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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11
4 Great Seed Farm.
Sample New Sweet Corn Novelty.
Earliest & Largest on record.
Sent Free with the great
Mills Seed Book.

F. B. MILLS, the Scotsman.
of ROSE HILL, New York, is
now distributing more than / T
a million copies Of his great Il
Seed Book, and with each one lie
sends free of charge a sample pack
ct of his New Early Sweet Corn,
a wonderful novelty being sent
out this year to test in all parts of
the country.
The book itself Is beauty, Civ
ing many fine views of his i'm
mense establishment which has
been enlarged year by year to fit
the requirements of rapidly IN
creas1ng business until 1t now com
prses in addition to the Fairview
Seed Farms and Greenhouses, 3
departments each of unusual inter
est to the public.
Mills Thoroughbred Poultry
Farm is up to date in every re-
spect; the main house is $50 feet
long, fully equipped with electric
heaters which give complete plo-
lection from frost IN winter. A
special Poultry and Incubator cat
aIogue explains about this poultry
farm and illustrates the many
breeds of popular fowls that are
raised there.
The GINSENG farm is another
very interesting feature OF the bu-
siness, He has had years of expe
rience in its culture and Is always
willing to furnish free information
about this growing industry.
a Supply Department was adj
ded recently with the object Of for
nlshing his customers farm & gar
den implements. household goods,
etc. at factory prices,
Mr. Mills has, thru years of
ID strictly honest bu
siness methods, gained reputa-
ton for reliability as we'll as for
zeal and enterprise.
The Vegetable Contest described |
IN Seed Book is Enthusiastically |
original and we consider 1t splen |
did plan as it is calculated to en-
courage habits of close observation
$4,000, will be given away in
premiums June 1st.
This Seed Book and sample of
corn may be had for the asking
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11
ROad Notice

State of Kansas, Ellis county, IS.
To whom it may concern:
In pursuance of an order made by the
board of county commissioners in reg
ular session ON the 9Th day of Jan. 1905;
notice is hereby given that
P. j. Deane and others,
HouseholderS of said county, residing
in the vicinity where it is proposed to
lay out the road below mentioned,
have presented to said board their GER
tain petition, praying the establishing
Of public road, as follows;
Commencing at the south east corner
of section 81, town II south range -;
then &c north on section line as near. as
practicable to a point on the east line
of section 10, township II, range 10,
to connect with road No Ito.
And that Frank Stout, E. j. Mullen
& Raymond j Staab, viewers duly ap-
pointed, will meet at the place of begin
ming of said road on the 10Th day of
March, 1905 and proceed to view said
road and to give all parties a hearing
Witness my hand and the seal of said
county, affixed at my Office in said Ellis
county this It'll day of Jan, 1905.
ILs) NJ P DINGEs, County clerk.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11
ROAD NOTICE.
State of Kansas. Ellis county, s

State of Kansas. Ellis county, IS.
To whom it may concern:
In pursuance of an order made by the
Board of county commissioners N reg
uIar session on the 9Th day of Jany
1905, notice is hereby given that
P. J. Deane and others,
householders of said county, residing
in the vicinity where it is proposed to
to vacate q part of road no. 10,
have presented to. said Board their Ger
tain petition, praying the vacation
of q public road as follows:
Commencing at the southeast corner
of section 81, township II, range 10
thence north 90 degrees, 20 minutes,
east, forty six chains and seventy one
links; thence north 10 degrees, 30min-
utes, east 81 chains and "a links; thence
north 43 degrees, 40 minutes, west, 80
chains and so links to the east line of
section 16, in township II south of
range IS west.
And that Frank Stout, and E. j.
Mullen and Raymond j. Staab,
viewers duly appointed, will meet at
the place of beginning of said road
on the 18th day of March, I'd. 1905 and
proceed, to view said road and to
give all parties hearing.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
affixed at my office in Ellis
county, this eth day of Jan. 1905.
Is NJ. P. DINGES CO. CLERK,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11
Are you and do you want to read the
Topeka weekly Kansas Farmer,

whole year FREE of It is the Best farmer paper
and news suitable We have
TEN yearly subscriptions and if send dollar for
years subscription paper will send yeu the Farmer
for a wear free of the chance.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11

