The Richmond Enterprise from Richmond, Kansas • 1

a a The Richmond Enterprise se VOL5 RICHMOND, KANSAS. THURSDAY, JUNE. 13, 1918, NUMBER 11 G. Z. Price went to Salina Tue day, on business.

Miss Pearl Hutchison went to Kansas City, Tuesday morning. G. Z. Price sold three trucks in the past three weeks. C.

H. Lvon of Council Grove was here Tuesday, looking after business interest. Mrs. Fred Worster shipped 33 canary birds, Tuesday, to a Bird Company in DesMoines Iowa. W.

S. McCrea is suffering with an ulcer forming over the sight of one of his eyes. James Knight went to LeeSummit Friday where he will work in a dairy. Mrs. W.

E. Kelley and daughter Faye went to Garnett Friday to spend the week end with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Gurell and family and Mr.

Gurell's mother from Centroplis spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Kelly.

M. L. Waldo left Monday for points in Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois He will be absent for a month or two. Mrs. George Gray and children who have been here visiting her father, M.

S. Carter returned to their home in Paola, Tuesday. R. Sisler shipped two loads of stock cattle, Harry Staley one mixed load of cattle and hogs and the Farmers one mixed load to K. C.

market, Monday. Rev. Robert Gault and family of Hamilton Ohio arrived here, Monday evening to spend their vacation here with his parents and other relatives. Reed Goff was accompanied by little Anna Campbell to Kansas City, Saturday to bring his wife home from the hospital. She is very weak, but in a fair way for a speedy recovery.

Rev. J. P. Hutchison and family of Riley left for Chetopa last day, after a short visit here, where he will become a pastor of the Presbyterian church at that place. W.

E. Gault and sons bought 900 sacks of linseed meal at Minniapolis which cost them $2400. Frank McKay came down from cansas City, Tuesday to visit his parents. He was accompanied by a lady who came for a visit. An error in the Red Cross subscription in last week's issue in which we gave credit to a Mrs.

C. E. Martin when it should of read Mrs. E. Maston, a relative of Mr.

and Mrs. George Evans. Last week when Mrs. Maude Smith was leaving Junction City she either lost or mislaid an envelope containing $120. and a U.S.

bond of $150. She feels quite sure that the bond and money are lost. H. L. Gault drove with his father and Homer Waldo to Kansas City, the other day leaving here at a quarter to 11 o'clock stayed there three hours while Homer bought 55 head of cattle and returned home a few minutes after 9 p.m.

The Art school at Kansas City in which Floyd Lawton is a student offered a prize for the best drawing on a cover design. The prizes were offered and Floyd Lawton got the second prize of $5.00 in a class of nearly 200. Uncle Billy Rebstock was 88 years old, last Saturday and J. M. Hargrave was 82 on Decoration Day.

Both these aged men are still quite active. Uncle Hargrave works on his farm and makes a trip of three miles each day, baring the fact that he had his left leg broken so many times (we are afraid to say how often) he would be a strong man. In the absence of the local pastor at Olathe, the Rev. Lytle was called to perform a double ring wedding ceremony for Miss Helen Weddell and N. Ross Brown of that city, Wednesday evening of last week.

Mrs. Lytle also made the trip and had a visit with Rev. Mrs. Barnes, late of Welda. Rev.

Harry Fuller's household goods arrived here Tuesday from Northwest Nebraska, considerably damaged. He chartered a car but did not have a full car load and the braces which were to hold the furniture in place gave way and let the goods scatter over the car. His damage will be some where near $100. Such is the life of an itinerant preacher. Mrs.

L. T. Waterbury has been spending the week with her father, T. B. Kelsey in Kansas City where he is taking treatment.

Frank Sigler went to Eldorado Springs, Wednesday for treatment. He has not fully recovered from an attack of measles and mumps. Miss Edna Morris came home Tuesday from the Ottawa pital where she submitted to an operation for appendicitis. She is recovering nicely. About twenty, mostly young people of Ottawa came dowi Tuesday evening to spend a week at the Lake Club house where they will fish, row and fight mos quitos.

Mrs. Olive Hester attended the wedding of her niece, Miss Rose Hester to Virgil Allen, which took place Monday in Iola. John McClenagham of Greeley died Monday in the Ottawa hospital as the result of an operation for kidney trouble. He was 73 years old. Services at M.

E. church Sunday morning and evening. Morning subject: -The world after the war. Evening duty of man. -0- The Epworth League invites all the young people to attend a c'al to be given on tie urch lawn, Wednesday evening June 19.

Mr. and Mrs. Will Austin of Yates Center and Mr. and Mrs. Will Riley of Wichita drove over Sunday and visited with Mr.

and Mrs. Jesse Austin. Grandma Austin returned home with them to Yates Center. NOTICE. The Mayor and Councilmen of Richmond Kansas hereby designate Tuesday June 18 as "Trim Up Day on which day all trees along sidewalks should be trimmed up eight feet above the sidewalks, where possible.

The brush should be piled on the front terrace where it will be removed by the street commissioner. G. Z. Price, Mayor H. V.

Atchison, Clerk. FOR SALE A second hand Champion grain binder, PLENTY Of McCormick boob Binding twine at 26 cents per pound C. Z. PRICE Holmes- Henderson. A very pretty and simple wedding took place Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. R. F. Holmes at Cottonwood Falls when their daughter, Esther was united in marriage to Mr. Lewis E.

Henderson. The ceremony was performed by Professor Conrad Vandervelde of the College of Emporia. Mrs. Henderson was born and raised in Chase county. She was graduated from the Chase county nigh school in 1912 and from the College of Emporia in 1916, where she received her A.

