Free press., 1906-10-06

One iHOhIH from CO-udy Is EISCIlOIl
day, November 9Th.
Our merchants are getting in their
Fall and Winter stock of goods.
Watson Zeigler has returned home
from his visit to Kansas City feeling
much better.
Dr. Snyder is writing policies in the
Industrial Building and Loan Assn. of
Denver, Colo.
Come out and hear w. A. Reeder next
Saturday the 18th. G. A. R. Hall 500
p. m.
A large amount of Turkey Seed
Wheat, the best wheat known, has just
been received by w. j. MADDEN.
Mesdames Leahy and Adkins spent
Friday visiting with Mrs. Alex West at
her farm home down the creek.
Anton Krier returned last Saturday
night from months visit in Kansas
City.
Last Sunday was "a great political
day at Herzog, many of the candidates
of all parties being there.
The WaKeeney Independent states
that Henry Staatz, formerly of Hays)
has purchased livery stable in Wa
Keeney.
Rev. and Mrs. C. F. West spent a
couple of days the first of the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Siple at their
farm home.
Register of Deeds Roth attended al
wedding at Buffalo Park this week.
During his absence B. M. Dreiling act
ed as Deputy Register.
A number of people came down from
the west Thursday morning to take in
the Old Settlers Picnic. Some more
fruits of the belated post-ponement
notice.
Kissing Bros. removed some water
from the boiler of their furnace this
week that had not been changed in
nine years. Spratt and Hardness
saved some for medicinal purposes.
A drunken brawl Sunday night in
which Hopper Bach assaulted Peter
Staab, ST., resulted in police conrt
case Monday morning. Bach was fined
|$14.25.
Walter Stedman has resigned his
position as second miller with the Rus
sell Milling Co. and has gone to Great
Bend where the position of head miller
awaits him.
Report comes that Geo. Griffith jr.,
who attended the Agricultural College
at Manhattan last year, is now work
ing for the Bell Telephone Co., in Kan
sas City. He expects to return to
school in December.
It was announced by the Plainville
Gazette last week that that sheet had
changed hands, going into the possess
ion of A. L. Harter. News comes this
week that the deal was not consumated
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. King will still
have charge of the Gazette.
Pres. Hill of the Emporia Normal
and the Board of Regents visited our
Normal on Friday. The Board is unan-
imous in agreeing that the school needs
more room ard will recommend an ap-
preparation calling for two additional
wings to the main building.
w. j. Murphy and daughter, now of
ST. Paul, MINI. were visiting old
friends in Hays the first of the week.
He says 1--WE hate to publish it, that
generally speaking, Hays looks less
prosperous than it did when he used to
live here seventeen years ago.
Rennie Green, who has been chief
horticulturalist at the Experiment Sta.
for some time, left Saturday for his
home at Lincoln Centre, Kan. After a
short visit with home folks he will go
Manhattan where he will take post
graduate course in the Agricultural
College.
Alex Philip, Republican nominee for
County Treasurer, introduces a new
mode of campaigning this fall. Though
he has consented to leave his name on
the ticket, he absolutely refuses to do
any campaign work and will go down to
Kansas City on q visit next week. We
opine he viii poll good vote notwith-
standing his indifference.
The time being up for filing tickets
the Secretary of State tells the official
ballot viii be the same width as two
years ago, seven columns; Republican
Democrat, Socialist, Prohibition, Peo-
pies, Independent and the Blank col
umn-and have on the State Congress
sional, Judicial and County candidates
as fled.
4. w. Copeland received the follow
ing letter in the shape of two line
press clipping Wednesday from his ne
phew in Kingfsher. Okla.,: ''Born, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Browning, twin
boys Mr.. Copeland infers that the
proud father win not be able to find
enough spare time to write very soon.