The Dorrance News from Dorrance, Kansas • 1

DORRANCE NEWS 'J' Ji. 4 No. 20 Dorrance, Russell County, Kansas, Thursday, December 14, 1911. Election of Officers. Dorrance Lodge No.

205 A. O. U. rJ stt'SS, fif V. met-in regular session Dec.

7th Let Me Write Your and elected the following officers for vri the ensuing year. Master Workman H. Crab tree; Foreman, Nelson JINSURANCE. Have You Bought Your Hubbs; Overseeer, W. Frimmel Re corder, Joseph Dressier; Financier, A.

W. Roe; Receiver, L. J. Sprinkle; Guide, F. C.

Coffeen; Inside Watch, hristmas presents John Dressier; Outside Watch, F. M. Fou Cannot afford Crabtree; Medical Examiner; W. Th. Fletnitz.

A New Mail Carrier. to neglect to pro Ed Rankin, carrier on R.F. I). No. from fire, tect your home the ravages of 3 Dorrance, resigned Ms po sition and severed his relations with We have on hand a nice line of Silverware, Clocks, Jewelry, the mail service on Nov, 30th.

Frank Coffeen acted as substitute and car ried the mail until Dec. 11th when Henry Sechtem received the'appolnt- ment and begun his duties as carrier. lightning and wind. I represent some of the best companies and can give you the protection you need. Mr.

Rankin goes to farming and we hope that he will enjoy the and many useful artscles, also for children. If i change of occupation. His work in the carrier service has been faithful 4 We have made ont a nice list of gifts, suitable for yon to give to your Wife, Children, Eriend, Relative or Sweetheart rat ft ly, and satisfactorily done. A New Business House. Has been added to Dorrance's list.

It is Art Kendall's Cream Station and Produce House, 2 blocks east of M. W. Stanley, Agt. the Bank. The building will soon be completed and ready for use.

Mr. Kendall is buying for cash and paying the highest market pric Tampa. This letter came too late late week. should let what you have rust out on the scrap pile or at the end of the es for cream, butter, eggs and poultry. Saline Valley.

Miss Alta Crouch of Wilson is vis He will an advertiser in the iting with! Miss Gertrude Cooper at Girls. Eleven members of the N. S. club met at the home, of Miss 'Era Bennett last Friday night and had. a.

fine time. Next Friday evening they drive in a wagon to the home of Miss News. present. Charley Blaze and Solon Anspaugh The Ladies Bazaar. Given in the Lindenmeyer-Sprin- spent Saturday and Sunday at Wil pMary Biays where the next meeting liam Anspaugh's.

kle Hall by the Ladies' Union of Dorrance on Saturday, Dec. 11th, was will be held. Rev- and Mrs. Steele spent Friday night and Saturday "at Harvey Ans-paugh's. in every way a success both from a social and financial standpoint.

Notwithstanding the rainy weather it was well attended. The fine line of quilts, aprons, embroidery, sofa pil- Fred Spaiilding' has been hauling oil cake rota Dorrance this week. Mr. A. T.

Cooper -attended the Word to tk i lows, handkerchiefs, etc. brought meeting of the Mystic Shrino at Sal- ready sale and nearly all went. The ina last week. orrowert Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Missimer went Salina last week to see the latter's Durham suffered a big loss by fire last round in the Furthermore which occurred on the morning of we wonder if the Greenvale girls ac-the 23rd ultimo between three tually plead guilty of having heart and four Ine-total loss ag- disease to their precious correspon-gregates about thirty thousand dpi- dent or whether.it was only his im lars. Three general" score's and a agination they would confess should barber shop were burned to ashes, he quiz them about it. The fire is suposiad'to have been of incendiary origin.

