Bellevelle Telescope (Newspaper) - August 28, 1930, Belleville, Kansas 12 Pages THE BELLEVILLE TELESCOPE A Consolidation of The Belleville Telescope and Republic County Seven Other Republic County Newspapers 12 Pages SIXTIETH YEAR REPUBLIC AUGUST 28, 1930 NUMBER FIFTY-TWO IS EXTENDED TO FREE FAIR VISITORS RECORD AND AMUSEMENTS EXHIBITS ARE BETTER QUALITY THAN EVER BEFORE POULTRY SHOW GREATEST Amusement Program Includes Largest Number of Entries in Horse and Auto Acts and Revue Best Ever Presented at North Central Kansas Free Attested By Crowds The superb of exhibits in every and a program of entertainment acclaimed as unexcelled in previous years by the crowds is making North Central Kansas Free Fair history this Exhibits in general are even better than the fair management had and entries in the horse and auto races have so far excelled previous years the speed program is placed on an entirely new All have more exhibits than the 1029 with exception of cattle and and those two arc showing a higher quality of stock than was shown last W. K. said In Animals An increase of 30 head of horses over the 1929 exhibition gives on W. H. Shoemaker to Get Inability Fair Week W. H. formerly of this now president of the First Bulding Loan association of Lincoln Nebr. sends a renewal subscription for The and look forward to receiving The Telescope each week and we read it from top to and from front to We certainly would like to be in the Old Home Town for fair week and are we cannot be Wish all our old old friends a good time and know you will have a big HORSES BRING HIGH PRICES Horses brought high prices at the John sale last the first auction of the season in this A pair of two-year-old colts sold for according to F. M. while a pair of work horses brought FAIR AUTOMOBILE SHOW EXCEEDS FORMER YEARS Industrial Exhibits in History of N. C. K. Fair Fill Bigger Auto Show and Radios Feature Exhibition PRIZES AWARDED IN EVENT MRS. PAUL KING AWARDED FIRST PLACE THIS YEAR C. Fredin Wins Second and Mrs. T. A. Carmony Beautiful Lawns Not | ed In Contest for 12 Prizes I NEW MARQUEE AT THE BLAIR Changeable Letter Sign Also Being Installed Today A new marquee of the latest with a changeable letter electric sign is being installed at the Blair theater The new marquee was designed for this and according to Mr. is superior to anything found between Kansas City and The new with circling will enable the Blair to list productions and stars playing in lights before the The largest automobile show ever held in northern Kansas is under way in the huge auto tent at the North Central Kansas Free Former auto shows have been surpassed this both in quantity of industrial size of the and variety of products The Tourist Garage occupies the entire oast portion of the with the display of four lines of machinery and The Marmon 8" Durant deluxe sedan Those who have nursed their yards and gardens through the hot summer weather are now to be with the judging of entries Tuesday afternoon and announcement of the twelve prize Here they First Paul in cash by The Belleville Second F. in cash by Belleville Lions Third A. worth of perennials by Belleville Greenhouse Co. Fourth E. gold piece by First National Fifth A. gold piece by Belleville State Sixth F. E. Goodyear garden hose by Belcher's Seventh J. gallon Sherwin-Williams house paint by Colwell Drug Co. Eighth W. S. 50 pounds Vigoro plant food by P. Ninth F. E. lawn trellis by Sanborn Lumber Co. Tenth T. D. rose trellis by Belleville Lumber Co. Eleventh A. gold piece by Peoples National Twelfth 0. lawn sprinkler by T. D. Ruley 1 TiT 11 T I Many beautiful lawns were not en- TWO HURT IN COLLISION Smith Center Car Wrecked in Crash South of Munden Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Werts of Smith Center both suffered cuts on the face and numerous when the car driven by Mr. Werts collided with a truck driven by Glen lineman for the Cuba telephone Tuesday The accident occurred south of Mrs. Werts is a state official in a women's and had visited the Munden order Monday and expected to visit the Republic The two cars collided at an and the Werts automobile was badly ' ' ft ' Cops Capture Load of Fair Week Booze Forty-four gallons of liquor and two Kansas City bootleggers failed to their appearance to keep engagements at the North Central Kansas Free Fair here this Sheriff Cecil Smith of Jewell county captured the two men and the load of contraband at Esbon