The Caldwell Messenger from Caldwell, Kansas • 1

The Caldwell Messenger. MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, AND FRIDAYS. VOLUME 3. CALDWELL, SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1922. NUMBER 6 EX-MAYOR HERE DIES AT EL RENO Angus McLean Was Pioneer Settler In Caldwell And Built The Masonic Temple Here.

Engineer McCormick of the Rock Island reported here Friday that Angus McLean died at ElReno that morning. Mr. McLean was a native of Canada. He came to this country when a young man, locating in Massachusetts, going from that state to Colorado, where he followed gold mining, acquiring $40,000.00 in a short time. He came to Caldwell from the Centennial state in 1879, settling on what has been known of late years as Curry ranch a few miles south west of this city.

The family moved to Caldwell in 1881, occupying for some time the residence on South Main street now occupied by the family of Orville Lamkin. Mr. McLean had great faith in Caldwell in the boom days of the early eighties. He erected the three story building at the corner of Main street and First avenue at a cost of $27,000.00 and spent some of his gold for other improvements in this city. He served one term as mayor of Caldwell and was marshal and street commissioner while S.

Harvey Harner, now of Long Beach, California, was mayor. Soc after the opening of Oklahoma, Mr. McLean moved to Geary, Oklahoma, from there to Watonga and later to El Reno, where two brothers now reside. An old settler relates to us some experience Mr. McLean had when the Danforth bank failed in Caldwell in the early eighties.

He entered the bank from the rear and with drawn gun demanded a large amour of money he had on He got the money. WOUNDED TWO CRIPPLES One fall during duck season the ice was pretty bad over the fields, and you could hear tales of ducks lighting in pastures and other strange places. As I was ambitious to become a hunter, I returned from school one evening to find four ducks in our chicken pen. I thought they had been driven down by the sleet and were unable to get out. I got my rifle and killed two of them before a neighbor hollered at me.

The ducks were some her husband bad crippled and brought home for decoys. Of course, you know how I felt about killing BLEW FEVER AWAY It's an ill wind that blows no good. The city of Galveston seems to be the center of the hurricane factory, for the vicinity seems to receive a call from one of these unwelcome visitors at frequent intervals. During the year 1851 when the city was less than twenty years old, the yellow fever broke out and threatened to carry off the entire population of the town, but about the same time a hurricane passed over the place and the spread of the fever was halted from that time. It i is presumed that the infected mosquitoes had been blown to sea.

Don't forget Murray's roller skate special on Tuesday. adv Watch for the announcement of Crow, Grimm Co. Hens 20c, Roosters 10c, Cream 25c. Haubold. adv Watch for the announcement of Crow, Grimm Co.

The towns of Mulvane and Belle Plaine have succumbed to the golf fever and golf clubs have been formed in both places. There are now four places in Sumner county where one can play pasture pool. Two New Golf Clubs. Billy Martin Back. Martin, formerly of Caldwell, who has been doing an acrobatic stunt onthe road since last fall, is here for a few days before going back to the footlights.

"Billy" reports that in Waco, Texas, he ran across Harry A. Colvin, formerly proprietor of the Commercial Hotel and later of the Busy Bee Cafe, in Caldwell. Civil Service Examination An examination for post office clerks and carriers will be held at the post office in Caldwell April 1, 1922. Applicants must have reached their eighteenth but not their -fifth birthday on the date of the examination. Male applicants must be physically sound, and must measure not less than 5 feet 4 inches in height in bare feet and will not be eligible for appointment unless they weigh at least 125 pounds in ordinary clothing, without overcoat or hat.

For application blanks and for full information, relative to the examination, qualifications duties, salaries, vacations, promotions, address immediately Frank Wiedeman, secretary Board of Civil Service Examiners. Falls Center Ladies Aid. The Falls Center Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. Will Kelley, Mar. 10, after two postponements on account of the bad weather.

A goodly number of members were present, also Mrs. Patton, who was a former resident of the community. A very pleasant afternoon was spent in fancy work and visiting. After a very delicious lunch of sandwiches, pickles, fruit salad and whipped cream, light and dark cake and coffee, was served, the aid departed thanking the hostess for a pleasant afternoon. Roller skates cheaper than pre-war prices Tuesday at Murray's.

adv M.N. Hedrick has moved his family to Wichita from Route 1, Caldwell, Mrs. A. H. Hammond is ill today.

D. D. Brown is assisting at the Messenger office. John E. Oerke sold one of his Oklahoma farms last week to Josepr Skrdla, south of Renfrow.

Get your sale bills and dodgers printed at the Messenger office. TAILOR HAS NO CLOTH The Russian tailor has no cloth and the shoemaker has no leather. To have a pair of shoes resoled it is necessary to hunt up some one who has some sole leather and then.afterward to find the shoemaker to make the repair. The tailor's time is taken up with remaking secondhand clothes. No man hires anyone to do anything which he can possibly do himself.

