The Long Island News from Long Island, Kansas • 1

THE LONG ISLAND NEW 4 PUBLISHED EVEKY THURSDAY Entered a. aecond class matter September 1 0. 1 9 1 8, at office at Long Island, Kansas, under the act of March 3. 1 879 INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS $1.50 PER YEAR LONG ISLAND, PHILLIPS COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1921 VOL. 3, NO.

19 Fire Destroys Woodrafff Bmsiiness Block Nine Buildings Consumed By Conflagration Early Today; Fire Started in Creamery Building About half of the business Cozy Cranberries 15c per lb. at Corner Market. Jello and Jiffy Jell now 2 for 25c Farmers Co-Operative Mercantile Asso. Frank DunsmoorandSam Atkins were business visitors at Norton Wednesday. Mrs.

Eber Weed, who was on the sick list lat week, was able to be out yesterday. Pickwick and Gypsy Boy Coffee 40c or 2 for 75c Farmers Co-Operative Mercantile Asso. section of Woodruff, Kansas, was completely destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. An entire block of business houses were consumed by the flames. The alarm was sounded at 6 o'clock, this morning and ii ii i i i Miss Chalice Thompson is helping at Carl's store during the absence of Mrs.

Carl. "Holsum" Bread, Best Bread Baked. The Bii? 24 oz loaf for S5c Cozy Corner Market. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs, W.

W.Young died Saturday morning. Pure country sorghum at $1.50 per gallon Farmers Co-Operative Mercantile Asso. McLaughlin's xxxx Coffee 25c 2 for 45c. Try it Farmers Co-Oper-ative Mercantile Asso. Nelson was initiated thru the third degree of the Masonic lodge last Thursday night The quarterly report of the City trom an tnat can De learned, j0hn Deward, living just north of Mrs, Ida Shteley is spending a few days at Norton and Almena visiting with relatives.

Fresh Vegetables, Fruits, and Everything in the "Good to Eat Line" Saturday at the Cozy Corner Market. the fire was of a mysterious! Luctor, will hold a public sale about the 9th of February. The little son of Mr. and Mrs Del. Nickel, who has been quite ill, is getting along nicely.

Treasurer, JoeSkelton.willbe found on another page of this issue. Mrs. Jake Wolfe, of Superior, Nbbr, is here for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus.

Miss Marjorie Halderman took Sunday dinner with the Misses Ila Shaver and Hazel Poole. We understand that Henry Non-hof will hold a public auction sale about the 8th of February. Rodney Raymond, ot Kanorado, Kansas, was a business visitor here for several days, returning home Monday night. Corn, Tomatoes, Peas, Beans, Kraut, Hominy and Pumpkin at 15c per can Farmers Co-Operative Mercantile Asso. Glen Hicks, of the Norton Marble Works, was a business visitor in Long Island Wednesday and The Carl Telleson and Earnest Pittman families, and Miss Mae Duling, all of Almena, spent Sunday at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Leroy Jessup. origin, no one seems to know just how it started. The flames were first discovered on the outside of the Hall building on the southeast corner and in a very short time the fire spread "all over the building, All the buildings were frame structures and with the wind from a southerly by east direction the flames spread rapidly. Blazing embers were carried from a quarter, to a half mile from town.

The fire fighters worked hard but their efforts'-proved unavailing, and all was done in their power to save the buildings in the next block north. Snow The Long Island High School basketball team is scheduled to play the Norton County High School team at Norton next Friday night, January 21st. With a little raise in the market prices considerable grain is being hauled in to the local elevators by farmers near here. At a meeting of the directors of the Farmers Co-Opt rative Association held last week, Verne Hoppes was engaged to take charge of the Farmers Elevator here about the first of February. Our next Lyceum number will be Dr.

William Rader, lecturer, who will appear here on the evening of January 25th. Remember the date. The News is prepared to print good sale bills and it will pay you to call and get our prices and advertise your sale in the columns of this paper, for good results. Bert Godfrey tells us that he will hold a public auction sale soon, as he expects to quit farming and will leave for the Black Hills, where he had formerly mined, and expects to get back in the mines. E.

