Free press., 1906-09-29

cACuTSlOH III the WeSCSrn COuHCleS.
Candidate Ruppenthal and some of
the local candidates spent last Sunday
electioneering at Pfeifer.
Elder See entertained our Methodists
last Sunday, Rev. Mumford being sick
with cold.
One of the coloredi ladies of Ellis
started divorce suit in our court this
week.
Farmers say that the last rains are
bringing out the late pasture in fine
shape and will keep the stock growing
until the wheat pasture is ready.
This is the last week proceedings can
be started for the next term of the
District court in this county where
publication is required.
Jim Mock and Don Thurston old-time
Saline boys, were in town last Satur-
day shaking hands with old friends.
Neither have grown older in looks the
past twenty years.
Miss Jessie Bunker, our former Nor
NAL atudent, was here Monday on her
way to her homestead claim in Logan
county. She has secured a good school
near her old home at Lucas.
His wife having been gone over Is
months, Henry Eickbush has started
divorce proceedings in our Court with
Holland and Freese as attorneys, so as
to clear the title on his properties
The Kansas City Star gives the Har-
ris meeting here last Saturday a two
column write up. Unfortunately the
type made it read the Reservation had
800 instead of 5000 acres we are so
proud of.
Candidates will do we'll in their Fall
campaigning to remember that the
FREE PRESS is the only office in Ellis
county having German type. We
print campaign cards in both German
and English at a moderate cost
| We have some very fine land plowec
and ready to drill into wheat. Seec
will be furnished if desired. We want
to rent this land. Call in and see us.
Ed. F. MADDEN.
The FREE PRESS acknowledges the
compliment of a serenade by the Ellis
band while here. They are excellent
iplayers and under the leadership of Mr.
Pearson can't help but be a success
and their music here on Democrat Day
was much enjoyed. Their suits are
very neat and attractive.
No, we do not claim that we have {
cheap paint, but we claim that whel
you buy Crescent paint of us you pay
r lus no money for water and barytes
! but for white lead, zinc and oil.
Il 013 HENRY WOLF & Son.
The new naturalization law went int
effect on Thursday and Wednesda.
n Ed. Rea took several of our foreigner
s to Salina, where Court was in session
f and got their final naturalization papers
VI Over 250 from that and other countie
Iwere there to get their final papers a
the new U. S. law makes it very diff
cult to get them, being very strict.
e At the U. S. Land Office they de
= Icided the contest case of Mrs. Buckley
n VS.. Keleher in her favor, so she get
the north west one fourth of sectio
I28, twp. IL. range 18, for her home
!, stead. 1t again shows that if home
s steader wants to hold his claim now, h
g must live on it at least part of tn
h time. Another victory for John Ne
: son, the Land Attorney.
In these days of strife between tw
: great political parties we must remem
|" Der that after all we are just band G
brothers here on earth, travelling fror
e the cradle to the grave. We live sid
s by side, our children attend the sam
It school and after the smoke of the bat
tie has cleared away, we will still
: friends and neighbors. Let the bite
IS things go unsaid. At best life is shol
i and we get out of it full measure c
o. sorrow. Let US in our little city live g
r lone big, good natured family.
, The Democratic rally last Saturda
! was nearly frost as to attendance
The management knew but one pape
and gave no announcement or particl
in lars to the other three that would hav
n IgIadly published as matter of new
's Few farmers and none outside of ii
,e county, seemed to know of Senate
IS Harris coming and not dozen fro
,e the surrounding counties and few farm
b 1ers came to attend. But for the stor'
to closing in compliment to Mr. Harri
pt the audience would have been small i
b. deed Such public gatherings shou
of Ibe given the largest possible publicit
he Our town should have been crowds
THAT dav.