The Farmers' Union from Salina, Kansas • 6

THE FARMERS' UNION fund. Everything proved a success, 23 boxes bringing $41.40. The Local now has a membership of 76 with prospects for several new members. LATEST Fill KANSAS 10GALS How About Prorating? D. W.

King. Secretary-treasurer of Local No. 1286, Page, asks for information in regard to pro-rating profits on the co-operative plan. Brother King says that some members of his local think that the profits on business done outside the Union should be divided according to the amount of the stock held. Another Local Prosoers: MANY LOCALS REPORT ACCE3-8I0NS TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP.

MOVEMENTISTATEWIOE According to a letter received from J. J. Hughes, secretary of Local No. 1303 of Minneapolis, that local organization is prospering. The local's elevator has been doing a brisk business since the farmers began to thresh and at the last meeting two shares were voted in the jobbing association.

The first Thursday night in January the installation of officers took place and was followed by a supper. that should sweep all obstacles before it. North Lyon county is splendidly organized, so much so that we found it difficult to secure a non-union jury a short time ago. There is a much better understanding among the farmers which- tends to produce in them a feeling of esteem and respect for one another and for all the members of the Union in the community. A great many from Lyon county expect to attend the state meeting in Topeka in February.

Gave a Box Supper: Athlestane Central Local No. 1171, of Manchester, installed officers on January" 18. Following the installav tion an interesting talk was made by Dad Yoken. Friday night, January 14, the local gave a box supper, the proceeds going toward a sick benefit Read Our Classified Want Ads. ESS 1 Bank Farmer The Union Taking Hold.

The Farmers' Union is certainly a fine organization and your paper is a mighty big help. Keep the good work going. I will look forward to the next paper as I have missed1 one or two. Respectfully your brother in the Union. Mr.

Kenneth V. Richards. Salina, Kansas Oldest and largest bank in Saline County. i Farming and stock operations made a special feature of our business. Wants German Translation.

Dear Editor: Please find inclosed an application blank from William Huber. We thought everyone belonged to the Union around here but still some join from qute a distance. I want to tell you that we are having good meetings and we certainly enjoy them. I wish' you could be with us once. We would show you a good time and would give you your money's worth.

It won't cost you anything but railroad fare to come. Ycu prom-" ised us a long time ago that you would come to see us but you have not shown up yet. I am not personally acquainted with you but if you come up it won't take me long to know you. I wish I could go to the state meeting but it will be impossible. Howev-ex, my uncle expects to be there if he lives and he will tell us all about it.

I see by the Farmers' Union that there are some Germans out west who are unable to read the Farmers' Union and you want to know how you can get a translation of the paper into German. I am inclosing the address of a man who could do this for you. It would be a good idea to make the translation as our local is composed of nearly all Germans and it is a great deal of trouble to explain to them about the Union. If you could print something in German about the Farmers' Union it would be no trouble for us and the farmers would know what they are working for. I want to inform you that all the people around Ellis, Hays, Victoria, Herzog, Russell and the other towns in this vicinity are Germans.

I hope you will do this as it will start these fellows going in the right direction. Wishing you success, I remain, C. F. Erbert, sec'y-treasurer. Excelsior Local No.

606, Ellis. Held Quarterly Meeting. Dear Editor: The regular quarterly meeting of the Farmers' Union was held in -the Woodman hall at Leon-ardville, December 18, 1916. The attendance was not very large owing to the condition of the roads but nevertheless we had a successful meeting. Following the election of.

officers talks were made by the incoming and outgoing officers. Fraternally youre, John Pfeffer, 'secretary-treasurer, Riley county. Notice to Farmers' Union Live Stock Shippers For High Sales, Good Fills and Prompt Returns, ship your Live Stock to PIERSON HUBBARD COMMISSION CO. Kansas City, who make a specialty of handling Farmers' Union Shipments and buying Stcckers and Feeders, A Member of the Firm in each department. Our hog pens are right by the scales and cattle pens are between three or four scales.

