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Free press., 1904-05-28

The Normal graduates will wear
the college cap and gown at their
Commencement.
The Misses Martin and MISS
Beeler of the Normal school return
ed to their respective homes near
WaKceney on Thursday evening.
The fishers of Hays are highly
pleased at Prof. Plcken's fishing
notice and are taking immediate
advantage Of 1t. Many return with
excellent strings of fish.
Miss Grosser OF the Normal fac
ultY Will return to her home at
Enterprise, Kans for short visit
and from there 90 TO Emporla for
the purpose of attending Summer
Normal.
Free press., 1904-05-28
RUY
A high School Annual,
at this Office. Price 25 cts.

Mrs. j. F. Taylor and family
have gone 10 their farm home west
Of Ellis for the summer, Law
renee Is here at present, but will
leave for home IN a short time
Carpenters have been at work
the past week on Yost's new " are
and Store House on the west end
Of his mill 1t will be-two stories
high when completed.
Miss Myrtle Wyatt, who has
been in attendance at our High
School and graduated from there
returned to her home near Grain :
field on Tuesday evening. The
many friends she has made are very
sorry to see her leave.
Before leaving, Go, Atty. Ed
Rea closed up the Frank Stout
Mrs. Hertbne assault case, Stout
paying the S. fine and about SIS
costs the case having been appeal
ed from the Justices Court
The PlainvilIe paper gives Miss
Alice l.. Gicnnon as one of the
graduates of their High scnool and
that she is a most talcntid pupil.
She is the daugher of our Ed Glen
non and grand daughter of Mrs,
Magrane,
The 'Independent" force have
published their High School Year
Book and it is very pretty, con
tanning manv cuts OF the teachers,
students and the school building.
In all there are Is different cuts.
with 2s pages bound by a fancy
purple cover with the cute name
"Dictum Est" printed on it in gold
ink. They can be purchased OF
either John Freese or Lawrence
Taylor, or at this Office at the ex
ceedingly low price OF 25 cts.
Free press., 1904-05-28
~ STATE NORMAL
SUMMER SCHOOL. Y.

The summer school term will
open In the present building on
Wednesday morning, June l, for
full days program The session
will Normally open May 81, but
as that Is Commencement day the
real opening will be the following
day
Prof. Picken's correspondence
indicates a fair attendance.
AS soon as possible the session
will transfer to the new building.
Free press., 1904-05-28

Mrs j H Reeder, accompanied by
hel son Ralph, has gone to North
Carolina to visit her father,
Mrs Close and family leave for
their K. G. home next Wednesday
but Harry will return and help in
the Laundry.
Prof. Keller will remain here
during the summer and solicit for
the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York 1t will pay you TO see
him before you insure.
n. P. Gassman will return to his
home at St. Marys to night (Satur-
day. for a short visit with the
home folks His shoe shop will
be closed during his few days
absence.
Lawrence Taylor spent THU sday
in wilson and Ellsworth He has
secure d good ioh with plumbing
outfit who were here not long ago
repairing the school house heating
plant
f B Brunoardt is writing Hall
Insurance for the ST Paul at
Victoria and j Fl. Brupey is writ
ing for the same company at Wal
ker, Kansas This is the Com
pany that always pay its losses
in full,
DR.. H. B. Kohl left Sunday
night for Excelsior Springs where
he will spend three weeks for the
benefit of his health. Clarence
Lcreditsch is helping in the Drug
store during his absence.
The representative of the Cont
mental Creamery will be here next
Tuesday, 31st, to test the cream
shipped them this month, and at
II am, will be pleased to have all
their customers and every body in
terestod to come see how it's done,
Free press., 1904-05-28
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

The commencement exercises of
our High School came off last Fri
day evening in the Lutheran church.
A large audience listened to what
were undoubtedly the best lectures
ever delivered in Hays, by Prof.
Howerth and the Hon. E. T. Fair
child. Lack of time and space
prevents US from going into furth-
er details concerning the excellent
program, but we will say this
much for the class of 1904 -
their Commencement was the best
ever held in Hays.
Free press., 1904-05-28

Miss Ruby Taylor has returned
home from her Missouri school.
Peter Rupp Sr. IS to marry the
widow Anna Goetz of Munjor.
A Special sale on HATS at
Miss DEANS all next week.
Nulton's have a nephew from
Pennsylvania visiting them.
Vogel is selling a dandy Cattle
YOKE Go see it.
Gold Spects Lost, by a hard
working farmer who would be
very thankful if left al this Office.
The pump house on top of the
K. K, water softener having been
completed last week Is now being
painted.
The Library Will be open only
on Saturday from 2 to 5 and
z to 9p.m. after Juno 1st during
the summer months.
Our old timer Art Noble has
boon sent here as Agent of the
Railroad, agent Bell returning to
Kanopolls.
The will of Mr. Decker was pro-
bated on Thursday And J, S
Nicholson of Ellis made final set. :
tlement of tho estate of his mother
Free press., 1904-05-28