Kuhl tells us that be received a large box of nuts, oranges and Eber Aimes suffered a fracture of the wrist last Sunday, as the result of a horse having crushed him against a stall. The lad is getting along nicely. This office received an ex-ray picture from Dr, E. McGill, of Blue Hill, Nebr. The picture is that of a hand of a young man who accidently shot himself thru the palm with a small revolver.

A crew of telephone men are busy 'this week making extensive repairs and improvements on the otner iruits irom his son, uecu, wno 1 ves in California. Cecil is making good on his place at Santa Ana. and the family are all getting along fine. was falling at the time of the fire this morning and helped considerable in saving these structures. The Clavton basketball bovs 1 local telephone system.

They are came down last Friday afternoon laying wires underground near the for games with the local boys and railroad tracks. were defeated in both games. The H. S. team of Long Island won by a score of 30 to 11, and the local town team won by the score of 28 to 20.

Roy Jacobus, who purchased the local dray line last week, will hold a Closing Out Sale at his farm next Tuesday afternoon. Read the advertisement on another page of this issue and then save the page for reference and plan to attend the sale. wwwwvwwwwwws www In the District Court District court convened Monday at the County Seat and the case of the State vs. Geo. S.

Simpson, Felony was continued over to the April term of court. Simpson is out on bonds. In the naturalization case of Bert Sedman, citizenship papers were issued to him Owing to a misunderstanding Bert Godfrey did not attend court Tuesday afternoon and it is not known whether he will receive his papers now or will have to wait until the next beptember term of court. The Clayton basketball teams, who plaved here last Friday afternoon were the best bunch of players that have ever visited Long Island, and everyone who witnessed the game admired the sportsmanlike manner in which they took defeat, and will agree with us that they are a splendid bunch of boys. Tuesday afternoon the local High School and Town Basketball teams journeyed to Clayton where they played a return game with the teams of that place.

The H. S. boys won by score of 27 to 22, and the Town team lost by a score of 17 to 23 The boys report a fine time and were entertained after the game bythe Clayton teams and their officers, to a fine banquet at the hotel there. Corn We can do it as cheap Commercial Hotel Dining Room and Lunch Counter. Short Orders and REGULAR MEALS Mrs.

Mary Smith Son ProDrietors as the other guys $2.00 per hundred Just Phone No. 1506 WWS'VWSVWV'WVWVVW Jessup Brothers I Post-Inventory Sale The places that were consumed by the flames: The Hall, with a Creamery on the first floor. Kinney Parage, including everything in the building, eight automobiles. A dwelling house, on the rear of the garage lot. Restaurant and its contents The Barber Shop building, i A Harness Shop.

The W. D. Boeve General Store, i Spaulding's Warehouse. The Postoffice. Hageman Store building and the warehouse with all its contents.

It is estimated, by those who know, that the loss will reach something like $25,000 and we understand there was only $2,000 insurance, which was carried on the Hageman building, the Barber Shop and the Hall. The Hageman brothers were fortunate in saving everything that was in the store building and this afternoon were moved into the Wolf builing. The contents of the warehouse, however, were a total loss. The barber shop fixtures were all saved and the shop was moved into the office of the Ford garage. The Post office has taken (Continued on back page) I The Livewire After making our annual inventory we have the following Electrical Appliances remaining unsold from our Christmas Sale at reduced prices: 1 Hotpoint Hedlite Heater, at $11.50 1 Hotpoint Toaster, at 8.25 1 Aluminum Heating Pad, at 11.50 1 Sew-E-Z-Sewing Machine Motor, at.

21.00 is busy shelling corn, but not so busy but what he can sell you a Ford Paul E. Kipple, Agent THE ELECTRIC SHOO IRA C. YOUNG. PROPRIETOR JL.