The Madison Mirror from Madison, Kansas • 1

MADISON MIR ROR $1.00 a vear. Madison, Greenwood County, Kancas, ednesday, May 24,1916. Vwl. 2. No.

39. MKXTIOX DEATH OF PAUL BUTLER. "Paul Revere Butler, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Loran Butler, of Sum- mit, died Sunday, May 21, 1916, at the Get man Hospital in Kansas City.

i During the winter of 1914-15, Paul LOCAL MKXTIOX A. E. Oakley purchased a new hay press Monday. H. II.

Sshnoor and family were in Madison Monday. Mrs. J. E. Bradfield went Kansas City Tuesday.

Mrs. E. J. Horton visited Friday and Saturday with her nephew, A. E.

Imthurn and family are moving to Madison this week. Miss Mildred Fuller went to Eureka Saturday to visit her brother, R. A. Fuller. Al the county commissioners were M-nered an attack of diphtheria ana were in Madison S-itnrdav.

Thpv were pneumonia which left his constitution on their way to Virgil to se about let- in such a weak condition that he never John Hester, and family. MONDAY'S BIG SOCIAL Olpe, Kansas. The social given at St. Joseph's Hall Monday was a great" event.The 1 day was an idel one for the occasion, which was partly due to so many people being there. Nearly everyone in Olpe and the surrounding eommunit-, ies were there.

Aal kinds of lunch- eon were served and there various amusementsfor all but the principal feature of the evening was the big platform dance which delighted the dancers to the utrnoii. i A SUNDAY SHOW show that came to town Saturday and left Monday did not win a very high anproval from the people Olpe for their "high classed vaudeville and Because of the stcrm Saturday.they did not give their that evening but gave it Sunday evening and many were heard to say that the performance was not worth they paid for admittance. A new milliner. Miss Anna FW ting a contract for a big concrete legaineu mucn sirengin. ne never bridge.

Elmer James accompanied grew strong enough to work and them to Virgil with a getting of the when he was going to school the last contract. winter there would be days that he MissEthia Bradburrv cameup from was not strong enough to walk to 1 Eureka Saturday to visit herparents, i school, and his lungs semed to be per-Mr. and Mrs. J. M.

Bradburry. i manently affected. A week before his W. O. Waymire was in Emporia death his father took him to the hos-Friday evening.

1 pital in Kansas City and remained Frank and Robert Sherman, Clint with him until Saturday evening be-Cope and TravisKennedy of Eureka fote his death. Paul told his father were in Madison Saturday. to ccme back home, that it was un- W. II. Lamer was in Emporia Fri- e.essary for him to stay with him day evening.

longer and that he did not mind stay- Mrs. Roe Mtlnc went to Virgil slcne. It was only by of Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. boy that Mr. Butler consented to GOING SOME After the editor made his wetkly rounds to Emporia, Madison, Olpe Lamont, Quincy, Toronto, and Eureka he steamed up and set nearly all his type.

He didn't know much a-bout operating a linotype but got some good experience this wek. Editor and his wife and a little girl got five papers out. We are going to have more help week if they do not strike before they get to wrok. Al. Bumgardnar ERASTUS I.

PHILLIPS. Was born June 14, 1S42, near Nashville, and died at his home in Lena Valley, Grenwod County, Kansas, May 19, 1916, aged 73 years, 11 months and 5 days. He was married to GeoYge Anna Elizabeth Hardin, April 7, 1865. To this union were born 9 children. He is survived by his wife, 5 children, and 28 grandchildren.

The children are: Mrs. Lora Watson, Lebo, Kansas; Mrs. EiFie Moxley; Jesse, Edward and Walter, Madison, Kansas. 'phose that have gone before were: Ada, who died in infancy, William Adelia Mary and 9 grandchildren. Mr.

Thillips's death followed 2 months after death of his daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Moxley, who died March 1, 1916. He united with the Presbyterian (Cumberfand) Church in Tennessee, when but a boy. He came to Kansas in 18S5 and about a year later he united with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lena Valley.

