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ANNUAL PICNIC
OLD SETTLERS
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HARVEY COUNTY
RIVERSIDE PARK, HALSTEAD,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916.
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Furniture and Rug House
We have at all times a complete line of Furniture and Rugs on hand. Any special order has our most prompt attention. Anyone wanting something better than we can afford to carry in stock, we will gladly send you to one of our Wholesale Houses where we can save you from 25 to 40 per cent as to what the retail stores would ask for the same merchandise.
It has always been our motto to be on the square with our patrons. We would like to have an opportunity to figure on that bill of Furniture or Rugs you are planning on purchasing. Come in and give us a call. We like to have you come in whether you are ready to purchase or not. No hard feelings if you are positive that you can do better elsewhere after giving us a chance.
We like to sell and please at all times. If you have never been in our store, come and get acquainted. You will be saving by trading with us.
O. P. QUIRING

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8:30 to 9:00 a. m.—Music by the Halstead Band and Wichita Drum Corps on Main Street. 9:00 to 10:00 a. m.—Auto Parade.
10:00 to 11:30 a. m.—Free Attractions on Main Street Between Second and Third Streets. 11:30 a. m.—Parade to Park.
12:00 m. to 1:00 p. m.—Adjournment for Dinner. 1:00 to 1:30 p. m.—Music by Halstead Band and Wichita Drum Corps.
1:30 to 3:00 p. m.—Call to Order by President S. H. White.
Address of Welcome, Mayor Hoover. Address by Judge John Marshall of Topeka
Business Meeting of Old Settlers.
3:00 to 3:30 p. m.—Free Attraction, Scott Sisters in Globe Act at Park.
3:30 to 5:30 p. m.— A. V. I. League Ball Game, Moundridge vs. Halstead, West of Dam.
5:30 to 6:00 p. m.—Free Attraction, Awl Wright in Acrobatic Novel Act at Park.
6:00 to 7:00 p. m.—Adjournment for Supper.
7:30 to 8:30 p. m.—Free Attraction, Scott Sisters at the Park.
8:30 to 9:30 p. m.—Concert by Halstead Band.
9:30 p. m.—Free Attraction by Awl Wright, in a Novel Act, at the Park.
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-WHEN IN NEED OF-
Hardware and Implements
We have the best in the city. Prices and terms to suit.
and most up-to-date lines.
Finest
John Deere Plows, Van Brunt Drills, Birdsell Wagons, American Fence, Velie and Henney Buggies, Garland Furnaces, Sharpies and Blue Bell Cream Separators, Woodmanse Windmills,
Rust Proof Tanks and Peoria Tractors.
Tin Work and Plumbing a Specialty.
“See Us First and Save the Difference.”
RIESEN & DYCK
Halstead, Kansas.
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JUSTICE JOHN MARSHALL. The Committee on Speakers was
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very fortunate this year in securing a high class orator in the person of John Marshall, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas.
Judge Marshall is a self-made man, having risen to his present high position through his own efforts. He came to Kansas in 1870 as a small boy, his parents locating
The City Meat Market
EMBICK & SON, Props.
Fresh and Cured Meats, Cheese, Heinz Catsup and Mustard
Always in the market for good beef. HALSTEAD, KANSAS.
in Elk county. Here he got his common school education, taught school in the country districts and then entered as a student at the State University from which he graduated in Law, with the Class of 1883. His rise in this profession was rapid, always taking a strong stand for the enforcement of the prohibitory law. His prominence in that connection caused his election
Blacksmith and Wagon Work
Done promptly and to your satisfaction. Our shop is equipped with a trip hammer, band saw, tire bolting machine, disc roller machine and lawn mower sharpener.
At least a portion of your patronage is respectfully solicited.
Ryan & Smiley
HALSTEAD, . - - ... KANSAS.
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The Home Lumber Co.
HALSTEAD, KANSAS.

Dealers In
Quality Lumber and Building Material,
Cement, Plaster, Sewer Tile.
as Attorney for the State Temperance Union. He became Assistant Attorney General under Attorney General Jackson and in a big field of candidates in 1914, he was elected as a member of the Supreme Court of Kansas for a term of six years.
He is one of the oldest and best public speakers in the State and his fame as an orator has caused him to be in great demand. Harvey County Old Settlers are to be congratulated upon having him as the Speaker of the Day at the twenty-ninth Annnal Picnic.
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We carry a complete line of Lumber all under cover. We will be glad to submit figures on your bill.
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The business management of the
Other fellows don’t have to tell you about it. We do.
Here it is: A men’s Furnishing Store.
