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State Historical The Lewis VOLUME XI. LEWIS, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915 No. 40: Lewis State Bank recommends "A.B.A." Cheques for travel anywhere in the United States. They are far safer to carry than actual money, which generally cannot be recovered if stolen or lost. They are more convenient than personal, checks, because known throughout the country to be absolutely good and because the holder's counter-signature at once identifies him.

One can pay hotel bills with them; buy railroad and other tickets; and make purchases at the best shops. American "A.B.A" Bankers Association Cheques Issued by this bank in $10, $20, $50 and $100. Rainfall last week 1.08 in. Total this year 13.59 in. Decoration Day in Lewis Memorial Sunday and Decoration Day were observed with appropriate ceremonies in Lewis, Sunday and Monday.

Rev. E. F. Buck of Stafford preached the Memorial sermon at -the Methodist church Sunday. morning.

The building was crowded for this service and the sermon was a good one, well given and well received by the audience. The combined choir and orchestra of the Christian and Methodist churches furnished the music for the occasion and all the local ministers, Revs. 'Staley, Hughes and McNeil had a part in the service. Monday morning at nine-thirty, the Lewis band gave a concert on the street while the procession was forming for the trip to the cemetery, where the graves were decorated. One of the largest crowds went to the cemetery this year that has ever been present at a Decoration Day service, there being something like sixty-five autos besides the XE Would You Marry for That is what Hall Bonistelle had to do to inherit a a fortune, and do it within a few hours, at a time when the thought of quitting bachelorhood was farthest from his mind.

Onlya Few Short Hours are given him in which to find a bride. He immediately proposes to three charming girls of his acquaintance and they all accept his offer. Then his real troubles begin les of which he had never dreamed troubles which come thick and fast. When All Seemed Lost and when hopes of the future with the girl of his choice and riches to satisty every whim and desire are blasted, the one little feminine creation with whom he is really in love, saves the day- and the fortune. But read the story.

It's the new serial to appear in this paper, Love in a Hurry is the title. Watch for it! TO XE XXX Hessian Fly Starting June 7 from Newton a special train carrying speakers from the Kansas State Argricultural College will be run by the Santa Fe railroad over its system in the Hessian fly districts. The train will stop at nearly every town on the system south to Wellington, west to Harper, and north to McPherson and Marion. Meeting in the towns off the railroad will be held, the speakers making connections by automobile. The speakers who are making the trip are George A.

Dean, professor of entomology; L. E. Call, professor of agronomy; James W. McColloch, staple crop entomologist in the experiment station; T. J.

Talbert, entomologist in the extention division; Edwards C. Johnson, superintendent of institutes; H. H. Bainer, argicultural demonstrator, representing the Santa re railroad; E. G.

Keiley, ist in the United States department of argicultural; and F. P. Lane, county agent of Harvey county. The train will stop at the different towns from 30 to 40 minutes and the talks will be along the lines of the best preventive measures that may be adopted. Following is the schedule for Friday, June 11: Partridge, Plevna, Sylvia, Stafford, St.

John, Macksville, Belpre, Lewis, Kinsley, Garfield, Larned, Pawnee Rock, 4.55 and Great Bend. 5:15. S. S. Convent ion The annual convention of the Edwards County S.

S. Association was held in the Methodist church in Lewis, Friday and Saturday of last week, May 28 and 29. Owing to the bad condition of the weather and roads the attendance was not as large as it would otherwise have been but it was a fine meeting and enjoyed by those in attendance. The devotional meeting Friday afternoon was led by Mrs. L.

E. McNeil. "Linking the Work of the S. S. and Church' by Rev.

Harvey of Belpre was ably handled. An excellent paper was read by Mrs. L. A. Hamner of Belpre on "'The Importance of a Full Primary Department." Mrs.

S. A. Chappell. State Elementary Superintendent was then introduced. Her subject, "A Standard County," how so much more could be accomplished in S.

