The Ford Promoter from Ford, Kansas • 1

SI Wfnm tzt WW For the Arkansas Valley Generally, Ford County Especially, and the Town of Ford Particularly. NO. 31 ford; ford county, Kansas, Thursday, octobkri9, 1916 VOL. 7. The Ford State Bank.

Capital, 520,000 POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ORO PEOPLE WANT A NEW TOWN HALL Republican Rally Tuesday Night There will be a Republican meet LIGHTS TO BE TURNED ON SATURDAY NIGHT REPRESENTATIVE I have been renominated by the Repub- ing at the hall next Tuesday night, October 24, at 7:30. ican voters of Ford county for Repre sentative, and solicit the support of all leryone Is for Erection of a New City Buildlni Celebration Plans Not Complete but Juice BeHere Just All the county candidates will be voters in this county in my campaign for reelection. present and each one will be per L.J. PETTI JOHN. CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT I am now serving my first term and am mitted to speak in the interest of his candidacy.

Some prominent speaker will be here to present the Republican There a good attendance at he meeting called Tuesday night discuss the hew City 4 Hall propo a candidate for re-election to this office on the Republican ticket. I will appreciate the support of the voters irrespective of sition. And those present were doctrine. An effort is being made to party. imanimous in their desire for such a building.

HENRY L. CAREY. REPRESENTATIVE Having received the Democratic nomi W. T. Snyder was called to the" nation for Representative of Ford county, I respectfully solicit your vote at the No chair and asked an expression rom each one present, and without ex vember election.

secure J. X. Botkin, Secretary of State; but if he can not, come his place will be filled by some other good strong speaker. All voters, regardless of political affiliation, are cordially invited to come out and bear state and national issues discussed from a RepublP can viewpoint. The work on the distribution system was completed Wednesday evening, and today the electric light men are busy wiring to stores and residences, putting in meters and connecting the big transformer on the east edge of town.

Most of this work will be completed by Friday night, 'i Saturday morning will be devoted to testing out the system, and Satui day night the switch will be closed and the current sent to all parts of town. Plans for a celebration of the event were given a setback on account of the storm, and the event may be held at a later date; but celebrate or not we have the lights, ariaVthat is what counts. i. L. L.

TAYLOR. SHERIFF Having received the nomination for ception the answers were favorable to the project. There was some Sheriff of Ford county on the Republican ticket, I will appreciate your support at the election in November. difference of opinion as to the amount 'of money that should be spent and as to ther way in which funds should be raised; but these details can be settled when the ques- H. L.

HARTSHORN. REGISTER OF. DEEDS I have 'been nominated for Register of SOCIALLY Deeds on the Republican ticket, and will tion goes to the voters. appreciate the support of all voters in. the Novfember election.

R. P. Frasure, M. H. Smith and Ralph Pinney were named as a com MILLS.

COUNTY CLERK Having been renominated by the Repub mittee to look into the cost of the Embroidery Club Mrs. Chas. Stuart entertained the Embroidery club at her home Wed-nesdayafternoon. Beside the needle-work there were sevefaT" other features oTT amuse-" ment. Each one present was re building and were instructed on two licans of Ford county for County Clerk I willjeppreciate your support at the election TO THE MEN' AND WOMEN pcopositipnsQne to ascertain the ovember 75 "'v VOTERS OF FORD COUNTY V- N.

K1NR.EAU. ft I 1 cost of a building 30 90 feet, and the-other to find out how much of a building could be erected for not COUNTY ATTORNEY I am the Republican nominee for re quested to tell the funniest short Dear Friends: election as County Attorney, and solicit story she knew. Papers with four to exceed $3,000, The committee the support of the voters of ford county The time is getting short for the candidates to see you in regard to rhyming words were passed, and at the election November 7. is to report at another meeting these were to be filled in to make KARL MILLER. COUNTY TREASURER Having been renominated bv the Re which will be called in the next week or ten days.

short poems. Mrs. Curtis's verse candidacy for office. As I have been very busy with the office here I may not" have seen you all was judged to be the best. A publicans of Ford county for County Three musical numbers were giv Treasurer, I solicit the support of all voters in this county in my campaign for re en," including a piano solo by Mrs.

personally; but I have with the time at my command, done all that I could to do so. I am' taking this Congregational Parish Our denomination has adopted the five-year program known as the election, Curtis and vocal solos by Mrs. Price and Lois Virginia Stuart, means of communicating with those Tercentenary Program, It covers the An advertisement contest aroused of you I have not seen personally W. V. BROWN.

COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT I hereby announce my candidacy on the Republican ticket for the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and will appreciate your support at the election in November. WILL JQERLING. much interest. since the primaries, in egard to my Those present in addition to the candidacy for re election. club members were Mrs.

Balfour, I haVe served you two years in Mrs. Robb, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. R. B.

Hageman and Mrs. S. E. Tuttle. the capacity of Sheriff, and if I have, in your judgment, served your interests, I am asking for the sec 'A two-course luncheon was served ond term this November election.

by the hostess. Home Missionary I ask eacnof you to go to the the same degree of respect. So, upon the success or failure of my conduct of the office and I am leaving that entirely to your judgmental am asking for a second term; to which I feel that I am entitled. I thank ach of you for past fa polls and vote, even if you do not The Home Missionary Society support me; for I feel that it is a held its quarterly social meeting duty and not merely a privilege to with Mrs. Roberts "Wednesday ev vote at all elections.

i ening of last week. The husbands I would be pleased to meet each vors which you vhaVe shown me, and assure everyone that I have a of the members, some of whom are of you jn your own home, and have years 1916-17-18-19-20. The last year a pilgrimage is to be made by all who can go to Plymouth Rock, and there celebrate the three-hundredth anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. Our object for these five years is a net increase of five hundred thousand members and a special fund of $8,000,000, one-half of which is to be used for Ministerial Relief. Next Sunday our; local church will honor the Pilgrims with a pro- -gram at Prof.

Anderson, Miss Sanders and others will have parts. The communion" will be observed, and all those wishing children baptized may have the ordinance administered at this time. Come out and lielp us start the" Tercentenary right. A special offer: infi will be taken for the Church Building society. The Sunday evening services will begin at 7:30 instead of 8K)0.

W. T. Snyder, Minister. A few weanling pigs for sale. A.

N. Patterson. 31 honorary members, were present. feeling of good fellowship toward Mrs, Madison was the leader of you. Wishing; you Scorning year' had the pleasure of so meeting many of you; but it is impossible for, mfr to.

call on all of ypu iarid the meeting and had a very inter esting program prepared. of prosperity, I remain, Your humble servant, CHAS. W. WOOLWINE, keep up the work in the office. I am sure, however, that you will not Dainty refreshments were served.

v- '-Vv Sheriff. hold this against me, for it is the Land For Sale office work first and the" campaign I am offering my land, 2 1-2 miles afterward. 'Ralph Pinney, I. L. Blucher and Mrs.

Biggs went to Coldwater in the Cadillac Friday, "where Mrs. I am running as I did two years north "of Ford, for sale at a bargain Sec. 29-27-22. Address ago, making no promises. The du 34 W.

H. Waters, St. John, Ks. Biggs stopped to visit a few days with her niece, Mrs. Carter.

Mr. ties of the Sheriff are clearly laid down and I have tried to do the work without fear or favor and Pinney and Mr. Blucher went on to 'SpeciarSale on Blue Bird 32-piece Dinner Sets next week at the Henry with no personal feeling in the mat Ashland and Protection and return ed to Ford that evening. Hardware. $9.58 Der set.

31 ter, and have tried to treat all with ri f. 0.