Now we must chronicle the death
Of E. ". Decker, who quietly
and peacefully passed away during
Sunday night. at the age of four
score, at his home on East Juniata
st. He leaves a wife. several
children and many friends to
mourn his death. The funeral was
held on Wednesday morning at the
house and was very largely attend
ed. Three of our ministers taking
part IN the services.
An older brother from Boulder
and Mrs Scovel from Denver were
here. Also Seth Decker came out
from st. LOUIS to attend the fune
raj of has father
Free press., 1904-05-28
Advertise. 1t pays.


The lumber Is now arriving tor
Stainer's new building.
Miss Grace Goodall from Kan
sas city is here On a visit,
Miss GobIeman, who formerly
lived in Hamilton township, is
married to the editor at Wilson,
Geo. Brown is building a boat
for rowing on Big Creek anG on
the Saline. ''She am a peach.
Congressman Reeder has sue
ceeded in getting George Clark,
our jeweler, an increase Of his
pension.
Frank Motz is now working IN
the Republican Office. Hays now
has quite a number Of Printers
Devils.
BIssing Bros. and Schoenthaler
have had u brick sidewalk laid in
front of their residences on West
Normal Avenue
Free press., 1904-05-28

Some of the tennis enthusiasts
of our town were challenged by
WaKeeney to pay tournament
there on this Friday. The boys
were unable to 90 on account OF
it being prlat day, out they wrote
that they would be pleased TO play
them there on Monday, Decoration
Day, No answer has yet been
received from WaKeeney at this
writing.
Free press., 1904-05-28

Memorial Serv5ces
will be held in this city to NOR
row, Sunday 29th, In GAR hall to
which all are invited at 1920 m
Song-Dream of Rest.
Invocation - Rev. Brown.
Song-Nearer my home.
Scripture readIng-Rev. West.
Song Once more to Yonder grove
of Green.
Sermon, Rev. Rush,
Prayer, Rev. Holt.
Song, America,
BenedictIon. Rev. Holt.
Next Monday, 30th, is
Decoration dag. and our Post
invites everybody to meet at their
hall at 10 am, and march with
them to the Cemetery where the
usual appropriate services will
take place. In the afternoon
at 2 O'Clock the meeting will be
held in the hail. to which all are
cordially invited.
Song, Tenting to Night
Prayer, Rev. West.
Song, Gong down the river
Address, Judge S. r Peters,
of Newton, Kansas.
Song, QCartett. solo & chorus,
Il am Going over there.
The Red, white, and blue"
by the. audience,
Benediction. Rev. Brown
Free press., 1904-05-28
THE KANSAS STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,
WESTERN BRANCH.
SECOND ANNUAL
COMMENCEMENT,
TUESDAY. MAY 81, 1904.
10 q. m

Program
Chorus, THE Alpine Horn" Abt.
PRAYER.
Duet, Instrumental, Selected.
The Misses Shaffer.
Address, "Flrst a learner, then a
teacher, Pres. Wilkinson.
Ladies' Sextet, The dawn is hero,
Abt.
Valedictory, Mr.. A. D. Haas.
Presentation of Diplomas, Supt.
Geo. I, Codding, Pres. of the
Board of Regents.
Double Quartet, "Praise Ye the
Father, Gounod
Benediction.
The class to graduate this year
is just double the class of last year
and includes the following young
people:-
Lulu M. Bice, Elizabeth H. Leahy
Alice L. Freese, Susie Shaffer,
Adam D. Haas, Lucie H. Snyder.
The last feature of the Com
mencement time will be the third
and last of the series of games
of baseball, between the Normal
and Hays teams, to occur late on
Tuesday afternoon.
Free press., 1904-05-28
Fine kaffr corn

Fine Kaffir corn and Cane for
seed of my own raising can be
had for 55 & so cents, at my farm
or delivered IN HaVs. See or ad-
dress Charles H0f, InTh;rille.
Free press., 1904-05-28
Cane and Millet.

l have for sale some perfectly
clean Siberian mll.et seed & Cane
seed at reasonable price. At my
farm south of reservation or deliv
cred in Hays, if desired.
Frank Moore.
Free press., 1904-05-28
DIR. M. Jay Brown.

