The Junction City Republic from Junction City, Kansas • 1

a a a a a a a JUNCTION CITY REPUBLIC. A NEWSY. BREEZY. REPUBLICAN PAPER JUST KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEB. 19.

1920. NUMBER 22. XLVII. JUNCTION CITY, MARRIAGES Tibbotts-F'unnell. Forest Tibbetts and Miss Bertha Funnell were married at the court house by Judge Hurley Saturday.

Taylor-Poland. Raymond Taylor and Miss Fern Poland of this city were married at Abilene this week. Linden-Cairns. Lucy B. Linden of Navarre and Chas.

B. Cairns 02 Wakefield were married by judge W. S. Anderson in his office at the court house this Reflector. Stevens-Forrester.

Charles E. Stevens and Miss Mary Forrester, both of this city, were married Sunday in Topeka and after a short wedding trip will be at home at 331 west 3rd street. Both have made this city their home for some years and have made many friends. Gustafson-Ehm Gustav Gustafson of Carks creek and Miss Bertha Ehm of Milford township were married Monday morn ing by Father O'Brien, The groom is one of the successful young farmers of the county and his bride has been one of the good teachers of the county for some years. They will live in the handsome new home just built by the groom on his Clarks creek farm.

The Republic wishes them long life and happiness. Greene-Gorman. Dr. Robert Greene of Washington, D. and Miss Sylvia Marie Gorman.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gorman of this city were married in Washington Saturday Dec. 31st and will live at at Ranier, where Dr.

Greene practiced previous to his entry into the service during the war. The bride is a grad uate of city schools and for some years taught in the county schools, going to Washington two years ago to take a clerkship in the war department offices. Her many friends will extend good wishes. Petross-Sampson. Col.

Lindwood Petross of Wichita and Miss Mabel Sampson of Chapman vicinity were married Saturday evening at the Methodist church Chapman. Rev. Charles Gray of KanCity, formerly of Ft. Riley, performing the ceremony in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives. Miss McShea of this city player the wedding march.

Sev eral relatives from here attended the wedding. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eber Sampson and has made her home in this city part of the last three years being employed in stores in the city and will enjoy the good wishes of hosts of friends. Greenlee-Roberts One of the social events in Chapman this week was the wedding of Dr.

G. G. Greenlee and Miss Agnes Roberts which took place Monday morning at the parsonage with Father Daly officating. The bride was. dressed in a navy blue suit with hat to match and more a corsage boquet of pnk and white bridal roses.

Her bridesmaid, Miss Anna Stool of Wichita, also wore navy blue with -hat to match and a corsage Mr. E. J. Roberts, brother of the bride, assisted Dr, Greenlee. The groom and best man wore black suits.

After congratulations the happy couple and their friends repaired to the home of the brides sister. Mrs. T. R. Kelley, where a five course wed-10.

ding breakfast fas served after which the happy couple left on a short trip. Dr. Greenlee needs no introduction as he has lived in Chapman a number of years and enjoys a large parctice both in town and in the surrounding country. His bride, who has lived here some time, endeared herself to everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. The best wishes of their many friends follow the mtot heir new home.

Roberts-Poland. Wednesday evening at the Poland home on Hix Hill the marriage of Lt. Forrest Adair Roberts of the U. S. Army and Miss Etta Sawtelle Poland, youngest daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Ellis Poland. were married, Rev G. Charles Gray, formerly a. chaplain at Ft.

Riley performing the ceremony in the presence of a arge number of friends and relatives. The wedding was a military affair. many officers and their ladies from the post being in attendance, and the army custom of an arch of drawn swords under which the bride approached the alter being followed. Appropriate instrumental numbers by Mrs. Loring, Trott, harpist and Mrs.

J. Clark Hogan, violinist preceded the ceremony and as the bride reached the stair landing, she stood and sang "I Love You Truly" to the accompaniment of violin, and harp. She was given in marriage by her father and her sister, Mrs. Max Merrell of Manhattan, was her only other attendant. An informal reception for the interesting gathering of relatives and intimate friends present at the ceremony followed the wedding and among those who assisted were Mrs.

