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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-05
EDMUND STlDHAM HOME.
Had Not Seen Brother in Twenty-Five
Years.

Chester. Ind, Dec. Edmund Std
ham. of Texas, is here visiting his
brother, whom he had not seen in %
years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-05

his brother. J. B. Borton and family
over Sunday.
Free press., 1907-07-27
Called Above.

God in his great kingdom above
seems to have need of the little
children just at this time of the year.
Several small babies have passed away
during; the past week.
The infant child of James Shuts,
living: six miles northeast of Hays.
died last Friday noon, the 18th, of
cholera infantum. The child was a
girl q months old. Funeral took place
Saturday morning.
Paul Zimmerman who lives sever
, miles southwest of Hays had the
misfortune to lose his five months ,1lc
baby of heart failure on Thursday.
The funeral was held from the Catholic
Church Friday at p m.
Ed Haddock, living northeast of this
city seven miles, lost baby boy, nine
months old, through cholera infantum,
Saturday evening. The funeral took
place Sunday afternoon.
The three year old daughter of Henry
Hertlin, living six miles south of Hays,
died Wednesday night from burns caused
by the explosion of a lantern. The
child was carrying lighted lantern to
the barn for her mother when she
stumbled and it fell and exploded Her
dress caught fire and the frantic efforts
of the mother to extingUish the flames
were of no avail and death soon came
to relieve the suffering one Funeral
was held Thurs day afternoon at 4
O'Clock from the Catholic Church.
The parents have the sympathy of
the entire comr nunity on the loss OF
their little ones.
Free press., 1907-07-27
S ALUTATI ON

same goods and our advertising
columns will be reserved for our
home merchants, who we trust will, IN
return, give us their support.
The FREE PRESS shall be strictly
non-partisan paper, Independent of any
political party, church or sect. Our
motto shall be that of this great
government of ours ''of the people, by
the people and for the people.
1t shall be our aim to boost eternally
and everlastingly for all the institutions
of Hays and Ellis County with especial
reference to the educational institu-
tions, The Western Kansas State
Normal, The Branch State Experiment
Farm, both located at Hays. We ask
the people of this vicinity to join with
with US in boosting" for these
growing institutions in one of the best
towns of the best state in the Union.
Let us stand together and push for the
new industry which is about to
mento to the west of us. Hays is said
to be the largest shipping point
between Salina and the state line; let
us make her the educational and
municipal model of the western half of
the state. Let US ''boost" together.
The editor desires to become personal
ly acquainted with every resident of
Ellis County and to this end we invite
you, subscribers and non-subscrib9rs, to
call at our Office and make yourself
acquainted. Trusting that our further
acquaintance with our readers will
prove as congenial as has the past, lam,
Yours for the best interests of our
town and county,
John Freese.
Free press., 1907-07-27

Frank Stout of Salina has been in
the city the past few days on collection
business.
Mrs Catudal and children and Mayme
Mulroy went to Damar Thursday for
ten days outing.
Mrs. F. j. Rice, sister of Mrs. b.
Leinmiller lett Tuesday morning for
her home at CoVington, Ky. after a
visit of two months.
State Normal Regents Altswager
of Hutchinson, C. G. Messerley OF
Usage City and "A. H. Bushey OF
Pittsburg arrived in the city yester.
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Pierce came
up from their farm near Russell Thurs
day evening. They have just finished
their harvest.
The great P w. and K. circus is
giving an exhibition to a large crowd
of the young folk this Friday after
noon. Their parade at $50 O'Clock
made up in quality what is lacked in
quantity.
Free press., 1907-07-27

