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5:10 a.m, No. 14- a.m J. E. Hagen has rented housekeeping rooms of Mrs. Gillam, Local and Personal IN AND ABOUT SCOTT CITY Miss Alta Easley entertained at her home Saturday evening.

I. V. Negly shipped another car of horses to California this week. The Middy Girls Club met with Miss Hildred Hines Wednesday evening. Dickhut and Coffin shipped a car of horses to Conneticut, Monday night.

P. R. Schultz of PenDennis was here on a business trip yesterday. H. C.

Johnson shipped a car of cattle to the Kansas City market Tnesday E. E. Eitel of Grigsby has purchased an interest in the West Side Garage. Jay Hines and father left tor a stock sale of Angus cattle near Rossel, Kansas, Tuesday. J.

W. Green and Mrs. Mellisa Brown of this city were married Monday evenAng at Oberlin, Kansas. A fine baby girl was born, Saturday Jan. 28, to E.

P. Graves and wife of the Manning neighcorhood. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hull are the proud parents of a fine baby boy, born Friday, Feb.

3rd. Elmer Munden, who operated the Scott City ice plant last year, is in town on business, this week. Rob't Sharpe and wife have rented Mrs. Clarence Dickhut's bongalow, in the southwest part part of town. Judge Boyer issued a marriage license yesterday to J.

Glen Neal of Healy and Miss Bessie O. Smith of Utica. S. W. Harris and Dr.

C. B. Stern of Oberliu, Kansas, are here on business. Mr. Harris purchased some land near here recently.

E. F. Westby is here this week on business. Earl is making his home with his parents in Hutchinson and Frank Eddingfield is looking after the ranch east of town. Theo.

Lockard of St. Franis, arrived here Friday night, for a few davs business visit. Mr. Lockard is an extensive land owner in this county, Chas Harkness of Lake township, received a letter from Emil Votipka, a former neighbor of his, requesting him to have the Republican sent to him. Mrs.

L. W. Cretcher received word last Thursday that her mother had died at her home in Illinois. Mrs. Cretcher left that night to attend the funeral.

There is talk of abolishing Hollywood, probably about all the effect it would have is that it might shorten some of the associated press dispatches. California hasn't anything on us as to balmy weather, part of the time yesterday was comfurtable with the door open. Kinder gives a feller a call to the "wilds." According to one of our exchanges an old lady in that town says she dont read the papers very much, but whenever she does pick one up, it says, "Arbuckle case just given to the jury." Walter Gunckel and wife of the Manning neighborhood, were in town Monday having just been released from quarantine for diphtheria. Mrs. Gunckel and one daughter were seriously ill with the disease for several weeks.

This office is indebted to L. C. Bakfor, not a sample, but a real feed of er that mighty good chocolate candy, he laid in for winter. He also brought a nice portion of it to the conncil room Monday evening. The Workers Conference of the Christian church gave a six o'clock dinner at the R.

H. Crabtree home, Tuesday evening, in honor of J. D. Zimmerman, the State Representative of Sunday School work. About 38 guests were present.

Up in Sherman county of which Goodland is the county-seat, they, evidently are having 'war' over consolidated schools, as one teacher has held school for six weeks, alone while all the pupils of the districts have attended a consolidated school. Must be a in the wood pile some whar. Scott county as a horse producer is demonstrated by the fact that during this week two carloads of the noble steeds were shipped to the markets of the world; one car went to the Atlantic and the other to the Pacific coast They were all excellent anicoast. large, fine shaped, and sound. mais, The B.

Y. can fix your tires on short notice. The Ladies Aid of the E. church will meet each Thursday afternoon in the basement of the church. Mrs.

L. Schmitt, President. Dr. Gafford now has offices in the new theatre building. Read his csrd in this paper.

That Printing office Towel "Hurrah!" cries the Ben Franklin Monthly. "The day is saved. Chas W. Schaefer, secretary of the Trenton (N. Typothetae comes through with a new poem on the printing office towel." Did you ever hear the story How the Bunkville Morning Glory (The only paper published in the town) Almost missed a week's edition Just because of the condition That there any printing ink around? High and low they looked and rooted, All around the town they scooted, Not a drop of printing ink was to be had; There was worry on the faces Of the workmen at their places, For it looked as though the paper was in bad.

Then the little printer's devil, Who had kept his head most level, Pondered for a while upon the awful state; "Something must be done and quickly Time is short," he added thickly, paper must be off the press by eighti" Then the devil gave a howl, Grabbed the good old office towel, And behind the printing press he took a place; O'er the type he rubbed that dinky Piece of cloth so nice and inkyAnd saved the Morning Glory from disgrace, Pence Roy Helfrick and family spent Sundey with the Ewert family. Harry Kough is shelling corn for W. H. Whitham this week Jim Williams was a Modoc visitor Monday. Miss Mable Garvin entertained a number of young folks at a skating party Saturday evening.

Tom Duff delivered corn to Mr. Converse, Monday, Ray Stern and wife entertained C. E. Pendleton and family and Floyd Helfrick and wife at dinner Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Halloway spent Sunday p. m. at the home of Austin Crisman. Jas.