KILLED BY TRAIN. J. R. Killed at P'unston Borly Thursday Morning. No Witnesses.

A. R. Pritchard (Did) Pritchard of of this city was found dead early Thursday morning near the U. P. tracks at Funston, his body, being badly bruised and crushed.

had for some time been employed as of the civilian guards about the government warehouses. No one the accident, but he was apparently killed by being struck by a the early morning hours. An investigation held by the authorities resulted in dismissal of any idea of foul play. The remains were brought to this city to his home from where the funeral was held Sunday afternoon in charge of the Odd Fellows and Woodman, lodges, Reverends Line and Church officiating and interment was made in Highland cemetery besid ehis wife who died some years ago. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs.

Millard Wilson. Henry C. Pritchard and. Mrs. Jam-9 Neighbor are brother and sister of the deceased.

Mr. Pritchard had lived in this city for a upwards of forty years, and was a plasterer by trade taking many of the largest contracts in this city and Ft. Riley for many years, and where he was recognized as a good workman, honest in his dealings and thorough in his methods of work. Her was a member of the Christian church, of the Woodman, Odd Fellows and Knights and Ladies of Security lodges. MARK MAPTIN INJURED Suffered Broken Ribs and Internal Injuries in Hand Car Spill.

Mark Martin, formerly of Magic vicinity was seriously injured Friday while working near Clay Center when he fell from a moving and heavily loaded hand car, in front of it and received the full weight of the car on his body. His were torn loose from the back bonies and he received internal injuries. His brother, Charley Martin went to Clay Center Friday evening and Saturday took him to Kansas City where he entered the railway hospital. His brothers Al and Lyman were called to Kansas City Monday his condition, which is considered very this time. GOLDEN RULE SALE Buildings Sold to John Wilkins at Upland Last Week.

The Company last of holding Upland of the was Golden sold week to John Wilkins of that vicinity. The property consisted of the store building and cottage nearby, both being on land belonging to C. J. Olsen and located thereon under a ninety-nine year lease. W.

Kilpatric, who some years ago pought the store business from the Golden Rule and has been occupying properties, will continue in the same. He has in his six years ness relations with the farmers of that section worked up a mighty good buiness. The Golden Rule Company was organized over twenty five years ago by farmers in the UplandAlida vicinity and for a. time maintained stores at both points, and ran an elevator at Alida. The isiness of the Golden Rule company has now been finally and completely liquidat-1 ed, Take On Another Store.

The Hamilton Shoe with a string of stores through Kansas of which the Cowen Shoe here is one. has just added another store to its string, taking over the Sharon Brothers store in Salina which will be taken over within a few weeks. L. Porter, for some time with the various stores of the organization, will be in charge of the Salina store. The Hamilton Shoe Co.

(the parent organization) has offices in the Massachusetts Building in Kansas City and the auxiliary stores are ocated as follows: Cowen Shoe Junction City; and branches at Lawrence Emporia, Salina, Arkansas City and Scott. Mr. and Mrs. George Muenzenmayer have been on the sick list some days this week. Harry Pierce, Mrs.

Y. Y. Young and the Misses Marion Kendall, Josephine Powers, Robina Manley, Harriet Steadman, Katherine Coryell and Mary Adda Boone. The bride is a graduate of the city schools and has had work at the state university at Lawrence and later studied at Wellesley College, Wellesey, Mass. The groom, an attorney in private life, is at present in the service with the 7th division at Funston, The happy couple left on the night.

train for a short wedding trip to California and during his station being at Funston, they will make their home with Mr. and Mrs. Poland on their return. The out of town guests here for the wedding included Mrs. John Dean of Topeka.

Miss Jessie Rankin of Idana Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Smith and Miss.

