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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07
Ff4M TaE High school

Miss Foster hab been suffering
with a severe cold.
The Freshles RhetOricals came
off last Friday and evelyone enjoy
ed the program
The first books for outside read
ing have been finished by all grades
Freshies reading EThe Mill on the
Floss" and Westward hop. the
Juniors and Seniors Middle
march, and McCauley's essays on
Milton and Adisou."
One of our worthy brethren is
in dire distress all because some
unknown" feminine friend sent
him, in order to express her high
sense Of appreciation of his worth
iness,- small white card edged
in blue ribbon and with few
inspiring lines inscribed thereon.
Query Does the same indl-
vidual write 'all' the Normalnotes?
The 'Debaters' have fitted up 8
reading and writing dept. In the
basement where they study during
the afternoons.
The Normals are enthuslng over
the coming of Schueler, the
"Cotterine south paw" They ex.
pect great things OF him;- yes he
NAV be an excellent twirler, bu,
as he cannot play the whole game
we are not worrying any.
Ply les will soon be thing ol
the past. A new autidote has
been prescnbed-DIore Latin.
| Numerous sleighing parties have
made the evenings a continuous
Jingle during the past week
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07

Last Sunday saw the saddest tu
neral in Ellis that ever took place
ID this county when Tom Hamil
ton and his daughter, Mrs. Josie
Shoemaker, who died the dav be-
fore alter long illness, were bu
ried at the same time He came
to Ellis in 1870, and married in
1872. Was only So in January.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07
A Good phaeton
for sale real cheap. See
j. G.. ADKINS,
at 1st National Bank.


Tom Hamilton was one of the
first to join the Woodman lodge
here, and gets his $4,000 insurance
the first of our Ellis county resi-
dants to get a return for pay
ments made. He also belong
ed to the Workman lodge of ElI1s.
The body of A S Hall arrived
Saturday morning and the funeral
was held from the Lutheran church
on Sunday afternoon under the
auspices of the Masons.
The wife and daughter came with
the remains and have the sympa.
thy of their many friends here.
|HOuSa and big Lot
AOOCO for SAFE Cheap.
We offer for sale very cheap fol
cash frame house of 3 rooms 6
8 Lots, barn, chicken house, etc.
Apply st this Office.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07
.orrics3 cnGrS6

Regular services will be held IN
the PresbVter1an church to-mor-
row SHndaY) morning 6 evening
at the usual hour, ALI invited,
DR.. Kohl took trip to Topeka
this week to see the working of
the Legislature. AS chairman of
Repub. committee will be for re-
election of senator Bouchow
Mr., Montague, who came to our
county in 1873 and here a couple
years, stopped here this week to
see the old ground, being on his
way home to Ohio with his wife &
daughter from a California trip
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07
Building fog eSssDI Sanr

We have a good tive rooHed
building to rent cheap from Jan.
oath. FREESE.
Farmers who came in town on
Monday mornlug with their sleds
found lots of bare places in going
home in the afternoon.
The county commissioners met
last week and turned the darkey
gambler, Ottobridge. lose as he
had no money to pay with,
Met again Monday when the
Assessors met.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07

On Saturday the Smokey bill
naait had to be carried out there
on horseback.
For the first time this winter
our coal dealers ran out of coal
on Tuesday.
The young men around town are
now working to secure a gYmna-
sium outfit.
Some loads of hay came IN this
week bat some of them had to
use 4 horses to pull the load.
Charlie Kirkman IS again rua-
ming a dray.
j H Wood has Laing's outfit
and is also running a draY.
Harry Close has secured a good
job with the express company at
an Office IN Indian territory and
has gone there,
Alex Philip arrived home Fri
day night from his foreign trip &
was gladly welcomed by his many
friends.
Three Of the, Ellis jointjsts paid
500 a piece and costs and jail
sentence and the other two come
up next wee
Farmers think this snow, with
what we previously had, will make
the ground wet enoug to carry the
wheat along into May.
Word came from the Springs
that Judge Reeder was not so we'll
and Mrs. r: left for there Sunday.
But he is getting all right again
and be home next week.
AS the Legislature kept in ses-
sion Saturday Mr., Schlyer did
not come home as usual. And
on Monday acted favorable on his
section road bill.
The next move in cleaning up
our town for the coming Normal
occurred on Tuesday when another
woman drew her money from the
bank, shipped her goods and left
for a more congenial location.
Supt Haney visited the Agri-
cultural college this week and wit
messed the Judging of Stock by
the students 1t is a great meet
ing of owners of prize stock in the
state, the Judges being selected
from the most experienced of each
breed selected.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07
Feed for sale.

