The Edwardsville Visitor from Edwardsville, Kansas • 1

Vis dLwardsvilte .1 foe not Vol. I. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1912. NO. 7.

The floors to the culverts and the bridges in this vicinity are patches upon patches. They have about reached the stage where new boards are necessary." Published Every Friday by THE KAN3A8 CITY SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER COMPANY. at 304 W. 10th St. Kansas City, Mo.

THE EDWAROSVILLE VISITOR GEO. D. RATHBUN, Editor. JiDWAKDSVILLE KANSAS RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. One year $100 Six nvmtlii' 50 Mr.

and Mrs. B. B. Ballard and daughter, Madallne, of Bethel, and Mr, and Airs. L.

S. Ballard of Crude Art In Europe. Americana sometimes think that It is only our country that ia troubled with crude art In the form of graceless statues of publio men. But occasionally, at least, Europeans are moved to protest against similar affile-tlons. The statues of Bjornson and Ibsen In Chrlstlanla have evoked strong protest, and a movement has been started for their removal.

BJora-son's son declares that the statues "look like cheesemongers who have climbed up on a pile of their wares." Omi of thanks will be charged for at the rate of tlve cento per line. HIGH 8CHOOL NOTES. Basket ball games will now be In order. The football season is over. Llnwood, Lansing and Merrlam are corresponding with Edwardsville about basket ball.

Rebecca De Fries Is improved and we hope she will rutern to school next week. Who would not be tliankful for a Thanksgiving vacation? The weather is cold enough to remark that the windows to the basket ball court need attention. The English JV class worked on the principle that what is worth doing at all is worth doing well. They gave evidence of their ability to successfully execute a plan when they presented their symposium Saturday night. I The truamcy officer was not looking for high school pupils last Friday.

The high school pupils held a basket ball practice game at the "gym" last Friday evening. Mr. Rathbun was exhibiting a. check which he had received from Canton, China. It was in payment for some spelling books which he sent to China.

For display advertising rates apply to the Editor. CHANGE OP ADDRESS. When requesting a change of address, Klve your old an well us your new address. Brenner Heights, spent Sunday at the home of T. P.

Ballard. The county truancy ofieer, Mr. aal-lahue of Bethel, was in Edwardsville looking up boys and girls who are not regular at school. There was not much for him to do here. Mrs.

Aaron Sartln left Edwardsville last Friday to return to her home In Pawhuska, Okla. She has been visiting her sisters, Mrs. James Trant and Mrs. Geo. W.

Brubaker. A'shower of useful articles for housekeeping was given to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Millsap at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Ira iMalone last Wednesday. The attendance was quite large. The Kansas University football team won their annual football game with Missouri University last Saturday at Lawrence. This was the biggest athletic event of the season for thousands of Kansans. M.

B. Case of Sherman, Texas, who formerly owned the Hardin store, was in Edwardsville last Friday and Saturday looking after some business "What" Waa Hla Name. A guild of godparents to save children from incongruous nameB is being suggested. The late Canon Bards-ley, author of a book on English names, told the story of what was probably the most idiotic name ever bestowed upon an unfortunate infant. A woman had her son baptized for no other reason than to cause amusement in future years when, being asked his name, he should reply "What" T.

Gorman's condition is very critical. Charles Magee went to Lenape last Sunday to visit a brother-in-law. James Trant received a carload of seed potatoes on Tuesday of this week. CO. Fisher sold his Beagle hound to J.

L. Ship for five dollars last Saturday. Mrs. W. W.

Webster and Amanda Webster went to Kansas City last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Malone visited Mr. Malone's mother, Mrs.

Susan Malone, in Kansas City, last Sunday. The W. H. H. Grinter Post, G.

A. received from the government as a Bouvenir, confederate currency to the amount of $190. Mrs.j W. W. Webster left last Wednesday to visit her mother, Mrs.