Jean Thompson of Kansas City, Mr. Howard Demith of Ellsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Fred I. Boone and family and Miss Anne Hostrupp of Manhattan, Rev.

and Mrs. G. Charles Gray of Kansas City, Miss Marion Montgomery, Miss Frances Pierce and the Misses Katherine and Angela Fogarty of Lawrence. UP TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Farmers Planning to Bring Road Matter Before Business Mens' Association. At a meeting of eastern Geary county farmers at the Berry school house Tuesday evening for the discussion of the surface road proposition, it was planned to bring before the Chamber of Commerce of this city a protest against the roads on Dry Creek, Clarks creek and Humboldt creek being put through, in the belief that the business men of the town could bring about the postponement of the project, or possibly its abandonment.

No official notice has been received by the officers of that association as yet in relation to the matter. ROCKWELL'S DOUBLE CAPITAL Several Employs Become Stockholders, Big Addition to Be Built. The annual stockholders meeting of the B. Rockwell Merchandise Grain Co. was held last week, and officers were elected as follows: Walter Rockwell.

President; G. A. Rockwell, president; B. Rockwell, second vice president; 0. H.

Holmes, secretary and treasurer. The capitalization of the business has been increased from $50,000 to $100,000 and among the new stockholders are 0. Holmes. Herman Strum, C. W.

Thompson, Miss Belle Bisheimer, C. and C. R. Rockwell. A contract has been let to George Dalton fo the construction of a two story stone addition to the store building, on the east end, which will be used by the grocery department, the army supplies department and in which an electric freight elevator and unloading chute will be installed.

Work has started on this addition already. FOR MILK TESTING Prof. Peterson Here Today. Meets With Farmers Tonight. As the finale to the efforts to start a milk testing association for this county, Prof.

Wm. E. Peterson of the U. S. department of Agriculture will be here this evening and will talk to interested dairymen at the Chamber of Commerce this evening at 7:30 on the cow testing question.

An effort will be made to form a Geary county cow testing association many farmers and dairymen having already signed up for the name. Prof. Peterson wil stay here all day tomorrow, also, and will be glad to meet and talk with interested parties Lester feller Injured. Lester Gfeller of this city was injured Wednesday while working with a wrecking crew at the old cavalry camp near Funston, when the roof of a building that was being demolished fell in on him, making several bad cuts about his head and shoulders. He was taken to the post hospital for treatment, and is reported as getting along very nicey.

Locates First Still. Sheriff Peeso while. prowling about in the rear of Charley Stetka's tailor shop on west 8th. street. Tuesday.

discovered some real a still of a size -to be used over a cook stove and a sample of the home made brew that he has 80 far been afraid to taste but which he believes from the odor and appearlance would make a jackrabbit spit in a bull dogs eye. One Charles Jackson, in whose rooms the apparfound, lingers in jail at present. the first Geary counstill. Mr. Peeso says, SO FAR AS HE KNOWS.

J. left for Emporia after Going, Back to Europe a visit with relatives here. He will return to Europe next week to continue work under the Y. M. C.

A. He expects to go to Czecho-Slavia tho in what capacity he does not know. It may be in educational work, "but I don't know their language." he said. He may conduct the Y. M.

C. A. huts similar to those of the war. Mrs. Engle will accompany hism and they expect to have a great experience for the next year or -Abilene Reflector.

Found Fitch Safe. Sunday night Sheriff Larimer of Topeka was shot and seriously wounded while searching premises at a road house four miles south of Topeka, by one Jones, who escaped. On the premises were found many stolen articles, among them the safe stolen from Nolant Fitches drug store a few days previous. Jones and some of his associates are known to have been Junction City within ten days, and it is thought that they planned a bank robbery here from some efforte they made to get information while here and the officers here have been warned to keep a look out for them. The mercury dropped to within ten of zero early Saturday morning, but Monday's southwind undid of that chill and gave us some very pretty days.

George C. Dumm, associated with the Dumm furniture business here for the past two years, is now with the Karlan furniture Co. at Topeka. Mr. and Mrs.

