Stafford Courier from Stafford, Kansas • 6

-THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1920 THE STAFFORD COURIER, STAFFORD, KANSAS Sarprise on Mrs. N. J. Smileys and Son. Tho members of the Covenanter church planned a very pleasant on Mrs.

N. J. Smiley and her News Notes Leonardt l'ed on Mr. and Mrs. P.

VanHoet and family sWed-nesday. Mary Cobb went to Preston Mcnday night to care for P.iier who has a cancer. Wm. Gardner bought Frank Sutton's motorcycle last week. Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Pce and son NOVA ITEMS Mclusira Trimpe" visit in Hutch iiwon with her sifter Minn'e Triumpe Thursday. MM. Mary Cobb and Mrs.

L. E. Sutton sper.t Monday with Ma Geo. Cnyder. Mr.

and Mrs. Gus Leens of Pratt Geo. H. Wallace, Head Millright son Bert, who are soon to have for of Care P. M.

came in last a trip to California. Missionary I I 1 1 L1'T meeting nuu uueu iiuiu inui.vi.iy eve- Thursday evening from Racine, Wis. to visit hU father, William, who was rim at the home of Kev. ana Mrs, UNION TOWNSHIP i The Lamoreux. local of the Farmer's union met last Thursday n'g'ut at La.ro:eux house.

Quite a rle'egation from t'm Turon loral were present -and the Tur.orv organizer assisted in initiating about twenty-four George Fieymiller was elect kI president and Willie Me'reis Secretary-Treasurer. The object of the Union ms coorevative buying and sealing amor.g the farmers, The next "meeting will be held at Lamoreux school hou Thursday evening, 'April 22,. All farmer interested aie invited to aUend. are especailly, invited. i.

The of 'fie -TaylorviTe school are very, glad to hear that 'eerouKiy ill. Mrs. Dreany and childrrn, who have been visiting in in Tuesday for a visit here and the J. G. Raed and after this noting, the members tumsd the affair into a Tit of a farewell party for them.

They presented Mrs. Smiley with a bwutiful somenir spoon of Stafford the Ottstott and Lonjr sale Thursday. A number of people from both Pratt and Preston were thera. P. VanHoet wa a Preston shopper Sa'ur'ay.

Clyde Fhobs helped P. VanHoet haul hay from Lester Richards Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Logan Cook called on Mr.

and Mrs. Ottitott and family Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. P.

VanHoet and family Kpent, Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lester Richards and family. Met Wi'h Painful Accident. h.

D. Whittington met with a painful accident Wednesday morning while working at the cement mixer. His sleeve caught on a bolt and in some way drew his right arm into the machinery causing a compound comminuted fracture of botn bones in the forearm. He was taken Muriel were afford sheppoi Wednesday. Otto Dew and Benton were Trenton sl opers Wedes(lay.

Lconhardt and rhildren were guests of Jenn'e Dew Tue-dav. Missei Ehoc'a Ketz and Verie Stevens took examinations at Preston Saturday. P. VanHoet called on J. L.

Phelps A delicious uuiuu ml aiiti into tfvini rvul left to-day enroute for their nd Bert with a Bible. and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leens and family spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs.

P. Vanlloet a'd family. Mt IL Haysi of lston made a bus'nes? trip to Chas. Benton's Thursday evening. Mr.

and Mn. L. E. Sutton and children were in Stafford chopping 'Wednesday. Mrs.

Seaton Hawver was the guest of Mr. mother, Mrs. John luncheon was served and at a' late hour all departed for tfieir home wishing Mrs. Smiley and her son a pleasant trip. Home at Lacrosse, i Theresa Taylor of Hudson was a business visitor in the city Monday.

Miss Lillian Arnold of Turon came in Wednesday to a'-tend the funeral of little Vcrn Elmer Walrafen. Dr. and Mrs. Sott: and daughter and-Miss Maude Spickard of St. John ever Wednesday.

We can give you the best of ser Tuesday. Mr. end Mrs. Logan Cook were in Piatt and Iuka Monday. Mr.

and Mrs. CWe Haitsl' 'and Hawver, I'uefday. Vivian Rundell, the present teacher, has been engaged to teach the school M.1. and Mrs. Chas.

Hetrxk and Drath cf a Babe. Vern Elmer, the infant son of Mr. and. Mrs. Loren' Walrafen passd a-way Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the hospital.

He was born April 3, 1920 at Stafford, Kansas, family spent Sunday with his broth er and and Mrs. Wul Hetrick of Lewis, Kansas. to the hospital for medical treatment and he is getting along as well as can be expected at the present time. vice with our new fountain. Wible's, Li'lian Fritsche closed her school baby Irene were Preston shoppers Saturday; Mrs.

J. L. called on Mrs. P. VanHoet Tuesday evening.

Roy Dew took his brother Norval to Pratt to take the train to go out west Monday. 1 There, was a good attendance at at Nova Friday with a big dinner. ta.vu rnin 1 npsrlav on bumness. 1 6 came luesrlay on business. Ottawa old.

had endeared himself to many There was a large crowd present and every one enjoyed a fine time. Mr. and Wes Minnis and Mr. and Mrs. Earl.