The Yocemento Star promises that
Hays is to have baseball team soon.
Good, come again.
Thomas Tourtelott, wife and children
from Florence, Colorado are here on
visit with relatives and friends.
Rev. Mumford authorizes US to
announce that he will preach at
Yocemento next Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock.
WANTED. AT this office, good boy
to learn printers trade; one who is
anxious to learn. Steady job if
desired.
A baby girl arrived this week to
bless the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Strohmeir in Smokey Hill
township.
The Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
will give an ice cream social on the
church lawn Saturday evening, the
weather permitting.
R. F. Mosig of Kansas City is in
the city. Mr.. Mosig is enjoying a
vacation and recreation visit in the
healthiest place in the world.
An ice cream social was given Tues
day evening on the lawn of C. w. Wann
by the Lutheran Christian Endeavor
Society. The turnout was large and
the receipts were good.
F. B. Peard, K. U. boy has been
out in the harvest field has gone to
work on the Rehan ranch. He is one of
the many K. u. boys who take to
wheat stacking just as easily as to the
exhilirating game of foot ball.
Ward and Wallace Sullivan, who
have been helping in the harvest fields
of Russell County were in the city
Wednesday evening. They drove to
Plainville Thursday morning to work
with threshing gang.
LADIES ATTENTION: If you want
your laundry work done right and
reasonable call on MRS. A. M. MCKEE,
at the Wassinger House, Perry Street.
Piece work only. Phone 136.
Before Court convening next
Wednesday the Bill of Exceptions in
the case of the State against the
Thurstons ct al. will be settled and
signed and the case will be transferred
to the Supreme Court for review.
The fifth annual catalogue of the
Western State Normal School was put
out this week. 1t. comprises fifty-siz
pages in all and is profuse with half
tones of scenes in and about the school,
Several mail sacks full of them were
mailed out to students and prospective
students all over the western part Of
the state.
Free press., 1907-07-27

On Tuesday morning at $50 Prof.
Plcken will deliver lecture before the
Ellis County Normal Institute Sub
Ject, Booker T. Washington. You
should not miss this.
Frederick Sol omon, Sr. received his
voucher on Saturday, increasing his
pension according to the new law
which provid es that all pensi oners
shall receive an increase after they
have passed Il lie age of seventy ye ars.
There are three applicants for the
appointment of Justice of the Peace in
Big Creek township, to fill the vaca nc,7
occasloned by the death of Sq,lirt,
SchoendaTler: F. E. McLain, C. W.
Miller am Jack Downing. The Goveuol
makes tiae appointment.
Misse S Laura Rouse and Bertha
Sldwell. of Plainville drove over
Wednf ;sday. They spent Wednesday
and Thursday visiting Miss Clara
Lore dItsch and left on Thursday even
ing train, Miss Rouse for Hutchinson
and Miss Sidwell for Russell They
VIII return here in about week.
The following ladies and the If respec-
tive fal Miles enjoyed picnic in the
NormaIl Grove Wednesday ev ening:
Madam es Ward, Lester, Middlekauff.
H. A Nickles, D. w. NickEes. Grass
=. D Yost, Wann, Penny, K OIL, West,
Fields, Philip, Scott and VIII Philip.
A light fall of rain Wednesday even
ing did not have any effect n the hot
weather which has continue ID all the
week. Twenty four no rses were
stricken by the heat in K: .nsas Civ
and infant mortality has increased
starthngKy in the small town as well
as IN the large cities The ths rmometor
registered 101 degrees on " 'ednesday.
Free press., 1907-07-27
Travelling Man Loses Arm.

John Nelson, of Clay Center, a sales
man travelling out of Kansas City, had
his left arm cut off at the elbow by a
freight train at Gorham Thursday
noon Ae had Just mounted the front
steps of the caboose and was standing
on the platform back of the last freight
car when the train started suddenly,
throwing him between the car and
caboose. He was taken at once to
the Ellsworth Hospital and the arm
amputated. The report comes that
he is now doing very well.
Free press., 1907-07-27

