The Independent from Peru, Kansas • 3

lf Society Jftake Your Hens Lai; Peru Peculiarities. ftalnjt a tiife or let accurate jtaroutil of iitrwl liH.mn In this vicinity dur- tug tli iai wwk. 1 diiinn ken what tlin truth may he I Rio ye Ida atury aa 'twat tlrd toe mo." Wm. McDannald Undertaker Feed Hess' Panacea or Pratt's Poultry Food. It will do the work.

Kor young chicks, from one day to three weeks old. feed Pratt's Baby Chick Food. It makes them strong nnd healthy and keeps you from losing them. Your horses or cattle may Col. McMillian is in Peru once again.

Seed com $1.73 and $2.00 a bush- el. See Watson. Pfaooe 72. 600 bushel of Texas Seed Oats at a bushel Ike Altokd. Mr.

and Mrs. S. J. Tucker, and children, went to Pawhutka Thursday returning Monday. Need a Sprite loonic Mrs.

N. E. Corbitt. of. Cnerryvaie, came Saturday to visit her daughter Mr.

J. A. HouseL Vern Veal stent Sunday with his parents, st Monett. 1 if I Carries a good stock of Caskfets and Burial upplies Can furnish Embalmer when desired. Reasonable prices.

Try Hess' or Pratt's. You will be satisfied with results. II. R. FISH, DRUGGIST Res.

Phone 41. Store Phone 18. Sunfloivcr Club. The Sunflower club was royally entertained by Mesdames Noonan and Porter Saturday evening. The homes of the hostesses were decorated in the club colors and sunflowers.

The first feature of the evening was a musical and literary program as follows: Instrumental music Mrs. Noonan. voral solo. Anna Crip-pen, duet, Mrs. Noonan and Nettie Clark, instrumental, Jennie Pennel, reading.

Anna Crippen, instrumental Dorothy Hartzell. instrumental, Nettie Clark, Mrs. Geo. Baker gave a very interesting paper on he life of Saint Patrick. The club prophecy read by Miss Mattie Hills was enjoyed by each one present A Saint Patrick contest was then given.

Mrs. Fred. Hanby being prize winner. The club was then requested to go' across the street to Mrs. Porter's borne where a bountiful repast was spread consisting of Saratoga potatoes, lettuce, pickles, sandwitches, fruit salad, cake and hot cocoa.

Each gueBt was presented with a souvenier suitable to the occasion. Miss Beulah McLaughlin was voted a member. Twenty members were present. 3 The evening passed quickly and pleasantly and all departed to their homes, declaring Mesdames Noonan and Porter royal entertainers. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs.

Clarence Hill, March. 4. Kansas Peru back among us soon. The base ball Boys took in nearly thirty-two dollars at the shadow social Friday night, and those pres ent enjoyed a pleasant evening. Heat Market.

C. W. FOLTZ, Prop. Peru Kan. Geo.

Copeland took his daughter, Ida. to Independence Monday, where moulded in shamrock shape, cake and coffee. The entertaining committee consisting of Messrs and Mesdames R. I. Hillman, S.

J.Tuckei, J. A. House), F. M. Floydr U.

S. Gibbs, W. F. Con-roy and Misses Francis Floyd, Mat-tie Hills, and.Effie Britton. The guests were Messrs and Mesdames G.

H. Eaton. C. B. Sipple.

R. Berlin, Wray Hudson, of Sedan, Robt Orr, Glen Lemmon, J. N. Rumberger, L. Roberts, Misses Jennie Pennel, Chlola Todd, Messrs.

Fred Mallonee, C. A. Brayfield, Wm. Cain, Robt Orr ana Williard Hills. she goes to the hospital for an oper ation.

Rev. Fanchier of Independence filled the pulpit at the Christian church Sunday morning and eve ning. Born To Mr. and Mrs. Guv San spent Sunday with Mr.

and Mrs. Worth Veal of Monett 600 bushels of Texas Seed Oats at 50 a bushel. ikealfqtd. Calling cards are nice to have, we print them. The Independent Separators $15 and up.

See us before buying. 72. Wasson's. i Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Hogue. of Sedan spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Harp. Mr.

and Mrs. Urben Gibbs visited Mr. and Mrs. E. M.

Foltz.of North Caney, Friday. 'Mrs. E. M. Foltz.

of North Caney. spent several days last week with her mother, Mrs. S. Gibbs. Mrs.

Howard has returned to vher home at Caney, after a two weeks' gtay with her daughter, Mrs. Ed. Smith. W. Q.

Morris returned Tuesday froxn'Kanss City where he has been in the He is much improved. We have a small amount of Fe-tsrita. It's hand threshed and fine seed. Call before it's all gone. Wasson's phone 72.

