The Lyon County Farmer from Emporia, Kansas • 1

Thursday, November 16, 1911 No. 36 FARMERS' INSTITUTE A MYSTERIOUS DEATH SUNDAY SCHOOL WASHINGTON AFFAIRS PERSONAL AND LOCAL THE STORM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Ricker returned from a two days business trip at Kansas City yesterday.

A called meeting of the Farmers' Institute will be held at the court house next Saturday afternoon. The object of the meeting is to discuss fall plowing. The questions concerning fall plowing are: Should ground be harrowed at once or left rough? How deep should fall plow N. Munson of the Frost District was in town yesuerday on business A synopsis of the stoma news is as follows: Eight killed in a Wisconsin wind storm, five dead in Illinois. The center of the area where the loss of life was greatest was near Janes ville.

The damage to prop Miss Lottie Murphy of Cotton-' wood Falls was shopping in town Tuesday. Mrs, J. L. Horner and daughter, Aileen, was in. town from Hartford yesterday, Statesman and events of other days were recalled by the annual sale of old furniture of the Senate at the capitol.

Most of the articles brought only 6mall sums. One of the most interesting and historic of the relics was a silver plated pitcher, stand, and goblet, formerly used in the Vice Piesident's room. This wa3 sold after heated bidding for $10.50. An old leather couch used in the Senate reception room originally costing 500, was sold' or $9. A desk, book caBe and chair, said to have been used by Henry Clay were disposed of for a mere nothing.

The silent worn oak recalled memories of stirring ante bellum days, and the heated debate which Burrounded the Missouri compromise in 1820. They were all sold under the ten dollar mark. The dtsk and table of the late Senator Arthur Hugh Gorman of Maryland, were sold for $30 and $25 respectively. Mrs. Wade Workman and Mrs.

I. N. Workman of Lake Side were in town Wednesday on a shopping trip. Mrs. Daunbauld of Lake Side was shopping in town Wednesday, ing be done? how early in the early in the spring should fall plowed ground be disced? why should it be disced as soon as the frost is out of the ground? what advantages are claimed for fall plowing? experiences in fall plowing for oats; experiences in fall plowing for corn; experiences in fall plowing for garden.

A number of farmers will be asked to experiment with fall plowing with oats and corn. They will plant a few acres on fall plowed ground and a few acres on ground that has not been plowed, and keep a close watch on the results. The names of the farmers who are conducting the experiment will be sent to the Agricultural, College, so the College may know of the results. The regular meeting will be held in December. The body of Joseph B.

Hanes was found Wednesday morning on a pile of ties near the M. K. T. station by L. R.

Greenwater, who was taking care of his cattle in a car on the tracks. He remarked about seeing the body, thinking it was a man aBleep and another man went with him to investigate which finding resulted in the dead body of Hanes. There seemed to be no signs of murder; but the discovery of a carbolic acid bottle gave the impsession of suicide, although no motive is apparent. The body was taken in charge by Dr. Neighbors and Under-Sheriff Charles Gibson and removed to the Dumm undertaking establishment.

Hanes is a farm hand about 35 years old and has worked in Lyon county ten or twelve years. He is a single man and no rslatives can, to this date, be heard from. Mr. Gibson has been busy trying to find a brother and step-father, but reports no success. Hanes had been boarding at the Lenox restuarant but not much is known there about him.

He last worked for J. C. Hoch and was discharged about a week ago and was paid $10, but no money was found on his person. Mr. Hoch said Hanes was of a care free disposition and the last person he would imagine to commit suicide.

The Coronor's inquest will be held Friday, Nov. 17, at 10 o'clock The Evangical Lutheran church? will be wired for electric lights this week. The ADnual Convention of the Lyon eounty Sunday School Association is now in session at the Presbyterian church, corner Eighth and Commercial streets. The convention opened at 1:35 p. Thursday, November 16, The first part of the program having baen already carried out we can only furnish what is left of it for Friday.

Friday Morning, November 17. 9:00. Address- Dr. Henry Culbertson Pres. College of Emporia.

Morning Devotions, Rev. C. H. Jerome. Business Hour, J.N.

Engle in charge. Written reports of Pros J. N. Engle. II D.