In taking charge of The FREE PRESS
we do so with little qualy feeling IN
our boots. We are afraid lest we will
not be able to retain the local support
which has been given this paper under
its late editor, our respectful father.
We do not mean by support, advertis-
ing patronage nor do we infer large
subscription list, but we do mean the
hearty good will and support of the
people of Hays City and vicinity, and
especially the country people who
r constitute the majority of the readers
of this paper.
Personally the new editor probably
needs no introduction, being the only
and spoiled son of your late editor.
1t shall be our aim in conducting
this little ''molder of the public
opinion" to give the people of Ellis
County the best paper that a modern
equipment can turn out from
typographical standpoint; from the
standpoint of the local and editorial
news we will leave that to our readers
to decide, with only this one admonition:
If you do not agree with some things
we say do not take the columns of
our worthy contemporaries to contra
diet US. Come to us and make known
your ideas and if our statements were
incorrect we will gladly retract them
with the proper apologies in our next
issue.
1t is our intention to publish a paper
which shall be free from all patent
medicine, "horse', or other advertise
ments which are unfit for public read
ing. No mail-order advertisements
shall find their way into our columns
where there are local statesmen for the
Free press., 1907-07-27
Obituary.

Died: Monday the twenty second of
July at $40 p. m. at his home on Nor
NAL Avenue, George Schoendaller,
aged thirty-seyen years, three days.
Mr.. Schoendaller, familarly known
among large circle of friends as Uncle
George, is'with us no more. After a
life of twenty seven years of total par
alysis from the waist down he has pass
ed on to that land where there are no
cripples, nor sickness, nor deaths.
He came to this country from Russia
in 1876, then u boy of about six years
He lived in Rush County near Lieben-
thai until March II, 1900 when he,
with his brother moved to their present
home on Normal Ave. Last Fall he
was elected Justice of the Peace for
Big Creek Township for two years and
he has served but fraction of the
term.
Though unable to walk without
crutches, and for seven years unable
to stand on his feet, Uncle George
always wore smile and appeared
happy. He was wheeled from place to
place in a wheeling chair. One sister
and three brothers are left to mourn
his loss.
The funeral was conducted Wednes-
dav at a. IN. from the Catholic
Church.
The FREE PRESS joins with the hosts
offriends in extending sympathy to
the bereaved ones.
Free press., 1907-07-27

