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LUCAS INDEPENDENT. LUCftS. RUSSELL COUNTY. KftNSftS. MARCH 23 96 NUMBER 13 VOL.

VIII. We have Seed Potatoes, Onion Sets, and all kinds of garden seed. Order a Sack of forest King Flour! You will have better bread. Walmer-Carbiener-Keeney Merc. Co.

Men's Clothing and Shoes The Kimball Piano, the Greatest Value Money Will Buy Highest awards at Pan-American exposition at San Francisco. More Kimball Pianos in use than any other piano manufactured. Schools and colleges all over the country use and indorse Kimball Everyday Needs at a Saving Price Abundance of money saving attractions. No inflated values to make big reductions on, but at all times the best and most your money will buy. pianos.

There are thousands of reasons why you should buy a Kimball in preference to others. Ask your Our great $10, $15 and $18 Men's suits are the greatest values we have ever shown our trade. If you want to see some nifty clothing for men and boys come to the W-C-K Co. store. You might duplicate prices but you will find it hard to duplicate quality at these prices.

Men's Handsomely Tailored Suits in the the new spring models in fancy and plain worsteds, blue priced at $10, $15 $16. and $18 Young Men's Suits priced from $8100 up to $15.00. Some very good numbers neighbor who owns a Kimball, he will tell you why he considers them the best. Dry Goods Department Standard Ginghams fast colors, new patterns for spring. By buying in large quantities only can we sell at this low price Calicos.

We can still sell you genuine indigo Calicos at a price that is cvrprisingly low. Muslin. Unbleached, very heavy, a dandy cloth for sheeting. Hope Muslin. Almost everyone knows this brand.

A large quantity on hand at Grocery Department 10c 7c 8c 10c SHEET MUSIC SPECIALS 2 For '25 cents at prices within reach of all. Boys' Suits in worsteds, cassimeres, and novelties, both Norfolk and plain style. Prices from $3.50 to $7.00. "Norway" Land of the Midnight Sun, vocal 'When its Orange Blossom Time in Loveland" "When the Twilight Comes to Kiss the Rose Goodby" "Valsa, by composer of Valse June, Inst. Block Salt for stock, per block 35c Seed Potatoes, Early Ohio $1.40 Gallon Lee Apple Butter 75c Hylo Early June Peas 1 0c Cooked Kraut, ready to serve, can 5c 10c Oysters small size 3 for 25c Onion Sets 3 lbs 25c 20c can Pineapple 1 5c Golden Wax Beads 1 Qc Lee Baked Beans 0c California Peacher 1 5c Oranges 25 and 30c American Gentlemen's Fine Shoes A line of distinctive styles for men's dress shoes.

Some elegant English styles both tan and gunmetal at $5.00. Also some neat patterns in a hifih toe style at $5.00. Our Spring oxfords are in stock now. We Solicit Your Shoe Business Have You Heard the New Pathe Pathephone The greatest invention in the phonograph iine on the market. Manufactured by the famous moving picture company.

Come and hear it any time. Style 15 Pathephone, diamond point $15.00 Style 50 Pathephone, $50.00 Style 100 Pathephone pi? ys all records $150.00 Style 200 Pathephone $200.00 Fresh Fruit, such as Oranges, Bananas, Apples and Fresh Vegetables on Friday and Saturday. inm Editor Burr "Calls" Boyd The Phillipsburg Post, democratic organ of Phillips county. ritualistic service. J.

B. Kipple preached a short sermon at the house on 1st Cor. I'i; 7)7 What Is Need id Evangelical Social The ladies of the Evangelical Sunday School will entertain its members and invited guests at the Co op hal! on Tuesday even Gospel Team Meeting Li ved 1 1 8 Years The gospel veam will hold a Grandma Bronson, who died meeting at the Baptist church at her home, north of Lucas, Sunday afternoon at 2:30. The March 7, 101(5, was perhaps the program will consist of several oldest person in tne county and discussions of the subject of i more than likely in a much larg- Attend A-A Banquet Bert Harris, James Gilbreath and L. L.

Torrence drove to Hays today where they will at tend the annual banquet given by the A A of Topeka, who have a branch house at Hays. This banquet is given to their customers In this territory. seems to be worrying a whole about the Republican con Ul.lV L1A The editor or this paper commencing at hP hut it. is his nn. siiuauon, Wllicnap- master, Lucas, Kansas, Laura Sleigh.

Washington. Kansas, and Ada McCcry, LeGrande, Oregon; Sister Thomas was converted to God February 16, 1891. and united with the Evangica) church and remained so until death, The Baptist Missionary Society will hold their food and apron sale Saturday, March 25th, instead of April 1st as previously announced. ing, March zs, o'clock i). m.

Sunday baseball. This subject tion that all this do. about "bet narentlv. nt being conducted ter babies" is largely wasted mf tofmelet the approval especially in rural communities of ednm' of that paper. It such as this is.

