Daily Reporter from Valley Falls, Kansas • 1

Hist. Soc, Topekt, Kf. VOLUME I. VALLEY FALLS, KANSAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1916. NUMBER 252.

Published in the interest of Valley Falls and Jefferson County Admitted to the Mails as Second Class Matter Act of 1879. Walter Thompson has loaded his household goods and is ship-ing out to Topeka today, where they will locate and make their home. He has associated himself with his father in the retail grocery and meat business. George McCune left fpr Hiawa tha this morning to engage him It Was A False Alarm We failed to leave the ad out yesterday that we intended to leave out. The ad of the store and the name of the man who runs it is left entirely out of the paper today instead of yesterday as we intended.

Can you name him and his store? If so you can get a ticket good for 10c in LOCAL ITEMS Fred Seible went to Half Mound yesterday; to begin farm work for John Pope. Roy McLeod sent two carloads of big beef cattle to the Kansas City market, today. Be sunTyou see" "GRAFT" to-night, March 28th. At the Electric. Admission 10c.

Today has been another of those ideal days and all signs Casebier were admitted to full membership making the roll now 50. The session the Presbyterian Church met on Monday and granted Rev. Lackey a vacation of one month with full pay. With Mrs. Lackey he leaves today for Knoxville, for a visit with their son and they hope that his health will be benefited by the change.

Supt. Whitcraft reported the DOINGS AT THE COUNTY SEAT Interesting Items Gathered A-round the Court House and There Abouts Mrs. H. T. Phinney went to Lawrence today (Tues) to visit her daughter, Lucille who is attending K.

U. Brooks Griffin who has been a considerable better for the past week took a turn for the worse Monday afternoon. M. E. Rindom went to Emporia Monday evening on a visit to his mother and to look after some property interests there.

Fred Hess of Topeka but for merly and for many years a busi ness man of Perry, was renewing old acquaintances in Oskaoosa Monday. Lee Willits of McLouth was in town yesterday. He has given up the idea of being a candidate for senator and will not be a candidate for any office whatever. Roy P. Grayson is now home where he will stay and help his father in his farm work after three months in Miama Oklahoma, where he was engaged in abstract work.

Dr. D. M. Stevens is going to commence the work of building an office oh his lot on the east side of the square before the end of this week. It is goir to be and sanitary.

H. T. Phinney and W. Clark to Leavenworth today to be' present at a ceremonial Of the Shrine Tuesday night. Phinney is one of the principal officers and Clark is a consistent attendant.

Dr. J. W. Howard has rented the Sinnard cottage just west of self for the next three or four days in running surveys for sewer extensions being contemplated by that city. Roland Karnes went along to act as chain man C.

B. Withers is having the work done involved in connecting his property at the corner Mary and Sycamore streets, with the city water supply. Ferd S. Merrill, assistant hor-ticuluralist at the State Agricultural Callege, advises that between now and April 7, is the time to plant potatoes and adds, "for goodness sake plant them in the ground and not in the light or dark of the moon." Mrs. John F.

Wunder came this way, this forenoon, returning home to North Cedar, from near Nortonville, where she has been since Friday caring for and assisting her daughter, Mrs. Wm Johannes who is still not in the best of health. C. C. the flush tank man hole man on the sewer job, went to Leavenworth this morning to spend a fey days before resuming work.

Mr. Squire is expected from Kansas City today or tomorrow, when it is understood arrangements will be made for his firm to complete the sewer, contract. The rear of the new Valley Falls Merc. building has been a busy scene since yesterday, when Johnnie Dodge and his force started in at grinding up that big pile of rock. Like the proverbial and they constitute a busy, bustling bunch.

The crushed rock will be used as a base for the cement floor of the basement. Its about a stand-off, which can boast of the most unpro-nouncable names, the section of country over about Everest or that up around Cleburne, in Marshall county. They're all a mighty nice class of people around both places, though, we happen to know and "whats in a name" doesn't count for so much after all. Seed Potatoes per bu. Table Potatoes per bu.

$.25 We Cash All our guaranteed trade at a soda Fountain town-Saturday. For particulars see article below. Seriously Hurt Hessler of Bloomfield neigh, borhood was a victim of a near fatal accident Wednesday morning when his team attempted to run away throwing him into the disc to which his team was hitch ed, severing the muscles, nerves and blood vessels of the most prominent part of the right leg. Hessler being a half mile away from home lost a considerable amount of blood before surgical attention could be had. Dr.

Preston was summoned and found it necessary to insert 52 stitches to approximate the cut surfaces. Sometimes a little man proves to be the biggest, and the biggest man proves to be the little-est. Fire at the Electric Light Plant. Henry Swartz will give a big demonstration tomorrow agfter-hoon at two o'clock. He will take an old oil barrel and fill it pretty well with kindling and oth er material that burns easily and after it gets to burning nicely, he will show how easily it is put out by the use of a Pyrene Fire Extinguishers Better, go down and see it done; it may be the means of saving your home and the lives of members of your family.

He will also sell ice books at a special discount that day. See his display ad for further particulars. You can't afford to miss "GRAFT" to-night, March 28, at Electric. Admission 10c. $477 Worth of Work Donated That is the amount of work that we offer for the good of the fair, it is $3.00 worth each publication day.

$27 worth of our original offer has vanished and it vanishes at the rate of $3.00 per day, when not used. We mean what we say and will do it as cheerfully as though we were paid. We want to see the fair a success. Eest Head Rice 4 lbs. 25 Bulk Starch 6 lbs.

25 -a fe. Mrtl Can best Sliced Pineapple 20c Cans best Sweet Pot-tc Can Early June Peas. (Qc Can good L'ork and Beans fOc Good Broom 24 Cans extra good blackber ries for 25c Coee a wor beater Mut. Phone 67 Ind. Phone 62 point to a resumption of spring time.