For market quotations on all Live Stock, address References: PIERSON-HUBBARD COMMISSION Drovers National Bank Kansas City Stock Yards, Inter-State National Bank Kansas City, Mo. Stock Yards National Bank Are Doing a Good Business. Dear Editor: I am inclosing an application. Please enter it on your mailing list. Our Union has done a good business the past year and we expect to do better during 1916.

Yours Truly, Irvin Ames, Keats. .71 PLANTERS STATE BAB Active At Sunnyside. Dear Editor: I am inclosing two new application cards for your mailing list. These cards complete a list of nine new applications for membership since the first of the year. Our Local has been injected with new life since the elevator was started at Hanover and our membership now numbers 30 males.

All have taken stock in the Hanover elevator and it is surely a sight on some days to see the teams lined the driyers waiting for the opportunity to dump the contents of their wagons. We are surely doing some business and have ordered a quantity of groceries as a saving to the Local. Yours, Wes Jandera, Hanover. BY THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED 8TATES, UPHOLDING THE GUARANTEE tJAW, VOUR DEPOSIT IN THIS BANK IS MADE AS 8AFE AS A GOVERNMENT BOND DIRECTORS Fred H. Qulncy, Pres.

J. A. Kimball TV W. Roach, V-P. W.

T. Welch R. P. Cravens Frank R. Spier F.

D. Sheliabartjer W. T. Welch, Cashier Frank R. Spier, Asst Cashier Fred I.

Walker, Asst. Cashier B. E. Ludes, Teller Sallna, Kansas. Officers Elected At Beloit: A letter from Everett M.

Burkhead, Secretary-treasurer of Lobon Creek. Beloit, follows: please find inclosed seven applications for membership. Send the Farmers' Union paper to six of these applicants. We are taking in members all of the time and we expect that it will be a short while until we have everyone available in our community on the membership rolls. Please change the address or A.

E. Scholton's Farmers' Union paper from Beloit to Fisher Idaho. 'Mr. Scholton has moved away but wishes to maintain his membership in bur Local. We installed the following officers on January 18: W.

E. Vickers, pres-dent; August Walters, vice president; Everett M. Burkhead, secretary treasurer; J. L. Underhll, lecturer; Bur-man Funk, conductor; Fred Forcade, doorkeeper; Thomas Broadbent, Chaplin; Mrs.

Amy WThite, Mrs. Kate Reynolds, Mrs. Maria Funk, members of the executive committee." Kansas Hard Wheat Beloit Adds Three Members. Dear Editor: I am sending three new names to add to the mailing list. And I hope to have more in a short time.

The timber is a little scarce up here for the membership of the Union but I guess that we can scare up a few more. Fraternally yours, John Stockard, Beloit. We are INDEPENDENT, 'NOT members cf any trust, combination or pool. We sell to individual farmers, or to Farmers Union organizations at equally as good prices as to Grocers, wholesalers or jobbers. Our Goods Are Fully Guaranteed Milling Capacity 1, 200 bis.

daily. We solicit your trade. Shellabarger Mill Elevator Co. Gave An Oyster Supper. Dear Editor: Please place the three inclosed applications on your mailing list.

Our local gave an oyster supper on January 7 which was very much enjoyed by the members and their families. On account of the lack of room no one was invited with the exception of the members of the local. J. W. Weems, Lebanon.

Allen Members Pull Together. Charles Day, president of the Local at Allen, sends the following letter: "We have now about 120 members, a big percent of whom are good co-operators. Our greatest need is more study and education in order that we may pull together solidly, not only as a local but in the interests of the county, state and the inter-state organization. It seems so hard to break -away from the old individualistic dea' of everybody for himself and the devil take the hindmost. Yet for all that we are progressing in a thorough way Reference: Maurice McAuliffe, Pres.

F. E. C. U. of A Chas.

S. Walker, State Purchasing Agent F. E. C. U.

of A. Salina, Kansas Sunrise Needs New" Life: Frank J. Jilka of Tescott writes that Sunrise Local No. 336 is badly in need of new life. Last year the Local had a delegate and three visiting members at the state meeting in Topeka.

However, interest has waned to such an extent that no meeting has been held this year. A WANT AD WILL SELL THAT PROPERTY.