offer for sale cheap at my farm
8 miles southwest of Hays
Z stocks of straw, hay and cane.
In best condition. Come get it.
John ISEZTZ.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07
What's IN q name

What's IN name.
Everything is in the name when 1t
comes to Witch Hazel Salve, &c
Dewitt 6 Co. of Chicago discover
ed some years ago how to make
a salve from Witch Hazel that is a
specific for Piles. For bleeding,
blind, itching and protruding piles
eczema, cuts. burns. bruises and
all skin diseases, DeWitt's Salve
has no equal; this has given rise
to numerous worthless counter
feits. Ask for DeWitt's the gen
uine, j G Farley.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07


Simon Motz has been having q
very sick spell thlsaweek,
Farmer Devore was IN from the
East Saline Monday and reports
his mother quite sick again,
Mrs Stehley has added a phone
No. 135, to the pleasures of her
residence. Add to your card,
The young men of the Normal
on MoEday evening treated the Ia
dy students to . Jolly sleigh ride.
This week the railroad tank was
put together. 6 inch cedar plank,
s inches thick and 16 foot long
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07
Cattle wanted.

l have the feed and pasture and
/ Will fake some cattle on shares al
my farm just south of the Normal
school building. Some cattle com
ing fresh In spring preferred.
Drop me a card & will como see
you. Apdress
q. L. Fur6eck; Hays P 0.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07

Mrs F'Blll Robbins" with her
two children LETT for her home in
Illinois on Sunday evening.
Work at painting and fixing up
the new Millinery store for Mrs
Ryan commenced this week.
The snow kept the farmers
from coming to town Saturday.
Roads in many places impossible.
The trustees met on Monday as
the Board of Assessors and agreed
on the basis of valuation for this
year, People hardly get one tax
paid before another starts in.
NEW MILLINERY.
Mrs Sara Ryan will soon open
up u New Millinery store in our
city, with all the latest of styles,
with an eastern expert trimmer as
an assistant.
Last Friday evening Tom Nc
Neal gave a splendid lecture at
the Opera house for the Library
Association and kept the audience
in a smile all the time and the ev.
ening was success for the third
one of the course
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07

CLEAN Up. FUMIGATE,
By direction of tho Board of
Health of Ellis county l hereby
notify all property owners er rem
tiers to clean up their yards and in
cities to remove all manure from
their premises. All vaults should
be dlslnfected. This order should
be obeyed by all good citizens who
are interested IN sanitary measures
and public welfare In lncorpo
rated cities the marshal will see
that this order is complied with at
once. DR.. IL &, Catutldk.
Health Officer.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07

The next move in cleaning up
our town for the coming Normal
occurred on Tuesday when another
woman drew her money from the
bank, shipped her goods and left
for a more congenial location.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07

AS the Legislature kept in ses-
sion Saturday Mr., SchIyer did
not come home as usual. And
on Monday acted favorable on his
section road bill.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07

P les will soon be thing of
the past. A new autidote has
been observation-disclosures Latin.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-03-07