What is needed sefem U10re tba" hi more than any thing else is some, i' cJure8LV to to Cel. nmmonH, ineiii in Boyd that possibly the wise Rev. Wendland Will Return A card from Rev. Wcndl: nd states that he has been again er territory tnan that, blic was born in Alvamo, Virginia, in 1798, and was married to Harris Bronson in Richmond, Kentucky. To this union was born ten children of which only four survive her.

Other relatives are twenty grandchildren uml six great will be handled by several differ ent speakers, and an endeavor made to start a movement to eliminate this practice and have Friday afternoon set for ball games, and have all business houses in town close for a set time so that they may attend the games. This is a mighty good plan and can, without doubt, be successfully established. In the evening the meeting will be held in the Co op hall and Organizc Welfare League At a meeting held at the Methodist church Monday evening a Welfare League was organized with the following officers: W. R. Horn, president; Dr.

Doane, vice-president; W. E. Keeney, secretary; Roy O. Fowler, treas urer; Rev. F.

W. Wendland, gen eral sunei'viso r. The nnrno.se thing for him is to lay low and let the Republicans go ahead blindly, select the wrong candidate, bail things all up, and ren stationed at Lucas. We are glad that they will be here another year as both Mr and Mrs. Wendland are iu people of mucn value to a community.

A Good Improvement Hi rar Lewis Bronson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paris Bronson, died at their home on March 9th, aged ten years, eight months and sixteen days. der their defeat simple and easy. But, of course, any one as bright as Mr.

Boyd must have suroiy thought about tint! The only plausible answer then seems to the hearts of men and women, particularly women, a greater desire for babies in the home. The modern tendency is to have childless homes, and those win are best qualified, from a flnan cial standpoint at least, to rear large families, as a rule are childless, or have small families. It is a slander upon the Almighty to charge this condition to him. unless we wish to recognize a certain type of "physician" or Harris Son have installed a Lf uu n.iRfiinn ia in nmvirid fountain in theif moat market! place of entertainment for the six teams will be present, and I 4.1 for the purpose of keeping veg-'yomg people of the community Obituary fifteen minutes will be allotted to each team. Everybody cordially invited to attend.

etables fresh and unwilted. It Suitable quarters will be obis a mighty fine improvement i tained in the near future and Robert Joi dwell was born Ml their Osborne county, Kansas, Decein equipment will be ana will no doubt increase business in this line. gymnasium installed. druggist or patent medicine con her 2b, 1883, and died March 1 1916. I cern as being His agents.

There Obituary Eldon Challos Leach, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Cy Leach, was born November 1 1, 1913, in Lincoln county, Kansas. On Tues are homes where the lack of chil dren is a tragedy to the husband and wife, but they are rare, anil where they exist they exist they are well known. People have hard work fooling other people about the baby business.

Caw-ker City Ledger. He spent most of his life in this vicinity, being raised on a farm, seven miles south of Tipton. He was married to Miss Eftie Stewart on November 20, 1009. Besides his wife he is survived by his mother, Mrs. M.

E. Cord a ell, of this place, a sister, Mrs. Then. Wickizer, of Wanitu, Nebraska: six brothers J. of Washington, E.

of Weshan, Kansas, T. H. B. and U. all living on farms Birthday Party Last Friday St.

Patrick's Day from 2:30 to 7 clock, twenty guests enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. Ed Simmons at a party in honor of her little daughter, Thelma, who was twelve years old that 'ay. The house was decorated in green crepe paper and shamrocks. The time was spent in playing games until a delicious luncheon was served. day, March 7th, little Challos, as he was familiarly called, was taken suddenly and seriously ill with a complication of measles and bronchitis, and all that med leal aid and kind friends and neighbors could do was done to save him but all to no avail.

God in His wisdom has thought best School Notes The Domestic Art department was highly elated Monday morn Cullen-Miller At the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs R. P. Miller, last Saturday at high noon, occurred the marriage of their daughter, Miss Anna Miller, Mr. Floyd 0.

Cullen, one of Arthur oounty's young and hustling homesteaders, whose claim lays just north of town. The service was read by Rev. Dillon of this city in the presence of immediate relatives and a few Iriends. and was followed by a splendid dinner. The groom's father, sister and brother in law, James Cuilen, Noah McGuire, wife and baby, accompanied by B.

O. Bunker, arrived on the previous evening to be present at the wedding. The young folks are alrealy comfortaoly "at home" at the groom's homestead. The Enterprise joins their many friends in wishing them an abundance of happiness and prosperity. Arthur (Nebr.) En-i terprise.

south of Tipton. His father and one brother preceded him in death. EXTRA FINE JEWELS ing uy tne arrival or a bran new "New Home" sewing machine. I It adds greatly to the efficiency of the department, and the Domestic Art girls certainly appreciate the liberality of the board in securing the new equipment. to take him home, and he departed this life Thursday, March 16,1916, aged 2 years, 1 months and days.

He leaves to mourn his loss, a father, mother, and two sisters. Florence and Inez, and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the home Saturday, March 18th. at 2 p. conducted by Rev.