Ardon Zieber, E. J. and John Evans of Welcome vicinity motored to town Friday in the Zieber car. HELD FOR ROBBERY Three Funston Men in Jail Charged With a Hold-up. Harry Steel, Julious Schmidt and Eugene Griffey, of Camp Funston, are in the county jail charged with holding up Wm.

Lonsinger of this city, and robbing him of his watch. The hold-up. occurred Friday night on North Washington street near 13th, and within a half hour, policemen Nicholson, Bradford Peachen had the men under arrest and they have made written confessions to county attorney Morris. THREE DEATHS IN KELLY HOME. Father and Two Daughters Die, With- in the Week.

Anthony Kelly, long time resident of Ogden vicinity, died Tuesday evening of last week after a short illness. The funeral was held Friday after. noon and Friday evening his daughter Kate Kelly died at the home, death coming suddenly, without any evidence of ill health, and due to heart failure. She was laid to rest beside her father on Sunday and on Monday evening at nine thirty another daughver, Miss Julis Kelly, passed away at the home, following some days severe illness with pneumonia. The surviving members of the family are Mrs.

Charles Martin, James Patrick and Thomas Kelly, all of Riley county and Mrsr. Rose Kelly Menton of Boon, Iowa. INSURANCE COMPANY BOOMING Upland Company Crosses Nineteen Million Mark in Volume, The writer was in the offices of the Farmers Mutual Insurance at Upland last Friday. Secretary 01- sen tells us that organization last month reached the high mark in the history of it's business when ance in force crossed the nineteen million mark. spite of over forty thousand dollars loss in the Geary-Dickinson county tornado of last summer that the company had to pay, the 1919 business went through with less than $200.00 taken from the reserve fund for the payment of losses and expens es.

The statement of the company will appear in the Republic next week and we invite theattention of the insuring public to a study of the facts. and figures shown therein for last sears business. ASSESSORS ARE NAMED Rodger Moon Has Deputy Assessor List Completed. County Clerk Moon has named deputy assessors for this spring's assessment as followeJunction City, A. P.

Spessard and J. C. Padgett; Milford, A. G. Martin; Smoky Hill, 0.

C. Beller; Lyon, B. A. Jefferson, H. L.

Hunt; Wingfield, L. McVey; Blakely, James A. King; E. Collins, Jackson. H.

E. Doverspike; Liberty, Frank A. Ross. Personal property only will be assessed, and the deputy assessors will meet with county assessor Moon at his. office on the afternoon of Saturday, February tax.

28th, when the rulings be of the state commission will explained. Work will start for assessors March 1st and da supposed to be completed by May 1st. The end of the first week and half of rehearsals has brought Katcha-Koo, the musical comedy soon to be produced under the auspices of the Business Girls club, 80 well into shape that it seems the evening of Feb. 23 will surely find levery thing and everybody ready for the curtains rise. It will be worth anyones dollar just to see Ralph Davis as the pompous Maharajah whose four wives are so well acted by Mrs.

C. S. Myers, Mrs. Geo, Williams, Pearl Mann and Myrtle Insley. Mr.

C. S. Myers as Katcha Koo a holy Fakir transfixed before the temple of Bhudda will be seen in an entirely new role, but all who have seen rehearsals agree he is well worth seeing. Miss Leona Johnson as Mrs. Chattie Goddinfi with her daughters Dolly and Prudence.

Mable Henry and Frances Scherer. all do their share to help the fun and make a success of the play. Dick Harry, played by Dan Hurley and Edwin Berkel, are the two Americans, who with Solejah and Urbana, Bessie 'Lancaster and Helen Gallagher, 80 narrowly escape being poisoned by the Maharajah. Dr. A.

A. Weber, F. A. Miles and Roy Luke as the personal atintendants of the Maharajah could not be improved upon. The choruses have good material and have worked hard which means that they will creditably support the all star cast.