It seems to be a "standing" advertisement that Mark Falvey is Editor and "Publilher" of the Everest Enterprise. Mr. and Mrs. C. L.

Cummings and Mrs. F. P. Mann were among those from here, going to Topeka, this morning to spend the day. E.

A. Irwin came in from his Nebraska ranch this morning to spend sometime visiting and looking after business matters requiring his attention. We note bv the Meiiden Led ger that Walter O'Brien has accepted a position with the Bell Telephone at Hutchinson, and will move there to live. N. F.

Krumery was off, this morning, for a trip out to his farm northwest of Rock Creek to occupy himself a day or two with superintending spring work Mrs. Ferd Delk went to Topeka, this morning, to help her folks a couple of days with getting their household goods and straightened around in their new home. Mrs. Eugene Higley and children, who have been visiting her sister Mrs. O.

C. Young and family, northwest of town, since Sun day, returned to her home near Farmington last evening. Ed. Langston was up from Rock Creek, today, for treatment with Dr. J.

M. Marks in the case of a carbuncle formed on the back of his neck, some time back and proving somewhat obstinate to heal. Dave Figgs left for South Dakota, this morning, where he will enter the employ of Chet Henniken to operate a traction plow outfit. Everything is done on a large scale in farm lines, up in that country, and Chet seems to be keeping abreast of the fashion by going and doing likewise. Innumerable school kiddies, lads and.

lassies, as also some of the school ma'ams, are experienc ing no little inconvenience just new, since the period has arrived when the after effects of vaccination has set in. Some of them are hors de combat and mope-around ike as though they didn't "care whether school kept or net." Speaking of what Will Hauck accomplished in two days and a half, ast week, in the egg business, reminds of how the evangel ist advised as a remedy for idleness. Said he would grate up and sell horse radish, rather than do nothing, and we believe that we can see where he was right. Will's work last week, is an instance of how many a fellow can help himself by being up and doing. It need not matter so much what it is as long as it is honorable and tlje thing is done.

rural track meet as progressing favorably and nearly enough en. tries to make a good meet. The committee on track reported -it as surveyed and marked but no work done on surfacing on ac count of weather. -The committee on seats re ported that a tent 60 by 90 feet with seats for 1000 had been en gaged in partial partnership with F. J.

Serle who would use it for his sale on April 25th. It was reported that owing to the State Board of Education having set the high school examinations on the date set for the County Track meet, that the date of the Track Meet had been postponed one week until May 12. B. P. Davis reported the organization of a band and the amount of funds tht was necessary to keep it going.

The President of the Club was authorized to appoint a Commitee to procure the nec essary funds. The Club then ad journed to meet at call of the President. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS March 24, 1916 A. O. Kendall and Rose B.

Kendall his wfte to Louis Puderbaugh undivided Vfc interest in Ozawkie Mill property. Consideration $1. Dated March 1, 1916. March 24, 1916 James T. Meredith and May L.

Meredith his wife to Benjamin F. Perry east 80 acres of the southwest quarter of section 31, tqwnship 9 range zU. consideration ozvv. Dated March 24, 1916. March 25, 1916 Eugene Graves to Samuel Asbury an undivided half interest to that part of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 6, township 11, rar 18, north and east of road 38 acres and also east 20 acres of the south half of the southeast quarter of section 6, township 11, range 18, for $1 and other considerations.

Dated May 19, 1915. Samuel Asbury and Patsy Asbury his wife to Prince Copps the above described property. Consideration $877.50.. Dated March 8, 1916. In the district court on Monday the case of O.

O. Northrup versus Annie Northrup and others a suit to foreclose a mortgage, judgment was rendered against the defendnts and the land order ed to be sold to satisfy same. In the case of A. W. Calkins versus James Mootray and others an order was issued quieting title against all the defendants.

"Why don't reporters pay less attention to street talk and get the official news?" a man sked 4 1 T) UU1-. 1 iL. I ivuay ir ivuaviy uccaust; me (average official feels important I like, and thinks it is clever to i look wise and say nothing. AtchisonGlobe. Ten vear loans at 6 ner cent See Decker Booth, the Keal Estate men.

sell for Only goods the best the photoraph gallery and ex pects to move into it in a few days as soon as he can have his household goods shipped from Topeka. Your business offerings in the way of an ad in this paper will show that you favor modern improvements and methods for your town, will also show our readers that you desire their patronage. Sheriff O'Brien took the train to Kansas City Tuesday morning having official business there but he will undoubtedly get through in time so as not miss attending the Shrine at Leavenworth in the evening. Several members of the Commercial club have had a survey made between the depots Monday. A profile will be hade so as to get the proper data to consider the proposition of running an electric line from one depot to the other.

Promoting an electric line from depot to depot is a good thing to push along but what do yu think of a paved highway from depot to depot that everybody could get real service on and put on a jitney line, the service would be better and the cost would be less The meeting of the Commercial Club Monday evening was not as largely attended as has been the meetings preceding but it was a serious business meeting. Dr. J. W. and E.

per sacK $1.45 on every purchase at three for eyes to our own possibilities, our generosity, stint our intelligence, anda race of dwarfs is sure Ma a Large size pkge. Oatmeal 9 1 pound pkge. Arm and Hammer Soda 8 1 pkge. Yeast Foam. 4c 1 Bottle Bluing 10c size 8 10 lb.

Can 5 lb. Can Syrup 20 2 Cans fine California peach es for. 25c Keep in mind our Help us to economize by using the Phone. alex Big 4 Hour, toe very oesr, When we fix our price calibre a quarter, or no buy, we blind our callous our conscience, paralyze narrow our field ofusefulness to follow. 1 2 1 1 2.