Supt. Mrs. LauraJMarsh. O. A.

B. Smith. II. to II. Visitation J.

T. Burton. Treasurer, Secretary L. II. Smith.

Report of Committee. Election of Officers. Misc. Business. Improvement in County Organization, State Sec J.

II. Engle. Registration aud Assignment of Delegation in East Room. Friday Afternoon. 1:30.

Meeting of Newly Elected Co Ex. Com. Service of Song led by Miss Shoecraft. Addresj; How to Create a Missionary Spirit in tno Sunday School, Miss M. Price.

A. O. C. Hour, Main Auditorium: The Relation of the Federation to the Schools, L. VV.

Shawgo. Progres of O. A. B. C.

Work, Dr. Geo. P. The Outlook, Rev. O.

L. Smith. Discussion, L. H. Smith in Charge.

II. to II. Visitation Hour, North Room. Its Value, Miss Sadie Whitehead. Is it Needed, Rev.

J. II. Eright. How to Accomplish it, J. T.

Burton. Discussion, J. T. Burton in charge. Temperance Hour, East Room, The Value of Temperance Teaching to the Sunday School, B.

Gilt row, Admire. The Use of the Pledge in the Sunday School, J. N. Engle. Temperance Sunday? Why? How? erty is placed at more than one million dollars.

Two freeze in Chicago and much suffering in many cities. Thirteen known several million dollars' property loss and much suffering and inconvenience resulted from the violent change of temperature, the proceeding storms and the succeeding cold and snow that beset the central part of the country Saturday and Sunday morning. After an unusually warm November day Saturday, tornadic storms did much damage in Wisconsin and Illinois and killed a dozen persons, besides injuring many more, several fatally. A cold wave almost immediately rolled over the wreckage of the tornadoes and extended in a few hours to the Gulf Coast and to the Atlantic sea board. Rain turned to sleet, snapping telgraph and telephone wires, and snow followed.

The temperature dropped in several places more than sixty degrees in eighteen hours. Several persons were frozen to death by the sudden cold, shipping on the Great Lakes was damaged and several boats were cast adrift. In some places gas almost failed. Miss Dorothy Spencer, who is teaching school at Clifton, Kansas, visited with her parents in this city Saturday and Sunday. The tariff board has practically completed its labors in securing data to be used in revising the schedules on wool, and one of the big battles that will come up early in Congress, will be directed against the famous Schedule K.

Many Republicans in the last House voted for the Democratic wool bill, which would have be Max Ace, who has been at Hutch For Corn $9.02 an Acre inson for the past three years, re turned Tuesday to make his home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Ace.

come a law but for the President's veto. With the statistics furnished Mrs. Drebert of Kansas City is visiting with Mr, and Mrs. Fred Plant this week. Ever stop to consider the actual cost of producing an acre of corn? Here are some results found by using figures from Secretary Coburn's compilation: The price of corn land was estimated at $61.25, an average of 20 counties at various parts of the state by the tariff board it seems alto gether likely that a measure reduc a.

in. This Week's Fires J. H. Brown of this city has pur chased a new buggy of the Haynes Hardware Co. presumably to drive out to his new farm.

ing the tariff items, especially as these apply to, manufactured woolens, will cunimand not only the Democratic support, but a large element on the Republican side of the Chamber. There have been three fires this week. One at 817 Cottonwood St. at the house of D. B.

Austin, Monday afternoon, did about $100 worth of damage. Mrs. Austin and Tfce poor ia large cities and the homeless in storm swept regions suffered severely. In Emporia every one was hunting a coal fire the gas went out Johnson Grass being taken. Interest at 8 per cent on this would be $4.90.

About one third of the land is plowed and two thirds listed every year, while more than one half is usually disked before either plowing or listing. Cost of listing, 44 cents, of plowing 45 cents, and disking one-half an acre, 9 cents. The total cost of preparing the ground is 98 cents an acre. The cost of planting and cultivating What? Miss Margaret Price. Records: Their Value.