Friday and learned that part of the consignment had already been sold to a Republic county who had given them two post dated each for to pay for his Lorenzo Orlando and Morrie an Italian and a Jew from Kansas captured rum are in jail at Local officers are checking up on the local man who was interested in the Orlando and Chaplin are known to police and U. S. authorities in Kansas reports from there Containers built underneath and behind the rear seat held the large liquor supply in the Kansas City which had apparently been used on many similar The capture of the car at Esbon indicated to local officers that the distributors had made western Kansas deliveries to the REPUBLICANS ELECT OFFICERS Adolph Nelson of Chairman of County Central Committee Adolph Nelson of Scandia was elected chairman of the Republic county central committee by Republican ' committeemen and in a meeting at Belleville Satr A. Baldwin of Belleville was chosen and Jay son A complete line of John Deere implements is in addition to a Seiberling tire The Motor company shows the Hudson straight in the standard and the Essex The Ruley Hardware section contains much of and Brunswick radios are as well as Voss washers and Banquet gas The General Electric refrigerator occupies an important Gem City coal natural gas and coal and stoves are Variety in Gregg Section The Gregg Electric section offers a variety of The new improved Fordson tractor is the light plants and Victor radios are while R. 0, McKee demonstrates Maytag A display of Anker Holth cream separators and Speed Queen washers was arranged by Howard The eight as Buick builds it is shown in two series by the Motor The sedan and sport coupe are exhibited in the 114 and the sport sedan in the 118 J. G. Bachelor features the with cream Farmall tractor and two-row corn picker attracting much A display of stoves and cabinets by the implement firm has been well The Miller & Weeks Motor company has varied the models of Model A Fords shown and that car has retained its reputation for attracting the attention of automobile show A variety of models has been presented during the Chevrolet Six Display The Chevrolet display has embodied most of the models produced by the largest manufacturer of six cylinder and tho were not considered in the on Page 6) WEAVER SALE WEDNESDAY C. C. Weaver will hold an auction sale at the Ben Connell four miles south of Belleville on U. S. 81, next September 3. The sale given complete in the ad in today's includes 25 head of with 11 of them extra good milk 35 head of three and alfalfa Frank Novak is auctioneer and Henry Douglas The sale begins at one o'clock FREE GAS INSTALLATION The Kansas Pipe Gas has just announced that service ines and piping to major heating appliances in any home in Cuba or Munden will be installed free until September 30. The special offer is made to encourage installation of gas for heating before cold BEST COMPETITION IN HISTORY AT FAIR RACES Thirty-eight Cars Entered in Auto Races Today and A State Record Broken for Mile Running Race Yesterday on Page 6) POPULAR Fourteen Mule Teams Entered Monday Horses Pulled Heavies Last Night Presenting the only horse and mule pulling contest at a Kansas fair this the North Central Kansas Free Fair attracted large crowds to the first three night shows through the of team Mules pulled Monday night and F. team from Scandia placed pulling 2,400 pounds the required 271/2 Arnie took his team pulling 2,400 but not being able to pull it out the required B. placed his team pulling 2,300 pounds Lash's team lifted the 2,400-pound weight but could not pull it as far as the Wells team Entries in the Monday night contest were teams belonging to the following Gus Ray and Newt W. W. W. C. E. Ben and Clarence G. W. Arnie B. L. on Page With 60 entries in the horse races and 38 in the auto North Central Kansas Free Fair patrons are seeing tho best speed program that has ever been presented on the fairgrounds Forty-eight of the horses were professional running horses and the rest were entered in the county Of the auto race entries 32 are professional and six stock Free Fair Program TODAY AND TOMORROW August 28 8:00 a. awards 8:30 trials for auto 10:00 a. exhibits 11:30 a. office open at 1:00 p. by Belleville 1:30 p. acts and 2:00 p. 5 Class 5 10 Free for all stock car Vaudeville acts between all 6:30 p. office 7:00 p. Belleville 7:30 p. acts and professional musical Hanna and Miller horse