He served Christ faithfully to the end. Although his suffering was intense he looked to his Saviour for comfort and he hal a faith that overcame all fear of death. This world has lost a man much loved, but nother choice soul har, reached Heaven. The immediate cause of his death was congestion of the lungs. The attack was first felt Thursday morning after breakfast.

He passed away at 4 o'clock Friday morning. He was laid awv to rest Sundy afternoon, May 21, 1916 in the Lena Valley Cemetery. Hundreds of those who loved and esteemed him highly attended the funeral services. His pastor, Rev. "phillips Evans, preached on the text taken from Psalms 116:15.

"Precious the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Several tender and conforting songs were sung by the choir. The deceased was an honored member of the A. 0. U. W.

The lodge members had charge of the services at the grave. "Servant of God, well done Thy glorious warfare's past, ceme home, leaving nis son cneeriui and contented. Mr. Butler arrived at home Sunday a. only to receive a Message a few hours later that the boy was dead.

Paul was a god boy, obedient to his parents and teachers i and kind to his brothers and sisters, Miss Mary McMury went to Frcd-onia Satin-day to visit her Mahover and Mrs. Ranfay. A. Haris left Wednesday evening fcr the Northern part of the state to attend to seme busines matters. scholmates and to all whom he knew.

has purchased the millinery buisness from Miss Ethel Porter and will take charge of the store next Mbs Fox is a business woman of considerable experience and will make in her new venture. See her advteris-ment elaewheie in this nanar. It will County comissioners Hale, Laird, and Holmes rode over the proposed Shell Rock township county road Saturday. This procedure aroused hope that the road wil son be taken over by the county. The commissioners were on their way to Virgil tosee a-bout letting a contract for a big concrete bridge.

Babe Wells and family went to Grenola Wednesday to attend the funeral of his brother's wife. i Sherrif Walt Woods was in Madison Wednesday on official business. Mrs. Jake Pees went to Emporia Wednesday. Chas.

David and wife were in the first of the week visiting friends. Mrs. Kate Newel and Mrs. Addie The body was brought home Monday, and the funeral was held Wednesday at the Woodman Hall, and interment was made at the Lena Valley Cemetery. Rev.

Roy Brdley, of the Presbyterian Church, conducted the services. The entire community extends sin-ccvest sympathy to the sorrowi I'interestyou. Paul Lamoureux was in town Tuesday. He has been able to be up and around the place for a week but he is in such a weakened condition caused by the drastic disease he is recovering from that it will require some time to regain his natural strength. Everybody seems to be putting up alfalfa this week.

Farmers say that the second crop had started to grow before they commenced cutting. Hahn and son, Ralph, of Emporia vis- paients and family LAMONT NEWS ited at the Chas. David home Sunaay. Charles David and son, Forrest, went to Kansas City Wednesday. It is Forest's first trip to the city.

Mrs. Geo. Barnard son, Almond, went to Clifton, Kansas, Saturday evening. Ray Vorhcs has a felon on his left thumb, lie was in town Saturday. Miss Edith Barnard who had been visiting in Lawrence, came home Sun QUINCY NEWS The birgest fish of the season has been caught.

It was a 25 pounder and was brought to town by Luthie Cannon and Chas. Gustln. They caught a Dpound eel and some smaller fish also. The much talked of West Creek day evening. Elmer Crowell and wife visited bridge will soon be ready for traffic.

Ollie Williams and family in Olpe y. J. Bilson is putting the bridge to-Sunday. this week. J.

M. Moran was in Olpe Sunday. Miss Flo Knowlcs and Mrs. Mattie A. and Geo.

Barnard went to Texas Slonghvisited Sunday with Mrs. Belle Monday. I Osborn. Sheriff Walt Woods and Mrs. Ed.

