The Junction City Republic du lieu suivant : Junction City, Kansas • 1

The Junction City Repu JUST A NEWSY, BREEZY, REPUBLICAN PAPER. JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, -909. $1.00 PER YEAR. VOL. XXXVI, No.

45 WILL MAKE LEVY SEND FOR THEM. THE KEMP SALE. A SAD CASE. Large Cet your friends to be here for tha Good Prices Prevailed. A Crowd In Spite of hot day.

Must Fix the Old Swimming Hole. Harry Cushing, one of the old time Jtnction City boys sends word that he will be here for the "Old Home August 23rd -29th if the boys that are here will promise to fix up the old swimming hole, and also agree to keep "Nosy" Heintzfrom tying theirclothes in knots or throwing mud on them. Cushing will be good to all the old crowd, and they will be glad to see him. Cripple girl in the city, refuses to tell her home, Jilted by a soldier who spent her money and ruined her. Old Home Week.

The best way to advertise Junction City is by showing it. Do your part. Kempand Zimmerman Feed Store. Monday a deal was made by Mrs. J.

P. Clarke whereby she sold her North Washington Feed Store to Messrs Fred Kemp and Henry Zimmerman Jr. the gentlemen taking immediate possession. This store has always done a good business, and the new owners ought to maintain or increase the run of business without trouble. Both are hustlers and have ample capital to handle the business.

Kemp has just rented his farm near Alida and held a closing out sale of stock etc Tuesday. Zimmerman has for some time been employed as wagon man by the Junction City Lumber Co. The City Council will make Levy Tomorrow Evening for the coming year's expenses. The city council will meet tomorrow evening in regular monthly session, and one of the duties cf the evening will be to make tax levy for the ensuing year's expenses. The city scrip issued two years ago was recently paid and there is now enough money in the city treasury to carry things till the first of the year, and the city finances are in such favorable condition that the balance of the water works scrip will be taken up as fast as it matures, which is at the rate of $2,000 a year.

These Have Promised to Come. To date the following have said they would be here at the "Old Home Week The committee in charge Bends out this week fifteen hundred programs of the Old Home Week in August in this city. Have you any old time friends you would like to see? Send them the additional encouragement of a personal letter and urge them to be present the This sale which was held on Tuesday 6 miles west and 2 miles north of Junction City, was attended by a crowd of from 150 to 200 persons. An excellent lunch of sandwiches and lemonade was partaken of at noon and promptly at one o'clock the terms of sale were announced by Col. M.

Keever the auctioneer. As was seen in the Republic of last week the farm implements, household goods and other paraphenalia were largely in evidence hence a large part of the afternoon was consumed in disposing of them. This is always a tedious part of any sale and ihe consensus of opinion "is that where any thing else of any importance is to follow these traps should be disposed of before noon. In this cas it was 4 p. m.

ere the Auctioneer and the crowd week of August 23rd-29th in this good old town, when many and many of the old time residents cf the city will be here, looking for the friends of the old old time days. Do your part to get the Nine Straight Games. Thursday afternoon the business houses of the city closed from three to five for the opening game of the second time through the lists of the Central Kansas League, this being between Last week a young lady, a cripple, arrived in this city, who refuses so far to give the name of any relatives, who says thit a soldier, one Beasly met her some time ago at Hot Springs Arkansas, where she was taking treatment, and after borrowing all the money she had, deserted her and came to Ft. Riley. She has a little baby of which she claims he is the father.

Left destitute, she managed finally to get enough to come her to him, but he refuses to have anything to do with her or to do anything for her. She wants to prosecute him, but his offense, if any, was committed in another state, which complicates matters somewhat. Wednesday night she attempted to commit sucide by taking poison at the home of Mr. Ain-sley of east 17th street, where she is temporarily staying, but prompt medical attention saved her life. She is still here, trying to get some redress.

It is indeed a sad case. I Junction City and Salina teams. The the latter part of this month. Others visitors here, and help make this an occasion when Junction City is to be at its best and the visitors may see what a good town, up to date and down to the minute we have here. There is no may be intending to come, but they have not notified the committee.

