The Hepler Enterprise from Hepler, Kansas • 1

old The Hepler Enterprise A Hepler Paper Published in the Interest of Hepler and Vicinity 2. HEPLER, KANS. JAN. 14,1916 COURT ORGANIZED JUDGE CURRAN CALLED JANUARY TERM MONDAY MORNING. Quick Meted Out In First Day's Proceedings Other Items.

The January term of the Crawford county distfict court convened Monday morning, with Judge A. J. Curran on the bench. One criminal case was brought betate the judge and severa' divorce cases and arguments for dismissal and other legal technicalities. Quick justice was meted out to Bil Miller, a colored fellow from Croweburg, who was up on a second offense booze case.

The case was only filed the Saturday before this he decided to plead guilty and get year's sen tence started. Lola F. Kloeb was granted a di vorce from her husband, Wm. Kloeb during the day. She charged extreme cruelty.

This in the first o' the $10,000 alimony sult, which Mrs. Kloeb brought some menths ago, asking that amount from her husband': parents, claiming that they were the en se of her husband's leaving her. Henry Meredith was given a releas from his wife, Sadie Meredith on the grounds of abandunment. Mary D. Anderson plead extreme cruelty and was releaged by the judge The Andersons are colored people living in the campa.

It seems. that Joseph Pecknick and his wife, Agnes, have decided to try it again as the suit brought by th spouse was asked to be dismisse and the plaintiff paid the costs of the action as far as it had proceeded. The: live at Arma. There other cases on the January docket; two murder caser cue teing the state Jefferson Helt who killed his nephew, James Jenkins and the other, Maple Calloway, whr to put in her apeparance at th tatied term. of court.

She is a colore woman who was charged with having killed another negress at Croweburr The booze cases are noticeable fotheir absence, only a few appearin on the docket this term. Several as gault cases and a couple of charges will come up this term also. "HE WAS A SPORT." Bat His Sporting Got Him in Trouble Wife Claims. Because her spouse, whom she mar. ried only last March, told her the' "DO woman could keep hir from being 8 sport, when he had chance," and because he was cruel and WAS now an inmate in the Missour' penitentiary, Stena Slavens, throuher next.

friend, Mrs. Emma Humph reys, has sued Ted Slavens, of Arce dia, for divorce: The petition claim that they, were married in Girard March, 1915, and that at the time marriage, her husband was on paro' from the Missoufi penitentiary an that he was taken back owing tr breaking the parole. She also asks her maiden game, Stella Humphreys SUES CO. COMMISSIONERS. A.

A. Montee Suing for Clerk Hire When Assessor. Claiming that Crawford county owes him $462 for extra clerk hire, while he was in the county assessor's office, A. A. Montee has sued the com missioners for that amount and the costs of the suit.

It that during his last term Mr. Montee, needed help and. hire some without consent of the board. A time of expiration of his term, he pu' in a bill for the amount he alleges tr have paid out for such help. The commissioners claim that they offerer him $100 as 8 compromise, but that he refused to take it.

The case will probably be tried in this term of court Other cases filed this week were: The state. VB. Joe Albarado and Ab raham Martines, Mexicans, who at tacked and robbed M. R. Harshfeld an insurance man at Capaldo on De cember 16.

They are charged with robbery in the fret degree. The state ve, Minnie and John Hicks violation of the prohibitory law, at Breezy Hill: Six counts have been Aled against thom by the county atotrney. WALNUT MEN BOUND OVER. Judge Smith Fixes Bond of Marshal's Assailants at $1,000. The preliminary hearing of the Walnut men who are charged with having beaten up the city marshal of that city, which was held on Saturday, was probably the best attended of any such bearings in Girard in many days, a large number of Walnut people being present.

The hearing was held before Judge Smith, who beld court In the court room instead of his office, owing to the crowd. After bearing several witnesses, which took up a great part of the day, the Judge bound the fellows over to the district court and their honds were fixed at $1,000 each, to appear January 14. Leonard, Verl and Leslie Miller are out, but Lee, the stranger, 1a not table to raise the money. LARGE FEES COLLECTED COURT HOUSE OFFICIALS COLLECT ALMOST ENOUGH TO PAY SALARIES. Five Offices Collect $3,467.85 in Last Quarter and $16,008.18 in Year.

