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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-30
STATE NORMAL NOTES.
w r K & NJ

Our first school year has ended.
And it has been a wonderful sue
cess, far more than its most san
euine friends expected. And the
more gratifying as so many of the
students have come from other
counties than this, where the INST
tuition is located.
In our ranks we mourn the death
of one, Miss Scott; one wedding,
Arthur Wiles; and one baby, the
daughter of Mr.. Connolly, of Tho
mas county, named Lillian, after
the daughter of the only daughter
of Prof. Picken.
Very odd, yet pretty commence
ment cards are being sent out by
the state normal school here.
Beng their first commencement.
Already are the pupils for the
summer term, which begins next
week, are beginning to arrive,
Prof. Picken, Miss Kellar and
Fred Lindley Will teach the classes
With the scarcity of small va
cant houses, several students are
housekeeping in big No. 10 cot
tage at the Fort.
Examinations began Wednesday
but many of the students earned
exemption grades
The Literatl society held It's last
meeting for the 1st year last Mon.
day, the debate, Resolved, that
war strengthens a Nation, was de-
cided IN favor of the Negative.
Ellis county proposed to equal
Rocks county, the Bice's, in a fam
lily attendance, and Monday five of
Peter Johnson's family of teachers
came IN and looked smiling at the
Prof. & next Monday will furnish
the choicest of cream from their
dairy herd, bought with their teac
hers wages, for the coffee and ice
cream at the Normal banquet.
Our school photographer. Piatt
of Victoria, is having great times
with his camera Last week he
captured the school, this week the
Ladies Basket ball team and flash
Of ''Mr. Bolster and Isabelle,
Between the hail and showers
the students have been enjoying
Tennis games.
Our students regret that our tea
cher, Miss Sister, goes elsewhere
next term and agreeably surprised
her with a little reminder from a
number of her friends & pupils
Those who have seen the plans
tell that we are to have an elegant
appearing new school building and
we anxiouslY await a sight of 1t.
The Baseball team went over to
McCracken last Saturday and won
another game.
The present excellent Normal
ball team IS done, few of the nine
remaining for the Summer tenn.
Out of the s games played they
lost but2. One to Hays 1st and
the other the High school.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-30
New Drug store.

APPLEBAUGH'S new Drug
store, on North Main street, oppo.
site the depot, is now open for bu
slness, General assortment of a
1st class drug store, new and fresh
drugs, cigars, stationery, brushes.
Everything IN handsome bottles
& cases, free from dust and dirt.
Prescriptions carefully filed.
Give us q call.
Telephone No. so.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-30
Notice for Publication. No 1326oiil

Department of the Interior, Land Office at
WaKeeney. Kansas, April 23d, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the following IA
med settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Pro-
bate Judge of Ellis county, Kansas, at Hays
George BELLMANN, homestead appli-
tcaion No. 253oI for the S 1zNE4 &S1zNW4
Section Is, township I south OF range IS
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultva-
ton of said land, viz,
Henry .Knocl1e, John Knoll, Benz. Elem
ming & Francis Blender all of Hays city P o
Kansas, A. H. BLAIR, Register,
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Commencement.
STETE N0RMAT, SCHOOT,

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
The BaccIaureate Address will
be given IN the G. A. r. Hall on
Sunday forenoon, May 31st. at the
usual church time. The citizens OF
Hays and vicinity are codlally
urged to be present. Prof Joseph
II. Hill OF Emporia, Vice President
OF the State Normal School, Will
speak, and those of US who know
him can assure all that a strong and
helpful message will come from
him.
Commencement exercises will be
gwen in the same hall on Monday.
June 1st, at $3.50 A. M.
Admission to the commencement
will be by ticket only. After pro-
vldlng for guest already invited,
for friends of the members of the
class, for teachers. students and
parents of students, for incoming
students who will be here to attend
the summer school and for guests
yet to be invited, such remaining
seats as may be available will be
placed on sale at Carrlck's store on
Monday morning at 8 o'clock.
The price of such tickets is % cts.
The faculty regret that hall ac-
comodotions are so limited that the
DOORS may not be thrown open
freely to all. But under present
conditions, that cannot be done
without too great crowdIng for
comfort or even safety, and we
trust that the friends will heartily
JOIN us in our efforts to have a
pleasant and profitable time.
William s. Packesa, Pramcipal.
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DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK !?
kidney trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
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Notice for Pu5 lication, No. 13267,

