The Junction City Republic from Junction City, Kansas • 1

THEfeNCTioN City Republic. JUST A NEWSY. BREEZY REPUBLICAN PAPER. NUMBER 51 THE JUNCTION CITY REPUBLIC fTMt'RSIJA SEPTEMBER 9, 1915 VOLUME XLII. WHEAT, OATS AND HAY OFF.

WIIEHE THEY TEACH. TO REMODEL COUNTY HOME. ODI FEU-OWS DOINGS. (irain Market Dropping Steadily This Bids To lie 0eiied Saturday, the 18th, By County Commissioners. The county commissioners will open bids on Saturday, the 18th, for the remodeling and modernizing of the county home, three miles west of the city.

It is planned to build an addition to the home, add hot water heat and two complete bath HERE. ARE THE CAPTAINS Lenders Named for the Gh1 Roads Work Next Week. Dr. Carr, chairman of he good roads committee has named the captains for the various roads out from Junction City, and these men will select their workers for the good roads day, Thursday of next week, when the town men will go out for a days road building and grading, etc. The captains for the roads are the following: Humboldt Sam Ziegler.

Dry Creek Hubert Bader Rosey road Walter Rockwell. Lyons Creek W. C. Dumm. Chapman R.

B. Fegan. Biehler road Geo. Muenzenmaver Alida John Gartner. Milford Mike Schmidt.

Mansfield road G. A. Waters. McDowell J. P.

Durbon. THE METHODIST JUBILEE. Members of This Strong Church Hold Three Day's Celebration. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings of last week were used by the members of the Methodist church as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the organization of that church in this city, two evenings at the church being given over bo very Interesting programs, Including historical reminescences by the older members, refreshed by consulting the old time church registers, and many and interesting were the stories thus told. There was also on exhibition a string of early day pictures of members of the church and Sunday School and scenes around town that atracted; much attention.

Friday evening an open air supper and band concert was given on the lawn at the John T. Dalton home on West Chestnut street that was a fitting close to what had been a most enjoyable and profitable number. rooms and otherwise modernize the home so as to make it much more eonifortable. Most of the inmates are very old and feeble, and the com forts too be added will have the de cided approval of all right thinking people. It will cost the county sev eral thousands to do this work, but once done, but little will have to be spent on this property, for many Assignment of City Teachers.

Hie Schools Now (eii. The city cshools openedTuesday morning, Tuesday being devoted to assignment of students, getting books and yesterday morning school started off in rea earnest. The assignment of teachers is as follows: E. H. Potter, Principal and 8th grade boys.

Agnes Clark, Eighth grade girls. Minnie Malborn, 7th grade boys. Mayme Brune, 7th grade girls. Esther Zellner, 6th grade. Sarah Tracy, 5th grade.

Gertrude Rodgers, 4tn grade. Clara Carkman, 3rd grade. Lillie Heffleflnger, 2nd grade. Anna Click, 1st grade. Third street Samulie Schwcnstu, Principal and bth grade.

Adele Neuber, 5th gTade. Mabel Thompson, 4th grade. Mattie Jensen, 3rd grade. Nell Grant, 2nd grade. Anna Dixon 1st grade.

Fifteenth Street Mary L. Hay, Jrincipal and 6th gade. Ccrda Pennell, 5th grade. Esther Baikrnan, 3rd grade. Lucy Clark, 2nd grade.

Vida Shaw, 1st grade. The other teachers are: Lucile Eeall, assigned to Ninth fetreet building to teach physiology. Initiation Held Monday Evening With 1 4i re Clas. The local Odd Fellows lodge had a big time Monday evening when Grand Secretary Russel of Topeka was here, and when the local lodge initiated a clans of twenty-four together. Over two hundred were present, and following the initiation ceremonies, Mr.

Russel made a very interesting talk, and the crowd was banqueted by a number of the ladies from the Rebeka lodge, the refreshments being fully up to the standard always set by these ladies. The list of new Odd Fellows initiated Monday evening includes: Charles F. Bobring, Jesse W. Filby, Jess J. Langvardt, Ivan Fltzwater, Homer E.

Rainsour, George Lancaster, Walter, Rockwell, J. G. Gfeller, Gerald Kerr, J. T. North, J.

M. Coffey, Fred Wenger, John Hofman, Rodger Moon, Richard Rohrer, J. M. Clarke, jHerman Strom, F. F.

Ziegler, F. Burnett, I. M. Piatt, Harvey Muen-zenmayer, Geoge Barker, J. E.