Can’t get out of shape, can’t get out of popularity. Something new all the time. Usual unusual prices.
The M. & M.
Keep the Quality Up.
HALSTEAD, KANSAS,
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NEW SANTA FE TRAIL GARAGE
C. R. DREESE S. F. GEHNE
Old Settlers Picnic devolves upon an Executive Committee of three members appointed by the Mayor of Halstead and confirmed by the Council. This gives an opportunity to secure high class men for the important duty. In making up this Committee, Mayor Hoouer did a wise act when 0. P. Quiring was named. He was later selected by the other members to act as Chairman and as such officer he has the great responsibility of making the Picnic a great success, but all who know of his hustling abilities are satisfied he will be equal to any emergency which might arise.
Mr. Quiring is a native son of Harvey county and he has been so well satisfied with his choice of a birthplace that he has never thought
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of locating elsewhere. Newton was his home until coming to Halstead four years ago to engage in the furniture business. He is a member of the Halstead City Council and a firm believer in pushing along public enterprises. If we get the new concrete dam in Riverside Park it will largely be due to the push and energy he has shown in that direction.
As Chairman of the Executive Committee he has been giving freely of his time and energy and at the same instance is liberal with the expenditure of money for the enter-tainment of the Old Settlers and the other thousands of visitors.


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We have sold thousands of acres of Western Kansas Wheat Lands and every customer has realized or can realize profits from several hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars.
What other buyers have done, you can duplicate, if you have their faith and a few hundred dollars with which to make the first payment. These lands are sold on easy terms and right now, before the prices advance. Get into this game of owning a piece of wheat land in the best wheat growing area in the State and have us take you out to look over the tracks offered. Don't delay, as that costs you money.
W. A. BACHMAN
Halstead, Kansas.



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Mitchell’s Bakery
C. E. MITCHELL, Proprietor.
Bakery and Confectionery, Ice Cream and Soft Drinks.
Expensive preparations have been made to accommodate the people with bakery products today.
One door south of Halstead Bank. HALSTEAD, KANSAS


DR. E. M. HOOVER, Mayor.
Dr. Hoover, Mayor of Halstead, who will welcome the thousands of visitors to the twenty-ninth annual

REXALL REMEDIES
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Rexall Palace Drug Store
J. C. GIRK, Proprietor.
I. V. POLSON, R. Ph., Clerk.
Has a new line of
Drugs, Paints, Stationery, School Supplies
Phones: Business 20. Residence 52. Halstead, Kansas.
Yours for anything in the harnes line at the lowest prices at
H. D. Berger’s
who has had 38 years ex-perience and stays strictly to his line HALSTEAD.
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Lunch, Short Orders and Cigars
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SAME LOCATION WITH GOOD HONEST
Hardware, Implements, and Vehicles
Hundreds of satisfied housewives can testify as to the merits of the
Great Majestic Ranges
All styles carried in stock.
We hope to be here and cater to your wants for another twenty-five years.
W. C. HINKLE & CO.
picnic is no novice at that line of public duty. While Mayor twenty years ago he pulled off that stunt on sev-eral occasions and during the inter-vening years has frequently been pressed into service when the chief executive of the city could not perform.
Dr. Hoover is a native born Hoos-ier, but that should not be held against him as he came to Kansas and to Halstead as soon as he could leave the state of his birth. For thirty-two years he has taken a leading part in the moral and material welfare of Halstead. He has held every position of public trust within the gift of the people and so well does he fit into the public service that he sometimes has to be drafted into the service as in the present office of Mayor.
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THE COMMITTEES.
The following is an official list of the Committees which have charge of the various details of the big picnic:
Executive Committee—0. P. Quir-ing, Chairman; J. A. Linn, Secretary, Chas. R. Dreese, Treasurer.
Speaker Committee—E. M. Hoover, Rev. Oliver and W. 0. Gibbon.
Decorating Committee—Jas. W. Quick, Tom Dreese, A. Snell, Wm. Mierau and
Booster Committee—0. P.Quiring, R. L. Sanders and H. A. Jones.
Advertising Committee—Geo. A. Hinkle, J. J. Mierau, L. P. Krehbiel.
Sports Committee—0. P. Quiring, J. A. Linn and C. R. Dreese.
Concession Sale Committee-Col. J. A. Wear.
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The Halstead Machine Shop
Wilson & Harr, Props.
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All kinds of Machine Work reliably done on short notice. Special attention to Fine Work on Automobiles, Gasoline Engines, etc.
Second door north of Halstead Auto Co. HALSTEAD, KANS.