Miss Lucille Brown visited with Morgan were in Emporia Monday to Goldie Carico Sunday, see Ernest Laird who is in the hos- Mamie and Blanch McConnaughey LAMONT NEWS Will Albert lost a horse in town last Friday evening. The animal fell over dead near the lumber yard scales. Mr. and Mrs. Sam.

Winzeler and children visited at Mrs. N. Isch's Thursday. Fred Austin got kicked by a mule last week and injured pretty badly. He has been unable to work and has had to see the doctor a time or two, it is reported.

Mrs. Geo. Barnard and son, Almond, went to Clifton, Kansas, Saturday to visit her father, Mr. C. D.

Marshall. Miss Anna Storey, of Emporia, who had been working at Barkley's, went home Saturday. Albert Leu painted Dan Blanck's house, barn, and sheds last week. Misses Mary and Buelah Haas were in Eureka Friday and Saturday. Mis Buelah tok the teachers' examination.

MiV; JTellen Samson called at II. W. Douglas's Sunday. Albert Leu is painting G. Moser's house and barn this week.

A program and luncheon will be given in Lamont Wednesday evening for the benefit of the Lamont Christian Endeavor. Al are invited to come. pital there as the result of his opera were in Toronto Saturday tion for acpenaicitis. Mrs. S.

B. Green was in Emporia Monday. W. T. Wiley went to Wichita Mon Guy Singleton of Sandy was in Quincy Sunday.

Wiliam Beery who is working for Will Wilson and Miss Ava Mallott v.7 ir.r.onri were joined in fTV.rnnto day. 4 nr. i. Jes (Junkie went to r.mpona lask auntIay. day to resume his jury duties.

i'ss Fern Williams has moved her Mrs. F. F. Flank went Topeka Mon- outno her home on Dry Creek, day to see her husband who is still in vji porn Williams returned from the Santa Fe hospital there taking Kansas City Friday evening. Coy treatment for rheumatism.

The yVilliams came homVwith her. young ladies S. S. class of the Lamont S. S.

will entertain the young men's class at Shell Rock Ford Friday evening. There was an attendance contest between the twoc, lasses on Easter Sunday with the understanding that the class having the lowest attendance should entertain the other. The young men's had the largest attendance by a smal margin. Glen Heller commenced to work for Sf Winzeler Saturday. A good many farmers are ready to lease their land to the oil prospectors but some are holding back.

Those that are willing to lease.do not want to do so unless their neighbors are willing to coperate with them. The way to get a drill to work in this vicinity is fcr everybody to get in the game. Your neighbor does not like to lease his land for your benefit as wellas for his own so long as you hold back. Last week when W. R.

Burri's was bringing Paul Turner, the traveling man, over from Madison, the auto top caught fire and burned it considerably and scorched the paint off the rear of the car pretty badly before the men discovered the fire. It is sup-! posed that it caught from ashes blown from the cigars the men were smoking. Alex Long is done serving on the jury in Eureka. He came home Monday morning. Mis Esther Ott spent Monday night with her sister, Mrs.

P. D. Fankhauser, and family. IT. W.

Douglassa nd wife went to Ridley Sunday evening. Dan Ott took dinner with home folks Sunday. Ed. Huber went to Henry Sunday evening to se his grandfather, Fred. Dreyer, who is very sick.

We failed to mention Chas. Bell's new twin cylinder last week. Rev. A. Eisler of Harper, Kansas and Rev.

J. Meister of Burlington, Planks live in Hill lop and he is tne Miss Uell Jones was home Satur section foreman there when he is up OLPE NEWS Jack Bailey and family from Hutchinson are visiting at Sim Hum-erickhouse's. The Sigma Zeta Chi Club will meet Friday with Miss Isla Roberts. i Justina Brinkman, Ethel Porter, Minnie O'Brien, and Messrs. Bill O'Brien, Jno.

Steffes and Fred Ilohne were pleasantly etertaied at the S. Markowitz home. Wallace Patch and wife of Emporia were Olpe callers Sunday evening. They aho visited at Wm. Patch's of Highland John O'Brien and family spent Sunday at J.

