The Coats Courant from Coats, Kansas • 1

44' amis, looacco Vol. XIX. No. 7 Published Every Thursday At Coats, Pratt County, Kansas, December 7. 1 922, The Richest Wheat Country In This World $1.50 Per Year 15 ttUUCLS.

JUTUgS. ST LOCALS LISTEN The man who "Gifts that last," at Caters. E. L. Trock spent Thanksgiving ia Pratt.

NOTICE We now have a full line of Sher-win W.lliaras varnish.es shellac, staia enamels, white lead-linseed oil; everything in the paint ine for outside and inside jintii Durkee Drug Co. wins in Fifes baiile is ihe one who Mrs Claude Snyder is seriously ill at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Sam S.

Woclfolk gave a family dinner and reunion Thanksgiving day. These present i r. S. IJ. Woo folk and saves his money At photos are the best.

Pratt, There never was a time when you really needed protection more than you da now. Right when you least expect it and can least afford it, some accident occurs and you are left without a home or shelter for your stock and no ready funia to replace them. Insurance In a reliable Old Line Company provides the necessary foundatio on which to start over. Have you that protection? If not better see us today, tomorrow nay be too late Fifteen Old Line Companies are represented in our agency, All 'first class, or we wouldn't have them. Cooper Nash John Pearce was down from Ford -1 ia hi the first of the wetk Mi sister, Mrs.

S. A. Grave, of Coats; Mr. and Mrs G. Randle and son Thearle, of Mr.

and Mrs George D. Miller and sons, and Loyce, of Sawyer; Mr. and Mrs George A. Patterson and nigh-ters Vella and Ruby, and Mr and Mrs CI Woolfolk and son Glen of Protection Tribune. Thus far we have kept still and refrained trom knocking on the bum light service Pratt has bee.i We r.re making doughnuts now.

Try them. E. S. Bakery. Dr.

Mitchell, dentt, here every Friday, weather permitting. West The man who saves is prcvidi resource and the greater his resources the greater the respsi sibuwy ot his success. His resources will be in store for two opposite con-tingencies the pressure of ili fortune or the invitation of good fortune An besides actual resources, the man who e-. ves is forming a personal character thrift, intelligence and perseverance, stro in itself to achieve tuccess. Interest paid on savings.

First National Bank I Nash helped E. F. build a bain the pwst wetk. onor Roll Jacks pikI A. E.

Coe vtre "MORE BUSINESS IN GOVERNMENT" giving U3 but the straw that broke camel's ba was heaped upon us Tuesday night. We were throwing type and the ligtu went out ist ia Wichita 1 i-ntu d.iy Mrs. Fred Buck was a sm visitor last Siturday: The following have paid up their subscription fince last report: U. Hammond, Hutchinson. Kjnsas.

A K. Moss, Coats. F. West. Coats.

A. Hamilton, Cullisoa route WASTED ENERGY "When I wuz a young man, mum, Th3 spt phrase was used In President TTarding's first message to Congress and applies particularly in postal management where postmasters are being impressed wicli the fact that SL-y are managers of local branches business In the world. after we had taken our plice at the with a hand Hill of type and it Ht us right in the middle of a lire We c( uidn't move without making i of the type, so s.U there the few moments," which seemed like an Mrs Ivan Freennn came up from Clearwater the first of the wt-tk. boor, until-the lights came on again, ie neighbors wtiere I lived called ne (ffie fo.rre iu the usual HERE COMES A STRANGERI The banks and p)U observed Thanksgiving way. COATS PRODUCE COMPANY PAYS HIGHEST CASH PRICE MARKETS WILL PERMIT FOR Kon't let that occur again, we here i i 'auman said the lan guid looking tramo.

Geo. Locket is moving from his by warn you. Mrs P. Hamilton 3:8 Nin-nescah, t-rifertaired a Thanksgiving dinner yeiterday compliment, ing her sister, Mrs. L.

Loy, of former hone at Eimwood, to UMike our post office look neat, Mr. Postmaster. Straighten ii; the rural letter box, Mr. Karnicr. Tidy up some, Mr.

Rural Carrier First impressions are lasting. Maybe Mr. Stranger, taking notice of these improvements, will come back, bringing you iMnefiis. Start these with 'TOS- POULTR.Y of all "Well, they wouldn't call vo" that answered the housewife- "No' But I wuz like a dynamo in one "How vas The energy I created never got Lake City. iJeffeison City, Those pies Cream and Hides.

Hones The Thanksgivir storm billed for tlggs, Packing Stock, Butter, Wieghts and Couut Guaranteed. ent in-Lided: Mr. and Mrs R. f. WICKK" this vicinity must have got side tracked.

Mr. and tors F'R Uteri Herald. FOR. SAL HUMANIZING THE POSTAL SERVICE Klon Shriver and E. I.