Eye, Ear, Throat & Nose Surgeon
of Salina. Kansas, conducts his
practice on striot professional and
legitimate business principles.
Glasses accurately fitted. AT the
Brunswick hotel, on MONDAY
May 30th.
Free press., 1904-05-28
EPISCOPAL services.

Tomorrow. Sunday, evening
at the PRESBYTERIAN church. Ali
are cordially invited.
LOST, On the way home, 6
lady's handkerchief with tatting
border, on the evening of the High
school commencement exercises.
Finder will confer favor on a
young lady by leaving at this of
fee.
On June 1st Henry Shultz will
move his Jewelry store to the
Schwaller building on South Nam
street near Zeigler store and lately
occupied by Charlie Miller. 1t
will make him a nice store room.
The LADIES' Saturday Afternoon
Club meet next Saturday June 4th
IN their final meeting of the year
to enjoy this program:
Roll Call.
Secretary's report
History of the club.
Mrs. Ward.
Election of Officers for the next
year beginning next fall.
Free press., 1904-05-28

Try this Office for job printing.
We enjoyed a most excellent
little rain here on Wednesday,
Judge Reeder and Stenographer
Graham courted in WaKeeney
Wednesday
Free press., 1904-05-28

All diseases start in the bowels.
Keep them open or you will be
sick. CASCARETS act like ma
ture. Keep liver and bowels active
without a sickcning gr!ping feeling
Six million people take and re
commend CaScGretS, Try 10 ct
box. At all Druggists.
Free press., 1904-05-28
Threshing machine

for sale cheap on easy terms.
a Is horse power Gear, Scott en-
CINE and &c. sc Advance Separa
tor. all in good repair. See or
address
Wsttaano Farley. Hays Z. o.
Free press., 1904-05-28
THREsHIHG OUTFIT FOR SALE.

A nearly new Threshing Outfit
for sale cheap.
See ISRAEL GRENELL
Free press., 1904-05-28
Stop your cunning.

Owing to carelessness Of sports
men we positively forbid hunting
and fishing on our lands. VIZ:
Sw1 section 10, Ne1 sec %,
All of 90 and a, Ne4 of 30,
s! sec. 90, 81 see so
ali in ownsh:p l3. range is & 10,
tresspassers Will be prosecuted.
Fred Meis, Geo. E. Palmer
Casper Sach. Jacob Brrel,
A. BAIL.
Free press., 1904-05-28

Lutheran.
Worship next Sun
day morning at 11:O0 o'clock.
Service in the evening at 500:
Sunday school at 1000 am.
Christian Endeavor at go
All are welcome.
Baptist.
Preaching services ever Sunday
morning at L 1 and evening at 500
Sunday school at II m.
Junior B. Y.PU U at $50.
Senior '' at $50.
Presbyterian services.
Sunday school at 10 am. with
regular services at II am & 8 100
pm, All cordially invited.
Christian Endeavor at 6:30 pm
| Methodist Church.
Sabbath school at 10 am.
Preaching at II am. & 8:00p. n
Epworth League at GAS. AL
are cordially invited to attend.
Free press., 1904-05-28
Red Siberian milIet.

l offer for sale at low price
500 bushels choice, pure Red ST
berian Millet seed Sample can
be seen at P. V. elevator IN HAYS.
CONRAD KRUGER
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
WEDNESDAY EVENING. JAN. 20. 1904.
THE REUNION and-banquet last night

