Free press., 1906-09-22
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LOCAL NEWS.

Owing to the rain, the tennis tourna-
ment was delayed for several days.
WHEAT LAND to rent. Any terms.
See Ed. F. MADDEN.
John Adkins has returned from his
trip east.
Albert Copeland of the Smokey drove
in Tuesday evening and returned to his
school work at Manhattan.
Over two inches of water has fallen
in this county this week, making plow-
ing and seeding fine.
John Earlenbaugh and family spent
this week visiting relatives in Rocks
county.
Miss Ellen Behan who has been visit
ing in Kansas City the past three weeks
returned home Saturday.
The Mother Goose Promenade will be
held at the Hall Friday, the 28th. Ad-
mission Adults 20 cts, Children 10 cts.
Another rain came Sunday and Mon
day-surely the farmers should feel
pleased now.
A large amount of Turkey Seed
Wheat, the best wheat known, has just
been received by w. ]. MADDEN.
Miss Betty Penney of the Saline val
ley has gone to Mexico to visit with
our former residents, the Andrew
Olson's who formerly lived here.
The sisters of Mark Hadley of the
Saline returned home Saturday evening
from their eastern trip and report a
nice time.
Miss Ruth Brown leaves the first of
next week for Chicago, where she ex-
poets to begin nursing in a Presbyter-
ian hospital.
S. w. Decker goes to ST. Louis this
Saturday night to purchase his holiday
stock for the Racket Store. He will
also visit in Toledo, Ohio.
The Westbrook boys, after nice
visit with their relatives here, left
Saturday to resume their work in Kan
sas City.
Attend the Democrat Republican
foot ball game today on the Normal
campus Admission is 15cts. Game
called about p. m.
The FREE PRESS office is headquart-
ers for the latest styles in Engraved
Cards. One hundred engraved cards
and plate can be had for $1.25.
At the Republican County Central
Committee meeting last Saturday,
Editor Brettle was elected Chairman
and Simon Motz, Secretary.
Henry Tyler brings US sample of
the fine peaches raised by him this
year, his little orchard yielding about
fifteen bushel.
Last Saturday was the first of prairie
chicken shooting in this state anC
many of onr sportsmen here started
out about day-break. They report fan
luck.
The father of W. w. Bemis, seventy
one years old, from Iowa, arrived here
| Wednesday on a visit, accompanying
his neice, Miss Bemis, home from hel
eastern trip.
Clarence Graham, foreman of the
News office, left for his home in ST
Mary's, Kans. Sunday morning. He
will assist in one of the printing Offices
of that town.
Herman Feitz went back to Manhat
tan to attend the State Agricultural
College Sunday morning. He stopped
off at Salina enroute and took in the
Banda Rosa.
Word has been received that Mrs
Brosius, Ed. and Mrs. Cramer and sol
are nicely located in their new home il
Loveland, Colo, Little Carl has re
covered from his severe illness.
Mrs. Geo. B. Snyder returned Sunda,
eve from Lawrence where she went t
accompany her daughter Lucy, to tn
University. Miss Lucy got into tn
Sophomore class on account of credit
received at the Normal
Telegraph news arrived here Thurs
day morning announcing the death o
the actress, Mrs. Louie Lord. She wa
quite popular here about twenty-fiv
years ago when she used to be on tn
stage in Hays
One of Topeka's upper crust
eloped this week with a professions
base ball player, center fielder. Th
Salina Journal predicts that he wi
now have to stay around the HON
plate more or he will lose his job.
" Don't knock on your town - Ther
are two trains east, two west, and tw
north each day. If you don't like tn
town the agent viii cheerfully infor1
you of the time of departure of thes
trains, says the Oakley Graphic
e No, we do not claim that we have
t cheap paint, but we claim that whe
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