C. A. Woods’ place for a smooth shave and an up-to-date hair cut.
We also handle the large line of Perlberg all wool Clothing which means a saving of $5.00 on every suit. Come and see us
C. A. WOOD
3 doors south of Halstead P.O.
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STEWART’S Cement Building Blocks
Are recognized by builders to be the best on the market and as the price is always right, you will do well to give us your order.
We use only the
BEST SAND AND CEMENT
In the right proportion, which accounts for the popularity of our blocks.
We make a Specialty of Porch Work—See our handsome designs
If in need of Building Blocks of any kind write or phone the
Stewart Cement Block Works
PHONE NO. 78F13. 3 miles south and 3 miles west of Halstead.
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J. A. LINN
As Secretary of the Executive Committee which has charge of the general details in connection with
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Phone 120.
Office One Door North of Halstead Auto Co.
Halstead, Kansas.
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the big Picnic, Mr. J. A. Linn has for weeks past been one of the busy
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men of the county. The great amount of correspondence required to put the machinery of an affair of this kind into proper motion is no small burden but then Mr. Linn will be content if every visitor within the gates of our city today has been entertained. He gives unsparingly of his energy at all times to advance the interests of the Old Settlers.
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Mr. Linn has been a resident of Halstead since 1874, coming here with his parents from Summerfield, Ill., at the time when it seemed as though the great part of that town was to be removed to the then infant city of Halstead.
Mr. Linn is engaged in the dry goods and clothing business, suc-
ceeding his father who engaged in those lines of trade when he came here during the grass-hopper year. With but very few exceptions, his place of business occupies more floor space than any similar institution in the county.
If there is anything lacking today which would have added to the enjoyment of the people it will not be because Mr. Linn has not done his full duty as a public entertainer.
Mr. Linn has many times served on the Executive Committee and when the city officials decided to make the Committee membership a permanent feature, he was the first man to be selected for a place on the Committee.
WILLIAM MESSNER, Cashier.
J. H. HEGE, President.
D. E. LANGENWALTER, V. Pres.
The Farmers State Bank
HALSTEAD, KANSAS.
Capital
Surplus
$20,000 i 7,500
Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent
A New Bank for Old Settlers
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DIRECTORS: J. H. Hege, William Messner, D. E. Langenwalter, John Redinger,
J. W. Ruth, Samuel Dunkelberger, H. W. Covington.
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PAST PRESIDENTS.
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C. S. Bowman..... ........ 1888
C. S. Bowman 1889
C. S. Bowman .......... .1890
0. B. Hildreth ......... 1891
G. W. Branine........... 1892
G. W. Branine.......... 1893
G. W. Kanavel ........... 1894
M. S. Ingalls ......... 1895
Cyrus Hinkson ........... 1896
J. A. Commons ........... 1897
J. B. Dickey.............. 1898
G. F. Benthusen..... ......1899
Thos. Wilson.............. 1900 j
S. T. Danner.... . .. ....1901
G. F. Benthusen... 1902
J. W. Johnson ............. 1903
James Ryan ............... 1904
A. H. Dart ............... 1905
C. D. Masters........... 1906,
R. H. McDonald 1907
The Halstead Cleaners
R. L. SANDERS, Prop.
You don't wear dirty linen, why wear a dirty suit. Phone 173. Halstead, Kansas.
G. MALLEIS,
The Shoe Man for Fine Shoes.
The nobbiest styles and lowest prices.
First-Class Repair Work a Specialty.
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BENTON STEELE,
Architect and Superintendent.
Halstead, Kansas.
D. W. Thompson........... 1908
M. Harvey .................1909
W. C. Hinkle.............. 1910
E. C. Cadwell..............1911
Dr. E. M. Hoover__ ______ 1912
Floyd Morris ............. 1913
C. S. Brown................1914
S. H. White.......... . .. 1915
M. C. MARTIN, M. D. Halstead. Kansas.
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J. H. McNAIR
For several years past, Mr. J. H. McNair has served as Treasurer of the Old Settlers organization and while he is considered as one of the busy men of Halstead by reason of
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The Auto Repair Work
Department of The Halstead Auto Co. is in charge of CHRIS ROPER, Jr., who is prepared to remedy all auto troubles on short notice and to your satisfaction.
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Mr. McNair has been a resident of Harvey County since 1879 and of Halstead since 1882, coming over from Newton to help organize The Halstead Bank which he served twenty-six years as Cashier and of which he has been President for the past eight years.
He is a pusher for progress in the local commuity, has served the town as Mayor and for twenty or more years has been President of the Board of Education. Halstead wish-es always to retain Mr. Mac as its foremost citizen.