H. of Tonganoxle, to spend Thanksgiving. Anna Drennon of Topeka is visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. Drennon was formerly a resident of Edwardsville.

J. T. Maiden and JImmie and Delcle Monahan of Kansas City, were visiting a't the home of Charles O. Fisher. Saturday.

For Sale 'Two good Poland-China brood sows, one with eight pigs and one with five pigs. Two miles northwest of Edwardsville. C. Balzer. Mich Chandley, J.

G. Brackleln and M. C. McLong, all of Kansas City, fpent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs.

S. Chandley and Mr. and Mrs. John Purtee. The Grandview Lafalot Club of Kansas City, came to Edwardsville In a motor truck last Friday for Miss Carol Powell, she being a member of the club.

Senator and Mrs. Edwin Taylor left Kntered as second (-lass matter October 21, 1912. at the poHtoffice at Kansas City, MIhsouH, under the Act oj. March 8, lSi. MORE THAN SHE COULD BEAR Heart of Old Maid Waa Touched, and 8llly Quarrel Irrv mediately Cam to an End.

Two old ladles who had been loving friends for many years had a violent quarrel, and it began to look as if the wound would never heal. Neither one felt like taking the initiative, and indeed both were top sore to care to make up. Efforts of mutual friends were all in vain; representations to one that the other was suffering met only with the stubborn answer that she ought to suffer. They both insisted that they hoped the other would suffer more, and that she richly deserved It. Some thirteen months went by like this, and the one-time intimates saw each other only on state occasions, that is, at church each Sunday, where they sat Bide by side, too proud to change their pew because of what had happened.

But they never pretended to notice that the other was there. On a recent Sabbath morning, however, Miss Sarah glanced around involuntarily at sound of a sneeze beside her, and despite her will kept her gaze fixed on Miss Malinda. Then an awful revelation broke In on her mind. Malinda bad come to church without a handkerchlefl Miss Sarah did not know what the sufferings of a person about to be electrocuted might be, but she knew all about being at church without a handkerchief. Malinda merited electrocution, in Miss Sarah's opinion, but ho crime was heinous enough to merit such agony as this.

A drop slowly gathered on Ma-linda's pinched nose, and finally fell off, giving place to another. Miss Sarah could not bear it. She took out her own handkerchief surreptitiously, glad it was a big One. Next moment there was a smothered sound of tearing cloth and Malinda felt something LOCALS. Emery culp sold bis horse to Jake Hill.

Harry Smith has his new barn completed. Mrs. Culp's sister of Abilene, went home last Tuesday. Sylvester Groves has Just returned One of Hla Stuck-Up City Ways. "Since Joe Doe's got back here again, after llvin a year in Kansas City, he's too blame' swell-headed for any use!" hypercrltically remarked Pip Maudlin of Skeedee.

"Why, when he's at work and the fire bell rings he says he's too busy to go, and Just lets 'er ring. Something mighty queer about such actions; nobody is ever too busy to go to a fire!" home from Topeka, Kan. James Walker added a new room to his residence In Edwardsville. Fred Grantham shipped some sheep to Kansas City market last week. Mrs.

Culp of Kclwardsville went to KINDRED-RHODES. The marriage of Miss Florence Kindred, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kindred, to Mr. Clyde Rhodes, a son of Mr.

and Mrs, Ed Rhodes, occurred last Thursday night at the home of Grandma Magee in Edwardsville. Rev. Imri Zumwalt, pastor of the Christian Church of Edwardsville, performed the cerempny. Only a small company of friends and relatives were present The marriage would have been at the bride's home but for the sickness of Mr. Mann at the Kindred home.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rhodes are very well known here. They have been close friends, for years and their marriage was expected. The many friends of both the bride and groom wish them well and congratulate.

Mr. Rhodes contemplates farming in this vicinity next summer. De Soto on a visit to her relatives. Mrs. Nettie Chandley Is visiting friends lit Edwardsville and vicinity, Miss Mazie Davis was out visiting tne sick (Miss Ida Groves) last week.