The bill introduced by the state
Tile Horticultural society
State to put the State For
forestry estry's under charge
of the State AgrlcuI-
tural college 6 to charge the people
of Kansas for the trees was report
ed adversely by the Ways and
Means committee, the clause re-
gardlng the appointment of the
Forestry commissioner with his
special qualifications showed a
'nigger IN the wood-pi!e.'
The bill didn't consolidate both
plants On the state Experiment
station but let both run and start
ed another on the Experiment sta
ton and the Legislature knew that
they already had that right, so
killed the bill and reported anoth
er to continue the present arrang
ment two years more.
Our Experiment station has had
8 years and abundant land and
should have been experimenting
with different kind of trees and
now would have enough to set out
our whole public park.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11

II you intend buying anything
In the Orname ntal or Fruit tree
line order of Geo. P Griffith
He will also take your order
for roses and shrubs of all kinda
Here IN town if you are putin g
in waterworks start ~at once with
the trees and vines and be surpris
how soon you Will have a bea uti
ful yard He orders from the ne
ted Stark Nurseries, who send the
best that comes to our town.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11
The kidlet of the News IS mao

The kidlet of the News is mad
at editor Griffith, but
1t is is hawtul nader at
1T. that horrid editor
Freese and whines ter
ribly, fairly raves, but when he
has run a paper over 20 years, &C
copied and done the city & county
printing at low figures without
continual whining, saving taxpay-
ers hundred of dollars, -contlnu
ally booming the county's interest,
then the kidlet cen hold up a look
ing glass, look 10 and say this is
1T = ME-, Look.
But the few years the kIdlet has
run his paper he has continually
sucked the city & county tit, and
continually whined for more Or all,
no matter what it cost to the tax
payers each year.
BY the wav, did you notice the
kidlet didn't give the county of
fcers a newspaper boquet, bat be
gave county Purchasing Agent Co
clerk Dinges a whole basket OF
roses, and now continually hays
around the court house begging
work. Can he work Mat!
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11

After this term of court mayor
Saum and family move to Kansas
city. when the President of the
Council; John SchlYer, becomes
active Mayor and many favor cleo
ting him as Mayor this spring.
He held the position years ago
and gave us an able administration
and has done much to build up
our institutions,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11

Editor Mulroy publishes his
NEWS on Friday,
Not a Hot but don't print until
Weather Saturday, and 1t is
System. told gads the street
until Griffith & the
Freese papers come out on Friday
night, then writes his local and
other articles, puts paper in Pc
Saturday afternoons and then tries
to look wise.
He read his Free Press and last
week yelled mad dog. and mad
dog, naughty Freese, yum, yum, "
anything to draw away attention
from the unfortunate water works
trouble. Our article was the news
of the days, - facts for the iron
stand pipe, not the tank, bursted
Friday night before many had even
read the article.
There Is no> reason for calling
it "Hot weather system either.
The Mayor and Council have
given our city the Best system
possible for the money, the Fair
banks. Morse 6 Go engines are
the same as the q. P. railway and
the Government have adopted
The tank system is the latest and
best, and being used all over, the
State Agricultural College, with
professionals and state money to
buy with. put in the same Kind
of tank and have had no trouble
this winter, keeping their pump
going and water all moving during
the cold weather, our Council pas
sed a proper ordinance, but unfor
tunately our Engineer was under
the weather and no one run the
system and the freeze and burst
followed
It Is to be regretted. for not on
ly the expense, but our system
was showing good work, our cltl-
zens were beginning TO install in
their houses and yards, and this
break raises more doubt and oppo
sition to its general use.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11

In the mandamns trial last Sat
urdaY of G W Miller against the
school board to let his son in the
school without vaccination Judge
Reeder refused the writ.
While there was no law for the
order, and may cause a hardship,
yet the Supreme court decisions in
the emergency cases are such that
he had to refuse the writ and attor
ney Holland can appeal, is desired.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11

y II IS noted that even congress-
MAJ Bill Reeder is coming to the
Populist ideas and has introduced
a bill in Congress, the same as Bill
Baker did u years ago, to elect
the US. senator's by a direct vote
of the people. e
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1905-02-11

Methodist .SerUaces.
Services will now be hold regu-
larly in the Methodist church of
this CITY. 10.,a m. Sunday school
1l:00 Preaching.
1900 Class meeting.
$50 Epworth League.
1880. Evening services.
500 pm Thursday Prayer meet'g
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
ONLY $500 TO moReANTowN
And Return Via Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, Account Of Decora-
ton Day. a.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
will sell excursion tickets to Nor.
gantown and return Tuesday, May
80, for all regular trains and train
leaving Fairmont at 1850 "a. NJ.
Returning, special trains for Union:
town, FairmontS and intermediate
points will leave Morgantown at
1900 midnight, May 80. NJ
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
Her Husband Left Alone.

