Free press., 1907-08-10

at Harkness' Drug Store sets. each.
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A ten pound baby girl was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. King Tuesday eve
ming.
The family of I. NJ. Yost moved into
a suite of rooms at the Brunswick
Hotel this week.
M. E. Dixon came in from Denver
Tuesday night to transact business here
for about ten days.
]. C. Farley moved his drug and
book stock into the Stainer building
the first of the week.
Mrs. Katherine Zeigler returned
Tuesday evening 20 her home at
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Frank Kent, formerly of Hays, is re-
ported a fireman on the Union Pacific
out at Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Miss Lizzie Troth, a 'o7 graduate of
the city high school, is employed in the
Free Press Office as tyne-setter.
C.M. Wann and family went to Chi
cago the first of the week on COM
Oined business and pleasure trip.
Harry King has sold his interest in
the Spratt G Co. drug store to J. H.
Spratt and will now work on salary.
Jas. Behan, Chas. Brumitt. Clarence
Loreditsch and Herbert Chittenden
made up fishing party to the Saline
the first of the week.
Sam Bussard, who went to Kans as
City last week to have his eyes treat
ed, returned home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Bussard and son Ray accompan-
led him.
The lodge rooms of the Emporia
Eagles were raided by the police this
week and their President arrested for
permitting the use of intoxicants in
their rooms.
The Plainville & Gulf Railroad has re-
ceived another boom and according to
a Plainville communication the road
may be completed before winter sets
in.
Profs. Light, Shively, Bird, and Rev.
West left their respective homes last
Monday morning. They did not inform
us whether or not they would return.
1t is rumored that they intend to catch
fish in the Saline river, but the report
is not yet substantiated by the sight of
any fish.
Nc, that was not sSeam calliope you
heard last evening 1t was the musical
horn on Felton's new auto. Now il
some humane inventor will kindly invent
horn that will play, eve won't be
home till morning" and "Waltz me
around again Willie, we won kick OF
the stink the gasoline makes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Professor Picken lef
Wednesday evening for Green Noun
tain Falls, Colorado, where they will
spend two weeks vacation. Miss Lillian
Picken and cousin Miss Ella Hoxie wen
out there last week This is the first va
cation Mr. Picken has had for five year
and he certainly merits rest.
Alois Wiesner put Columbia phono
graph in his general store last week
A phonograph, while it's all right 70
the amusement of waiting customers
is a frost in the way of advertising
goods. A new and well-written ad in
the advertising column of good news
paper for year will bring ten time
the results of ''talk machine.
| c. w Reeder has in his possessio
two old newspapers that are much of
relic and curiosity. One ''The Bosto
Gazette" is 137 years old, being put
lished March II, 177O. The other 9Th
Pennsylvania Racket under date G
July 8, 1776 contains the Declaration G
Independence as leading article
Both are smaller than the averag
county weekly of to-day.
James Harry Grippen, the sixtee
months old child of Mr.. and Mr..
Ernest Grippen, died Monday of cho
era infantum. Mr.. Grippen lives eigf
miles southwest of here and is we
known over the county. The little OF
was laid to rest at 2 O'Clock Tuesda
afternoon from the M. E.. church. Nj
and Mrs. Grippen have the symp ath
of the community in their bereavement
| Property owners on North Main 81
met last evening and made final al
rangements for the laying of the ne
cement walk in front of their bushes
houses. The walks will be ten feet vic
on Main and eight feeton Chestnut, e,
tending on Main st. to Ryan's stol
building and on Chestnut to Cave
Bakery S. W. Wood of Plainville hi
the contract and work will be starte
soon.