Free press., 1906-09-15

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See Ed. F. MADDEN.
The Mother Goose Promenade will be
held at the Hall Friday, the 18th. Ad-
mission Adults 20 cts, Children 10 cts.
Mrs. Froelich has had her home op-
posite Testers painted 1t is quite an
improvement.
To-day, Saturday, is the hearing of
the will of the late William Dalton, at
the Probate Judges Office
The date of the Mother Goose Carni-
val has been changed from the 21st to
the 18th inst.
A large amount of Turkey Seed
Wheat, the best wheat known, has just
been received by w. J. MADDEN.
The meeting of the Ladies Club that
was to be held at Mrs. Alex Philip farm
on Big Creek this Saturday afternoon
has been postponed for one week.
The FREE PRESS office is headquart-
ers for the latest styles in Engraved
Cards. One hundred engraved cards
and plate can be had for $125.
Prairie Chicken season opens today
and the hunters will be cat it, before
day-break. The birds are quite plenti-
full this year. The season lasts one
month.
The Republican County Committee
meets today for the purpose of organi-
zation and to fill all vacancies on the
ticket if this action is deemed advisa-
BILE.
We were in error last week in stat
ing that Mrs. Shively and son had re-
turned home. Mr.. Shively is back but
the Mrs. and Master John are not ex-
pected before the last of this week.
Parts of the county had hard rain
this week, and Friday a quiet, easy rain
came this way. Tuesday the first snow
of the season fell in the mountains of
Colorado.
Read the Base Ball Notes on page
of this issue. In fact, read all the pa
per, whether it is all printed at home
or not. kansas News" on the inside
of this issue will be of es-
pecial interest to everybody.
The first snow of the season fell this
week in the mountains of Colorado.
Mornings are getting much cooler here
and probably the prediction that the
vertebrae of summer is broken will no
longer be doubtful
Are you going to paint your house
inside or outside? Remember we are
headquarters for A. M Hughes Cres-
cent Cottage paint, the very best on
the market. O13
HENRY WOLF & Son.
H. Jeffries has been promoted to the
position of night-operator at Dorrance.
Harry has worked faithfully in the
Hays depot for the bast two years and
we are glad to note this raise. Henry
Holuba of Junction City has replaced
'Jeff'' as night man.
A fire alarm at p. m. last Saturday
drew big crowd to the south side of
the home of Al Robinson had trouble
with gasoline stove and reported a
fire" to Central who with usual
promptness sent in the alarm. The fire
was out before hose cart No. 2arrived,
no damage being done.
The singles tennis tournament which
was to have been played on the town
courts this week was postponed until
next week, on account of the semi
finals in daubles taking more time than
had been reckoned on. The singles
will be played according to the sched-
ule published in this paper last week
Any player not appearing at the time
set will lose by default.
w. C. Tegmier, Deputy Fish and
Game Warden, sent here by State
Warden D. w. Travis, spent several
days in this vicinity the past week look
ing up violators of the game laws and
hunters without licenses. He spotted
several hunters in Hays but no arrests
were made. Mr.. Tegmier and his as
sistants expect to remain in this part
of the state for several weehs. Hunt
ers will need to be heedful of the laws.
Editor Freese returned home Thurs
day morning from his Oregon trip and
bringing the body of Mrs. Susan Dalton
and that afternoon it was buried from
his residence in the cemetery with Cath
olic services beside her husband, as was
in his will, and the Dalton
family are now united awaiting Reser-
ection day, as he desired. 1t was a 231
mile carriage drive from the railroad,
over the mountain and thru the dense
forest to that Lost Prairie valley where
she died at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Knight. Her relatives and many of her
neighbors who attended the funeral
were present at the opening of the
grave, and the body found in an excel
lent state of preservation after its z
years burial, and easily recognized by
the red velvet dress she was so proud