The Caldwell Messenger from Caldwell, Kansas • 1

4 MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS. CALDWELL, SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS, MONDAY, FEB. 20, 1922. NUMBEH 197 VOLUME 2. wLTtlf raade a trip t0 ICITY DEFEATS HIGHS FIND BANK ROBBERS WHO WILL BE MAYOR Three of Bluff City Burglars Otto Weiss Chick Feed at the Caldwell Feed Store, adv CALDWELL MARKETS Wheat ,...1.18 Corn 43 Oats 35 Valentine Party Attractive Event Mrs, George Sandner and Older Basketball Players Ring Up Victory On School Team, 40 to 32.

For S. S. Teachers. Mr. and Mrs.

B. B. Terwil-liger entertained the teachers and officers of the Presbyterian Sunday school with a seven o'clock dinner at the church Monday evening. The evening was devoted to the discussion of plans for improving the With City Prmaries Not Far Away, Talk Turns To Next Mayor. 'Located In Jail At Okmulgee.

Masquerade dance at Bohemian hall, Saturday, Feb. 25. ad The men who robbed the The city basketball team The Messenger is not trying, State Bank of Bluff City on Nov. 30, are believed to have Sunday school, and of making Rental chairs for parties. Inquire Roy W.

Johnson's, adv been located in Okmulgee, Ok. Mrs. Harry Swain quite charmingly entertained about fifty guests at a valentine luncheon and an afternoon at bridge on Thursday, February 16. The beautiful home of Mrs. Sand The court: bailiff at that place sent a "tip" to the bank officials, who in turn notified The banks will all be closed on Wednesday, Washington's birthday.

ner on. South Osage street, the Burns Detective Agency, and a man sent to the place. which was the scene of the occasion, was quite elaborately and attractively decorated in keeping with the season. S. S.

Kelley and wife spent Sunday in Marion with relatives of Mrs. Kelley. By working through a woman, the detective was able to get three men in jail "to tell the story of the robbery. The job The living room was draped in festooning in red and white its appeal more attractive. Mrs.

Terwiliger was aided in the serving by Mrs. Robt. Davis and Mrs. Mabel Terwil-liger. Those present were Dr.

and Mrs. F. C. Everitt, Mr. and Mrs.

E. L. Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clark, Mr.

and Mrs. C. H. Detrick, Mr. and Mrs.

E. W. Baldridge, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Oerke, Mr.

and Mrs. Walter Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. W. S.

Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Moore, Mrs.

Burton Bennett, Mrs. M. Terwiliger, Mrs. Davis Mrs. Tom Baker," Miss Lydia Czaplinski, Miss Mabel Don-ham, Miss Mae Rutledge, Miss Eunice Griswold, Mr.

G. H. Rhoades, and Mr. and Mrs. Terwilliger.

Mrs; Carrie Omeara has been quite sick the past week with something like flu. was done by six men in two cars, who drove south into Oklahoma, met at Kaw City and from there went to GrainoH where another bank was rob bed. After thjs they went Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wood of Wichita spent Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. G. W. Shiflett. with red and white hearts, which terminated beneath the center light where hung a heart shaped basket containing hand made flowers in red and white.

While the buffet nd colonade held huge vases of beautiful natural roses in pink and red. The colonade also had hanging draperies of red and white tipped with lit- down info the Osage country, where the bonds and papers have been hidden. Three of to pick a candidate for mayor and shall not attempt to, do so. We have heard the names of many mentioned for the' position and publish them )here-with in' alphabetical order. None of those mentioned intimated to us that they are candidates and we have no assurance that any one in the list Icould be induced to make the race.

Some of those mentioned in our opinion are not well fitted for the office, buut a mighty good mayor can be selected from the following list: G. S. Allen, railroader. E. A.

Detrick, merchant. C. S. Fossett, harness mfgr. E.

L. Fulton, real estate. S. F. George, hardware.

I. M. Horton, live stock. Ellis Herrin, plumber. Albert Karlin, railroader.

W. E. Kerr, ice mfgr. E. D.

Luder, Lewis Larsen, retired farmer G. W. Murray, hardware. -Jno. W.

Nyce, now mayor. J. A. B. Oglevee, retired minister.

I. E. Showalter, banker G. II. Rhoades, banker.

P. J. Skoog, retired farmer E. M. Surguy, banker I.E." Swain, retired merchant Strandburg railroader Clayton Viele, tailor." won tne nrst oi.a series to decide the city championship by defeating the high school team 40 to 32.

The first half was rather one-sided, but in the last half the students almost regained their lost advantage. Coach Moore and Charlie Moore starred, while Charlie Baker and Lawrence Good played especially well. CALDWELL CITY 40 FG FT G. Moore, 10 Baker, 5 1 Hall, 2 1 Subera, 1 1 C. Moore, 2 1 Manning, 3 Total 20 0 "7 CALDWELL H.

FG FT Farris, 4 4 1 Kern, 3 McCart, c- Herrin, Good, 5 Parsons, Harper, 1 Total 14 4 1 By Quarters: 1 2 3 4 City 12 8 14 640 High School 0 6 19 1232 An interesting curtain raiser was played" between the town's juvenile the boy scouts and junior high school teams, each having previously won one game. In Friday's i j. the men have been jailed and one killed, the other two being at large. They attempted to Mr. W.