It A Marriage Ceremony. In the Northwest part of our country there lives a well know Irish magistsate a man of liberal education and a full quota )f genuine wit, says an exchange. A short time ago Jim and Bet, a colored pair called on the squire to be united for better or worse. The spuire having been informed of their coming, prepared and actually used the following ceremony; "Jim will you take Bet, Without any regret, To love and cherish, 'Till one of you perish, And is laid under the sod, So help you God?" After being answerea in the affirma-tivt by Jim, the squire turned to Bet and said; Bet, will you take Jim, And cling to him, Both out and in, Through thick and thin, Holding him to your heart, 'Till Death do you part?" -The Printing Trade News. The Arkansas J.

P. does it this way: looks safe now for a big crowd George W. Martin and wife (former better way to advertise Junction City had through all the tedious de than to bring them all back here and show them what we have made of it in tail and that in a broiling sun with the thermometor close up to 99 degrees. At 4 p. m.

the sale of the stock be the last two. five, ten or hi teen or score was five to seven, making nine straight games for the Junction City aggregation. There as a big turnout to the game and all seemed to enjoy it in spite of the extreme heat. The return of the team from Manhattan Wednesday night after the eighth of their straight winning streak, they were met at the depot by a crowd of fans, who gave them a demonstration of cheering, singing etc that went a long way toward making up for the roasting that has at times been done at the grounds over some misplay. twenty years since they have left us.

gan and the cloud which in an hour or so brought the splendid rain of the Write a few personal letters and help push a good thing along. ly Mrs. Blakely) A. H. Bartell and family John Mummert and family J.

P. White and family (Mrs. White nee Miss Harvey) Thaddeos C. Histed John O. Marshall, Will Holbrook, Walter Davis, Mike Frey, Charley Wright and family (Mrs Wright nee Mamie Law-renson) George Cnmpton and 'wife, Mr.

and Mrs. Will Bacon, M. W. Keller and family, Joseph Bland and wife, Mrs.J. M.

Sullivant, W. C. Hoffmeis- evening gave some relief from the sweltering heat of the afternoon. The nrst offering was a young cow, red in color a shorthorn fair size, giving milk she started at $30 00 and was knocked off at $35.00, the next offering was an old cow, white face, good size, a milker she went under the hammer at $19.00, another white face, fair size, also a She Has Left. The case of the crippled girl from Arkansas, vs one Beasley at Ft.

Riley mentioned in this column has temporarily passed out of the limelight, as the girl has returned to Arkansas without starting any proceedings here. She may commence some legal action in that state, later. ter, H. M. McFarland, Paul Gaylord, Hal Gaylord, Mr.

and Mrs. James Ket- "Stand up; jine hands; hitched Five ner, beine uianeiy ana wite, u. w. dollars please. Winans and family, Mrs.

Ella Haigler, milker sold for $30.00, the next a short horn well bred, young, giving milk Now a Checking Depositrry. The First National Bank, which has Another Express Agent. The local express office is now in charge of Mr. Bryan, not William Jennings, F. C.

Fleming, who has been agent for some months having taken a larger office for the Pacific Express Company. Oehler-Hafner. A. H. Oehler of Cleveland, Ohio, and Susie Hafner of Thayer, were married Thursday at the court house by probate judge Ziegelasch.

for some time been a United States Charles Strecker, Simon Bitterman, Mrs. Wm. Jack, Hugh McLean, Geo. Copley, Jim Bishop, George A. Clark and family, A.

B. Stephens and family, Arthur Graves and wife, Inez went at $35.00, the next offering a beautiful animal short-horn, red, just fresh brought $50.00, the next a depositary was last month made a checking depositary by the war department. This will facilitate business done through the bank by officials at the post for the government. Green Howard' Horace McFarland, W. H.

H. Pepperel, Dean Franklin, George Dorn, Ed. Bisoop, Tom Bishop. All boys and girls from Kansas City and many more. John A.

Campbell. John A. Campbell, a long time resident of this city died Thursday at his home on west 11th street at the age of 73 years. The funeral was held at the home Saturday morning aiid interment was made in Highland cemetary, Rev. A.

