Johnson City Pioneer and Journal-News from Johnson, Kansas • 1

4 ATOD JOURNAL-NEVUS Vol. 22. Johnson, Stanton County, Kansas, Friday, May 20, 1921. No. 48" rs 9 voted down: Now Is A fJ 1 Paint Products are greatly reduced in price and we have a full line.

HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES The Stanton County High School closed another successful term last Friday. Mrs. Beau-champ as Principal and Mrs. Wilson as Assistant have had good success with the work and turned what might otherwise have been an unsuccessful term into a successful one. The pupils and teachers will now enjoy a four months vacation after which we hope to see them all back again together with the graduates from the common schools this year.

We. hope to see the Stanton County High School maintained in such a manner that it will not be necessary for any Stanton County children to leave the County to complete their High School Education. The graduating exercises were held at the M. E. Church Friday night.

Mr. Francis M. Leaman gave a very interesting talk which was enjoyed by all We carry shares lor nearly all makes of Listers. -If we do not have yours we can get Uiem on short Notice. St? ft? Blacksmith Ktf Paint and Varnish, I.

twi-B vreae, Hard Oil. Horse Collars, Collar Pads. Harness Rivets, Hame Straps, Bridle Bits, Curry Combs, Horse Brushes, ft? Our business increases monthly and we give yuu the benefit of our increased buying power. A special school meeting was called for-last Monday afternoon at a number cf the patrons cf the District and a few from thc surrounding districts rr.et at the school house at the hour named for the purpose of deciding whether the Johnson District would allow districts 21 and 30 to consolidate with us, "the latter districts having voted at their annual school meeting to consolidate if the, Johnson District would permit them to do so. A vote was teken and it was unanimously voted to instruct the school board torefuse to consolidate with the othsr but it was voted to -extend- a special invitation to the above districts and to include any other districts i the County to send their children to the Johnson School if they wished and no.

tuition would be charged unless the additional attendance caused the Johnson District additional expense in the way of more teach trs or fitting up more rooms, and in case there was additional expense a small tuition would be charged to help defray expense. It was the sense of the 1 meeting that everything possible should bo done to promote the education of the children of this county and the people cf Job n-. son stand ready and willing to do their share, but it was thot unwise to purchase trucks and -go to the other necessary expense of a well regulated con- solidated school until the experiment 'had been given a further trial under similar conditions. 'The information available from other consolidated schools when applied to our population and distance necessary to gather the pupils did not seem very favorable at the time, but we 'hope tc see the matter worked out until every child can have -the advantages of the larger schools made possible by consolidation, i S. BOYS DEFEATED BY THEIR tt A very interesting gams of ball was played on the Johnson Diamond Friday by the beys of the Stanton County High School against their "dads." After a very close game of nine innings the score stood .11 to 10 in favor of the old men.

With another year or two cf training the High school boys will be able to play a very interesting game. Good Time 13 Coal in Stock Trace Chains, Singletrees, Doubletrees, Harness Accessories, Post Hole Diners, Repairs, Halters, Rope, Coleman Lamps, Ammunition. SI Hardware iff1 i I J. SHETLAR ATTORNEYATLAW OrFICE IN BWELL SCOTT BUILDING rest from the cares of crop raising. Let us approach the problem of Consolidation of schools from a new angle, or at least another I angle.

How would a proposit ion to consolidate the Sherwood and Fletcher schools with the Mitchell school and enlarge the Mitchell house to fit be received? About 30 pupils, one teacher size school. In 1878-71) and 80 we taught one school three years. First year with the average of Second year about G5 and 3rd year we had as high as 73 pupils present Home nice days, But that was an exceptional school for attendance, and there were not more than half-dozen in school who could not sing like birds. When Christmas came our two tables in the log cabin were piled high with packages of fresh meat brot by the children for teacher. Grandma Clark and son J.

E. and Mrs. Maude Kurtz spent the day Wednesday at the F. A. Wartman home west of town.

This community was visited by one of the best rains of the season Wednesday night and crop conditions are improving. The price of maize has more than doubled in th past nix weeks. They were ofTerimg 05c, per cwt. in Elkhart Thursday. Do you enjoy your work? How many times in a day people rub their eyes and say.

"Golly I've had kind of a head ache all after-noon." But suppose yen had to repeat such a performance clay after day, that is exactly what many people are forcing their eyes to do, owing to muscle trouble, astigmatic condition, and other varying degrees of seriousness. When the eye give3 the danger signal you shojli have them etaminad hy an Optical Socialist end the proper glioses fitted T. P. OPTOMETRIST Optical Specialist 0 Garden City Kansas LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. Sarah Henry and son were shopping in town Monday.