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MEMORIAL YEARS OF HARVEY COUNTY

Long, long pleasant years have rolled by, Sam Lehman, since we first beheld this wild prairie seen That my fancy still robes in its freshness of green This spot where in early manhood all thoughtless we strayed On the banks of the Arkansas in
GEO. A. LEHMANN,
Hot Water Heating, Plumbing, Gas Fitting and Tin Work.
2 Doors South of Post Office Halstead, Kans.
the scant of the shade.
I think of B. Warkentin, J. Linn and others who roamed with me there,
When our brow was all smooth, no silver in our hair.
All scattered, all sundered by mountain or wave
And many in the silent embrace of the grave.
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LOFGREN & BROOKS
Painting and Decorating
Phone 254 Halstead, Kansas.
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I think of the green mossy banks, McAdams, that circled around,
With bachelor boys, pretty girls and engladden crowned,
And I think of the Arkansas all placid and bright
As the face of those youths on a blue summer’s night.
Chas. Schaeffer, I think of the Car-son Tree under which we then strayed,
With broad leafy boughs with their coolness of shade,
And I hoped though disfigured some token to find
Of the names and the carvings imprinted on the rine.
John Reese, all eager I hasten the scene to behold,
Rendered sacred and dear the
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feelings of old,
And I dreamed that unaltered my eyes would explore This refuge, this haunt, this elys-ium of yore.
Boys, ’twas a dream, not a token or shrub could I view Of the names that I loved, of the boys that I knew.
Like the shadows of night at the dawning of day,
Like a tale that is told, they van-ished away.
John Dickey, I imagine the lone river that murmurs along Is more dull in its motion, more sad in its song
Since the birds that then nestled and warbled above Have fled from its banks at the change of the grove
J. W. QUICK,
Painter and Decorator.
We sell Room Moulding, Paints, Wall Paper, etc. to furnish estimates any time. When in need of our services Phone 117
HALSTEAD, - - KANSAS.
time at 6 per cent, these lands.
One crop of wheat will pay for If interested call or phone
ELLIS THORNHILL
Phones
134-226.
HALSTEAD,
KANSAS
Glad
Southwest Kansas Wheat Lands $10.00 to $15.00 Per Acre
Sold on easy terms. Small cash payment, balance long 4
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J. H. McNAIR, Pres. J. A. LINN, V. Pres. W. J. SLOAN, Ass’t. Cashier. L.. P. KREHBIEL, Cashier
THE HALSTEAD BANK
Organized March 1o, 1882.
CAPITAL - $20,000.00
SURPLUS and UNDIVIDED PROFITS $ $ 15,000.00
Loans Negotiated on Short Notice at Lowest Rates. General Banking Business Transacted. Correspondence Solicited.
DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS
M. S. Ingalls, Mina Warkentin, J. H. McNair, J. A. Linn, John H. Linn, A. H. Lehman, C. v. Riesen, D. G. Dyck, Peter Wiebe, A. I. Schowalter, Mrs. M. S. Hege, B. E. Frizzell,
J. S. Eymann, G. A. Hinkle, L. P. Krehbiel.

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I pause, and this moral comes home to my heart,
Behold how of earth all its glories depart.
Our visions are baseless, our hopes but a gleam,
Our staff but a reed and our life but a dream.
Then 0, let us look at our prospects allure,
To scenes that can fade, not to realms that endure,
To glories, to blessings that triumph sublime
O’er the blightings of change and the ruins of time.
Friends, those memories recall the day
When scarce within my teens
Gathering bluebells and violets for
mama, down in the meadow green.
M. S. Ingalls.
O. R. MANTELE,
Jeweler and Optometrist.
KODAKS and SUPPLIES. Halstead, Kansas.
C J. GRAM,
STAPLE AND FANCY
Groceries, Queensware, Notions, Fruit, Etc
Highest price for produce.
Telephone 42. HALSTEAD, KANSAS.
R. O. HOWARD. M. D.
Physician and Surgeon. HALSTEAD, - KANSAS.
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S. H. WHITE, President.
Sumner H. White of Halstead township, was elected President of the Old Settlers organization at the meeting held in 1915 and unless prevented by ill health he should preside at the carrying out of the business session today.
Mr. White located in Halstead township in 1872 and securing a quarter of the then cheap land he has held onto it through all of the intervening years and now has one of the best improved farms in Harvey county. His modesty has interfered with our ability to reproduce his likeness as he says he never has his photograph taken.
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N. L. HINSHAW, Secretary,
At the meeting held in 1899, Mr.
N. L. Hinshaw was elected Secre-


Linn's Department Store
Established in Halstead in 1874.
