WANTS $10,000 DAMAGES FOR DKATH OF SON Saturday the Last Day Big Reductions The case of Fred L. Karnes of HARRY C. LITT8 H. W. KEEL HARVEY WEHG1 Hope vs.
Frank Clark of South Dick inson for damages for the STF death of Karnes' young boh is on trial. The lad wan on his way home from country school when Clark 3 Sale Ends Saturday Night A Series of Extraordinary Values Marks the Close of Mrs. Thrifty's Last Day at the came along in his automobile. The boy ran across the road in front of the car and was struck and killed. Clark declared that It was unavoidable and that he used cry possible precaution.
The plaint 1 IT claims that be was driving too fast to control the car and was to blame. The trial continued all day. hioned Id 1 IIFMIY KI.OFPI-Fl! OF 1IOPF lllVT (TSS, SAYS ,11 ltV The mere announcement that this tremendous clearance movement comes to a close tomorrow night, should stir buying to its highest pitch. Unusual values abound throughout the store. Small lots will be disposed of at still lower costs.
Listed below are just a few items taken at random from tomorrow's offerings: A Man's No Older Than His Hat Sometimes a "conservative" hat conveys an impression of middle age that's not at all deserved. Every man welcomes a change in his appearance and so do his friends. Many a yoiiner-lookinjr man capitalizes the advantages these new hats give for a hit of class, a touch of style and smartness. Here is a new Stetson Derby that embodies the strong masculine feeling of the day a very popular hat with men who are doing things. Let us show you what a snappy new Stetson can do one of those clean-cut styles that give spirit and red blood to young men's turnouts.
Mrs. Thrifty Says: Dress goods anil silks will be much higher when the new spring goods are take my advice and buy tor future now. Dress Goods and Silks OSc Dress Goods and Silks O.lc Dress Goods and Dress Goods and Silks. $1.75 Dress Goods and $2.00 Dress Goods and Silks. $2.25 Dress Goods and Silks.
$2.50 Dress Goods and 70c Thrifty Says-. Hosiery and Undeiweai! If You Don't Buy Liberally 111 Be Surprised 75c Values for 27c 85c Values 32c 90c Values Mc $1.00 Values for. $1.25 Values for. 5i)c $1.50 Values for. BEFOREw Values Values Values Values Big Reductions on Coats One-Half Off on Suits One-Half Off on Dresses We Advertise Henry Kloepfer did not swear the jury says so.
He was arrested In Hope on a charge of using profane language. He and Ueorge Dunlop had a quarrel over a line fence. They grew rather warm in their argument but tinally parted. Then both were arrested for swearing. Dunlop pleaded guilty, but Kloepfer denied it.
He was found guilty In the jus tice court and appealed to the dis trict court. Six witnesses said he swore; he declared be did not and the jury held that there was a doubt and acquitted hi in. Hope will feel better now as the court says its city ordinance was not violated. OFT READY FOR A COI.D WAVE THAT'S i The weather report calls for snow possibly heavy, with fresh to Htrong northerly winds tonight and Satur day, the cold wave becoming severe Saturday and Saturday night. The I'nited Telephono company has warn ed a number of the farmers and stockraisers of the, approaching storm.
DIXAI.INF COMPANY ItltlNOS IN A NOT 1 1 It Olli VK The Dixaline Oil company, which is owned largely by Dickinson and Saline county men, drilled Into eight feet of oil sand yesterday. This is the fifth producing well brought In by this company. All the company's holdings are In the Humboldt Hold. YnM Not Meningitis. Catherine Johntz is reported to be improving.
The Camp Funston men ingitis specialist was hero and pronounced the case pneumonia. It was thought she might have splnul men Ingitis. Residence Phone 5031 i P4 ft Xl It) AITAIN IHtOWNK WJItF.S TBI KI TE to D.wii) Chlckasba, Jan. 25. Reflector: The father of David Tweed Is tonight taking home his son's body for burial.