Mrs. E. H. Watkins, of Water
street, left the city this morning on
the Isaac NJ. Mason, with Mrs. Per-
melia Gants.of Merchant street, for a
few days visit with Mrs. Clelland, Of
Catawba. During her absence Dutch"
will be left alone with the family and
his business, but Twill have an oppor.
tunity to test in some degree what
would be his experience II left a wild
over, and therefore will be better pre-.
pared to enjoy the present comforts
Of home and the passing blessings of
life when they are brought again to-
gether. mo affliction seemeth for the
present to be Joyous" much less does
that of living in q home without a
woman present. rs.i.;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27

n NH, burns. III Winfield dis
ttrtct TIE e.ty shopntng yes
Mrs steele rp6nter, Of Booths
salle. was trough 10 the ! City. Z Hos.
pital yesterday With a broken ankle.
Ptide, Sohe of the! q and sta, |
bic izsns d leasantS Valley, was |
I'M the city VEN erdas On q business
Miss Daisy Cox. ot shinnston. Who;
mas been III me City Hospital several Y !;
weeks tor eatment returned home
yesterday. 4. & D,
Guy Carter Of Mount Harmony,
was In the city looking after some.
repairs which ne has on hand
atSpresent. 81 sI5
II NJ -
Perry Bartholow, Of Merchant
street shipped a fine horse on the
Isaac y. Mason to- Chartered, Pa. yes!
terday morning for the Coal and Coke
Company q that place.
First Birthday Anniversary.
Walton 1inkle, the young son Of
! Arthur Hlnkle, on Merchant street,
4 who was badly $scalded on the face
ana head some weeks ago, is about
recovered from his misfortune, and
celebrated his first birthday anniyer-
sary yesterday, He has had the
whooping cough and humps, and suf-
fered from Q severe scalding one af'
ter the other during the past few
months. but Swithal Is a very sturdy,
precocious: and promising youngster,
Of whom his parents may well be
proud on this his anniversary day.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27

fernoon n FonoroO GU iors
le Juror that follows the finale Of

the Juror that follows the finale Of
the act. 4.
The story ofthe play is. said to be
intensely dramatic, and is laid in the
year 1865 during the war Of the re-
bellion. The first act opens in the
headquarters Of General Allen in
spacious barn of a Mississippi plan
tatlon. The Generals daughter, Cor
della, has birthday party to which
she has invited the Union officers and
a bevy Of charming Southern bellies
in silks and satins made up In the at.
tractive hoop skirt fashion of gen
GRAFTON ago. The heroine Of the story
is Kate Pemberton, friend of Cor
delia's and Southern girl who falls
in love with a Union Colonel who turns
out to be the Johnny Of the story.
Kate has a brother, mere boy, who
is all fire for the Southern cause and
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
THE STAGE
when Johnny Comes Marching

" ~ = Il
when Johnny Comes Marching
4fi.s, Home, ---.,L
During the long ruin that Messrs.
STANCE and Edwards popular comic
opera3"When Johnny Comes Marching
Home" has enjoyed the most remark
able thing is the tremendous enthu-
thiasm aroused by the martial mn
sic, and the constant recurrence of
patriotic airs that the composer. Mr..
Julian Edwards. has leftly inter.
woven into his score. It has been
acknowledged by theatrical as well
as newspaper people that no single
number of any comic opera or mu.
steal comedy that has ever been seen
! in America, has created anything like
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
GOSSIP oE The STAGE.
~ -. -
De Wolf Hopper has closed his tou

