The Hamlin Reporter from Hamlin, Kansas • 1

The Hamlin Reporter. Third Year Hamlin. Kansas. Thursday, July 29, 1915, No. 33 'In the great town of Lifeopolls Where both the rich and poor Rub elbows; where the great and small Converge, caught by the lure There stands a monumental shrine Known as the Hall of Fame, And those who dare its portals fair May win an honored name.

CONTENTMENT. Local and Personal Miss Lola Beverley Berkley was 111 last week. Nellie Prater visited Friday. Alice Hess spent Sunday with Dorothy Flickinger. Mrs.

Bout Phillips, of Hiawatha, was a Hamlin visitor Friday, G. W. Dowell received two new car Woads of lumber this week. A number from here attended the band concert at Morrill Wednesday evening. Mrs.

George Hess and Miss Jennie were Hiawatha visitors Wedmesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. Lichty were day guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Judd Smith. Perry Lydick returned from Okla'homa last week after several weeks absence. Mrs. Hugh Cool and three -children, of Hiawatha, spent Thursday with Mrs.

Geo. Hess. A number from here have been attending the chautauquas at Hiawatha and Falls City. Mr. and Mrs.

Watkins, af St. Joseph, were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lichty. J.

H. Haver, of Hiawatha, was in Hamlin Monday and called at the Reporter office. Ryan Price, of Ottawa, was here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Roy Dillingbam. Mrs.

C. M. Berkley spent Friday at Sun Springs with her daughter, Mrs. Win. Flickinger.

Mr. and Mrs. Adams, of. Visited their son, iN Adans, and Mrs. Adams Sunday.

Dr. and Mrs. Tanquary and and Ruby Jacques motored to Falls City Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Roy Earhart, Maurice and Ilorner, of Morrill, spent Saturday with Mrs.

Henry Kessler. Miss Annie Kidwell returned home from Tabor, where she has been teaching the past year. Mrs. George Haldeman, of Des. Moines, came Tuesday to visit with friends and relatives.

Dell Stapleton, Robert Weaver and George 'Hornbeck attended the chautauqua at Hiawatha Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prater and Mrs. Mongold were guests at the Brigham home at Padonia Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robinson, of Ottawa, returned home Friday atter a week's visit at the Z. A. Avery home.

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Dowell, Arnold, and Marguerite, and Marguerite Berkley were Reserve visitors Sunday afternoon.

Dr. and Mrs. Tanquary, Misses Lola Berkley and Helen Dowell attended band concert at Morrill Wednesday evening. Misses Jessie and Annie spent Tuesday at the Pyle home, south of town, the guests of Misses Ida and Emma. Miss Helen Dowell went to Hiawatha Sunday to be the guest of Miss Letitia Mathewson and attend the chautauqua, Mrs.

A. Mongold went to Wednesday to spend the week with Mrs. Smeucher and attend the Morrill chautauqua. Glenn E. Erwin has taken charge of the mechanical dep't of The Reporter and we are now prepared to do all kinds of up-to-date Job Work.

Mrs. Frank Unkefer, of Fairview, visited with Mrs. Dilling and Jo, Monday. She went to Hiawatha Tuesday afternoon for 8 several days visit. Tecumseh with some State League and Mink League players will be in Falls City next Sunday 3 p.

m. DEATH OF MRS. BELDEN Mother of Head of Pedoml Weather Observatory in St. Joseph Saucombe at Home Near Horton, Kan. Mrs.

S. C. Belden, eixty-four years old, mother of W. Belden, goveroment weather forcaster in St. Joseph, died Saturday night at the family bome, four miles west of Horton, Kans.

She had been ill six monthe. Mr. Belden and his wife were at 'his mother's bedside when the end came. For many years Mre. Belden had maintained a weather station at her farm, co-operating with the government in making reporte of climatic conditions.

It was at her suggestion that the son engaged in that branch of endeavor. For twenty two years Mrs. Belden kept up the work and her reports were published daily in St. Josepb, Topeka, Wichita aud Kansas City. Her records were of (immaterial assistance to farmers throughout the Sunflower state.

Mre. Belden was born at Minedale, Mase. Besides ber husband and sun (in St. Joseph, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mary Cotten aud Mrs.

W. R. Gordon end another eon, F. H. Belden, all of Horton.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon. Death of Mrs. Dillingham Ella Mae Beaner, daughter of Mr. and 1 Mrs. H.

M. Benner, was born in Hamlin, Kassag Sept. 22, 1884. When she was about 14 years old she was lead to trust in Christ, her Sa7ior, and in 1898 she was baptised toto the fellowship of the a Baptist cherch. She was of sweet disposition and hired 8 beautifal christian life.

She had a host of friends who regret the toss of one no highly, She was partied to Dr. W. R. Dillingham September 2. 1908 at Manbattan, Kansas.