B. decree. She 1AS taught at Scandia, Kansas, for he past two years and will teach the Chase County High School he coming year. Mr. Henderson is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. W. E. Henderson of Richmond. He finished the Richmond High School in 1911 and graduated from the College of Emporia in 1916 where he received his A.

B. degree. In college he was an active worker in the Y. M. C.

A. He became principal of Richmond High School after graduation until November 1917, when he resigned his position to become a Y. M. C. A.

secretary at Fort Sill, where he i is located at the presnt. Chase County Leader. Denchfield -Gates Mrs. Daisy Denchfield and John Gates of the lantha neighborhood were married last Thursday in Ottawa by the Probate Judge. Mrs.

Denchfield had been keeping house for Mr. Gates and his mother, for some time: John Drum Dead. John Drum formerly of Princeton died at his home in Ottawa, Saturday. He was born in 1837. in Ohio, has lived in Kansas since 1856, near Princeton and in tawa.

The funeral was held in Ottawa Monday, and burial was in the Princeton cemetery. HONOR ROLL Subscribers who have renewed their subscription since our last report See that yourname is here. Harry Staley W. F. Wittman Mrs.

Fannie Denchfield John Williams Henry F. Rockers Peter S. Rockers Greeley W. E. Henderson Mrs.

G. W. Wilcox, Pasadina Cal. J. W.

Eaton, New Albany Bert Edwards, Greeley A. B. Gailey Everett A1chison W. J. Brown Harry Atchison C.

H. Sigler G. Z. Price R. M.

Spencer Mrs. Ralph Patterson, Coffeyville W. H. Sturdevant Mrs. Elibabeth McKinney W.

J. Akin WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. On Monday evening June 10th a very pleasant social gathering was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M.

Duffy when they, with their sons, Wilbur and Ray, entertained the following guests, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Rhodes and Charlie, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Duffy and family and Mr. and Mrs. C. E.

Kelsey. The occasion was their thirty second wedding anniversary and their son Fred's birthday. Music and social chat filled the evening and after refreshments of ice cream and cake the guests departed wishing Mr. and Mrs. Duffy and Fred many happy returns.

Princeton News The South east Div. of Princeton Branch R. C. met Friday after. noon with Mre.

J. B. Weaver. They are specializing on hospital garments. Miss Ima Baker was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower Wednesday afternoon, given by the Willing Workers, S.

S. class of Mrs. G. O. Harris of which Miss Ima i is a member.

Gifts were numerous and approiate for the occasion intended--the approaching marriage of the honor guest to Mr. Albert Lyons of Ottawa. The function was held in the M. E. church parlors.

-C. W. Webber of Camp Paul Jones spent several days at the Parking' home last week. Mrs. Earl Drake and son of Chanute were here to meet him.

Leslie Gregg has a position with an oil Co. at Augusta, Ks. Mrs. Lucy McGinnis was operated on surgically at Ottawa hospital last week and is making good recovery. A son was born June 4 to Mr.

and Mrs. V. D. Gamble of Waverly. Mrs.

Gamble lived here for several years as Alice Lovett. Adolphus Wittman and nephew John have invested in a new thresher to be on hand by the middle of the month. The eclipse was the all absorbing topic Saturday afternoon. Not much work of any kind was done between six and seven o'clock. it was the sight of a life time.

Mrs. Ralph Little and Miss Helen Little finished days visit at the C. H. Proffitt home Thursday and returned to their home at Parsons. The strawberry season had called them and the visit was mutually profitable.

Mrs. Elizabeth Billett of Dayton Ohio (over 80 years old) visited at the home of her nephew, W. L. Billett last week. She was accompanied by a cousin, Mrs.

A. E. Martin of Junction City. Mrs. E.

D. Waddle returned Thursday from a six weeks visit in K. C. with her sister, Mrs. Laura Colver.

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They are Ralph Roberta, Clarence Martin, Ray Tawney, Vernal Goff, Clarence Brown, Wayne Huffman, G. W. New, James H. Gentry, Albert Hulse. Children's Day exercises were hied at the Presbyter.an church Sunday morning and an offering of $16 made for Horne Missions.

Yellow paint put in its appearance in Princeton, also, last week Fine discriminations were manifest. Query: How much money has been contributed for Red Cross work by wielders of yellow paint brushes? The Red Cross has no need for such methods. -Roy Johnson, recently from Oregon, will enter U.S. service somewhere in France. His wife will remain here.

The two Mrs. Johnsons (Mrs. Earl and Mrs. Roy) will keep house together so that the three children of the former can attend school. Mr.

and Mrs. F. E. Bell of Richmond spent Sunday here with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs George Garst.

Over twenty workers met at the school house Friday afternoon for cutting; sewing and business. An executive committee of three men were elected to help keep the organization on a better business basis. They were, G. O. Harris, C.

I. McGee, and R. F. McCune with Mrs. Anna Roath Robison and Mrs.

E. E. Stinebaugh for elective purpose. The Acorn Juniors met Thurs day with Mrs. Grant Hasty.

Th are a busy lot of youngsters an. doing good work. 18 Men To Camp This Month. Thirteen to Camp Funston and five to Camp Cody, New Mexico. Lloyd Carr and Bert McFarlin, who lives with his parents on the old Dietrich farm are the Richmond boys to go.

The others are mostly from Ottawa. REVIVAL MEETING REVIVAL MEETING Rev. Harry Crain is assisting Rev. Gilbert in Princeton. There will be a special meeting for men Sunday afternoon.

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