Wiest, Ben Mead and S. C. Hoag, the two latter members coming in by card from other lodges, Mr. Hoag having been a charter member of the Ogden Odd Fellows lodge. The workers in the local lodge say that there will be another and a bigger class ready for initiation at the first meeting night in October.

years. Architect Tufts has drawn the plans and specifications for the Week. Hay Likely to ontnue. The grain maket has dropited on both wheat and oats of all grades this week, and prairie hay is off about a dollar a ton for good grades, with the likelihood of still further declines in the prices, as the crop is unusually good and heavy. There will be many acres of fine hay in this count ythat will not be cut this year at all.

The hog market shows no change on the local market, although the Kansas City market was a little better yesterday, but there is so much disease in the country hereabouts that local buyers are a little skittish. The quotations as we go to press are as follows: No. 2 new wheat 94c to 96c No. 3 new wheat 90c to 93c No. 4 new wheat 77c to 85c No.

2 old wheat $1.02 No. 3 old wheat 95c to $1.00 Tough and damp to 75c Shelled corn 63c Ear corn 60e Oats 25c to 35(r. Re 65c to 75c- Eggs 18c- Butter 20c to 25c Spring chickens 2 lb. average Young turkeys 14c Ducks 9c Geese 8c Hens 10c Old roosters 6c Stag roosters 6c Lard 10c Fat hogs $6.50 to Eest baled prairie hay to $7" Best baled alfalfa hay Green hides 12c work. DON'T FORGET DOUBLE DOINGS.

At The High School. It seems a shame, after all the nice Thursday and Friday ill Be Lively Times in City and County. cool weather we've been having this summer, that the first week of school Miss Agnes King Miss Agnes King of Dry Creek died Thursday evening ahout six o'clock, two days after a paralytic stroke which she suffered Tuesday evening, and which rendered her unconscious Next Thursday is going to be Good Roads Day, when the town folks will go to the country to raise blisters and backaches while they work the roads leading to the good town of should have reverted to the usual blistering temperature we expect in September. The first week, however, is shortened by a holiday on Labor Day at the beginning and the fact that only enrollment and-assignment of lespns were attempted Tuesday. much of the time until death relieved y.

The high school teachers are now junction uiy. mere wm ner. The fneral as held Saturday done out twelve or fifteen miles on Rev. a. H.

Harshaw in all the good roads, and crowds will charge anJ interment was made in be in charge of competent captains, Hiffnland cemeterv. where a large who in turn will work under the di-! of friends fonowed her to reetion of the road bosses in the var- ner Jast reting and wnere ious districts which they penetrate. manv am, fora, curings Then on the next day it is hoped, evidenced the esteem in which she and expected that the farmers and twelve in number, part of whom are already known to the school and the city. Those who taught here last year are: Miss Florence Wallace. domestic art to the 7th and 8th grade girls and domestic art to the high school girls.

Ella Byrne, substitute teacher and Miss Mabel Beeching, Miss Lulu B. Lasley, Miss I.enore Maughiine. Mr. u. f.

nrown ana suui. a. agiif r. tneir iamines win en mine jn this county, on the eld home Miss Wallace spent the greater part and get sore ribs laughing at tne on nrv Crepk and was beloved of the summer vacation in the east, 'antics of a lot. of us town folks when of all -vhoknew her.

She is sur- visinng iriencs in iorK ana we act up in tne Kingiing tsromers vjve(i i)V these brothers and sisters visaing lrieuus in turn auu we act up in me tungiing ouuuerb Vived by these brothers and sisters Philadelphia. Miss Beeching Humbug circus. There will be a big I pear), joe, Stephen and Anna Kinj Institute here and later took in the free barbecue given at noon, the cir-jrs o'Farrel, and Mrs. J. T.

Crow two California expositions. Miss i cus will present a grand parade down Hers was the' second death in THE CHURCH OF THE' COVENANT The Rev. A. T. G.

Dowie, Rector. Sunday Services Holy 8 a. m. Sunday School 8:45 a. m.

Morning Prayer sermon ....11 a. m. assistant in the grades Lulu B. Lasley supervisor of music The high school teachers are: H. E.

Chandler, principal, Normal training and agriculture; Alma Man-ley, English; Lenore Maughlin, His-tor; Mabel Beeching, Mathematics; and Physics; Gladys Rye, Commercial subjects; Florence Wallace, Latin and Algebra; Elsie Smith, German and English; O. P. Brown, Manual Training and Printing; C. M. Ek-bald, Elementary Science and Bookkeeping and athletic coach.

the th Lasley was in Junction City during the main street, and in every way familv within a month. thte vacation months. Miss Maugh-iwill an endeavor be made to give an in and Mr. Brown both attended IT IS NOW PETE VOIJS. summer school, Miss Maughlin at enjoyable day to all visitors.

