The Leavenworth Post from Leavenworth, Kansas • Page 8

PAGE EIGHT THE LEAVENWORTH POST, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1917 i NEWS PARAGRAPHS THE ASEMENT WHEAT MARKET 13 UNSETTLED: DROPS OFF NICKEL TODAY 1 TOMORROW, SPECIAL PURCHASE SALE THE BIO STOt Will Botts of Kickapoo was in town yesterday transacting business with local merchants. John Studdard of Glen Valley vvas a business visitor in the city yesterday. Will Reardon of Kansas City came last evening to attend the dance given by the Elite Club. Mrs. Fred Sellers left yesterday for Rosedale to spend a few days with her son, Lyle, who is studying medicine there.

Steel hooks carried on a revolving drum pulverize the soil to a considerable depth below a gasoline-driven plow that has been invented in France, Raymond Liff, has gone to Las Vegas, New Mexico, for a short stay with his sister, Mrs. Robert Hammond. Strained Relations With Germany nd Fear of Crop Damage Both in This Country and Europe Are Causes, OS ARE FMIISC OFF, TOO Beginning tomorrow at 8 A. the Busy Bargain Basement will hold special values for you. All these goods are special underpriced cash purchases and represent extraordinary savings.

No need to dwell any further on this let these prices speak for themselves. Come down tomorrow expecting to save. Decline of Five Cents a Hundred Pounds Cattle Market Steady-to Weak No Change on Local Markets. 8kc 15c India Linon 8Jc 12 l-2c White Dimity 19c There is an undertone of nervous uncertainty prevailing on the wheat market and as a result the quotations are being forced downward. Persistent rumors that the break with Germany will be more than a mere severance of relations, caused a sharp decline this morning.

Cash wheat was down from three to five cents a bushel. No. 2 red brought from $1.72 to $1.76 a bushel on the 1- This is by far the finest India Linon ever purchased at this price. Wonderfully fine quality 1500 yards of checked, striped and barred fine, sheer "White Dimity, 27-inches wide; special Miss Margaret Snyder has returned to St. after a short visit with friends here.

Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Ryan have returned io their home in St.

Joseph after a few days visit here. That the French language is more suitable for telephoning than English has been proved since London and Paris were linked by telephones. Phil Carson of Kansas City spent last evening in Leavenworth. 8ic purchase price. yard Tiasement.

in the special purchase sale at, yard 15asement. Children's Masquerade ball at Turner Friday evening, February 91 h. Admission -5 cents. Miss Toffler spent the Cay in Kansas City with friends. Mrs.

Victor Melquist, who has been the guest of Mrs. Giis Prebe of St. Joseph, will return the last of the week. The First district bat-ketball tournament will be held in the high school gymnasium at Horton on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10. All high schools of the First congressional district are entitled to take part.

Some of the schools that a ill enter are Topeka, Leavenworth, Atchison, Horton, Holton, Hiawatha, Seneca, Sabetha, Troy, Winchester, Perry, Morrill. Robinson, Powhat-tan, Nortonville, Effingham, Neta-waka, Severance and Oskaloosa. Both salt and fresh water fish are caught in Lake Maraoaibo in Venezuela. Mrs. V.

Dawes, who has been ill at her home on North Eighth street for some time, is somewhat improved. Buy a foot warmer for your carriage or automobile at Crancer's. We will place on sale tomorrow large additions of hooks, pictures and stationery at lower prices than ever, the fire sale. Kiser's BooK Store. Miss Irene Levy and Miss Dorothy have returned from a short visit with friends in Kansas City.

Miss Alma Vaguer has returned to Jier home in Atchison after spending a few days with Miss Anna Wuest, S10 North Eighth street. Mrs. Robert. Copland of Stili-ings. has returned to her home nftei visiting friends in the city a lew days.

Children's Masquerade ball at Turner Hall Friday evening. February Admission 25 cents. An Atchison young man, according to last night's Globe, not only v. ears a wrist watch when he sleeps, but he is also afraid of mice, and for 49c Fine French Voiles No this Is no typographical error, but these 40-inch white satin striped French Voiles are a manufacturers' surplus and represent the newest spring patterns. Whatever your plans are for tomorrow morning, be here early.

-i Regular 4 9c goods, special purchase price, yard LtJj lias ement. Dry and cold weather prevails over the states west of the Mississippi river, and reports of damage are 19c 35c and 39c White Nub and Splash Voiles Miss Nora Carney left yesterdav being received, especially from a two week's stay with her sis- ern Kansas. European crop advices were also unfavorable and acreage It will be positively impossible to duplicate these fine white Sheer Voiles at this special price. Fresh new goods, ter in Kansas City. Mrs.