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office WaKeeney, Kansas, April 2o, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore the Probate Judge of Ellis county, KS.
at Hays City, Kansas, on JUNE 9th, 1908.
viz: CARL ]. OLSEN, Homestead appli-
cation No. 26o1o for the Ne4Nw4, So
II south, range IS west
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous. residence upon and
cultivation of said land. viz;
David E Sites and Peter Rasmussen of
Plainville P. o. & Charles Hof Frank
Knight of Turlzville P. o., all of Kansas.
4, II. Blair. Register
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Board Of Equalization.

D0W7'U q E9W01SsHt50n.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Ellis county, Kansas, will
sit as Board of Equalization of
taxes on the first Monday of June,
the 1st, at the Office of the County
clerk. All persons feeling them
selves aggrieved by reason of the
assessment or valuation Of their
property as returned by the AS
SCISSOR can appear before said board
of Equalization and have a hearing
at that time upon such grievance
Respectfully,
III, p. D5aaaes, County clerk.
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II II II
Citizens State Bank,
Hays City, Kansas,

every person Ellis county, tributary Hays city,
open a bank with
thereafter possible We you deposit with
all the receive giving checks every dollar
you use, writing each check what 1t given for
PAID bank check has settled many disputed
year you will h0pDi[u SURPRISED
result All successful business keep bank accounts fact
could induced do business any way.
banker with, I'll wait until year,, but begin
Remember that regular poS0rs others
not. ReSpectttLh, H. II. WARD. Presidents
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NOTICE
NOTICE.
st published May 80. 1898,

Ist published May. 30. IU93,
The undersigned hereby gives notice
Probate Judge of Els county Kansas
for a Druggist permit for the sale of
Intoxicating liquor for medicinal and
mechanical purposes in the city of
Hays, Ellis county, Kansas,
The said petition, duly signed, was
filed on May 29th 1903 and the said
Judge has set the place of hearing at
his office in Hays city aforesaid and
the time the 30th day Of June, 1903
at 10 am
Dated Hays city, Kan May 90, 1903
j. G FARLEY.
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cures made by Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered alter years of
scientific research by
Dr.. Kilmer, the emil
nent kidney and. blad-
der S0Aoia licf and il
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-05-30

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which IS tbs worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec
ommendedfo everything but if you havekid-
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
Just the remedy you need. Ithas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and ffN
send your address to e; sess:ss
Or. Kilner & Co., Bing-
namtcn- N. 7. The - zzzs e Z $50
regular fifty cent and Home Of swaInp-Roos
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists
Don't make any mistake; but remember
the name, Swamp Root. DR.. Kilmer's
SwamP-Root, and the address, Ri ngbamPton.
N. Y, on every bottle
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Proceedings.

OHfO0 VI ZIG OOunIy OIeIh,
Ellis county, Kansas,
May 18th 1908.
Board met in special session, all
members present.
Bids for repairing the Schoen-
chen bridge were opened. viz:
Missouri Valley Bridge Co $4,000
ditto 1900
ditto 1000
Interstate Bridge Co. S14OO
1885, 1852. 1890 $34 $40
Midland Bridge Co. $3.50
ditto 2075
E L Dildine $189S. 2OSO 1915,
Bids were fully examined and
considered and contract awarded
to the Kansas City Bridge Co. on
Superstructure "D", Superstruc-
tuTe II for S1882.00, the Bridge
Co to build the two 90 foot spans
connecting the new structure with
the old at both ends, for this price
the County to furnish any neces-
sary material, And Chairman au-
thorized to slgn the contract,
An appropriation of $500 was
made out of the Gen. fund for
above repairs to said bridge.
Some tax matters were adjusted.
Co, Superintendent instructed
to distribute to the various school
districts the S1396.30 fines collect
ed and in Co. treasurer's hands.
$4,000 County court house bonds
which had been paid were cancel
ed of record.
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Money to loan.