If you live in town, go out into the country Thursday and work the roads. If' you live in the country, arrange to the University of Chicago, and Mr. i Litany, fourth Sunday in each I month. Second celebration of the Holy communion on the first Sunday of each month. Evensong and 8 p.

m. Van Birch Disposes of Interest in Drug Store. Must Be Out. Brown at the University of Wiscon come to town Friday and enjoy the good times at Junction City's Free Fall Festival. sin, iwr.

Wagners work Kept mm in the city for the most part, except for an occasional business trip. Mcnday morning a deal was closed wherein Pete Volz becomes the sole owner of the Volz and Birch drug store, his partner Van L. Birch selling his interest. There will be no The new principal of the high school, Mr. H.

E. Chandler, has been County Teachers' Meeting. The teachers of the county schools met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. at work here since the first of Aug change in the methods of doing busi Carl Kilian To Wed. Invitations have been received for the marriage of Mr.

Carl Kilian, of Kansas City, and Miss Ethel Reed, of Prairie Du Chein, at the bride's home in that place, on the 15th inst. They will arrive in this city on the 17th and spend a portion of their honeymoon at the home of Mr. Kilian's mother, Mrs. C. A.

Kilian, southwest of the city five miles. Clark, county superintendent, at the ness, this drug store already enjoy- ust, and has his part of the school system ready to start off with the least possible friction. Mr. Chandler is a Washburn college graduate, and has held positions as principal at Eureka and Superintendent at court house, when the year's teaching program was gone over and discussions of a profitable nature resulted. Teachers also obtained 'their supplies at this time.

ing a mighty fine trade. Van Birch's health is such that he is forced to do something not so confining as the drug store ork, and he contemplates opening an insurance office in the First National Bank block. The Will of Jeremiah B. Slack. The will of Jeremiah B.

Slack, who died at St. Joseph's Hospital a week ago, was field for probate yesterday. There are no direct heirs. The estate-of $45,000 was left to a brother, at hose death it will be divided among-five nieces and nephews. Kansas City Star.

The brother is Prof. W. B. formerly of this city and Moss Springs; but for the past several years a resident of Lawrence. Mrs.

A. W. Morgan of Moss Springs is one of the nieces, and Mrs. Evelyn Barrows, formerly of this city, but now of Kan sas City is another. Madison, Kans.

Ladies' Reading Club. The opening meeting of the Ladies' Reading Club was held Thursday afternoon with the new president, Mrs. Henry Thiele, in the chair. There was a good attendance and much interest manifested in the work of the coming year. The response to the rail for current events brought forth those mentioned were the introduction of the teaching manners in seme of the American public schools and colleges; a manual training school for colored people recently started in Kansas City; Julia Marlowe's retirement from the stage; the cause of Italy's declaration of war against Turkey, and the warm receplon recently accorded Governor Capper in Boston.

Mrs. Theile, in her president's address, traced the growth of the club movement from the beginning, when the primary idea was self-culture, to the present, where almost all movements for good are included in the club's activities. She referred to the new-opportunity and new responsibility which have come to Kansas women through the ballet and thp preparation for meeting ths which club life has afforded. To participate in the work of these clubs is but answering a call to service. The music for the afternoon ps a vocal solo, "The Neapolitan Serenade," charmingly sung by Miss Jennie Trott.

For an encore she gave "The Haunt of the Miss Josephine McCammon was the accompanist. Following the music, the ladies were taken back to their school days by a reading of Whittier's "Maud Muller," by Miss Mary Spes-sard. An interesting paper by Mrs. Harry Pierce on the Panama Exposition concluded the program. She recounted the achievements of science and industry since the last world's fair, in St.

Louis, and gave in detail a description of the telephone exhibit. But the greatest and most interesting of all the exhibits they come eager to learn and eager to feel. Just before adjournment, Mrs. N. F.

Greene read a beautiful letter of gretting to the club from Mrs. Mary Vance Humphrey, now in Los Angeles, Cal. ZlKGIiRK BUILD ROAD. Concrete Roadway at SI. 10 a Yard Capps-Shores.

Andrew G. Capps of Ft. Riley and Miss Mabel Shores, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.

