The Independent from Peru, Kansas • 6

THE INDEPENDENT, PERU, KANSAS. "BIQAVV BOOSTING. iogene3 aya DRll The Revival. The revival at the Methodist church under the leadership of Evan LOCAL Thcro one stimulus to naval expansion that haa turn lac There's an ing in Canada, and we may note gelist J. W.

Bolton and the local Pastor J. B. Brown is increasing in interest each night. On Sunday night Pastor Brown delivered an Lee Kelly was in Niutaze Monday. W.

Q. Morris still on the sick lisL I he fact for our own uihi ru-t ion. Thw 11101117 for nhifM and riiim wait all to Hix'iit out of tin' rouiitry. Canada Mo-nest' Dtix. excellent sermon subject: The Un hna no armaiin-nU ring, like Kng Grandma Clenn is sick with pneu monia.

pardonable sin or Greiving away of land, rraiictt and (lorinuiiy, to pull win, promote mare and spend the Holy spirit. This service was Little Ruth Brown is very sick at lx I mono in all the various ways that this attended by one of the largest congregations that have gathered in a bring in orders for war material. C. W. Hill went to Independence Without cnthumatiiii to bring re Peru Lumber Co.

for all kinds of Building Material Sand, Lime 4 Cement church in Peru, many having to on business Monday. hi 3 KNOWS Mr. and Mrs. Lou Slee went to Bartlesville Monday. stand.

There have six conversions during the progress of the meetings. On Wednesday and Thursday nights Rev. Bolton will preach on the subject. "Excuses." on Friday night come and hear a discussion of Mr. Mason of Niotaze.

attended church here Saturday night. Make this store your headquarters. Let us supply your wants in the Drug Line. We'll give you a square deal. II.

11. FISH. DRUGGIST Ralph Hinkle is still on the sick cruits, without contractors to groundlmit public opinion and ear wig government oflicials, without any foreign responsibility, desire to interfere with other people's affairs or fear of being interfered with by other people, Canada has failed to 8h the nv-iity fur entering into the couiietition of armaments, nappy laud! Tendon Truth. BUSINESS TIP. Ragman Any old bottles today, list, but is slowly improving.

Born To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dufoe. Sunday, Jan. ll'h, a boy.

"Amusements Clean and Unclean." Hie public are cordially invited to attend these services. We welcome members of all churches to unite with us in this special effort for the spiritual and moral uplift of Mrs. Eflie Foltz and son, Joe, MONETT humanity in Peru. Special music Let us help you estimate on any building you do Peru, Kansas The basket ball boys played Sedan Saturday night L. T.

Slee and wife were in Sedan Tuesday on business. W. G. Hogue and wife of Monett, was shopping in Peru Wednesday. Miss Mattiellillsenter tained Wednesday Misses Eva Crippen, eveiy night.

mum Woman but you might try Mr. Soakem'a next door; his wile is coming home tomorrow. SURELY! Scott In the storm the other day the borrowed umbrella I was carrying turned inside out. spent Sunday with J. W.

Foltz and wife. Little Mvron Porter who has been quite sick is much improved at this writing. An engine on the Druley Oil blew up Monday. No one was hurt. Miss Grace Shultz is visiting her sister, Mrs.

F. M. Roe at Niotaze this week, County Attorney S. H. Jones of Sedan, was in our city Saturday on business.

Carrie Hines and Anna Crippen. J. G. Cary of Coffeyville, and Fred Harkins of Cedarvale, was Gone to Oklahoma. Mrs.

Noonan and Mrs. Slee entertained the members of the Friendship Club Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Noonan. in honor of Mrs. Stinegraven, who left Thursday for her new home near Oklahoma City.

Mrs. Stinegraven has only been with us for a short time, but in that time we have all learned to love her here Tuesday looking after telephone Mott That was a good time to return it. Basket and she will be missed at our club Bail Kirk McClain and wife visitfd with F. M. Roe and family at Niotaze Sunday.

Frank and Eva Finney of Niotaze. attended the M. E. church here Don't forget Moving Friday night. affairs.

Bruce Todd and wife of Elgin, were visiting his sister, Mrs. Jim Smith, Tuesday. They left on the Mo. Pac. enroute for Texas to visit relatives.

