcing the sad news of the death of her mother, but as the telegram was not properly delivered it was too late for to attend the funeral. HOME FOR 8ALE-8 room house, water in the house, chicken houses, 10 acres, all fenced and cross fenced with chicken wire, fine chicken farm. Joins southeast corner of city. Call and see it.

I. E. Nordike. 13-3tp A 0 LIV It Da or night ser-vice. Call phone 176, Verne Stuchlik, Hill City, Kansas.

13 NOTICE All parties owing me for blacksmith work please call and settle same at once. C. A. Danner, Hill City. Kansas.

13-5tp BULL FOR SALE One Registered Roan. Mrs. Jacob Hess. 13 tial margin it will be only because we cannot increase our productions as much as we would like to. 1 "We have more employees on our pay-roll now than at any previous time.

Exclusive of our branches, which employ approximately 500 additional persons, we have now about 5200 employes "I should not care to make any prediction as to what the future may hold. I may say, however, that we are highly gratified at the conditions which are reported by our distributors from all parts of the country, and are most optimistic concerning future business. It is particularly gratifying, at a time when many of the automobile factories are said to be curtailing production and reducing their working forces because of lack of demand for their products, that the demand for Reos should remain so insistent that we are striving to maintain maximum production, working all departments full time and many of them overtime." II. J. Harwi, Dealer, Hill City.

Advertisement, L. C. Cook has sold his extra fine farm in the north part of the county, and will take a well earned rest from active farm life. He was the owner Hamilton Stout Benjamin Morris Ray Harris Royal Rollow Neal Brown Virgil Brown David Parker Laxerne Morris Vernon Vesper Frank Manaugh Russel Stites Frank Manaugh. To Washburn: Gilbert Griffith Earl Hatcher Kenneth Irwin of over 1100 acres of land, besides cattle and other property.

Ora Rutherford has bought the Ben Ninemire house on West Main street. About 25 teachers attended the first NOTICE All parties knowing themselves indebted to the Ray Auto Tractor Company please come and settle up as. we are quitting bnsiness. For your convenience you may call at the Graham County State Bank and settle same. 11 Ray Au to Tractor Co.

meeting of the season of the Graham County Teachers Association last Saturday. The following officers were chosen: Mrs. Mary Uort, president; Will Witer, of Morland, recently purchased from the animal husbandry department of the South Dakota State College one of the choice Hereford bulls to head the herd of pure bred Herefords he is establishing on his home place. The past week bat been what you might call damp and soggy. Thursday night the rain was .08 inch; Friday, Saturday, Sunday, cloudy; Menday, sprinkles; Tuesday, sprinkles; Wednesday, cloudy all day; to-day the sun is shining.

C. A. Pedroja received a telegram Tuesday morning from a hospital in Baltimore, saying his brother, John, was dead there. John came up "missing" early in July. 1917.

and this was the first intimation the folks here had that he bad been found. The orrowicg relatives have the sympathy of the community. Editor Chambers of the Stockton Record is to take a rest, and has leased the paper to Ira Anderson, of Phillips-burg, for six months or a year until he gets a good rest. J. I.

Harkness. vice-president. Miss DUROCS FOR SALE-Registered, Orion model and Big Illustrator strain. T. F.

Stout Sons, Studley.Kan. 11 Lindly, treasurer, and Miss Susie Per- Dort Cars "Specials" are specialties all together aonette, secretary. See that Essex car. Isn't that Essex car a beauty 1 Harve Beyle and family went thru Norton to Bloomington, last Federated Church (By VV. J.

Meredith) Folks are coming into the Kingdom New members of the Reveille-New Era family the past week: Mrs. C. D. Mort, Topeka, Kan. Mrs.

J. Smith, McCook, Neb. Miss Merna Fleming, Soldier, Kan. G. 8.

Funk, Lucerne, Kan. Friday, to visit Mrs. Boyle'a mother. Just received a car load of Dort Autos, five passenger, $1225. 15 Minor Young, Bogue, Kan.

We expect you in to'settle arrears. John Kelleher, from Lawrence, a former Hill City is visiting relatives here. He may take op farm life. After a visit there they went to Sylvan of God in our services, and there is Grove to visit Harve'i folks. Hanre Black Diamond Dehorning Pencils for sale at the A.

G. Morris Store. Every pencil will dehorn 50 cattle, fram 10 days to 10 months old, for $1. A forfeit of $5 for any calf it fails to dehorn. Call at the store and get one of these 12-2mo.

great rejoicing. says the roads were a fright, especially when the graders and rain made a Come to the young men's class next A NEW LINE OF SHOES coming Watch for them at the People' Store. Sunday. Mrs. Meredith is the teacher.

mud puddle of the Lincoln Trail. 7.