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THE ELLSWORTH MESSENGER 36 ELLSWORTH, KANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917 NUMBER 50 THE QUESTION IS SETTLED New High School Will Be Erected on the Graham Site and Arrangements for Building Under Way. Although the date of the annual school meeting was Friday, the thirteenth, it did not interfere with the district making final arrangements for the building of the new high school. The site decided upon was the one originally selected- -the Graham property in the northern part of town. The regular business of the district was taken up at the meeting prior to the settlement of the high school proposition. J.

R. McLaurin was: reelected treasurer of the board by acclamation. It was voted to make a levy sufficient to raise $19,000 for the current expenses of the school year and $6,000 to be used by the board for building purposes and the purchase of a site for the new high school. Since the voting of $50,000 bonds for the building of a high school, the board has encountered many difficulties with the proposition. Difficulty was had and much time consumed in the securing of suitable plans for the building.

When the plans were finally submitted to contractors it was found that the building would cost more than the architect's estimate. In order 1 to take care of this increased cost of building, it was voted at Friday's meeting to 'increase the levy to the extent of $5,000 a year, for three years, over the amount needed for current school expenses. At the first election for a building site, the Graham property was selected. A legal technicality was raised concerning the purchase of this property and another election was held at which the west primary block was selected. In the course of time general dissatisfaction became apparent with this selection and the Graham site was again voted, a law passed at the last session of the legislature making the condemnation and purchase legal.

It is expected that the building of the new high school will now proceed without a great deal of delay. The board has already decided upon the location of the building. Deciding about plans and contractors will take some time. FOR LAWN SPRINKLING. Council Working On a Plan of Lower Rates for the Purpose.

The water committee of the city council are working out a plan to reduce the water rate for lawn sprinkling. This is a most commendable idea. Nothing adds more to the beauty of a town than pretty lawns, and in this community beautiful lawns can not be maintained when the water rate makes the sprinkling of lawns prohibitive. A few enthusiasts of the "home beautiful" idea tried lawn sprinkling last year and the water bill was enormous. A large number of citizens would maintain a bluegrass lawn if they could buy water at a reasonable rate.

We have no doubt that the city will work out a plan whereby all who have lawns may be able to keep them in good condition. WILL OPEN STORE SATURDAY. John Pressney Announces the Opening of His Fine New Store Room. The John Pressney Sanitary Cash Grocery will conduct its business from the new store beginning Saturday of this week. This store, located between the Sherriff and Hutchison Grubb stores on Douglas avenue, is one of the best business houses in town.

It is owned by T. E. Beatty and has been recently remodelled throughout. There, are deep plateglass display windows on either side of the entrance. The building is 150 feet long with a basement running the entire length of the building.

A full page- announcement of the opening will be found on the third page of this issue. Death of Mrs. Rubin. Mrs. A.

Rubin died at her home in Junction City Sunday afternoon. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at her home. Her step-daughter, Mrs. H. C.

Mayer, of this city was called to Junction City last week and remained until after the funeral. The members of the Mayer family in Ellsworth went to Junction City Tuesday to attend the funeral, Bought the Groth Home. George Alden, has bought the Samuel E. Groth residence property in the northern part of town now occupied by Bruce Hamilton. George recently sold his home on the same street to H.

E. Morris. Public Dance Saturday. will be given at the Frank A dance in Palacky township SatJirik place urday, April 21. Everybody invited.

DEATHS. Earl Ralph Smischny died at the Ellsworth hospital Friday night, April 13, 1917, after a lingering illness, at the age of 19 years, 7 months and 23 days. Funeral services, conducted by W. F. Sekavec, were held at the home of his parents in Noble township Sunday afternoon, April 15, at 1 o'clock.

Burial was in the Ellsworth cemetery. The deceased was born on the home place August 19, 1897. He enlisted for service in the United States navy at Duluth, October 9, 1916. About the middle of February he came home on a furlough. A few days after his arrival he was taken ill.

He was brought to the hospital at Ellsworth, where he lingered between life and death for nearly two months. At the funeral his casket was draped with the United States flag and "taps" was sounded at the grave. Earl was a fine young man, who had many friends among the young people of his community. His family have the sincere sympathy of their many friends in this county. He is survived by his parents, five brothers and four sisters.