H. Spriggs is re-shingling the porch this week for his father in law Mr. J. T. McClaughly.

J. A. Litteer arrived home this noon from Wesley hospital where he underwent' an operation several weeks ago. fle' i upids, while a large red dispose of their bonds through two lawyers. Research Club.

The Research club members met at the home of Mrs. M. N. Overall to study and discuss the question of immigration. Lem Wiliams, son of Mr.

and Mrs. C. E. Wiliams, has had a case of "flu" the past week but is now improving. Many appropriate current events were given.

Mrs. Schaeffer, who was not Birthday Entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Cornwall entertained at their home Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Ethel Weaver's birthday.

The evening was spent in playing various games, the most enjoyable being the cobweb hunt. After winding endless yards of string the couples were rewarded by finding at the end valentine favors. The dining room was kept a secret until a late hour when the guests were invited to behold heevent of the evening, The tables and room was beautifully decorated with pink and green. The centerpiece of the table being the large birthday cake. Fortunes were told by blowing out the able to be present, sent a well prepared paper on the immigration laws.

A description of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Wiles reutrned to their home at Nar-din, this morning after a visit with their daughter, Mrs.

G. H. Rhoades and Ellis Island was given Kisecker. Mrs. Lola Robertson and Mrs.

Overall both read articles game tne scouts were victorious, 15 to 10. Saturday night the scouts heart pierced with a golden arow. hung between living room and dining room, which also had the hanging draperies of red hearts. The twelve tables were dainty with rose candle holders, containing red candles and small red and white favor baskets. It created a very pleasing effect as the candles were all burning and red lights turned on, while the the hostesses, who were assisted in- serving by Miss Helen McDonald and Miss Emma Bobek, served a four course luncheon consisting of the following menu, which also carried out the valentine motif: cherry ice, chicken pie, mashed potatoes, ivith gravy, Spanish relish, hot rolls, jelly, coffee fruit fluff.

salad with wafers; ice cream frozen in fancy shape with a red heart center, angel food cake, mints. Those present to enjoy the hospitalit of Mrs. Sandner and Mrs. Swain were Mes-dames I. Showalter, Kenneth Arthur Massen- Mr.

and Mrs. Lewis Petras suggestive of handling the immigration situation. lost to Wellington 14 to 13, Revival Metings. Where? At the Free Methodist church on North Main St. Rev.

Ira V. Putney of Wichita preaching each evening and over Sunday. Services begin at 7:30 evening and 11 o'clock Sunday morning'! Rev. Geo. Welkish, Pastor.

and a lightweight team was defeated by the Wellington lightweights, 10 to 5. ek of are. the proud parents of a nine-pound baby girl born to them Feb. Mrs. Petrasek before her marriage was Miss Annie Mal-kovsky.

How Caldwell Teams Stand Pet. candles. The guest" of honor Beside the sixteen members present guests included Mrs. Guy Clark, Mrs. E.

Luder, Mrs. Shirin, Mrs. Glover, Mrs. Jno. Nyce Sr.

and Miss Christine Luder. A Washing-tno prgoram will be given next Wednesday at the home of Mrs. E. W. Baldridge.

LBoy Scouts .8 5 .612 City Team 4 3 .575 High School, Boys 4 4 .500 High School Girls 1 4 .200 Junior High 1 4 .200 1 S. Jeanes and mother, Mrs. Mary Jeanes went to Winfield Saturday to be with Mrs. Jeanes whose condition last week was considered very serious. She was a little better Saturday.

BITTER CREEK I will sell 40 80 or 160 acre oil leases close to the deep Lgill, Edwin Ames, Alva Harp left one candle burning. Then a two course luncheon was served by the hostess assisted by Miss Weaver. Those who voted the evening a grand success were Misses Dora, Delle and Gladys McDannald, Opal Capps, Al-vina Kraus, Elsie Cornwall and Ethel Weaver; Messrs. Alfred Capps, Olen and Milfred Pet-ters, Norman ay coff, Elmer and William Pope, Roy Ricord Cecil and Clyde Werneke. Lester Patton, Wilbert, Roscoe and Fred Jr.

Cornwall, "Uncle" Dean and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cornwall. Contributed. R.

R. Club. Mrs. Yeary was hostess on Wednesday to the R. R.

'club. There were two members absent, -but "a number of guests helped to make the afternoon more than pleasant. They were Mrs. Fred. Hybsha, Miss Alice Hybsha, Mrs.

Peterson, Mrs. Hanrahan and Mrs. Hurn. After an afternoon spent with Revival meetings are still "progress at the Free Methodist church, Rev. I.

V. Putney, evangelist. There have been four or five conversions and a number of inquirers at the er, Byron Shinn, William Kerr, E. D. Luder, C.

A. Hough, Clyde Caldwell, William Francis, D. E. Kisefclc-er, M. Chaffin, Robert Clark, George Murray, Walter Dawson, Pat Gould, Wright Robertson, Bryan Gould, Charles Installing: A radiophone, by which one can listen to parties miles" and miles away, the same as over a telephone, is being installed at the Courtright Hardware store by E.