THE REUNION and>banquet last night
of R. E Lee Camp of Confederate
Veterans was but a repetition OF the
pleasant scenes attending these annual
gatherings. Nearly forty-three years
have come and gone since A~lexandria's
quota to the Army of Northern Virginia
gathered hurriedly before the stars were
out of the sky at the intersection oil
Prince AMI Washington streets and bid
hastily adieux to the city of their BIRTH
Numbers were destined never again to
behold their home. They fell mid the
clash of war but their names are pre-
served in the archives of Alexandria and
in enduring stone on the pedestal OF the
monument on the spot from which they
took their departure. There is at pres
ent hut a remnant in the land of the liy-
ing of those who returned four years
later. Many then in vigorous health
who had just left the Camp Of Mars are
now in the Elysium Fields, while those
who survive are honoring their memory.
Every soul now living who was n OF
the little band of 1861 enjoys an honest
pride. as did those composing the ten
thousand who endured so many dangers
and hardships ere they returned 10 the
land of Greece. With but very few ex-
ceptions those who left here on the
oath of May, 1861, and were preserved
in the many battles in which they engaged
returned to their native heath, while
the bones of Others who had offered up
their lives on their country's altar found
their last resting places in the home OF
their fathers. These ANIMAL gatherings
reproduce many "reminiscences of COM
rades and friends now resting beneath
the shade Of the trees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
Leap for Life.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-A company Of
6remen, cut off from descent by way of
ladders, and trapped by flames and
smoke on the roof of a blazing building
at 55th street and Lake avenue, were
forced to leap for their lives. The en-
tire block of frame buildings was ablaze,
the dense clouds of smoke binding and
sitting the firemen as they struggled
along the roof with heavy loads of hose.
Before they noticed the threatening
danger, the fire had leaped across an
intervening space, between them and the
ladders, making return impossible. 1t
was more than twenty feet to the ground.
One by one the iremen jumped when
the flames were scorching their rubber
coats. As they struck the ground all
save one were helped away by their
comrades, with but slight injuries. Fire
man. Michael Duggan fell, while at
tempting to slide down a ladder that was
burning in two. He struck the ground
heavily. 1t is thought he was injured
internally. A gasoline stove exploded
in a restaurant at $500 Lake avenue,
one of long row of tenement houses
which have since the days of the worlds
fair been given over to the saloons,
dance halls, cheap hotels and lodging
houses. Most of the residents of the
street were colored people. The los
was only $40, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
The Maryland Sponsorship.

Annapolis, Nd, Jan. 2O.-The joint
vote for United States Senators gave
Rayner, SO; Smith, 29; Carter, ll;Jack-
son 5; Miles, 4; all democrats. Louis
f. McComas, republican, 38. No
choice.
The vote today for a successor to
United States Senator Louis E. Nc
Comas, at the joint session of the legis-
~lature, showed a gain Of 8 for Rayner
and a loss of 2 delegates, Carroll and
Butler, switching to Ex-Governor Smith.
Hon. Bernard Carter polled II votes, a
gain OF 2 over yesterday. One of them
was Senator A. p. German.
Sixty-fve votes are necessary for a
choice and if Ex-Governor Smith or
Rayner can keep their following solid,
they will be able to dead lock the legis-
lature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL.

The Senate yesterday returned to the
consideration of the Panama ques-
ton. Mr.. Quarles spoke for almost two
hours in support of the course of the
administration, and was followed by Mr..
Patterson, who criticised the Presidents
course in Panama. Mr.. Patterson was
subjected to many Interruptions, and had
not concluded when the Senate adj
journed.
The House spent the day considering
the Hepburn pure food bill. 1t was not
completed when the House was ready to
adjourn, and, on motion ofMr. Hepburn,
a recess was taken until 11:54 today.
This will retain the bill before the
House without interruption for consider
alton today.
Just before the recess an amend
ment coming from the democratic side
was adopted inserting the word "will-
fully" relative to the sale Of prohibited
and aduIterated goods by retailers,
which would make it incumbent upon
the government to prove knowledge on
the part of retailers that the sale of such
goods was contrary to law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
Fire i'm a Hotel.

