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The Dwight Advance from Dwight, Kansas • 1

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A Dwight Paper All Time For a Bigger And Better THE OWKGHT ADV.ANC VOLUME 2, NUMBER 22 DWIGHT, MORRIS COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1920 $1.50 A YEAR MARRIED nT DENVER FARM BUREAU BOND MEETING HARDING OVERWHELMING- LY VICTORIOUS AT THE CHURCHES Teddy L. Wilde Post, American Legion at White City will serve a big dinner on Armistice Day and the proceeds will go to the Post. Prices for adults are 50 cents, and children, under 12, 30 Sunday, cards were received announcing the marriage of Miss Esther Peterson to Mr. Leslie Charles Kees, of Amy, Kansas, ip Denver, Wednesday. Mrs.

Kees is the daughter of Nels Feterson, of this place and has taught school here and in The executive Board of the Morris County Farm Bureau met last Wednesday afternoon at the Court House at Council Grove. The big question before the Board was the raising of the 35 cents. Harding carried' the country by the largest majority ever recorded in the history of the nation. In the southern states Cox carried the majority of the predncts, but in the northern and western Oolorado for several years. She IIETIIODIST EPISCOPAL CIIUBCH (Rev.

B. Kipple, Pastor.) Sunday School ,10:00 a. m. Preaching 11:00 a. m.

Evening service 7:30 p. m. All are cordially invited to all of these services. was one 6f our most popular High School this week is being held at the Presbyterian Church. This is made necessary because the furnaces, which have been ordered for the school building for several months have not arrived.

states the Republican vote PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Rev. S. H. Maxwell, Pastor) Sunday School 10:00 A. M.

Preaching Service 11:00 A. M. Christian Endeavor 7:00 P.M. Picture Bible Reading 7:30. The Christian Endeavor will use the Stereopticm and present a Bible Reading on the first years of Christ's life, using 30 colored slides.

young ladies and her many friends wish her the greatest of was on the average better happiness. Mr. Keas is the son of one of the most progressive than two to one. Yesterdays report gave Harding a major farmers in the community a-round Amy, Kansas. He is at ity of 85,000 in Missouri, and Dues asked by the State Farm Bureau.

Mr. Leak, of Leavenworth County, representating the State Farm Bureau, and Mr. Turner, of the K. S. A.

were present to explain the matter. It seems the State Executive Board entirely underestimated the amount of work that was in store for them and placed the dues too low. The present dues are $2.50. of which $1.50 stays in the county, 50 cents goes to the State Bureau, and 50 cents to the National Bureau. The co also gave him a total of 359 electoral votes to Cox's 147.

present employed at a mine at Idaho Springs, Colorado, in the B. B. Gold and wife motored to Ottawa Thursday. They went from there to Lawrence and St. Mary's for visits with friends and relatives before returning home this week.

capacity of electrician, and the Morris County went Re CHRISTIAN CliUKCH Bible School 10:00 A. Preaching 11:00. Young People's Christian Endeavor 7:15. Preaching 7:45. LUTHERAN CHURCH Luther League Sunday Bible study, Ed Leader.

publican. Yesterday at 10 o'clock with two precincts The Ladies Aid will meet with Mrs John Snyder on next Wednesday, Nov. 10th. Let us try for 100 next Sunday in the Sunday School. One side will reach the first goal next Sunday.

Wonder which it will be. young couple will make their home at the Springs. SURPRISE HIM yet to hear from, tne follow ing majorities were granted: Prof. H. L.

Euler of Bucyrus, and Mrs. Euler of Topeka, came Saturday to visit over Sunday at the home of their brother and son, Ed Euler. Harding 1600, Allen 1000, Last Thursday evening about eighteen youngsters gathered at the T. Al Williams home, and F. O.

