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Greenleaf Sentinel from Greenleaf, Kansas • 1

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Boolety, Historical The Greenleaf Sentinel. One Dollar a Year Greenleaf, Washington County, Kansas, April 29, 1915 20th Year-No. 1076 10,000 VOTES FOR THE DOLLAR OF A NEW SUBSCRIBER THE SENTINEL AND Topeka Daily Kansas City Daily $3.60 Kansas City Atchison Daily $2.30 Farmers Mail and Capper's Kansas City Star- $5.15 The Kansas City Weekly JOHANNES LUTHERAN CHURCH. The service last Sunday was largely attended. At this time, Emil Charles Walters, the infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Walters, wasbaptized, John Maatsch and Charles Oestreich acted as sponsors. No 1 services will be held May 2nd, as the minister is attending the annual session of conference at Diller, Nebraska. German school is being held in the Bell school house from Monday until Thursday inclusive of each week. All are cordially invited.

-Otto Bergfelder, pastor. CHRISTIAN CHURCH In spite of that nice rain last Sunday, we had 60 in Bible School. We will have all our regular services next Sunday to which all are cordially i invited. Bible school at 10 a. m.

Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Our morning subject will be: "The Four Witnesses." The erening subject will be: "Three Important Questions." Don't be afraid to come to the little church on the corner and if you are not entirely satisfied with our services, take a look in the glass, we did our best.

Come with us next Sunday and let us do you good. -Wm. W. Stanley, minister. MULLEN-BISNETT Miss Margaret Mullen, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Chas. Mullen of near Kimeo, was united in marriage at the Kimeo Catholic church, Tuesday, April 27th, to Mr. F. Bisnett of Idaho, Father A.

J. Luckey of Manbattan officiating. A big wedding breakfast was enjoyed at the home of the bride. There were many invited guests. Those from a distance were the Misses Louise and Della Bisnett of Kansas City, Father Luckey of Manhattan, Will Lucky of Omaha, the Misses Elizabeth and Margaret Luckey and Mrs.

Theo. Harker of Concordia and John Luckey and family of Greenleaf. The couple will reside on a ranch in Idaho. Mr. Wheat Grower: Don't forget that the McPherson Hail Insurance Company has over $100,000.00 cash assets, or reserve.

In 1914, the McPherson returned $35,000.00, or of the premium, back to the farmer at the end of the season. Pays losses in full at time of adjustment, besides giving you a chance to get some of your premium back. Insures up to $20.00 per acre. We also represent several good stock companies. Hood Schroeder AT THE 1886 GREENLEAF STATE BANK 1915 METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

All regular hours of service will be held at our church next Sabbath. The pastor's subject for the morning hour, 11 a. m. will be "The Garden of the Soul." For the evening hour, 8 p. m.

"'The Yearning Christ." The Cabinet officers of the Clay Center District Epworth League met at the parsonage last Friday evening to outline plans and make program for the Epworth League District Convention which ist to meet at Clay Center, June 16-17. The following were present: Mr. J. M. Barkes and Mrs.

Maggie Lobley Franktort; Miss Elma Jones of Bar. rett; Misses Mabel Gray, Lulu Gordon, Edna Hays and Rev. C. M. Williams of Washington.

There were 64 present at our Sunday School last Sunday. The collection was $1.27. Our Sunday School Committee meets this week. We are planning for larger interest and attendance in our Sunday School and extend a cordial invitation to any who are not already attending other Sunday Schools in our city toattend. You will find a suitable class and a cordial welcome.

-L. B. Dobba, pastor. JUDGE ORLANDO SAWYER DEAD. Judge Orlando Sawyer died at his home at Lewiston, Montana, March 18, 1915, after a stroke of paralysis.

He was born in Maine in 1836, and was 79 years and 4 days old. Judge Sawyer was a brother-inlaw of Mr. and Mrs. D. M.