1 Rev. J. M. Plummer of Havana, will fill the pulpit at the Christian church Sunday and Sunday night Rev. Plummer is incoming here with a view of locating.

i MUqph Pear- nnH Fotti( Valn- Always on hand a full line of Fresh i and Salt Meats, Sausages. Lard Eta, Also keep PicklesRelishes, And a Staple Line of Canned Goods. Your patronage solicited. ders, March 18th, a daughter, The mother and child are doing well and Guy will be out before long. Amos DuBois attended the M.

E. conference at Chanute last week returning Tuesday. He informs us that Rev. Brown was returned to They will make their home at JJol-ton where Mr. Dagetit is employed in the oil field.

Mrs. Orwln Mobley end daughter, Mildred, of Springfield. were visiting friends and relatives first of the week. She went to Caney Saturday to visit her father, W. 1 1 Sharp and other relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Charley Bagent of Bolton, spent Saturday and Sunday at the home of her mother. Mrs, Riley. A large crowd went in Saturday night and had a charivari, they were treated to candy, cigars and cake.

Too tate for last week. Charlie Gilpin was trading in Peru last Wednesday. M. A. Worley is sowing 20 acres of alfalfa this week.

A little shower of rain is needed at present Glen Sharp went to work Monday for Win. Geesamaa east of Peru. Wheat and alfalfa that was sown last fall are looking fine now. Miss Clara Morton is home this week from W. F.

Lemmon's. Mr. Reynolds and wife of the gas station were shoppers at Sedan Wednesday. Miss Stella Riley returned to Caney Monday, where she has employment We are having nice weather now. About all through sowing oats and planting spuds.

Mesdame Howell and C. E. Howell visited one day at Al Stevenson's this week. Mrs. J.

E. Elliott entertained Sunday, H. Grounds and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Wells, of Sedan.

J. E. Elliott and family, C. E. Howell and wife attended church at Sedan Sunday night J.

S. Jackson of Caney, was working this territory for the Mail and Breeze this week. Everybody is happy and as busy as bees in anticipation of the big crop we are going to raise. Rev. Brown preached his farewell sermon for this year at this place.

Brother Brown has done well and has made many friends here. Roy Geesaman was absent Friday forenoon. Clarence Cummings was absent from school Monday. it The citizenship class took a written quiz Thursday. r'.

The arithmetic class are now studying per centage. A nice number of tardy marks were made' Friday morning. Bernice Gessaman was the guest of Nellie Johniton Thursday night The Caeser class began reading on the "Liber Quartus" Wednesday. Ask the Sophomore class if they wanted to attend the trial Wednesday. The ancient history class is now reviewing for their final test over Roman history.

Prof. Bray field is again able to walk without a cane, ft looks good to the I High Prof. Brayfield seemed to be quite patriotic Tuesday by the way he was wearing the green. l' Verri Veal was absent from school Monday and Tuesday visiting his parents, near Sedan. Myrtle Jones and Bernice Geesaman were absent one-fourth of a day Thursday.

-V Ralph Hifikle is still holding his new position in the right hand corner of the schoolroom. 1 this charge. Peru J. W. Ellis's auto collided with a stump Saturday near the Buswell ranph, with the results that a boy and a span of burro's hauled Mr.

Ellis and car into town. Lumber Co. Georgia DuBois received the ap pointment aa postmaster at this place and will likely take charge of the office April 1st. She is staying in the office getting familiar with her duties in the meanwhile. tertained the Loyal Berean S.

S. Additional Niotaze News. Cleve Greer of Neodesha, is visiting D. A. Greer's.

See the Sweet family at the Christian church Friday night J. Futhey is having a room and a porch added to his home. 0. E. Hughes of Caney, feed merchant, was hare Tuesday on business Wm.

Kent, of the Caney bottling works was delivering goods here this week in his auto truck. Miss Lillie Webb completed a seven month school at Jayhawk last Saturday. D. A. Greer returned Monday from a trip to Louisiana in looking over the country.

Chas. Dearing and Ed Elliott went to Wichita Sunday, where they went to look over some autos. Berlin Allen and family, who li ve four miles north west of town visited Henry Abbott's Sunday. A vaudeville show given at the I. O.

0. F. Saturday night was the last in our entertainments. The young people enjoyed a social Saturday night at the home of Henry Farris. The Sunday school girls of the Christian church will give a program at the church Friday night, March 27th.

F. J. Erhart visited hia wife at Independence over Sunday. She is improving nicely and expects to be class Thursday night, the eyening was spent in playing games. Refreshments were served consisting of popcorn and oranges, All left at a late hour reporting a good time.