For a few years they lived la Morland, Kansas, and about two years ago. they moved to Halatend, Kansas. She was sick ouly a few days when she was suddenly taken worse and died July 24, 1915. She leaves a hasband and three children, Helen Francis, age 4 years, Arthur Bender, two years and baby, William Roy. Also her mother, a brother, James Benner of Manhattan and one sister Mrs.

Emma Stapletoa of Jewell City, Kansas, to moura her lose. The funeral was held ta the Ham- lia Baptist church Monday at 4 o'clock sad was conducted. by the Pastor, Rev. C. E.

Riblet. First 'Thes. 4:14 was chosen for a text and the death resurrection of Christ was spoken of as the same foundation for the christian hope and trust io Him as a Savior and bringing unto 119 grace and comfort in the hour of grief, It also gives us the assurance of the resurrection of those who sleep in Jesus, included in the promise of his coming again to claim his own. is sad that one seemingly so needIt ful to her dear little ones and her busband should be taken away but the Lords ways are not our ways and we humbly submit. Our hope of the second coming of Christ and the resurrection of the saints la the solution to all these questions, for there things cannot separate us from the love of Christ and they are working together for our good and ultimate triumph in Christ.

The love and friendship of many friends was expressed by gifts of 8 large number of beautiful flowers which so fittingly represented the lovely life she lived, A number of out of town friends were present at the funeral. Interment was made in the Hamlin cometery. I advise all Carmera not to threcb any wheat when it is the least bit wet and bio it as it creates wearil. -Peter Pfieffer, COURAGE VS. DECENCY.

"The other day an excited Individual rushed into a newspaper office with a choice bit of scandal 'burning histongue. It made no difference 'to this person that the scandal 'affected the daughter of his neighbor--that the mothor of the girl was 'seriously filthat the brother was just entering what promised, to be a successful professional carver. The scandal was rich in flavor, and he wanted to see it in the paper. fie told the editor about it, with every evidence of the keen relish of the scandal connoisseur, but, impressed upon the newspaper man that the source of his information must be kept inviolably secret. When the paper came out, the man returned to demand why the story hadn't been printed.

Short, sharp words followed, and the visitor called the editor a coward and left, vowing that a man who was afraid to print the news had no right to be an editor. To our that editor was a brave man. The Informer who demanded that his be kept secret, was the coward. The editor ran a paper in a small town. So closely related were the lives of the inhabitants, that the editor knew ewery detail of the story before his visitor called on him.

But he could see TIO profit for himself nor glory for his paper in printing an item that would bring sorrow to the gray hairs of a father, disgrace to a brother add probably serious conesquences to a Sick mother. It the news appetites of his readers were so voracious, he thought, as to demand this costly tood, he would refuse to pay the price. The editor was right. Many things he has to print which he would rather leave hinsaid, but the scandal which has only aches have no place in the columns of a selfrespecting paper. We would rather build than tear down.

We would rather print the things that help and encourage and uplift than to hold up the mistakes of some unfortunate to the scorn and contempt of his neighbors. Decency is not lack of courage. If it were, we would rather be decent than courageous. Billy Sunday Etiquette Observing the Success of the Billy Sunday methods in the matter of versation, it is suggested by Puck that the attempt be made to apply the same methods to other church ceremonies and activities, as, for example: Pastor (christening infaat)-What do you want to call this bunk of ex. dess baggage, Bo? Presidiug Parson- -What miserable mutt giveth this skirt to be married to this gink?" The Bride's Father--I'm the guy.

Industrious Usher---Slide, you icecarts! Sidel Passing the Plate--Come across with the iron men, you low lived i Sunday School Superintendent -All of you little fivers that want to swat Satan stand on one leg. -Ex. A DIVINE COVENANT, God Almighty gavo Eve to Adana with the pledge that she would he his helpmeet and with this order of comppantonsbip, cirilization bay towered to its grentest height. In this reladionship, God has blessed woman and man has honored her and after four thousand years of progress, she now proposes to provoke God to decoy man by asking for suffrage, thereby by amending an agreement to which she was not a party. Woman, remember that the Israelite scorned a divine covenant, and as a result wandered forty years in the wilderness without God.

Likewise men should remember that it is. a dangerous thing to debase woman by law. Rome tried lowering woman's standard and an outraged civilization tore the clothes off the backs of the human race and turned them out to roam in the world naked and 12 ashamed, Among the Churches Church Notes Upon the heights the temple stands; The stairway to this hall Is built of Excellence and Worth And yet, how many fall! Many of humble birth arrive While some of noble caste Make for the prize no sacrifice, And Failure meet at last. Some reach the gateway unannounced, Unrecognized, unknown, And wait until Posterity Their tardy honors own; But others seek a humble manse Where written on the door You read in gold these letters boldCONTENTMENT-and no more. S.