An -attempt Shannon. made several nrcnllis start Sellens was a Hoisingtoir fire in the caller Corn riisady 'finished Ed. Boonihower was a Russell cal-ind the average yield is about twen-ier ty bushels per 'icrcr. The prfce paid" Mr." Chenriweth and son Hugh here is fifty-seven cents per busheL.Were Bunkerhill callers Wednesday. Mr.

and Mrs; Gotfried Heinze and Mr. Will draham and family, Will family frorn Dorrance, lme No. 98, Thomair and family, and Al Kenni-were visiting in -ct and family took dinsi Tampa neighborhoods last week. Sellen's Tuesday. David Herbel of Luces and David Ira McGinnis is having a new well Steinle of Dorrance have beenirCthis dug.

neighborhood for several weeks picK- Mr. Norton and Stoskoff of ing corn for J. Frick. steinle bought Calvery spent Thursday night at S. a box at the social a week ago and Hinderliter's.

well, he ate whatrwas-in it. Mrs. John Meharg spent Sunday at Rev. and Mrs. Bery E.

Tom Parker's. New York city "are 'visiting relatives Messrs. Henry Hugh and old acquaintances in this neigh- chenoweth, and Ruhle and Mis-borhood. ses Ethel McConnel and Grace Chen- George Lehigh died 0weth spent Sunday evening at S. J.

of heart failure November Hinderliter's. eleventh and was buried the. ing Tuesday, Rev. Roth of the Ad- mother who is sick. IF you are a borrower of this' Several of i the younger people of he valley; attended; tho box supper paper, don't you think it la an in at Dist 39 Friday evening.

Every one seemed to enjoy the program Lunch Counter was also well patronized. Net proceeds exceeded $50. Prospects for Another Creamery. George McClintock of Salina, representative of the Continental Creamery company, was in Dorrance Tuesday with a view to establishing another cream stationand says that if any of the farmers wish him to do so he will gladly come and test their cows. r-.

A Letter from Floriday. Tanama City, Florida, 11, 6, 11. To whom it may concern this country is all right. They can raise and the supper. thAt followed 'Lester Peck of Dorrance Is assist justice to the man who is paying: for it? He may be looking for it at this very moment.

Make It a regular visitor to your home. The subscription price Is an investment that will repay you ing his nncle.tHojward Sawhill, with his work at Boost Dorrance anything they plant if they fertilize the The soil is white sand. There are oranges on the trees here and grape fruit, all kinds of vegeta CAN- BUY YOUll CHRISTMAS DIES OF "JACKSON. church conducting the services. Having the wherewithall to buy "Knew machinery is no reason that you bles do well here.

The weather here for the last month has been rather cool, a light frost most every night. .1 The Dorrance Telephone Centeral will be open for service from 7 till 9:30 A.M. and from 5 till 7 P.Mon Sundays for the Dorrane; and Bunker Hill lines Doctor and-toll calls received at all hours. Mrs W. H.

McAda3 The land is covered with hard pine timber, some oak and hickory and pecaii. There are lots of fish and WKBER CO. oysters, and some wild game. The water here has sulphur and iron in w- it. We drill most all wells here, the artesian wells are drilled from 300 to 600 The well water is warm.

A President We pump it out and let it cool for drinking. it costs as much to live here as it does there. Potatoes 35 lected The' Ill'flvp I Will Be rfcent per peck, butter 35 cents pound, flour 80 cents to $1 for a 25 In 1912. Never will the REVIEW of REVIEWS be more necessary to you. In hundreds of ways its editorials, its humorous sketches, and its timely articles will help you to make your choice by giving you information from an un pound sack, corn meal 30 cents poi peck, -meat 15 cents per eggs 40 cents a dozen, fish 5 cents per pound, apples 60 cents a peck, oranges $1.50 per hundred on the street, lumber from $8 to $29 per thousand, team work $6 per day for man and team, tame hay $30 per ton, corn chop $1.75 per hundred, cows $25 to $110.

As my letter is getting long, will Yours truly, j' It will-clean at fuU i j- prejudiced nonpartisan XL. more simple in con- 1 i i.I struction, reouires less I 1 p.oo Review of Reviews McClure's Magazine C. F. SAWYER. 1 attention any ma- pl 1 4t I chine made, no matter Review of Reviews $3.75 ft I What the price or name.

I i ji i I 1 1 -11; The DelineiUor Everybody a Review of Re rviews Pictorial Re vie Modern Friscil'ta 3.20 CAR of KAFFIR CORN; We will have a car of Kaffir Corn oiithe track in Dorrance soon. Leave or Phone your orders. CO. $1.75 The Youths Companion till Jian. 1 1912 a.

i.