In summing up the county's bustness for the quarter It was found the fees, collected by the county lerk, treasurer, probate judge, clerk of the district court and register of leeds nearly paid the salaries of the ficers named. The amount collected 'rom the five offices being $8.467.35. The salaries totaled $3.550 for the ame period of time fees.o is only $82.65 more than the This does not include the salaries of the deputles. That of Rolla Houghon, deputy to Judge Dowd being rom fees. which the judge is not re ruired to turn in county.

The alaries of the other four deputies is for the quarter. The total amount of fees collected the county last year amounted to :16.008.48. The county clerk, treasurer, register of deeds, clerk of the 'istrict court, probate judge, prose- luting attorney received less than $16.200. This figure is what the saltries would have amountd to had they have. drawn the present salary rear: The following table shows fee reeipts and salaries of the officers vhose reports were used in the comparison made above for the last quarer of 1915: Fees Salaries Probate, judge $1,195.66 $750 Terk of 771.65 700 Register 1,385.90 600 Treasurer 2.50 750 'ounty Clerk 111.65 750 Total $3,467.35 $3.550 ENROLL EARLY.

Co. Supt. Miley Urges Early Enrollment to S. E. K.

T. A. County Superintendent Miley has reently sent out circular letters to al' eachers in Crawford county, urging hat they make early enrollments for he large teachers' meeting to be held Coffeyville, on February 3 und 4. Following is the letter: 'ellow Teachers: A great deal has been said of the reat Coffeyville meeting and I asure you no misrepresentations have een made. This is beyond doubt one the greatest events ever staged the state.

Permit me to suggest that you enoll early. You will then have nothg to worry you when you arrive in he city and can go rect to your com or the program. I have advanced $150 for enroll ent tickets and can supply you by burn mail. State whether you dere rooms and I shall take care of for you. The enrollment fee is 25 cents.

Rooms $1, or 50 cents each where two ccupy the same room. Trusting that I may hear from you oon and hoping that you will tell all our friends of this rare opportunity hear Helen Keller, I am, Yours truly, J. W. MILEY. RURAL LECTURE COURSE.

Salem Has Another Number of Course Thursday, Jan. 20. An illustrated lecture on "Our Infans," will be the next number of the ural lecture course, and the first stop or the speaker is Salem, north of own, next Thusrday night, Jan. 20. F.

E. Gates, the lecturer, and gives very vivid descriptions of the ustoms, feasts, funerals, religion, in act, every phase of the life of the merican Indian. L.INCENSED TO WED. Clarence Menges, 25, Pittsburg. Essie Blackmore, 19, Fort Scott.

"ecil E. Shepley, 35, Pittsburg. Grace N. Basham, 27, Pittsburg. Louie Snutsel, 49, Weir.

Belle Kane, 42, Weir. Fank Vangoten, 21, Edson. Emile Duthie, 18, Edson. Laron Sweet, 21, Walnut. Leona Seeley, 23, Girard.

James E. Rodell, 25, Mulberry. Anna Marion, 27, Mulberry. Joseph F. Brugin, 23, Arma.

Violet Sweet, 20, Breezy HIll. Not Improving. -'Aunt Jane" Bener is not improving as nicely as she might at this time. She is being riven the best of care and may be able to be up some time in the future, but owing to her age and the nature of the Injury, it will be some time. NOTICE! The annual dividends of the Farmers' Co-operative Association of Glrard, will be paid at a meeting in Strickler's ball on Saturday, Jan.

15, at 1 o'clock p. m. H. D. EMERY, Secretary, The Discovery of an Iowa German Farmer How an Iowa Farmer Lost Over the Home Town and Lost His Property Value--A Striking Testimonial to the Virtue of Preserving Local Merchant.

Hans Garbus, a German farmer of Iowa, has discovered that the benefits which appear on the surface as attaching to the mail order plan sometimes spell disaster and has written a very Interesting story of his views in a certain farm paper. Here is a part of his story: "We farmers need awakening to the fact that we have unmistakably reached the period where we must think and plan. I am one of the slow German farmers that has to be shown, and I am now giving my experience that others may profit, for knowledge, is more expensive now than ten years ago. "Twenty-nine years ago I began my farm career. I had an old team and $50.

Our furniture was mostly home-: made--chairs, cupboard and lounge! made from dry goods boxes, neatly covered with ten-cent creotone by my girl wife. We rented eighty acres. Being a boy of good habits, I got all needed machinery and groceries of our home merchants on credit, until fall crops were sold. The first year was a wet season and I did not make enough to pay creditors. I went to each on date of promise and explained conditions, paying as much as possible, and they all carried the balance over another year.