Mr. Andy Smith is keeping time for What He Called It. "Are you troubled with insomnia sleeplessness?" "I should say I am. Some nights I don't sleep three hours." "That so? I've got it awfully bad. I've been afflicted now about two years.

The doctor calls it neuris insomnia paralaxitis." "I've had it about eighteen and we call It Ethel." Ocean View Vidette. an extra gang under Mr. T. B. Tuesday of this week for San -Diego, Calif.

Misa Gertrude accompanied them. They will spend the winter in John Barger and his 'father and mother motored to Grandview, California. J. W. Jacks of Jarbalo, visited Sunday.

The work on the road northwest of Edwardsville has been abandoned for his home people in' Muncle this week. Miss Carol Powell will spend Thanksgiving 'with Miss Blanche pressed into her rigid hand. It was a half of the handkerchief, and it went to Malinda's eyes before it touched her needy nose. Then two wrinkled old hands groped for each other, and through the sermon Miss Sarah and Miss Malinda sat and clung to the newly found friend who had been lost. the present.

Cherrlngton of Emmet. Mr. and Mrs. Crider are expecting to have' a family reunion at their Charley Pardew his railway speeder to a Mr. Ferguson of home Thursday.

Christmas Is near. Come and do Famous Sentence. A correspondent who Inquires as to where the famous summary of Webster's career by Rufus Choate may be found the sentence being omitted from some of the collections which publish the speech is referred to "The Works of Rufus Choate," by S. G. Brown- The sentence contains 1,259 words.

Grantvllle, Kan. Mr. Ferguson, took it home last Sunday and he shied at the machine worse than if It had been a your shopping early to avoid the rush matters. He arranged for the Visi-to to visit him regularly. Since the adoption of the suffrage amendment In Kansas the women cl Kansas are and should be taking more interest in governmental matters and political questions.

Some places they are organizing for such study. Messrs. Charley Pardew, John Ed-ington, Harry Brown, Paul Mellott and Frank Tyson motored to Bonner Springs Sunday and went to the Holy City pictures at the Navo theatre. The pictures were instructive. A farmer living near Edwardsville, who oug'ht to know better, and whose name we omit, hoping that the act will not be repeated, was in Edwrrfds-ville Saturday night in a bad state of intoxication, helped him home.

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Montgomery of Rosedale were visiting 'the latter part of last week with Mr.

and Mrs. Bradley and Mr. and Mrs. S. W.

Coleman. Mrs. Montgomery is a daughter of Mrs. Bradley and a sister of Mrs. Coleman.

Mr. W. T. Gorman, known about Edwardsville as "UncJe Billy," is very sick. The nature of his sickness is not known and it is sincerely hoped by the patrons of The Visitor that his illness will soon recede and he will again be in our midst.

Frank Holloway of Harrison county, Missouri, visited with Grandma Ma-gee Sunday. He came to Kansas City, Mo to attend tlhe Missouri State Sunday School Convention and then came out to visit with Mrs. Magee who is his aunt John Mann, who was ibadlly afflicted with ptomain poisoning, is recovering. He was a very sick man for some few days. The ihives augmented his misery for some time.

He is at the home of Joel Kindred. He is Mr. Kindred's nephew. The expenses of Prof. Bumann.

who in broncho. J. G. Groves, who has been in the East buying Cobbler potatoes, returned home last week. Mr.

and Mrs. S. Delos Burch were on their honeymoon, trip to Phoenix, i from Detroit, and stopped off There was church at the Christian Church Sunday morning tnd. evening BETHEL FIGHT. The Daily Cricket says that John Wolfe of Bethel has regained con' sciousness, after fracturing his skull.