I have a lot of special money
to loan on cattle ut special low
rate oe interest. See me at The
Elevator. I'd +. M0dd en-
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
MERGING OF MYSTERIES.

Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. Tt may develop that the missing man mystery of Little Rock will be cleared when the unknown stranger at the morgue in this city is fully identified Mon day afternoon man was found dead in the woods, about twenty yards from the railroad, along the Choctaw line. No marks indicated how he had come to his death. He was brought to the city and held awaiting identi- fication. He is about feet tall, slight of build, weighs about 155 pounds, has thin black hair, light blue eyes, prom inent Roman nose and sharp pointed chin. About three days growth of short beard of black color is on his face.
 The description does not exactly tally with that of G. F. Austin, the missing auditor, but is similar in many points and Austin's brother is ex- pected in Hot Springs Thursday to identify the corpse, should it be the lost brother.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
HAPPENINGS AT COTTON PLANT.

Cotton Plant, Jan. 7.-Rev. T. c. Johnston of North Little Rock is here, assisting Rev. w. H Morrow in special services at the Presbyterian church. There is quite an interest in the meet ing. Dr. R. R. James and wife and Miss Minnie Lynch leave today on visit to Corpus Christi, Tex, for stay of three months. Mir. Stacey, cashier of Cotton Plant Bank, has returned home with his bride from Georgia. Quite number of young people have returned to school after spending the holidays at home: Misses Mamie Me- Gregor, Gussie Woods and Ruth Lynch to Searcy Institute, and Alex Woods, Ran and Joe McGregor and l. V. Eckles to Arkansas College, Bates vile. The Rev. J. F. Lester, a popular Methodist minister, has returned with his bride from his wedding tour. Cotton Plant is on the boom. Two new brick buildings are being erected on Main street and others are soon to be built. Miss Stella Eckles is visiting friends and relatives in southwest Texas.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
HAS MISSING AUSTIN
 BECOME WILD MAN.

On Saturday night a report was made to the Little Rock police by a colored man named Burkes that he and several other negroes, residents of the Highland Park vicinity, had seen strange young white man, half nude, in the woods. A negro woman named Harvey was the last one who saw him, last Friday. She had seen him three separate times, and she said that whenever he saw her he would run like wild animal The description she gave of him answered very closely that of G. F. Austin the Home Water Company auditor. She said that some of the times he seemed to have nothing on but an overcoat. At least half dozen persons were found who saw him. s. P. Austin, Sergt. Hawkins and Detective Spight secured the vicinity for several hours yesterday running down the clew with no further result. One negro said he saw the wild man in an old abandoned house early in the week. Sergt. flaw kins made inquiry at the insane asylum nearby and found that there had been no escapes from that institu- tion in four months, which makes the clew little stronger pointing to a solution of the Austin mystery. S. P. Austin says that the reward of $500 is for the recovery of his brother, dead or alive.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09

Skates new stock just received at Bowen's Cash Store. If 218.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
WATCH ST. LOUIS.

The greatest Worlds Fair the world has ever seen will be held at St. Louis in 1904. To keep in touch ith the work of preparation for tn is great Worlds Fair and to get all the news of all the earth, every r eading person should at once subscrib for the great newspaper of St. Louis, the GLOBE DEMOCRAT. It stands pre- eminent and alone among American newspa- pers, and acknowledges no equal or rival. It's circulation extends to every state and territory of the Union, to Canada and Mexico, and to every part of the World where there are readers of the English language. It ought to be in your home during the coming year. See advertisement elsewhere in this issue. b9t
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
POPLAR BLUFF MAY
 HAVE FREE DELIVERY.