All the ordinary repair and mending for the house he does himself if he can get the necessary materials, Death of Albert Schwertfeger. Albert Schwertfeger died at his home 9 miles south and 1 mile west of Caldwell Sunday March 12, at 4:30 p. at the age of 75 years, 2 months and 17 days. He was born i in Germany Dec. 25, 1846.

Mr. Schwertfeger leaves to mourn: his wife; sister, Mrs. Clark, of Pittsburg, five daughters, Martha Leibli, of Creat, N. Edith Leach of Creat, N. Anna French, Nellie Belmear and Clara Batchlet, all of Renfrow, Okla.

three sons, Gus, E. A. and Arthur Schwertfeger, all of Renfrow, Okla. Definite funeral arrangements will not be made until the arrival of relatives, but the funeral will probably be Wednesday or Thursday noon. HE HAD GOT THAT MESSAGE Communication in Central Australia May Be Somewhat Irregular, but It Is Effective.

A parliamentary party has recently visited Central Australia on a tour of inspection along the proposed route of the new transcontinental railway from Oodnaditta to Port Darwin. A member of this party gives an interesting account of a meeting with a number of Overlanders encamped at one of the government wells with some traveling stock which they were taking some hundreds of miles to the nearest market. He was surprised at the easy confidence with which one of the Overlanders predicted the arrival of a friend who was on his way to join them. He had not heard of this friend for weeks, but said that he was certain to turn up within 24 hours. The M.

P. was naturally puzzled, and, in response to the query, "How do you know?" received the reply, "I had a wireless from him last night." The "wireless" was simply a smudge of smoke which had been seen 20 or 30 miles away in the direction from which the Overlander's friend was traveling to meet Science Monitor. LAND OF GENERAL LANGUOR Exertion of Any Kind Is Avoided in a Marked Degree by the Virgin Island Native. Laziness, or perhaps languidness, is carried to the nth degree in the Virgin islands. In the principal town a "five-minute walk" means one block.

The visitor from the North who speaks abruptly to a native receives no answer, and must repeat his question in a slow drawling tone to receive any attention at all. From Friday night until Tuesday morning is a period of time that the islander knows as and does no work. Tuesday he works, after a fashion, for one day, rests on Wednesday, and perhaps Thursday. For the two days' work he gets $1.60. This is enough to buy his rations, consisting of sugar cane and "fungee," a mixture of fish and cornmeal, for the week.

Because of the immense amounts of sugar eaten, the natives early acquire teeth trouble to such an extent that in a recent navy campaign for enlistment it was found that scarcely three out of twenty recruits could be accepted because of their inability to chew navy food. The women do most of the work and the tasks are not delicate, coaling a ship at 3-cents per sack being a typical feminine "job." -The Century. DO IT NOW. To parties living on sewer line who are not connected up, would you connect up to sewer with outside closet at a total cost of $25.00 or less. I will do the work and furnish the material.

See me at 314 N. Osage or drop me a post card. I will come to see you. Wm. Spriggs.

Death of Theron Kinnear. Dr. Theron J. Kinnear, of Springfield, aged 45 years, died Feb. 28, after having undergone an operation for a carbuncle.

Dr. Kinnear was born at Winneconne, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Kinnear.

His parents moved to Caldwell when Theron was two years old, and he was raised on the farm now known as the Mossman place 4 miles northeast of town, graduating from Caldwell high school in 1894. He was graduated from Kansas University, and took two years post-graduate work in Northwestern University. For the past 16 years Doctor Kinnear has been a practising physician at Springfield. In 1905 he married Miss Roberta Weddle, who died in 1917 and the following year he maried Miss Jessie M. Fox.

He is survived by his wife, two children, parents, two sisters and one brother. Theron's father, James Kinnear formerly operated a grocery store at the present location of Ellis Herrin's plumbing shop. Shwalter and Davidson received this morning a carload of bred gilts from central Iowa The hogs filled four of Tackett's trucks. Mrs. Alice Bowers died at her home near Renfrow yesterday.

She was a sister of Mrs. Tom Hudson and Roscoe Beatty, living west of Caldwell. Have you filed your income tax report? If you fail to file it by day after tomorrow you will be fined. "STRAYED ITEMS" Helen and Dorothy Hybsha spent the week end out in the country with Evelyn Lebeda. Wonder what has happened to 'Sleepy Sure missed his items.

Hope nothing serious. Am worried. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Balaban and family were invited dinner guests at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Vrana Sunday. Wonder why folks call us "pencil scribblers" and "pen scratchers" etc. The editors seem to be able to read our writing. Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Subera spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Jenista and report Mr. Jenista much improved.

Miss Pauline Wencl came home Friday evening from her studies at the Wichita Business College to spend the week end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. L.

