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Ks. Stats Historical Society PLAINVILLE TIMES Consolidated July with Plainville Gazette PLAINVILLE, KANSAS, MAY 29, 1919 VOL. 15-NO. 28 1913 School Calendar-Closing Week JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUET Saturday evening, May 31, Christian church, BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM To be given at the Christian church, June 1st, 1919, 8 o'clock. Instrumental Solo Nettie DeuPree Prelude No.

21-Chapin Invocation Rev. Carlton Mixed Quartette Mrs. W. E. Andreson, Mrs.

Paul Posegate, Mr. C. R. Phillips, Mr. J.

H. Lee. Baccalaureate Sermon Rev. Parker Vocal Solo, "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Jos. S.

Knapp. Mrs. Fred Reed Violin Solo Dorothy Connelly Benediction Rev. Carlton COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Methodist church, 8:30, June 3, 1919. Orchestra Invocation Rev.

Carlton Salutatory Marion Brown Valedictory Elizabeth Hilgers Vocal Solo Cecelia Boudreau Class Prophecy Dorothy Stoneman Address James Start Male Quartett Fred Minx Lloyd Bartlett Marion McDonald Dwight Brown Presentation of Diplomas Orchestra 8TH CRADE COMMENCEMENT Methodist Church, Wednesday evening, June 4, 1919. Invocation Rev. Stevens Piano Solo Atha Thomas Piano Duet Gwendolyn Yeagy Beulah Brandt Vocal Solo Mrs. Fred Reed Address by Class President Francis McConigly Eleanor Barber Violin Duet Maude Conger Address Rev. Carlton Vocal Solo J.

H. Lee Benediction Rev. Parker ALUMNI BANQUET Saturday evening, June 7. Thursday, June 5, last day of regular school work. Friday, June 6, Final Examinations in High School.

Friday and Saturday, June 6-7 Normal, Training Examination at Stockton and 7th and 8th grade examinations at Plainville. Red Cross Notes The Red Cross has extended the time on knitting, which was to have been completed by June 1st. We have on hand a quantity of yarn which we will be glad to have knitted during the summer. Mrs. Conger will supply you.

All other garments are to be shipped next Tuesday. You will please make an effort to have these completed garments at the Red Cross room on or before that date. Joe Hannehan is just able to be out after a severe spell of pneu- monia. Miss Bertha Gordon of Lincoln Center arrived Monday on a visit to her sister Mrs. A.

I. Case. Glotzbachs will have a car of heavy oats on track the first of next week. Albert Hall brought home with him a German saw tooth bayonet. He presented it to Jess Sawyer.

It is on exhibition in the window at Lambert Bros. drug store. A community service flag is being prepared by the ladies for Decoration Day. Orders for machinery supplies forwarded by dealers are beginning to be slow in getting filled. If you want Acme supplies of any kind better get your order in right away or you will likely have to wait right when you need them.

Red Line Garage. There is an abundance of blue shale near the city dump grounds. Whenever a load of trash is taken out why not have a load of shale brought in and its merits tested on the streets some place. The ball game at the High school grounds Friday between Plainville and Webster H. S.

trams resulted in victory for the latter by a score of 16 to 4. Wednesday the home team went to Webster. Rain stopped the game after four innings. The Plainville boys were ahead at the time. Today they went to Palco.

Diploma Examination for Graded Schools The County Diploma examinations for the cities of the third class will be held at the following places June 6th and 7th: Stockton, Plair ville, Codell, Woodston, Zurich, Webster and Palco. The order of the subjects will be as follows: Friday -Reading, A- rithmetic, Physiology. Friday afternoon- -Civics, Geography, Kansas History. Saturday morning--Writing, Classics, U. S.

History. Saturday afternoon -Spelling, Grammar, Agriculture. Emma Bigge, County Superintendent. The Times is in receipt of the following telegram from Governor Allen: "State wide celebration being arranged for 353rd all Kansas regiment Eighty Ninth Division at Topeka Friday afternoon May thirtieth, I ask hearty of citizens of your county in making this event fitting recognition of the magnificent record made by this Kansas organization in France." "It has been shown that it is the will of the people that national prohibition should be adopted," said Miss Mary E. Dobbs of Wichita, state corresponding secretary of the W.