H. Harshaw officiating. Mr Campbell had been very poorly for some time previous to his death. John A. Campbell was born in Argyle Shire, Scotland, but when a boy moved to Canada where he grew up and as married.

With his family he moved to this city in 1880 and has since that time made this his home. He is survived by his wife, nine daughters and two sons. One brother also survives him. The brother came to Kansas with him, but later went farther west, returning two years ago to make his home here. Mr.

Campbell was a quiet, hard working and conscientious man, respected by all, a man of high ideals and of the strictest honesty and he will be remembered by all for his good qualities and kindness of manner. It was the fortune of the writer to know him well for over twenty years and he was never heard in that timetospeak uncharitably of any ones misdeeds or troubles. He was a truly good man. Forty Years of Kansas. Forty years next month Grant Hoyt landed in Kansas, He owns up that in all that time he never saw crops looking as fine as they do right now.

He experienced two grasshopper years, when picking was so poor that the only way he got through was because he had such a good cow, the cow managed to get along by sucking" herself, there being enough milk and cream left for the family. That was a pretty good cow all right. Iseli ihfent. Little Hazel Iseli died Thursday at splendid animal short-horn brought Sol. 00, the next a nice red short-horn sold for S3o.

00, being followed bv another beauty at $40.00, the next a neat young cow, fresh lately, sold for 46.50, young cow and heifer calf next went under the hammer at $32.00, three calves one heifer and two steers sold for $11.00 each, the short-horn bull a fine looking animal, red color, gentle and weighing probably 1700 pounds sold for $48 00 this animal should at least have brought $60. 00 and probably would but for the hurry and rush on- the home of her parents in Dickinsen Seining Wiskey Point Lake. Colby Bush and others seined out Whiskey Point Lake at the Country Club this week to rid it of buffalo, carp, gar and turtles. Much of the fish they got out was brought to town and sold. of cholera infantum at the age of two years and four months.

About our New Story. Last weeks issue contained the opening chapters of our new serial story, and any one who missed them can get copies of that issue by asking for them at the office. This is a starter of a good story and you are urged to read it: Bob Erwin In Again. Robert Erwin, best known as "Rusty" Struck Power's Hay. Lightning struck a large stack of senuent to the lateness of the evenintr alfalfa hay at Hale Power's ranch on is in jail as the result of his violating some of the conditions of the parole granted him at the time he was convicted on a bootlegging charge some months ago.

G. A. R. Special. Saturday afternoon the G.

A. R. Headquarters train will pass through here on the U. P. bound for Salt Lake City to attend the annual encampment.

The train will make a stop of an hour and a half at Ft. Riley, where some appropriate exercises will be given for Dry Creek luesday night, and it was burned down. It is a loss of about fifteen tons of good hay. Stokes-Peterson Emanuel Stokes and Miss Anna Josephine Peterson were married Monday evening at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

P. C. Peterson SCHOOL BOARD. CATHOLIC SOCIAL them and then a stop of thirty minutes will bemade at Junction City. Several i of the local veterans will accompany on west 13th street the presence of a few friends and relatives.

They left at once on the night train for some the train. and the threatening rain, three yearling steers next sold $20.00 per head and 5 yearling heifers went at $19.00 each, two sucking calves, a steer and a heifer brought $6.00 each. It was 5 p.m. when the sale of the horses began, the first a large blocky animal in good condition broke to work and weighing about 1500 pounds sold like hot cakes for $190.00, the next a mare, somewhat up in years, bred to Jack, a large animal, quiet and seemingly sound sold for $122.00, a grey mare lather aged sold for $33 .00, a bay horse weight about 1400 pounds somewhat up in years next sold for SS0.00. At this jjt.cture the rain drove the Taking in Kansas City.

E. H. Hemenway and th-? 'I? George and Robert went u- i. i City Tuesday morning for a higu time, and incidently io meet Mrs, Hemenway on here ieturn from two months trip in the east If the boys don't show E. H.

how to see things, how to climb, run, etc. before the day is over, it won't be their fault. They are as lively boys as there are of their age in the Monthly Meeting, bills allowed, and repairs to the Third Street Building ordered. Five mill general fund levy made. The Board of Education met Monday evening in regular session and allowed bill as noted below.