In many places were Katcha Koo has been given the verdict has been that the Finale of the last act alone is worth the price of admission. The Business Girls Club is highly pleased to be able to present a really good entertainment and to assure those who invest in a ticket for next Monday or Tuesday evening that they will enjoy every minute of the play. The Ben Bond family, with the exception of Miss Ruth all had a turn last week and this with the fu, but at this writing all are out of danger and able to be about. ROAD CASE DECISION District Court Decision Upheld.Means Commissioners May Procoed. The supreme court Saturday ruled on the eastern Geary hard surface road case, affirming the decision of the distriet court.

This means that the county commissioners may proceed to advertise for bids and let the road. The decision in effect was petitioners on a road petition that, not, after the commissioners have acted upon that petition, withdraw their names. The controversy concerns the forty miles of hard surfaced roads on Clark Creek, Dry Creek and Humboldt creek. Preliminary, surveys have been completed part of the road, and is probable that bids will be asked for this spring for alt least a portion of the project. The roads on Dry Creek and Humboldt Creek run to the county line at a point nearest to Dwight and Alta Vista.

Commissioners Powers and Harris have both stated to the writer that in asmuch as they sach own several hundred acres of land in the affected territory, should the bids for the work prove excessive, they will have the same interest that the other land ownerg have and will not vote for the letting of the work. NO JURY THIS TERM. Owing to Illness of Court Stenographer, Cases Will Go To June. Owing to the severe illness of Guy Sackett, court stenographer, Judge King has advised the local attorneys that the jury, already drawn for the March term of court, will not be used, and any jury cases will be carried over to the June term, which is usually the law term only. Kansas City hospital, and next week Sackett re recently came of a will have to return to the hospital for further treatment.

IT IS REAL OIL NOW. Stone Well is Promising to Be a Sure Producer. The reports from the Stone well say that the oil continues to come through the water and indicates that a real oil sand has been foundfi As soon as the water is baled out the drilling will go deeper exact amount of oil will be determined. The Wilkins well north of Chapman was visited last evening by the Sinclair geologist L. H.

Munn, and he found it at 2700 feet drilling in limestone. eBlow this will be founding the oil if it exists and the result will be known in a few -Abilene Reflector. COIL LEASE TROPHY Chapman Gun Club Plans Big Annual Rifle Shoot. Chapman, Feb. Chapman Gun club are completing the arrangements for their annual shoot March 16-17.

Among the prizes offered for high scores is an eight acre oil lease. This shoot is called the "Oil Lease Shoot" and is attracting considerable attention. Now Garage Firm. Some time ago, John Jacobs sold out a half interest in the Mecca garrage to J. R.

Filby. Mr. Filby got moved to Dwight from the farm near. Moss Cprings' about ten days ago and early last week the garage was closed and he and Mr. Jacobs invoiced the stock preparatory to Mr Ellby taking up his work.

The invoicing was competed Thursday and now you will see Jims smiling face meet you when you enter the garage, The new firm will be known as Jacobs Filby and they are making plans. that. when completed, will make Mecca the most up to date garage in this part of the state.Dwight Advance. Don't Be Fooled. The Herington oil field has blown up.

In it were sunk thousands of good honest money in square prospecting and this money was sensibly invested by oil companies which could afford to lose. Also. in addition to that hundreds of thousands were sunk by suckers who bought wildeat stock and leases that had only a gambing value. way. The wild cats live on suckers.

For Heaven's sake don't be a sucker. Let the oil companies sink the wells That is legitimate. They can afford to lose, But every sucker who invests in wild cat leases is parting with his money for mighty little return. -Emporia Gazette. The John Soutter family on Dry Creek, father, mother and six children are all down with the flu and Mr.

Soutter is reported yesterday. as having the pneumonia. They live in a kindly neighborhood, and one neighbor looks after food and wood, enother comes to see after feeding tie live stock, etc. Monday, while hauling, Oscar Hokanson suffered a fractured leg, caus by the horses becoming frightened and throwing him out of the wagon. Mr.