Extraordinary on the automobile August 29 8:00 a. 10:00 a. exhibits 11:30 a. office open at 1:00 p. Cuba 1:30 p. acts and 2:00 p. Class 5 Class 5 10 Free for all stock car Consolation 5 Vaudeville acts between all 6:'30 p. office 7:00 p. Cuba 7:30 p. acts and profess onal musical Hanna and Miller horse Big midway show each afternoon and pavilion dance each PLAN TO LIGHT GRIDIRON FOR FOOTBALL AT NIGHT TAX LEVY FOR STATE STATE AND COUNTY LEVY SAME AS LAST YEAR Increase Due to School Bonds and Lower Valuation of Assessable Property in the Courtland Levy Best Equipment for Night Play to Be According to Present Home Game Under Footlights Arrangements are being made to light the football field at the North Central Kansas fairgrounds for night with the first B. H. S. home game to be played under the new The lighting units are to be purchased by the high school athletic association in co-operation with the fair and will be used during the football season following the fair each Either six or eight each containing 1,500 watt globes with will be used to light the The lighting system will the best and will be of the same type as used on college and university Night football will eliminate interference with school work and dismissal of school on the afternoons of homo according to W. O. Added gate receipts at night games are expected to pay the cost of installation in a short Business men and others who are prevented from attending games in the afternoon will be able to take in the night Good Football Schedule With seven of the nine games on the 1930 H. S. schedule arranged a strong line-up of contests is ready for Republic football The only new team among the seven games to date is Lebanon high the other elevens having been on the 1929 and previous The list of games for this September 26-Open. The tax levies of county and state for Republic county total the same as those made last but Belleville city will have an increase of cents on each These facts were verified by the state board of certificate received by County Clerk M. L. Hill this and the state board ordered a reduction of two per cent in tho assessment on all land in the With the two per cent reduction the total assessed valuation of Republic county as of March 1, 1930, is A year ago it was while two years ago valuation was Although the valuation shows a drop over last year it is practically the same as that of 1928. Much of the reduction is in farm property inasmuch as there is an increase in valuation of industrial holdings with the laying of gas pipelines through the Increase Corn G Cents The state board of equalization ordered an increase in valuation of corn on hand March 1, 1930 of G cents a All telephone companies operating in the county were subjected to an increase in a total increased valuation on the companies of Tho levy for school district number 14 this year is on each A year ago it was The total levy for Belleville including school and is while a year ago it was The total levy for Courtland is on each Cuba's levy is Munden and ka The total levy for and Scandia had not been computed last FARMS IN COUNTY DECREASE Biggest Slump In Number Has Occurred During Past Five Years The number of farms in Republic county a decrease during the last ten year although most of that decrease is during the last five from 1925 to 1930. On April 1, 1930 there were 2,292 farms in this county while January 1, 1925 there were 2,459 and on January 1, 1920 2,489 farms were enumerated in the government A for census includes all the land which is directly farmed by one either by his own labor alone or with the assistance of members of his or hired JONES TAKE ' OVER BROWER AIR LINE A. R. STEVENSON TO COLORADO Will Assume Management of Store at Grand Junction A. R. Stevenson has been appointed manager of tho & Company store at Grand effective September 1. Grand Junction is a city of 15,000 population and offers a bright future in the merchantile Mr. Stevenson ' He was a prominent Belleville merchant for many years and only a short time ago disposed of his business interests in His wide experience in the merchandising business will make him a valuable manager for the The Stevenson's have been spending the summer at Grand and will move immediately to Grand Mrs. Stevenson returned to Belleville Tuesday for a few days going to the city to make their STATE PLANS TO BUILD LAKE WITHIN NEXT YEAR Engineer for Fish and Game Commission Says