Free press., 1906-11-17
LOCAL NEWS.

| Twixt Optimist and Pessimist
The difference is quite droll;
| The Optimist sees the doughnut,
| The Pessimist, the hole.
Watch for dates for "The Toast
master"
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Judd leave today for
Los Angeles to spend the winter.
Attorney Holmquist and Sheriff Mil
ler were in Salina. on business Monday.
Miss Jennie Ward visited over Sunday
with Mrs. Bruney at Victoria.
M. J. R. Treat issrunning city water
into the Weist residence on Normal
avenue.
A number of new subscribers were
added to our list of readers this week.
Keep coming!
Don't forget the Natoma-Normal
foot ball game next Tuesday. 1t will
be good game.
Open season for shooting quail began
Thursday. The season lasts one
month.
''Bilhe" Keough was up from Dor
rance last Saturday visiting Miss Lilly
Milton.
Fred Tiff and the editor protein
were in Ellis between trains Monday
evening on business.
Five room cottage for rent. In
desirable location. Inquire at once Of:
S. MoTZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perigo of Ellis were
down to attend the funeral of Nathan
Andreas on Wednesday.
Official returns show that Gov. Hoch
was reelected by 2O28 votes. A narrow
escape indeed.
Mrs. Stearns of Paradise, Russell Co.
has been here this week visiting her
daughter Mrs. M. ]. Mumford.
E. E. Ritter, graduate of the Hays
Normal was elected County Superin-
tendent of Sheridan County last week.
The Natoma foot ball team will be
here next Tuesday, the 10th, to play
the first Normal team. Admission 25
: cents.
Il The County offices in Rush county
were about evenly divided between the
democrats and the republicans accord
ing to the Chieftain.
Probate Judge Arnold had the pleas.
lure of marrying Chas. w. HildebranC
Il and Annie Simons on Monday in the
Court house.
Lady's Coat Lost.
Fl On the road between Hays and the
Goud Hope School House. Finder viii
confer a favor by leaving at this Office
On account of DIR. Jordan's absence
! the home talent play mixed Pickles
was postponed until Wednesday, Nov
I21st.
Gen. Shafter, the man who was 81
active in manouvering the land forces
on Cuba in the Spanish-American war
died last Monday at Bakersville, Cal.
dI Mrs. Heronemy Herl who underwear
!. an operation at Kansas City a feV
It weeks ago, is now reported in bette
v health than ever before in her life.
VI Maybe concrete buildings are not jus
o the thing after all. One collapsed il
California last week killing fifteel
l. workmen.
Heavy snow fell in the East the frs
= of the week, and it is reported tina
some snow fell in Topeka. None of
. reached Hays, however.
, Young Mrs. John Goetz of Herzo
# was taken to St. Margaret's hospits
IA in Kansas City last Saturday for SUI
1t gical care.
Mrs. Saum and Mrs. David Taylor O
m Kansas City will arrive this Frida
n evening and will visit friends in on
ID city next week.
II Mrs. James Behan of Victoria unde
Is went very serious and successful SUI
s. gical operation for the throat at tn
IN German Hospital in Kansas City las
TUESDAY
Will Farley has a new graphaphon
in the drug store He also has nun
y Der of new and pretty records that ar
attracting quite an audience ever
- evening.
Or The plug now runs between JunctiO
I'd City and Ellis instead of Salina. TIL
in west bound passes through Hays at
ey O'Clock noon and comes back at La
MT p. m.
all This weeks issue starts the 18th vo
te ume of the FREE PRESS, and it is til
oldest paper in the county. Now is tn
de time to get on our subscription list
ms not already there.
IA A number of new students were Ell
nd rolled at the Normal at the beginnin
t. of the new term last Monday. II
editor protein expects to add his nam
to the list next week.
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