The Geneseo Journal from Geneseo, Kansas • 1

State Mist. Society Anything worth selling is worth advertising. VOL XV. LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs.

D. L. Coulter visited with relatives in Ellsworth over Sunday, returning home via Kanopolis Monday afternoon. S. M.

Bennett and wife and their son Virgil and wife motored to Lyons Sunday afternoon to visit with Ora Bennett and family. Tunis Stout of Claflin passed through Geneseo Monday morning en route for Sterling where he is assisting cashier in the First National bank. George Ehly and Mary Herthel of 'Claflin were in the city Monday morning on their way to Hutchinson where they are attending business college. Theodore Weihe and Frank Herzog of Frederick attended Methodist Sunday school last Sunday while waiting here for a belated train OD the Missouri Pacific. Glen Reynolds, who has been visiting the past two weeks at Fairbury, Nebraska, returned home Sunday evening and will be ready to report with class 1 A.

when the present draft is called. Hoover this, and Hoover that, Hoover starved a yellow cat; Hoover, Hoover, up and down, Hoover, Hoover, all around Everybody has begun to Hoover. Win. Hamilton's sale, held last Friday after a postponement on accoupt, of the severe cold weather, drew a big crowd and ready bidders. The total sales amounted to about $4,500.

C. G. Holmes, named as executor, and L. Coulter and Frank Williamson, witnesses, in the will of Elizabeth Holmes (deceased) went to Lyons Tuesday to prove the last will and testament in accordance with the law governing. Talk is cheap, but it takes money to buy war savings stamps.

People in this vicinity have the money and are not slow about spending it in a patriotic cause. For instance, sales of war savings stamps at the local postoffice up to February 1st amounted to thrift stamps, $139.25. Thiscertainly isa satisfactory showing, everything considered. Mrs. Luella Woodward of Me.

Pherson, mother to Rich A. Wood ward and grandmother to Richard came up from. McPherson Monday evening on the Santa Fe accompanied by her daughter Fanny. It is understood without emphasis that the main object of their visit was to inspect the youthful opera singer recently left by the stork at the Woodward home. Lester E.

Smith has added 18 additional records to his listof graphophone records and now puts on an occasional musical concert for the enjoyment of himself and his friends. He has a re- production of the voices of Heink, Calve and other noted singers, some Uncle Josh monologues, hornpipes, old molodies and band music with the "pep." And Lester likes to wind up the machine and watch the dises go 'round. Complaint comes from some of the farmers in the vicinity who are posed to hunters upon their farms. The reason is plaincarelessness resulting in losses that are seldom made good. For instance John Deardorff explains! that during the past 12 years he has had two mules, two horses and four cows shot.

Other farmers have been damaged in the same manner and they have just cause for demanding that their property rights be respected. GENESEO GENESEO. RICE COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, THE U.S. NAVY, WANTS BIG EYES How Telescopes and Field Glasses May Be an Aid Sighting the Enemy. A FOUR-MINUTE TALK The murderous submarines are lurking somewhere--the pirates of our times.

They attack notonly the battleships, but all vessels, even little innocent fishibg crafts. And when they attack, they kill. "'No quarter" they say--and they're proud of that reputation. sink without leaving a trace" their object. Like the poisonous beetles in an aquarium, they kill tor the lust of killing.

Honest soldiers and sailors fight. And when they have fought, they help save the lives of the vanquished. Not so the submarine. sailors. They destroy every ship--and then they look on while men are floundering in the sea drowning before their very eyes.

And the submarine, you know, does not come up to give battle. It can't; it's to weak. The German Government admitted that, and on account of the weakness of the submarine that Government claimed the special privilege of sneaking up with its scorpions, unseen, "taking no time to look." but shooting its torpedo suddenly, or slinking away, if sighted. So we must sight those murderers. We must see them od time.

Not 6 or 8 men aboard every vessel to watch, but 60 or 80 scanning every square foot of the oceanwhat the Navy wants. The Navy is well equipped -for civilized warfare. But now the Navy needs a hundred thousand extra pairs of eyes. Have you a spyglass, a binocular, any good glass to lend the Navy during the war? Then send it: send it to Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, U. S.

Naval Observatory, Washington, D. C. Get that? Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, Washington, D. C. Don't fail.

The Government pays you $1. Your glass will be metal tagged, engraved with your nuin ber besides. If in any way possible you'll get it back, and then think of its historic value. Perhaps your glass will be the very one that spots a submarine, and you will be the American who has saved a thousand American lives. John L.

Sullivan Dead John L. Sullivan. the greatest prize-fighter the world has ever known, dropped dead at his home in Abington, last Saturday. His sudden demise was caused by heart disease and there was no warning of the sudden end. JOURNAL FEBRUARY 7, 1918.

Thanksgiving Ladies The Thanksgiving gave program and box supper at their Rest Room Saturday evening and standing-room was at a premium. The program was of a musical and elocutionary nature and well received. Bidding on the boxes was not so spirited as hoped for, but nevertheless the boxes were all sold and more could -have been disposed of. Something over $20 was cleared and transferred to the expense fund of the club to buy more coal to supply more heat for all wish to find rest and comfort in this room provided by these practical and philanthropic ladies who are doing their part to promote the general welfare of this community. It might not -be amiss bere to mention what the members of this club are doing in a general way.