A. Lusher nephew of Frank Megniot called at this office and ordered the paper sent to his parente, at Troy, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Swinney, Mr.

and Mrs. Lloyd Peck and Mr. and Mrs. E. Lichty were Sunday guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Judd Smith. Attorney S. F. Newlan, sheriff Cal Biddle and Under-sheriff Jackson were transacting business In Hamlin Wedneeday afternoon.

Elliot Belden was called to his home in St. Joseph to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. S. C. Belden of Horton.

Alta and Stapleton Pyle and Ruby Hagan went to watha Wednesday afternoon -to be the guests of Miss Joy McCauley. Mrs. Thomas Franklin, of Upland, is visiting at the Beyers' home, west of town, and helping care for Archie Beyers, who is quite ill. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Bonner and children, from east of town, visited with Mr. and Mre. S. Fleshman Sunday. Table Dilling, who has been spendit.

the summer with his grandfather, A. Nitche, returned Wednesday, afternoon to his home in Tulsa, Okla. The Sigma Retha class of the Bretbero Sunday school will give an ice cream socialon the cbarch lawn Thursday evening. August 5. to be given towards an electric Pan for the church.

Everyone cordially lavited. Edmond Mesamore met with quite an accident while working in the Geld one day. last week. He was stung by a bumble bee on the ankle. which proved quite serious.

He tias been under the Dr'a care and for whtle blood poison was feared. He is much better at this writing, Mrs. Howard- Stapleton came Monday to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Roy Billingham. She returned to her home in Jewell City Tuesday.

W. F. Schmitt met with quite all accident Sunday. While running the cream separator he had the misfortune to mash his foot quite badly. The following people attended revival meetings at the Christian church and were the guests of Mrs.

Dur, Mrs. Stoner and two children of Atchison county, Missouri; Mrs. Dora Ward and three children and Mr. Catton, of Oneida. Miss Pearl Jacques, who has been attending school at Manhattan, will come home Friday to spend the remainder of the summer with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. E. T. Jacques. A.

J. Pirtle has leased the Severance News and will continue to run that paper. Mr. Pirtle will be remembered by Hamlin people as he held a successful meeting at the Christian church two years ago. The attendance for Sunday school was good.

There being an lucrease over the past Sunday, or. Keep the girls climbing. If you are a member of some class and have tacitbeen coming, co you not think it would be a good idea to come and see wha't is new? There was a good attendance for the church, vervices, The orchestra furnished spectal muste assisted by the choir. The sermon was based upon The Call of Abraham, The union services of the evening were held in the Baptist church, they will likewise be held there the com. ing Sunday evening.

There will be the regular Sonday school session by preaching 'next Sunday morning, Come out for both if yue have not affiliations elsewhere. Take a chance on staying for church ser. vices once. Suppose everyone left after Sunday sobool. Where would the church services be in a short time? Baptist Notes.

Another good session el the Saudar school: In the morning the preached us the of sipe drover's twe entres. At wight Parter vertices were held it the Bay tint Church and Pastor C. E. Ribbet took for his theme God's purpose in Redemption" Brother Ankrum wat present and also took part in the There was a large attendance and we were especially glad to see so many girls and boys present, Entertained a Mrs. Heary Kessler entertained Saturday, complementry to Grace and Olarence, the occasion being Grace's fourteenth birthday and Clarence's eighth birthday.

Clarenre entertained his friends from 1 to 8 o'clock. The afternoon was spent in games after refreshments were serv. ed. Those present were: Masters Al. lerton, Dowell, Jeschke, Meagniot, Hess, Tanquary, Barbart and Colonel Lydick.

Grace entertained her friends frem 3 to 5 The afternoon PS A spent in gamen and manic after which refreshmeuts of ice cream and cake were served. The guests were: Miesen Berkley, EKill, Julia and Rosy Vera and Alice Wiakles and lazel Lagan, Bo boys and girls say that Clarence and Grace are Very good entertainer and they enjoyed the afternoou very much. Band Concert The band concert Saturday evening was one of the best of the season, a large crowd in attendance. The music was well rendered and each selection received bearty applause. The Mur.

rill. boosters came down to adverting their chautauqua and some of their members played with our band. About 80 out of town machines were here. 3 And Hamlin a Dry Town Umbrellas have been forgotten and left in theatres and and ladies jackets and parses bare been left on trains but Marlin Dort took first place in the class of I gots when he left his horse and br.g, gy stand all night at the local ing rack sad walked home a distance of one mile. S'matter Murlic? Mr.

and Mira. Dando Burdick it Ozoone, Cal, who bare teen visiting relatives here went a0 Abiline, sas, to visit. Mr. and Mira. Fred Allerton accompanied them to But.

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