The Neal News from Madison, Kansas • 1

THE NEAL NEWS 1. NO. 33. ISSUED AT MADISON, GREENWOOD COUNTY, KANAS, SATURDA FEBRUARY, 24, 1917. PRICE $1.00 PER YEAR.

NEAL NEWS. Frank Hall is still very sick. He suffered a severe chill Tuesday. His mother is still very low. WELL, WE DID IT! We have abolished the credit system! Oh, of course we will lose customers.

But maybe we want to lose some. You know and I know that a merchant charges up a lost account to the customers who do pay their bills. He is compelled to do so or go bankrupt. We will appeciate your trade as much as heretofore and more If we see your smiling countenance in our doorway we will know that you are fair-minded and appreciate what we say here. We will treat you right.

Here's to a prosperous business year. Engstrom's Grocery NEAL KANSAS FORD. THE UNIVERSAL CAR. There is nothing of guessing or speculation in regard to FORD CARS. Their practical value is being demonstrated by more than 1,750,000 Ford owners representing every phase of human activity.

Ford service for Ford owners is as universal as the car itself. Dependability and economy in car and service. Better buy your Ford to-day. You want it and it will serve you every winter and summer. Touring car complete, $392.20 at your door, Runabout, $377.20 at your door.

We solicit your order and can take car of your immediate need. Davenport Motor Company, Ford Parts, Ford Service, Ford Accessories. Eureka, Kansas. THE NEAL NEWS. 000 000 Admitted to the Post Office at Madison, Kansas as Second Class matter.

000 000 Published Weekly By Lawrence M. Shearer. AUTO LIVERY Calls Answered Promptly Day Or Night. STEVE LIVINGSTON, Proprietor, 'Phone, No. 19.

Neal, Kansas. This paper and the Weekly Kansas City Star for $1.00 a year in advance. No rise in price is contemplated. If are not taking this paper, YOU ought to be. FARM for sale or rent, 160 acres.

See J. A. Norton, Phone 154, Madison, Kansas. FOR SALE: Home grown seed kaffir corn, $2.00. G.

H. Kauffman, Gridlev. Kansas. Route 1. See Harmon Brothers for the best dental work.

Meffert building. Emporia Kansas. FOR SALE: Thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs. Mrs. B.

D. Freeman, Madison, Kansas. For Sale Or Rent. A farm, 160 acres, for sale or rent See J. A.

Norton, Madison, Kansas Phone No. 154. FOR SALE: Bourbon Red Turkeys. Extra fine birds. One tom and two hens.

Seven dollars. Mrs. Timon Covert, Madison, Kansas, The New Banker. Mr. McQuowan, the new banker, arrived in an auto van with his goods (Tuesday night.

Mr. Bloomfield's goods were loaded into the same van and takto Clearwater. Mr. McQuowan and family are staying at Mr. Mattingly's until they get their household goods arranged.

Mr. and Mrs. Bloomfield are staying at Mrs. Potter's. E.

Culbert In The Hospital. J. E. Culbert has been very sick again but had improved somewhat Friday. He left Saturday for the hospital in Wichita.

Successful Social. The proceeds derived from the box supper amounted to forty dollars. Fred. Boon acted as auctioneer, and much comment has been passed on his efficiency as an auctioneer. Should Uncle Sam ever go broke and have to dispense with Fred's, services, he could probably make more money crying sales than he now makes carrying the mail.

The Smith family having moved away, J. W. Key will discontinue the east school route and drive the south route as far as Dave Daylor's. Ralph Digel is, moving onto the farm vacated by Ed The Leck family moved to Yates Center Friday. Leonard Welch will move into the house Mr.

Diegle moved out of. Mrs. Mary Reed will move back to her house as soon as she can get possession. The Robert Troy family are now occupying the house and have thusfar been unable to get another house. Mrs.

Dave Tastor is quite sick. It is reported that she has appendicitis. It is reported that Wm. Taylor of Eureka will come back to be agent at the depot here if he can get a house to live in. There hie been great demand for houses in Neal the last month.

Mrs. Ed. Englehart is still at her mother's and her baby is reported no better. Mrs. Elizabeth Gregg's brother, the Rev.

Noble, preached two splendid sermons at the M. E. Church last Sunday and will fill the pulpit again next Sunday. Rev. Noble is an excellent speaker and has been in the ministry more than fifty years.

The Quarterly Conference was held Wednesday afternoon Elder J. D. Smith delivered an instructive sermon. Mrs. Dave Taylor is reported better.

A doctor was called Thursday to see Fred. Boone's baby who was puite sick. The men of one of the camps at the pumping station have finished their work and are moving out this week. The pipe line in Greenwood county is all laid now and it is being covered. Oil is now being pumped through it.

J. E. and D. A. Culbert who have been working at the station came in Thursday on account of their father's illness.

W. E. Robb received a carload of corn this week. The Farmers' Union gave a banquet at the schoolhouse Friday night. Ted.

Gregg sold nine head of hogs at $11.65 per cwt. They brought $225. They were only eight months old. Walt English is moving into his place in th north end of town, which Leonard Welch moved out of. A party was given at E.

S. Mattingly's in honor of Mr. Broomfield and wife. The bank directors and their families were present. J.

W. Key says that he is going to have Bill Hoggatt of Quincy prosecuted if he doesn't quit making such ugly faces at him. E. S. Mattingly has reeived a shipment of kaffir corn seed of excellent puality.