The brothers and sisters are George, Fred Rudolph, Raymond, Mrs. Adolph Zajic, Misses Ida, Marie and Edna. MARRIAGES. Henry F. Huseman and Miss Grace M.

Livingston were married in Ellsworth Tuesday, April 17, 1917, by Probate Judge J. R. Tercy. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

William Huseman. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Livingston of the Kanopolis neighborhood. She is very popular with a wide circle of acquaintances.

Mr. and Mrs. Huseman will go to housekeeping on the Gordenier ranch near Carneiro. Charles Branda of Russell county and Miss Lillian Jirik of Ellsworth county were married Wednesday, April 18, 1917, at the court house by Probate Judge J. R.

Tercy. William Sanders and Miss Grace Gwinner were married in Salina Wednesday, April 18, 1917. The groom has lived in this county a number of years and is an industrious young man. The bride is one of the county's most efficient school teachers. After a short visit at Arlington, this state, Mr.

and Mrs. Sanders will go to Montana, where they will make their home. They have a host of friends in this county who will wish them well. Wilber L. Williams and Eva B.

Reynolds, both of Langley, were married this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Probate Judge Tercy at the home of Mrs. E. Becker. BIRTHS. BIRTHS.

A son was born Tuesday, April 17, 1917, to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Root of Black Wolf township.

LADIES' FAIR AUXILLARY. Women Have Organized To Work for the County Fair. The ladies' auxilliary of the Fair Association was organized Saturday, April 14, and the following officers were elected: President, Mrs. George Alden, jr. Vice President, Mrs.

0. A. Hart. Secretary, Mrs. Wade Flanders.

Treasurer, Mrs. C. B. Roth. A committee on by-laws was appointed 1 by the president.

This committee will also choose a name for the organization, and will report at a meeting to be held in the Central National Bank building Saturday afterApril 21, at 2 o'clock. noon, Mrs. Wade Flanders, secretary, asks that all women in the county who are interested in the association attend this meeting. Marriage Announced. Mrs.

Rosalie E. Kraupatz announces the marriage of her daughter, Miss Marie, to Francis F. Svoboda on Tuesday, May 1, 1917, at 10 o'clock at St. Wenceslaus Church, Wilson. Announcement has been made of the engagement of Joseph Kottas and Miss Bessie Pohle of Wilson.

The wedding will take place in May. The engagement of Emil Podlena and Miss Rosa Mattas of Wilson has been announced. The marriage will take place soon. Presbyterian Aid Society. The Presbyterian Aid Society was entertained Wednesday, April 11, by Mrs.

T. M. Work, Mrs. J. C.

Hite, Mrs. F. B. Gordenier, Mrs. R.

M. Harmon and Mrs. Harry Wade. The society decided at this meeting to raise the price of their lunch from 15c to 25c, also to remodel the parsonage and get it in shape for the new minister, who will be here early in May. Try a Messenger Wan-Tad.

SHORT ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS Paragraphs Concerning People Who Have Come and Gone During the Past Week. For Buick service go to the Buick Garage. For Sale new steel garage. H. E.

Morris. Try Mazola, the new cooking oil. J. C. Hite Sons.

Mrs. W. F. Sekavec is very ill at her home in this city. Two ice cream cones for.

5c Saturday at Artas Artas. 50-3t We equip your cars with Warner Lens. -The Buick Garage. Mr. and Mrs.

H. S. Davis of Kansas City are here visiting relatives. Sheriff Burr Storey was in Kansas City the first of the week on business. Two large packages of Corn Flakes for 25c Saturday at Artas Artas.

Miss Forestine Smith of Kanopolis is the guest of Miss Mona Beatty this week. Lloyd Shade, Herbert Carr and Art Patterson motored to Holyrood Tuesday afternoon. E. W. Wellington left Tuesday morning on a business trip to Wichita and Tulsa, Okla.

Jim Urbanek was up from Abilene the first of the week. He returned yesterday afternoon. Special for Saturday. A 10-pound bucket of pure fruit jam for $1.05 at Farmers Cash Grocery. R.