Miss Margaret her small son were the onlyj entirely and caused much trouble and discomfort. People all seemed From Charles Dillon, Department of Industrial Journalism, Kansas State Agricultural College. The Kansas Agricultural College has been receiving many letters Two-thirds of the offices of Congressmen are again open and doing business, although considerably less than half of the total number of Representatives, have returned to the Capitol, and their affairs are in the hands of their Secretaries. A few of the offices were kept going during the summer mouths. Senator LaFollettee is one of the men who never left the job.

ately in regard to Johnson grass, members of the family at home at the time of the fire. The lad was playing upstairs and discovered the tront room in flames. A hastily formed bucket brigade did efficient service until the department came. Two beds, a dresser, some chairs and a carpet in the room were ruined. The floor and woodwork were badly burned.

An oil stove How te Keep them, Miss Elva Satter-field. Other Methods. Secretaries Conference. Friday Evening. Song Service Led by Prof.

Chas. A. Boyle. World's Frontiers, Miss Margartt Price. Convention Offering.

pest which is spreading over unprepared for a cold snap and not. a few lost all their religicn trying to keep warm. No serious damage was done and the clerk of the weather seems to be trying to gain pardon for that fierce break by sending us a few real "Indian Summer" days now. parts of Kansas and cannot, ap parently, be killed. is $1.43 an acre.

The seed would cost at least 20 cents. The husking of the crop at 5 cents a bushel, the average based on a state report being 2 1 .6 bushels, would cost 1 .08. Taxes on the land at .007 mills would be 42 cents. The total cost Johnson grass is a perennial be onging to the sorghum group of A unique white wash that has the grass family. While the plant in tne room was probably the cause Paper Bag Jag Address; Myron O.

Settle State President. Adjourned. is small it closely resembles young cane, its average heignt is irom been used in Uruguay, which might be brought into service in parts of our country, where cactus ia found, is described by United to produce one acre of corn woupj be $9.02. The average cost of producing a bushel is 43 cents. of the fire.

The windows were tightly closed and the department had the fire out before it had burned 1. 4 I. Co mmercidl Street Lighted three to six feet and it propagates itself by means of a well developed system of underground Btems and seed. As the chief means of spread inrougn uic rooi. Thg ngw liglm Qn Commercial Paper bag working is making it easier for mother.

But mother is not the only one who is getticg something out of the onward march of civilization. They are making alcohol in chunks now and father mav have a raner ba iag. Read Another tire luesday evening wasStreet between second and seventh At the Theaters ing is by seed, the question of control resolves itself directly into the The Whitley theater is running probably caused ly a carelessly Avenues were lighted Saturday thrown match into the tall grass night and gave the street a business and rubbish back of Martin's laun- jlke appearance. A short test was dry which would have (lone a great'giveil Friday night to let Lhe busi-deal of damage had not the fire de-' smen choose the most effective question of controlling the seed State Consul Frederic W. Goddiug, stationed at Montevedio.

In his letter to the State Department the Consul writes as follows: "Whtn traveling through the rural; districts of Uruguay one's attention is attracted to the line white color of the farui building, even during the wet season. To obtain this neat effect a white wash is used high class vaudeville and pictures between the dates of the big road production as well as preventing this from "County Life." It says: "A new form of alcohol, which is known to few housekeepers, is shows and are enjoying their suc partment been promptly called. Wednesday morning the fire de light. Two were demonstrated, one being incased in globe and the other the perpetuation of the plant by root stalks. The spreading of the grass would be checked, say the experts at the agricultural college, cess.

Mr. Corbett is a live manager and has hit upon a good idea. For this week he has Hughes partment was called to 627 Merchant street, a boarding house, where a flue had caught fi.e but was soon Spatz, harmony duo, who are com was merely the lamp with a reflector. The choice was almost unanimous for the globes. The 50 watt timgstens are not considered large enough and as ioo solidified; that is to say, it is made in lumps and can be taken out of any jar in which it i3 kept with a spoon and dropped on to an alcohol flame which is dying down, without danger of explosion.