J. Shores, of Vinton vicinity, were married Saturday by Rev. A. E. Martin of the Baptist church.

The bride is but seventeen years old and required parental Front Bridge to Logan Grove. The county commissioners awarded To Pile at Water Works. The city commissioners let the contract last week to the Leavenworth Bridge company for the driving of abcut 100 piles along the river by the water works station to protect the station from the bank cutting away. This bank has been cut back considerable distance in the floods of the last few years, and the move to protect the station is a wise one. Tueday for the new concrete road fom the Kepperling bridge to the Katy crossing near Logan Grove.

Ths is to be twenty feet wide, of good quality of concrete, and the job was School Enrollment. The enrollment in the city schools yesterday morning was as follows: Grade IB 80 Grade 1A 85 Grade 1192 Grade 111117 Grade IV 115 GradeV 1C5 Grade VI 93 Grade VII 9 Grade 1st year school 70 2nd year high school 69 3rd year high school 38 4th year high school 35 Post graduates 1 Total 1111. let at $1.10 per yard, and $125.00 Payne-Grobe. Frank R. Payne of St.

Louis and Miss Lillie A. Grobe of this city were married in Kansas City Saturday. for extra grading out of the macadam new on the road, where iti is neces sary to reduce the level. To Repair Clay Road. The county commissioners at their meeting this week ordered a top School Board Meets.

The school board met in regular session Monday evening. Dr. King, who was not here when he was elected as vice president, was sworn in as such officer. A constitution was adopted by the board for a student enterprise association and several changes were made in salary and teachers requirement regulations. M.

D. I'eeso was elected as truancy officer. dressing of rock dust from the Zieg- Jer crusher hauled over the road be tween the Fogarty bridge and the Wachle-Sullivan. Julious Wachle of Wakefield vicinity and Mrs. Bertha Sullivan of Lawrence were married at the court house yesterday afternoon by probate judge Daniel Hurley.

They had never met until fifteen minutes before the ceremony, having become acquainted by correspondence. Mr. Wachle is one of the steady, hardworking farmers of Wakefield. The bride's little daughter by a former marriage accompanied her here and will live with them. ABILENE GIRL KILLED.

Automobile Accident Between Abilene and Chapman Sunday Night. About eight o'clock Sunday evening an automobile with four young-folks from Abilene in it, ran off an open bridge about five miles west of Chapman on the Golden Belt road, turning clear over and injuring all of the party more or lesss, and so severely injuring Miss Nickoley of Abilene that she died twenty-four hours later in a Kansas City hospital, where she was rushed for care. Her collar bone was broken and she sustained severe internal injuries. The bridge had been washed out, some weeks ago, and the Place was being repaired, but no lights were put out nor were there any guarding-fences put up, and not being familiar with the road, the driver ran right into the open bridge, falling-wenty feet to the bottom of the creek bed. It is likely that big damage suits will result either against the bridge contractors or the county for the carelessness in leaving the dangerous place without lights at night.

Wallie Clark farm. This road is a heavy gumbo, and it is thought that the combination will result in a mighty good road bed. Duck Season Not Open. Hunters licenses issued by the county clerk have on the reverse a statement of when certain game may be hunted, and this list gives the duck season as beginning September 1st. This is an error, the 15th of September being the date, so do not S.

O. Wanzer, of Pittsburg, was here this week and arranged with DeArmond Root for a monument on Mrs. Wanzer's grave at Zieglers Sell Coal. The Zieglers seemed to be carrying a rabbit's foot Tuesday, for after capturing the big job of concrete Highland. Before her marriage to be in too much of a hurry to go after him.

Mrs. Wanzer was Mrs. John T. the birds. road from the county commissioners Price, one of the most widely known of the early day residents.

G. C. Sautter of Alida vicinity was in Saturday, it being one of his very few trips to town this summer. He has been doing some stone work on they got the coal contract for the winter, 0 tons of Kansas coal, to be delivered as called for, at $4.90 a ton. This is for the court house and jail heating.

the basement of a big barn and per June Moyer, east of the city six miles, is reported as very low, and Tuesday night he had a very bad spell. His son, Jake Moyer, of Kansas City is here helping care for him. sonally shocked over two hundred acres of wheat, so that he has been kept too busy to waste any time in coming to town. Miss Florence Sahlberg has been elected to -the position of stenographer in the office of superintendent C. A.

Wagner of the city schools, and at once took up her work. The selection was made by the board of education Monday evening. Miss Sahlberg, who graduated from the commercial course in the city high pchool last year, is said to be A No. 1 in this class of work. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

Miss Harriet Rundle left this week to resume her teaching in the Muskogee schools, and Miss Gertrude Rundle a similar work in the Hutchinson schools. J. Davis of Skiddy vicinity has sold his 300 acre farm to Roy Dalton and "Kelley" Roesler of this city, who buy as an investfment. Mr. Davis is not decided yet where he will locate next.