Miss Alice Mulroy has been sick
this week.
Banner Bros. have re-painted their
house on Boot HILL
Next Monday Aug. 5th, is pension
voucher day again.
Ed, Jr. of VIM. Madden, has been
quite i'll the past week.
J. B. Shuts has again been employ
ed to teach the Catherine school.
Miss Ida Behan returned to their
farm home at Victoria Tuesday morn
ing.
S. w. Wood of Plainville was in the
city the first of the week, a guest of
his daughter Mrs H. F. Addison.
Mrs. j. H. Ward entertained Miss
Jaggard of Kansas City, Kans. and the
Misses Brown last Monday evening
Attorney Jno. Nelson of WaKeeney
was down Tuesday to appear in a couple
land contest cases before District Clerk
Stanton.
Mrs. R. C. Wilson and Mrs Porter
of WaKeeney came down Tuesday
morning. They are the guests of Mrs.
Rev. Brown while in the city.
The Yocemento Star gives notice in
its last issue that it's subscription price
will be advanced to so cents after
August 1st.
E. T. Session of Payton, Ill. is
visiting his uncle Herman on the
Saline. This is Eds first visit tc
Kansas.
Russian thistles are again becoming
nuisance on our by-streets and the
street commissioner will have to ''get
busy"
Prof. H. F. Roberts of Manhattan
is here watching the experiment!
carried-on by the state in the destruc
tion of the bind weed.
Mrs. Porter who visited Mrs. Rev
Brown this week is the wife of one o.
Kansas most distinguished Senators
Hon. E. F. Porter of Pittsburg
Kansas.
| Well, did the flood touch gou? Oh!
was in it, alright, alright. l though
all my clothes were ruined but MCKEE
the new TAILOR, came to my rescue
Opposite the First National Bank
L
M. F. Amrine, editor of the Council
Grove Courier and regent of the Stat'
Normal School, is in the city to attenC
the meeting of the board Saturday
He is guest at the Hotel Brunswick
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Stearns, fathea
and mother of Mrs. M. j. Mumford
returned to their home at Paradis'
the first of the week. Mrs. Stearn
visited over Tuesday with her siste
Mrs. Lewis, in Russell.
Hugh Irwin expects to move hi
family to western Iowa about the 5tl
of August. We hate to see such goo,
citizens go and we hope that he shal
4 find as have other old Hays-ites VIII
have tried other 'climes', that "afte
all there's no place like Hays" !" The.
will make their home in Woodbine, Ia.
Ellis County Teachers Institut
commences its four weeks term mex
Monday morning. It will be conducte
as usual in the Public School Building
4 Prof. Edgerton of Junction City wi
conduct the Institute, assisted by Prof
Ford of the Ellis city school and Loui
Christianson of Hays.
Free press., 1907-07-27
LOCAL NEWS.
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District Court will convene at Hays
next Wednesday, July 31st.
Chas Kirkman was in Yocemento
on business Tuesday afternoon.
County Atty. j. P. Shuts was in
Ellis between trains Tuesday after
noon.
Elmer Edwards who has been work
ing in the harvest fields in this vicinity
visited friends in Ellis Tuesday.
G. A. Frost, merchant of Assaria,
Kansas has been looking over some
Ellis County land bargains this week.
G. A. Laubenzayer of Bavaria, was
in the city Wednesday trying to buy
some good farm land in Ellis County.
Mrs. F. S. Toothaker of WaKeeney
arrived in the city Thursday morning.
She is the guest of Mrs. Frank Fields.
Mrs. Reed and children, who have
been visiting Mrs. j C Farley, returned
Sunday morning to their home in
Columbus, Kansas.
Mrs. Freeland and daughter Edith
left Tuesday afternoon for Chicago,
where they will visit relatives and
friends.
Miss May 'Jaggard of Kansas City,
Kans.. who has been the guest of Miss
Kathryn Brown for the past two weeks,
returned to her home Tuesday morning.
A. F. Isaacson of Los Angeles, Cal.
came in last Saturday and has joined
the colony at the cement city. When
the Bank starts up he will be the
cashier.
Charlie Miller of st Johns Military
Academy, Salina, left Monday noon fo1
Chickasha, Okla. to visit his brother
Gus. He stopped off enroute at
Salina.
Miss Grace Hoff, an ex-norma
student, was in the city Thursday, the
guest of Miss Maggie Cave. She left
the same evening for her home al
Monett, Mo.
The Free Press wants to publish ALI
the news of Ellis County and to the
accomplishment of this end we would
like correspondents in every locality
and on every rural route of the county
Write for particulars.
Attorney Abel of the law firm o1
Ritchie & Abel of Salina came down tC
Havs Tuesday to try case in the
district court, but found on hi
.'rrival that he was week ahead O.
til ne, court not being convened unit
the 31st.
The street commissioner has laid /;
new culVert across from Caves Bakery
to the W ..indsor Hotel. More of these
are needed in many places over tow
and we trus,t the good work will no
stop here.
Mrs. J. H. Ward entertained th'
following guests at five O'Clock dime
Tuesday: Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Philip Sr.
Mrs. LochieI Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
Fields, Ernestine Fields, Philip Scot
land Geo. Philip, Jr.
Harry Matthew, who graduated from
the state Normal this year, returne
Sunday from Webster where he ha
been he lping the home folks bring i
sheaves. Harry is looking for goo
school to teach this winter.
The editor and ex-editOr Of thi
paper have been busy this week clear
ling house. The front room of on
establishment will hereafter be use
solely as an office room, while tn
back rooms will comprise the stoc
and printing rooms.
Going to paint your barn or fenc
get Forgan Barn paint, the best, fo
sale by
) HENRY. WOLF & So
Where did you get the NEW Sun
tThis amt new, its that old one 1 VIZ
going to throw away. McKIlS tt
new Hays TAILOR fixed it up.
: Opposite the First National Bank.
i
Free press., 1907-07-27
Gard Of Thanks.