The flame resulting from the burning if not allowed to produce seed and it would also leave the plant in a condition to be easily eradicated. posers as well as performers and extinguished with little damage. The new asphalt floor in the fire sing their own songs. Vaudeville acts charge Monday and Thursday; The best method of doing this ia department is now finished and by pasturing the grass close or by pictures change Monday, Wednes proves to be a great improvment. mowing it often.

day and Friday. "The Rosary," a of the lump may be extinguished at any moment and the lump relighted when desired until it is which is made with the sliced leaves of the common cactus, macerated in water for twenty-four hours, producing a solution of creamy consistence; to this lime is added, and well mixed. When applied to any surface, be it of wood, brick, iron or other material, a beautiful pearly white apperance is produced, which will endure through storms and frosts for many In sections of the Uuited States where the cactus is a nuis In 1009 the state legislature watt lamps would cost only an increase of 50 percent over the others for "juice," the 100 watt lamps may be adopted. The business section of Sixth Avenue is now after better lights story dealing with the tremendous Killed Quail Out of Season passed a law pertaining to Johnson power of human thought, by Ed used up. It is as cheap as other grass, the Eiibstance of wheh ie: ward E.

Rose, is one of tne high John O'Brien, of Olpe, was arrest That it is unlawful to introduce class one-night attractions, bril and a petition is being circulated. ed this week by Deputy Game and or sell within the state, any seed alcohol and is far more convenient." How fine it will be for the happy household when the tireless cooker liantly staged. November 20 Fish Warden Dan McGowan, for Sentence Day Saturday Madame Sherry, a phenomena shooting quail out of season, and ance the plant might be utilized in Friday paid a fine of $17 and costs musical success, with an entire metropolitan cast will 6how here Judge F. A. Meckel will Void the the matter Kuggebted.

before Justic of the Peace N. S. or roots of Johnson grass. It is unlawful to permit the plant to matu.e seed upon any land. Any person who does so is liable to civil action for damage caused to the surrounding land or crops.

It ia the duty of the county commis second sentence day for the October Saturday, November 25., one of Wendling, in Olpe. An Olpe doctor, who is said to have been driving the theatrical treats of the season prepares the predigested food for the tireless hired girl and the bridgeless mother comes home from a footless excursion, down town and finds the grouchless father of her motherless children filling his Both Delegates Andrews of New term of district court. After he had heard of the arraignment of the On Tuesday, November 28th The the car from which O'Brien shot ti.e Mexico and Cameron of Arizona have made requests that new Lion and the Mouse will be put on prisoners Crump and Hamilton and had received their pleas of guilty mail, was not prosecuted, as the sioners to instruct the road over at the Whitley. This is the great bottomless tank with solid com seers of the different districts to battleships when constructed be named after the new states, and it provisions of the Kansas game and fish law do not touch such a con Friday afternoon, lie announced the date upon which he sen- fort out of a paper bag, while the story of today and one of the fav orite plays of the times. prevent the plant from spreading, is understood that the Navy l)e noiseless room goes around and tingency.

tence all prisoners, these will he pirtment is eager to comply with by preventirg the seeding of the grass upon the right of ways, roads This was the fust prosecution George Hensley, Elmer Cottrell and round and his songless voice rises the requests. this year for the violotion of the At the Elite the great hit and entirely new thing in pictures, Pathe's Weekly, in running every game law in this county. Another season of investigations the latest, additions to the com like a squeak from a creaky wind-string, with any others turning up mill on the endless expanse of a in the meantime. The sentences Kansas prairia. Science is indeed Hensley and Cottrell, the horse marching on.

Daily Gazette. and land under his jurisdiction; to investgate any cases of maturing seed and give the owner five days time in which to detroy it. is about to delight the Capital with Wednesday and night. its daily round of sensations, and Don't Depend on Gas theif, will be watched with interest. by the times the ordinary members This week there are a dozen or more different enee, political and But buy clean Canon City coa A fountain pen will be given as Two weeks ago, Judge Meckel gut back here in the early December A fountain pen will be given as a premium for every fifty cent of J.

O. GRAHAM. Osage City the hippy fellow;) 0.1 iuvdstigiting otherwise. Ihese pictures are like an illustrated newspaper on a shaft, Cherokee Lump and Nut, committees will have most all the held a sentence day for eight con- a premium for every fifty cent victed persons, four of whom were suacriber to The Lyon County sent to the state reformatory. 1 Farmer.

subscriber to The Lyon County and McAlester carried in stock, tf magnificent scab. ai ixici red fire burned up..