The Fowler News from Fowler, Kansas • 1

THE FOWLER .1 $2.00 Per Year FOWLER, KANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1920 VOL. XV NO. ir TIN LIZIK HAD NO RESPECT FOR BERT WAGONER While driving north on Main street about two P. M. of Wednesday of last week, A.

L. Walker was Bid COMMUNITY DIN. NKU THANKSGIVING Thanksgiving morning union service were held in the Methodist church with Rev. Martin of the Christian church delivering the sermon. There was a good sized congregation and most of them had brought baskets full of good things which were deposited In the base COUNCIL VQTESJDODGE "JUICE BOND ELECTION SOON In a special session of the City Council Thursday evening (Dec.

2), it was voted to accept the contract offered by the Midland lee and Light Company of Dodge City for furnidhing electric current to The Secret of Success HUNTING COYOTES BY MOTOR-CYCLE Clarence Burford and Frank La-Bater ran down and shot four coyotes aboit five miles north of town Uaesday aftemoonof last week riding motorcycles especially equipped for hunting coyotes. The coyote hunt, which was in the vicinity of McCauley's lasted but about two hours. Five coyotes were scared up and four captured, the lucky one escaping by getting over a wpven wire fence, which the wheeled b'teeds couldn't ciosb. Wednesday afternoon of this week Jack Lowe. Frank Lasater and Clarence Burford, accompanied by three carloads of spectators from town, went coyote hunting on their motorcycles.

They bagged three of the animals and caught sight of two that they could'nt catch, one gettjng away in a gulley and the other being too far away to keep sight of. The chase lasted for about three hours, taking a wide strip of territory be-tween Freemont McCauley's and Billy Merkle's. The same afternoon a pack of hounds belonging to Frank It is not how much you Make, but how much you Save, that counts for success. Success is not generally attained in a day nor over night. The surest, safest way to financial success is by years of persistent saving by some well outlined plan.

Come in and let us explain our method. THE FOWLER R. A. HARPER, President T. V.

PINNICK, Vlce-Prea. F. D. MORRISON, Cash. M.

MORRISON, Ass't Cash. LOUIS BOEHLER All Deposits Guaranteed by the Depositors Guarantee Fund of the State of Kansas. Member of the American Bankers Association. STATE BANK JENKINS-BCRCH On Thanksgiving evening at o'clock at Baffordvllle, Kansas, occurred the prettye home wedding of Miss Margaret Jenkins of that city, to Mr. Robert Burch of Ths ceremony, performed by Rev.

Jobs Baldwin of the Baffordvllle Friends church at the home of the bride's parents, was attended by a few friends and relatives. Mrs. Burch was the Latin and English instructor in the Fowler High school for threa years up until the close of the last term. She Is the daughter of Prof, and Mrs. J.

K. Jenkins of Saffordvllle, Prof. Jenkins being the principal of the) high school there. Mr. Burch.

is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Burch of northeast of Fowler, having graduated from the Fowler, High school in 1915 and attended Frineds university for a couple of terms afterward, assisting his father on tlfe farm since then. "The young couple arrived horns Saturday night and will make their home on the A.

D. Walker ranch) northeast of Fowler, his store here, which he bought last er friends of the newly married couple in wishing them a long, happy and prosperous wedded life. IT HIT 'EM ON A SORE SPOT The Sport Writer of the Douioci'ut Should Join the Aiiiulas Club After reading a lengthy theisis on the Liberal-Fowler foot ball game here Nov. lyth in the Nov. 29th Issue of the Liberal Dally Democrat, in reply to articles appearing in the Fowler News last week we wonder where that "yellow journal" picked up such an efficient liar and formulator of alibis for sport writer.

The first account of the game in the issue of Nov. 20th of that paper was pretty raw, but this last one cuts the ice. After reading the reports of the game in the two Liberal dailies, we do not pause to wonder why the Daily News Is the more popular paper. Considering the tact that Liberal was so anxious to play Fowler another game and the amount of money Liberal's betters offered, giving odds, it is not strange that the Liberal team won they had to win any cost to sportsmanship. We will admit, for it la a fact, that the team from Liberal outplayed the Fowler Highs that game.