William Levick desires US to express
thanks thru the columns of our paper
to the good people of Hays who have
literally assisted him in his late mis-
fortune. ga friend in need is a friend
indeed"
Free press., 1907-07-27
NoT1cE TO CoNrkAcroRs.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for the furnishing of all materials,
erection and construction of bridge to
be constructed on Chestnut street, in
Hays City, Kansas, will be resolved at
Hardness Drug Store until Thursday
noon Aug. 1st, 1907.
Plans and specifications for such
bridge are now on file with said >clery
and will be exhibited to anyone desir-
ing to submit bids. The council reserv-
ing the right to reject any and al
bids suitable bonds will be required o1
contractor to whom contract is let.
Witness my hE nd at Hays, Kansas
this 9th day of July 1907.
C. A. HARNESS,
City Clerk of Hays, Kansas.
Free press., 1907-07-27
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that [ will
pay all bills contracted By the late Geo.
Sehoendaller. Please present your
bills. T.
37-tf FRANK SCHoENDALLER.
Free press., 1907-07-27
House for Rent.

A roomed house all painted, paper
ed and in good condition. Water at
door, big lot and garden spot. Shade
trees. see this office or,
GOTTIEB RIEDEL.
Free press., 1907-07-27
Mule for sale.

Mule fO1. sale.
One brown, mare Mule 16 hands
high, 4 years old, we'll broke, perfectly
souEtl., good walker.
A. L. HOBBS,
mile south of Turkville P. o.
Address Hays P.O., Kan.
Free press., 1907-07-27

What about that Rocking chair and
the Center Table ETC.? Brighten them
up with Cres-O-Lac, anybody can apply
it, for sale by
HENRY WoLF & Son.
Free press., 1907-07-27
House for Sale.

A comfortable cottage of rooms
with good walledup cellar. Two lots
100 by 125 feet, abundant fruit trees,
fine water. Prices reasonable.
Apply to Mrs. CAvENDER, Sheridan
Avenue, or at this Office
Free press., 1907-07-27
WHEAT LAND To RENT.

WHEAT LAND To RENT.
We have some fine wheat land to
rent on shares. Only few miles
from town, if taken soon. No residence
house thereon but shed to batch while
blowing and seeding.
See FREESE.
Free press., 1907-07-27
C.. w. Miller

has money to loan on Farms at Low
rates.
Free press., 1907-07-27
Fresh Cow for sale.

1 offer for sale fresh COW with d
week old heifer calf at her side. Good
mixer. For particulars see,
VIM. DILLON, North side of Hays
Free press., 1907-07-27

Going to paint your barn or fence
get Forgan Barn paint, the best, for
sale by
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-11
THE REAL THOMAS w. LAWSON

Boston. March 10.-CSpeclal)-lt seemed
almost unnecessary to meet Lawson in
the flesh. Like the other millions who
draw daily mental sustenanee from the
newspapers and magazines, l had made
his acquaintance almost too often al
ready. Who did not know the aggressive,
snowy figure; the blatant self-advertiser,
performing his bizarre tricks to make
public talk; the alleged reformer whose
balloon had collapsed, whose motives
were nowadays questioned only by the
duped enthusiasts?-the smart wits of the
photographers having long ago placed him
among the exposed faSirs, remarkable
only In clnging to the pretence of his
mysterious Remedy the very mention
of which made the knowing ones smile
as at an outworn jest. And now novel;
list!
This was the Lawson I knew intimate
ly from the indisputable evidence of in
terviewer, novelist, artist, cartoonist and
the relentless truth seller, the camera
1t was in the midst of a typical mani
festation that I had my first opportunity
to match this logical and coherent men,
tai conception with the living man. He
was in the thick of the copper campaign
in which he claimed to be spending hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to give
the public inside information about the
Trinity mine which would enable them
to buy from IL up. stock worth 100
and bound to rise speedily TO 10. Under
the influence Of his hypnotic advertising
Trinity had risen to II, and the financial
columns were full of sly digs at the
touching innocence of the lambs who
were taking this discredited promoters
stock off his hands at such inflated
prices.
The first sensation was a shock of sur
prise at certain omissions; where was
that figured walstcoat of the photographs
which had always seemed to fit the wild
tales so appropriately? Where was the
arrogant sslf-assertion, the sweeping
mustache the whole air of self-eonscious-
ness? Was this really Thomas w Law
son. this quiet looking business man,
with the close-cropped grayish mustache?
He would be noticed in a crowd, per-
haps, solely by reason of a certain con-
centrated energy. visible in the perpen-
dicular creases in his forehead, in the
strikingly small black spots of iris in
his gray eyes. in an indeserbable sug-
gestlon of latent force.
But, strikngly as this physical aspect
failed to conform to the definite mental
picture, the mans talk was far more
bewildering. I had an appointment at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-11
FOR SALE.