The Poplar Bluff postoffice has broken another record. The receipts for the year just past from the sale of postage stamps and supplies amounted to $10, ,242.54. This isa gain of $1 ,267 .54 over last year, which was the large up to that time.
 Poplar Bluff is now entitled to free delivery and Postmaster Handles says he will apply for it immediately. But it is now up to the city, for Uncle Sam will not give us free delivery without the streets are properly signed, and, above all, the houses numbered. An other consideration that is seldom thought of is the fact that there must be sidewalks. Uncle Sam does not furnish row boats or steam ditch dredges; the conditions must be pro- pitious. Bluff Citizen.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
WANTS EXTENSION.

Stuttgart, Jan. "A second meeting of the Stuttgart business. men was held last night for the purpose of making further arrangements for a conference with the Rock Island peo- pie for an extension of their Searcy and Des Arc line to Stuttgart via Hazen.
 At the meeting it was also decided to organize commercial club and a committee was appointed to draft rules and bylaws for it's government. The business men will make a great effort to get the new road and will go so far as to give the company a right of-way into town if they will build the road at once.
 The shortage of cars on the Cotton Belt still continues, and hay shippers are still losing much money on ac- count of it.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
LEGISLATIVE PRELIMINARIFS.
Campaign Opens Among Candidates For Speaker Of House And Presi-
 dent Pro Tenn. Of Senate.

Candidates for the honor of presid- ing over the deliberations of each branch of the Thirty fourth general assembly of Arkansas are moving on Little Rock and Wednesday will see the opening of headquarters by sev- eral of the aspirants, says the Little Rock Gazette. The legislature con venes at noon next Monday and from now until that time the hotel lobbies and the different headquarters will be scenes of continuous activity.
 Sel ator Joe L. Short, a candidate for the senate presidency, is already on the ground, preparing to open headquarters at the Capital hotel.
 Judge John l. Moore of Helena will open headquarters today in rooms 2 and 3 at the Capital hotel. His ar rival in the city this morning aug ments interest in the speakership race, in which he is leading aspirant.
 By Thursday, it is expected, all the candidates for the custody of the gay el ill each of the two legislative branches will have arrived and the preliminaries will be on in earnest. Many members will arrive early in order to effect arrangements for hotel or boarding house accommodations during the session. A number of members will be accompanied by their families. Representative Rountree of Pike county will be here with his bride. He was united m marriage re- gently to Pike county young lady.
 With the advent of the legislators there will be an unusual large influx of candidates for the clerical and other positions at the disposal of the solons. This suggests the fact that an unWritten law obtains in both sen- ate and house by which the two po- sitions of enrolling and engrossing clerks in each branch are awarded to ladies. In addition to this it has been customary in the house to bestow up- on one of the fair sex the place known legally as assistant sergeant at arms, the duties of which are confined to the handling of mail Frequent at tempts have been made to pass an act barring ladies from these positions and limiting the eligibility therein to qualified electors. These attempts have heretofore met with defeat, hence there is no statutory provision against the election of ladies to the places named. The presence of many feminine aspirants for clerkships will therefore be feature of the current weeks campaigning.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

John Williams and wife to Isaac Goldman, tract in 34-13-3, $50.
 Will Hurt to Geo. w. Yelverton, lot 12 and interest in lot II, block 22, Tuckerman, $225.
 , Thad Arlington and wife to Thos. J. Watson 1-2 lot II, block 5, town of Newport, $3000.
 N. B. Wishon and wife to J. R. Cox, lot 120 Walnut Grove Cemetery, $40.
 J. A. McCroskey and wife to J. R. Cox, lot 6, block 8, RemmePs Addition to Newport, $675.
 B. B. Blalock to w. s. Morgan, lot 8, block 8, Tupelo, $50.
 F. H. Harden and wife to J. o. Curl, 80 acres 301O-5, $315.
 Cyrus Grouchenour and wife to J. w. Phillips, 120 acres 2O112, $1425.
 Dave Bloom and wife to B. R. Hay nes, 160 acres 22-14- CD, $2OO.
 R. L. Graham to Elias Graham, lot 9, block 20, Tuckerman, $45O.
 Charles R. Hite and wife to l.. M. Sedgwick, 2S acres 2211-1, $1OO.
 L. M. Sedgwick to Sedgwick Tie Company, 28 acres 22-111, $1.OO.
 R. M. Mathews and wife to John lsbell, 160 acres 33-13-1, $165. '
 John Isbell and wife to G. N. Me- Coy, 80 acres 33 131, $2O.
 State of Arkansas to c. B. Closson, 80 acres 33-131.
 American Building & Loan Associ- ation, power of attorney to J. s. Jones to satisfy mortgage for $500 on lot 3, block f, Forest Place, Newport.
 billiard Thornton and wife to James P. Ferguson, 1 1-2 acres 3O-9-2, $75O.
 E. G. Thompson to M. M. Stuckey, power of attorney to satisfy mortgage for $651.75 given by billiard and Har- riet Thornton.
 B. B. Wilmans and wife to R. l.. Robinson, lot and 12 lot 8, block 1, Newport, $2,50O.
 Solomon G. Carpenter and wife to R. F. Dunn, 40 acres 7131, $225.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
SEVEN PROBABLE APPLICANTS.
County Judge May Set Aside Order Of Two Years Ago After January Eleventh - Prohis Seem To Have A Card Up Their
 Sleeves.

