A Booster for Preston First, Last and All the Time THE PRESTON NEWS 23-NUMBER 28 PRESTON, PRATT COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 13. 1928 SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR CHOOSE WHEAT CHAMP AGAIN Annual Wheat Festival to Be Held at Fish Hatchery Tuesday, Aug. 7. Pratt, July connection with the annual wheat festival Tuesday, August 7, the third annual Kansas Wheat Championship contest will be held. Under the supervision the Kansas State Agricultural College the champions will be selected and prizes later awarded.
The Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City, is again offering $600 in prizes. The local festival program will be in the form of a county-wide picnic at the state fish hatchery park. A big tent for the exhibits and for the program will be set up in the road near the Administration building and concessions and stands will be arranged along the road near the swimming pool, C. H. Stinson, county agent, has direct charge of the local program.
In former years the speakers and the exhibits have been brought to Pratt aboard the Wheat Festivan, train, making only a short stop. This season the speakers and specialists will be here all day and ample time will be given for the guests to view the various educational exhibits. HERMAN A. PRAEGER, Claflin, Barton County, Champion Wheat Grower-1927. This wheat champion contest is part of the program for the wheat festival day meetings.
The purpose of selecting al wheat champion in each county and then for the state is to call special attention to methods usel by successful growers. Herman Praever, Claflin, the Kansas champion dast year, will make a tour with the festival party this year. The rules for the contest are practically the same as they were last year. Any farmer growing wheat within the state is eligible to enter, providing: first, he must have grown personally or under his direct supervision 40 acres or more of wheat in 1928; second, he must submit in person at one PRESTON YOUNG MEN FACE GRAND LARCENY CHARGE Two Preston youths, implicated in the stealing and butchering of the steer taken from the Randal Dikeman farm near Natrona, will face grand larceny charges in Pratt county district court in the September term. This cattle deal has resulted tragicaily for the three persons, alleged t' have been working together.
Fearing charges filed against him buying and receiving stolen goods, Charlie E. Seward, Preston merchant, who had been arrested and brought to the county jail here, drank poison last Tuesday. He died at the hospital shortly after 1 o'clock. In a note left in his cell he denied that he was guilty. Walter Deistler was bound over to district court following his hearing in Judge D.
E. McCrory's justice court here last Thursday morning His bond was placed at $2,000. Oscar Bortz, who waived his preliminary hearing, will also face charges 111 the higher court. The theft occured on Thursday night, June 28, 100 later the young men sold meat to a Preston store, according to the charges. Bortz made a sworn statement to Alfred Williams, county attorney, in which he told of the events leading up to the theft of steer and the the butchering of the animal.
Pratt Tribune. That Irishman Again An Irishman appied for a job at the gas plant. "What can you do?" asked the foreman. "Almost anything," answered the applicant. "Well," said the foreman.
"You seem to be all right. Could you wheel out a barrow of smoke?" "Sure; fill it up for me." of the meetings a representative bushel sample of grain harvested from the contesting field; any county within a wheat festival day having five or more contestants may on request have the committee of judges come to the county and select a champion; third, each' contestant must submit an accurate! and reliable protein test on the grain havrested from the contesting field. Protein tests may be obtained free of charge from the Kansas State Inspection Department laboratories, located at Wichita, Hutchinson, and Dodge City, Kansas, or Kansas City, each contestant must furnish a statement sworn to before a notary public giving yield per acre of the field entered. The score card will be based on a possible 2,000 points under these divisions: 1, bushel sample exhibit, 750 points; 2, yeild per acre, 450 points; 3, production methods, 800 points. Contestants are requested to notify the county agent as early as possible before the wheat festival day.
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0).) INTERESTING NOTES FROM THE TURON PRESS T. J. Shumway tells this bird story: One day last week as 'he was picking beans in his garden, he said a mocking bird. would fly past him while he was in a stooping position and each time it would pick him on the seat of his breeches. Seven times the bird repeated the stunt and upon investigation Mr.
Shumway discovered it had picked a hole through his pants. Evidently it had aimed at the same spot each time and never missed the mark. He thinks the bird had young ones in the neighborhood of where he was picking beans and this was her means of protection for her brood. Alson Sprout has purchased the farm down near Preston known as Dake farm. He says it is one of the best wheat quarters in this part of the country, and as Alson is quite a wheat baron, this is the kind of land he is looking for.