Allen motored to Hutchinson to-day to visit relatives. for another year. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Richards calU ed on Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Taylor Friday. Burris helping Will Slade' plant corn. Services were held at Union Center Sunday. Mr.

and Loyd Lee visited relatives near Jlullinville the latter part of the week. Last Wedresday evening about fifty neighbors and friends gathered at Roy Dew and his sister Jennie and a will be sadly, missed. Funeral services were held Wed-resday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. H. W.

Hering and were conducted by Rev. Guy E. Spear, pas Mrs. C. W.

Green of Winneld came in last Friday for a visit at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Green. Everything for your dinner at the M. E.

Ladies' Aid food le. Mrs. Ethel Cole and on Alice Gere, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen and children motored to St.

John and spent Saturday night and Sunday visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Gabbart. Our new tountain is absolutely clean and sanitary. Wible Drug Co.

The W. C. T. if. will not meet Friday on account of the Inter Church movement that is to be held that afternoon.

the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bor-' i XT tor of the M. E.

Chu'-ch. Interment was made in the Stafford cemetery. The bereaved parents have the heartfe't sympathy of the entire community. Had a Big Crowd The Sophomore play which was given at the high school last Thursday evening was greeted by a full house. 1 Practically all the seats Ind en, to neip surprise mrs.

iNancy Dunn, it being her birthday. A very pleasant evening was spent in playing garnet and visiting, after which refreshments were served. At Has Your Garage A Cement Floor? TO PRESERVE YOUR CAR AND TIRES a late hour the guests departed wishing Mrs. Dunn many happy returns of the day. All baseball' players who expect to make the Stafford team for this year been sold by that morning.

ine are requested to be at the baseball boys and girls were very y.w.1 1 1.U nlotr in Jones thought he would save a little money by patronizing one of ground this (, nurtaay; evening at viiey jji-cbuuibu a imc m-wc kmu.t 8n excellent manner and made some. those cheap barber scnoois. ine 6 clock annrentice who lathered him was thing like $35 on their undertaking. quite communicative. "The boss is pretty strict," he con The home talent plays this year seem to be up to the standards of fided.

"Hr won't tolerate carlessness. Why every Ave cut a customer's previous years if not a little better. The students work hard and have good instruction and deserve the fine support, which, they are receiving. face we are lined a quarter. Then he added, brandishmg h's Mrs.

L. L. Mater and little son of St. John came over Wednesday to attend thq. funeral of the fonner's little nephew Vern Elmer Walrafen.

Mrs. E. M. Smart of Wichita came in Sunday night to visit and friends. D.

F. Itingel went' to Bucklin and Miinsola Wednesday morning on business and for a visit with tives. Ollie Hensley went to Wil-more last Sunday morn'ng for a visit with her daughter and friends. razor, "However, I don't give, a rap to-day; I just won five dollars 'on a Clarence Peacock was a business in Newton last Saturday. bet." fcjii Auto, Accident.

A party of young people composed of George "Richardson, Missel Bertha EthcHdge, Helen Hebrlee, Alice Rey nolds, JHelva Swinger, Fern Smiley and Bertha Hicks met with an auto accident last Friday afternoon while out They were in a Stude- Have you a driveway in comparispfi new Don't'let your family arid friends jwalk, in mud arotind your Call us and stop such troubles and save. baker 'car and were just northeast of the city, when the accident occurred. A REAL FARM WITH POSSESSION AT ONCE 160 acre farm the same distance from three good towns, vyhich makes excellent market facilities'4 All nice land, fenced and cross fenced. Part under' 1 woven wire. Good house with bath cellar.1' Cave, two windmills, 5 horsa power gas engine.

1 goes. Orchard, good chicken houses. 'Barn, steel' grain bin. 80 acres in fine growing wheat. 10) acres rye, 35 acres oats.

All crops go with place. Garden and potatoes planted and go. Possession" in a few days. A dandy farm and a bargain con-v. sidenng you get possession of everything -right The price is only $19,000 and we can give most any kind of terms to suit you.

Make anranjerhenti to come and see this now. Don't put it off till next week or some other time for jf you wait too long? somebody will beat you to it for we just can't keepij these kinds of bargains. Miss Ethendge was dnvingt and in some way was unable to manage it at the rate of Bpeed they were going ancl the turnetl over, throwing "them all out excepting Alice Reynolds, who was pinned under it. She was soon liberated and the girls were taken to the hospital where medical money, ah Kinas 01 cemenr jooDing aone. S.

Suckle Jackson uzt, Leave Orders at Phone 33 i aid was secured. All weie- more or less bniised and 'shook up, while Hicks' left ankle, was broken and Alice Reynolds was 'bod'v' bniised 'and cut and was not able to leave the hospital until Sunday morning when she was taken to her home at Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Sims. All are getting along nicely and they consider themselves lucky that the accident did not prove to be more The car was 'badly -CALL- BACHUS WINDER, Abbyville, Kans or see our local agent Liston Dennis, over First; State Bank, Stafford, Kansas FREE! Show at Weide Next Saturday i April -17, thes Reuben Ray company will be at the Weide. The members of this organization are wire walkers, jugglers, acrobats, i' contortionists, conjurers, comedians, lj singers, dancers and musicians. The Reuben Ray family has in the past been with "Polly of the Circus," the Orpheum Circuit, Marcqs Loew. Bar-num'and Forepaugh-Sells and Pennsylvania Auto Tube 6ther high class amusement enter Something Different prises.

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