They were an older and heavier aggre-tion than out home boys, and played at least one player which was ineligible to play in high school foot ball. We will agree with the Democrat that there were some very good Liberal citizens at the game, but there were enough of the other class to off-set the good ones. The behavior and remarks of the Liber-are rooters is conclusive evidence of this. And, Democrat, you failed to mention the fact la either of your write-ups, that a Liberal rooter, giving, his, name la Police Court here as Ola Heaton, commenced 'the free-for-all while in an intoxicated condition, baring rooted all thru the game in a most unsportsmanlike manner. The herpio football team from Liberal put mother star' In their crown byre tiering the Hotel Bunyan of all the available towels they could get their hands on, while guests of the hotel.

Replying to the dirty remarks about the referee- trying to steal the game for Fowler and that such was planned previous to the game, insinuating that Fowler had no chance to win any other way, we can only reply that this Is an infamous lie, conai8tant, however, with other statements in the same spiel. In justice to both the Liberal and Fowler High Schools and to the cause of high school athletics this game should be forgotten, for a few more such games in this section of the country and a repetition of such incidents occurring at and after the game. High School Foot Ball will be classed the same as prize-fighting and professional base ball. BIRTHDAY PARTY Friday evening a number of the friends of Jennie Martin gathered at her home in honor of her eighteenth birthday. Games were played, refreshments served and a general good time had.

The guests departed at a late hour wishing Jennie many, many more such happy birthdays. Those present were: Jennie Martin, Lois Gray, Mary Conover, Mary Cavner, Hazel Brady, Dot Keith, Evelyn Johnson, Harold Pullman, Raymond Salyer, Hobavt Brady, Clell Martin, Willard Post and Arthur Salyer. At One forced to change the course of his Ford Sedan on account of one of J. O. freight trucks start-' ing awj1; from the thicken house of the "owler Produce "Co.

directly in the nth of Mr. Walker. As Boon as -alio truck driver saw the. Ford coming ha stopped, but not until Mi Walker had turned sharply the left, striking the; ngm rt render or liob Carlson Ford and dragging it tor about tea foot. Bert Wagoner was standing by the side of tho Carlson Ford talking to Mr.

Carlson, and by the collision of the Walker Ford was thrown in its path. He was ruu over a time or two aud dragged about twenty-five feet, before Mr. Walker could stop his car. Mr. "Wagoner emerged from the accident with his clothes slightly torn, a few bruises and minus considerable skin.

He was able to walk and seemed not In tho least disheartened by tho rough treatment given him by the Lizzie. Bob Carlson's Ford suffered a complete-i ly smashed rear wheel and a bent fender. Mr. Walkur and Mr. Clark eacn sioou one-nan or the damages and Mr.

Carlson's loss was quickly and satisfactorily settled. SNOW AND RAIN Commencing Thursday afternoon and ending Monday afternoon Fowler and vicinity received several spaainotic snow flurries, which together with a light shower, totaled nearly an Inch of moisture. aiany farmers were yet planting wheat, which they would have planted over a month ago If It had not been for the continued rains. It Is doubtful now if there will be any wheat planted after the ground drys up sufficiently, it pretty late for wheat planting, but still some seasons wheat planted this late has done well. FARM BUREAU MEMBERS MEET DEC.

10TH On December 16 th a special meeting of all Farm Bureau members will be held in Meade, at which time Mr. C. R. Weeks, General Secretary of the Kansas State Farm Bureau, will explain the purpose of the State and National Farm Bu reaus, what they have accomplished since their organization, and their program of work for the future. Mr.

Weeks Is a man of wide experience and a vry able speaker. Everyone Is Invited to attend this meeting. FOURTH 11 ED CROSS ROLL CAXL The Fourth Roll Call of the American Red Cross Is about finished. The time set for the Roll Call was from Nov. lltu 25th, inclusive, but as in nearly all other such drives it was fojuU necessary to go over the time l'mit.

About one hundred members have been reported, but piojauiy v. all the committees report the members secured will be more than this. A. C. ItAUMGARDNER BUYS A DRUG STORE AT HILISBoRO A.

C. Baumgardner and son, Bert, were in Killsboro early last week closing a deal for a drug store in that prosperous little city. Several veek3 ago Mr. Baumagrdner sold his tsore here, which he bought last spring, to his son, Carl and has since been looking for another location. Bert, who is a registered pharmacist, left for Hillsboro last week to assist in invoicing and making the change in management.

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Baunigardnyr and daughter, Thelma, left Wednesday for their new home.

The Baum-jardners came here early last year from Liberal. Fowler regrets losing them but wishe3 them the best of success in their new location. WEAVER BROTHER PLAYED WITH FRIENDS Ralph and Ernie Weaver, graduates of Fowler high school played guard and tackle for the Friends' University football team this season. They were on the line-up most of the games and played with the victorious Quakers against Fairmont on Turkey Day. Ernie and Ralph are both good all-round atheletes, and their brother, William, who was killed while fighting with the colors in France, was alto a star athelete in F.