They continued to accommodate me until I was able to buy a forty-acre piece of my own. "As soon as I owned these few acres the mail order house began sending ne catalogues, and gradually I begun ending my loose change to them, letting my accounts stand in my home town where I had gotten my accommodations when I needed it. "We then had one of the thriftiest little villages in the state-good line of business in all the branches, merchants who were willing to help an honest fellow over a bad year, and a town full of people who came twice a week to trade and visit. Our little LOCAL GLEANINGS Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Coghill and laughter, Miss Helen, wer Fort Scott visitors Saturday. Mrs. J. W. Cowley visited old friends in Hepler a few days the last of the week.

The Royal Neighbors took in three new members at their regular meeting on Monday night. Sam Scott, of Urbana, is at home visiting for a few days. Walter P. Nanson, who has been doing relief work in Fort Scott, is at home again. Mrs.

T. J. Stringer is reported on the sick list. James Riley started to school on Monday. Miss Elizabeth Pierce was a Fort Scott visitor on Monday.

The revival is still in progress at the M. E. church with growing Interest. There is a lot of sickness in Hepler and vicinity at this writing. Dr.

G. T. Burns has returned from Kansas City, where he attended the veterinary association held at that place. Elder T. H.

Wilson preached at Lone Elm Saturday evening, Hepler: Sunday morning and evening and Mound Valley Sunday afternoon. Dr. C. L. Mosley reports a elevenpound girl born on January 7 to Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Davis and a 13-pound son to. Mr. and Mrs. J.

H. Highfield. Several from Hepler went up to Hiatville Sunday to see the wreck. Miss Grace Boydston of Fort Scott, was the guest of Mrs. A.

J. Mason OR Sunday. Mr. Henry Frantz of Pratt, Kansas, surprised his friends in Hepler by bringing home a bride on last Satur- MUCH GRIPPE 114 DEATHS FROM GRIPPE AND PNEUMONIA IN KAN. IN WEEK.

Over 1,000 Cases Reported in This Community- A Few Dont's. There are over 1,000 cases of 'colds' in this community at this time, accordlug to Dr. J. Frank McNaught, county health officer. Some of these colds are more serious, as they range all the way from pneumonia to an ordinary cold in the head.

In Kansas the first week in January there were 114 deaths from "colds," according to statistics gathered at Topeka. Following are some "dont's" iscued by the United States department health and passed along by Dr. McNaught, as a prevention of the epidemic of grippe which so easily develops into something more serious: Don't. Remain in rooms where the air is dry and close. Become completely fatigued.

Get ravenously hungry. Remain long in overcrowded street cars or theatre. Remain near persons who sneeze and cough. Attempt to meet weather changes by underwear changes; wear either flannels 01 light underclothing throughout the winter season. Wear furs around the neck in the lay and none at night or vice versa Kiss or hug people who have colds.

Get your feet wet and permit them to remain wet indefinitely. NEW PAPER. Home Builder's Paper Printed in Girard. A. M.

Smith, newly appointed editor of the Home Builder's Bulletin official organ of the Home Builders' lodge, has transferred that publication from Columbus, where if has formerly been printed, to Girard and has assumed full control of the same He has made arrangements tc have The Enterprise do the printing and mailing and the first edition was gotten out last week. It is a dandy little fraternal paper and is growing fast, along with the lodge. INSTALLED OFFICERS. Girard Ladies' Circle No. 123, G.

A. elected officers at their last meeting in December, and these were installed Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 5 by Mrs. Carrie Stearns Smith, past president. Following is a list: Mrs.

George 0. Harmin, president. Mrs; W. E. Osborn, senior vicepresident.

Mrs. Harriet Maxwell, junior vicepresident. Mrs. Martha J. Robinett, chaplain.

Mrs. D. C. Gaw, treasurer. Mrs.

W. L. Eddy, secretary. Mrs. C.

W. McClellan, conductress. Mrs. F. 0.

Wilson, assistant conductress. Mrs. Ida A. Johnson. assistan' guard.

Mrs. Emma Smith, patriotic instructor. KANSAS HOME-MAKERS. CLUB. one (Formerly Woman's Auxilitary, af filiated with Kansas State Agricultura' College.

Directed by Miss Frances Brown.) Program for January 22, meeting 1916: Household Helps. Roll call: Answered by members naming some handy device that cost: but very little. Paper: Domestic Service, Mrs. T. L.