Arthur Stone has Manhattan after a short friends here. gone 10 isit with 19c beautiful patterns. Regularly 35eand 39c a yard. special purchase price, yard Pias emen. 12 l-2c 32-Inch Percales 9c Good quality Percales in 33 newest Spring patterns of stripes, checks and small neat figures; regularly 12 l-2c, special purchase price, yard 4c 9c 8 l-3c Curtain Scrim 15c Curtain Scrim Mrs.

J. C. McEvoy of Kickapoo was shopping in the city yesterday. Miss Helen Kaitner will go to Atchison to spend the later part of the week as the guest of Mrs. Charles O'Barr.

Basement. 12 l-2c Glass Toweling 9c is smaller than last year. As was predicted in yesterday's Post, hogs were weaker this morning. The market opened steady but dropped five cents a hundred pounds. Choice heavy porkers brought from 12.20 to $12.30 a hundred pounds.

The receipts numbered 10,000. The Chicago market was slow. The cattle market opened steady and grew weaker during the morning. Prime fed steers brought $12 a hundred and the receipts numbered 3,000. Kansas City.

Feb. 8. Cash: Wheat Market 3 5c lower. No. 2 hard, No.

2 red, $1.72 No. 3 hard, $1.72 1.76; No. 3, $1.68 1.74. Corn Market lc lower. No.

2 mixed, 98 98c; No. 3, .97 97 No. 2 white, No. 9 7 98 V2c. 36-inch Curtain Scrim with satin cr lace edge borders, in cream, ecru and white.

Fresh full belts, regular 15c quality, 150 yards of these fancy bordered Curtain Scrims in ecru, with fancy red borders, narrow width for sash curtains. Regular 8 quality, special purchase price, yard 4c Basement. White with red stripes, lS-inches wide, splendid values; special purchase price, yard lias ement. 9c special purchase price, yard Basement. For riding on water there has been invented a tricycle with hollow, watertight wheels, the rear pair being provided with blades for propulsion.

Miss Elizabeth Jackson left for Kansas City to spend a few days with friends. B. Pot ter of Platte City was transacting business witit kcal merchants yesterday. 12 I -2c Zephyr Gingham 10c 15c Curtain Swiss Ladies' Initial Handkerchiefs 6 for 25c initials in white Oats Market lc lower. No.

Yard wide white Curtain Swiss in dots, stripes and scroll designs, regular 15c quality, special purchase price, i 2 white, 5757c; No. 2 mixed, ((DIP mh 27-inch new Spring Zephyr Ginghams ir pinks, blues, blacks and whites, greens and tans. Good assortment of checks stripes and plaids. Th price is nearly wholesale price. Special purchase price, yard Base ment and All colors.

Parker Young Leavenworth yard 1UU Basement. of Wailula was a itor yesterday. rner has returned Lowenicnt after a Basement. Miss Nell to her home 56 57c. Rye $1.44.

Hay Market unchanged. Wheat receipts 113 cars. Cattle Markets. Kansas City, Feb. 8.

Cattle receipts 3.000. Market steady, weak. Prime Feed Steers, 11.25 19 Art- riT-nccorl Hoof Stoprc tQ flflftl 29c Curtain 15c 11.00; Cows and heifers, $5.50 i VOlIeS 25 Dozen Men Turkey Red or Blue Bandana 'Kerchiefs Extremely highly mercerized 4 0-inch Curtain Voiles and Marquisettes in ecru, cream and white. Regular 2 9c quality, 11.00; Stockers and feeders, $7.00 0.75; ulls, $6.50 8.50; Calves, $6.50 S. 50; Calves, $7.0013.

Hog receipts 10,000. Market 5c lower. Heavy, $12.20 12.30; Packers and butchers, $11.90 12.25; Light, $11.60 12.00. Chicago, 111., Feb. 8.

Cattle receipts. Market steady. Beeves, Cows and heifers. Calves, 810.25 14.50. 15c special purchase price, yard Basement Notion Sale Tracing WJieels 5c Rapid Sewing Needles, paper lc Cube Pins, per cube 5c 10c Violet Transparent Soap.