The building and grounds committee was authorized to have some extensive repairs made to the Third Street and The Annual Summer Event of foe Catholic Church to be held on the Church lawn next Tuesday evening. Lots of Amusements, good music, etc. Be there. The members of the Catholic church are making preparations for their annual social which will be held next Tuesday evening on the church lawn The grounds will be handsomely decor weeks trip to various points of interest in Colorado, after which they will make this city their home. "Manny" Stokes is one of the successful young business men of the city, a member of the Fitzgibbons Stokes firm of tobacconists and cigar manufacturers.

His bride grew up in this city and both have many friends who will congratulate them. Stole Cigars, Gum, Etc. Earl Briggs and Henry Heuhn were arrested Sunday charged with the theft of several dollars worth of cigars and gum from the parties who were running a dance and refreshment stand at Conroe's grove a month or so ago. They were released on $100.00 bond each and their hearing will come up Monday. city, and want to see and hear every- the action of the committee in buying thing there is going on.

It is the boys i coal for the winter was approved. ci'owu to the stables where the sale was concluded amid strenuous conditions the rest of the hoises going at first trip outside of their own road district, and what such a trip is to a healthy pair of ten year old boys we leave our readers to imagine Bad storm on Humboldt Creek The storm Tuesday night seemed take its spite out on the residento Humboldt creek with a vengeance, blew down tiees, tore the roof off ated for the occasion, good music, lots of ice cream and refreshment stands, amusements of all sorts and the good service that the ladies of this church always give will make this an event well worth taking in. Get a girl to go with you, young man, take your purse with you and be on hand. There will be several voting contests inaugurated also. good figures.

It rained hard for an hour, clearing up about an hour before sun down allowing every one ample time to get home before dark. All in all, the sale was a success, Mr. Mc- old buildings and some newer ones, Keever demonstrating the fact that he Badger Simms. Byron R. Badger and Miss Goldie Simms, both of Milford, were married at that place Sunday by Rev Martin.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Badger and is a hard working young man and his bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.

R. Simms, and both have many friends who will wish them joy- washed out stone fences on the Fred Zumbrunn place that were built over Lots of Rain. About five thirty Tuesday evening it started to rain, and the way it did rain for an hour were not slow. Almost three inches of rain fell here, east of town the rain increased in amount, and at Milford over three inches of water W. H.

Guthrey. Word was received Friday of the death at Marshall Mo. of W. H. Guthery where he has been for some time.

Billie Guthrey made this city his home for over ten years, for some time owning the drug store now owned by Brown-lee and Stevenson, Ed Gleason being his partner for a time and later Carl Reynolds. His health forced him to sell it finally and he located in Texas where he engaged in truck farming on a large scale, until recently when he became so poorly that he returned to hi9 home at Marshall. Death was due to consumption. He had a son at Marshall. is gifted with a splendid pair of lungs and a physique capable of enduring any thing in reason or out of reason in a tropical atmosphere surrounded with all kinds of annoyances.

Our friend of the CentralJNational bank of Junction City, S. W. Fenton, also proved himself a hero acting as clerk all throughout the sale without a murmur. The crowd was a good humored one and appreciated the excellent lunch at noon and other courtesies on the part of Mr. Kemp and his family.

Patented Washing Machine. Will Neuntr of Kickapoo Ridge near Skiddy ha9 recently been granted a fell. The Conroe bridge was under forty years ago by Geo. Heidel when he homesteaded the same, and a bad hail storm accompanied it, damaging growing crops very much, the worst damage in many respects being reported from the Crist Luthi place. Will Cullinan, "Steeple Jack" as he prefers being called dropped in this week after sevetal years absence and is shaking hands with his many friends among the old time boys and girls.

He does not promise to stay to the "Old Home Week" the latter part of this month, but we believe he will when he sees th list of names showing who all is going to be bere. George Sanderson has contracted his entire wheat crop, about 2500 bushels, on a 57 pound basis to the Hogan Milling Co. at 95 cents. Thomas Hogan is having his house patent for a washing machine that those who have seen it think is something very good. He has bad several offers from manufacturers to buy his patent.