De Wolf Hopper has closed his tour.
Edgar L. Davenport will play a
summer engagement in Boston.
Chauncey olcott revived IA Ro-
nance Of Athlone" in San Francisco.
James X. Hackett will have two
companies on the road next season.
Charles Ross is to be the leading
comedian Of "The Isle Of Bong Bong"
The birthplace Of Joseph Jefferson
in Philadelphia, was lately sold at
auction.
Walter Damrosch has started Sc.
ries of Sunday night roof concerts in
New York.
Edna May will appear In New York
in September in "The Catch Of the,
Season. B
The summer stock companies are
booming all over the land. Some cit
les have several.
Next season the tour of the "Ben
Hur' Company will begin in Mime.
apolis, some time in August.
In San Francisco they say that Ju-
LA Marlowe's Juliet is better than
that of Adelaide Nelson.
The all.star company of "She Stops
!, to Conquer" will spend the balance OF
the week in Philadelphia.
William Courtney has left the cas-
of "Trilby," in which he played Littlt
. Billee, to open his stock companyfa
Albany.
;, Kyrle Bellew is to play "Railles" Il
= London. and. negotiations are pre-
ceeding to secure him theatre TO
: the entire summer. 4.
Andrew Robson will play leadin
= parts with Nance O'Neil during he
. tour in Australia. She has anothe
leading man in John Glendenning.
:, Madison Corey. who last season s.
: cured the rights to Peggy Frol
- Paris" has now arranged for til
= management of "The Sultan of Sulu
- Elsie De Wolfe denies the story tn;
= she is to retire from the stage an
- devote herself to interior decoration
:" She is interested in decoration, b,
~ will remain on the stage. ::
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
Forging On In Old Quarters.

The Silax Stone Company has the
contract for delivering $500 order
OF stone within the city, and another
for a carload to outside parties. The
manager, is also figuring on an i'm.
mense contract prospectively, which
If secured. Will tax the factory in It's
present locality and capacity to its
utmost limit for the months to come.
we not only hope It may prove true,
but that all the various plants in our
midst, and many others which ought
to be located here IN the near future,
may he kept busy night and day
through the years to come in supply
ing the demands Of renewed and
growing activity at home and abroad.
Returned Without Operation.
Mrs. Bid. Weaver, corner Of Mer.
chant and Newton streets, who was
at the Wheeling Hospital, and report.
ed to have undergone an operation,
was brought back home this week
without having the operation perform
ed. The physicians in charge decided
finally, that at her age Of past three
score years and ten, together with he
bad heart, action, would seriousl,
Ijeopardize her chances Of enduring
the severe ordeal, and so they advise,
TO postpone. The daughter therefor
went down and accompanied he
home, since Which Mrs. Weaver is
little improved by the trip and change
experience, but still suffers yer
much at night. f.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27

Walter Damrosch has started Sc.
ries of Sunday night roof concerts in,
New York.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
sTr:aarn,isslpired at Last.

James Walker, the faithful electric
Light trimmer and Miss Cora Wilson,
both % Merchant street, whom we
came 80 near having married a week
ago and then had to apologize by call.
ing AZ otfs1int II they. became more fully
persuaded, reached the deciding
point on Thursday evening, when Rev.
y. y L King tied the connublal knot
that united them Jas one for life. The
kesn5e eyed $boy:brlgade, ever on the
alert were upon the scene of nc.
ton although kept secret from the
reporters for Tie time being, and got
in their part of the programme with
telling effec they did not SO report,
but We suspect that I'm was so oc,
scapted In thought over the belle. Of
shis own choice, that he did not fully
appreciate the noisy, hoisterous quail
sof8 thesb bells which they contrib
titel ITO Ethe occasion, but they were
there Al $the same with "a vengeance.
Gay Trolley Ride. a.
Miss Willie Butcher and Miss Mod
erwell teachers in the. Normal School
didsthe hand thing by the facult.
and senior class, ntinviting them 10
an excursion ride on the trolley t,
a.tIt "
Mid le ton and return last evening
Tie High School Senior class was a
SO Invited to share 5in8the courtesy e,
tend The evening damp afte
the rain but not the sardor3 Of thei
young and sbouyant spirits on plea.
ufe bent And even James CAN'T, tn
janitor, who ssleeked up and wer
along, feigned ito be as young as an
Of them for the time being, and ha
been associated with them so Ion
that he feels himself to be an integr,
part and parcel Of this worthy ar
useful Institution in our city. succe.
TO them, and after the long wol
day Gof$the term are over, all Il
pleasure sin5life which tits proper al
possible 'ss for them to enjoy.
NJ Back Among Their Friends.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27