2 bars 15e 25c 11 row hair brushes 19-: Eldorado Tooth Powder 10c Fancy Pumice Sto.nes 10c Pound can Valiant Talcum Powder 10c Vaseline, per bottle 4c Wonder Hair pins, bundle of 10 Fc Men's Pad Garters, pair 10c Ladies' and Misses Hose Supporters 10c Basement. Each Each Mill. End Towels For Wash Rags 2 for 5c Hog receipts 46.000. Market slow. Light, Mixed, $11.85 12.40; Heavy, $11.85 iWjg 12.40; Pigs.

10.90. js Kansas City, Feb. 8. Close: leaps on a chair when he sees one. Miss Dorothy Mitchell, who has been ill with an attack of appendicitis for some time, was removed to C'ushing hospital yesterday where she will undergo an operation Friday morning.

William Mann of Basehor was transacting business in town today. Miss Ina Lary has returned to her. home in Kansas City after a short visit with relatives in the city. George Dawes of Kansas City was he guest of his mother, Mrs. W.

E. Dawes yesterday afternoon. For insurance on your house, fur-riture or automobile, see P. O'Brien. Manufacturers' National Bank Building.

Phone No. 342. Mrs. Sol Samish was the guest of friends in Kansas City yesterday. John Ortman went to Kansas City yesterday.

Oil Btoves, coal stoves Crancers. Word was received in the city that the Annual Station Agents Meeting, which was to be held in St. Joseph, yesterday had been postponed indefinately on account of the bad weather. A number of local men planned to attend. Dan Christ spent yesterday ri Kansas City with his brother, Joseph, who is il! at the University hospital there.

Yesterday he was somewhat improved, but still in a serious condition. Charles DcCoursey has returned to Kansas City after spending a few days in the city. Will Botts of Jarbalo was in town white with red and blue Plain borders. Wheat May $1.67 1-2; July $1.42 1-2; Sept. $1.32 3-4 Seconds of 15c roods.

Better come early. Bas ement. Basement. 342 MEN'S SILK KNIT TIES, REGULARLY 35 and 50c 3 for 25c 3 for 25c 1.32 7-8. C0rn May 9S l-2c; July 97 1-4 97 3-Sc.

Chicago. 111., Feb. 8. Close: Wheat May $1.68 3-4 1.69; July, $1.46 ft 1.46 1-8: Sept. $1.36 1-4.

Corn Corn May $1.01 1-8; July 99 1-2 99 5-Sc. Oats May 54 l-4c: July 53 3-Sc. Local Markets. GRAIN White No. 2 soft, $1.70.

HIDES Salted hides. No. 1, 20c; green hides. No. 2, 19c: part cure hides, 1 l-2c less; green hides, 3c less; tallow.

No. 1. 7c; No. 2, 6c. POULTRY No.

1 hens, 17c; springers, 17c; roosters, 19c; ducks, 15c: fat geese, 12c; turkeys. 20c; old toms, 15c; eggs, 35c. PRAIRIE HAY $10. 5G to $11.00 $1.75 Mercerized Table Cloths $1.04 Only 25 of these pure white hemstitched, mercerized Table Cloths in size 54x81-inches. We recommend these Cloths for their splendid wearing and laundering $1.00 Dozen Mercerized Table Napkins 79c a Doz.

Pure white 16-inch mercerized Table Napkins, all hemmed ready for use. Beautiful quality in a good assortment of conventional designs. Regularly $1.00, These Men's Silk Knit Fonr-in-Hand Ties are a manufacturers' short visit with friends here. The weight of ore cars descending a mine in South Africa is used to produce power by pulling a cable wound around a drum that drives a dynamo. R.

A. Paxton of East Leavenworth was transacting business with local merchants here. Miss Elita Vermount of Potter, was in town yesterday visiting friends. Charles Barr of Atchison was in town today, attending to business matters. Chiefly intended for garages is a recently invented door that is made in three sections and slides around a corner of a building on a track.

L. A. Hale of Route was shop-pin gin town yesterday afternoon. Miss May Porter has returned to her home in Atchison after spending a couple of days with Mr. and Mrs.

P. R. Gist. Mr. and Mrs.

J. P. Hurley are the guests of friends in the city today. Mr. and Mrs.

Martin Goodby and daughters. Edna and Geraldine of Atchison are the guests of friends in the city today. Curtis Shepherd, who has bee employed in Kingsley, Iowa, came yesterday for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. V.

E. Shepherd for about a month. A bayonet to be attached to a man's shoe, intended for hunters of big game as well as soldiers," has been patented by a New York inventor. Miss Fern Rodenburc: of Route No. 3 motored to the city yesterday to visit friends.