They hold meetings each week, conducting them in accordance with parliamentary usage affording their members practical instruction in the formalities of deliberative bodies. They have lessons in history, geograpby, religion, politices, customs, characters and the trend is one ofinformational elevation and deserving of encouragement. In addition to that they lend the helping hand to persons in distress and make themselves generally useful. The Rest Room has always been obtainable, free of charge, for all good purposes, when desired. Benjamin A.

Wood Benjamin A. Wood was born at Bridgeport, Indiana, August 22, 1843, and died at his home in Geneseo, Kansas, January 17, 1918, aged 74 years, 4 months and 25 days. He Was united in marriage with Mrs. Dorothy Seder May 8, 1904, at Lyons, Kansas. He lived in Indiana until 1866 when he came to Kansas where for the remainder of his life he made his home.

For many years he was in the blacksmith business here. While living in Indiana he became member of the United Brethren church and after coming to Kansas be placed his membership with the Methodist church of which he be. came and continued a faithful member. His final sickness was of brief duration, and although all was done that was possible to medical skill and diligent care he laid aside the burden of his wearied body and his spirit took its departure from this world of sorrow and sickness to the realm of joy and health. He left to mourn his loss his widow, Dorothy Wood, one sister, Mrs.

J. H. Anderson of Indianapolis, Mrs. James Livingstone (a niece), Mrs Homer Powell of Kanopolis (a niece), and 11 step children, besides a host of friends. Funeral services were held in the Methodist church Sunday morning, January 20th, conducted by the pastor Rev.

H. M. Byers assisted by Rev. Brooks of the Presbyterian church The remains was luid to rest in the Geneseo cemetery. The Range Eternal 150 is proof for a lifetime against the most terrific attack of Ranges greatest enemiesABUSE RUST AND AGE.

are 32 reasons why The Range Eternal is everlastingly good. Come in today and we will explain them. Durability is economy. KASSON SON. C0301 The only way to be honest is to begin now.

NO. A change to summer weather. Everybody knits but father. The City Council met last night, and allowed a few bills. Miss Eltha Crane is recovering slowly from the effects of a stubborn iilness.

Mrs. Albert Shottman of Holy rood came over to care for one of ber grandchildren at Rudolph Schroeder's during the child's illness. Here is the announcement-Another "Sammy!" Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry W.

Kruse, near Trivoli, Tuesday afternoon, February 5, 1918 -a twelve-pound boy. Reported by Dr. Bush. Mrs. Grace Canfield, accompanied by her little daugbter, arrived the first of the week from Concordia and will remain several weeks at the homes of her brothers Bob and Charley Cronkite before taking her departure for Colorado.

Miss Nellie Green ushered herself into Geneseo from Los Angeles and had a plasant visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Sellers. Miss Green was Miss Grace Sellers' first teacher in school work and the meeting of these two was a mostenjoyable one. Mr.

Slack, traveling representative of the International Harvester was in the city Tuesday looking after business. He is the individual who enjoys the distinction. of having introduced the Deering harvesting machinery on the largest island of the globe--Australia. Opening for business at nine o'cleck in the interferes with the customary habits of our business men, but they obey the order with good- natured smiles and seldom sass back at the Guy Man. Methuselah! Did they ever, during your long-strung-out existence, cut a pie into five slices atany of the lunch counters in the Holy Land? Is there any precedent in the history of free and generous America for such procedure in our beloved Geneseo? Where, where, will this Hooverizing lead us by and by? The Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock is coming to town to demonstrate the manner in which they used to make noise on the drum during the Civil war.

He has the performance down pat, and his execution is simply marvelous. The possibilities in drum beating are a revelation to those who have never heard the Hendershots perform. With a threat of violence upon his lips, a look of anger on his countenance and an approach of savage defiance. Frank Walker invaded the peaceful atmosphere of this office Friday morning and extended tothe editor the privelage of accepting a 'lickin' or another dollar on subscription. Being familiar with Frank's cannibalistic tendencies when he is on the warpath, it was deemed advisable to accept the dollar and remain on the map, butafew more scares like that might prove fatal.

A telegram over the grapevine line conveys the information that the deal to lease the opera house has fallen through itself, the lessee refusing to sign up when the lease had been prepared in writing. The technicalities involved have not been made public. There is talk now of erecting an airdome for the summer season, by reliable parties they have begun. It looks like who will not hesitate when proper thing to do would be for the owner of the opera house 'to make the necessary repairs, put the house in good shape, and then lease it to some person of responsibility. Slipshod business methods are a detriment to any town.

and the sooner we learn who is who and what is what, the better for all of us. Only a Volunteer Why didn't I wait to be drafted And be led to the train by a band, Or out on a claim for exemption, Oh, why did I hold up my hand? Why didn't I wait for the banquet? Why didn't 1 wait to be cheered? For the drafted men get the credit, While I merely volunteered! And nobody gave me a banquet, Nobody said a kind word. The puff of the engine, the grind of the wheels Was all the good-by I heard. Then off to a training camp hustled To be drilled for the next balf year; And in the shuffle forgotton, For I'm only a volunteer! And perhaps some day in the future When a little boy sits on my knee, And asks what did you do in the great war, And his little eyes look up to me, I will have to look back into those eyes That at me so trustingly peer. And confess that I wasn't drafted, That I was only a volunteer! It's Fifty- Fifty State Food Administrator Innes insists that fifty-fifty substitution must be lived up to by all merchants.