Radnor and wife were callers at the Tom Duff home Sanday. Herbert Helfrick hauled material for their new house, Saturday. Mervin Brow is selling corn to Herman Ryan this week. Lloyd Whitham spent Monday night with Paul Rishel. Mrs.

Elsie Carpenter and children spent last week with her brother, Roy Helfrick and family. John Radnor and wife spent Monday at the Jas. Radnor home. Wm Carpenter was transacting business in Scott City, Saturday, May Murr spent last week with her grandmother. John Hopper and Ted Griffin were Scott City visitors Saturday, Lee Hillery of Winona is visiting at Will Whitham's this week.

Miss Mervin Brown was a Scott City visitor Monday. Dewey Epler hauled feed from the John Hopper place Monday. John Whitham delivered cane seed to Modoc, Monday. Paul and Vernon Rishel were dinper guests at the John Whitham home Sunday. Ellsworth Case and family attended literary at Primrose, Friday night.

Elmer Carson spent Sunday night Paul Riskel. Rev. Umberger of Garden City, one of the former members ot the Tiller and Toiler staff of Larned, but now pastor of the Baptist church at Garden was in town yesterday and spoke at the Baptist church in this city last evening in the interests of the Continuation Campaign of the New World Movement of the Baptist church. He left here last night for Topeka to attend the state conterence of his church. He being a former newspaper man, of course naturally looks a new town over, and says he has traveled over many states in the Central West and that Scott County has the poorest excuse for a conrt house he has ever seen.

State of Kansas, ss: Scott County. Board of County Commissioners met in regular session in the County Clerks office this 6th day of February 1922, with members present as follows: L. S. Robb and A. C.

Kendall, Commissioners, R. D. Armstrong, County Attorney, and John L. Whitson, County Clerk. Board proceeded to business by electing L.

S. Robb as temporary chairman for the day. Board proceeded to business by making a motion which carried allowing the following bills. City Clerk, light and water county 6.20 L. S.

Boyer, salary and repairs 50.00 C. E. McMillan, cash advanced on scalps 63.00 C. E. McMillan, salary and postage 88.63 W.

R. Wycoff, salary and extra visits 109.30 R. D. Armstrong, salary, tramscripts etc. 85.75 W.

L. Gamble, fumigation for county. 33.90 F. W. Sperling, Commissioner appearing, takes his place on the Board as chairman.

J. P. Neal, sal. and mileage $120.03 C. M.

Turner, hauling benches and chairs .75 John L. Whitson, salary, postsge, assessor work and trip to Topeka 180.60 Finkenbinder Son, supplies for county 6.05 A. N. Merrill, county printing and supplies 74.50 City Marshal, supplies and bor on jail 8.73| Wm. Ebersole, repair work on court room 4.50 Allison-Eby Hdw.

supplies for county 19.20 R. H. Crabtree, justice costs in Butler case 2.95 R. H. Crabtree, justice costs in Binns case 4.50 R.

H. Crabtree, one day draw. ing jury 2.00 P. M. Frank, cleaning court house yard 2.70 L.

C. Baker, one day drawing iury 2.00 Leo. T. Gibbens, salary, office rent and express 112.78 Foster Lmbr. supplies for court room 4.76 G.

O. Coker, stenographer fees in inquisition 10.00 Theo Magill, salary 30.00 Roarks, supplies for county 1.38 Filson Mer .96 J. F. Towell, 2 davs Ex. Board 10.00 Sarah VanAntwerp 10.00 C.

A. Easley, sal. and postage 68.16 J. B. Morris, 92.66 A.

N. Merrill, printing 17.15 City Clerk, light and water for High School 42.90 W.L. Gamble, supplies H. School 2.25 Filson Mer. Co.

17.50 29.13 Scott City Fur. 2.30 Kansas Book 5.97 Natl. Wood Reno 3.34 Scott Foreman 2.20 Dodd-Mead Co, 13.00 Finkenbinder Son, 3.20 D. Appleton 3.45 Scott Heat Plum. work on high school closets 9.50 Eugene Hueftle, salary as high school teacher 200.00 Albert Hueftle, salary as high school principal 238.88 Iona Goetchius, salary as high school teacher 166.66 M.

Blackmer, janitor H. S. 50.00 Scott City Tele phone rent for high school 6.00 Scott City Tele phone rent for county 6.25 Roarks, cleaning high school machines 6.00 Mrs. Albert Hueftle, salary as high school teacher 40.00 Ruth Smiley, salary as high school teacher 111.11 Esther Goetchius, salary high school teacher 166.66 Foster Lmbr. supplies for high school 3.95 Carrie Starr, salary as high school teacher 166.66 Ethel Watkins, salary as high school teacher 166.66 Foster Lmbr, coal for poor 28.05 May Cain, board and care of Edd Osborne 35.00 Marie Hopper, mother's aid 40.00 Mary Muzzall, 40.00 Jake Row, milk for Corder family 2.50 Royer, looking after poor 14,00 Ethel Watson, care of Corder family 28.00 Farmers Store, supplies for poor 1.00 Roarks, supplies for Parker family 5.30 M.