Xook, of Pottersburg, assisted by a quartette of beautiful sing ers. Interment was made in Obituary Mr. Warren Day was born in Salem, Indiana, December 80, 1 and departed this life March 14, 1016. He married Mary A. Wharton in Doniphan county, Kansas, August 14, Of this union Mr, Allen, a photographer Will Build Vault Rock is being hauled to the Farmers State Bunk lot for the purpose of building a vault in building.

Tiie accumulation of old books and records and the increase of business demands more room and more adequate protection for the same. The vault will have two floors, one in the basement and one on the level with the floor above. Fifty new safety deposit boxes will also be installed. Otis L. Benton from Cawker City, was here last week taking pictures for the an nual.

The corn which the aericul- live sons and three daughters were born, all whom survive him. Spillman cemttery. point to the conclusion that Democrats- amre particularly Demo crats with post offices do not relish Otis Benton as a Republican candidate. Benton is a winner, in fact, the one man who can jar loose the job from the jobber. That perhaps in a meas ture class has placed iu the tester is beginning to grow.

The class enjoys the.se experiments vei much. The sophomore program given 1 Final Appearance of John Bogan Will Run John Bogan makes itknowj by public announcement this week that he will be a candidate for the republican nomination for sh.riff at the approaching primary. r. Bogan states that he Then besides the above is his wife and thirty six grandchildren. John H.

Day lives in Osceola, Iowa. Three other sons, Samuel Charles E. and Henry live near Lucas, Kansas. Warren A. lives in Lucas.

The daughters are Mrs. M. L. Bretz and Mrs. Edna R.

Wilkerson, who live near Lucps, and Mrs. Mary Urie, of Lucas. Mr. Day came to Russeli ure explains why Democratic editors in the district and particularly those with postefnees are so greatlv perturbed about events which appear at first Jack Benjamin Co. last Thursday morning was well Received.

Practice on the operetta is going forward favorably and no doubt the participants will be able to give it in first class shape by the 31st, the date it is to be given. Miss Alice Bretz spent Satur has been considering the matter- glance to be none of their blamed Presents business. Will Burr in Almena Plaindealer, January t. 1916. adv.

16 size. In fine gold-filled, 20-year case. Adjusted to four positions and temperature. Double roller es- county, Kansas, in lr.) and lor some time and finally con. elude 1 to enter the race.

He served as sheriff from 1909 to and retired at that time because the law would not permit I another consecutive term. He I capment. Steel escape day and Sunday with Mary Klein. An anti-tobacco movement was started in the school Monday morning by Mr. Wells.

Mostof the boys of the school stood with him on a proposition not to use tobacco and especially cigarettes and also to discourage their use by a.iy one else. The high schoolgirls are plan ning on organizing a baseball team. ie high school will give an operetta, "Sylvia" Friday even was elected the last time by an overwhelming majority and was counted a most popular oflicial. Mr. Bogan tells the writer that it not hia purpose to make an active campaign for the nomination, but will ask his lends over the county to give his candidacy consideration.

He says he does not expect to indulge in any questionable scramble for votes, but hopes to win by fair and honorable means. His opponents "Mrs. Carrol of Carrolton" On Friday Evening, March 24th Queen Theater Local Seven-Piece Orchestra has just received Remick's popular hits and will dispense sweet strains of music, the like of which has never been equaled. homesteiided six miles south west of Lucas, where he lived until last May when he moved into Lucas where he resided at the time of ids death. He served as a soldier in the Civil War in defense of his country in Company and Thirteenth Kansas Infantry.

He became connected with the Puritan church early in life and alwavsheld to "that persuasion. He was good man, and just and honest with his fellowmen. The funeral was conduct' in his home in Lucas because his wife's illness was such that she could not go to church. A large number of people attended the funeral service. There were twelve of his com rades of the ivil War who ac comnanied the rmains to the Lucas cometary and had a short Obituary Mrs.

Thomas Martha Francis Fowler was horn in Illinois, December 26, 1841, and died March 15, 1916, at the age of 71 years, 2 months and 20 diys. She was united in marriage to John Sturgeon, July 9, 1861, To this union four children were born, two of whom have preceded her, and two, William Sturgeon of Wheaton, Wyoming, and Robert Stuigeon, of Lucas, Kansas, survive her. She was martied to Wesley T. Thomas, Marh 21, 1879. She leaves four brothers and three sisters to mourn her death: Sydney Fowler.

Leavenworth, Kansas, Robert T. Fowler, Lucas, Kansas, Isaiah G. Fowler, Stark, Kansas, Charies C. Powler. Bal-lard-j Tftftb'ttgtoo, wheel.

The purple ribbon watch. Keeps perfect time frozen ice. Price $25.00 Lee Torrence, Jeweler and Optometrist ing. Marcn in me vueen theater. in the rare will be treated fairly and will receive his support in i nse either of them are success il.

He says the people of Rus sell coiir. ty know the kind of scr vice he gave as sheriff and he will The Baptist Missionary So cieiy will hold their food and apron sale Saturday, March 25th. instead of April 1st as previously aunounctai. Seats on Sale at Gilbreatli's Store leave his candidacy to their con siafri ation. Kusseu rxecora..