Free press., 1906-09-22

Walter Stedman was up from Russell
Thursday.
Harry Jeffries was up from Dorrance
between trains Wednesday.
Miss Keller made a business trip to
Kansas City this Friday evening.
The late rains have brought out the
bluegrass lawns beautifully.
Our SEED WHEAT is here. Come and
get some. w. ]. MADDEN
Frank McLain jr. made KILN" in
the shape of thirteen fat prairie chick
ems Wednesday.
The baby of Agent Art Noble is on
the mend. Whooping-cough is rough
lpulling for babies.
Judge Reeder was fixing up his po-
litical fences in the western counties
this week.
Did you note the new moon this week?
And old folks say it shows ''a wet
moon"
Heavy rains this week have necessi-
tated the postponement of the local
tennis tournament for another week.
Farmer Dunham has moved with his
family to his homestead claim in the
Smokey Hill valley.
The Street Commissioner had his
split-log drag on our streets Friday
leveling them down after the rain.
This year Monarch coal has raised
half a dollar in price and now brings
So ton.
About twenty-five of her young
friends surprised Miss Ruth Brown at
her home Thursday evening.
A public dance will be given in the
Hall this, Saturday, evening as final
wind-up to the big Democrat day.
Regent Fairchild and a party of his
! friends enjoyed Thursday prairie chick,
| en- shooting on the Reservation and got
some game.
Lutheran Church postals are now or
: sale at Spratt's and Farley's Drug
Stores. Ask for the FREE PRESS
) postals.
We endeavored to get the football
| line up for this afternoons game but
were not successful on account of the
! teams having to be considerably patch
ed up owing to the lack of players.
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.
2 ED. F. MADDEN.
WANTED and wife with one OF
= two children to work on my farm
Man must be experienced farmer. Six
miles east and three miles north OF
Y Catherine Address Mrs. JOHN BUE-
2 LOW, Walker, Kans.
p The P. o. Dept has decided to have
the Bantam route ran but twice week
at present, the patrons along the route
e not showing enough interest to war
= rant more often trips. Wake up, far
e mers, show them you are intelligent
S and a reading public and want daily
mail service!
:, w. w. Bemis of the Saline valley
i shipped six cars of cattle to the Kan
u sas City market on Saturday. Tec
{ Balls also shipped car load.
Mr.. Bemis goes down again in few
). weeks and if you would like free ride
n to Kansas City and back, write him a
n Hays, P. o.
Will Cox of Ellis should surely fee
complimented in the unanimous nom
V ination by his own party and in having
o the Republicans put up no one to rul
e against him. He has made a success
% full business man and merchant and vii
3 not need to leave his office to campaign
For four years he can give the count
his best ability with no friends to re
,. ward, only to do his duty.
Is While listening to the famous Band
re Rosa in Salina last Sunday afternoo
le a gentlemen sitting near US asked if tn
leader of the band was Rosa" him
,, self. Banda Rossa' is the Latin fo
u 1.-The Red Band so called on accoun
- of their bright red uniform coats. Sol
N rentino, the noted Italian composer
- leader OF the band, which consists o
forty players, all Italians
II He didn't have a dollar; he didn'
have a dime. His clothes and shoe
- were looking just as though they
served.their time. He didn't try
= kill himself, to dodge misfortune
whacks Instead he got some ashe
and he filled five dozen sacks. The
a next ne begged dollar In the pape
IN in the morn he advertised TIN polls
ay that would put the sun to scorn- H
s, kept on advertising, and, just now
suffice to say, he's out in California q