M. O'Brien's T. G. French shipped a carload of hay to Kansas City Saturday. Mites Josephine Lamoureuxre returned to Kansas City Tuesday.

Mrs. Sam Stotler and aughter, Hat-tie and her family were in Olpe Monday. T'hey had been on a fishing trip at their ranch up in the Hills, where Sam, is staying. Mr. and Mrs.

Sim Humerickhouse and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. French attended thef uneral of Paul Butler Wednesday, at Summit.

A boy was bom last Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Shirkey.

A child was born to Mr. and Mrs. David east of town this week. Mrs. Joe Arndt came down from Emporia Thursday morning.

0. H. Van Sickle of Emporia is visiting with relatives east of town. Mrs. C.

C. Langdon returned from Gardner Thursday. Mrs. W. H.

Vansickle and children visited in Emporia from Tuesday until Thursday morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. Barkley and Margaret Barkley of Madison are visiting at Dr.

Patton's. A blind man came to town this morning. Pearl Chandler, who- was working at the Mit-Way Hotel came home Thursday. The Women's Embroidery Club had a picnic Thursday. Jake Diebolt went to Emporia Tuesday.

day and Sunday from Emporia. Miss Frances Pinic took her neice, Mis Flo Gillispie, St. Francis hospital in Wichita Monday. Alice Kcster visited Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Kester Saturday and Sunday. Little Robert Duncan came over Eureka Saturday to visit his father who is here hauling walnut logs. Miss Doris Rubow and her cousin, Wanda Long, came down from Virgil to spend Sunday with Doris's parents Mr. and Mrs. E.

II. Rubow. Last Friday, Rev. Brown and family and Mrs. W.

V. Hoggatt called on John and Sherman Reed's, Henry Walt. Roberts'. and around. Clarence Martin and wife were in Emporia Monday.

Mrs. W. Matile was in Emporia Monday. Mr. and Mrs.

A. Recek are away visiting her folks. J. II. Harvey was in Emporia Monday.

Schuyler Garth was in Emporia Monday. Bert Moxley started on his homeward journey Monday. His brother, H. accompanied him as far as Emporia. Endeavor.

All are invued to DeMalorie were in Emporia Monday Chas. Ralston brought eleven LENA VALLEY NEWS We had a nice rain Saturday evening. Mr. E. R.

P. Phillips died at his home Friday morning, May 19, 1916. Funeral services were held at the Len Valley Church Sunday afternoon and he was laid away to rest in the Lena Valley cemetery. The biggest crowd attended the funeral that has attended a funeral at the Lena Valley church for sometime. Relatives from Indiana are visiting Mr.

and Mrs. C. Adams this week. Will Horton sold a mule to a horse and mule buyer last week. Will Horton and Harry Horton made tri to Bullington to take a span of mules to the horse and mule buyers Mrs.

Tom. Hester is staying with her son, John. Harry Marks of south of Lamont and Mr. and Mrs. C.

C. Casto and daughter visited at J. C. Casto's Sunday. Mr.

and Mrs. Muril Hesterand J. C. Casto and childrenvisited at C. C.

Casto's Sunday evening. Mrs. Clarence Martin and her sister carloa(ls of cattle from nrnm in Krvinoria Monday as, Sunday to visit her father Mr. C. D.

Marshall. Miss Anna Storey of Emporia, who had been working at Barkley's, went home Saturday. D. W. Stowder went to Emporia Oklahoma preached at the German J.

D. Mitchel got a keg of fline sweet pickles in this week. Try some. Mr. and Mrs.

Earl Chambers went to Yates Center Tuesdayto visit his mother. Chas. Gustin's fathcr.S. C. Gustin, returned Saturday to his home in Toronto following the operation heun-derwent in Wichita.

Prof. Earl Redman and Morris Smith came over from Eureka Apostolic church last Sunday, they came Saturday and went away Monday. E. Benet received a carload of feed Monday evening. Mr.

and Mrs. M. Eslinger's daughter was visiting them Sunday. E. Benett received a carload of flour last wek.