Construction Project Will Proceed in Near on CONTRACT IS LET FOR HIGH SCHOOL ALEX GETS BUILDING CONTRACT Heating and Wiring Bring Total of Awarded to Be Completed By 1931. Air Passenger Service Will Be Continued Through Nathan L. Jones Now General Manager Five states are represented by - ing and horses came to October ville from six The half mile October 10-Clay Center track record for mile running races iT t was broken yesterday afternoon when | October 24-Lebanon Zigler rode Lampasas for two laps October 31-Washmgto,n of the track in 1:431/8: He was November 11-Hebron ed at the half at 50 The November 21-Concordia cal track record on 3/4-mile races November 27-Scandia was also broken yesterday when Shields rode Loodell in 1:161/4. On the half he was clicked at 49 3-5. Auto races today and tomorrow are expected to draw the largest crowds in the history of the Entries for Auto Races Troy Fronty GAME WARDEN COLLECTS FINE More Than From Fishermen Who Did Not Have Licenses The Own More than has recently been collected by the game warden who Joe the Republican river from mon Grant E. Kansas City Front Wheel Billy Colo. Spencer A. C. Kansas Laurel Single Lew Kansas i Dick Kansas Richardson Special 22, G. R. Kansas Fronty Fred Kansas Pontiac i C. Fronty Jimmy Martin G. Cline j on Pagre 6) to the Nebraska state A short time ago a farmer from Washington and another from Union were caught and fined for fishing in the river without a The costs in all totaled more than the above OF FRIDAY Arrangements Made to Hold Picture Final Day of Fair of feature picture at the Blair theatre this will have its final screening here Friday Although an error in booking threatened to the showing special arrangements were made last to continue the picture over Friday as had previously been I The development of passenger and possible air mail service to Central Nebraska and Oklahoma and Northern Texas will be advanced at once the ' Western Air Service a newly organization with Nathan L. Jones as the president and general This new just formed with a capital stock of has taken over the Brower Air Service Corporation which has been operating an air transport line between through Salina to Oklahoma for more than eighteen Daily passenger service will be maintained from with regular stops at Lincoln to Tho general headquarters of the new company will be maintained in where Mr. Jones has very extensive utility Flag stops will be scheduled at ' In announcing this new air service and wide future expansion and development in its Mr. Jones says that he to give much of his personal attention to its A fleet of six place Stinson and planes equipped with and Wasp motors will be in Has Good Record The Brower Air Service Corporation has maintained an enviable transportation record in the eighteen months it has been The outstanding feature of this is the fact that no accidents have Government licensed pilots will be in charge of all aggressive organization has formed by the corporation under the leadership of Mr. Jones to make oh 8) Tho state lake and game preserve on the Jamestown site in the southwest corner of Republic county will be within the next according to the present plans of the state The Telescope was advised Tuesday by S. construction engineer for the Mn Davis was in to the lake site where he will make an inspection and definite estimate of cost together with a set of plans covering the typo and size dam necessary to impound the Land whose property lies within the proposed 1,500-acre lake are being interviewed by Mr. Davis in an effort to reach a reasonable agreement on the price that the state will pay for the land necessary for the Mr. Davis explained that the state could condemn property for building state lakes if but that sometimes involves legal actions which would delay construction of the Ho expressed the hope that the land owners will be reasonable in the price asked in order that work can proceed at an early The Republic county lake is one of three state lake projects authorized by the state fish and game commission two weeks ago and since this is one of the smaller projects it is the plan of the commission to proceed with its construction as rapidly as The lake would be approximately 6 feet deep at its deepest point and would cover an area of 800 BUY POLAK PRODUCE STATION S. Carpenter and purchased the Polak produce station on the east side of the taking possession of the business last The