Free press., 1907-11-02
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LOCAL NEWS.

M. j. Bell is doing the work.
Next Monday, Nov. 4th, is pension
voucher day for the old soldiers.
The Essex Club moved to their near
home in the Kreuger Building Friday.
Mcclure is laying a cement and brick
walk at the Baptist Church this week"
j. H. Downing is acting as deputy
Register-of Deeds during the absence
of P.J. Rooth.
Mrs. Jacob Feitz who has been quite
i'll with rheumatism is much improved
at this writing.
Attorney Abel of the firm of Ritchie
& Abel of Salina was in the city on legal
business Thursday.
Misses Alice Mulroy and Florence
Disney attended the concert in Ellis
Thursday evening.
Wes Edwards left Wednesday night
for Excelsior Springs to secure treat
ment for rheumatism.
A crowd of Normalites held a picnic
and general good time on the creek
Wednesday afternoon.
A regular monthly meeting of the
city council will convene next Thursday
evening in the city hall.
Before leaving for the west Leroy
Judd gave the County Treasurer $618. so
in payment of his taxes for 1907.
Do not mail letters aJ the depot.
All depot employees have strict orders
not to mail any matter on the trains
Regent Story and Director Burkett
of the Agricultural College were here
Tuesday on Experimental Station busi-
ness.
Forty new Edison Photograph re-
cords just received at Schultz's Jewel
ry. The latest out-call and hear
them.
The choicest perfumes at HARNESS.
Try Royal cherry buds. cit won't
come out in the wash" so cents an
ounce. Soft
Nov. 1st, tax-paying time, has come
again. Joseph Root got the first re-
ceipt by giving the county over $1OO in
taxes.
The Australian Ballot souvenir
postal card-a new one in post cards.
at Spratt's, Harkness' and Farley's
drug stores.
Miss Anna Keller has been quite
sick this week and unable to attend to
her school duties. She is improving
at this writing.
Geo. K. Helder returned from his
vacation Thursday evening and is
again at his duties as secretary at the
Experiment Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulmer Kerr of Bolder,
Colo. were in the city Wednesday, the
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Snyder Mrs
Kerr is Mrs. Snyder's niece
Work on the Normal addition is pro-
crossing rapidly and unless cold wealth
er sets in early the students will be oc-
cupying the wings by the spring term
A number of our enterprising mer-
chants are expecting their holiday goods |
the first of next week. Watch this pa
per for full announcements next week. |
c. L. Barnes, assistant professor of
veterinary Science of the State Agri- |
culture College has been here this
week inspecting cattle for signs of
disease.
The last awning posts on North
Chestnut Street were removed Thurs
day and the cement walk is being
completed. Canvas awnings will be
utilized.
Prof. Kent authorizes us to announce
a game of football next Thursday
afternoon on the Normal campus be-
tween Russell and the Normal. A |
good game is expected.
The Russell football team was de-
feated at Plainville Tuesday by score
of p to O. In the first half neither |
side scored but as seven of RusselI's
players were laid out they were com
PEELED to play the last half with only
nine men which resulted in their de-
feat. The Russell-ites returned on
Wednesdays plug.
Fred Solomon Jr. was a pleasant cal
Ter at this Office Thursday afternoon. !
Fred is one of the best Young farmers
IN Freedom township and his efforts
are meeting with deserved success.
He says his wheat fields this year
gave an average yield of over twenty
bushels per acre. He is now planting
larger acreage than ever and hopes
to harvet bumper crop next summer.