Is the recognized headquarters for the best in
Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes,
Hats, Notions, Ladies' and
Gents' Ready=to Wear Garments, etc.
No matter what may be your needs in the above lines, we can supply you from our stock or with a special order. You will also find that our prices compare favorably with those in the large cities, with the saving in your pocket.
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R. C. FERGUSON,
Staple and Fancy Groceries, Queens ware, Notions, Candy and Cigars.
A Full Line of Fresh Fruit. Halstead, Kansas
A. H. DETTWEILER
--MANUFACTURER OF-
ARTIFICIAL ICE
Delivered in the city at 40c per 100. Farmers clubs in 1000 lb. lots, 25c per 100 at plant. Single cakes of 300 lbs. at plant 30c per 100.
Ice is now a necessity. Become a user of it. Phone 256. HALSTEAD, KANSAS.
tary of the Old Settlers organization, succeeding John W. Smith, who had held that position since the first meeting, up to the time of his death in that year, or for a period of twelve years.
Mr. Hinshaw is truly one of the early pioneers, he having located on a claim near the present town of Buhler in 1872. A year or two later he took up his home two miles north of Halstead. He passed through the grass-hopper season as well as other discouraging years but he held to his land until coming to town twenty years ago to engage in contracting and building.
He has been a most efficient Secretary, serving without compensation of any sort and has had to advance his own expense account without hope of being reimbursed. The

Old Settlers will do well to continue him in office as long as he can be prevailed upon to handle the records.
No man in Harvey county has taken a greater interest in the welfare of the Old Settlers organization. At all times and under all circumstances he has kept the records in a neat and accurate manner and whenever information is required concerning Old Settle s affairs he can at once supply whatever is need-el. He will have the record books at today’s meeting and those wishing to register as Old Settlers will be given the opportunity.
The Pioneer Drug Store
ESTABLISHED IN 1874 BY M. S. INGALLS.
Is the most popular place in Halstead for the tired and thirsty picnicker. We have the best and most approved sanitary Soda Fountain in town and serve all of the popular mixtures, also the best plain ice cream.
Our stock of
Toilet Articles, Perfumes, and Druggist Sundries
is complete in every detail.
Prescriptions carefully compounded by a Registered Pharmacist. Remember the place is on the corner south of the Interurban track.
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THE SANTA FE.
The Santa Fe Railroad, which was one of the real Pioneers of Kansas was not much of a railroad except on paper. On June 9, 1869, it employed W. W. Fagan, now living at Olathe and six days later he became its first train Conductor.
The rolling stock owned by the Santa Fe at that time consisted of one locomotive, twelve flat cars, one coach and one handcar. The loco-motive was originally 6-foot guage and had been in service on the Ohio & Mississippi railroad for some time, It was converted into a 4-foot 8-inch guage when it was sold to the Santa Fe Company. The passenger coach was originally numbered 12 and for several years was in the service of the Big Four line between Indianap-
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CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS.
THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE CLASS OF HOUSES WE BUILD. Figure with us if you contemplate building. Halstead, Kansas.
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olis and Cincinnati.
The twelve flat cars each had a capacity of 20,090 pounds, which was the maximum capacity of all railroad cars at that time. Some idea can be formed of their size when it is considered that the pres-
ent maximum capacity of cars is 100,000 pounds.
On October 5, 1869, Mr. Fagan was appointed Superintendent in full charge of operating the line. All of the original trainmen on the Santa Fe came from the Whitewater division of the Big Four Railroad and had runs between Cincinnati and Indianapolis before coming to the Santa Fe. Mr. Fagan was a locomotive engineer on the Big Four line and J. H. (Dad) Griffith, deceased, was his fireman.
Pure Sorghum
Made and put up by
PALMER BROS.
Halstead, Kansas.
Murry & Lewis Transfer Line
All hauling done promptly to your satisfaction at the right price. No job too large or too small.
Halstead, Kansas.
H. A LONG,
Painter and Paper Hanger
All work in my line given personal attention. The big list of satisfied patrons is an indication that your work will be done right. Phone 190 HALSTEAD, KANSAS
THE IDEAL THEATRE
BOOKWALTER BROS.
The Best in Motion Pictures
Everything shown in this House has been approved by the State Superintendent of Schools. What more could be asked as a guarantee of their high moral tone?
We show Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday of Each Week and all Day on the Date of the Old Settlers Picnic
The Theatre is cool and well ventilated, six big Electric Fans in constant operation.

WILLIAM FOX FEATURE EACH TUESDAY
Two Doors North of the Halstead Post Office.
