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SUPPLEMENT TO LUCAS INDEPENDENT VOL.1. LUCAS, RUSSELL COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1909. NO. 13. stone dwelling house in the near We noticed a Lucas cattle man in our neighborhood last week but are F.

D. No. 2. Pifie weather for February. The ground hog has returned to his den for six weeks longer.

Death visited the home of Washburn Farr last Tuesday and took their baby girl. They have the heartfelt sympathy of their friends in their Had bereavement. Mrs. W. W.

Parcher returned to her home at Inisfail, Canada, last Wednesday morning. Mrs. Victoria McDurmott, of Wichita, Kansas, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Lamb at Samuel Gilbreath's home. Butler Bros, threshed kaffir corn for Jas.

McNerney last Wednesday. unable to say whether he did any business or not. Joseph Stritesky has been delivering wheat at Lucas for the past few days. Joe says there is money in it. Loper Bros, have been baleing hay for the past few days.

O. E. Nichols was visiting the boys on the farm last Tuesday. James Palmer is visiting at Minneapolis, Kansas this week. Mrs.

Wallace visited at Sam Gilbreath last Monday. Miss Eva Rogers was visiting at Mrs. Frank Voight's last Tuesday. tion for putting up a new bank building. They purchased the two corner lots where the barber shop and band stand is from B.

G. Scriven for $2,500 and will put up a building on the corner 25 60, 1 story high with a basement. Mr. Scriven has refused some fancy prices on these lots as he was very much interested in our little city and has always wanted to see a good building on this corner and as it is a model place for a bank with a store room around it, with a front on two streets he consented to sell it to them and they will commence work on the bank building as soon as possible with the intention of putting up the ballance of the building in a few years. A.

Carson will put up a new stone building on the lot where the post-office stands 25 50 as soon as spring opens up. He is undicfded as to whether it will be one or two stories, but the prob-ablity is that he will build two stories. Mrs. M. C.

Bronson and son Her-lert returned home from their visit in Iowa, last Friday. W. R. Duncan is visiting friends and relatives in Missouri this week. The large girls of Dist.

102 have organized a basket ball team and are Outing flannel 6c per yard at Fowler's store. F. W. Barr returned from Cen-tralia last evening. Call up phone 36 for what you want, at Roy's.

B. W. Brown came in on the passenger last evening. L. H.

Hammett returned from Marysville last evening. Ray Rhodes is helping us out a couple of days this week. L. H. Hammett gave his farewell skate last Saturday evening.

J. A. Spoon, of the Cheyenne neighborhood was a Lucas visitor yesterday. If you want a washing machine, don't fail to call on Barr, for the best on the market. If you want good honey, made by bees in Lucas, call on Mrs.

C. W. Deeble. Wells drilled at 60 cents per foot, with easing complete. By O.

Sawyer. Mrs. N. J. Brumfield, Ida Dye and children returned from Bart-tlesville, Oklahoma.

Tuesday. With every 5 lb. Breakfast Blend Coffee a nice salad bowl free at Fowler's. Ray Rhodes, who has been working on the Gove County Ad vocate, is here visiting relatives. Wm.

Fox is hauling rock preparatory to moving his house that he bought of Ed Simmons recently. F. E. Allman and wife who has been here visiting E. C.

Elliotts' left for their home in Salina this morning. Any one wanting sewing done Obituary. Martha Bayne (nee Taylor) was born near Galipolis, Ohio, Feb. 13, 1844 and died at Lucas, Kas. Feb.

2, 1909 at 6:45 o'clock, at the age of 64 years, 11 months and 17 days. She moved with her parents to Mo. when a small child. From there she came to Kansas in 1854. She was united in marriage with John I.

Bayne in eastern Kans. June 8, 1864. To this union were born two children, these died in infancy. She was converted to the Chris-tion religion at the age of 12 years and lived a consistent christian, engaging in christian work wherever opportunity. She was a member of the U.

B. Church at Lucas. She was a great sufferer from bodily ailments for many years and like Job, bore her suffering with great patience. She settled her business matters and made arrangements for her funeral services, even selecting the text from which to preach Obituary, Nathaniel Hurst was born in Ireland, March 23, 1825, and died at the home of his son Joseph on Feb. 2, 1909, at the age of 83 yrs.

10 mo. and 10 days. He leaves six children, 2 sons and 4 daugh awaiting a challenge from any school team, they bar none, and are ready to answer any challenge for any size purse. The wind storm of last Friday was a grand success, in fact there was nothing too good for it to do, or too mean, it tried to treat every one fair and square. The dirt from Minnesota was fairly distributed and at the rate it was going and a good mixture of Kansas soil, there will be no doubt but the people will raise a good crop in Texas and Oklahoma for the next few years to come.

Among those who suffered most was Jacob Earnest, A. J. Francis, Fred Baustian, each a windmill, one half mile of phone line on the Cheyenne phone system. Thouvenell was threshing kaffir vorn for Geo. Wilkinson last Wednesday.

Several farmers attended the institute meeting at Lucas last Tuesday and was well pleased with the lecture that was given in behalf of the corn. Mrs. 0. H. Voight is improving ters to mourn his loss.

He came to New York in 1847 and was one of the pioneer set tlers in Waterloo, Iowa. He made a trip overland to California in 1863 and settled in Russell county Kansas in 1872 where he has made his home until death. Card of Thanks. her funeral sermon. Oh taste I wish to thank the people for the kindness and assistance given me during the sickness and death of my father.

Joe Hurst. please call on Mrs. P. M. Sims.

First door south of D. T. Weath-by's. Price reasonable. Preaching Sunday morning and evening at the M.

E. Church. Remember the 3 o'clock prayer meeting at the church. Ed Simmons and Wm. Brooks went east on the passenger yesterday morning, but failed to state there intentions to this slowly.

We understand that Lucas has a well equipped fire department, but the captain should live closer, so in case a fire should break out he would be on hand, but a good suggestion is always well appreciated in time of danger and a cool head is more in need than barrels of advise after the danger is past. H. S. Searle has improved his house by adding a new roof. Friday's storm caught him just half done, but Harry is good natured.

Scriven Son placed a new windmill on A. J. Francis farm, as the old one is still going, we presume at the rate it started it wont take long for it to reach its destination. E. L.

Parker will build a large and see that Lord is good. Pas. 34:8. The funeral services were held from the U. B.

Church, Feb. 3, at 2 p. m. by the writer assisted by Rev. Burch.

She leaves a husband some nephews and neices and a host of friends to mourn their loss, but their loss was her gain. She was buried in the Lucas cemetery. J. W. Cortner.

To Have Two New Business Houses. The directors of the Farmers State Bank met yesterday for the purpose of deciding on a loca LOCAL NEWS. Hot Chili and oysters at Cowan's. Go to Cowan's for a good square meal. See Barr's oil heater, it is a dandy.

Gus Tilzy was trading in Lucas yesterday. A. C. Carson has received a raise in pension office. F.

R. Smith, of Sedalia, Mis souri was here yesterday visiting his brother Ira. He came in from Oakley where he has been attending his mothers funeral. vt J.lJ.VtVVXIi.UX 11 II Austin Aksaniit on the enstall-not at home when the house.