The Logan Herald from Logan, Kansas • 1

70 JHm-'t HERALD Entered as second-class matter November 2, 1909, at the post office at under the Act of March 3, 1879 Logan, Kansas, Friday, November 19, 1909 Published Weekly Vol.1, No. 6. Catching On Logan people are finding out where School Notes In the afternoon of Thanksgiving Bow Creek. This winter keeps farmers hustling. Day, if the weather permits, the B.

B. to get job printing done when tbey are in a hurry and at the same time It came as a surprise and no one was ready for it. Champions of Phillipsburg will match BLUE VALLEY INUNDATED Nine Inches of Water Falls in Two Days in the Country Tributary to the Blue River NO EASTERN MAIL FOR FOUR DAYS Most farmers are done shucking but few are not and a very few have not their skill with our boys and girls. The girls' game begins promptly at 1:30 and the boys' game will immediately follow. The battles will be wag begun yet.

John Daniels is repairing hissheller. ed on the Jubilee grounds and a small admission will be charged to defray Severel farmers are wanting him to shell. B. A. Leak has two good milch cows want something good.

Last Monday about an hour before mail time, one of our business men found out that he wanted to send 50 short letters out on that mail. It was an impossible task. He luckily thought of the Herald man's guarantee to do printing on one hour's notice. He sent a messenger up with his copy, had him stop at the postofflce and get a bunch of postal cards, and left the order with us. Just 20 minutes afterwards, we phoned him that the cards were ready, and within a half hour after Mr.

Business man had made up his mind to send the notices, they were in the postofflce, being routed for their destination. to sell. Tilla Hooper has been helping Mrs. Wright to get her house papered. The rain and snow that fell here last Friday and Saturday was a genuine soaker and the best thing that has happened for some time.

No eastern mail Snnday and Monday. The east end of the Central Branch was wet again and ont of com-mission in consequence. After fhe rain and snow of last week came the snuggest spell of winter that we have seen in early November for a great many years. More snow tell and it turned quite cold. Mrs.

T. M. Wright has promised B. A. Leak a social before he leaves for Phoenix, Ariz.

necessary expeujes. As this is our first game, we trust a good crowd will be In attendance to "cheer us on to victory." The Literati Society will hold its meeting Friday afternoon instead of Friday evening because of tbe services at the church. Open air chapel was to have been held for the dedication of the new flag but owing to the weather, it was held Indoors as usual. Iu a very appropriate maimer, Mr. Neilson presented the flag.

Following this a very pretty salute was given by the First Primary, songs given by Mrs. Dew's and Miss Ceeple's rooms, were thoroughly appreciated aud were heartily encored. Mr. Hepworth gave his customary chapel talE wulch Is always interest-ing and benetioial. A New Shoe Shop A.

W. Ayres, a shoemaker of 40 years' experience and wll equipped in every way for his work, has opened up a shoe hospital in the room south of the Logan Produce Company. He has moved his family here and intends to stay. He will appreciate Coleman Selbe of Speed was a guest at the Teeple home, Sunday. Mrs.

Thos. Chapman came home from her visit in Ohio, Sunday. Mrs. J. H.

Sullivan came home from her visit at Speed last Saturday. Mrs. Geo. McKibben went to Speed Tuesday for a viiit with Mrs. Mrs.

B. A. Leak invited a few of her friends to a quilting and they brought a silk quilt for her and also one for Mrs. D. O.

Leak. Forty ladies were present. They quilted two quilts besides doing conslderableother work. The ocsasion will long be remembered by the Leaks for the good feeling slviwn bv their neighbors. Stony Point will have a social of some kind soon.

Cleo Leak came home from Edmond, Saturday, Wm. Preston will move upon II. A Leak's farm when B. A. goes to Phoenix.

B. A. Leak reports a good visit with Joe Ilioton and Chas. Bowman while at K. C.

last week. your patronage and will handle all your repair work la a first-class man Mesdames L. L. 0. and 0.

J. Solt aud daughter Helen visited in the ner and at a reasonable price. Primary room, Wednesday of last week. Our office phone No. 101.

A High School Quartette, composed of Misses Bertha Hagemau and Alpha A. W. Ayres and family are occupying the Laura Rundle house. Tom Chapman's moved this week Into the house east of Levi McOor-nncfc's. Byron Cooklnham has rented Myrtle Shaver's house and will move into It this week.

Hansen and Messrs. Roy Templiu and Bernard Noel, has been organized with The Gould brothers had relatives Miss Beatrice Lappln as acoompanist. from Alma, visiting them last We shall expect to hear from them In We are Indebted to J. N. Craven for 1 lformation regarding the flood which visited the Central Branch country, between Goffs and Blue Rapids, last Saturday and Sunday, A tremendous fill of water, said to be about nine inches, over a large territory made the whole country a sea.

The R. R. track was washed out in several placesfor many miles it was under water waist deep. The bridge was out be-twe Vleits and Frankfort. The trip from Kansas City to Logan took 65 1-2 hours, leaving K.