1 L. Zeek has rented the house he has been living in, furnished, to P. M. Polhamus, an oil man. Mrs.

G. R. Hoffmann was the hostess at a metting of one of the "500" clubs Tuesday afternoon. County Attorney Samuel E. Bartlett was in the southern part of the state the first of the week on business.

Pillsbury's Health Bran used extensively for medicinal purposes only 15c a package at Artas Artas. 3t Mrs. R. G. Nichols returned to her home in Kanopolis yesterday morning, after a short visit here with relatives.

Miss Belle Lord, registered nurse, went to Hays Tuesday evening, where she expects to remain on duty for some time. Mrs. C. W. Hamilton entertained one of the embroidery clubs Tuesday afternoon at her home in the northern part of town.

Mrs. Vlasta Coffey arrived home last night from Wichita, being called' by the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. W. F. Sekavec.

Miss Alfaretta Edmunds of Salina was the guest of Mrs. J. A. Paull the latter part of last week. She returned home Monday afternoon.

The Parish League is being entertained this afternoon by Miss Emma Herzig, Mrs. Vladar and Mrs. Henry Herzig at the home of the latter on Court avenue. Ben Gust's tale of woe now is that he sold potatoes last fall to a Holyrood merchant at one dollar per bushel and bought them back for seed at four dollars per bushel. Mr.

and Mrs. George Westrup of Abilene motored to Ellsworth county the first of the week for a short visit with relatives. Mrs. Westrup was Miss Pink Burns before her marriage. C.

C. Smith has sold to the Ellsworth County Farmers' Co-operative Union a Smith Form-a-Truck with Perry body and cab. The truck will be used for the elevator and store at Ellsworth. Mr. and Mrs.

J. R. McLaurin and niece, Miss Jessie McLaurin, left Tuesday for Cimarron, Boulder and other places in Colorado. They will visit Mrs. McLaurin's father, D.

B. Long, at Boulder. The ladies' auxiliary of the Fair Association will meet in the Central National Bank building Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Every woman in the county interested in the fair is cordially invited to attend this meeting. Mr.

and Mrs. Karl Burns have packed their household goods and shipped them to Salina, where they will reside. Karl has purchased an interest in the Salina branch of the Arnold Motor Company business. The people of this city and community will regret that they are leaving Ellsworth. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Elva Storey visited high school Wednesday. The girls' glee club practised Wednesday at 4.10. The elementary science class is studying physiology. Joe Rabus quit school this week and has gone into business. Vera Rogers and Vada Durr visited high school last Friday.

Adeline Sochek was elected May Queen Wednesday morning. The freshman class play was a great success. Come again, freshies. Rose Warner was absent Tuesday and Wednesday because of illness. The junior English classes will soon take up the classic of short stories.

Mr. Froning conducted chapel Friday. He told something of the war. Jessie Flanders has returned to school after a siege of the chiken pox. Ida Smischny has been absent the past week because of her brother's death.

The high school has changed their day for singing to Monday's chapel period. The sophomore English classes have taken up the study of Julius Caesar. Several high school people will take part in the home talent play to be given next week. Miss Ditzler's return has again been postponed. Her recovery is not as rapid as was expected.

Miss Flanders, the new Latin teacher, visited the sophomore domestic art class Wednesday morning. Alice Flanders, a graduate of 1916, visited high school Monday. She has just finished a successful term of teaching. A family of venturesome mice caused a great deal of merriment by their antics in the class rooms last Monday. The domestic art display will be held in the building just vacated by John Pressney Friday afternoon and Saturday.

The junior class is working hard on its preparations for the senior reception, which will be given next Thursday evening. The annual school meeting was held Friday afternoon in the Golden Belt theatre. The grades and high school were dismissed at 2.30. The grade and high school pupils will sell tickets for the home talent play. There are two prizes offered for the two highest numbers of tickets sold.

The sophomore domestic art class enjoyed their hike very much. They all returned home safe although there were thirteen girls, and it was Friday, the 13th. Baptist Church. The storm last Sunday slightly reduced the attendance at the Bible school. But more were out than we expected.

We were much pleased to have with us at the morning hour a number of visitors. The Boy Scouts, the Relief Corps, the Sons of. Veterans and the old soldiers were represented in the congregation at the morning hour. Those, our friends, were given a glad welcome. Many thanks to the Boy Scouts for decorating the interior of the church with flags.

