01 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Narka News
Location
Narka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1918
Page
1
Narka residents report many sick lists and community activities. Families and neighbors, including August Feil the new janitor, Ed Dovel and F. A. Sorick visiting Fairbury, and Miss Edyth Keerner at the teachers association, fill the week with calls, visits, and local events across Mahaska and nearby towns.
At M. S. church Sunday evening the Epworth League presented a program with the Narka orchestra providing music. Mrs. C. W. Yoder sang solos and readings, a male quartet performed Cling to the Bible my boy and Your Country Needs You Now, and the Star Spangled Banner was sung. The audience enjoyed patriotic selections and the program drew a large attendance.
The thirty-fifth annual North Central Kansas teachers association meets in Beloit March 14 15 16. Fourteen counties are represented with speakers including Governor Arthur Capper and State Superintendent W D Ross. New features include a board of education round table music contest and basketball tournament led by E E Brouwer Lydia Prosser and A R Loop.
The Chopin club held its February gathering at Mrs Helene Thomas's home with a ragtime program featuring Tipperary Blues Twelfth Street Rag Sunny Jim Box Rag and Red Rocker Huskin Time. Special guests included Mrs Joseph Tepley Mrs Earl Keene Miss Nina Peters and others. The next meeting is set for March 20 at Mrs Allie Joy’s residence.
The public sale of F. A. and G. P. Puckett advertised near Narka on February 28th is postponed due to the storm and rescheduled for Monday March 4th. The sale includes horses cattle hogs and farm implements conducted by FF A and G B PUCKETT.
Belleville clergyman Rev. J. F. Hay will preach at the Christian church in Narka on Thursday evening March 7 at 7 30 p m.
H N Douglas has been chosen as cashier and will begin duties March first. He moves his family back from Wichita to Belleville to reside on West Caswell street. Douglas previously worked at the Farm Loan Bank in Wichita after serving as county clerk. The family will be welcomed by many friends in Belleville.
Prairie Chapel residents hosted visitors including Mr. and Mrs. J W Davenport and James Logsdens. James Logsdens plan to move to a farm near Burchard with other local families. Jeannie Lecy has measles and Stella Clark visited the Lacy home for a surprise on the Lodgsden family.
Mrs. Ettie Burch and Lulu dine with J L Wilkison family. Inez Wills spends Sunday with Pansy Peters. Louie Likens visits Bazart home and Feil family hosts. Ongoing social rounds include Kennedy family, Edna Elliott, and others across Narka. A Krasnicka loses horse. LeRoy Slough and Lenora with Wilkinson family.
A chain of visiting relatives and friends fills the community pages. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shimp attended a Saturday gathering at J. E. Peleskey's, while the Hiatts and their son visited Reynolds and Leslie Cossart's home. The Paulicheks guests with Henry Paulichecks and Edina and Dorothy stayed with their grandparents in Narka. Virgil Morey, a sixth grader, is ill with pneumonia but improving. The week includes birthday and golden anniversary notices for the Cossarts and the W. Bixlers, with invitations issued for their sixtieth wedding anniversary celebration.
Clarence Harrington living near Reynolds killed himself with a shotgun Sunday. He was married last fall to Mrs. Baskins formerly of Williams Nebraska.
District board records deferred registrants including Charles G Danthioiee J 676 Harry D Aspegren Albert Havel Wilhelm Y Monson Ralph J Kalivoda Alva Z Simmona Raymond L Falk James L Orr 4A under Order No con Claus 876 8 866 222 4 C 876 2 C 881 2 6 1899 4A.
The revenue agent states only those with income totaling 2000 dollars for married filers or 1000 dollars for single filers must file returns. It includes combined household income and dependent earnings, with exemptions of 2000 plus 200 per dependent under eighteen or incapacity. The head of a family is defined by supporting related persons. Compute total income before personal exemptions.
District Court records include money recovery for David R. Neil v John P. Stuart and others, land appraisal by commissioners P. P. Hammer Frank Carlson and J. J. Melhus, and several civil actions. Divorce decrees modified or continued, receivers appointed, and bonds set. Foreclosures, name changes, wills contests, and injunctions are noted with dates and deadlines. Trial dates and court orders cover adjustments to petitions and required rewrites or responses.
C A Landreth the auctioneer is in the county jail awaiting preliminary trial on charges of enticing a fifteen year old Belleville girl to leave home. Sheriff John H Griffin retrieved him from Colp to satisfy the girl’s parents with his arrest and detention.
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