Peterson 900, Fred The Ladies Aid Society meets then slipped in on Loren Nor-t hursday of this wek on the invitation of Mrs. Ed Luther League social Friday Ernest Galloway was working at Lloyd Quilhot's, southwest of town, putting in the foundation for a large corn crib, capable of holding several thousand members of the Royal Neighbors to an old-time quilting bee last Thursday. Henry Knudson and family were Jncntion City visitors Friday. Mrs. V.

Goss entertained the following ladies in honor of Mrs. John Rapp, Friday afternoon: Mesdames C. Knudson, L. Goss, Geo. Rapp, and Walter Galloway.

H. L. Goss and family were shopping in Junction City, evening at Victor Johnson's home, on the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Johnson, Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Johnson and Ella Eck. operative marketing is handled by the State Bureaus, and it takes best of brains to solve the There are com-mittes in all parts of this country and in foreign countries studying different phases of th? marketing problem, hence the large expense. The State Farm Bureau asks that the State dues be raised to $5.00, and also recommended that the couuty dues be placed at $5.00. The State Bureau pays the expenses of the drive and also the National Farm Bureau dues, The county work is the.

mainstay of the State and National work, tho the state organization is necessary to the Existence of Brown 1000, F. A. Rob bins 1300, Harry Snyder 400, Mrs. Ethel Kinkel, 50, Mrs. Oriel C.

Thomas 1000, Ralph Felton 100. In Ohio township the following board was elected: For Trustee, H. J. Wood, For Treasurer, F. J.

Benson, For Clerk, W. W. Wilkerson. Wm. Voegele was chosen.

Justice of the Peace, and the vote for constable was a tie for two different candidates. The results of the state ticket, for governor is still undecided, tho indications Dan Nordeen and wife, and Fred Holshouser and family visited the last of the week with relatives at Manhattan and also took in the K. football game Saturday. cieen, while the lights were out. The intention was to treat him to a real surprise and it certainly came up to all expactations.

The evening was spent in games and light refreshments were served. The youngsters left for home at a late hour feeling happy over a real honest to goodness surprise. i BIRTHDAY SURPRISE On Sunday, Oct. 31st, Mr. and Mrs.

Marchion of Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bailey of Dry Creek, Mrs. Park of Alta 11 grandchildren gathered at the home of their mother, S. Bailey, all bringing well filled as it was her 72nd Mrs.

Bailey is'the' mother of 10 living children and has 35 Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Barnes, who- were week end guests at the home of Mrs.

Barnes' parents, and Mrs. F. F. Pres- Mr. and Mrs.

Merle Brown of Latimer, and Mrs. Ethel Olson, drove to Manhattan to take in the football game Saturday af- HURINO The Hurino school was closed Thursday and Friday on account of the Teachers' meeting at Topeka. Mrs. Ralph Felton called on Mrs. Ed Lmdgren Wednesday afternoon.

Johnnie Lindgren and wife were Osage visitors Wednesday, Mrs. McGill returned to her horn at McPherson, after visiting Mrs. Ray Felton. rtt Mrs. Ray Felton gave'a Hallowe'en party at her nome Wednesday night.

Miss Lillian Andorson attended the Teachers' meeting last week. cott, returned to Clayton, Kans. Sunday afternoon. Prof, and the county and on the ternoon. Mrs.

Barnes attended the are that Allen, has been elect Teachers' Association at Topeka Thursday and Friday. other hand the State and National organizations must depend on the County unit for its basic work. ed by a good majority. Republican congressmen were pWterl in pwrv dlsfriVf ov. W.

G. Allen moved into his own home Saturday. rv. Oberg, who a sl bought the-Munich house, will move into town from the country very s'ortly. Kansas was not the only state o.i.

t. to make the mistake of 8th whlch Was stl11 in doubt. WEINIE ROAST There will be a weinie roast at the Ebbutt School Friday night, November 5. Everybody Flossie A. Buckley, teacher.

Mrs. Wm. Moore, Miss and little Marguerita Betry' spent the day, Saturday, with! Mrs. Moore's mother, Mrs. Joe Clark.