This means that every customer who buys wheat flour must purcease an equal weight of substitutes. "The following will be permitted as substitutes: Barley flour, buckwheat flour, rice flour, rice, corn meal, corn flour, edbile corn starch, corn grits, oat meal, rolled oats, feterita flour, and meals, potato flour and hominy "Here's a specimen order: A customer buys a 24-pound sack of wheat four -he also buys 2 pounds barley flour, 10 pounds coro meal, 5 pounds oat meal, 2 pounds buckwheat, 5 pounds bominy. "Of course he order of substitutes is assorted to suit the taste of the customer. "Dealers should carry bulk flour to accomodate small customers who cannot use 24 pounds each of flour and substitutes. "Whole wheat or grabam flour containing 95 per cent of the entire wheat may be sold with 60 per cent of substitute.

(10 pounds whoie wheat flour and 6 pounds substitutes.) flour is not considered a wheat substitute but may be sold independent of substitutes." Convention in Hutchinson The Central Kansas Teachers Association of which Rice county teachers are members will hold its annual convention in Hutchinson, Thursday and Friday, February 14 and 15th. A good program has been arranged. Some of the leading educators of the United States have been secured. Every graded and rural school in the county should be dismissed for the tw6 days in order that teacheas nay attend. Board members.

Normal Training students and others should tend. School Boards will meet Friday at 3:30 for a discussion of problems relating to school management. Normal Training students should be especially interested in the program, as W. W. Charters will appear several times on the program.

He, being the author of the Common used as a text book in Normal Training. Rice county won a beautiful silk flag in the attendance contest last year. The flag becomes the property of a county winning it two sive years. This will probably be the last meeting of this association, on account of the division of the state association, thus making it very important for every teacher to attend, also making it the last opportunity for Rice county to win the flag. Bertha McCabe, County Supt.

4. Our Classified Ad Department Spreader Demonstration Next Saturday afternoon Kasson Son will give a demoustration with the Simplex Straw and Manure Spreader, on the farm of J. Porter adjoining town on the northeast. Everybody is invited to come out and watch the machine in operation. If you have anything to sell, mention it in this column." Have your watch dial illuminated.

-See Rich A. Woodward. Give me a chance to buy your Morganfield. Scrap Iron--I buy it at $9.00 per too. Haul it in now for Cash.

45-ft Lester E. Smith. FOR SALE milk cow. See Wm. Peverly.

4-tf The pouch feed on a Copper- Clad is big, long and roomy, and slopes so that the coal feeds itself. No punching, no jabbing to make the coal go down. -Geneseo Merc. Co. "Inclosing a wholesale account we have on hand near Geneseo one $700 Kimball player piano and two high grade upright pianos.

All like new and fully warranted. To save reshipping and other expense will sacrifice for quick sale, cash or trade, or make terms to responsible party. Write W. W. Kimball Manufactures, K.

G. Mo." 6-2t 0. H. Six, the Undertaker, Lyons, Kansas. Lady attendant if desired.

Our motto, "Personal Service and the Quality the Best." Phone No. 13. Just refilled our Mattress rack. We carry the Wichita line of guaranteed Mattresses -Kasson Son. CORN FODDER FOR SALE About ten acres of corn fodder in shock.

Will sell for $5.00 per acre. Located miles northwest of Geneseo. -R. Buck bee. 6-tf MULES FOR SALE Twenty head of good coming three year old mules.

One-half north and eight miles east of Geneseo. Half mile north and a mile east of Crawford. Will sell one or all. -O. A.

Kenyon, Jr. Little River, Kansas phone. 6 We will have Range Eternals on the floor by the 1st of week. Kasson Son. All sizes of Calling and Business cards printed at the Journal office.

The corners in a Copper- Clad fire box are rounded. The fuel burnsevenly and all over alike. This means fuel saving and perfect baking.Geneseo Mercantile Co. Our New Spring styles of Princess Baby Buggies and Go- Carts just arrived. Call and see Son.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT State of Kansas, Rice County, In the Matter of the Estate of Elizabeth Holmes late of Rice County, Kansas. Notice of Appointment Notice is hereby given, that on the 5tb day of February A. D. 1918, the undersigned was, by the Probate Court of Rice County, Kansas, duly appointed and qualified as Executor of the Estate of Elizabeth Holmes late of Rice County, deceased. All parties interested in said estate will take notice, and govern themselves accordingly.

CHARLEN G. HOLMES, Executor. 8-3t.