Hope he makes a world of money out of his investment. Philip Simon and John Collopy report that they have bought the half section of land between here and Preston which has always been known as the Minden land. It was sold to settle up an estate and Simon and Collopy were the lucky bidders. IN MEMORIAM -JOHN KERR John Kerr, was born in Ohio, February 7, 1843, and passed away at his home south west of Preston, at six o'clock a. July 5, 1928, being eighty- years, four months and eighteen days old.
He was married for the first time about 1874 to Anna Catcot, to which union three children were born. One remains to mourn the passing of a loving father, T. P. Kerr, of Croft, Kansas. A second marriage was consumated with Henrietta Booth, to which union were born two children.
One reamins to mourn the loss of her father, Mrs. Etta James, of Los Angeles, Calif. He moved to Kansas in 1884 and settled near Great Bend, later moving to Stafford county in 1890. He was one of the pioneers of Barton county, and endured its many hardships. In 1897 he was united in marriage to Mrs.
Ida Walker. To this union were born three children, who remain to sorrow for a father's passing: John Kerr of Preston, Mrs. Mary Batty of El Dorado, and Mrs. Sarah of Preston. He moved to his home south west of Preston in 1901 and there lived a quiet life on the land which he loved, until death came for him.
He was baptised in the Presbyterian church when a child, and though he was very quiet about religion, it is significant that he loved to hear and sing those old hymns, filled with devotion and praise to God. was a kind and loving husband and father, exercising care and restraint over his household in his quiet way. He will be greatly missed by the family circle and a host of friends. He leaves to mourn his passing, two brothers: James Kerr of Iowa, and Samuel Kerr of Coffeyville, Kansas; five children, above mentioned, 12 grand children and his devoted wife. Funeral services were held at the home Friday afternoon July 6, at 2:30 o'clock, Rev.
H. L. Williams, pastor of the Preston M. E. Church, officiating.
Interment was made in Friendship cemetery. Advice Well Received Doctor--And remember, you will have to eat plain food and not stay out late at nights. Patient--Yes, that is what I've been thinking ever since I received your bill. Subscribe for The Preston News. ISSUES CERTIFICATES TO ELEVEN TEACHERS T.
A. Eubank, county superintendent, has issued eleven certificates to persons meeting the requirements for teaching permits. Two first grade and nine second grade certificates were granted. To be eligible for a first grade certificate a person must have two years teaching experience and must make an average of 90 in all examinations, with no grade below 15. The certificate is good for three years.
Grade requirements for a second grade per-! mit are not so high. A person with a high school education may take the examinations and if he makes an average of 80, with no grade below 70, may receive. a certificate. Examinations are taken in all the common school subjects with some work in methods, music and general science. County certificate examinations were given at the courthouse here recently and a number took the tests.
A few took the examinations only for grades. Miss Leila Blankinship, Sun City, and Mrs. Cora Hendrix, Turon, were awarded first grade certificates. Second grade certificates were issued to the following: Miss Myrtle Parrish, Coats; Miss Pearl Clements, Coats; Miss Arlene Miles, Coats; Mrs. Fanny co*ckrell, of near Pratt; Miss Ena Barcus, Preston; Henry Coats; Miss Beulah Holmes, of Pratt; Miss Clola Stanshury, Byers, and Miss Lois Harrel, Preston.
-Pratt Tribune. NEW FORD FINANCE PLAN Wade Sprout of the Sprout Motor Company, attended a meeting recently at Hutchinson at which was announced the formal opening in this territory of the Authorized Ford ance Plans of Universal Credit Company. Mr. Sprout gives out the following information regarding the Plan for customers of Ford dealers: The UCC Plan is available to Ford buyers through Universal Credit pany which is a specialized financing institution organized in association with Ford Motor Company for the exclusive use of Ford dealers. Branch offices are being established in all the cities where Ford Sales Offices are in operation.