Funeral will be bold Saturday at 1 1 o'clock at Carlton. Ah Private Tweed in another Dickinson county soldier to give up IiIh life for his country, might I not suggest that every citizen possible make an effort to atlend his funeral. But for the fact I am Just out of the hospital would be there myself David Tweed was an ideal soldier, clean, conscientious, loyal and ever ready for any service asked of him. I do not know a single thing that could lie enterod against his record and 1 am proud it was my privilege to be his captain. In the way he did his duty he Is every bit as much a hero as If he had fallen on the battlefield of France.
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I Pi Pi Pa Basket Ball Tonight. The second basket ball game of the City League will be held tonight at the hall. The Sterl team and the Smoke House team are the contest ants. The game starts promptly at 8 o'clock. In 3 5c 4 0c 50c 65c ABOUT PEOPLE Fred Johnson of Clay Center was In town on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Shuey were in town shopping this afternoon. F. D.
Carman, a prominent banker of Herington, was in town on legal business. Mrs. Ayers and daughter, Agnes, of Manchester, were in town shopping. Mr. and Mrs.
J. II. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Leon Taylor of Pearl were In town.
Mrs. E. E. Hazlett and Miss Helen leave tomorrow to spend a few months In California. Miss Eva Hutchison and a niece, Miss Eva Jessup, were called to To-peka by the death of Dorothy Hor-ton, a relative.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rohrer of Jefferson were in Abilene shopping.
Mrs. Rohrer Is one of the county's efficient Red Cross workers. n. D. Whitehead returned from a three days' business trip to Russell.
Li. L. Buck, a well known real estate man of Hope, was in town on business. Crawford Coulson, accompalned by Roger Kyle, went to Kansas City to take an examination for the navy. Irvin Sampson will leave Monday for the Great Lakes' training station.
He enlisted in the radio division of the navy some time ago. Milton Eisenhower went to Kansas City to visit his brother over the week-end. G. E. Etherington and D.
J. Bacr went to Kansas City this morning with a car load of horses. Roy and Harry Skinner are here from California on their way to their home In Osborne. They are visiting 75c $1.00 $1.25 $1.50 Mrs. to get your attention; but our best advertisem*nts are the satisfied customers to whom we refer you.
When there Is new work to be done, or repairs to bo made, they call us because guarantee MttisflU'tioil. ABILENE PLUMBING HEATING CO. Obituary II. Miller. John Henry Miller, one of tho flrRt settlers on Turkey creek, was born Juno 1 8, 1 840, in Switzerland, and passed away January 14, 1918.
In tho famous "Republic of tho Alps" ho received his religious education. Ho was early received Into the fellowship of Hie Reformed church, of which ho was a faithful member In America as well as In Switzerland. July 4, 187(1, ho was married to Mrs. Louise Detwilcr Folbert. A number of years ago the happy father and niothor retired and lived quietly In a cozy new hom*o one-quarter of mile north of Dayton.
Mr. was ono of the founders of the New Basel Reformed church (I8(i9( four miles north of Dayton. Those who survive him and mourn his loss are: His faithful wife, Louise; six sons and six daughters; 3 4 grandchildren and throe great grandchildren, his brother, Rasper Miller, Enterprise, and two sisters, Mrs. Anna Hoffman, Cof-feyvlllo, and Mrs. Elizabeth Schlegel In Switzerland, and a host of friends here and abroad.
Soon Over His Odd. Everyone speaks well of Chamber-laln'B Cough Remedy after having used It. Mrs. George Lewis, Pitts-field, N. has thlB to say regard ing It: "Last winter my llttlo boy, five years old, was sick with a cold for two or three weeks.
I doctored him and used various cough medi cines but nothing did him much good until I began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He then Improved rapidly and In a few days was over his cold." A healthy man Is a king In his own right; an unhealthy man an unhappy slave. For lmpuro blood and sluggish liver, use Burdock Blood Hitters. On the market 36 years. $1.25 a bottle.
