The Banner from Lafontaine, Kansas • 1

It JfHm LAFONTAJNE, KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, NO. 31 At he meeting M. E. Bundav Duck Creek Mrs. Gooch and daughter of PaTaski came Thursday to visit Jjm Surber and family.

Jan-6-1912 to Pec-20-1911 Unas Kobinson and wire are mid iuuuwmg moors were elected. Supt. M.Fink, W. E. Barton, Mrs, Roy Pearl DeLung, Organist Basel Koonce, Librarian Esther McGinnis -E.

0. McKINNEY'S- visiting at Pleasant Hope, Mo. Ward Butcher will be temporary mail route earrier for C. F. Gastineau.

Lee Bosseck drove toNeodesha HOLIDAY SALE Class No. Class No. jf Class No. 8 Class No. 4 Class No.

5 Class No. 6 Class No. 7 Lsna Butcher Moore Jofcie Cool Anna Williams Mrs. Dillon W.E. Bar nil Harry Mcire Norine and Gertrude Hendric-son h(ave been visiting in Independence with their uncle, Frank Buhlmyer.

Mrs. Sylvia Lapsley and children have been visiting at Baxter Springs Her mother accompanied her. Mrs. W. Lapsley on Duck Creek is visiting her sister, in Cherryvale.

Henry Hendrickson is earring for Ed Parsons live stock while the latter is away visiting his daughter, Mrs, Robt. Pound at Grandfield, Okla, Lovell Cook went to Coffey ville, Now on- on Thursday. T. E. Rains has moved into his new home just completed 1 mile east of town.

His daughter and husband of have come to keep house far him until spring. Chris Bosseck went to Spivey, Kingman county, to visit his brother John who has 'a broken ankle. TomJansen left for Kansas City on Thursday. A story is being told that B.B. Cool has carried ono bucket of coal for the Central Girls already this year.

Big price reductions on seasonable goods. FELL DEAD IN on Sunday to see his best lady. Singing School next week will be on Thnrsday evening instead FarmRidge of Tuesday account Prpf. Patterson being away the fore part of the week. STORE Independence'Star: While standing'in Hebrank's drug store talking to the clerk, from whom he had just received a bottle of cough syrup, Elliott Bush, an employe of the city, paised his hands, toppled over back- ward and died before a phyw cian could reach the store.

Mr. Our Patrons- 1912 How about your New Year res Will Moorhcad has a broken olutions? nose, caused from a fall the ice. There was no Watch meeting The little daughter of Miller at the church on account of the bad weither. Howell is sick. Oush was aboutJO years of age and apparenj-ly in good health except that ho had been complain ing of a slight cold for several School began on Monday Ed'Elrod is master mechanic for the gasoline hand cars and morning after a week of vacation days.

He had been in tha em he makes them run too. D. E. Fennerand wife return ploy of the city for about twq ed to their home at Neodesha on Tuesday after spending the hol We'jwish to thank you, one and all, for yourliberal and continous patronage during the past year and we hope to enjoy the privilege of meeting and waiting oiryou in the near future, asjwe" have in the past, To those'who havent been customers of ours' wef extend a cordial invitation. Our stock is complete v0ur goods the yery best Our accommdditions unexcelled Our prices right (jjive US a trial and be convinced.

Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year, We remain, yours for business, W. E. Skinner, wife and daugh ter, Hester, returned to Indepen dence Wednesday. Simon Hadley and stepson years. He formerly lived with his family on a farm near Farni Ridge school house in the nortli part of the county.

Hew survived by his wife aud fo ursons and, daughers. idays with relatives on the ridge There was a family re-union at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Goodwin on Sunday. Those present were, Jim Goodwin, J.

Lorenzo Patterson were guests at Capt. J. W. Koonces' for Christmas day dinner. Mrs.

M. SannevS went to Altoo A. McKinney, Mrs. Bingley, Mrs Mary Hugheyand their families, na Wednesday to visit indefinite ly with relatives. The following is a li3t of the J.

0. 0. hunters and their counts, healed by the captaias of the hunt: DICK HIATT. gSSSSBSSSSlllSSIiil251SSS3SEEIISSiSSSSIHiIHiiSaHa! Mr. Sheffield ard wife and of Fredonia.

'Dug' and Jess Harbour drove to Independence on Wednesday. We have received the sad new3 of the death of Elliot Bush of Independence. He was one of the old settlers the ridge. The family in their bereavement has the deepest sympathy of their many friends here. Herman Merriwether spent vacation with his brother Arthur and wife at Altoona.

Skating is the popular sport now-a-days. Most the young The Local News. people are spending tneir spare time on the ice. Tne restaurant nas again CENTRAL Christmas has coma and gone, with its usual enjoyments with, turkey and pumpkin pie, wedding bells etfJ. 'Grandpa' Hadlay has moved to Lafontaine into the property he recently bought.

Beatrice Harbour has tha pneumonia fever. Mr. and Mrs. Jean Ststdler spent Saturday night "and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Bobbitt, north of Lafontaine.

0. J. Hadley and wife went to Elk river Sunday to visit friends Mrs. sister, Mrs, Harris of Oklahoma accompany ied thorn hoie for a few more days visit. Wm.

Blaokmore has moved his farm, ha recently bought of 'Grandpa Hadley, Mr. Osborn is adding some new improvements on his farm. F. K. Smith, Vida and Beatren Hadley spent Sunday at Lewis Dry bread's.