Personally we are very strong for the theater, but never yet have we seen an actress whom we would be willi ng to dine with at our own expense. Mrs. Peavish says that although she is willing to admit that Mr. Peavish is very ingenious, she would hate to think that tissue paper and tinseled string could deceive her as to a Christmas present from the ten-cent store. Ramona vs Peru Ike Alford and family spent Sun meetings.

The afternoon was pleasantly spent in conversation and music both instrumental and vocal. A dainty lunch was served by the hostesses. Mrs. Stinegraven was presented with a silver meat Fork as a remembrance of the Club. All departed wishing Mrs.

Stinegraven success in her. new home. A Member. Picture Opera House "1 II FRIDAY JANUARY Show every Tuesday and U. S.

Wild Men. Game called at 8:30 p. m. We are having some fine weather now. Wheat pasture is good again which saves lots of good fetd.

Rev. J. B. Brown preached one of his good sermons here last Sunday. Miles Sims and wife of Fall River, visited relatives here from Friday until Sunday.

They are moving to Cleveland, where he has employment in the oil fields. We had a fine Sunday School service Sunday and much interest shown. Let every one come out and help and have our boys and girls in Sabbath school rather than idling their time awav. Miss Clara Morton visited home folks Sunday. Miss Lida Sharp visited Sunday evening with Miss Flavia Elliott at Monett.

Our county commissioners had some much needed work done on the county road between here and Sedan. F. W. Ballard of Hillsdale, was in our vicinity Sunday. Misses Madge and Flossie Meach-am visited Sunday with Blanch and Grace Morton.

Ralph Howell made a business trip to Peru last Tuesday. The boys around are plowing their oats ground and getting ready for their spring crop. W. A. Worley has built a nice milk shed he can now strip old Lil without that north wind whistling through his whiskers.

Mrs. Susan Horn visited in Sedan Friday and reports the roads the worst she ever saw. Go again, see how nice they are fixed now. There was a pie supper at Harper Creek school house last Friday night. James Short made a trip to Sedan Monday.

J.T. Watson and other shipped in a car of Caddo cake since our last writing. Frank Kocher is working on the section. Our idea of an amateur gourmand is a person who hunts for white meat in turkey hash. Sat'rday 15c Admission 25c Night Annual Election.

The stockholders of Peru State Bank held their annual election Wednesday. Board of directors elected: Jas. T. Bradley, cashier Southwestern National Bank of Commerce, Kansas City. P.

Looby, president of First National Bank of Sedan, Kansas, W. T. Williams, vice president of First National Bank Sedan, Kansas, W. E. Bennett, cashier.

Colonial Trust Tulsa, R. I. Hillman, postmaster, Jas Wilson, lumberman. U. S.

cashier of Peru State Bank. The directors elected the bank force for the year. President Jas. T. Bradley.

Vice President P. Looby. Cashier U. S. Gibbs.

Bookkeeper Fred Mallonee. The bank has had a very pleasing and profitable business. day with his mother. Mrs. Lena Alford, at Sedan.

R. M. Porter and family have moved into the Sim Porter residence recently vacated. Miss Alta Smith of Sedan, spent Saturday and Sunda) with Miss Avis Warmbrodt Ralph Howell and Miss Frances Muder of Monett, attended church here Sunday night. Miss Cleo Wininger of Ramona, is visiting her sister, Mrs.

Ada Hood this week. Ollie Hurt and wife moved this week in the property recently vacated by Ad. Hartzell. Mr. Bechtel of Coffeyville, wa3 here last week.

Mr. Bechtel was formerly of this place. Lee Kelly of Cedarvale, has been employed as "wire chief" for the Mo. fit Ks. Telephone Co.

Mrs. Genheimer of Parkersburg, West came this week to visit her daughter, Mrs. R. Roberts. Revival meetings in session at the M.

E. church, song services at 7:30 preaching at 8:00. Everybody welcome. Mr. and Mrs.

Eaton and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hudson of Sedan, spent Sunday with Wm. McDannald and family. Ed Stevens and family, formerly of this place, but now of Caney, visited with relatives the first of the week.