Word came from the Springs
that Judge Reeder was not so well
and Mrs. r: left for there Sunday.
But he is getting all right again
and be home next week.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

is that they require such little care,
and comparatively small feeding. A
mule can get along on a smaller
amount of feed than horse, and it
does not seem to make much difference
what the feed is.
THE estimate received this week,
putting the number of mules in Mis-
souri, at 100000 and their value at
$23,0OO,O00, is, of course, encouraging,
but / predict a still greater increase
within the next few years."
There is reason to believe that the
number of cattle, especially beef cattle,
has also increased to a remarkable
extent. There has been a very great
improvement as to quality. The farmA
ers are breeding much better stock of
all kinds. 1t will be extremely difficult
to secure accurate estimates on hogs,
but 1t is safe to say that there has been
a great increase.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

vance in the price of oil. According to
an official of the Standard Oil, the cor
poration carries no surplus, giving the
benefit of all earnings to the stock
holders.
The Standard Oil company is now
disbursing more money to stockholders
than any other corporation in the
world. The United States Steel cor
poration held first place as a dividend
payer previous to the reduction in the
common dividend and the conversion of
preferred stock into bonds. 1t now
ranks second to the Standard Oil COM
pany. Since January l, 1897, the
Standard Oil company has paid to
stockholders more than $275,00O,000 in
dividends. OF that amount John d.
Rockefeller has received more than
$50, 900, 900. Since 1891 the disburse-
ments of the corporation run close to
greater than the $100,000,000 capital
stock.
A fair idea of the magnitude of the
dividends of the Standard Oil company
can be obtained from the fact that the
Pennsylvania Railroad company. with
in the last fifty-seven years. has paid
like $215,O0O,O0O to stock
holders, or $6O.OoO,oo0 less than the
of the Rockefeller cor
poration have received in six years.
In view of the fact that oil has been
on the strength of reports
that production is falling off very
rapidly, the present increased dividend
of the Standard Oil company has
caused considerable interest in flnan
cial circles. People in close touch with
the situation say that it is very un-
likely that Rockefeller interests would
agree to an increase in disbursements
to stockholders if they believed that an
oil famine was threatened. to.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
bye ELECTIONS
ON THE TARIFF
Fiscal Question Will be One of
the Main Factors Deciding
London Elections
Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller.)
LONDON, Dec. 15.-The country is
waiting with intense interest the re-
suits of today's parliamentary bye
elections in the South London districts
of Lewisham and Dulwich. Whichever
side wins will claim that the result
is a pronouncement i'm favor of the po-
sition it has taken on the fiscal ques-
ton, while, on the other hand. the de-
feated party will insist that local and
other issues outside tariff considera-
tons were really the determining fac
tors.
Naturally the fiscal question figures
in the contests, but in neither case is it
a square fight on this question alone,
and what the voters do today will not
be an altogether reliable indication of
what they will do when the Chambe-
rlain issue is thrown upon the country
and every parliamentary district is
asked to give judgment on that issue
1t may be said truthfully, however, that
II the tariff reform candidates win in
today's contests their victory will give
a great impetus to Mr.. Chamberlain's
cause.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

convince the American public Of his
ability by defeating me. In the mean
time stand ready to arrange matches
with any of the other experts. best two
in three. falls to count'nl ~
Billy Roche, manager of Tom Jen-
kiIis, has introduced a feature In wres-
Ting bouts which is already popular in
England. Instead of offering a man
$25 or $50 to meet jenkins he will do
nate 500 to the man staying fifteen
minutes with the champion or SIS for
every minute the conner lasts over teD
minutes. Roche says there will he no
losers end. thus insuring Legitimate
bouts.
There is every prospect that George
Hackenschmidt and Tom McInernPy OF
Ireland will come together again on
the mat in Liverpool The pair met
recently, and after failing to throw
McInerney three times in an hour. as
agreed. Hackenschmidt was forced to
part with $500. The Russian has post.
ed $500 for another match. This time
he insists that the contest must be to a
finish. best two in three falls. at any
style McInerney may suggest. The
Irishman is ready to come to terms
provided Hackenschmidt undertakes
three times in an hour. as agreed.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
SECOND MULE STATE IN UNION
Number of Animals Reaches SOC, 900
With Valuation of $4,000, 900
Especial to Evening Teller