Come again. The worship next Sunday at the usual hours. We shall give you a glad welcome at any time. The Sunday school meets at 9.45; come if you can. The Pastor.

Methodist Church Notes. Prayer meeting each Thursday evening at 8 p. m. instead of 7. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will meet Friday afternoon at 3.30 with Mrs.

Shade. All members and friends are requested to be present. After Easter service, at 11 a. m. next Sunday.

Subject, "The Deed Immortal." Everybody welcome. The Pastor. The Church of the Holy Apostles. The general convention designated April 22 as SAILORS' DAY with special prayers and hymns. The services will be at usual hours: Holy Communion 7.30 a.

matins and sermon at 11 a. evensong and sermon at 7.30 p. m. and Sunday school at 9.45 a. m.

All are cordially invited. Richard Cox, Rector. Junior-Senior Reception. The junior class of the Ellsworth high school will give a reception and banquet in honor of the class of 1917 Thursday evening, April 26, at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Eldred. Bought Interest In Bakery. Joe Rabus, has bought the interest of Albert Burmeister in Home Bakery.

The firm is now some Rabus. TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES Governor Capper Appoints C. Dan. ner County Chairman To Secure Increased Food Production. The Kansas Council of Defense appointed by Governor Capper to mobilize the resources of Kansas in order that we may do our full share toward winning the war in which the nation is now, engaged, has been organized.

One of its first big tasks is to aid in increasing the acreage in crops in Kansas yet this spring as that is the first essential to enlarged production. The world is short of food. Kansas' specialty is food production. She should produce more than ever this year. C.

L. Danner of Wilson has been the appointed county chairman to secure help of every patriotic citizen of the county. He has appointed all the editors of the county, the mayors of the several towns and the officers of the Farmers' Unions to assist in this work. Mr. Danner wants to see every available acre planted.

In order to get actual figures instead of estimates, every farmer may help by mailing answers to the following questions to Mr. Danner or any member of the committee. How many idle acres of cultivated land will you have after planting all your present forces can put into crops Is there sufficient labor to plant all available land? What aid, if any, do you need for planting maximum acreages this spring? Is there plenty of horse and tractor power spring uses? How many usable tractors in your 'neighborhood are not busy now, or are not used to their full capacity? What crops are feasible to plant on abandoned wheat land? What proportion of the land do you consider it feasible to plant to spring crops? How well is your community supplied with seed to plant? Is there any surplus of seed to sell? If so, name the persons who have it, what kinds, and how much of each? It is not the intention to experiment with untried crops, but to plant crops that are well established and plant the maximum of them. Real Estate Transfers. John M.

Doner to William Zvolanek northwest quarter section 29-14-9, $9,500. J. W. Goodin to John Masopust, lots 11, 12, and 13, block 16, Ellsworth, $650. Charles Caswell, et al to Martha L.

Caswell west half lots 16, 17, 18 and 19, and all of lots 20 and 21, block 69, Kanopolis. Mrs. Hiska J. Roskam to Ella C. Brubaker, south half of west half of northeast quarter 30-17-8, $3,116.

Jennie Jiricek to Eli Sommers, all of lot 11, and strip of land 37 feet wide of lot 12, block 12, city of Ellsworth, $1666. N. Harris to Arthur P. Reece, all of lot 50 and a strip 65 feet wide of south side of lot 49, Briscoe's First Add, city of Ellsworth, $3,500. Lake Superior Lumber Co to Chas.

W. Brown, lots 25, 26 and 27, block 61, Kanopolis, $525. Vilhelm Podlena to Emil W. Podlena southeast quarter, south half and northwest quarter of sowthwest quarter of 34-14-10. George E.

Alden, jr. to H. E. Morris lot 1, block 9, Hodgden's Ellsworth, $2,000. R.

L. Zeek Sells Business. This week R. L. Zeek sold his electrical business to George Beighley and William Sellers.

Mr. Zeek has accepted a position as foreman of the Cates Electrical Company of Hutchinson and will leave for that place the first of next week. Mr. Zeek has the reputation of being a first-class electrician. His new position carries a very good salary.