H. S. The two boys are in a good college and will undoubtedly make a name for themselves in Kansas college atheletics FREY TO REPRESENT EQUITIES OK MEADE COUNTY AT CHICAGO S. O. Frey, manager of the Fowler Equity Exchange, left Tuesday-evening for Chicago where he will represent the Equity Exchanges of Meade county at a meeting of the Farmers National Grain Dealers Association which meets there December 2nd and 3rd.

Topics of national importance to the grain dealers will be taken up at this meeting, as well as statistics of the past and plans of the future delved into and talked over. Mr. Frey will bring back to the farmers elevators of this county a complete report on the transactions of this ment. A number of people were unable to get to the church in time for the services but came for the dinner which was spread in the basement of the church at noon. Thore was turkey and goose and chicken and salads and jelly and jams and cakea and pies and doughnuts.

In fact there was everything which goes toward the making of a regular Thanksgiving dinner, and the best part was that everyone en- joyjd themselves. The foot ball boys had to be careful what they ate before the game but It was made up to them after tho game as they were Invited to the church for a bx o'clock feed, aud then well, we won besin to try to tell what they had. ANGKLOUS TRIO PLEASES AUDIENCE The second number of the Fowler Lyceum course, which was hers Thanksgiving night, greatly pleased the good sized audience which gathered in the Friends church to listen to their program of songs, readings and instrumental numbers. Hope Hardy, the manager and violinist of the company, will be remembered by the people of Fowler as being with the Phillips Sisters, who appeared on the Chautauqua platform last summer. All three of the young ladies were pleasing in appearance nad were certainly adept with different musical instruments as well as being able to deliver some very good readings and vocal music.

ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING The members of the Fowler t. O. 0. F. lodge put on a Thanksgiving supper at their ball, inviting the members of the Rebekah degree as we.Jl.

as the Fellows, Notwithstanding the stormy night, about fifty members of the order gathered at the hall after the Lyceum program and enjoyed a real goose supper. Goose was the main attraction, but there was that delicious bird to attract the at. tentlon of the most particular eaters. The guests enjoyed a pleasant hour of visitation after the supper and departed at a very late hour, each wishing that he had not eaten so much on that glorious Thanksgiving day. FOOTBALL BOYS ENJOY THANKSGIVING The football players of F.

H. S. were royally entertained Thanksgiving. Besides being allowed to beat Minneola they were the recipients of two swell feasts. At noon they were given a beefsteak dinner, the meat being furnished by Linn Fraz-ler.

That evening they enjoyed the regular Thanksgiving dinner at the M. E. Church. The Minneola players were invited to the evening feast but as they had a big feed waiting at Minneola for them they did not feel that they could hold both. J.

O. LEE HAS CLOSE CALL While removing a grease cup from a boxing with the machinery in motion on one of the top floors of the big concrete Equity Elevator, J. O. Lee had a narrow escape from death Monday afternoon. Mr.

Lee had gone to the top of the elevator to oil the machinery and while in the act of removing this grease cup. the right sleeve of his unionalls caught in a projecting key, winding up the sleeve and finally tearing off the entire suit of unionalls. It is a wonder that he was not thrown into a large belt on one side or the sprocket wheel and chain on the other, but thru his present of mind he braced himself against the upright beam that the boxing was fastened on, keeping the swiftly revolving shaft from throwing him to either side or around itself. After Lee's unionalls were torn off and he dropped back onto the floor, a hammer which he carried in a nail apron came near 'getting him" again. The nail apron had become wrapped around the shaft, retaining the hammer until Mr.

Lee had fallen back onto the floor, when it was thrown away from the shaft stirking him with the handle on the forehead and nose. He was unable to go down to the ground floor of the elevator and it was not until then that anything was known of what might have been a tragic accident. Mr. Lee was able to keep working and Tuesday felt little worse for his experience with the exception of some bruised and skinned places. GRADING FOWLER STREETS Fowler city has hired the grading outfit of Fowler township to grade the streets of the "city, with the exception of Main street which was graded last summer.

The big grader is being pulled by C. O. Burford's Avery tractor. W. A.

Harvey is operating the grader. Many of our streets needed grading and the result will indeed be gratifying during the heavy rams and mows cf this winter ard sarins. GIBBONS TO ATTEND HO AD MEETING AT WASHINGTON Governor Henry J. Alien today named W. S.

