Peru Oil Gazette from Peru, Kansas • 1

The Peru Oil Gazette Vol. 2 Peru, Chautauqua County, Kansas, Oct. 13, 1905. No. 26 Pshaw.

The Cedar Vale Commercial stands upon its hind legs and brays fiercely because the Peru fire was described in a special to the Kansas City papers as being 12 miles west of Caney. If these shrieks that Peru will soon be much a bigger town than Caney, the very fact that this screed is published disproves the statement. If the Commercial believed its own story it would be throwing no boquets at News. The Commercial is not one bit scared of Peru and it knows too, that Peru is going a good rapid gait. The news papers of this county, thank you, are not trying to kill one end of the county to build another end up.

Merrill-Hackney. Mr. Delmer E. Merrill, of Jonesburg and Miss Cora Hackney, of Chautauqua were married last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

R. Heimbaugh, in north Sedan, Rev. Fraser officiating. C. M.

McNallen, of Caney, acted as best man and 1 Miss Dot Hillman, of Peru, as bridesmaid. The guests were limited to relatives and a few friends. Mrs. Merril is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Amos Hackney and has grown to womanhood in this county. Too much can not be said in her praise. She is a young lady of untarnished character and numbers her friends by the score. She has taught several successful terms of sahool in the Territory and has been acting as assistant postmaster at Peru the past year. She was a pupil of Mrs.

Heimbaugh's. Mr. Merrill is telegraph operator for the Standard and has made many friends during his stay in Kansas. Mr. and Mrs.

Merrill begin life's voyage together with the best wishes of the entire community. The party came to Peru in the evening and were the guests at the home of R. I. Hillman. wedding announcement was unintentionly omitted last Away 24 years.

The Gazette is in receipt of a letter from Wylie Henderson who is now in Toledo, la. Mr. Henderson stated he was a resident of Peru from 1872 to 1881 and that since then he has not been very much in touch with the town so requests the Gazette be sent him. Just think he has been away 24 years and his heart is with Peru to some extent even yet. Mr.

Wylie ought to make the town a visit, and "make a note uvit's" progress. A Monett Entertainment. Last Saturday night a declamation contest at Monett was the event of the season in that neighborhood. Rev. E.

W. Spencer had previously arranged for a course of five entertainments and this was the first of the series. The declamation contest however was not the only interesting part of the program as special numbers were put on as a surprise to the Monettites. Mrs. McFadden, of C.ietopa, a very gifted elocutionist entertained with a couple of selections and these were exceedingly fine.

The Peru Concert Band was there and played several pices to the delight and surprise of those who attended. The receipts go to the church and it was a neat little sum that was taken in. Population Increasing. The population of Peru is increasing rapidly judging from the school enrollment. The various rooms in the school buildings were well filled at the beginning.

but not crowded. Now it is understood that the board is contemplating on securing another room some place and a teacher so the primary room may be divided. The enrollment in this grade has grown until there are 45 pupils and having only 29 single scats it is a question as to where to seat them all. The other grades are also growing in numbers. Andy Ferguson, brother of N.

Ferguon, the grocer in South Peru, expects to move here from Indiana to reside. I. W. Harmon Dead, Thursday afternoon, Oetober 12, I. W.

Harmon of this city died at his home in the south-west part of town of brights I disease after an illness of less than ten days. Mr. Harmon was out on Monday of last week and came home feeling very tired but not sick. Later in the evening he became ill and a physician was summoned, but only little relief could be given. During the illness doctors were in consultation yet his condition was such that he succumbed to the ailment.

Short services were held at the home last evening and this morning the remains accompaned by his children were started to Corfu, Genessee county, N. Y. for burial. They will arrive in New York Saturday. The remains will be laid to restat the side of the wife of the deceased who died about five years ago.

Mr. Harmon was about 59 years of age having been born in May, 1846 in New York state and resided there until he was about 20 years old. He took the Western fever and spent several years in Montana, but for the past 27 years has been in the oil fields of the East. He came to this state from Scio Ohio about 18 months ago and has resided in Peru since. During the civil war he inlisted in the U.S.

army but was rejected on account of the asthma, a disease which has bothered him all his life. Mr, Harmon leaves a mother in New York, and two sons and one daughter. They are C. C. Harmon of this city, A.

A. Harmon, of St. Louis, and Miss Nellie Harmon who recently came to Peru. A Business Change. The Veal Brothers who formerly were in the livery business her, have purchased of Loy Bowhan, their entire stock and business at both barns, on Merchants street, one between 5th and 6th and the other between 8th and 9th, they have taken charge of the business.

Loy Bowhan have a barn in Elgin under Bowhan's management, but Andy Loy, of the firm, will remain here. Kids and Teacher. Now that school has opened many a parent will begin to discover how incompetent and unworthy the teacher is, and how mean the other boys are to her Willie. Willie in many cases is, a little tin angle on wheels. He would never talk back to the teacher, nor put tacks on the other boy's seat.