Jones of Greenleaf, and he came to this country in 1869, homesteading six miles south of Washington in 1870. He served as surveyor in this county for fourteen years and surveyed Tootle's addition to Greenleaf. He was a member of the Kansas militia and saw service fighting the Missouri gorillas in 1863-64. Mr. Sawyer followed the occupa: tion of teacher and was in charge of the Washington schools for some time.

He previously served as county superintendent and county surreyor in Atchison county. Judge Sawyer leaves a family of five children-two sons and three daughters. They are Frank of St. Louis, Burt of Fox Croft, Maine; Mrs. Ida Wescott and Miss Etta Sawyer of Lewiston, Montana; and Mrs.

Anna Wiggins of Everett, Mass. CORN CONTEST. Age 10 to 18 by July first. No division by ages. Must enrell by June 1st.

Plot must be exactly one acre, rectangular inshape. 80x2rds; 40x4; 20x8; 10x16; 32x5. Can be separate tract or part of a larger field. Must be in one solid piece. If a boy has more than one, acre, he can wait till the corn is matured before measuring off his club acre.

Estimate your own time at 10c an hour, count time of help at 15c and the time of each horse at 10c an hour. Count fertilizers at cost and manure at 50c for 2-horse load and 25c for one-horse load. Estimate rented ground at $3 to $5 an acre. Don't stay out of the contest because you think you have no chance. You are not afraid of honest defeat, and there is more to the contest than the prizes.

Be game. TOMATO CONTEST-Age 10t to 18 by July 1st. Enrollment closes June 1st. Plot must be in one piece, square rode. 2x2; 4x1; or Serectangular in shape and contain.

4 cure good plants. Girls grow the tomatoes for the home, make spending money and be in the contest also. Send in names to C. G. Cross, Washington, Kansas.

Any person desiring 30 days trial, the Molette cream separator, send their names to the undersigned. The separator was manufactured in Belgium and is far ahead of the American made machine. It has a self balancing bowl, nothing to get out of McCarthy. SCHOOL NOTES. Cut Glass for June Nothing makes a more aCceptable wedding gift than a nice piece of cut glass.

The months of May and June are the popular months for getting married, therefore we have invested in a large stock of cut glass and hand-painted China. See us before you buy a wedding gift. E. E. Foreman CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.

FOR SALE-Fine driving mare, buggy and Durham. FOR SALE--Big German millet seed. Clean and graded. Phone 19 on M. -Jas.

Cushing, Jr. A cheap team for sale. Moore, miles west of Greenleaf. 73-3t. Pure-bred Silver laced Wyandotte eggs, 50c per John McFadden.

For Sale or Trade runabout and two desirable building lots in McFadden. For Rent-4-room house, good repair; garden, out buildings; near churches and C. Huntoon FOR SALE- Tomato plants, now ready; sweet potato plants May 10. Call at my residence. -R.

W. Fowler. A plate disappeared some time ago at a supper given by the Star lodge. Person is known who has it and would better return it to save -Mre. Thomas Haxton.

NOTICE-Please stop dumping your tin cans aud trash of all kinds along the public highway in Greenleaf township. We say please, but we mean it will have to be stopped. -Wm. Fagan, Trustee, 74-4t. 25 bu.

ear corn at 85c per Pick out 5 bu. for That $13.75 or cents per bu. for the 20 bu. left. Good ear corn for sale by H.

W. Geffert. E. H. Dunnuck recently traded his place east of town for an 80-acre farm north of Washington.

Then he traded the farm for a hotel, garage and barn in Morrowville. The 6sh bit fine last Friday. The track needs some new terial for the relay. A certain Junior boy accidently tattled don himselt and school-mates last Friday. The Misses Larson were called to Scandia Friday to attend the funeral of an uncle.

The Fifth Annual Declamation and Oration contest will be held tonight at the opera house. There is much joy and rejoicing in the 3:40 class because they have given their freedom. It's tough when you have to stay in till 12:30 and then be kept in after school because you were tardy coming back. German I class unanimously with two exceptions, declared the tion yesterday was the most ing they ever had. One of the offend.

ers escaped. It is being rumored that Mr. Bassett fell in the creek last Saturday while fishing. It's a base falsehood, so don't believe it. He jumped in after the bait.