Saturday. Will Nichols who works for John Fankhauser, went to Emporia Sat-; urday. The town boys and the country boys of the M. H. S.

had a baseball Sat.n-dnv.. We are informed that the score was .18 to 8 in favor of the ball game Sunday between No. by the town boys Ma ol.mf 9 and Pleasant Valley was won Bert Moxley and daughters came Nq Cofn'iv pveniner from Ashland h.an-, ssas to attend the E. R. P.

PhiUips funeral. Henry Imthurn went to Emporia in his autimoble and brought them fromthere to Madison. If you have lost a steer, pay for this advertisement and get further information. Rev. 0.

Duby and family were an Pees was in Madison Sunday Madison Friday and Saturday. COUNTY SURVEYOR. I hereby announce my candidacy for County Surveyor of Greenwood County subject to the decision of the Democratic voters at the primary to be held August 1,1916. I shall appreciate your support. F.

E. ROSS, Eureka, Kansas ROOT STATION Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matile and daughters, Terea and Vera, were callers at B. R.

PiersallJ-s Monday. Mrs. Jim. Moore and daughter, Hazel, were visitors at 'VTrs. C.

M. Rockley's Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J.

S. Leaman returned home from Parsons Monday evening. Mr. L. Lantz is here visiting his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. S. E. Lantz. Mr.

S. E. Lantz and son, Eli, were Emporia visitors Saturday. Mr. Joe Scheve went to Emporia NEAL NEWS Mrs.

John ulbert, Mrs. Ida Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin and the Misses Pearl Beel and Freeda Cumbrine of Neal and Mr. and Mrs.

Kaltembach of Tor-ontowere callers at the T. M. Aad-ersay home Sunday afternon to list-to his newgraphaphone. Mrs Sarah Hamilton received a telegram calling her to the bedside of her son, Aporles Hamilton at Lin-wocd, Kansas. The doctors say that there are no possibilities that he can recover.

Mrs. William Welsh returned Monday from Coyville where she had been vi si tine1 fritnds. She stormed of on -7 FOR PROBATE JUDGE We are authorized to announce that J. M. Bradbury of Madison is a candidate for probate judge-subject to the Democratic primaries in August.

Friday evening to see his daughter, -a -r TV 1 1 1. Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our kind friends and neighbors for their assistance during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father. And also for the beautiful flowers. Mrs.

E. R. p. Phillips, Mrs. Lora Watson and Family, Mrs.

Effie Moxley and Family, Mr. A. J. Moxley and Daughters, Mr. Jess Phillips and family, Mr.

Edward Phillips and family and Mr. Walter Phillips and Family. The Madison Mirror and The Weekly her way home in Toronto to visit some of her friends. I Professor McKee stopped off between trains here Saturday and called on Mr. Bloomfield.

He was on his way to Pittsburg. There was a large crowd out to Native town patriotism is the mother of home success. Good things to sell, projr publicity in this paper rvA stick-toitiveness win buyers in this vicinity buyers ir.c.'.n money, money brings everything to your rJoor. A WEDDING Neal, Kansas. i Mrs.

Jos. is sick in tne hospital. Mrs. Leona Saunders and two daughters, Edna and Lena, of Em-i poria came Thursday evening to vis-'i it Mrs. B.

R. Piersall. Mrs. Frank Matile visited Mrs. J.

S. Leaman Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C.

M. Rockley and 1 son, Vern, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Provo and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

B. R. Piersall Tuesday evening. Mr. Charles Wilson of Rock Valley is hauling baled hay to Olpe this week.

church Sunday evening. Why not have it that way every Sunday evening? Joe Souders has a new car. A pood many Neal people are at- son of M. Livingston, and daughter of Mrs. M.

Engstrom, were married in Wichita Wednesday. They will return to Neal will live with his parents a mile east of town Kansas City Star $1.00 a year in lUopyrltflit. lart, by tending the tent meetings in.