L. E. McFarland is going to get himself a new Overland car. He says that he is not going to have Ed. Mattingly going around in a better car than his.

Eugene Noble was over from Quincy Thursday and bought a new four burner oil stove from the Mattingly hardware store. THE NEAL STATE BANK Open a personal checking account and pay all bills by check. An endorsed check is as geod as a receipt. Currency carried in the pocket will surely be spent, and may be lost. Not so, if you carry a check We solicit your Banking Business and appreciate your patronage.

4 per cent paid on time deposits. -BUY IT NOW WHAT? Coal, Hardware, Everything you need. Prices are advancing every day. Buy it now. At MATTINGLY'S.

NEAL KANSAS. -00000 000.. We are able to announce that our stock of amber is more complete than ever. You will .0 well to figure with us before buying your material for your new house, barn, etc. ..0 0 0.

-00000- THE HUESTON LUMBER CO. E. S. MATTINGLY, Manager. Neal, Kansas.

Buy it in Neal if you can. Don't buy it elsewhere unless you have to. We say this because we are in fovor of a Greater Neal and not in favor of building up other towns at the expense of Neal. We started this paper with the expectation that it would develope ina good business. Our expectations cannot be fully realized unless Neal becomes a larger and more prosperous town.

Trade in Neal. Always figure with the Neal merchants before buying it elsewhere. We have told you in this paragraph what you know you ought to do. Therefore get busy and do it. QUINCY NEWS.

Flo and Ruby Gillispie went to Wichita to consult a physician at the hospital there. Mrs. Bell Osborn entertained the Aid Society at her home this week. Mr. and Mrs.

Jones and Warick Osborn attended a funeral at Batesville, Thursday. Mrs. Milbert and children moved into the house on the corner by the U. B. church.

Clifford Grossarth has moved to a farm south of Whichita. C. H. Gustin sold a car to E. S.

Mattingly of Neal this week. Quarterly Conference. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church of the Quincy and Virgil charge was held last Wednesday in the Quincy M. E. church.

District Superintendent Smith presided. The usual routine of business was transacted and Superintendent Smith commended the pastor, Rev. Robert Brown, on the excellent showing 1 made by the two churches. Nine representatives of the Virgil church were present in the conference. The out of town guests were entertained at the parsonage for dinner which was heartily enjoyed by all.

Rev. Brown is to be congratulated on the excellent work done both at Quincy and Virgil. At the latter place, a new church has been erected and paid for during his pastorate and every branch of the work is in excellent- condition. Whatever congregation secures Rev. Brown for the coming year, will be indeed fortunate.

To Montana. Bowen Worford left Friday evening for Montana after spending several weeks with his people in District No. 9. He stayed over night Thursday night with his brother, Lewis who attends school in- Quincy. The former has lived in Montana about eight years.

QUINCY NEWS. Mrs. Flannery Dead. Mary Finn was born in Ireland, the date of her birth being unknown. She was married to Peter Flannery in the same country.

They came to America in the same year in which they were married and settled in the City of New York where they lived until the year 1874 when they settled in Kansas. She united with the Catholic church early in life and lived a consistent life in that faith to the end. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Flannery, of whom 5 are dead.

The husband departed this life one year and one months ago. There is left to mourn the loss of a faithful mother; Jack Flannery of Helena, Montana, Mrs. Mollie Snider of Kansas City, Mrs. Kate Webber of Quincy, Kansas, Mrs. Winnie Teal of Kansas City, and James Flannery of Quincy, Kansas.

There are five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a swift fleeting meteor, a fast flying cloud, a flash of the lightning, a break of the wave man passes from life to rest in his grave." The funeral was held Friday, the services being conducted by Rev. Robpert Brown. Interment was made in the Virgil Cemetery. Harold Knowles returned from Em- poria Monday morning.

George McConnaughey, John Schwint, Fred. Hoggatt, and Ike Nelson went to Virgil to dig the grave for Mrs. Flannery. The seventh and eighth grade nils enjoyed a vacation Thursday afternoon. The Y.

B. P. The Y. P. B.

met at Sam Slough's February 22. It was time for re-enrolilment and thirty-four enrolled. The program was carried out in Washington effects. Candles and paper napkins and small doilies in the plates were some of the reminders of the Father of his Country. Piatt and Kathryn Slough represented George Washington and his mother.

Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Redman went to Eureka Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bethard and daughter, Leona Bell, took supper at Orris Huntsinger's Thursday evening. Alva Huntsinger of Emporia spent Thursday with his brother, Orris, and family. Mr.

and Mrs. Wayne Myett are visiting home folks here. They live in Oklahoma. Mrs. L.

M. Cannon had charge of the post office one day this week while Miss Birdie Slough was inEureka. Mr. T. E.

Jones and wife took supper Thursday at E. H. Rubow's. A railroad crew of six are boarding at the Hoggatt Cafe. They are working on the trestle south of the bridge.

Robert Piatt's of Hamilton: are visiting at Sam Slough's. John Jones and wife of Wichita are visiting his brother, Bert Jones, and wife. Alice Kester stayed over night Thursday night with Mattie Slough. Thomas and Blanch McConnaughey visited Thursday evening with Charles and Edna McConnaughey, Carl Huntsinger came down to the Huntsinger farm the first of the week and took a hay baler and some farmting implements to his father's place northwest of Madison..