Charles M. Johnston Three Miles West, Knocked Unconscious. Yesterday morning about nine o'clock, Charles M. Johnston, three miles west of the city, was struck by lightning while working in his hay field and rendered unconscious, and If you do not believe that the country correspondence is vital part of a good newspaper, read the vital statislies in the Upland column, this week, four births being noted. Mrs.

Mary Forest. Word was received Friday of the death in Denver of Mrs. Mary Forest, wife of Sam Forest, of that place. Mrs. Forest was the youngest sister of Mrs.

C. H. Manley and Mrs. H. H.

Colvin of this city and about a year ago visited them for some weeks, and about thirty years ago lived here for two years, and later at Clay Center, her husband being employed as a printer in both places. She is survived by her husband and three sons of a former marriage, Harry, George and Porter McKillip. She was 62 years of age. The funeral was held tin Denver Saturday afternoon. Henry Koerner and family of Hugo, motored in last week for two weeks visit with his brother, Phil Kcerner of Wakefield, and his father, Sheriff Peter Koerner, of this city.

Burklund-Miller. Joseph T. Burklund and Miss Lau-rine Miller were married Saturday morning by Rev. John Endacott at the parsonage, and left at once on the noon train for Kansas City, where they spent some days. Mr.

Burklund is head of the water service department of the Union Pacific in the Kansas division, and has made this city his home for some years. His bride is the daughter of Louis Miller, and has made her home in this city and county all her life. They will have the best wishes of all. Bower-Dougherty. Tom Bower of this city and Miss Alice Dougherty of Sheboygan, Wisconsin were married Tuesday, 31st.

at 328 North Park Avenue, Kansas City, by the Rev. C. H. Church, the ceremony being witnessed by two or three close friends. They came at once to this city where they have ta' rooms for the present at Dr.

Spencers residence. Tom Bower is the genial and efficient decorator and card writer at the Rockwell store, anci he has a wide circle of friends among those who know him. His bride is a sister of Mr. C. E.

Dougherty, for the past two years manager of the gas company here, whom she visited for some time last year, when she made many friends. They will have the best wishes of all in which we join. nna arm was badlr burned. He was O. L.

Penn, of Raymore, (for the last two years,) has stood Missouri about as long as he can, and is here looking around with a view to renting a farm and moving "the Missus and the Kids" back here within a few weeks. Their many friends in this county will bei mighty glad to see these good people again residents of Geary county. carried to hs house, where he soon recovered. One horse was knocked Will Frey, one of the old time feeders of the town, will open next week with an up-todate restaurant in the Montgomery building on East 7th street. He w-ill be in charge himself, and will have a good line of trade.

down at the same time, and another team, on a hay rack, took fright and ran some distance before they were Miss Bess Fenton, who will teach the Briggs school, feels that she has struck it lucky in getting a boarding place. She arranged to beard with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Poole, and then discovered that Mrs.

Poole and she had within two or three years, at- stnnned. Mr. and Mrs. James Davin of Dry nrpW have a daughter, born Tuesday Dr. Will Kennedy and his friend, Mr.

Renninger, of Philadelphia, are tnv a fsw (tars viaH wHti his Mrs. E. L. Mickey spent Sunday with the D. W.

Mickey family at White City. evening. This makes a son and a daughter for them, and Jim says he meet to be called "Mister" after Bids sare being asked for by the city commisisoners for new curb along West Seventh street, between Washington and Jefferson streets, where old stone curb was allowed to remain at the time the street was paved. this. Mother and child doing nicely.

mother. Mrs. James Kennedy, at Lib- tended the same college at Greeley, erty Hall. They are on their Feasant for home from some weeks spent at Colo- thm th- th items of a rado Springs, and while on a hunting mutual Uite' trip near there. Mr.

Rennington had, Mrg a finger shot off. to rrn, W. A. Logan returned Tuesday from several days spent in western Born, Thursday, to Mr. and Mrs.

John Poole, of McDowell creek, a daughter, to whom they have given the name of Helen Louise. Mother and child are being cared for in a Manhattan hospital. Mrs. Poole was Miss Germann of Moss Springs. Kansas, -most of the time at uui nty Mr.

and Mrs. H. W. Devenney of ucner Lyons creek were shopping in He reports all the wheat sections out that way as booming and everything Miss Eleanor Fritz snent the week Ella Byfne of Chapman spent Sunday lend with Wakefield friends. with Junction City friends.

I the city Tuesday morning. lovely and lively..