The Mack Mortgage Company
520 Main Street
Newton, Kansas
C. C. MACK, Secretary and Manager
Farm and City Loans at best possible rates, also first-class investments for those with idle money.
Old Settlers, it would please us to have you call and see us about your money troubles.
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NEWTON, KANSAS.
I have been established seven years and during this time I have worked continuously. Now I want to take a vacation so I am going to cut the price on every Piano in my store and sell them quickly so I can take a trip. You can save from $25.00 to $100.00 on each Piano, providing you come promptly and take advantage of the cut prices. I have sold nearly forty-eight PIANOS to the
best families in Harvey county and they saved big money by buying from me. It's worth your time to come and see my Pianos. The “Dickey” name is the guarantee that you will get the highest quality possible.
H. S. Dickey’s Post Office Book and Piano Store
Newton, Kansas.
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THE BIG DEAL OF 1874
O. L. HINSHAW, Contractor and Builder
Brief Account of the Purchase of
18,000 Acres of Harvey County Land By Mennonites.
A complete history of the early settlement of Harvey county by the thrifty Mennonites from Summer-field, Ill., has never been written and probably at this late date never will be, but in order to keep a few of the facts from being lost altogether, the writer of this article thought a brief account of this great movement would not be out of place in a booklet of this sort, so he hunted up Mr. Henry G. Ruth of Halstead who was a member of the purchasing party of Mennonites and gleaned from him the following information:
This is a sample of the class of buildings we are able to erect. No job too large or too small. Figure with us on your next work in our line.
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KAISER'S CAFE
CARL KAISER, Prop.
Ice Cream and Cold Drinks
Short Orders and Regular Meals. Ice Cream and
Fine Confections.
HALSTEAD, - - KANSAS.
The Palace Barber Shop
Mace & Kroeker, Props.
We do not claim to be the only first-class Barber Shop on Earth, but we do claim to give you full service for your money, Painless amputation of whiskers by our expert workmen is our specialty.
Hot and Cold Baths
In the fall of 1873 a meeting of the German Mennonites in and near Summerfield, Ill., was held with the view to seeking a new and undeveloped part of the country where there was cheap land. After discussing the various localities and having had some advances made to them by the then infant railroad system, The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, a Committee consisting of Rev. C. Krehbiel, David Lehman and Jacob Leisy was selected to make a trip to Kansas and inspect the lands of the Santa Fe Railroad in Marion, Harvey and McPherson counties.
This Committee arrived at Marion in October 1873 and within a few hours they learned that Railroad Bonds had been voted in a large amount. This condition eliminated
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Marion county from consideration and the Committee came to Harvey county. The apparantly fertile prairie of the central part of the county captivated the Committee and they were soon on their return trip with a favorable report.
Right here is where the keen foresight and shrewd business sence of the late Rev. Christian Krehbiel, then the head of the Mennonite col-
The Halstead Hospital
HALSTEAD, KANSAS.
DR. A. E. HERTZLER, DR. W. R. DILLINGHAM,
Attending Surgeon. Physician in Charge.
ony at Summerfield, came in handy as a valuable asset for the proposed purchasers of the raw western land. He conducted the negotiations with the Santa Fe officials with the result that he secured an option on all of their unsold land in the four townships of Lakin, Halstead, Garden and Mound, the latter in McPherson county, at sixty-five per cent of the railroad value of the
J. M. Steele,
City Dray and T ransfer
Office with the Oltmanns Insurance Agency, one door north of the Halstead Auto Co. All dray and transfer work given prompt and careful attention. Office phone 120. Residence phone 262. Halstead, Kansas.
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PRICES RIGHT STAR CLOTHIERS... EVERY WRONG RIGHTED
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes. HUTCHINSON, KANSAS.
Annual August Opportunity Sale
Coming from all directions for these special suit bargains!


But our Annual August Opportunity Sales are institutional with this store. They have appeared without interruption for over a quarter of a century, and neither rising prices nor a famine-stricken market can incline us to disappoint our many patrons who look forward to these special reductions of fine suits.
You can be well dressed in a suit to your liking without digging deeply into your vacation fund if you make a selection from this division. Every suit has heretofore been priced very moderately at $15; now marked down to $11.25.
$18.00 fancy spring suits now $13.50 $22.50 fancy spring suits now $16.90 $25.00 fancy spring suits now $18.75
Get the latest ideas in belt black, plaited back, semi-Norfolks, and sack suits of every spring model at reduced prices.
Many choice novelty weaves are included, Suits sold all season at
$20.00, now, $15.00 $27.50 fancy spring suits now $20.65 $30.00 fancy spring suits now $22.50 $35.00 fancy spring suits now $26.25
25 Per Cent Discount on Boys’ Fancy Spring Suits.
land.
