The Dwight Advance from Dwight, Kansas • 1

So Kansas Topeka, state A Paper Devoted to the Best Interests of Dwight and Vicinity THE DWIGHT ADVANCE this loop we came to a town after about 45 minutes ride which we had seen far below us before we came to the loop. After leaving this town we were in the desert for some time, then we were in a farming belt until we arrived at Bakersfield at 12:45 p. m. Our father and grandfather met us there with a car and took us to Taft, 38 miles over a paved road all the way. Arriving at Taft at 2:30 p.m., we were ready for the big feed with father.

We are now comfortably located with our father in his house and with a good house keeper, we are resting and getting fat getting ready for a job or position, whichever shows up first. Well, this is a real live town in the oil belt, a town of about 10 or 12 thousand with paved streets, electric lights, and we do not have to buy coal or wood as gas is used entirely for all heating and cooking purposes. Inst turn a valve and light a match and our dinner is cook ing. It sure beats wishing for a car of coal or a load of wood to show up. I never saw so many automobiles in one place in all my young life- all kinds and sizes even to a Ford, and a person has to watch his step when crossing the streets or he will get run over.

There are about 5000 oil derricks in this district. Wages are from $7 to $10.00 per day for an experienced man and from $10 to $14 per day for drillers at the oil wells. Carpenters get from $10 to $12 per day, bricklayers and plumbers from $10 to $15 per day. We have a woman keeping house for us. We pay her $70 per month and board but she has the name of being the name of being the best woman in town.

So I think we are going to like it and get along in fine shape. Groceries and clothing are rather high but not out of proportion to wages. Rent is very high, a little two room shack renting for $20 to $25 per War Savings Certificates Unregistered War Savings Certificates 1918 series will now be ac cepted as cash For Deposit DWIGHT STATE BANK Deposits Guaranteed by the Bank Depositors' Guaranty Fund of Kansas DWIGHT, MORRIS Basketball Friday Night The local high school basket ball squad starts the season tomorrow, Friday night, with a game with the Parkerville high school boys. Our boys have been practicing regularly for quite a while, and promise to show the spectators a real exhibition of the game. Parkerville practiced several times on the local court and is also going good, so be sure to see the tangle tomorrow night.

Admission will be 25 cents. Dairymen! Dairymen! There will be a dairy meeting at the Workman Hall Monday night at 8 o'clock. A speaker from the college will be there. Come! School Officers- Teachers Meet The school officers and teachers of Morris county will hold a joint meeting Saturday, Dec. 9, at the high school building at Council Grove, This meeting is the conclusion of the week's program for American Educa: tion Week.

All school officers, teachers and patrons are invited to attend. Those who attended the Col- lege of Emporia and Normal football game Thursday were: Mr. and Mrs. F. Buchanan, Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. Nordeen, Misses Bess Buchanan and Pearl Day, Messrs. Karl Day, Loren and Dorman Nordeen, Bob Buchanan, O. J.

Flack and Frank Flack. Mr. and Mrs. E. B.

Hoyle entertained the following guests, for Thanksgiving dinner: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hoyle and family, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Hintz, Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Galloway and Mr. and Mrs. Webster Hoyle and family. Prof. and Mrs.

L. T. Perrill and Mrs. Draher of Hunter spent Thanksgiving and the week end with friends here. Obituary Mrs.

Luce Martha Cornelia Richmond was born in Sweden, Monroe county, New York, June 12th, 1838. A YEAR From Colorado to California Taft, Nov. 25, -22. Mr. Allen Dasher: I guess I will try to knock off a few lines tonight and tell you about our trip from Colorado to California.

We left Basalt Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and went to Glenwood Springs. We were due to leave Glenwood Springs at 10:16 p. but owing to two freight wrecks between there and Salida we did not leave until 6:40 Monday morning. We arrived at Salt Lake City at 9 o'clock Monday night. We did not stay there as we had intended as our tickets were not dated far enough anead for a layover, so we got a train out out of there at 11:55 p.m.

over the Salt Lake road, taking a tourist sleeper. We retired and woke up in time for breakfast at Milford, Utah. The next stop was for dinner at Calentie, where we set our watch back an hour, arriving at Calentie at 1:30 p. m. and leaving at.

12:30 p. m. We then stopped for supper at Las Vegas, Nev. The next stop for us was at stow, Calif. where we changed cars and trains.