Hybsha are moving to Medicine Lodge today (Monday.) Their son John, who is assistant cashier at the state bank has changed his mind about going and will remain at his job and--we'll announce the rest later. The following ad. in the Coffeyville Journal, surely must not be advertising for one of our modern girls: "We want a respectable young lady who has- no sweetheart and who can work eight hours without using telephone. She must have had at least three years' experience as a waitress. No others need apply.

Do not telephone." Otto Weiss Chick Feed at the Caldwell Feed Store. adv Roller skate special Tuesday at Murray's Hdw. adv Regular meeting Eastern Star tomorrow night. adv Watch for the announcement of Crow, Grimm Co. Joe Baldridge of Morrelton, Mo.

is visiting relatives here. Dan Baldridge returned last week. from a pleasure trip to Galveston and other points in Texas. City Electrician Sayre went to Kansas City Saturday night to spend Sunday with his mother and brother. The biggest and cheapest feed store in town.

Call 58. W. W. Smith. Bran 1.15, mill run 1.25, shorts 1.40.

dav Gus Haubold of Paxico, who has been attending college at Manhattan, is a guest at the home of his brother, O. E. Haubold. The Murray Hardware Ford delivery truck has undergone a transformation under the paint brushes of V. A.

Doty and W. F. Eilenberger. Mr. and Mrs.

Everett H. LeCocq are rejoicing over the advent of an eight pound girl yesterday morning, whom they have christened Marjorie. Dr. A. R.

Hatcher of Wellington was in Caldwell Saturday, returning from Renfrow where he had been called in consultation with Dr. Grimaud. Miss Vivien Jean Ludwick arrived at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

P. Ludwick of Temple, Tex. Mrs. Ludwick, was formerly Miss Charlotte Baldridge. A large audience heard President Lewis of the College of Emporia at the Presbyterian church last evening.

Dr. Lewis' remarks were not in the nature of an appeal; instead he preached a gospel sermon. Clark's meat market spent one thin dime for a two-line ad in Friday's Messenger, offering mutton to customers Saturday. Long before night all mutton was sold and many callers for mutton had to take pork, beef or something else. Mr.

and Mrs. J. H. Tackett went to Enid yesterday and brought back his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.

D. V. Mr. Harris returned to Enid today after transacting business, but Mrs. Harris will remain for a week's visit at Caldwell and Renfrow.

MEET AT SANDNER'S. Watch for the announcement of Crow, Grimm Co. Hens 20c, Roosters 10c, Cream 25c. Haubold. adv TODAY'S MARKET PRICES.

Produce. Hens 18 Roosters 10 Stags 10 Old Roosters- 8 Ducks 16 Geese 7 Turkeys 29 Eggs 15 Grain. Wheat 1.17 Corn 45 Oats 35 THANK COMMUNITY FOR GIFT OF FLOUR Quakers Acknowledge Receipt Of Caldwell's Donation Of 214 Barrels For Russians. The following letter from the American Friends Service Committee, which is distributing gift flour to the needy, was received by the mayor and turned over to the committee: "We wish to acknowledge receipt of yours of March enclosing bill of lading covering shipment of one car of 214 barrels of flour, being a gift from the citizens of Caldwell and vicinity to the Russian Famine Fund, forwarded to the American Friends Service Committee. On behalf of the American Friends Service Committee and those whose lives we are attempting to save, I wish to take this opportunity of thanking you, and through you the citizens of Caldwell who have contributed in making this campaign for flour a success, for your generous support and contribution.

You will be interested to know that each barrel of flour which you receive will enable our workers to save an additional life. I am sure it will always be a matter of gratitude to the community of which Caldwell is the center, to feel that they have thus played so large a part in stemming the rising tide of the famine. along the Volga Valley. We will be glad to advise, you from time to time of the progress of this shipment, SO that the contributors may know its ultimate destination. Inasmuch as our feeding program will extend over six months, however, we trust you will be patient in awaiting this word from us.

With best assurance of our appreciation, I am, Very truly yours, J. Augustus Cadwallader, Assistant Secretary." A large share of credit for the success of the campaign to raise the flour goes to the efforts of the local committee, consisting of E. A. Detrick, E. D.

Luder, and Wm. Francis. Hens 20c, Roosters 10c, Cream 25c. Haubold. adv I am not lovely.

But I am practical; I am strong; I have the handsomeness and competence and selfrespect of efficiency and usefulness. I have my share in the work of the world. No great conquest of nature, no great material achievment of man is done without my aid. I have been the companion of the pioneer, the assistant of the soldier, the aid of the worker in every line and in every clime. I help to sow and reap.

I am necessary in the mine; the shop, the building of home or church or sky-scraping temple of commerce. I am the friend of labor; I am the co-adjutor of most of mankind in most of his daily life. I am the uniform of civiliza- tion. I am the overall. $1.00 will buy a pair this week at Detrick's, heavy weight, full size, double seamed, bibbed, blue denim..