Mrs. Wm. Conroy entertained at Former expositions have shown wild men and women from the Antipodes, but it has remained for the San Diego Exposition to find a whole nation of wild men within the borders of the United States, a whole vast erea where nothing has progressed since before the invasion of Mexico by Cortez in 1517. This area is in northeastern Arizona, and the Santa Fe Railway will cover ten acres of ground at the Exposition with as close a copy of this country as is possible to produce. This locality is known as the Painted Desert.

Its a land where no white man has dared attempt agriculture or mining, where there is nothing but the Indian, his ancient civilization un-altered, living in six story houses of 100 rooms without an outside door, doing the same things in the same way his forefathers did for centuries before white men came to America. BILLARDS and Pool Enjoy a friendly game while waiting for a Shave, Haircut, Shampoo or Massage Courteous treatment to all customers. Drop in. R. M.

PORTER Proprietor Feed For Sale. I have a lot of nice cane for sale 6 miles outh of Peru- This cane was sowed, cut and stacked. Makes fine feed for cattle and horses. Phone or write W. S.

Lemmon, Peru, Kans. Send The Independent to a friend aid duality Price dinner Saturday, Mesdames Orr, Rumberger, Hill and Mrs. Hall of Kingman, Kansas. W. Wasson and wife entertained at dinner Sunday 0.

C. Wasson and family and Fred Wasson and family of Bartlesville Mrs. Arlie Mills and little daughters, Margaret and Genevia, of Sedan, spent the latter part of last week, with her parents, J. A. Warmbradt and family.

Owen Wassoii and Mrs. C. W. Foltz went to Kansas City Monday, to see Mr. Foltz and her sister, Mrs.

Kattie Bartimus, who are in the hospital there. Mrs. Annie Cunningham has rented her farm one mile south of town to Irwin Orendorf, and is moving to her farm north of Sedan. Mrs. Cunningham expects to move back to Peru in September perhaps sooner.

Teachers Association. The Southeastern Kansas Teachers' Association are planning to make the annual meeting this year at Fort Scott surpass in attendance, interest and ethusiasm any educational meeting ever held in Southeastern Kansas. The Association opens Thursday, Feb. 5th and closes Friday evening Feb. 6th.

A Near Fire. On last Wednesday night, J. W. Marlow and wife, after returning from the Red Men's entertainment, and having no fire the rooms were cold. Starting a fire in the range flat-irons were heated and put in the bed.

They were aroused from sleep by being nearly suffocated by smoke. The bedding was smouldering, caused by the over heated irons. Thinking they had put it all out they again retired, to only be aroused the second time by the blankets bein on fire. A spark had been overlooked the first time. Wm.

McDannald For Sale. Two driving horses, one a 3-year-old, dark bay mare, broken to ride, weight 750, a dark bay horse 15 years, weight 1150 trusty, 2t Mrs. Jennie Conner. the two decisive points in making a purchase are 8 HERE ARE SOME OF OUR PRICES Undertaker Got Two Prizes. arve Tresner, northeast of town had three chickens at the Poultry Show at Independence last week, and with over 1000 competitors, he came away with two prizes, one Gas and Coal Heaters $3.00 to $15.00 Rockers $2.50 $7.50 Baby Buggies 6.75 13.00 Mattresses" 3.50 15.00 Kitchen Cabinets 14.00 25.00 Rugs 1.50 7.50 Beds 3.50" 11.00 Buggy Whips .10" 1.00 2nd and one 5th.

Mr. Tresner has some fine chickens and is making it a business. Entertained. Mr. and Mrs.

Baysinger enter We have a complete line of Farm Implements, Harness, agons and Buggies, as welj as Dishes and Shelf Hardware with prices and quality that are sure to please. Come in and make us a call and look over our stock. Carries a good stock of Caskets and Burial Supplies Can furnish Embamer when desired. Reasonable prices. Peru Kansas tained at an elegant Sunday dinner, J.

N. Rumberger and wife and daughter, Armena, Mr. and Mrs. Phone 72 Peru Kansas Ecker and son, Lowell, of bedan, L. D.

Severns and wife, Orin Lindsey, wife and son, Loren, and Mrs. Carrie McClain-Stephens and daughter. Anna May, of Coffeyville. Wasson Hardware Supply Co..