It says: "In a dispute over the acceptance of work on a road near Bethel, Wolfe was struck by George Holter, a contractor, and knocked backwards into a pile of stones. As a result of the fair Wolfe suffered a severe fracture of the skull. The quarrel started when County Engineer O. K. Williamson refused to accept the road which Holter had the contract for building.

Holter claimed that Mr. Wolfe, who was road inspector, had acepted the road several days ago. Mr. Wolfe denied the statement and doubled his fist as if to hit Holter. Holter was the quicker of the two and In a flash he struck Wolfe with his fist, knocking him into a pile of stones.

to vfsit.Mrs. T. JR. Heath. Mrs.

Burch by Rev. Zumwalt. and Mrs. Heath took nurse 'training together, A few items were omitted from last week's Visitor and we do not Puzzled the 3ma.ll Mind. Little Margaret noticed' her mother measuring cloth by holding it up to her nose with one hand and reaching out her arm's length with the other.

She looked thoughtful for a moment, then asked: "How can you measure cloth that way? Can you smell a Dr. and Mrs. T. R. Heath will go to Wellsville, Wednesday to be know how it happened.

Mrs. J. L. Ship was called to Farley, present on Thursday at the annual Thanksgiving dinner of the Heath family. This family has made the Iowa, last Friday by the sudden serious illness of her mother.

Mrs. E. J. Humphrey of Kansas Thanksgiving reunion a big event for 1' City, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. R.

C. Williamson. many years. Mrs. Heath and the children will go on to Ottawa and thence to Pomona where she will visit with her mother, Mrs.

Lutton. Thomas Sumpter and Emery Culp Luxury of Balloon Travel. A Zeppelin airship leaves the earth with none of the balloon's soaring motion. It is Just like a Pullman train, started without perceptible Jar and kept in motion upon a perfect road perfect track" and perfect wheels. At luncheon time individual tables are placed in position, and luncheon is served much as it is in the ordinary buffet dining car in America.

There is soup, an entree, a toast all piping hot vegetables, salad, cheese and coffee. More of a dinner than luncheon and all served as though the chef and waiters had the conveniences of a great hotel at their command. The principles of the tireless cooker have been brought into service in preparing the food, the exhaust from the engines being made to supply heat. The comforts are all those of a very modern hotel. The cabin is kept at an unvarying, comfortable temperature by means of pipes that carry the exhaust heat from the engines.

There Is more room for action than in an ordinary chair car. In the lavatories are hot and cold water. There is a library with the dally papers and the best of books. There is a lounge for those who are willing to sleep away the hours of flight World's Work. have refloored the Sinai School house THE ENTERTAINMENT.

The entertainment given by the Edwardsville schools Saturday night was Fame of the Ozarks. Since the advent of the "hound dawg" song everybody has heard of the Ozarks. Bnt the Ozarks have long been contributing to letters. The greater part of the lead pencils of the world are made from the red cedar of the Ozarks. Bostpn Transcript.

and have put the new seats in, Mr. Strain of the Bonner Springs electric light plant was in Edwardsville last Saturday on business. well attended. The program was well Mr. Samuel King of Zara and Miss rendered.

There were recitations by several pupils of the grade rooms of Panzy Mellott attended the football game at Lawrence last Saturday. The double-header basket ball the Edwardsville schools. Some nice drills, exercises and a dialogue. The game with Olathe to be played at high school English IV presented lectured at the Christian Church Sat urday night, were not covered by the Olathe is now set for December 6. Mr.

and Mrs. J. G. Groves, Ora, Lil the symposium in elegant fashion. The lecture by Prof.

M. Bumann lian and Sylvester Groves' attended on manual training was interesting collection made at the door that night. It seems that we might be a little more liberal in our gifts for such a good and a funeral in Lawrence last Miss Haass is still counting the day and Instructive. He had an exhibition of student works in manual training. RICE MIZE Meat Market Make two trips each till Christmas, she is very anxious for Dr.