With this kind of a prospect, the party of purchasers was organized and on January 4, 1874, in a special car, the party which numbered about twenty-five men left St. Louis and on Jan. 5, about 8 o’clock in the morning, their car was set out on a switch in the then primitive town of Halstead which boasted of about one hundred people.
Some of the party took quarters in the Sweesy House, the building now occupied by the Ingalls Drug Store while many of the land seekers slept and lived in the special car.
As representatives of the railroad there were C. B. Schmidt, now a resident of Newton, and A. E. Tou-zalin who later was General Manag-
Abe Schowalter
All Kinds of Cement Work Done to You Order
Am equipped with a concrete mixer which insures an even grade of work.
Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter and Foundation Work a Specialty.
Farmers and Town People
Should use Halstead Phone No. 196 when they wish to
Sell Poultry and Eggs
I pay the highest market price and Will call at your home for large or small lots. Try me when you have a surplus.
C. S. AHRENS
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DR. L. V. CUMMINGS,
Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist
All calls given prompt and careful attention. You will find my charges to be very moderate.
Phone 138. HALSTEAD, KANSAS.
H. W. ORTMANN,
Tailor and Dry Cleaner.
Many years of experience in the business enables me to guarantee all work to give satisfaction. Give me a trial order for that fall suit or overcoat. SEDGWICK, KANSAS.
er of the Great System in the latter 80’s.
Trips over the lands of the Company were made in what conveyances could be secured from the settlers and after considerable in- quiry we have been able to locate but one of those who drove the land seekers over the four townships in in the five days of their stay. H. A. Long, now a resident of Halstead is that party and upon being interviewed, “Hub” says he well remembers the time as it was the occasion of his first introduction to Limberger cheese, from the lunch baskets which were carried.
After inspecting the lands, the party left for Topeka where con-tracts were entered into and the cash was paid or arranged for, for
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the purchase of eighteen thousand
acres of what is now the best land in Kansas.
The price of this land varied according to its distance from the railroad. The Ruth and Haury sec- j tions three miles north of town was bought at about one thousand dol-lars per half section while the Henry Ruth and John Dettweiler section No. 21 in Garden township, nine miles from town was bought for seven hundred and fifty dollars per half section. The land in the extreme end of the Santa Fe land grant went in at about $1,75 per acre.
A considerable portion of the land bought at that time is still owned by the original purchasers or by their descendents and it is needless
In
D. T. DAVIS
“Agent For—“
HALSTEAD MILLING & ELEVATOR CO,
Grain, Coal and Feed
See Us Before You Sell Your Wheat, Corn and Oats, Burrton, Kansas,
Armstrong Produce Co.
^“Dealers In—~
Poultry and Eggs,
the market at all times and pay the highest market price. We also handle cream and guarantee payment.
BURRTON, KANSAS,
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The Halstead Milling & EL Co.
Manufacturers of the Celebrated
Boss and Second-to-None Flour
Milling Capacity - - 500 Barrels Daily
Elevator Capacity - - 225,000 Bushels
We are in the market at all times for choice milling wheat.
Halstead, - Kansas.
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to say that it has greatly increased in value. The Henry Ruth half section bought for seven hundred and fifty dollars has increased to the extent of the purchase price every year since the deal was made. It being easily worth forty times the cost or about thirty thousand dollars. The Haury half section as well as all of the other land is in the same class.
The Burrton Skating Rink
ORTMANN & TULLIS, Props.
Our Equipment is First-Class
Hard Maple floor and ball-bearing skates makes skating a pleasure as well as a healthy and invigorating recreation. We are in operation Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Our charges are reasonable and good order is maintained at all times. BURRTON, KANSAS.
Daniel Haury still has his original amount, as has also Peter Wiebe, Henry G. Ruth and the heirs of C. Krehbiel hole title to the two sections as also do the heirs of B. Wark-entin, secured at that time.
David Lehman, the only surviving member of the original purchasing Committee is now a resident of Halstead and still owns Section 35,
The Burrton Dry Cleaners
Recently installed the most improved machinery for Dry Cleaning in the shape of a Hoffman Steam Pressing Machine which enables them to turn out work equal to the best cleaners in the large cities. Prices are always right. Try our new method. Orders taken for Suits and Overcoats.
E. M. Smith, Prop
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H. W. Johantgen, Pres. J. W. Bramblett. Vice Pres. C. T. Bramblett, Sec’y. |
The Empire Milling Company
Merchant Millers.