C. T. and manager of the Kansas campaign. "When President Wilson attempts to repeal the war time prohibition act he is going against the will of the people, and it looks as if he were pandering to the interests of the liquor people. His action shows that we must be constantly alert if this country is to kept dry." Caught a Pair of Auto Thieves Last Sunday a couple of young fellows in a Cadilaac Roadster drove up to a local garage and took oil.

The car was freshly. painted white and attracted considerable attention. In fact paint was yet dripping from it. Parties suspicioned that it might be stolen. In the evening a telegram arrived requesting their arrest.

It seems the boys stole the car in Denver Saturday. Following the Midland Trail they arrived during the night south of Morland and broke into a farmers garage and painted their car white. The farmer reported the affair to the Sheriff at Hill City who immediately issued warrants for their arrest for breaking into the garage. Denver was graphed and reply came that there was a $50 reward offered for the recovery of the car. The young men were taken in custody at Lincoln Tuesday and next day taken to Hill City and lodged in jail.

Mrs. I. Osman returned Saturday from Bethany, Missouri, where she attended the funeral of her father. It has just been about a year since her mother died and she was called back there. Mrs.

Osman' says we think we are having lots of rain here, but we would have to confess that we do not know what rain is if we were back in Missouri right now. The Plainville Post office will be closed all day tomorrow, Decoration Day, except for one hour after the jitney comes in at noon. P. D. Spellman, P.

M. Mrs. George Beckley of Stockton visited Monday and Tuesday with her brother P. W. McConnell and family.

M. W. A. Oppose Raise The M. W.

A. lodge had a special meeting last night to vote on the recent raise in rates of the order. Over fifty were present and all voted for the repeal of the raise. About eight and one-half gallons of ice cream was devoured. It is said the new raise will be put into effect unless a majority of all members of the order vote for its repeal.

Bartos-Beck On Tuesday, May 27, at one p. at Stockton, occurred the wedding of Miss Alice Bartos to Mr. Edward Beck of Wilbur, Nebraska. Miss Bartos is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

James Bartos of Zurich. She has many friends this community having grown to young womanhood here. The groom ie a prosperous young farmer of Wilbur, Nebraska. Immediately following the ceremony the bride and groom accompanied by the bride's sister Miss Bessie Bartos, and John Slansky, went to the home of the bride's parents where a bountiful wedding dinner was served them. Those present were Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Slansky and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slansky and family, Mr. and Mrs.

Stanley Bartoes and son of Wilbur, Nebraska, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stoneman and family, Mrs Kessember, and children of Colby, Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. Hammar Ed. Hrabe, Joe Slaneky, and John Slansky, Mr. and Mrs.

Beck left Wedneday evening for Denver After a short trip they will make their home on the groom's farm near Wilbur. Their many relatives and friends join in wishing them much happiness. Cleaning and Pressing at the Hub. The horse and mule sale put on at Plainville last Saturday by White Brown was a great success, totaling near $6,000.00. The stock was all purchased by farmers in Plainville, Zurich, Codell and Palco communities.

A pair of black and brown mares, six and seven years old, with one colt sold for $515. A pair of grey mules, six years old for $450. They had a fine lot of stock. This fact combined with liberal advertising, demand and reputation for square dealing of the firm putting on the sale made it the success it was. Bought Teams for Harvest George W.

Simmons manager of the American Red Cross who is now in Siberia says: "'The country is astonishing -just like Kansas or Oklahoma -fine rich soiland plenty of it. If Germany gets this country, as it sure will if the Allies don't headoff the Bolsheviks, Germany can organize the peasants 80 per cent. of whom are illiterate and produce enough in ten year to pay for the war. In fact it would be a virtual victory." Normal Training Examinntion The Normal Training Examination will be held at the High School building in Stockton on June 6th and 7th. The order of the subjects will be as follows: Friday morning, Geography, Reading, Arithmetic.