McWilliams. Paper: Equipment That Saves Help, Mrs. Anna Beezley. Debate: Resolved that conventhat lighten the housewives' tabors, by should the man be and the his first wife. investmer Affirmative, Mrs.

W. S. Jones: negative Mrs. Mac. Adamson.

Talk 5 miutes each): (a) Housework the of the house should do (b) Housework that the boy of the the girl of the house should do. (d) house should do. (c) Housework tha' Housework that the little folks shold SE do. Paper: Order and system in the household, Mrs. Ella Messick.

(a) Housework the man of the house should do, Mrs. F. E. Goshert. (b) Housework the boy of the house should do, Mrs.

Alex Cuthbertson. (c) Housework that the girl of the house should do. Mrs. S. A.

Williams (d) Housework that little folks should do, Mrs. E. M. Thomson. W.

H. Fogle, take a look at the stacks of harness on the floor, oiled and prepared ready to go to work with. -W. H. Fogle, THREE DEATHS GIRARD LADIES SUCCUMB.

DUR. ING 'PAST WEEK. Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Brown and Mrs.

Roy Johnson Passed Away. country town supported a library, high school, band, ball team, and we had big celebrations every year, "A farm near a live town soon doubles at a big advance and bought an eighty, gradually adding to it until I had 200 acres of the best land in Iowa. I then felt no need of asking favors, and found it easy to patronize the mail order agents that came almost weekly to our door. I regret say that I was the first in the country to make up neighborhood bill and as send it to a mail order house. Though we got bit every once and a while, we got in the habit of sending away tor stuff'.

"Gradually our merchants lessened their stock of goods--for lack of patronage. Finally we begun to realize that when we needed a bolt quickly for machinery, or clothing for sickness or death, we had to wait and send away for it, which wasn't SO pleasant. One by one our merchants moved to places where they were appreciated, and men of less energy moved in. Gradually our town has gone down; our business houses are 'tacky' in appearance, a number are empty, our schools, churches and walks are going down, we have no band, no library nor ball team. There is no business done in the town, and, therefore, no taxes to keep things up.

Go down to the depot when the train pulls in and you will see the sequel in mail order packages. "Nine years ago my farm was worth $195 an acre; today I'd have a hard matter to sell it at $167 an acre. It is 'too far from a live town -so every farmer has said that wants to buy. He wants a place near schools and churches, where his children can have advantages. have awakened to the fact that in helping to pull the town down, it has cost me $5,600 in nine years.

"New York Journal, of Commerce. day evening. The Enterprise joins in congratulations. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

D. C. Hutcherson and her husband, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hutcherson this week, returning to their home in Missouri Tuesday.

Mrs. Loren Green and son, Martin, spent Monday afternoon with Albert Cuthbertsons. W. D. McCloud's vere guests of Carl Horton's after Sabbath school.

Glenn Wright, Roy Evans and sister, Ethel McCloud, Mary Leigh, and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Irwin spent Sunday afternoon with W.

Douglass'. Grant Keearns is seriously ill at this writing. J. M. Irwin purchased some fine duroc hogs near St.

Paul last week. J. D. Buckle is numbered with the sick. Mrs.

J. M. Irwin called on Mrs. A. O.

Copenhaven Monday forenoon. There was forty present at Sabbath school on Sunday morning. There was no preaching at Slifer or Idell Sunday. Matt 0'Toole and M. Irwin spent Saturday afternoon at Pat O'Toole's.

Mr. Koppas' baby passed away Friday afternoon. Funeral was held at the house on Saturday a afternoon, conducted by Rev. Roberts, interment in the Myers cemetery. Ras Smith and Elbert Kennedy accompanied George Kennedy to St.

Joseph, for a week's visit. R. C. Irwin is assisting his father with his farm work. Frank Doze and wife were trading in Girard Monday.

Thomas Smith and wife of Cedarvale, Kansas, visited at R. S. Smith's last week. Loren Green marketed wheat in Brazilton Monday, Mrs. E.

Freed is visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. C. Gray. Mrs.

Gray is visiting relatives in Iowa. Charles Taylor is doing the chores. Idell school is progressing nicely under the tutorship of Miss -Mary Leigh. A number are entertaining the gripp this community. The Ladies' Aid meeting will be held at the Michael home on Wednesday the 12th.