Low prices on Pancake Aunt Jemima's 4 lb. sacks 30c Punch lirand, 4 lb. Backs 33c Sambo Brand, 1 9c 4 ui. pkg Savings Log Cabin, small, 23c, Oft medium 45c, large JUO Hcuddor's, quarts 4 8c, QC. half gallonB QUI Call 19 2O0H CEUAK Shoe Repairing of the Better Class Also carry full line of polishes for all kinds of shoes, including Melton-Ian and Lutetian polishes, something different.
Lneoa In all colors. Our facilities for repairing are of the best and work promptly and ex-pedlousiy executed. Give us a trial. Langston Repair Shop 312 North Cedar.J M. Mallonee, Prop.
Phone 70t AFTER High Grade Flours Aunt Jemima's, 1 4 oz. pkg 14c Punch Brand, 1 lb. 4 oz. pkg 12c Red Star Brand, 1 lb. 4 oz.
pkg 14c in Syrups Punch, maple flavor, 70f 5 lb. can Punch, maple flavor. A1) 2 1-2 lb. can HLG Dellyer 7LU.PHONC 16 Frank Woodward. John Klover Is home from Camp Funston on a ten days' furlough.
He has worked as a carpenter at the camp a largo part of the time. Corporal Brenner and Dick Jones came home from Camp Doniphan on a five days' furlough. Hot li young men are looking fine. It is not secret at the camp that a movement of all the troops will occur soon. Ray and Harvey Skinner of Fan Bernardino, who have been visiting their uncle, Frank Woodward, left for home.
Franz E. Llndquist, one of Kansas City's leading attorneys, is here attending court. He is also known as a lecturer and has appeared In many Kansas towns. G. M.
Stratton of Clay Center and A. T. Rodgers of Beloit, prominent telephone men, were here attending a meeting of the I'nited Telephone company. "The Bird of Local playgoers will find much more than passing interest in Richard Walton Tully's charming play, "The Bird of Paradise," hich comes to the Seelye theater January 30. The play touches a virgin field, so far as the stage world is concerned, and it Is probably the one worthy attempt to date to preserve In dramatic form the vanishing customs, beliefs and legends of the 11a-waiians.
Miss Celeto Scudder, 19-year-old leading woman of charm and magnetism, Is to be seen as Luana, the little Hawaiian princess. Notice to 1K) Owners. Your dog tax for 1918 Is now due and payable at the office of the City Clerk. H. G.
ENGLE, 25dl2t Chief of Police. is correct In design and manufac- Its unkeep Is low In every respect. has plenty of speed and power. Abilene. Kansas Office Phone 308 Pa ft fa Pa pai Pa Pi LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS lT Pa IN CAMP AM) FIELD.
i Pa Pi Pa Pi Pi pa Every man in Company 139th infantry, Camp Doniphan, la to be given an opportunity to come home In the near future, according to word received at Junction City. A majority of the members of Company C. Third Kansas Infantry, which was organized there tills summer, are in this unit. It is Rtated that a dozen men will be furlougbed at a time, each leave of absence lasting five days, until all of the members have had an opportunity to visit their homes. hum Letters received at Leavenworth from Company boys, 139th infan try, at Camp Doniphan, indicate that they are now getting the finishing touches preparatory for service in France and that they expect to go over before long.
They are now get ting special drill in scouting and sharpshooting. The Wednesday af ternoon and Saturday afternoon half holidays have been cut off and they now drill six full days a week. None of the Company boys have come home without furloughs, while It is reported that members of other organizations, and especially of the 137th regiment, are doing this. One bunch of nine from Company 137th, living in Atchison county, and eleven living In Brown county, came home this week without leave and they are held under nominal arrest. They have not deserted, but Just wanted to get home to visit relatives before crossing to the European bat aoaooaaaoaoaaoDaoaaaoaaa I The Buick Valve-in-Head Automobile a a saves fuel because it ture.
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