T. R. Heath made an appeal. which should be seriously considered, instructing lecture. Last week the Visitor failed to print an item about a social function at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. James Walker. The evening was snent with it to come so 'that she may go home, A wreck sufficient to call the wreck for the consolidization of the territory ing crew occured In the Edwardsville surrounding Edwardsville into our school district and the consequent im dancing, music and cards. Refresh provement of our Bchools, together yards of the Union Pacific last Wednesday. The present jurymen will be relieved Tuesday evening.

Some Ed ments were served. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. MillsaD.

Mr. to Edwardsville Wednesday and Sun- with proper transportation of nunils. County Superintendent-elect H. G. and Mrs.

Ira Malone, Mr. and Mrs. Sand and Gravel. One of the most Important industries in the United States of which comparatively little is written 1b the production of sand and gravel. In 1911, according to a report by B.

F. Burchardi Just issued by the United States geological survey, the production of sand and gravel amounted to 66,846,959 short tons, valued at The production of sand of wardsville farmers will get to re- EDWARDSVILLE'S OPPORTUNITY. The time is ripe for the Edwardsville High School to step forward. We can secure a third teacher in the high school and add manual training, agricultural and business studies and 'become a larger and more efficient high school. 1 The Barnes high school fund is apportioned according to the needs of the schools.

If Edwardsville is not ambitious and don't want to step forward we can let the other high schools have the money, while we do without. But if we, on the other hand, get busy and prepare for better things we are assured that we can have the Improvements, and the money to maintain them. It will require a little expenditure of money to prepare the rooms and buy the permanent equipment, but the teacher, the transportation and the materials consumed in the manual training departments are chargeable to the Barnes high school fund. We hope these things will be brought to a focus and that we will put the thoughts into actual existence. The only way to do a thing Is to do it.

By a proper investigation of the sentiments of the adjoining districts we can see If the centralization of schools in this vicinity is practical or desired. A campaign of education might be inaugurated and the matter discussed. The plan is successful in more than a score of localities in Kansas and we do not doubt it would be an Improvement over present plans. But it should be put into effect by a people who desire it. Randall was called fo and responded with an apprbpriate talk.

-turn home. Miss Carol Powell and Mrs. M. M. Hiatt, teachers of the Edwardsville.

The entire entertainment was credit Claude Millsap, La Faun and Capitola Millsap and Harry Smith. S-upt. H. G. Randal came over to Edwardsville Saturday night to attend the entertainment.

He con- day Telephone your orders to them. Phone 36 Bonner able to the schools and the audience seemed to be appreciative. Some eood grade rooms spent Saturday in Ed- wardsvile. may result to the Edwardsville scttools all kinds was 40,253,977 tons, valued eluded the program with a few re Miss Girlie Cox of Kansas City, from the subjects presented. and Mr.

Samuel Miller of Kan sas City, spent Sunday here with marks which Edwardsville people highly appreciated. Mr. Randall stayed over night with friends and returned Sunday morning. Edwards- Miss Etmla Groves. COMMUNITY UPLIFT.

In a neighborhood Imnrovement p.lni. Prof. A. iM. Bumann was entertained meeting in one of the schoolhouses of vine counts Superintendent Randall at the noma of Mir.

and Mrs. Geo. as one of our loyal friends. Ratlhbun while in Edwardsville to lec Kansas they have a sort of standing program. It gives the obiect of the County Surveyor 0.

K. Williamson club and a goal to be reached. This accompanied by R. XFilkta. Rose dale went to Lawrence last fiat.nrdnv Call On J.

B. HARDEN For the. Best in Groceries, Dry Goods, (Shoes and All Kinds of Merchandise. at $14,438,500, and that of gravel was 26,592,982 tons valued at $6,720,083. The production of glass sand was valued at $1,457,733, an increase over the figures of 1910; the sand used for building in 1911 was valued at a Blight decrease as compared with 1910.