Saint Patrick's Party. The home of Mr. and Mrs. R. I.

Hillman was the scene of a pretty St. Patrick party on Tuesday eve- ning, March 17th, when nine members of the; Fortnightly club entertained their husbands and friends and the remaining members of the club and their husbands. The rooms were beau i 1 1 decorated with green shamrocks, green and white festooning and green and white carnations. -The parlor was most pleasing in the decorations as the walls, portiers and floor coverings being green were in harmony with the decorations. The living room and dinning room were very pretty in green and white.

The game of Shakespeare was played during the evening the score cards being shamrock shape. Salted almonds were served in green Irish Rose nut cases throughout the evening. The guests were fayored with several beautiful Irish selections on the piano by Mrs. S. J.

Tucker and Miss Francis Floyd. Green and white carnations were given as favors. A two course luncheon was served consisting of piemento and brown bread sandwiches, chicken salad on lettuce mounds of potatoes from which floated the flag of Irland, pickles, olives, celery, ice cream 1 for all kinds of Building Material Sand, Lime Cement Let us help you estimate on any building you do Peru, Kansas Movements Around Monett. Most everybody is busy making garden and planting potatoes. L.

T. Morton made a business trip to Winfield first of the week. Miss Ruby Watson spent Saturday Working Of The Weather Burea. Elsewhere in this issue of The Independent will be found a 3-column illustrated article on the workings of the United States Weather Bureau. Not many of our readers are' familiar with the manner in which storms, frost and floods are foretold with such accuracy, and for this reason we decided to give the article space.

After reading it, what now may seem strange and mysterious to you will be as plain as The Independent is always on the look out for articles of interesiing and instructive nature, and at all times gives its readers full value for their money. 111511 1. nuu melius 111 ucuau. joe Liiioct maae a ousmess trip to Caney Monday. A Leslie Morton made a business trip to Dewey Monday.

Frank Miller and family spent Friday with Mrs. Miller's parents, TAN EC AND dlAll 1,119. AA. U1UUUUO. -t Miss Katie Gilstrap closed her tprm nf arhnn at Ppntor Vritinv anH POWEEi Before buying a Went to her home hear Grafton." Mr.

and Mrs. Homer Shircliff are BUILDER the proud parents of a 9 lb. baby boy, bom March 20. ry Clyde Howell and wife, and moth-' er. Mrs.

H. L. Howell. iDent Sundav New Tanks on hand THE0. YOUNG Peru PHONE 99 Kan.

COM PLANTED You should see our line. We were fortunate last fall in a buying a nice lot of the Vat Ralph Nelson's at Peru. Miss Ruth Sharp who, is attending high school at Sedan, spent Sat urday and Sunday with home folks. 'There was a league social at Mr. Reynolds Saturday night.

large crowd was thereand all had a fine. Hazel Druley of the Sophomore time. Plying Dutchman Planters 1-1 1 1-11 1 ranees Muaer, iorence ana jonn Wbrley attended the teachers meet- Geo. Seybold LIVERY anjl Transfer at a reduced price and we propose to give our customers the advantage of this price. These Planters are perfect in every way.

Can be used as edge or flat drop by simply changing the plates. Will drill or check row and drop two, three or four grains in the hill without changing plates. Kaffir corn plates furnished without extra charge. Price $35.00, while they last. We also have nice class was abaent from school a half of a day Friday.

1 1 Friday morning as usual was current morning. A. nice discussion of the events took place. Geometry class still solicit the sympathy of any who are kind enough to think of them. Several were, absent from school due to the sudden change of weathef, frord summer to winter Elliott took them over in his car.

Harper Creek and Caney Valley schools closed Friday, the neighbors of both" places went in at' noon and enjoyed a big dinner." Both schools had programs. i I Miss Clara Morton entertained at Supper Sunday evening the following. Miaaaa Dnhv Wafmn FVanra Home Grown Seed Corn: at $1.75 and $2.00 a Bushel -Seed Kaffir Corn $1.25 a bushel. See us before buying. Automobile Service to all surrounding towns and the price is right City draying of all kinds Barn Phone 21 i Muder, Grace and Mattie Reynolds, Vilas Meadows and Leslie Morton.

It is thought that the Peru H. S. will turn out some great lawyer before the school ia out, if mock trials are kept being carried on. (Lett 'over notes will appear next assdn Hardware Supply Co. Miss i Stella Riley 'and Charley Pw, KantM PhMC 72 Ti: -Si- Bagent of Bolton, were married at IdjependeaceJVednesdaj, March 18.

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