0. Saturday evening and arriving here Tuesday noon. Even theu he had to drive over the wagon road from Vleits to Frankfort or he would not have reached here until Wednesday afternoon. At Vermillion it was impossible for the passengers to get off as the water was too high around the depot. When they got out In the country on higher ground, they got off at a farm bouse and drove back to town.

The rest of the passengers tried to get breakfast Ht a farm house but the crowd was too large and hungry looking and the housewife would not attempt to feed them. One lady got off at Vermillion. She was a young married woman and her husband was waiting for her with a rig. He waded out to the train and carried her to the buggy. Twice during the trip, the water came up into the locomotive and put the fire out.

Another engine was brought from the rear and rushed them out into shallow water again. At Barretts, a grain elevator was flooded. The elevator was running-dipping the water out of the dump and emptying a stream out of the upper window. Frankfort was a scene of devasta tion. The business street was waist deep in water.

Boxes, trees, hog pens, barns and out houses floated lazily around where the highway should have been. Near the Frankfort depot was the Central Branch train from this end of the lii with ins quota of passengers. Food was taken to the passengers in Tuesday the track was fixed up so that trains could move and a few hours after, the bridge was finished so that the train from the east could cross. ednesday afternoon the mail came In the first daily papers 6ince Saturday. The Cottonwood, Neosha and Smoky Hill rivers were also on a rampage.

week. The trustees of the M. E. church have ordered a new furnace installed. It will be ready for use by Christmas at tbe latest.

the near future. Mrs. Robert Search and Mrs. Rode baugh visited at chapel and after wards In the Primary room. H.

R. Williams, manager for the Olney Musio Oo's. piano sale, left the business here in charge of Jim Terry and went on to "urr Oak Tuesday afternoon, where he has another sale on. Show your school spirit and come root for us Thanksgiving Day. The following program will be giv en by Mrs.

Dew's room, November 24: M. E. Roark, who laid the principal cement walks in this city and did Song, "America." Invocation Rev. some good work on the dam for Frank Mr. Haskell, the Gaylord capitalist, was in Logan, Saturday.

He wad warden of the State Penitentiary for a number of years. J. N. Craven and daughter Gladys came home from Kansas City Tuesday. Miss Gladys had her eyes examined and fitted with glasses.

Perry Sidfrlda and children were down from Edmond last week, visiting Mrs. Oliver Pennington and family before they left for their new home in Idaho. "November" Helen Hunt Jackson May Keene. History of Thanksgiving Day Mr. Hepworth.

Song "We Greet You" School. Thoughts for the day Pupils. Shurtz, is now located at Wallace, Kansas, J. L. Search and H.

B. MoAuley started for Pittsburg, Sunday evening on a combined business trip and visit, They will probably be gone three or four weeks. Pittsburg Is McAnley's old home and he will likely persuade some of his eastern friends to come out aad buy some Kansas land. "A Colonial Ballad" Evelyn Fltz hugh. Essays on "Colonial Speed Items The Prlscllla Club met with Mrs.

Dr. Chapman Tuesday evening. Eight ladles were present. The Club will meet with Mrs. Veeh next week.

Mrs. Dr. Chapman and son Harold were passengers to Logan Saturday mornlojt, returning Monday morning, Messrs. Klinkand Cunningham left for Kansas City Saturday, They reached Frankfort and remained there thirty-two hours on account of heavy rains. They were forced to return home Tuesday.

II. Gebersand Mr. Sanford were In Phillipsburg on business Tuesday Prairie View Ed Rhoades camo In from Goodland, to make a visit among friends and' relatives. He stayed longer than he expected on account of the big snow. A large number of persons were baptized In the M.

E. church last Sunday. Fred Hanson Is here from Falrburv, this week. Gus Rhoades Is back from Good-land. Prairie View was treated to a moving picture show last week and we have the promise of the same every two weeks.

Mrs A. O. Bamngton came home more than a week aim. on the road to ''Dress" Clifford Brown. Remember our phone number is 101.

Call us up any time of day or night with an item of news, an order for work, or a subscription for the Herald. "Houses" Stanley Snyder. "Furniture" Maurice Bonser. "Food" Cnrlstena Noel. 'Amusements" George Hill.

Tom Sproul, living south of Dens-more, whom we reported as being seriously hurt by a' falling windmill several weeks ago, is rapidly recovering and out of all danger. Will Presnell is now one of the Ton-eorial artists in the Dew shop. Miss Mary Lohrmeyer drew the $5 at Dougherty Son's btore last Saturday. In oraer to accommodate the people who live in the country, the drawing will take place at 3 p. m.

after this instead of 4. recovery from her long Illness. "New England Sunday" Janle Post. Song "Corn Song" By 6 pupils. Reo.