Chicago, Jan. addressed in night
attire, 200 theatrical people and others
were turned into the street by a blaze in
the Grand Palace Hotel before daylight
today. Alarmed by the ringing Of the
bells and the cry of fire, the guests rush
ed into the Railways and were rescued by
a man, who in spite of smoke and flames
kept an elevator going until The house
was nearly emptied. Women were pre-
vented from jumping out of windows or
attempting to climb down fire escapes.
Crossed electric wires are supposed to
have been the cause of the fire. A fear
of a successor to the Iroquois theatre fire,
added to the terror. The guests of the
buaned hotel later were given shelter in
neighboring stores opened for them. The
damage to the structure was about SO, 900.
1t was the second fire in the building in
the last two weeks.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
T~ELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Mrs. Emma Jungles, of Chicago,
claims the discovery tbatshe has become
an heir to her fathers estate in Switzer-
land, valued at $50, 900, 900.
In Philadelphia today Mr.. E. B.
Smith was elected a director of the Lee
high Valley Railroad to succeed ex-
President Maxwell of the New Jersey
Central Railway.
The plant of the American Fertilizer
Company, situated in Portsmouth, Va,
near the navy yard, was totally destroyed
by fire at an early hour today, entailing
a loss of possibly 800, 900.
August Steinert, aged II, a crippled
German living in Springfield, Mass, to-
day, poured kerosene on bis wife and
his house and set fire to them. The
woman escaped though badly burned.
Steinert was burned to death. The
house was badly damaged.
DR.. Otto Fielder, a Milwaukee, Wis, chem
list. has made some startling discoveries while
examining old paper money. On one very
much worn bill he found more than 96, 100000
bacteria; on another "a 200, ON another 5000,
while on new bill that had been used only a
little six hundred were found. DIR. Fielder
says in spite of tais great number of germs,
he does not know that any are dangerous to
health, though it is probable that some Of the
numerous colonies are.
Prof. Lsrkin, q st. Louis chemist and ply
stefan, declares that the curative properties
Of the waters Of Hot Springs, Ark, are due to
radio activity generated by radium, and as
serts that he is prepared to prove his position.
He says that he had made tests with specially
prepared tubes and has found that the waters
Of the spring show ~indisputable evidence Of
radio activity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Alex. NJ. Green, formerly of Fred
ericksburg, died suddenly yesterday at
the residence of his nephew, Allen II.
Green, in Prince William county. He
was seventy-six year old. He never
married.
James Skillman, a well-known citizen
of Loudoun county, died at his home in
Royville, Monday night, after a short
illness from pneumonia. He was aged
about forty years. His widow and three
children survive.
At a meeting of the directors of the
jamestown TerceDtenary Exposition,
held in Norfolk last night, Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee was again elected president Of
the exposition, and ID. Lowenberg, of
that city, was reelected director gene
raj.
Fire yesterday destroyed the Alhambra
Hotel, at Newport News. The loss will
reach $40, 000.. No insurance was car
ried ON the contents of the building,
which represent several thousands dol
lars, but the hotel was insured
for 81, 000.-
Rev. w. II. Watts who was last
summer called to the Episcopal churches
at Front Royal and White Post has
rendered his resignation to the cougre
grations of those churches, and it has
been accepted. The reasons for the
resignation are not stated.
Mr.. Richard E. Stuart, a well-known
young mar of Clarke county, died in
Pittsburg, where he had been living for
some time, on Saturday from typhoid
fever after a brief illness. Mr.. Stuart
was a native of White Post and was a
son Of the late John r. Stuart. He
was 30 years of age and unmarried.
The republican State committee meets
in Richmond today to select a time and
place for the Statec~ invention. Norfolk
is generally mentioned. The impression
prevails that Judge l.. L. Lewis and
Park Agnew will goas delegates at large
to Chicago from the eastern portion OF
the State, while Congressman Siemp
and S. Brown Allen will represent the
western half.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
To Push Reforms in Balkans.

Vienna, Jan. 20.-Die Zeiot asserts
that the Austro-R Russian civil assessors
who are in Constantinople waiting an
audience with the Sultan regarding the
proposed Austro-R Russian reforms in the
Balkans, will leave the Turkish capital
today for Salonika, in an attempt to be-
gin there reforms. They will wait no
longer for the Sultan's continually de
layed audience. The paper adds that
the Turkish minister at Sofia has for
warded to the Sultan important docu-
mentary proof of Bulgaria's feVerish
war preparations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
A Mothers Terrible Deed.

Pompton, n. j., Jan. 20.-Mrs Arthur
Oswald of Oakland, in sudden fit Of in
sanity, yesterday beheaded her Oldest
child and his pet dog, which had appar-
emily defended him, with an axe The
boy was four years old. Mrs. Oswald
has three other children, but she did not
harm them. The woman is now a raving
maniac. Mrs. Oswald completely sever
ed the head OF her son from his body
and carried it to another part ofthe house.
The head of the dog was carried to the
same spot and placed beside that of the
boy. The assumntion is that Mrs.
Oswald attempted 10 punish her boy for
some mischief that he had done, and that
the dog defended the child by %springing
al the mother. The woman, probably
frightened at the snarling dog. Drained
him. The shock ofthe sight ofblood squirt
ing from the dogs head, it is believed,
crazed Mrs. Oswald. The inference is
that she turned upon her child and killed
him also with a blow of the *
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-20
A Catamount Upon Him.

Bloomsbury, Pa, Jan. 2O.-Hand-to-
claw, John Hons, aScotch Valley farmer,
had a life-and-death struggle with an
enormous six-foot catamount in the
Nescopeck Mountain yesterday, aud bare
ly succeeded in coming Outof the contest
alive. Hons was fox hunting when his
dogs come upon the catamount. One of
the dogs was killed by the cat, which at
once leaped upon the other, when Hons
went to the rescue. The animal at once
turned upon the man, and, jumping on
his breast, tore the clothing from it and
clawed him severely. Tearingthe animal
loose, he struck it with the gun, break
ing the stock. The beast again leaPed
upon him, and again imbedded its claws
in his breast, in an effort to reach his
throat but he at last succeeded in freeing
himself and killed the animal with the
gun barrel.