COLUMBIA, Mo. Dec. 14.-Dr f. B.
Mumford, acting dean of the Missouri
agricultural college, secured this week
some figures and other information on
Missouri mules which reveal that the
number of live stock i'm this state is far
greater than in 1900, which, in view
of unfavorable conditions. is remark
able evidence of the wonderful agricul-
tural vitality of Missouri
They show that the number OF mules
I'm this state has now reached 900. 900
Their value is estimated at $23 900 900
Missouri, alone. now has per cent of
the total number of mules in the United
States. There are today more mules
in Missouri than in any other state.
except Texas. When it is remembered
that during the Boer war thousands of
mules We're shipped from Missouri to
South Africa. these figures are as
founding. Missouri has in three years
1eaped to the position of second mule
state in America, crowding Texas
closely for first honor.
There is another fact which | wish
to state about the Missouri mule" said
DIR. MumfOrd. 1T is the best mule in
the world. In saying this. l take into
consideration size, weight, strength and
ability. All the essentials are found
I'm the Missouri product There are no
other mules in the entire world so de-
sirable from all points of view.
Mule breeding in Missouri is on the
increase, and will continue. The mule
q a
should bring as high as $500. Mules
do not vary in value so widely as horses
A great advantage in breeding mules
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
STANDARD OIL STOCKS PAY "
sI2.o0 4 SHARE DIVIDEND
Total Dividends for this Year $4,000 900 or AZ
Percent and its Better than
Gold Mine

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller)
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Those per-
sons fortunate enough to own Stand
ard Oil stock received a handsome
Christmas present today in the shape
of checks for their share of the Sl2,-
100000, representing the fourth and
last quarterly dividend of the year.
The dividend disbursed dtoay amounts
to $12 a share, which is an increase of
81 over the dividend declared at this
time last year. This brings the total
dividends for the year to A per cent,
of $44.OOo,00 in dividends for the full
year.
There is 20 regular rate of dividend
paid on Standard Oil stock. The dis
tribution is made out of the earnings
of the quarter. When the directors
meet slips of paper are presented
showing the profits up to date for the
quarter, and the directors thereupon
decide what amount shall be distrib-
uted in dividends to the stockholders.
In the fall and winter months, when
the use of oil and kindred products is
larger, the dividends declared are
proportionately larger.
John D. Rockefeller is credited with
owning 33 per cent of the stock of the
Standard Oil company, and his receipts
from the earnings of the corporation
during the current year appear to be
approximately $15.000,000.
The four quarterly dividends of the
corporation this year are as follows:
March, 20 per cent; June per cent;
September, per cent; November, IL
per cent In the first quarter of 1902,
20 per cent was declared: second quar-
ter 10 per cent; third quarter, per
cent: and last quarter 10 per cent.
The increase in the dividend during
the current quarter is due to larger
earnings, resulting from a sharp ad-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
SPORTING NEWS
OF THE DAY
Tipman of Baltimore Challenges
Jimmy Britt-Billings and
Lon Dillon

Joe Tipman, the clever Baltimore
light weight pugilist. is hot on the trai,
of Jimmy Britt, the cyclone Califor
MAN. Tipman. through his manager
b. J. Sullivan, states that he would
like to fight Britt at 1873 pounds. the
meeting to take place in San Francis
co. Twenty rounds would about suit
me" says Tipman.
Tiplnan's recent performances show
that he is Of the improving kind. He
has figured extensively in the six
round matches for which Philadelphia
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

enschmidts jealousy. Jenkins is the
more scientific performer of the two.
but the Russians wonderful muscular
power and greater weight may make it
possible for him to defeat Jenkins.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
III Hackenschmi5t Comes TO America
jenkins VIII Meet Him,

If George UNDERESTIMATE. the Rus
sian wrestling champion. comes to this
country this year. as contemplated, he
will not lack opponents. The first man
to come forward with def to meet
the wonderful Russian athlete is Tom
jenkins. The American catch-as-catch-
can champion announces that he will
agree to match with Hackenschmidt
on any terms suitable to the caller.
I've heard Il lot about this fellow
Hackenschmidt." said jenkins recently,
but he has got to show me first. He
may be good and all that, but he has to
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