Gibbons, state representative from Meade county, to act in his place aa. the. Kansas representative at the convention of the American Association of Highway Officials to be held in Washington, D. December 13-16. Governor Allen Is chairman ex-officio of the state highway commission.

Mr. Gibbons is president of the Kansas Good Roads association. Other members of the Kansas delegation are M. W. Watson, To-peka, state highway W.

C. Markham, Baldwin, secretary of the state highway commission; A. C. Blair, Lyons; and H. S.

Tierman, Fort Scott. TELEPHONE COMPANY NOT TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT Contrary to the announcment appearing in this newspaper several weeks ago, the local management of the Southwest Telephone Company will not change. Mrs. Nelfte Martin, the manager, was unable to find a tenent for the Keith house, which she owns, and it was on account of this that she decided to resign her position with the telephone exchange. However, about two weeks after the announcement appeared to that effect, she found a satisfactory renter for her rooming house, so decided to retain her managerial position.

Telephone directories are printed so that calss will be made by numbers and by reason of many patrons failing to call by number the operators are caused a great deal of inconvenience resulting in delays. Each patron Is furnished a directory and is exepcted of them to call by number. By so doing more prompt service at the switchboard can be obtained. County Attorney Wilson was up from Meade on business Friday. Boyd ran down a couple of coyotes.

These speedy huuters have hunted coyotes for the past four or 'five years Several dif ferent seasons the motorcyclists of Fowler have hunted coyotes and they say it is real sport. When hunting the coyotes to any great extent they have guards extending about 12 or 15 Inches perplndlcular to the motorcycle frame attached just below and back of the handle bar post, bo that the machine may fall to the ground without serious injury to the rider or the engine In this way the machine can be dropped to the ground, as when going through a fence, and the en gine will remain running. The hunters usually carry a six-shooter and a sawed -off twenty-gauge shot gun, with a pistol handle attached. This "blunderbus" is useful in shooting, the fleeting animals while In full pursuit, it being very difficult to take exact aim. The coyote is no match for the motorcycle on average prairie or stubble ground.

On a straight course, the motorcycle will overhaul the fastest coyote in less than a mile, starting the chase a quarter of a mile to the rear, Mr. Burford state that several years ago he held, bis machine close to a coyote on average ground for a considerable distance, the speedometer Indicating about 35 miles per hour. When In pursuit of the fleet animals of the plains, the mounted hunter will jump ditches, mud holes and go through brush piles and weed patches aa if they weren't there. It Beems strange that these dare-devil ridiers can make the wild chases after coyotes that they do and emerge without a scratch. They seldom get spilled and yet more seldom get injured.

On rough ground and when many fences have to be crossed the riders often have to chase the fleeing coyote three or four miles before they get close enough to take an effective shot. BIRTHDAY PARTY Last Saturday being Dorothy Bailey's tenth birthday, ten of her little friends ware invited to help her celebrate it in the afternoon. The children played games during the afternoon and just before time to depart a delicious birthday cake bearing ten lighted candles, was cut and served to the guests along with peaches and whipped cream. The little guests were: Esther Upp, Eleanor Cain, Helen Lee, Edna Barcley, Lola Turner and Evelyn Pinnick. L.

B. Brady was a Dodge City business visitor last Friday. Half Price JSMU-. BIRTHDAY PARTY Little Neva Hinshaw celebrated her seventh birthday last Saturday afternoon by inviting a number of her little friends out to her country home to spend the afternoon. The little folks enjoyed themselves as only happy children can in both outdoor and indoor games, and needless to say, they enjoyed the birthday cake and sandwiches and apples which were served to them, before they departed for their several homes.

Myrtle Morril, Gevene Carlson, Valena Stoval, Charlotte Cain, Wy-onia Lepel, Marguerite Ives, Jaunita and Helen Rathburn, Laura Kilgore and Neva Hinshaw were those who enjoyed the good time. Coats, Skirts, Waists, House Dresses and Aprons at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Have You Seen Santa Claus? He has been at BAUMGARDNERS And left something for Everyone Come in and see what he left for YOU It's Here THE BAUMGARDNER DRUG CO. HEADQUARTERS FOR XMAS GOODS SHOES 25 Percent Discount A Complete Line Of XMAS TOYS, DOLLS, ETC. LADIES READY-TO-WEAR STORE ESLTgW 'JM 9 1 JfctWHf PHI".