Peterson and Lobaugh are getting that half mile down pretty good. Little more practice before the meet. The rest of the boys are working out in fairly good shape. Athletics should be encouraged because of the advertising that it gives school, but most of the students do not participate in promoting interest in the diversion. All the pupils that are able should be at Washington, May 8th, tocheer on the G.

H. S. track team. It gives much more pep to the team to hear Bing and his bunch give three whoops when you round that turn with one cylinder missing. Some of the teachers have been lected for next year, but not all.

Those selected are: S. M. Woodman of Atlanta, Kansas, superintendent; the Misses Larson, principal and assistant principal; J. E. Gillett, 7th and 8th grades; Miss Fern Callaway, primary.

R. F. D. NO. 3.

Overbury Sunday. Harvey Johnson was visiting home folks Sunday. Rev. S. B.

Williams visited at D. B. Crawford's Sunday. Frank Thorman threshed oats Tuesday of last week. Cora Rote and Edna Crain visited with Neola Weichie Thursday evening.

The Ladies Aid of Pleasant Ridge will meet with Mrs. Hinkle next Thursday, the 29th. F. M. Thorman and family and Walter Cairns and family visited at Forest Thorman's Sunday.

S. E. McClure and wife went to Beloit Thursday to see their daughter, Mrs. Kreps, who is very sick with measles. Quite a few attended the oyster supper given by the Farmers Union at the Cole school house, Friday night.

The ladies of the Union served a good supper and every. body enjoyed a good time. There were 60 present at the Pleasant Ridge Sunday School Sunday. The offering was $1.59. Rev.

C. R. Frelick of the University College, Kansas City, Kansas, will preach at the Ridge church next Sunday, May 2nd. Miss Merl Johnson will be leader for Endeavor meeting, Wednesday evening, April 28th. ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH.

There were 62 present at the Eng. lish Lutheran Sunday School day. Offering $4.09. The Intermediate class of girls won the ner for the largest offering and tied with the Primary class in the matter of attendance. There was no Luther League day evening owing to the rain.

Preaching services next Sunday morning and evening. Friday Night, April 30 Special Feature "When a Gypsy Hates," and "The Laundress" (Sweedie). Adm. 10c Coming--May Spoilers" THE ELITE THEATRE "If money talks, I wonder why We only hear it say goo d-bye" Start an account with us today and that satisfied feeling that a bank account gives its possessor. We are here to be of service to you.

Our interests are mutual. Barnes State BARNES KANSAS Shot Full of Holes Some hose looks as though they had been targets for 42-centimeter howitzers or 15-inch naval guns. Remember this fact: We carry hose that last longest. They are as near hole-proof as possible. They give the longest service.

Sensible hose in plain blacks; serviceable hose in fancy colors. Pure silk hose, lavender tops, $1.00. Other silk hose at 50c. Lisle, 25c. See our line of children's dresses.

Tooley's script taken same as cash. John Atkinson Mrs. Frank Potter of Palmer visited in town yesterday at the home of Dr. Snyder. Dr.

E. Anderson went to Clifton yesterday to attend a meeting of the District Dental Association. Central Lumber Company are talking hay shed this week. Read their ad. adv.

W. K. Monk of near Barnes passed through town yesterday on his way home from Clifton. WALL PAPER-Largest Stock in TownWe have just received a large new assortment of wall paper and now have on hand the largest stock in town, and we think, the best selected. If you will see our stock before you buy, you will be pleased in quality, design and price.

W. J. Montgomery Bargains In Graniteware A fine new line just received. Pail, 60c; dish pan, 60c; 8-quart burling kettle, 60c; teakettle, 60c; coffee pot, 60c; wash bowl and pitcher, $1.00. See our Wyeth, Perfection and National oil stoves.

A fine stove for $10.00. Nice line of lawn mowers, Vacuum, Western, One Minute and Quicker Yet washing machines. SCOTT BROS..

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