The Lusk Herald, July 27, 1933

Foster R. Rogers Purchased Mayes Building

Foster R. Rogers, in a deal consummated Monday, July 24, became the owner of the Mayes building, when he purchased the building from Mrs. Elizabeth Mayes, and on November 1, the Rogers Drug Store will be moved to its new location, which will occupy the entire main floor of the building, now occupied by the Scott Jewelry and Music Store and the Smart Shop.

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The Lusk Herald, May 26, 1938

Rogers Drug Has New Soda Fountain

The Rogers Drug store has just installed the newest thing in the way of soda fountains, workmen completing the installation of a new Liquid Carbone streamlined fountain this week. The new fountain has been placed along the south wall of the store and display cases moved to the north wall in place of the old fountain.

Chromium trimmed with a low marble serving counter and leather cushioned seats make it a very attractive addition to the store. A new innovation with the fountain is the fact that the ice cream and various compartments for fountain supplies are on the back bar instead of in front of the serving table. An announcement advertisement will be found elsewhere in this issue with a list of specials being offered. A special treat is also offered during certain hours Saturday of this week only.

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The Lusk Herald, May 17, 1945

Foster Rogers Sells Drug Store to Rapid City Man

A.J. Casey of Rapid City, S.D., completed a business deal the past week to purchase the Rogers Drug Store from Foster R. Rogers. the transaction becomes effective on June 1st.

Thus one of Niobrara County's pioneers, resident here since 1896 concludes 27 years of business in Lusk.

Mr. Rogers came to Niobrara county with his parents in 1896 from Eastern Nebraska. The family traveled the Oregon Trail as far as Ft. Laramie and then came north, making the trip in a prairie schooner.

Eventually, Mr. Rogers homesteaded with his brother, his old place being the present Orville Dryer ranch of the Kirtley vicinity. Mr. Rogers took his university work at Northwestern University, graduating in 1909, then worked in Laramie a number of years before returning to Lusk. 

Twenty-seven years ago he purchased the George D. Cureton drug business then located where the Piggly Wiggly store now is. Later he and two brothers, Fred, and Harry, built the present post office building and the drug store was moved to where the Ben Franklin store now is. Eleven years ago Mr. Rogers bought the Mayes building and moved the drug store to the present location.

Looking back, Mr. Rogers remembers the boom days in the little building he was first located in. Fourteen clerks tried to handle the trade and by evening dirt and mud carried in from the street was an inch thick on the floor. But those were good day. A $500-day was considered top. Daily business did go as high as $700.

Mr. Rogers has no definite plans for the future. "I am going to catch up on my fishing," he says, and he plans to spend the summer at Kaycee with his daughter, Mrs. Mack White.

Mr. Casey is an experienced drug store operator and pharmacist, having had stores at Worland and Upton. He and Mrs. Casey and their two small children will come here about the first of the month.