C. Fisher. The apparatus here, which is the first pne in Caldwell as far as we know, is only a small outfit and capable of receiving only- a distance of a hundred miles or so, although it may enlarged. Mr. Fisher is of the opinion that if the new invention continues to be improved, every up-to-date farmer will soon have one in his home, and will be able to sit in an- easy chair at home and hear all the latest market gossip and concerts etc.

Attend Township Metings. 'meetings which have been the usual game, a dainty lunch elton, E. Q. Smith, Edna Car Haubold pays cash cream 28c. was served by the hostess, and ashort time spent in.

a social way. Club then adjourned. Our next meeting is with Mrs. test that the Floyd O. Howorth Oil and Gas company of Tulsa is putting down over on Bitter Creek which is just north of the north end of the Blackwell Field, in Kansas.

You can stand on any lease that I have and see hundreds of derricks to the south. Every lease on structure. I will sell you one those desirable leases at a much LOWER PRICE than they will ask you for leases in a raw rank widcat territoy twenty miles farther from production. If interested come in and I will take you over. HEMBROW.

Otto Weiss Chick Feed at tha Caldwell Feed Store, adv Albert Yelton. held the past week. Haubold pays cash cream 28c. NOTICE. All accounts owing to the Exchange have been left at my office.

Those owing the exchange please' call and make arrangements for payments not later than March 1. IRA R. ELSWICK. Community Club. The Renfrow Community Club held their regular meeting on Tuesday 14th.

Meeting was called to order by the resident and Minutes of the Mr. and Mrs. Jess McCants and daughters, of Blackwell, spent the day Friday with Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Pope. The officers of the various last -meeting read by the sec ter, Monroe Overall, Sam Gile, Frank McKee, George Allen, ohn 7 Armstrong, Otis, Shaw, Forrest Fisher, F. L. Fisk, L.E.

Frank Ford, Gilbert Marion LeCacq, John Nyce, Chas. Marshall, Frank McNair Lloyd Conklin," Mary Hart, C. J. Wiard, Everett LeCocq, Frank McNair Joe Barthelme, Ira Magers, John Schaeffer, I. E.

Swain, Joe Commons; Misse3 Helen McDonald, Emma Bobek, Christine Luder, Ethel Dpdson. As the afternoon drew to a close the guests in taking their leave were very, profuse in their- expressions of the delightful time they had all retary. The advertising bill was voted to be paid by the reporter. As there were such a few present no plans were made for future entertainment. See Barnes Son for painting and paperhanging.

Phone 4130. adv townships of Sumner county are meeting with County Engineer Mavety at the county capital today to discuss roads, bridges and other matters connected with township work. Those representing Caldwell township at the meeting: L. R. Massen'gill, Albert Subera, D.

E. Kubik, Charles Speer, (G. W. Kelley, chaperone). Bluff township: Tom Hudson, Frank Nulik, W.

A. Las-sell, Joe Bobek. Meting adjourned to meet Again on March 14 at 3:30 at the H. S. room.

Haubold pays cash cream 28c. WAGONS FOR SALE. The directors of Farmers Exchange will offer at auction on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25, at 3 p. m.

two new wide tired Burchell wagons. Hemstitching done to order, Silk 15c, cotton 10c. Mrs. W. Robertson, 9 So.

Market REGISTRATION NOTICE. The Poll (Books are now open for the registration-of legally qualified voters. From March I5th to March 24th the books will be open during business hours and until 10 o'clock P. M. At 10 P.

M. March 24th the books will be closed till after election. H. W. BAKER, Ciyt Clerk.

will be necessary for all those who have changed their residence since last registering and those who failed to vote at the last general election, to register again to be eligible to vote at the coming spring Haubold pays cash cream 28c. Top tank, bottom tank and LOOK! I have an arrangement completed whereby I can give you OAK iloors laid, sanded, stained or finished natural, as you like, and at prices less than anytime, within the past ten years; This is not junk stuff, such as is being offered by some; but i3 real oak, well milled and matched, lays good, and makes a floor you can be proud of. If you are at all interested, call me, at Phone 4205, and I will come and see you and tell the rest. B. E.

CROSSLIN. HOTDAYS Get a new Ford radiator for your spring and summer driving, $15.75 at LeCocq's. ady core, a whole Ford radiator, for $15.75, at LeCcoq's. ady Recital. Piano pupils of Miss Frances Allen will play in recital at her 'studio 14 N.

Osage Beauty Special Week. PREVENT THAT COLD by having your shoe fixed at and harvest time, will soon be pnly Pennsylvania pi! will withstnad the terrific heat in Fordsori cylinder. Use "Detroit Special." Refined especially for Ford arid Fordson. Electric bath, electric acial, electric scalp treatment and Tuesday "evening, Feb. 21st, at eight o'clock.

I2WS IIOK HOP shampoo, marcel and eyebrow arch all for $4. 203 So. Main, Ford Radiators now $15.75 LECOCQ or phone 266. at LeCocq's. adv.