Free press., 1907-06-08

The friends Of Mr.. Atwood, our
former resident, were glad to see him
here on visit last Saturday.
In the Trustees return from Ellis
their population since last year
Ellis is arranging to have big 4th
of July celebration this year, with
Parker's shows as the attraction.
Stockton city reports population by
its Assessors of 134O, Plainville 988,
Smith Centre 1775.
Mrs. Samuelson of Ellis was here
this week visiting her daughter Mrs.
Lou Bell.
Early planted Sweet Peas showed
their first pretty bloom this week in
our city.
Mrs. VIM. Applebaugh and children
are here on visit to her parents, j.
H. Spratt's.
Will Wagner and wife have gone on a
trip to Excelsior Springs, Mo. for the
DenenC OF her health.
The rains have brought out the leaves
on the trees in splendid condition and
now makes itquite shady.
I. M. Yost has had Mcclure and his
boys lay brick sidewalk in front of
his residence property on the hill
The brick sidewalk has been laid for
Behan and Blender near the school
house by MCGUIRE and much improves
their places.
Hunting, the iron and junk man,
has moved back to his Walker home,
: and Spencer now has full possession
of his new shop.
William Ryan has given Mcclure an
: order for brick walk along his block
( on North Walnut street, and will make
a fine improvement.
u Now that the weather has grown
\ nice the noon trains both ways are
being more literally patronized and
prove very handy for travellers.
I On East Normal Avenue, front OF
the Zeigler, Treat and Leahy cottages
Il they have had their parking on the
street nicely fixed up the whole block.
Doc Middlekauff has come for his
y vacation from the University al
5 Lawrence, and looking splendid
evidently been treated pretty nice
i
e The Summer term of the State
q Normal began this week with ar
enrolment and attendance of nearly
a 100, being double any previous start
n and notice of many more that are
$ coming next week.
Mcclure has finished laying the bricl
a sidewalk on Sheridan Avenue by tn,
. residence of Mr.. Stainer and done
" very satisfactory job, while it i
pleasing to those attending the Catholi
Church.
ir Mrs. Strohmier and Joseph A
Zimmerman have contested couple O
~ the homestead claims on the Smokey
with John Nelson, as Attorney, tn
hearing to be before the District Clerl
is in July, after harvest.
~ The Annual Commencement of tn
,d State Agricultural College comes Of
June 16 to 10th with an interestin
program but Thursday 10th is the bi
as day. The R. R. have granted Excul
a sion rates to those desiring to attend
~ The PIainville Gazette" got out
supplement last week on plate pape,
one side illustrated of their High Schot
SIS commencement and the other the
It's Decoration day Exercises. 1t we
rt very interesting and nicely done.
al At the meeting of the Sunday Scho
of Association in Ellis this week, Judg
Ruppenthal entertained large audienC
Wednesday evening with an address c
by ''The Sunday School and Law Enforce
re ment, - that was very interesting.
- The Continental paid out over S7j
~ during the month of May to farme,
~ who shipped them over 10000 pounds
y cream from their Hays Receivir
Station, and several hundred to tho
Is shipping from Victoria
~ Ire Ellis paper says: The farme
go may have hard time of it, as Juda
bo Fisk SAID on his speech last week, b.
10 we know of few business men, al
of certainly no editors, who could gil
their daughters, 81, 900 for weddi1
present as Farmer Peter Johnson d
last week near Hays.
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