NEWTON’S BEST FLOUR
Newton, Kansas.
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Garden township, purchased at that time, as well as other well improved farms.
The 18,000 acres cost in 1874 less than $50,000 and it is now easily worth a million and a half dollars.
Included in the party of twenty-five which landed in Halstead on that memorable January morning were:
Rev. Goerz, B. Warkentin, Rev. C. Krehbiel, Jacob Leisy, David Lehman, H. G. Ruth, John Dettweiler, John Ruth, Daniel Haury, Daniel Bachmann, Jacob Dahlem, John and Abe Stauffer, Rev. D. Hirschler, Daniel Baer, David Ruth, Jacob Aurenheimer, D. C. Ruth, Dan Ruth, Christian Goebel, John Eicher, John Haury, John Kuehny and Peter Wiebe..
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CHAS. R. DREESE, Treasurer. Charles R. Dreese, appointed by
Ask any Old Settler where to buy Reliable Merchandise, Ready-to-Wear, Dry Goods, Men’s Furnishings, Shoes, Groceries and Hardware and get the most value for your money and he will tell you at
Hanlin-Lewis Mercantile Co.
Newton, Kansas.
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“FIDELITY FLOUR”
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Milling Capacity 600 Bushels. Elevator Capacity 250,000 Bushels.
Highest Market Price Paid for Wheat.
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Mayor Hoover as a member of the Executive Committee because of his Willingness to become a slave to the public benefit, has been a resident of Halstead township since coming here in bloomers With his parents from Pennsylvania in 1883. He is connected with The Santa Fe Trail Garage, where as a member of the firm of Gehne & Dreese, he is always willing to perform whenever called upon, from tooting a horn in the Band to handling the cash for the big Picnic. He is a willing worker wherever placed, and will have to stand hitched as a member of the local Executive Committee for three years.
If there were more of his calibre among the boosters for the Old Settlers Picnic, Riverside Park would
Horace W. Reed
The House of Good Clothes
Newton, Kansas.
The Oldest Settler
in the music business in Harvey County. Our eighteen years experience is valuable to you in the selection of a Piano.
Quality, Service and Lowest Prices.
Newton Music Co.
Sole Dealers Edison Diamond Disc,
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Save Dollars on Clothing
You can make big savings and also be sure to get the best Clothing made for Men and Boys during our Mid-Summer Disconnt Sale.
N. BARNUM & CO.
The One Price Clothiers of Newton.

have to be enlarged in order to handle the crowd.
If any visitor runs out of money in taking in the various attractions, just remember that Mr. Dreese is well supplied and bear in mind also that he will give it to you, provided you have a voucher duly signed by the President and Secretary of the
Committee.
WATCHES
You save money on Elgins and Walthams at Dickey’s.
Wedding Rings in all weights and Sizes Reliable since 1871
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611 Main St., Newton, Kansas.
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AN OLD SETTLER
Grandpa Grimes celebrated his 93rd birthday last Wednesday at the home of his son Jerry. He was the recipient of many beautiful birthday cards wishing him a long and prosperous life.—Lick-skillet Locals.
Grand-dad attributes his long life to the old adage: "Early to bed and
early to rise, wear the best clothes that money buys.
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Sold Exclusieely by
KLIEWER BROS. & ADAIR
505 Main St. Newton, Kansas.
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extends the hope that your visit be a happy one and that at many “Old Settlers” Picnics of tbe future, Halstead may be honored by your presence.
The Arkansas Valley Interurban Ry. Co.
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—ever thought what that name means on the radiator of YOUR car?
Just take one angle —$500,000,000 worth of Studebaker products now in the hands of users, all giving COMPLETE satisfaction! Surely that's a guarantee of QUALITY. Or take another—more than 225,000 Studebaker cars in users' hands, and a worldwide popularity increasing so rapidly that for 1916 we are building 100,006 cars. Surely that’s a guarantee of QUALITY.
Or take another angle—64 years of successful manufacturing experience and manufacturing facilities that few organizations in any industry can rival. Surely that's a guarantee of VALUE and LOW price.
Or another—one of the world's GREAT manufacturing institutions with a Service System that blankets the entire country. Surely that's a guarantee of SATISFACTION. But the list is far too long for this space. And we urge you to come in and see the cars and judge for yourself what that name of Studebaker means.
SERIES 17 CARS—40 H. P. 7 Pass. $875. 50 H. P. 7 Pass. $1085. ^
See them at
119-121 W. Broadway.
Woolington-Rich Motor Car Co.
NEWTON, KANSAS.
INDEPENDENT PRINT, HALSTEAD. KANSAS