Little Roy and Monroe Shields Mrs-Mary Hughey and little' changed ownership. Hugh Hor Jog Welch, 9 Logan Hampton 151-2 Wm Brook, 2 BBCool, 22 1-2 Frank Strange, 26 Oscar McKinney, 43 Jno McKinney, 44 Geo Hutson, 7 Howell 21 1-2 190 II TYLER. EWElroi 511-2 A Fink, 24 JM Surber, 4 Abe Hampton, 101-2 Jim Hampton, 3 Le Kicketts, 27 ALinviile, 15 Oren Surber, 26 EarlE Surber. 44 205. ner, son of Rev.

A. boing the proprietor. Cal Hull was here on Saturday night. A son of Lyman Ricky visited him last week. Will Rowe returned to Lansing Pans, on Sunday.

Lee Ricketts and Earl Sur- Real Estate men are kept busy this week with prospective buyers and traders. Henry Koonce arrived on Tues day to remain until Thursday Hazel will return with him. Lucy Hinman, a teacher in the primary was unable to teach on Tuesday account of sickness. ber tried and were sons returned home, near Law. rence' Kans.

on Monday. Miss Pearl Bingley accompanied her for an extended visit. Mr Shtffield and daughter and Mrs. Avis Little made tripto Howard, last week. Leo Pitman and wife were in Independence on Tuesday.

almost successful in being sick following the big hunt qf last week. was The Christmas enter Henry Hunt of Fredonia jn town on Wednesday. i tainments drew a Ir 'le atten dance and was proirnced to be to A. N. Liaville returned to last Some news was left out Mrs.

J. T. McKinney went Fredonia on Tuesday. the best given for tnong time- Written for last Weel W. A.

Butcher has charge of the mail route while Cy Gstin- Robt. M. Campbell of Byca more Valley left yesterday for Nowata, to meet a Virginia week for the lack of space. O. M.

and Mrs. Hiatt have mov ed to their farm adjoining town to farm that and the forty acres north of town. Mrs. T. Minton, Rural Minton and wife, Jim Minton and lady and daughter visited the Surber family daring the holidays.

are slowly improving irom trie brother, Jos. Campbell and to pneumonia fever. visit other relatives Carl Osborn came home to Ben. Bennett has moved into spend holidays with his parents the Certain property on Water-at. Clyde Maclin has returned R.

II. VanBuren and little son in Forest are on the sick list. Milier Howell is serving court as a juror. T. B.

Jansen is employed LiUle Howard Ottinger, who by just recovered from Diptheria, is Middletown, Ohio to resume his work with the American Rolling Mills. Ed Elrod end W. L. Williams drove to Fredonia on Tuesday to procure utensils needed in the restaurant. Frank Crick is laid up with a cut heel.

The wound was inflicted with a skate, while skating; on Sunday evening. Marion Lowman fas the barber Saturday while Dick Hiatt bossed the soup makers for the Odd Fellow supper. Ed Parson. Mrs. Fred Parson and Ralph left Monday for Grandfield, to visit 2.

T. Pound and family. Ralph Moore went to Fredonia on Tuesday evening to meet his wife and children, who are returning from a at Concordia Miller Howell during the latter down again with pneumonia. irom Elida, Now Mexico. Herman Hastings, a fourteen year old hoy, grandson of Morrison of Costillo station, was shipped to the Reform school Wed nesday.

THOMAS-DEXTER. eau is confined with serious illness. Lydia Bolton of Independence has visited her sister Mrs. Perry Mott during the past week. Bowen Cool produced evidence that be has killed or least he had been inclose proximity to a skunk.

Mr3. F. B. Starns and children wart to Fredonia on Friday and visited relatives funtil Monday morning. Miss Thelma Pound returned on Monday from Fredonia where she had been jisiting her grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Pound. Harrison Freemaa returned to Co5eyvilI and the barber work. Mrs. Bowen Cool is visitinfe her sister, Ottinger.

Ira Fink went to Fall River on a business trade Wednesday. Eirl Hutson has rented the Lew oharpe farm near Buxton. A Mr. Porter has rented the Ness property in east part of town. Invoicing is the general plan among the, business men this week.

Lester Welch and Bradley Starns bached while Mrs. Starn was away. Dewey Welch has lost several head of horses from ruuning in the stalk fields. Andrew McGinnis and three daughters went to Independence to visit relatives. John James made his usual trip to ElkCity Saturday by way of Mo.

P. Wednesday, Dec, 20, 1911, at i A baby cirl Dec. at the stay in Fredsnia. Glen and Herschel Shue are loading a hay car on track out of their own production. Glen Shue went to Fredonia Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs, Lovett of Neodesha are visiting Jesse Williams and family. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Adams have returned from their honeymoon spent in Missouri.

Methodist parsonage, home of Mr and Mrs. Mort. Ty H. A. Church, Clyde 'nar Fredonia by Rev- Robert Hall started for Collins ville, on Thursday.

C. B. Hodge was in town on Thursday. Dexter of Collinsvilla, and Miss Elsie Alta Thomas, daughter of Mrs. Mattie Thomas, west of Lafontaine, were married.

At present they are visiting relatives in Independence, Charley Ford and wife have re. turned from Concordia, K..