firm name will be the Carpenter Produce has lived in Republic county since 1872, making his home in Lincoln A public sale to dispose of livestock and machinery will be held at the farm seven miles south and three miles west of next September 2, HEN LAYS TINIEST EGG A. Roszell of owner and caretaker of the hen which lays eggs shaped like billiard how has a White Leghorn hen who gets tired of laying eggs of ordinary Roszell found one egg no larger than that of the in her nest a few days you're A Sparrow didn't lay because Sparrows don't lay white BASEBALL GAMES AT FAIR Contract for erection of the new high school building was awarded Monday afternoon to Alex Hoisington for heating and wiring contracts let brought the total cost of construction to The building will be erected complete with exception of the gymnasium which was stricken from the plans after contractors failed to furnish a satisfactory bid a week Construction will commence Monday morning and the building is to be completed in 210 working With favorable weather it should be finished next and the contractor has been advised he should have the auditorium of the building completed in time for the class plays and commencement exercises of the school next Contractors Arc Bonded Tho contract for plumbing and heating was awarded to Judd Plumbing and Heating company of Kansas as low bidders at The General Construction and Electrical of Wichita were awarded the wiring contract with a low bid of 200. All contracts are covered by bonds and the board considers it is fully protected in getting the building completed within the amounts of The contracts were let sufficiently low to allow the board of education enough balance to properly equip the building for use and still keep the present contracts and equipment within the bond HEAT POPS CORN ON STALK Mrs. Pachta From Brings Curiosity Oklahoma Trip Back Marysville Beats Superior In Feature Game Center Defeats Belleville Three days of baseball games at the North Central Kansas Free Fair i climaxed afternoon intermediate contest between ner of tho game previous and children's Belleville juniors lost to the Clay Center by a score of 12 to 8, Clay Center led the locals 8-0 at the end of the fifth inning and while Belleville rallied in they could not overcome the lead of the The Clay Wayne Hall p Gates Vernon Hoover c Snyder John Logue Garrison Hunter Munford 2b Kinnamon Virgil Nixon 3b Francis Norman Currie ss Wernette Leonard Roubinek If Vale Max Jewell cf Budden Cuthbertson rf Johnson Republican valley league on An ear of popped by the heat while on the was brought back to Belleville by Mrs. Adolph who was visiting her Mrs. L. W. in Oklahoma City last Mrs. Mahler had a large patch of pop corn which the intense heat the first part of August popped on the An ear of the popped com is displayed in The Telescope GOODWIN SALE IS THURSDAY Frank will hold a public sale at his 6% miles west of on the cemetery next September 4._ The sale given complete in the ad in this issue of The includes nine head of 30 head of nine implements F. M. Moree is and the Bank of Scandia The sale begins promptly at one TRUCK CRASHES CULVERT A gravel truck went through the concrete railing at a culvert two miles east of Belleville yesterday The truck was badly damaged but the Howard was Cry of Baby Saves Parents from Fire The Scandia The cries of her three-year-old son at three o'clock Sunday morning awakened Mrs. Ernest Erickson of who rushed into the adjoining room where the baby had been sleeping with Naomi an to find the room a mass of The screams of the child saved the lives of the babe and his but the which was located a short distance south of the east approach to river was the A small amount of clothing and some silverware were the only articles saved from the The Scandia fire department answered the call but the flames had gained such headway neither the building nor contents could be The houso was a one-story frame JUNIOR FAIR IS FEATURE The Junior Fair is a feature of the North Central Kansas Free Fair here this when entries of clubs will compete Judging will be done Tuesday morning and winners of first three places will be eligible to enter the open Weather Report Furnished by Mark official observer for Republic Report is based on weather at Republic and does not include precipitation after 5 p. Date Aug. 20 21 22 23 24 26 High 86 - 84 86 Low 63 64 67 61 66 of day Clear Pt. Pt. Pt. Clear