Hokanson is suffering great deal but it is expected and hoped that condition will improve soon. Mercury. Mayor John was a busy man last week, running the city, his own business, and with both Mrs. Miller and their little daughter ill at home with the fu for some days. They are both better at this time.

MARKETS The prices as we go to press are as follows: No. 1 hard wheat new 2.47 No. 2 hard wheat No. 3 hard wheat new 2.40 Corn, shelled 1.55 Oats .95 Rye 1.25 Hens .28 Eggs .40 Butter .45 Spring chickens. 2 lb.

.30 Old Roosters .14 Young roosters .24 Hogs, alfalfa .13.00 Standard Alfalfa- No. 2 alfalfa 22.00 No. 1 prairie hay 14.00 No. 2 prairie hay 10.00 No. 3 prairie hay 8.00 Green hides .20 Top Kansas City prices: Beef steers Hogs, top Sheep Lamb 20.00 Wheat 2.73 Corn .1.47 Oats .93 Kaffir corn, per cwt.

Alfalfa hay Prairie hay 24.00 Broilers .35 Hens Eggs .50 Green hodes .30 DEATHS C. P. Fogelstrom. C. P.

Fogelstrom, for forty-six years a resident of this city, died Sunday night, following a few days illness with pneumonia. He was almost eighty years of age and in his long residence here had been a man of influence in the affairs of the city and count, serving as county commissioner, mayor, first chief of the old Hornet fire department I I I president for some years of the Commercial club, one of the incorporating members of the electric light company and always taking a leading part in any local affairs. Mr. Fogelstrom was present May 10th, 1869, when the connecting lines of the first overland railway system were completed at Promontory Point. Utah, and witnessed the drivof the golden spike that honored the event.

Mrs. Fogelstrom who was visiting their daughter at Tacoma, was not able to come on at this time because of illness. Mr. Fogeistrom is survived by his wife and these children, Roy and Clarence Fogelstrom of this city. -Miss Ada of Denver, Charley of Fresno.

and Miss Minnie of Ta coma, Washington. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon from the Duriand Sawtell funeral home, in charge of Rev. Fred Line and with the Masonic lodge in charge of the services with the rituals of that organization, Mrs. F. Brenner.

Mrs. K. F. Brenner of near Woodbine, died Sunday afternoon after a illness of several other members of the family, the date of the funeral has not as yet been set. Mrs.

Brenner was over seventy-five years of age and had lived in the vicinity of Woodbine for the last fifty years. She is survived by her husband and these children, Mrs. Otto Zeckser, Louis Brenner, Rev. Otto Brenner, Alvin Brenner, Mrs. Caroline Reber, Wm.

Brenner, Albert Brenner, Mrs. Charles Zoschke and Hulda Otis Hunt. Otis Hunt for most of his life a resident of this city, died Monday evening following a long illness. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the Duriand-Sawtell Funeral home, Rev. Line in charge.

He was 31 years of age and is survived by his wife and one daughter. Prof. Clement to Cleverland. At a meeting of the board of education held Monday evening, it was voted to send Prof, J. H.

Clement to the superintendents division of the American Educational Association, which meets in Cleveland, Ohio next week. He will leave for the east Saturday and be gone all week. Did it ever occur to you what the last six months he has been called versatile man Will Scott it? Within ers Uuion, which includes grain, hay, upon to audit the books of the Farmimplements, grocery store, and a branch general store, when Pete Volz went west in the summer Will ran a drug store for that time, when Van Birch went east to a hospital, Scott was again called into the harness to run a garage and in the recent severe illness of T. W. Dorn, opera house.

manager, Scott stepped into the breach and ran the city theatre affairs. If the writer ever gets rich enough to take a two weeks vacation, we know now who we want to run this office. James Calkins last week sold his cottage in the 600 block on North Adams street to Lt. J. E.

Farris, who, with his wife, will shortly occupy same..