{. *. q. Billings, owner of Lou Dill
Ion, the trotting mare, has announced
positively that she will not be allowed
to go into contest with another horse
in trial for supremacy. The owner
states as his reason for this decision
that Lou Dillon Is but five years old
and inexperienced in racing
The mare was shipped with the 9TH
er members of the Billings string tc
Lexington to ill two engagements.
She will be taken to Memphis, where
she is scheduled to go against the
worlds trotting record. a trial against
time, which will probably be her last
for this season.
George Hackenschmidt, the famous
Russian heavy weight wrestler, who is
to invade the United States during the
winter to seek matches with our lead
ing men in his class, is probably the
most formidable mat performer in ex-
istence. He is as strong as bull, has
considerable science and weighs more
than 25O pounds.
Hackenschmidt is an ex-iron worker
He has astonished practically all of
Europe by his feats of strength and is
as yet undefeated.
He desires above everything to try
conclusions with Tom Jenkins. the
American heavy weight champion
Jenkins reputation has aroused Hack
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
Her Little Hand.

Her little hand! How gladly
Once held 1t prisoned in my own!
How thrilled was to feel 1t lie
There softly as we sat alonei
All. me, how fair the castles were
That in the air doomed rich and grand
While coyly she permitted me
To fondly hold her little hand!
Her little hand! When | arise
From slumber to take up my cares
To stretch myself and rub my eyes
And help to run the worlds affairs.
I find my clothes all strewn about,
AS leaves are strewn upon the strand
With all the pockets inside out:
Alas her eager little hand!
New York Herald.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

Willie Fitzgerald, who boxed a draw
with Britt In Frisco.
Fitzgerald refused to box Tipman a
second time, and Young Corbett also
declined to have anything to do with
the stocky Baltimorean. az
Tipman says he will ask favors of
40 one in his class. He is particularly
anxious to meet Britt, and says that he
will post substantial forfeit for
weight and appearance as soon as a
chance Is offered him to box Britt.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
BOxinE In Chfca xOP

1t is reported that boxing will short
are anxiously awaiting developments
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15
Clancy Won In England.

Jack Clancy. the California light
weight recently won easily from Jim
Davenport in England.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

is noted and has held his own With
mauy of the best 1870 Founders of the
east, He has knocked out Willie Lew.
is in two rounds, and early in Septen-
Der he held his own in six rounds With
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1903-12-15

Frank B. Greer, after winning the
amateur rowing championship at the
national regatta on Lake Quinsiga-
mond, Worcester, Mass, last August,
announced that he would probably
have to give up the sport. as the ex-
pense of training and the loss of time
from business were more than he could
bear. The East Boston sculler has not
changed his mind since, and unless
suitable arrangements or inducements
are offered to him the champion says
he will be compelled to stick to his
railroad work and let rowing alone.
Greer contends it was the lack of prep
aration that caused his defeat by c.. S.
Titus at Worcester in 1902. Last sea-
son. however. he was enabled to give
the necessary time to his training, and
an easy victory over both Titus and
Wesley was the result
Greer has no intention Of becoming
a professional, although he believes he
can defeat any oarsman in America
and probably any one in the world.
He will remain in the amateur ranks
II he rows at all next year. The cham
pion is quite anxious to compete at the
international regatta at ST. Louis in
1904, and would like TO race in the
English Henley, but so far as the latter
event is concerned he is of the opinion
that his entry would be refused, be-
cause he has to work for living
If Greer stops rowing his place in
the amateur ranks will be difficult to
fill. He is generally credited with be-
ing the best amateur sculler America
has ever produced. barring Edward
Hanlan and Ten Eyck, and his time of
On. 3634s. for one mile and a half with
turn, made at Worcester last August,
is record that is likely TO remain I'M
broken in this country for many years.
The champion rows under the colors
of the East Boston A. A. Boat club,
which recently presented handsome
diamond ring TO him. Greer comes
from rowing family, two of his
brothers, Jim and Joe, being crack
oarsmen.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11

Don't forget the promenade con- cert at City hall tomorrow night. Military band. Look over the pro- gram in another column.
 Some members of the Young Peo- pies Epworth league chartered a troll ley ear last night and enjoyed de lightful ride along the different lines. The car was prettily decorated with flags and bunting.
 The Letter Carriers association will give a grand ball in the City hall on November 20 It is three years since the mail carriers gave their last ball, which up to that time was one of the social events of the season. The ball this year will be one of the best ever given by the letter carriers.