"A Country Thanksgiving" Mable Septer. Tableaux "Holland Home" descriptions Eva Botkln Lester Suhr "Iudlan Home described by Tommle Wlltrout. "Puritan Home" Story of Puritans, Abbie Traoy. "Storyof the Pilgrims" Maud Crear "Praise God" Jessie Sandlain. Song "Sailing" School.

"The Feast Time of Year" Maggie Becker. "The FlrHt Thanksgiving" Elsie James. "Thanksgiving Dinner" Graeme Baker. Dialogue "November's Cro Pupils. Song "We Thank Thee." Remarks by Patrons.

Everybody cordially Invited to attend and inspect the work of the pupils. Buy your cakes for Thanksgiving of the Pupils' Cooking Clans of the Intermediate grade on Wednesday, Nov. 24, at school building. Proceeds to go for library. Miss Maud BofHngton roslgned her position as teacher in Diet.

107, where she has taught many years, in order to assist with the uties at her father's home In that district. A delicate Get a Sick and Accident Policy in the Great Western Company of Des Moines, Iowa, It pays large dividends against the loss of time. Covers every kind of accident or sickness. See R. W.

Attwater, Agent, Logan, Kans. Leslie Cary and family returned to this county last Friday. Last March, they went out to Portland, Oregon, and bought property but their health was not good out there, so they sold out and came back to Kansas. mother and two motherless babes, lefl Methodist Church Notes Prof. Ilepworth will lead the Ep-wortli League service, Sunday evening, Nov.

24; Subject: "Bringing 'In the Luke 16:24, 1 Cor. 19:23. Mr. John Bark ley leads the following Sunday evening, Nov. 31, Subject: "Temperance." Mrs.

Wolf and children, George, Willie ard Jennie, assisted by Miss Ethel Elliot, gave a Temperance entertainment at the church last Saturday evening. It was quite pleasing in every way, the work of the children especially bo. The atomy evening prevented many from attending. Proceeds 82.50,. which go to the W.

C. T. U. fund. The lighting of the church has been wonderfully improved by the addition of a cluster of six electric lights.

The meeting Wednesday evening was omitted on account of the Kirk lecture at the opera house. The text Sun lay morning was taken from Rev. 7:14. The pastor told something ot t.ie troubles that beset the Christian on his journey to the Holy City and the sorrows of those who allow hemxelves to be lured or frightened out of the right rond. The discourse was practical and helpful and did not close without a note of encouragement and hint of the reward that awaits those who "finish their coarse." The Ep worth League met Tuesday evening in business session and voted to use the funds on hand 120 toward supporting a boy in the Mission School for boys at Muzaffartur, India.

A brother of Mrs. Templln, our pastor's wife, Is at the head of this school. He is rred M. Perrill. so by the death of tier sister, Glendora Thomas, will occupy Miss Buffing-ton's time for the coming year.

8 The land excursion to New Mexico The Wilson hoys have joined the Cliff Dwellers in the Dye flat. They moved la on Wednesday, this week. Elmer Anderson of Denver, was here between trains Tuesday, visiting Wesley Morris. Mr. Anderson is now located at Speed where he is employed by Mr.

Stapp as a barber. Mr. Bailey, living north of town, is suffering with a severe attack of lumbago. He fell while at work Wednesday and was carried home by Elmer Smith and another neighbor. Only ten days more of the big November sale at Wiltrout's.

Ton can't afford to miss It if you have anything at all to buy. The discounts will save you several dollars on your bill. J. W. King and wife arrived Tuesday from a vtit to Coyle, Okla.

at th home of their son, J. F. King and family. They cime over the Rock Inland aud crossed over to Glade and from there to Logan on the dry end of the Central Branch. Mr.

King is well pleased with the country there and says he will move to Oklahoma as soon as he cm sell out. He reports was postponed on account of the de moralized condition of railroad traffic. Geo. Lay mon went down to Jewell county the latter part of last week to see his father, who was about to start for tbe woods of Montana. The elder Laymon, though 74 years old, and some time back was fn very poor health Mr.

Wynant of Hamlet, vis ited at the T. W. Wiltrout home from Saturday until Monday. Mr. Wynant is a cousin of T.

W. Wiltrout and a cousin also of Miss Bessie Wynant, i has taken a claim out there, where I two of his sons, have preceded him. Mrs. Thos. Dye has been suffering with rheumatism for the past few days.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dougherty made a business trip to Edmond the first ot the week. For over twenty years, R. W.

Attwater has been a public auctioneer in this locality. He knows' everyone and knows his business and can get who taught ia our schools here last year. Tbe opposition made a heroic attempt to squelch The Herald this week. The editor was offered sudden wealth If he would discontinue its publication and confine his competitive efforts to "job work on you much better prices than a strang David Morris is over south this week, visiting bis uncle, Mr. er can.

Don't fail to call on him when you have anything to sell, no matter how small nor how large a sale you expect to have. that Hugh Eitep has a position In the depot at Coyie, learn'ng the business and getting $40 per month..