}. NJ. Norcross, of the Norcross,
Blaine and Lamar Minstrels, who will
be seen shortly at Electric Park, is.
one of the only two living charter
members of the Order Of Elks. Mr..
Norcross was member of Haverly's
Mastodon 100000 Minstrel organlza.
ton, which was the first. troupe Of
its kind to go to England. Mr.. Nor.
cross will be given reception by his
brother members Of the Order Of Elks
during his Sengage cement in Baltimore
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27

Back Among Their Friends.
Mrs. Ann Hall, her. son Thomas
and daughter Ellen, Of Kansas City,
are sin. the city visiting John C. CALI
hue and family, together with their
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27

Edna May will appear In New York
in September in "The Catch of the,
Season." "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-05-27
8aY5Q nr. 3 egllLarE G orres pondetlt.8



other numerous friends here. Mrs.
Hal itSas fornesl5 3llas am GallIliue.
born and reared near the old Hope!
well Church in Winfield district. As
suchSshe VIII be remembered bymany.
OF performer friends ofsyounger days
while &tiien among Us, who will be
glad to hear Of her being again In the
community, after an absence OF SO
many years, not having even visited
here 5beforesfo the past eleven years.
Ne \, e.nay8 all grove ldg@ith the passing
decades. bptgour memory Of past as
sociations and friendships remain
fresh and arlentfas in the days Of
our youth. !.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-28
NOTICE.

A special meeting Of the stockholders of
the WoonsoCket and Pascoag Railroad
company will be held q the office OF the
company In the city Of Woonsocket, Rhode
Island on Tuesday, tho Path day OF Octo-
ber. 1876. at $40 o'clock .. m. for tho pur-
pose OF acting upon a proposition TO sell
the contracts, property, rights. powers
privileges and franchises OF this corpora
tiOn 10 The New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company. and 10 dis
tribute tho net proceeds Of said sale
among the stockholders Of this company:
and for the transaction Of such other bust
ness az may properly come before said
meeting.
Dated az New Haven. Connecticut this
twenty-thlrd day of September, 1895.
JOHN q PARKER
Clerk Woonsocket e. PascoaR r. n. 60
s25.2s o25.a121sl9
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-28
SHELL FISHERIES

William l.. Sunderland OF East Provi-
dence makes application for 5 acres Of
oyster ground In Providence River near
Marsh Island and westerly OF land held
by Oliver Jenison and Sidney Cornell and
adjoining the same.
Sidney Cornell OF Cranston makes ap-
plicaton for 5 acres OF oyster ground in
Providence River northeriy and westerly
OF the Beacon and easterly OF Pawtuxet
Neck
Thomas II. Connolly OF Warren makes
application for rs acres OF Of oyster
ground in Narragansett Bay. northerly
easterly and westerly OF land held by VIII
liam l.. Sunderland, easterly OF Prudence
Island. Also for 20 acres in Narragan-
min r. Martin near the Black Buoy and
west OF the old Ship Channel. westerly Of
Prudence Island. Also for 80 acres south
and William l. Sunderland westerly Of
the New Ship Channel and adjoining Mar
tins land. Also for 20 acres lying north
held by Joseph +. Brown Of Warren and
westerly OF Rumstic Point.
George E. Breyton Of Portsmouth makes
application for is acres of oyster ground
in Narragansett Bay being southerly OF
Pine Hill Point and near the same, ad-
joining land OF Charles T. Parmelee..
Charles w. Parmelee OF Providence
ter ground In Narragansett Bay at Pine
Hill, easterly northerly and southerly OF
ground now held by him on Sections l23
anu lE4, ana auyOlnlng the sdiIle' Also LOT
30 acres easterly OF land now held by him
easterly OF Rocky Point on Sections 5i3
and SO and adjoining said Parmelee's
land.
Friday. October s, 1895, at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ at the office OF the Commissioner of
Shell Fisheries. State House, Providence.
is hereby appointed the time and place
for the consideration of the same.
PHILIP II. WILBOUR,
JAMES NJ. WRIGHT,
JOHN Fl. NORTHUP.
GEORGE w HOX1E,
HERBERT NJ. GARDINER,
Commissioners OF Shell Fisheries.
sol,22, 2s, %.