Notice To Chautauqua Guarantors. A meeting of the chautauqua guarantors will be held Friday morning at 10.30 in the basement of the Central National Bank for the purpose of deciding whether or not Ellsworth is to have a chautauqua this year, and on what date. All persons interested in the chautauqua are urged to be present. Pie Social. There will be a farewell good time in the form of a pie social at the Spring Creek school April 27.

A box of bon-bons will be offered for the most popular young lady and a jar of pickles for the nerviest man. The program will start at 8. p. m. Don't forget the last spelling school on Friday, April 20.

Food Sale. The Royal Neighbors will hold a food sale at the Hite Sons store half Saturday afternoon, April 21. in the One can of Fancy Black or Red Raspberries for 20c at Artas Artas. OIL AND GAS NOTES. Ellso-White is down 800 feet with string of tools in the well.

The new boiler for the Carter rig arrived Tuesday and wag taken out to the well the same day. Sham is again drilling at 1960 feet after recovering tools which were lost at 1835 feet. The Mendius Company on the Hissem-Sims leases are moving their tools on to the ground and will be drilling within few days. The Carter Oil Company after having being shut down for a few days on account of boiler trouble is again at work at a depth of 1185 feet. The Cheyenne Oil Gas Co.

is making some headway now on their Cheyenne Bottom lease. The big steel casing has been set down over 200 feet and last week the hole was down about 260 feet. Much interest is still being taken in the well and visitors are numerous, especially on Sunday. Thirty-five thousand dollars was paid recently by the T'alequah Oil Company for a lease of 160 acres in the oil fields, sixteen miles east of Ottawa. This is a record price.

The land belongs to P. L. Beets. Two wells on the lease are averaging fiftyfive barrels. The lease was originally taken by the MoKan interests, and it is said that about $5,000 was expended in developing it.

Northern Barton county is in a fair way to be well developed this year if people who are pushing the development can secure the necessary leases but no company will invest from $30,000 up in drilling a hole unless they have a good block of leases to start on. Some advance the argument that a section is sufficient if oil is found. That is true and a section of proven territory is enough to promote drilling on, but no one would invest money in a company that only owned a lease on a section in "wild cat" territory. Land owners have everything to gain and nothing to lose in having the country developed for oil and gas. Bert Messler of Russell Springs was in Oakley last evening a few hours on business.

He is taking leases in south Logan county for an oil company in Denver, Col. The government geological survey shows there is a strip of country about thirteen miles wide in south central Logan county that has the same oil formation as the fields in Wyoming and southeastern Kansas. The company that is taking these leases expects to put down a test well in the near future, so we understand. It is possible there is an oil field in south Logan county and we have often thought the matter ought to be investigated and an attempt made to develop i it. Maybe this will be the development project we have been hoping Graphic.

Peterson Bound Over. William E. Peterson of Kanopolis was arrested this week on a charge of rape. At a preliminary trial before Justice Wolfe yesterday he was bound over for trial at the district court. His bond was placed at $2,000, which had not been furnished this morning.

The girl in the case is sixteen years old, a resident of Kanopolis. Kanopolis Firemen's Ball. The firemen of Kanopolis gave their first annual ball at the St. Charles ballroom in that city last night. Riester's orchestra furnished the music.

A large crowd was in attendance. Flowers and Potted Plants. Will have on hand Saturday another shipment of potted plants, fresh cut carnations, roses and sweet peas. Your orders given careful attention, Phone 351. Sam Coffland.

Ford Deliveries. Ford Deliveries. The Meek Motor Company has delivered Ford cars this week to Harper Bower, Delos Eldridge, William Thornburgh and Henry Schneider. Most things can be anybody's gift. Your portrait is distinctively and exclusively -Webb's Studio.

tf. For Sale new steel garage. H. E. Morris.

ELLSWORTH MILL ELEVATOR COMPANY Wheat, per bushel Cream Flour, per cwt $6.25 Bran, per ton $38.00 Shorts, per ton Cotton Seed Cake, per Corn Chop, bulk, per cwt $2.75 Cotton Seed Meal, per Also seed corn, kafir and cane These prices at Ellsworth..