ATTENTION FARMERS! There will be a Farmers Union Meeting at the "Workman Hall; Monday night, Nov. 8th, at 8 o'clock. There will be one or more speakers and every farmer is cordially invited to be on hand. RUSTLER CLUB WINNERS Rae Bliss was the winner of the Rustler Club contest a Shaw's and received the phonograph. Carline Johnson won second prize, getting a gold wrist watch.

Six lavallieres were given away also. placing the dues too low. Ten other states have already completed their drives, and are many times stronger, financially than before. Illinois' dues are $15.00 wit a membership of 90,000, and this state is taking the lead in the big work of the National Farm Bureau. After hearing the explanation, the County Executive Board recommended to a special meeting of the Morris County Farm Bureau, to be held the last of th month, that the dues be raised.

FOUND At the Rink Tuesday night. A ladies purse containing a pair of gold bowed tortoise shell rim glasses. Also a pair child's red mittens. Owners call at Advance office. LOVER'S LAKE L.

Goss, V. Goss, H. L. Goss, and Mrs. Clarence Nordeen were doing business in Alta Vista Friday.

John Rapp was visiting along Lover's Lane most of last week. Mrs. Fred Glock, of Alta Vista was visiting with Mrs. Geo. Franks last Friday.

Misses Pauline Harris and Inez Chinn attended the teachers' meeting at Topeka, Friday and Saturday. Mrs. V. Goss entertained the The Coyotes spent a very en-, joyable evening at the home of Mr; and Mrs. L.

W. Conde, Thursday night. Chas. Lighthall and his crew have been busy for the past two, weeks, get ihg the streets up in shape for the A HOT SHOT Battery will help you start your Ford when it is balky. Get one at the Ford Garage.

There are one or two boys between the ages of 10 and 15 years in town about whom complaints are being made tha! they are not to be trusted near any thing of value. As the truth of the accusations, we can-, not say, but if a.iy of our youngsters are of the light fingered kind we are very sorry. Bnt 3 O' O- -O" O- THANK YOU, FRIENDS For your very liberal lielp so freely given during the contest, and I am sure that I will enjoy the phonograph more, knowing it was won by your loyal support. RAE BLISS Oi O'--Q 0 0 George Galloway went Tuesday to Paxico, for a visit with his daughter, vho resides near that place. Mr.

and Mrs. Everett Keene left last week for Oklahoma, for a two weeks visit there with relatives. sorry will not cure them, Mrs. A. O.

Law3on and little son, of Topeka, visited last week with her sister, Mrs. C. N. Bliss. if the accusations are so, and we have known of young fellows getting in pretty bad sometimes for having too strong an affinity for things which do not belong to them.

Several from Dwight drove to Mannattan Saturday to witness the Manhattan-K. U. football game. Mr. and Mrs.

Harman Haag of Holton, came Saturday, to visit over Sunday with Mrs. Haag's sister, Mrs; A. F. Wilson. Ours is the only form of business in the world that does not ask you 7to spend money.

We ask you to: keep it at our Bank. en's Glass Mrs. Chas. Nordeen and son, Loren, drove to Herington Friday. Remember The Legion's big DANCE and PIE SOCIAL OnTHURSDAY Night, 11 Armistice Come and help the Boys and have a good time yourself, all at the same time.

A fine boy arrived at the Guy Worden home Sunday evening. Mrs. John Jacobs entertained her Sunday School class, the Anti-Cants, with a Hallowe'en party Saturday night. OF THE PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL Just to say that we'll be in our places next Sunday in the Men's room. Service With Courtesy DWIGHT STATE BANK i "The Bank (or All the People" Rev.

and Mrs. Maxwell drove to Emporia Thursday. C. Nordeen, Will Wilkerson. 515 Would like to meet you there.

and Dan Nordeen drove to Council Grove Friday to attend the Curtis speaking..

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