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Monday was Labor Day. We all
labored as usual.
The latest fall millinery on display at
Miss Deane's store.
The town is s-again filled with Normal
students and more coming every day.
Our SEED WHEAT is here. Come and
get some w. J. MADDEN.
Mother Keller is celebrating her 8Oth
birthday to-day Saturday.
Mervin Moore has young pig for
sale. Phone him at GA if you wish a
bargain.
Large crowds of farmers came in to
the Farmers Picnic and Institute last
Wednesday.
Miss Nellis is expected at Mrs.
Leahey's to night on her return from
visiting her sister at Los Angeles.
Miss Ida and Susie Shaffer entertain
ed about 20 young ladies at lawn party
Thursday evening.
The merchants did a good business
Monday. Country people were in buy
ing school supplies, etc.
A complete line of Fall and Winter
DRESS GOODS just received at
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The Mother Goose Promenade will be
held at the Hall Friday, the 21st. Ad-
mission Adults 20 cts, Children 10 cts.
The happy smile of our shoemaker
Gassman is greeting everyone since
the arrival of '1ittle boy shoemaker
of twelve pounds last Sunday
JUST RECEIvED-A large line of
burnt leather Souvenirs and novelties.
Come and see them.
]. H Spratt & Co.
Clarence Graham, of the News office,
expects to leave for his home in ST.
Marys the last of next week. The tennis
club will lose good player.
Lutheran Church postals are now on
sale at Spratt's and Farley's Drug
Stores. Ask for the FREE PRESS
postals.
Sunday School at the Presbyterian
Church 10 Am. Preaching, H. C.E.
z Pm. Evening service at 8. New
song books and good music.
Normalites tell us that the new
instructor in the Business Course at the
Normal is Bird" Still further he
is 81. Bird"
Adkins and Arnold fenced in about
fifteen lots joining Geo. Spencer's
place the first of the week. The lots
will be held for building purposes.
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.
The celebrated negro prize fighter,
Joe Cans, won AZ round fight from
Battling Nelson last Monday in Gold
field, Nevada. Nelson is Dane
Miss Nellie Reeder entertained few
voting lady friends at supper at the
Windsor hotel Monday evening in honor
of Miss Myrtle Wyatt of Grainfeld.
We have some very fine land plowed
and ready to drill into wheat. Seed
will be furnished if desired. We want
to rent this land. Call in and see US.
Ed. F. MADDEN.
The postmaster general has kindly
ranted permission for mail carriers to
del 'ver in automobiles. Now if he will
take one step more and provide the
automot, lies and Chauffeur the carriers
will be SUI 0remely happy.
Harry Ere, ese writes that he has Sc
cured the rem. oins of Susan Dalton at
Lost Prairie, Or, @gon, after a mountain
Gus journey of tw, hundred thirty one
miles by carry-an. He expects to be
home about the middl> q of the month.
Mrs. H. F. Addison e. poets 1000 lbs.
of Strained Honey from California in
about ten days. She has lready sold
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one half cents pound, whol 'esale or
retail.
Joe Ryan, who has been asst slant
clerk in the Post Office for the past
couple of years, left Wednesday mo- m
ing to enrol in Kansas University at
Lawrence. He will study electrical
engineering.
We are not talking politics but it
seems to US that the most-talked-of,
most-read-about man in the United
States to-day is VIM J. Bryan. Maybe
the Republican will send their presi-
dental candidates around the world.
Sixty seven were enrolled at the Nor
NAL Tuesday morning. This is an in
lcrease of about 80 per cent over the at
tendance last year at this time If you
can dope" any on these figures, it is
not difficult to foresee an attendance of
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