We arrived at Barstow at 12:30 a.m. and as our train on the Santa Fe was 4 hours late we stayed in stow until 6:40 a. m. We came over the Salt Lake road from Salt Lake to Barstow. There is nothing but sage brush and sand between Salt Lake and Barstow.

After leaving Barstow we were in the Mohave desert to the town of Mohave. After leaving Mohave we commenced to get into a farming country and some fruit farms, which continued for about two hours ride until we got into the mountains. There we saw some very nice scenery and a very crooked road. In one place the rail road makes a circle around a tain and crosses under itself through a tunnel. After leaving i month and only partly furnished at that.

It is quite a change for us leaving snow and cold in Colorado where we shed our overshoes and mittens and left our sleds behind us, to get out here a- mongst the green trees and orange groves and flowers, sunshine and warm weather, where we can sit out in the moonlight in the evening or take an automobile ride and not freeze to death, and get vegetables out of the open market. Well, I guess I had better ring off for this time. So just tell the Dwight friends hello and to take care of themselves, And don't forget to send me the Dwight Advance every week. With best regards to yourself and all the Dwight friends, Very truly yours, P. K.

Noble. Farewell Party for W. G. Allen's A farewell party was given for Mr. and Mrs.

Guy Allen Friday evening at the T. A. Williams home. Those present were: Messrs. and Mesdames Geo.

Rapp, Geo. Day, Karl Day, Chas. Nordeen, Clarence Nordeen, Guy Allen, G. E. Brethour, Jack Morgan, Fred Holshouser, Lester Johnson, Harley Goss, Vern Goss, F.

Buchanan, Mrs. Clint Kern, Mrs. L. C. Draher.

Misses Pauline Flack and Lucile Boyd, Messrs. Bob Buchanan, Loren Nordeen, Frank Flack and Howard Holshouser. Lunch of oyster soup, celery, pickles and coffee was served. Mrs. Williams was assisted by Mrs.

Brethour. and Misses Bess Buchanan and Pearl Day. Mr. and Mrs. Allen and children left Saturday for their new home in Topeka, sending down their household goods by truck and driving down in their car.

Guy has a drug store at 8th and Clay, and also has a house rented. Chas. Strom Selling Out We printed sale bills the last of the week for Charlie Strom's sale which will be held next Tuesday, Dec. 12. Charlie has quite a lot of livestock and machinery listed and will have a big sale.

He will run the Standard Oil truck with headquarters at Alta Vista, and begins immediately. So far his farm has not been rented. FOOD SALE The ladies of the Friendship Class of the Presbyterian church will hold a food sale at the Williams Furniture Store, Saturday afternoon. NOTICE Efftetive Nov. 15th, the White Eagle Oil and Refining Co.

went in on a strictly cash basis. All bills must be paid for on delivery. All charge accounts made prior to this date must be paid at once. White Eagle Oil Refining A. E.

Moon, agent. At the age of fourteen years she came with her sisters to Paw Paw, Michigan, where in 1855 she was married to Joseph W. Luce of that place. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Burns in Las Animas, Colorado, Nov.

22, 1922, at the age of 84 years, 6 months and 10 days. She leaves to mourn her loss, two sons, Charles E. Luce of Michigan and Fred E. Luce of Cameron, Missouri, and two daughters, Mrs. George Burns of Las Animas, Colorado, and Mrs.

H. J. Wood of Dwight, Kansas. Mrs. Luce for many years had been a member of the Christian Church, and she was also a member of Dwight O.

E. S. No. 31.8. The funeral service was held at the Christian Church, the Rev.

C. H. Swartz in charge. The interment was in the Dwight cemetery beside her husband. The services at the grave were in charge of the Eastern Star, CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank the many friends and neighbors and the Eastern Star for their kindness and sympathy, and for their beautiful floral offerings.

Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Wood Mr.

and Mrs. F. E. Luce Mrs. George Burns, An Appreciation I wish to thank my friends who gave me their support in the popular lady contest.

I appreciate very much their efforts in my behalf. Miss May Van Trees. Mr. and Mrs. H.

H. Peterson were guests of Bert Brown's Thanksgiving Day. Pay Your Taxes at the Farmers State Bank FARMERS STATE BANK Deposits in this bank are Guaranteed by the Depositors Guaranty Fund af the State of Kansas..