The Kansas City branch of Universal Credit Company is located in the Security building at 11th and Main street, and will handle all the time sales in the Kansas City district. The principal purpose of the Plans is to make available a sound, attractive, low cost finance plan insuring quality insurance to the customer and furnishing economical credit accomodations without the necessity of going outside of a Ford Associated Company for the service. The UCC FLASHES OF LIVE NEWS OF THE COMMUNITY Items About Folks In Town Taken From the Reporter's Notebook. Charley Manta departed for Toledo, Ohio, Monday where he will be employed by the Etiological division of the 'U. S.
Department of Agriculture, to work in the eastern corn belt. He will work with a party of etiologists to ascertain the most effective means of fighting the corn borer west Charley made a special study in etiology while attending Agricultural college at Manhattan. Senator J. E. Whitman was here from Pratt Tuesday attending business matters.
Mr. Whitman will attend the special session of the state legislature which convenes Thursday, July 19, for the purpose of enacting a road amendment to be submitted to the voters at the November election. Harvest work is progressing rapidly this week. 'The weather has cOntinned ideal with the exception of the rain Sunday which caused a late star. Monday.
A number of farmers in this community will finish combining this week. Another week will almos see the finish of the 1928 harvest season. Throughout the Preston comma nity the wheat is averaging around 20 bushels. Some fields are making 25 bushels, while some are running as low as 8 and 10 bushels. It is thot that Pratt county will produce a crop almost equal to the record of 1926.
Philipp Simon of Turon was here yesterday on business. LOCAL NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING A STRONG FACTOR A large manufacturing concern has this to say about local newspaper advertising: The local newspaper is a strong factor in every community. A well written advertisem*nt in your newspaper is sure to be read by the people; and they will believe it because they see it in the paper and because they have confidence in you. The newspaper offers you the most economical as well as one of the most effective means of reaching the best homes in your territory regularly. If your past advertising in the paper has not produced results, don't blame the paper.
It may be your fault. What you say in the space you buy amounts to a lot more than the size of the space you use. You can't get results by merely running your "card" in the paper. Talk to the people in your advertisem*nts just like you talk to them when they are in your store. Make your ad reflect the policy of your institution.
Give news value to your ads and be personal and truthful. Then your newspaper advertising will produce new business. But don't expect to advertise in the local newspaper two or three times and get results. You must plan: consistent campaign. A quarter page every week is better than a full page once a month.
PRATT COUNTY PRODUCES 75 BUSHELS TO THE ACRE Perhaps the largest yield of wheat ever reported in Pratt county was that of D. H. Thompson. Dwight is not apt to tell wild stories nor does he become excited over trival affairs but when he heard of the three hundred bushels of wheat that had been cut from four acres of ground on one of his farms near Cullison, that boy nearly fainted. The patch had been infested with bindweed.
Two years ago they started to cultivate the patch twice a week during the summer months and last year the patch was seeded to wheat. This patch bringing 75 bushels to the acre has caused much comment over Kansas and the daily papers have played up the story as one of the big events in the harvest fields of -Pratt Union. TAX PENALTY WILL BE ENFORCED ON JULY 20 The penalty on tax accounts will be in effect by July 20, Miss Ruth Warren, county treasurer, said Wednesday. Because of the rush of work, the lists were not completed earlier. The five per cent penalty has been figured now for accounts and tax payers will have only a few more days to take advantage of the, extension of Tribune.
Bunker Hill Club News The Bunker Hill Club members met at the home of Mrs. Pete Hohl, June 19. The sewing project was finished. Mrs. Mary Ziegler presented the club with ten new song books as a prize for having the first payed-up membership.
The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. I. F. Gatz July 19. The Rock Island electrical crew is here this week installing the new electric traffic signal system at the Main street crossing.
The work will be completed by the middle of next week, and we are informed that the new system is to cost between $1,500 and $2,000. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cooper of Hutchinson are here visiting with relatives and friends. Two Cases Filed In District Court Two transcript cases were filed in Pratt county district court Friday from lower courts.
The fraud larceny case against Oscar Bortz was filed from D. E. McCrory's justice court and a case against Parker Gardner was brought from G. W. Crow's justice court.
Gardner is charged with wife desertion. He was released from jail Friday on a $500 bond. A divorce action was brought in district court here last fall by Leila G. Gardner against Parker Gardner but the divorce was denied. He was arrested last week near Liberal and brought back to Pratt to face this new issue.
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