Tick motored to Wichita Sjturday returning Flour and Feed. A full Sire of Chicken home Sunday. FeedS end Supplies, etc. THOS. BEN NING FIELD, Prop.

and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kocher and family, Mr.

and Mrs. W. King and family, Mr 'and Mrs. Will Davault of Wichita, Dr. Lee Hamilton, Dr.

Swan Hamilton, Dr. J. R. Campbell, and Misses Keo Taylor, Wantha Schrack, Doris Luther, Louise Hamil on aud Howard Clay Hamilton Tribune. We are now making our peanut butter: Try it; it is a big seller.

M. Bakery. I am in the market at all times for Milo Maize, Kafir Corn and cane teed. Highest market price paid F. L.

J'arnsworth, Cullison, Kas. Christmas is only a few weeks off. Take the ooportunity now to arrange for an early appointment at iVithers Studio, Pratt, Kansas. Mrs. E.

Fults and dauf h'er returned to their home at Stilwell, Kansas, Tuesday. "There is no unimportant person op part ct our service. It Is a total of human units and their co-operation la the key to its success. In Hs last analysis, postal duties are accommodations performed for our neighbors and friends and should be so rather than as a hired service performed for an absentee Postmaster General Hubert Work. The stockholders of the Farme Elevator 1o had a meeting last Sat urday afternoon.

L. L. Orr and A. E. Horney spent i r.

tar. isp e. v. sr. Wm.

Fults has been at. Cunninf ham assisting in invoking the lumber yard at that place. several ays in Oklahoma the week on a hunting trip. Fred Burgin vas ia town Tuesdav exhibiting a live coyote he caught it) Christmas pirit Make Your Dollars Have More Cents by buying Wear-U-Well Shoes at The Sowers Shoe Shop Fine New Stock ust Received New Line of Ladies hoes Just Received For Sale 3)od Plymouth Roik $1 1)0 each. OTIS SHORE on the Bill Wood farm.

He caught another much larger one it got away on his return home, Fred would rather hunt coyotes than eat even when he is hungry. Mr and Mrs. T. A. Eubank motored to Moline for Thanksgiving vacation, with their cousin, H.

0. See our of box chocolates, also bulk chocolates Xmas is near Is Here Come in and look over our stock before purchasing Christmas pres ents. If you do not see what you want for it. Do your Christmas shopping early. Yours for business, E.

S. Bakery. I. N. and son Jake went Moscow last Sunday where they are thinking of organizing a bink- 3 F.

CATER PSl. fS0 fi0 00 00 fi0 00 00 00 00 Peden and family. Also visited relatives in Winfield on return trip, returning Sunday night. "notice All parties knowing themselves hdebtei to me will please call and settle, as I need the money. VAN 1 OUBEK.

NOTICE The Grant Township board will 6 fSSf 3- Insure That Wheat in Granary In a Good Reliable Company Call and ee Chinn Martin Miss Ruth Harper came in frcm Moscow last week She was ac-rorcpaniel her sister's little girl. Eyes tested. Glasses fitted. Satisfaction guaranteed, if yoi follow my advice wearing them. I.

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S. Martin, Clerk. 10W WIT An Ontario farmer caught a young woman doing a "September Morn" on his property and had her halvd before the county magistrate. "What'i the charge?" asked his honor. "Taking a bath in the spring, your wusship," sail the constable.

The aged dispenser oi justice consulted a dog-eared copy of the statutes and buried himself in its pages for several minutes then, closing the legal tome and stroking his beard, he said very solemnly, "The charge is dismissed and the miss is discharged. I find that she had jt st as much right to take a bath in the spring a3 in the fall Boston Transcript. Rates Reasonable Short Orders Cold Drinks Season We understand Harry Burger's car got unruly and kicked Mrs. Burger breaking her wrist, the first of the week. There is to be a mus'cal enter tainment given by the grades of the Coats school, December 22.

Watch for further announcements, W. F. Gillett, in assisting in getting Ray Luther's team out of the dump at the Red Star elevator, the first of the week, was kicked on the ankle by one of the horses and ha9 been going on crutches since. Ray Luther took a bad of wheat to the elevator Monday and in attempting to dump it threw the truck dump and wagon and all went into the pit. The tug9 had to bjcut and the team was gotten out not much the worse for the Lunch Ml til) 9) 9) a gifts is a photograph of yourself made by WITHERS Christmas is only a few weeks off.

Take the opportunity now to arrange for an early appoint, ment. Withers' Art Studio, Pratt, Kansas East Sidfe Main Stree No Stairs to Climb Ml West Side Cafe Joe Merckel, Prop, iff ii 00 00 fa0 af 0F i ft iasv muf ttm ar 4 oitv flfc. so0 a- myr '-mm wr -m tOf 'k 0 0" 0 00 001.