Free press., 1906-10-20
LOCAL NEWS.
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]. C. Farley spent last week in Kan
sas City.
WHEAT LAND to rent. Any terms.
See Ed. F. MADDEN.
M. J. R. Treat has been quite sick the
past week with bronchial trouble.
Gov. Hoch addressed large political
gathering at Russell yesterday (F'ri-
day..
The telephone company strung sever
al new wires on the south side the first
of the week.
Miss Maggie Cave has been chosen
Pres. of the Lutheran C. E. society for
the coming year.
The Jantzen boys entertained at a
stag party Saturday night in honor of
Chas. Baumer.
Roads were very heavy the first of
the week in consequence of the bount-
eous rains.
Farmers out south report the wheat
as doing nicely and about ready for
pasture.
Mrs. VIM. S. Picken entertained the
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society at her
home on the hill Thursday afternoon.
C. w. Miller, Republican candidate
for Representative, was in Ellis be-
tween trains Thursday evening.
The new Catholic church in Buckeye
township is now being plastered and
will soon be in condition to be occupied.
Has anybody heard or seen anything
lately about the Hays City & Great
Northern Railroad???
The FREE PRESS Office is headquart-
ers for the latest styles in Engraved
Cards. 100 for $125, including plate.
Thirty-fve dollars ($35) represents
the total net earnings of the City
Waterworks System for the past yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Spratt and Miss
Leila left Saturday night for Kansas
City. Mr.. Spratt will buy holiday sup
plies for his trade.
Mrs. Henry Meyers entertained
number of the old Presbyterians at
dinner on Friday to meet their former
pastor Rev. Oller, now of Ellsworth.
Chas. Banner left Sunday night for
Seattle, Washington, where he expects
to work at the printing trade this win
ter.
Harvey Fellers who is working in a
lumber yard in Boulder, Colo, came
down Sunday morning for short visit
with home folks.
Chicago is at peace once more. The
base ball siege is over and the far
famed White Sox are worlds champ
ions.
Rev. West left Tuesday morning for
Topeka to attend the annual meeting
of the state Synod of the Lutheran
church.
Frank Danford, formerly of this
place, is reported in critical condition
at the home of his sister in Los Angeles
Calf.
The Continental Creamery boosted
the price of cream another cent pound
butter fat this week. They are now
paying "a cents for first grade with
the price steadily advancing.
The season for shooting prairie
chickens expired last Monday the 18th.
Hunters say that the birds have been
very scarce this year. Ducks, though,
they claim, are quite plentiful, although
still very wild.
Grandma Montgomery who has had
three strokes of paralysis in Topeka, is
now reported to be resting very nicely.
1t is probable that she will live for sew
eral months. She is eighty-two years
old.
1.-The best lady quartette on the road
| is the unanimous verdict.-F. E. Way,
Member Committee, Wahoo, Neb.
''Madrigal Lady Entertainers" at the
Normal Auditorium Saturday evening,
Oct. 9th.
An epidemic of diphtheria is raging
in Lawrence. Ninety-eight cases were
reported Wednesday, fifty-five of which
are under quarantine. The city schools
have been closed and every precaution
is being taken that the epidemic does
not spread to the State University.
Our attention has been kindly called
to slight mistake in relationship in
last weeks issue of this paper. Alva
Woodbridge who was recently married to
Miss Cora Brumitt of this city, is the
grandson of Mrs. VIM. Shade instead of
Mrs. Newt. Shade.
The funny man ambled out onto the
Istage and asked: when is molasses
like pigs eye?" No one in the audi
ence making reply, the funny man
tickled his chin and answered his own
lquestion: when it is in hogs head. -