Friday afternoon, Grammar, Methods. Saturday morning, Psychology, Civics, Management. John Lamb was taken sick with diptheria while enroute from Camp Merritt. N. to Camp Fusnton and ie in the hospital at Chicago, but is getting along as well as can be expected.

What Have You Done About Tires Many motorists in this city- of them business men you know -have increased the pleasures of motoring by eliminating tire worry. And you can do it too! A new principle of tire construction invented by Charles C. Gates, E. makes it possible- and 500,000 car owners, all over the United States, have proven this gates principal. These motorists, including the biggest business houses in the country, have proved that Gates Half-Sole Tires enable them to get 5,000 to 15,000 more miles than ever before from their tires.

And Gates Half-Sole Tires are 20 per cent. over-size-stronger and better than the tires now on your car, guaranteed ture-proof, yet cost only one-half as much as other tires. You, too, are entitled to this tire economy. Let us show you. REGISTERED U.S.

OLE TIRES Authorized Service Station C. R. Phillips Hardware Mina Watkins Arrested County Attorney Young and Sheriff Hindman went out to Corning township Friday of last week and after an interview at the Mina Watkin's home, Watkins was arrested and brought to Justice Posegate's court in Plainville charged with having illicit relations with his nineteen year old daughter, Dora, against her will. There is a seven months old child of which he is said to be the father. The preliminary was waived and bond was set at $3000 10 appear at the September term of court.

Unable to get bond in Plainville or among his neighbors the bond was finally reduced to $2000 and his brother George reluctantly signed so as to enable tne accused to look after his wheat harvest. Rumors had been rife of this condition of affairs for some time. Finally these reached the ears of the county attorney and he decided to investigate. Agricultural Notes In spite of the fact that all farm work is late this spring, one hundred twenty-five farmers took time Saturday afternoon to meet at Stockton and complete the Farm Bureau organization for Rooks Notice county. The officers elected were Monroe Dodrill, Stockton, PresiJ.

L. Conger, Codell, VicePresident; Arthur Hawks, Stockton, Sec-Treas. The charter membership is a list of 320 substantial farmers, If you have not yet ioined, write your secretary and get in line with the work before the harvest season. The definite list of Township committemen will be appointed during the week as provided for by the popular vote Saturday. A threshermen's school will be held at Hays this coming Saturday May 31st.

Special speakers will be present, representing the Threshermen's interests as well as the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Several different types of threshers will be set up and in operation to demonstrate the possibilities of the different types.

I am sure you will find the day well spent at Hays if you expect to operate a machine this year. Are you killing cut-worms or feeding them? E. F. Tinker, Emergency Demon. Agt.

High School Credit Examination The High school credit examination will be held at the High school building in Stockton June 6th and 7th. Notice The business men of Plainville are requested to close their places of business on Memorial Day between the hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m.

By Order of the Mayor, U.S. Green City Clerk. Ask for prices on header barges complete. Chicago Coal Co. Julius Stucky took ill Tuesday with muscular rheumatism and is confined to his home for the present.

Elder Beverly E. Parker preached a fine sermon at the union Memorial services at the Christian church Sunday morning, Comrade John Hughes is up to attend Decoration Day services. He is now making his home at James Conger's about half way between Natoma and Codell. Does your head ache? If so, Have your eyes examined by W. F.

Czesklebla located in the J. Gick office, Plainville. Mrs. Abercrombie, who has been here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. W. Durnall, left Saturday for her home in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs.

Abercrombie have recently purchased a home in a suburb of Chicago and expected to move to it this week. Their address will now be 17 Highland Douners Grove, Ill. J. S. Gamble left last week for Leavenworth having secured a position as adjutant to the Commander of the National Soldier's home at Leavenworth.

We understand he gets a salary almost double what he was getting in the Damar Bank and residence furnished besides. Mrs. Gamble will leave for there goon. Their many friends congratulate them on their good fortune..