He would not deserve a correction by the teacher, but the latter, the green eyed monster, conceives a burning hatred for the angelic child, and proceeds to use Willie for a mop. There will be briny tears, and running to mothers arms, fierce denunciations of the school board, the superintendent and janitor. The whole works have been operating to make life miserable for Willie. There will be a visit with fond parents to the school house after hours when a few simple rules o11 how to let Willie have his own way will be let down with footstamping emphasis. All these things come to the lot of the school teacher.

Many a fond parent makes a blooming fool of herself when she tries to tell what a sterling silver darling her brat is. The meaner the kid the fonder the parent At least this means to be the rule that some parents are trying to establish. -Ex. The people of the Christian church have taken a commendable step by the cleaning up of their church yard and the putting of a fence around it. They intend to transplant trees and sow bluegrass in the yard and make it worthy to behold.

Mrs. George Cooper presented this office with a large princess feather Wednesday. It is a tine specimen of the flower and is one of her own raising. The botanical name is Amaranthus hybochondriacus, and is of the Polygonum family. It is a fine fall plant and tends to make a yard look beautiful when other plants are out of season.

C. M. Teage, jeweler and optician has moved into the building recently vacated by M. W. Wheeler, having purchased the building some time ago.

SEDAN SUPPLY CO Special Prices for the Week Ending Saturday, Oct. 21 Stove Department Grocery Department. Sheet iron, wood, air tight FLOUR: Sedan Milling Co's. 28-inch high, burns 18-in. wood best grade made from hard a good heater.

Note the price. wheat, per sack only $1.15 $1.45 "Clarksons Best" made from selected hard wheat, every sack guaranteed, if not satisfactory Cook stoves, extra heavy cast, return and get your money very large oven, No. 8 lids, back. Per sack $1.25 large cooking surface, is well built and guaranteed to be a Star and Horseshoe tobacco, per 16 43c good baker At $9.75 We received this week, full a car shipment of California canned fruits. Gas Heaters, Stoves complete 3 cans solid pack sweet corn 25c.

with burner, mixer, and stop cock, all ready to connect, Dry Salt meat per lb. 10c $1.50 and up 20 lbs. good boiling beef $1 Yours For this Week Sedan Supply Co. PHONE 23 Groceries, Hardware, Queensware and Meats. Have You Seen It? WHAT? THAT $25 HAT at Mrs.

Hobgoods It is to be given away. How? With every Fifty Cent purchase you get a number This number entitles you 10 one chance 011 this handsome black hat valued at $25. If this hat is not becoming to the lady who draws it she can exchange for another of the same value. There are but 150 numbers out and you should make your purchases now and get your numbers. MRS.

HOBGOOD Millinery that Suits the Women W. C. McCLAIN, H. E. WEST, G.

H. BECHTEL, President Vice- President Cashier The CITIZENS STATE BANK OF PERU CAPITAL STOCK PAID IN $15,000.00 The Citizens State Bank is now ready to do a general banking business and cordially solicit your business. Come in and get acquainted. DIRECTORS W. C.

McClain, H. E. West, G. H. Bechtel, J.

W. Buckles, L. J. Markart, C. T.

Benner," Wm. B. Sutton, Jr. We Want the News. We would be glad if you would give us your news items.

You could call at the office and tell us any item of news, or phone it to No 58 or No 96 and it will be given prompt attention. If you prefer drop it in the postoffice. We want the news and we ask you to assist 118 get it. S. J.

Allen the brick man who was here as manager for same time was recently heard from through the Eik City Sun which J. Allen, in company with a young lady from Cherry vale, has been viewing the sights of the Priests of Pallas in Kansas City this week. We understand that congratulations will be in order when he returns." Peterson Sisters. On Tuesday night, October 24, the Peterson Sisters Concert Co will appear at the opera house. This is the first of the five entertainments that the Lyceum Entertainment committee has secured to appear in Peru this season.

These are the very best of attractions and you can not afford to miss any of the numbers. The Midland Concert Co. comes Nov.1, The Meistersingers Male Quartette Dee. 30, J. Lorenzo Zwickey, (the philosophy of the beautiful) Jan.

31, and the humerous lecturer, Lucian Edger Follansbee, Feb. 20. Season tickets are on sale now for the entire five numbers. Single night tickets are 50c. Buy season tickets and assist the committee to pay out on the course.

A dozen of the business men of town secured this list of attractions by guaranteing a cestain amount of sales of tickets and as they are the very best that could be secured you will get your moneys worth a' each entertainment. The Womans Aid Society of the Christian church will hold a Bazaar on Friday and Saturday Dec. 22 and 1 23. Other announcements will appear later. Probate Judge Custer was visiting in town Sunday..