S. by having all parts thoroughly organized and each part working. At the close of the session Pres. Rankin announced the standiny committees. At the evening session W.

D. Weltner of Kinsley had charge of the Song and Devotional service and Mrs. Chappell gave the evening address on "'The S. S. Teachers in Saturday morning the Devotions were led by Rev.

A. R. Staley and Mrs. Chappell ducted the Round Table. Lecture given by M.

A. Honline, "That Child of Yours -His Nature and Nurture." Miss DeEtte Wellman read a very interesting paper on 'Co-operation of Sunday School and Home." The Saturday evening Song service was led by C. M. Rankin. Lecture, M.

A. Honline, "'The Bible as a Text Book in Religious Education. next annual convention will be held at Kinsley. The county secretary was elected delegate to the state convention and the president was elected alternate. Following are the officers elected for the coming year: Pres.

C. M. Rankin; Vice R. M. Rudd; Sec, and Jessie Vosburg; Elementary Miss DeEtte Wellman; Secondary Mrs.

W. 0. Sand; Adult Lou Reed; Missionary Miss Glennie Brannon; Teachers' Training Rev. R. A.

Staley; Temperance W. C. Blatter; Home Mrs. L. A.

Hamner. Mrs. Clara Butler After years of suffering, Mrs. Clara Butler passed quitely away Wednesday morning. Clara Jane Butler was born at Harrisburg, Pennsylvonia, October, 16, 1842.

While yet a little child, she moved with her parents to Ohio, later moving to Big Neck, Adams county, Illinois, where she grew to womanhood. There January 9, 1860, she was married to Jonathan Butler. To this union were born eight children, five girls and three boys, all of whom survive her. Mr. and Mrs.

Butler- came to Kansas and settled in Rice county in the pioneer days of 1873, Again in 1893, they moved to Fellsburg, Edwards county Kansas, where their children grew to manhood and womanhood. In September, 1908, Mr. Butler passed away. Almost form the date of his death Mrs. Butler's health began to fail.

She suffered intensely and patiently through the years of separation until death released her May 26, 1915. All her life, Mrs. Butler was a consistent Christian, becoming a member of the Presbyterian Church when a young girl. At the time of her marriage she removed her membership to the Methodist church that she might be of the same church election as her husband. There being no Methodint church at Fellsburg she joined the body of United Brethren at that place, continuing her membership there to the last.

Words are but a poor medium to express the beauty of her life in Christian service devotion to her family and loyalty to her God. In recognition to the qualities of beautiful motherhood, her children rise up and call her blessed. Among those sorrowing ones who will miss the presence of the mother most are her son, John, and daughter, Anna, who have remained lovingly at her side and cheered her declining years by their constant attention and devotion. Those who survive her are Mrs. Etta Bailey, Greensburg, Kansas; Mrs.

Elizabeth Reeder, of Bellingham, Washington; Mrs. Jennie Bailey, of Hutchinson; Mr. Frank H. Butler, of Fellsburg; Miss Anna Butler, Fellsburg; Mr. Mort J.

Butler, of Lewis; Mrs. Ella Ives, of Kinsley; and Mr. John Butler, of Fellsburg. A brother, Wm. A.

West, of Hollyrood, of Ellsworth county; and a sister, Mrs. Matt Risley, of Los Angeles, California. -Graphic. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. L.

E. McNeil of this city, Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. T.

M. Newlin came in yesterday morning from Victor, Colorado for a short visit with relatives and friends. Mr. Newlin is a nephew of A. Newlin and Mrs.

Newlin is a sister of John McCarter of this city. Miss Jessie Lyman visited in Kinsley yestercay. Mrs. Fred Randel and children spent Saturday with Mrs. Wesley Ray.

Mr. and Mrs. Randel and children spent Sunday at Leonard Brown's. Marvin Evans spent day with Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard Brown. Miss Martha Evans visited with Stella Hainer over Saturday night. Mrs. Verna Snyder and little son of Haviland took dinner at the Wheeler home Tuesday. Mrs.