Mrs. Chas. Plank and Miss Swaim were in from the west side Monday trading and calling on friends. Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Jones were attending to business in the county seat Monday. We may not all become president, but a little paint enables us to live in a white house. Ex.

Mr. Oscar Maris and family and Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Williams spent Saturday at the J. M.

Shellenbcrger farm south of town. Chas. Lawrence was transact ing business in town Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs.

Delbert Gray and Mrs. II. C. Gray were Johnson visitors Tuesday. Chas.

Plank was in from the west side Saturday and had the necessary papers made out to start proof on his homestead. Mr. D. E. Pointer brought his daughter Miss Ethel, in Monday to take the High School examination.

Owing to sickness she was unable to be present the last two weeks of school. Rev. and Mrs. Geo. Kamsay were guests at Sunday dinner of Mr.

and Mrs. J. N. Beau-champ. Mr.

and Conrad Williams retutned to their home at Cold-water, Kansas Monday after a visit with Mrs. William's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Oscar Man3. Miss Winnie Maris accompanied them home for a visit. I.

G. Simpson, one of Stanton County's successful farmers, was in from his ranch in southeast Stanton Monday on business. He made the Pioneer office a call while in town. FIRE AT I. P.

ELW Last Saturday a fire occured at the home of L. P. Elwood. doing considerable damage to the rooms and furniture and for a little while threatened the loss of the building but was put out before the building was greatly damaged. It seems that Mrs.

Elwood had turned out the oil heating stove and then went out olcccrs and the stove seemed to have exploded scattering the burning oil over the house. The force of the explosion had broken many -window lights and if it had not been for the prompt work of Mr. Elwood who happened to be near, the house and contents0 would have been a total loss. Mr. and Mrs.

Sam Groves of Syracuse announce the birth of a 9 pound baby boy at their home Saturday May 14, and have given it the name of Larry Everett. Mrs. Groves was formerly Miss Ethel Raney. SOUTHEAST STANTON There will be an entertainment given at the Liberty School house Monday evening May 30th by some of the students from the Kansas Central Bible Training School of Haviland. Kansas.

One of the interesting features will be a talk on Educational Work by Prof. Parisho. It will be worth hearing. Everybody is cordially invited to attend and hear the songs and readings. Miss Janie Julian, is home for a two weeks visit with home folk.

The Pointer family who have been under quarantine for the past twro weeks are out again. W. S. Trimble spent Saturday of last week with Chas. Iteece, and family.

Oliver Dorsett and Willard Pearce made a trip to Pvolla Tuesday. Chas. Reece and family motor ed to Havilani, Kansas Wednesday to attend Commencement at the Bible School there. Glenn Reece graduates from the Academic course, also Versa from the Bible course. Buell Scott G4 ft 1 a i if FLETCHER-MiTCHEL COMMUNITY CENTER We took quite a rejuvinating ride last Friday with Mr.

John Plummer. In course of the ride we visited the old "Plow camp" the "Bain Mill" the old Herrick neighborhood; saw old Mother Herrick who looked like she wa3 good for many years yet. Come back by the old Chapman-Webber place. Yes, we saw Sunny Jim in the field with the hired man and ten head of horses and mules, making the field black. Grandma Carrithers is looking forward to a promised visit in June from her son James, of Long -Beach, California.

Jim says he can stand it no longer, without seeing Mother. The "Progressive Club" met last Wednesday with Mrs. L. P. Elwood and from what the women folks say they sure had an enjoyable season, free from the cares of farm life.

We may all be, ever so devoted to home life, yet it encourages and cheers any body to mix with the neighbors in a sociable way. At the noon hour the ladies and gentlemen were served with dinner. In thq afternoon they were entertained with a reading by Mrs. Yingling, followed by discussion, music vocal and instrumental after which they all expressed themselves well entertained by their hostess and 'departed for home. Mrs.

Yingling will entertain in two weeks. Edgar and Earl Carrithers have contracted to farm the J. Plummer farm thia season on shares. We believa Mr. Plummer contemplates a season of COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES The commencement exercises for the Eight grades cf all the schools in the county will be held at the M.

E. Church in Johnson Saturday evening June 11th. The Class is composed of 14 graduates and are as fellows: Emogene Elwood Winnie Maris Albert Maris Olive Thrush Dy thel Phillips Charles Jinks Hayden Winger Mildred Jones Edna Cockrum Leslie Hume -nnita Henry Nina Schroeder Lena Kippes Omer Goodrich'.