He is as yet undecided just what he will do about the manufacture and sale of the article. A levy cf five mills for the general fund was made for the ensuing year. Bills allowed: Junction City Floral Co 6.90 Junction City City Water 29. 75 James Stewart, repairing hydrant 1.00 A. R.

Holzschuher, wood alcohol 75 C. H. Manley, printing and folders 112 30 M. H. Gilbert, labor and material 42.98 C.

W. Stickland, sal. and ins. 74.34 T. Kennedy, high school 66.00 T.

W. Dorn, high 66.00 B. N. Mead, high 66.00 Templeton Rohrer, high school 66.00 A. P.

Trott, high school. 66.00 Harry Pierce, high school b6.00 James Stewart, 1st Est. Heating 3rd street building 1000.00 Zeigler 2nd Est. con. 3rd street building 1200 00 Mrs.

Julia Emerson. Word was received yesterday morning announcing the death of Julia A. Emerson, of Ogden. Mrs Emerson was 89 years old and one of 'the first settlers of Riley county, having kept one of the Ogden stores in the early days. She lived with her daughter, Mrs.

Eastman. Mrs. Emerson was the grandmother of Charles Eastman, formerly commandant at the college and of Robert Eastman, of Ogdea Manhattan Mercury. water, and the low lands lying just east of it was so heavily flooded as to stop travel all day Wednesday. Struck Swain Home.

Tuesday night the Swain home two miles west of. the city was struck by lightning and the two chimneys on the house were knocked off, eyery flue in the house blown outand an immense hole knocked in one plaster in the room Mrs. Swain was at home alone at the time, but was not injured. A. Social Dance.

The young crowd had a social dance Tuesday evening at Cooksen Hall, and while the weather was warm, and tbe music was lively, the crowd enjoyed themselves to the utmost and are planning another similar event about the first week in September. Ray House Arrested. Bill Hawk was gathered in drunk one evening last week after the mists had rolled away he managed to remember that he bought his booz-? from Ray House and that others had beer doing the same thing. Ho3e was gathered in and lingers in the county jail waiting for the November term of the district court, lacking $1000.00 bond or any kind friend who will stand good for that delectable sum of real money in the event of his permanent Willis Gilbert. Willis Gilbert, a son ot Fred Gilbert formerly of this city died Friday in Chicago, where he had just undergone an operation.

The family home is at Detroit. He was a nephew of Mrs. Sam Nikirk of thif city Thursday the worst. Last Thursday was the hottest day of the year, the self registering thermometer at the Baskin drug store registering at 104 in the shade. The heat was so intense down at the ball Kate Hemenway Sick.

Old Kate Hemenway, the taithful and beloved family mare of the E. H. Hemenway family since before the flood is laid up in the Hopkinshorse hospital this week with an injured foot painted ahd a new porch roof and some other slight alterations made, adding to the' appearance of the same. Homer LeClair left last week for Excelsior Springs where he hopes that a mouths stay will effectually cure him of the rheumatism with which he has suffered so long. Wm.

Schraag and wife are visiting at Galveston and other points of interest in Texas. Frank Sawtell of the Pennel galleries returned Sunday from visiting at Boise Idaho. Gustafson Nelson. Ernest Gustafson of White City and Nellie Nelson of Junction City were married Thursday at the court house by probate judge Ziegelasch. Will Reduce City Levy-The exact figures for the city tax levy to be made Friday evening are not agreed upon as yet by the ways and means committee, but a member of that committee assures us that the levy this year will be materially lower than was last years levy.

in which infection has set in. There would be much weening in many parts park that two ball players were done up with the heat. Horses and men about town suffered intensely. of the town should things go wrong The Hemenway Store Gets the contract. E.

H. Hemenway Mercantile Co was last week awarded the grub contract for the National Guard encampment at Ft. Riley which will, start next week and run ten days. T. Marchion and family and Charles with Old Kate.

She has been a good faithful old mare trustworthy and safe and all will hope for her prompt E. L. Knostman was up from Manhattan two days this week helping the boys here with the inventory of the stock in the Knostman clothing store here. Nicholsen returned from Dickinsen Friday..