Roy Evans and son, Homer, of Bucklin, are visiting with Mrs. M. J. Evans this week. Geo.

Crawford and family of Hutchinson were here several days the first of the week for a visit with relatives. Local News Items. Rev. H. D.

Hughes went over to Kinsley yesterday to meet his wife who was coming to Lewis from Baeckenridge, Colorado. Miss Ethel Erwin went over to Stafford yesterday for a visit wite her grandmother, Mrs. Henderson. Miss Fay Busenbark and Earnest Etling were -over from Belpre Friday attending the S. S.

convention and visiting at the Will Etling home south of town. Mr. and Mrs, Will Wheeler entertained at dinner Monday, Hose and worth Denny and Chas. Hupp and family. Mrs.

Verna Snyder and little son were down from Haviland to spend Decoration Day with relatives. R. G. Jenkins will go to Wichita next Monday to buy a car load of canned goods of the Jett Wood Mercantile company, for the Ray Bros, store harvest trade. Cards have been received here announcing the marriage of Miss Hazel Gifford, a former teacher in the Lewis school, to Mr.

Ferguson of Mapleton, Kansas, where they will reside. Mrs. C. J. Timerman expects to leave about June 17th for New York for an extended visit and vacation, in the hopes that the change of climate and rest will benefit her health.

Miss Jessie Vosburg will be in charge of the store during her absence. horse drawn vehicles. Music by the band was given after arrival the cemetery. In the afternoon Rev. Williams of the Congregational church at Kinsley gave the address of the day and the combined choir and orchestra furnished the music for the occasion.

Rev. Williams is a good talker and gave a fine, address which everyone seemed to enjoy to the fullest. In the evening a miscellaneous program at the school house closed the day. Here again was music by the band, both on the street before going to the school house and afterwards they were on the program for three tions. A male quartette, posed of Nalor.

Walker, Sutherland and Crawford, rendered a number. H. F. Nalor sang a solo, Mrs. Josh Gibson gave a reading, Misses Esther Lucas and Bee Crawford gave a piano duet, W.

H. O'Bleness gave a reading and an encore and the Girls' Glee Club sang. It was a fine program throughout. Taken as a whole the observation of Decoration Day in Lewis was very successful and everyone seems satisfied with the way things were handled by the various committees in charge of the day's program. The McGill Grove was a scene Picnic of much merriment last Thursday when the pupils of the 7th and 8th grades had a regular picnic with Mrs.

Wells and Mrs. McCabe as their chaperons. Each person helped contribute of the good things to eat, which were spread on table cloths (news papers) and every one helped himself. Bonfires were made and wigwams made it similar to an Indian village. Various games were played and all departed tired but happy, and glad to have had such good chaperons.

Organizing Yoemen Lodge W. P. Rominger, District Managsr of the brotherhood of American Yoemen and J. C. Meyer and S.

E. Sheldon, assistants, came in Thursday of last week for the purpose of organizing and instituting a lodge of Yoemen in Lewis. The Yoemen have strong lodges at diffenent points in this section of the state, having a membership of 200 at Kinsley and over 9000 in the state. It is the plan to have the Kinsley Degree Staff exemplify the work here when the odge is instituted. Wheat was worth $1.12 on the on the Lewis market Wednesday Busy Bee The Busy Bee club was pleasantly entertained by Mrs.

Gertie Walker, Wednesday. The guest of the club was Mrs. John well. The members present were: Mesdames Rairdon, Lena Walker, Gertie Walker, Long, Wheeler and Miss Vosburg. The ladies spent the afternoon in visising and embroicering.

The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Della Gossett if the weather is favorable and if not with Miss Vosburg. Look Who's Here! Karl Simpson's Comedians All Next Week, Starting Monday, June 7th! Come and see the finest Pavilion Theatre in America SEATS FOR 1000 PEOPLE Opening Play The Hypocrite 4-Act. Comedy Priecs 10c 25c WATER PROOF TENT!.