E. Stratton, assigned to Bover, care of Corder family 8.00 Laura Sickler, care and washing for Parker family 3.00 Filson Mer. supplies for Corder family 20.63 J. E. Scheuerman, supplies for Corder family 1.40 J.

W. Dauma, dragging Co. road 9.00 Elvis Jennings, 3.00 P. P. Shearmire 4.00 Andy Price, 16.00 E.

R. Allison 4.09 E. L. Rudolph 8.00 J. C.

Browning 4.00 E. Barnhart, laundry for Corder family 5.05 Wm. C. King, rent on rest room room for December 20.00 Wm. C.

King, rent on rest room for January 20.00 Finkenbinder Son, supplies for county road 3.07 Standard Oil Co, gas for county tractor 10.24 Motion made and carried approving the monthly reports of the following county officers: J.P. Neal, fees collected 2.50 L. S. Boyer 24.50 John L. Whitson 2.70 R.

D. Armstrong C. E. McMillan 1.10 C. A.

Easley 12.40 J. B. Morris 76.00 Motion made and carried accepting the order of the State Tax Commission for a refund of $1 82 in favor of Geo. B. Kelley in Isbel township and charge the same back to the various funds, on account of double assessment.

I Motion made and carried accepting the order of the State Tax Commission for a refund of $68.14 in favor of Tom Kenyon in Scott City, and charge the same back to the various funds, on account of double assessment. Motion made and carried approving the quarterly report of Leo. T. Gibbens county superintendent. Motion made and carried approving the annual report of P.

V. Seward, township trustee of Keystone township Motion made and carried approving the application of Mrs. Hannah Orr for mothers aid in the amount nf $25.00 per month. Motion made and carried allowing the following bills: Hannah Orr, mothers aid $25.00 Motion made and carried accepting the annual report of the township trustee of Scott township. Motion made and carried accepting the road viewers report in the T.

A. Ludlow road wherein a part of it was allowed and allow J. W. French $150.90 damages for land taken and A. A.

French $37.50 for land taken and said parties to execute deed to Scott County covering said right of way of road. Motion made and carried accepting the petition and bond of Wm. Poos, and others for a road in Isbel Township and appoint as viewers A. Kendall, L. S.

Robb and F. W. Sperling to meet at Scott City, Kansas on the 27th day of 1922 and proceed to view said road. Motion made and carried allowing Joe Hess $75.00 as road damages for three acres of land taken for a road in Isbel township upon the execution of a warranty deed to Scott county covering said land deposited in the Modoc State Bank. Motion made and carried allowing the following bills.

Frank Petefish, salary and expense $171.16 F. W. Sperling, 2 days salary and mileage as commissioner and viewing road 15.70 A. C. Kendall, 2 days salary and mileage as commissioner and viewing road 17.30 L.

S. Robb, 2 days salary and Mileage as commi sssoner and viewing road 12.90 Motion made and carried approving the personal bond of the First National Bank in the amount of $50,000.00 as one of the county depositories. There being no further business, a motion was made and carried to adjourn. F. W.

Sperling, Chairman. Attest: John L. Whitson, County Clerk. Shallow Water Notes Mrs. Ed Collins spent Tuesday with her mother in Scott City.

Mrs Arleigh Yeaton, who was taken to the Garden City hospital, is reported much improved. Charley Simms was quite badly cut about the mouth and one tooth broken while attempting to cut some kindling with a hatchet at the school this week. He was taken to Scott City where Dr. Gafford dressed his wounds. Bert Allen, who has been making his home in this locality the past year has suddenly disappeared.

He was lured awav for a drive on Sunday and has not been heard from since. We anticipate some thrilling description of punctures, holdups and blow-onts immediately upon his retorn. J. C. Hopper, of Hutchinson, is in this city on business today.

Court is still in session and probably will continue through next week. Mrs. C. O. Rogne and Mrs.

J. B. Morris motored to Garden City this morning. Mrs. Arthur Cope of Trenton Illinois passed away Sunday, January 29.

The family formerly resided on what is known as the John Roesch farm. They left here the last of December. on co RUSSELL SMILEY Attorneys-at-Law SCOTT CITY KAN. PHONE: 119, Titles a Specialty Bonded Abstracter L. S.

Boyer Attorney At Law SCOTT CITY. KANSAS NORTH END CAFE C. J. Fuller, Prop. Open night and day.

Special service for Railway passengers and trainmen. Full line of tobacco, cigars and coufections. Scott City, Kansas. LEO T. GIBBENS Attorney at Law Bonded Abstracter Examjner of Titles Scott City, Kansas U.

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NORMAN Western Land Loan Co. SCOTT CITY, KANSAS. Real Estate Insurance Alfalfa Land Wheat Land Fire Hail Ranches Town Property Tornado Abstracting Life, Health Accident Correspondence Solicited. Save the Pieces If you break your spectacles don't throw them away but bring us the pieces and we can copy them exactly like they were. SCOTT SPAULDING The Expert With the Watch TREES SHRUBS Fruit and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs.

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