Portis Independent from Portis, Kansas • 1

'ah nr rx, NO. 33. PORTIS, J. KANSAS. THURSDAY.

DEC 28, 11)10. VOL. XIII. appy Year I i We take this opportunity to thank you for your patronage during the past year, and especially during-the X-mas season which brought in a great many new customers who we exp by another year to regard as Old customers. We want to thank you also for overlooking our inefficiency.

We hope and pledge to be able during the New Year to serve you better and to make Our Store better than ever. Anything you can do to help us accomplish this will be appreciated BY tfl The Boys. 7' Revival meetings will at the Church ef jre Brethren on Monday, Jan 8 and will continue at least two weeks The revival will be conducted by Rev. R. H.

Nicodemus of the Bethany Bible Prof. Sutcliff went to Downs Sunday afternoon where he mat his daughter, Jiuaita, who is an instructor in the Wellington, Kans. High She has a week's vacation and is spending it at Portis. School of Chicago. He will also conduct a bible normal during the time he is here.

Of tUo Flnunclnl Oondttln of thu FIRST STATE Ml' at PortM, etate of Itnusiiti, (it the close of buslnosH on tho litu clny of Ikmv, 1918. RESOURCES Loans and- illsjounU S70.ii-I2.14 OVi'i'drusts WDM Bank KuiWinn l.miM Furniture mill ftxturos C'usli items nnci flouring housn itoniH Oiisli nd stglit legnl rtiHorvo 00.758.17 Hjmmond Bros report that 'list Saturday was a record breaker at their stora for the amount The reason for the -late issue of the Independent week is that the paper which it is printed was delayed in transportation and did not arrive until today (Friday.) Mr. and Mrs. G. E.

Wineinger attended the wedding of his brother, Lloyd, south of Alton Christ mas 'day and visited there until yesterday Mr and Mrs, D. Adams are spe iding their Christmas vacation with his people vxt Mound QUf, Jan2 Hef return Monday morning, the school here convening that day. The Adams' are the only Portis teachers who are spending vacation out of town of business doc in a single day.1 Prof. Shmnon, a lecturer of wide reputation, will lecture at the Church of tho Brethren in Portis ntxt Wednesday night, j.Jan.3 His lecture will be one Totnl J1.M.8J Their cash sale3 oxceeded by far any other day's business they had enjoyed. A force of ten clerks was kept busy a' I day and until iato that ntghtr SantAjlXits was at the store la tha and had candy "for all the youngsters.

that is not often hoard and ha should Kj'e a-gcod aueoce. The subject hia. lecture wiU pertain to Eugenics and clean living arid all school students are especially urged to be present, as well as others interested along that line wverybody ought to be. He will sreak at the scholhoua in the noon. There will bo no admission charged for tha lecture IN of Shannon vumzs from' DcdewaiH, Ohio, and has lectured all over', he U.S.

This hot be a den i -situational lecture. Alma and BsIIh Thoaipsoi came in Friday night from Hays where they are attending the Normal School. They are spandv jug their vacation at home and C. A. Snyder and aon, Lee, of Hoi ton came out last week and are visiting here with his daughters, Mrs Jay Doolittle and Mrs.

Roy Arendand other relatives. Mr. Snyder will return to is home the last of the week but Lee will stay for a longer visit. TheSnyders' were former Portis residents some years ago. will leave the firstof the week for Hays so as to be present when their work start3 again Jaa i.j They think Hi'ys is about the fin-j 03 1 place on the globe and will The death of fioyd Dooiittle occurred at his heme in Portis last Sunday morning, 24 at flvs o'clock.

For tho past two years he had baa in failin health and since Dec. 1 he had grown worse rapidiy and his death had been anticipated by the doctors -for', caen- dys. 'The cause of his in tilth was tuberculosis but it is not thought that that, was the im-nsdiate cause of his death. Tha deceased was born near Pot lis Dec 19, 1882 and al the time of his death his age wm 34 years anJ 5 days. On Oct 29, 1912, he was married to Mina Woo! man and to them was born ono chili Besides his family he laavas to nnura their loss his parents, ai Mrs.

Jas. oliitlo, and wo Jay and Clay, and families, all of Portis. 2 la also had mny other relatives and friends here whom his death has grieved Floyd had spent nearly all of his life at Portis and was known here by al moat everybody. Of late years he had been folio the barber business and was located ia that profession at Way Kins until last spring when his poo? health forced himtoqait business. Since then he had' resided at Portis, The funeral services wore held Christmas afternoon from the Brethren Church conducted by Rev Whitted and burial was made at the Fairviev csnntery southwest of town.

The local I. 0. 0. F. lodge of which the da ceased was a member, attended in a body.

be there this time until the sum mer vacation begins in June Tho order of the Modem cf America rpcently 'elected the following officers for OiiltHi utoelt imia til $10,000.00 Hw'pius rmvi iti.ooo.oo Undivided Profit 1 Individual lti7.274.15 IVrtllloiitv'S of el-poult 4.W1.S0 65 00 Totnl Hli'to of Kansas, Uminty of Hmitli, hh. I. J. P. TimoiiH, t)nliUr of sliid l)iinU.

do Holi'innly swuiir thttt thoa-Iwive tnti'iint ia true; Hint mi id hnnlt has no n.ibllitlos, mid Is not In-(Uirtron iiny Hutu or obligation, ot her than liovn on tlio Imv stat. mi'iit, to tlif bast of in.v know Icil-o ftnd bollnf. ho help nitM.od. J. Thorn-IB, oatjbior.

huIikci llwfi ii nd cworn to bK'ore thin Villi day of iJi-c WKI. (Hah H.A Tiiruor, Notary Public, (ijoiniuisslon iKliiii on tli Jay of 11U7.) CORRECT. Atti-st! DIRECT iXH O. M. Tlioinns, J.

Thomas. J. Hill. F. It row.

It Tlu row. Bunk Coinmiii-sloier, Topoka, ICaimis. OYSTER Supper for members of the Local Farmers' Union Association and their families at the house on Thursday evening, Jan. A. Come, get acquainted with the new members and spend an enjoyable evening.

tho 'ijear: Venerable Consul, L. lA. Norlhway; Worthy Ad viser, P. Thomas; Escort, J. E.

Kiswdl; Clerk, H. Mills, Watchman, Lemon; Banker, J. M.iViiils; Mgr. for 3 years, Roy Bell. The M.

V. of A. has not been active at Portis in recent years and it is planned to have a lodge deputy come to Portis a little later and conduct a campaign for new members and assist in livening up the camp in yener al. About that time the lodge would likely have a big supper jfor the Woodmen acd their t'ami lies. This i one of the very tosst lodges lor young men to join, the life insurance there being the cheapest obtainable.

The mem bership of the local camp is about forty. How i.4 your subscription to the Independent? In appreciation of your dealings with us. in the past, and in anticipation of those in the future, we thank you. May your New Year be Prosperous. The Independent.

Card Of Thank. We wish to extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to those who so kindly assisted U3 the sickness and death of our be; loved husband, son and brother Mrs. Mina Doolittle and family, Jas. Doolittle and family. Remember The Picture Show! EVERY Saturday Night At until further notice.

Four reels of good pictures and music. Prices 5 and 15 R. A. COLLIER.J IT Willard Hill and family are here from Goudland spending the holidays with her parents, Will Naylors, and his people, tha Hills oa Crystal Willard went to Kaii3. City Tuesday night toldrive outga new Ford auto for himself..