Election of officers for 1916. Looking Around- -Harry Price, the congenial editor of the Cherokee Sentinel, brought his friend, Willis Buck, up from Cherokee Monday and introduced him as "the next sheriff." Mr. Buck is into the race on the Republican ticket and is already at work. He visited many of his old friends the morning and he and Mr. Price attended the road meeting in the afternoon.

Mrs. Anna A. Brown, another of Qirard's old citizens, passed away at her home on North Osage street on last Thursday, Jan. 6, 1916. La Grippe and other complieations Were the direct cause of her death.

She was 79 years, 11 months 'and 17 days of ago and has been a resident of Crawford county for the past thirty-eight years. The funeral services were held from 'he late residence on Sunday after100n, Rev. E. W. Babb' officiating, urial was made in the Girard ceme tery.

Miss Anna A. Lincoln: was born oh Tanuary 20, 1843, in Bristol, New York. When a child her family moved to Whiteside county, Illinois, where she was raised and on January 1, 1866. she was united in marriage to Henry A. Brown, whose family emigrated from New York state to Illinois about the same year as did the Lincolns.

Mr. Brown, who died some years ago, wan only eleven days older than his wife, and her burial took place on the anni. versary of his birthday. To this union four sons and five laughters were born: A. L.

J. 3. Brown and Mrs. Wm. Evans, all of Tirard; Mrs.

0, Brown, Guthrie, Mrs. C. B. Curtis, of Kansas City, and Mrs. Fox, deeased.

One son and daughter died in nfancy. There are seventeen grandhildren and eight great-grandchilone brother, W. Lincoln, of Vrard, and one sister, Mrs. E. A.

Norrell, of Clinton, Iowa. Mrs. Brown was in the best of health Christmas and gave a dinner to all the relatives in this ricinity. New Year's night she was taken ill and suffered greatly until ver death. She was a faithful Chrisian lady and was loved by all who 'chew her.

She was a member or the 'ocal Christian church. MELVINA LEE PHILLIPS. Melvina Lee was born in Lexing ton, on January 16, 1846. being 39 years, 11 months and six days it the time of her death, which occurs red on the 6 day of January, 1916 She was married to J. T.

Phillips 1a Pana, Illinois, in 1807. Eleven chil'ren the fruits of this union. One preceded her in infancy, while he rest of this large family, grew to womanhood and manhood. There were eight boys and three girls. Burnell died in Girard in August, 1915.

V. T. and Robert live in Cherkee, Mrs. Flora Eagles in Girard, Mrs. Jennie.

Kenney in Kansas City, Mrs. Nettie Baker in Pittsburg, and Don and Frank in -Columbus, at iome. She also leaves. five grandchildren with the rest to mourn the oss of a loving and devoted mother. Mrs.

Phillips has been a great sutterer for the past three years at which time she fell and injured her nip which has caused her much trouole, and being in a weakened condiion the dreaded pneumonia was more han she could stand. Funeral services were held from the ate residence 515 South Ozark, this city, Saturday afternoon at o'clock Rev. E. W. Babb officiating, interment being made in the Girard cematery.

IDELL IDELL MRS. ROY JOHNSON. Mrs. Goldie A. Johnson, wife of Roy 1.

Johnson, passed away at her home, 108 West Antelope, last Sunday, Jan. 0, 1916. At the time of her death she vas 32 years, 1 month and 12 days of age. Organic heart disease is given as the cause of her death, The funeral services were held at the M. E.

church, Tuesday afternoon, Rev. E. J. Tardner officiating. Interment was nade in the Girard cemetery, where a arge number of her life-long friends athered to pay their last respects to her, Goldie A.

Baker was born in Craw'ord county, Kansas, on November 27, 1883, and died on Sunday, Jan. 9, 1916. She was one of a family of ten chil'ren and was married to Roy A. Johnon, of this city, on December 28, 1904. To this union were born two hildren, one daughter.

Eva on, J. Frank, with her husband, re left to mourn the great Beides these, two sisters, Mrs. Agnes Tess of Girard, and Mrs. Emma Miller, of Hayworth, and two C. Baker, of Bucklin, and L.

Baker, of Pittsburg, and a great hrong of friends and acquaintances left behind to survive and love ver memory. husband is employed in the Farmers' Union store of this city and well known over the county. Card of Thanks: We desire to thank our kind friends vho so kindly assisted us during the ate illness and after the death of our beloved mother, also for the beauiful floral offerings. A. C.

BROWN. L. L. BROWN. J.

G. BROWN, SUSIE EVANS. EDNA BROWN, ELLA CURTIS,.