Mrs. Dorris Babcock of Farley was the guest of friends here yesterday. Mrs. George T. Elliot of Platte City motored to the city today to shop.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralpn Conrad of Tonganoxie came yesterday to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pr.rker for the remainder of the week.

Earl Wit comb arrived yesterday from Dallas. Texas enroute to his home in Freemount. and visited friends in the city for a few hours. J. W.

Burkowitz of Kansas City was in town yesterday afternoon attending to business natters. Harry Kelly was the guest of his brother, Joe, yesterday afternoon. sample line: all in pertect condition. choice ot an colors in stripes and novelty patterns. Regular 35c and 50c grades, special purchase price, 3 for 25c, or Basement.

qualities. Keguiarly spe 1 79c $1.04 special purchase price, dozen Basement. cial purchase price Basement, MEN'S LISLE HOSE 3 PAIR 25c All sizes in grey, black, tan, blue ard purple. today transacting business with local 1 merchants. Hood and radiator covers.

-Cran- per ion. i TIMOTHY $12.00 to $14.00 per ton. ALFALFA $14 to $18 per ton. CLOVER $12.00 to $13.00 per, ton. i Retailers quoted the following! Families who buy in this Basement do not complain of the high cost of living.

Come down to this busy Basement tomorrow expecting to find some exceptional values. F. W. Sturapf has returned to the city after spending a couple of days in Kansas City attending to business matters. THE BIG STORE Fred Kruegger has returned to prices: BUTTER Country, 35c; cream-try, 42c.

SUGAR Cane, $7.3 Beet, $7.10. FLOUR $2.50 for 48 $1.30 for 24 lbs. POTATOES Peck, 60c; bushel $2.20. EGGS 34C his home in Atchison after a short visit in the city with friends. Wailula was a the city yester- John Brunce of business visitor in day afternoon.

after spending a couple of days in the city with friends. John Zule of Kansas City was in town yesterday visiting friend3. DoetorsFai Farren and Guy Far-vere in town yester- Mrs. G. H.

ren of Boling day shopping. Owing to the crowded condition of our store during the fire sale, it has been impossible to give each customer such personal attention as we would like to, but our good3 are marked plainly in red figures, so you may make selections without troubling yourself to make inquiry. Just make your selection and we will wrap them up. Kiser's Fire Sale. Chailes Logan oi Kickapoo and Ben Fulched Wailula were in "Tfrribte cmc of Ecsna contractrd when a Der? boy foupht diaeaw for trn ye.irs, with half doxen ppecialiats.

Both ler in terrible condition. Almost a nerroiu wreik. It too just IS bottles tn clear np thU disrae." This is the late testimony of tx prominent man. His name and hi remarkable atory in full on request. We have ren many oilier rnres with thi marvelous liquid iraih ti.Jl vrc freely offer yoo a bottle on our penrmal guarantee, 'fry it today.

Sic, 40c and $1.00. Miss Dorothy Jenkins of Platte City, was visitor 'a the city yesterday. Robert E. Stevenson of Bethel was shopping in the city yesterday. Mrs.

Charles Kraus has recovered from an attack of la grippe and will You may still find a collection of five thousand books from which to make selections and at half price and less. A large share of them in perfect condition at the fire sale. Miser's Book Store. Walter Delfs of Chicago, who has been the guest of his mother, Mrs. M.

Delfs, went to Kansas City yesterday where he will spend a few days. Mrs. Will Magner who I'as been ill at her home on Lawrence avenue is very much improved. Miss Oka Mills has accepted a position at tie Woolworth store. Miss Margaret Curry went Kansas City yesterday afternoon where she will be the guest of Mrs.

J. H. Bowes for the remainder of the week. Miss Dora McGonigle of Mt. Olivet was a visitor in the city today.

James Stanton left yesterday for Beloit. where he will be associated with his father, James Stanton. Sr. Miss Marcella Marshall will return to her home at Gardner. tomorrow after a short Tlsit with Miss Varna Thompson of this city.

ii in MJf MJq i soon be able to be out again. i Sol Winograd and Louis Stud- i town yesterday snoppmg wiu ioca.i merchants. Mr. and Mrs. George Elliot have returned to their home in Farley, Jard went to Lowemont Mrs.

Chris Zegeun will return the last of the week from Tipton, where she has been visiting with friends for some time. for Skin Disease Mehl Schott Drug Store, afternoon to attend the funeral oi Mrs. Que Ode..