This was accounted for by less activity in 1911 in the building trade, including that of concrete construction. The production of molding sand in 1911 was valued at a marked decrease as compared with 1910. The production of all other sands In 1911, such as sand for grinding and polishing, fire sand, engine sand and filtration sand, wbb valued at $3,043,012, an increase of over a million dollars in value as compared with 1910. to watch the Jayhawkero defeat the Tigers. They Joined the thundering purpose would fit Edwardsville conditions so well that we reproduce the statement: 1.

To federate our three weak, struggling churches into one Rtrnns- ture Saturday night The carpenter's hammer has been heard in Edwardsville quite a little this New roofs, new barns, additions, being made. Ernest Trobold and family moved last Friday from Edwardsville to Moweaqua, 111. They did reside in the Cunlngham property. iMrs. S.

Filkin and baby of Rose-. tnou'sands In cheerine the Kansans to victory. Mr. Williamsoni was -at neighborhood church a church that one time star on the Kansas. Univer sity team and annually makca a nil.

grlmage to, the Kansas-Missouri con win think and act in terms of the neighborhood. 2. To direct our public school towards social and vocational test. They went to Lawrence In Mr. Williamson's car.

lale spent Saturday and Sunday visiting Hrs. O. K. Williamson while in this community rather than towards For use in the dialogue last Sntnr. the college and the city.

day night the children borrowed a spinning wheel from fimndma 3. To get a better understanding nf the Initiative, referendum, recall, direct piis was a flax spinning wheel. ml primaries and all other means of civic righteousness that tend to give final a uiraw ior wooi weire larger and the operator spinning wool would etand up. This spinning wheel was oner- authority in governmental affairs to Lace Deslgni From Spider Webs. Missionaries In Paraguay more than 200 years ago taught the native Indians to make lace by hand.

Since that day the art has greatly developed, and In certain of the towns laca making is the chief occupation. Almost all the women, many children and not a few men are engaged in this industry. A curious fact with reference to the Paraguayan laces is that the designs were borrowed from the strange webs woven by the semi-tropical spiders that abound in that country. Accordingly this lace is by the natives called nandutl, which means "spider web." Harper's Weekly. me people rather than to the political bosses.

Mr. FHkia went to Lawrence. Hundreds of automobile loads of, people went through Edwardsville on last Saturday, going to Lawrence to the Kansas-Missouri football game. Miss. Coy Wallace brought her cousin, Miss Grave, of Kansas City; out to Edwardsville last Saturday evening to attend the school entertainment.

Senator Edwin Taylor returned from Sunday morning where be had befaii In connection with the board of regents of the State Agricultural College. ated by treadle and the one spinning could be seated. The date 1834 is on the frame, and Mrs. Magee 6avs The Edwardsville Stale BANK Your home Bank Prompt Attention to -all Business In-trustedtoUs. Your Support Solicited DIRECTORS: J.

A. THOMPSON, President JAMKKTRANT, Vloe-Preslden JOHNW. TAYIvr M1SSDANA HAINES, AJStCash'Br D. S.HAINJiS, cashier We would suggest that Edwardsviiio Customers Were Trusted. Among the humblest of shopkeepers in Cardiff there is a confidence in their poor customers quite unknown in different circles.

The proprietress of a small shop stood on a corner gossiping and a lad approached. "Please, Mrs. he announced, we have been kicking your counter for ten minutes. Mother wants a pound of soap." "Tell mother," was the reply, "to take what she wants and put the coppers ia the Bancer under the counter." CardlCt Western MaO. that was the date the wheel was made.

organize a Social Center Club to study subjects that might interest the community. Such clubs or organizations It originally belonged to an aunt of serve the same wumosea as enmmor. Grandma Magee. Mrs. Magee'fl mother gave it to her.

She says it has had much, use amd even sewlme thread clal clubs in cities. They help to get the people to thinking and acting to- has been spun on the machine. gemer..