With the preparations that are now going on toward the remodeling and vacating of store buildings, which nave been rented for saloon purposes in the event that licenses to sell liquor are granted by the county judge, it becomes apparent that the date of settlement of this mooted question is near at hand, Two years ago on the eleventh day of January, Judge o. w. w. Scarborough granted the petition Of the prohibitionists, making illegal the sale of liquor within radius of three miles of the Newport public school house, which decision was later sustained by the higher courts.
 In the last November election, the vote of Newport and the county at large was overwhelmingly ill favor of license though the prohibition senti | ment has never enlisted majority of the voters either in the county or city.
 In the opinion of certain lawyers no ruling can be made by the newly elected court until the expiration of the two years of non-license, which date falling upon Sunday, makes Monday, January 13 the decisive day,
 when the petition of those favoring
 licensed saloons will be presented to
 the county judge. It is claimed by
 this side that their petition contains a
 large majority of the adult residents
 within the three mile districts of New port and Jacksonport. The oppon- ents of license have been quietly at
 work for several weeks, compiling a census of the districts involved and it IS supposed that they contemplate contesting this alleged majority. The attorneys for the prohibitionists in other contests of this kind have | usually asked for time to challenge the qualification of signers, whose right to such a privilege is doubtful. There are knowing ones who say that a tenn porary injunction will be sought from Judge F. D. Fulkerson of the circuit court, which convenes here the sam day, restraining the county judge from | iss uing licenses that the legality of the license advocates petition may first be determined. The saloon men hope to secure license and then fight the question out in the courts while the prohis seek similar advantage and will try to shut out saloons pending a final decision of the case in the courts. 1t is generally understood that in the event licenses are granted, which seems strongly probable, there will be seven applications to sell liquor in Newport. The prospective applicants are:
 J. B. Doherty, s. 0. Webber, Sim mons & Bowen, Bordwell & Sanders, Lasker Bros, w. R. O'Neal and Thad Arlington.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
Warning Order.

Annie Newman, Plaintiff,
 vs In the Jackson Maurice Newman Defendant, Circuit Court. The defendant Maurice Newman is warned to appear in this court within thirty days, and an swer the complaint of the plaintiff, Annie New man.
 J. $. JONES, Clerk December 31, 1902. 35 w4t
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
CHANCELLOR MARTIN RETIRES

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 7.-Judge Thomas B. Martin, the eminent chan cellor of this district, adjourned his court Monday until January p, at
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09

Martin was appointed chancellor by Gov. Clarke eight years ago, and has filled the position with ability, his de- cisions being frequently quoted by the various courts of the country. Late-
 ly his health has been poor, and he has not been able at all times to pre- side. Last night he left with his wife
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
MASTON-SHARP.

MT. J. w. Maston and Miss Rosa Sharp, both of Elgin were married at two o'clock Wednesday by Justice Guy Smith at his office.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09

for Corpus Christi, Tex, where he will enjoy the coast breezes for few weeks. His retirement from the bench is matter of regret to his many friends.