$50 Pr ft.-Lovely Waucoma St. lot
$l25 Pr ft.-Choice Highland Ave. lot.
81, 00O-IIandsome Highland Ave. home.
SIC, 500-Nice place, l block Hig'fd Ave.
$45 Pr. ft.-Lovely Elm st. corner.
$S5O0-Elegant S. Hig'rd home, deep lot.
$5750-2-story cor. res. S. Hig'fds.
S7O0O-2-story Ave. * place. bargain.
S105O0-S 18th Ave. home, handsome.
S3l50-Large lot 10th Ave, l blk. s. 10Th.
s14000-Southsde stores, rent $l50o.
$50O0--Lot Sd Ave. 14th and 10th SITS.
s6250-50xl00 alley and ID St, improved.
So, 5OO-2-story brick, rents $500 mo.
SOS o0O-Fine 5th Ave. property, pays p C.
$25OOO-i0Xl0O, 3-story brick, bargain
Sl7500-25xl4O LIST Ave. lot.
$5250-Lot 9Th Ave. 21st and 22d SITS
500 000-1O0xl40 impr'v'd 5th Ave. cor.
$2500-7-R.. 2-story res, Woodlawn.
$550O-Ensley brick store II ST. pays u p. C.
r. MCCONNELL & CO.,
Phones $40. ?107 Third Ave.
Opposite court house.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-11
SEATS FOR THE FAMILY.
Strange Lack of Comfortable Chairs
In Luxurious Abodes.

From the Boston Herald.
A truly comfortable living room Is
seldom found, even In the house OF
millionaire-and millionaire means to-
day man whose income is million.
1t g doubtful whether any house or
p .iace IS provided with living room
i'll which there is chair that suits
exactly each member Of the family.
There are plenty Of show chairs, inter-
esting, sumptuous, curios, historical,
precious through wealth of associa-
lions as the old armchair sung by Eliza
the sweet singer of furniture? There
are chairs in the style of this or that
French king Tudor chairs, Eastlake
chairs, the austere straight back Of
our forebears, chairs Of the Romans
and of the first French empire, chairs
carved richly and with projection
that frets the sitters spine; there are
the traditional seats of the scornful--
but how much comfort is there in
them all?
In the humble, or In the well-ap-
pointed, fiat. there is generally one
chair-it may be Morris-that is the
subject of dispute. 1t was bought for
father, poor, tired father. but mother
settles in 1t after the evening meal.
when the shy Matilda or the bright
eyed manly little Johnnie does not get
there first. Why in this age of lux.
ury, should not each member of the
human family have an agreeable sit
ting place?
A century ago DR.. Isaac Miner,
president of Queens college, Cam
bridge, solved the problem to his own
satisfaction. He wanted a seat that
would suit his shape, so he spread a
thick block Of putty over a wooden
chair and sat in it, until he had
taken a ceroplastic copy of the proper
seat" This he gave to carpenter to
be initiated. How ingenious, How
sensible! Once in great while. per-
haps in three score years and ten,
man finds a chair that fits him as a
glove a hand But here is a way Of
obtaining sure and constant comfort.
Unlike a death mask, the ceroplastic
copy may be enjoyed by the original.