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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-24

The King Daughters met Tues
day afternoon with Miss Mildred
Christian of West Church street.
The time was spent in sewing and
social chat. Refreshments were
served.
Owing TO the warm weather it
was decided not TO hold meetings
until September. There was a large
Attendance, however, at the meeting
Yesterday, and considerable needle
work was accomplished.
Miss Hilda Pangborn, of Blaine Av-
enue, entertained the Stitches and a
few friends last night with a miscel-
laneous shower In honor of Mrs. De-
lilah Davis. The evening was spent
with music and games and luncheon
was served
The guests of honor received a
number OF handsome presents from
her friends.
Twenty of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. ScGtfOrd, OF true avenue, sur
prlsed the couple last evening with a
miscellaneous shower, They received
"a number of useful and beautiful pres
ents. The evening was spent socially
land a. three course luncheon was
served by enc hostess.
The meeting of The Woman';
Home Missionary society Of the y,
b. church. to have been held Thurs
day.. has been postponed until mex
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-24
SECRET SOCIETIES
TRANSACT BUSINESS
At the Various Sessions Held
Last Night.
Plans are Made for Farewell
Social Honoring o. S.
Mcneil.

The Lime City Council transacted
routine business at the meeting held
Tuesday evening in the lodge halls,
on East Center street. One candi-
date was initiated and -four mem
beis taken into the lodge by card.
Arrangements were made TO hold
farewell social with the Dal,gh-
tens of America, in honor of o. 3.
Mcneil. who will soon move to Co
lumbrs. The social will be held in
the lodge hall next Tuesday even
ing.
Sosnowski Rebekah lodge met in
regular session last night with q
large attendance. Aside from trans
acting the regular lodge business,
refreshments were served and a So
uial session enjoyed.
The Druids Circle at the meeting
last night transacted routine business.
There was "a large attendance or
members Plans were made for hold
Ing an Ice cream social In three
weeks.
, Candy Lodge Knights OF Pythias,
|attended to routine business last night
| at well attended meeting.
Only routine business was con
A
of the Red Men last night.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-24
EASTERN DETECTIVES
WORKING ON CASE
Human Blood Hounds Hunt
ing for Murderer.
Strenuous Efforts Being Made to
Solve the Richardson
Tragedy.

Several detectives from an eastern
association arrived in Caledonia Tues
day and began Immediately thor
ough search for clue of the mys-
terous murder of Scott Richardson
whose body was found in the Whet-
stone river, Sunday morning, July z.
Il.
After spending several hours In
Caledonia the detectives left for West
Point, the home of the murdered man.
II Is said that they nave disclosed
some details that may lead to the
capture of the guilty party or parties.
The Caledonia council has placed a
price OF $500 over the murderer's head
and II Is thought that the Marion
county commissioners will add an
other $500 to that sum for the ar
rest and conviction of the guilty man
The safe, certain reliable little
pills that DO not grlpe or sicken are
Dade's Little Liver Pllls. Best for
ick headaches. billousness and lazy
| ivers.
Sold by Flocken Drug 5tor..
Free press., 1907-06-22
c. w. Miller

has money to loan on Farms at Low
rates.
Street commissioner Rupp with the
grader, pulled by horses is busy now
grading up some of our streets.
Monday afternoon brought US several
hard showers, rejoicing the farmers
and helping the growing crops.
Ned Beach is enjoying his 40 horse
power Auto and often takes a 25 mile
an hour spin for the fun of it.
A surveyor from Salina is here to
try and set the grade stakes and run
the lines of our pavements and streets.
Father Harrison having the brick
pavement completed, is now ha 7ing his
handsome residence on the hill painted.
Unable to secure a leader our Band
boys will not do any practicing during
the summer, so the members can 90
fishing.
George Cox is home from his wears
work in the State Agricultural College,
the farm department and is much
pleased with his course of study.
An Auto from WaKeeney, with
Tcothaker and friends, came in Wed.
and took some of our boys off on a
fishing trip out in the county.
Joe Feitz has returned from his wear
at the State Agricultural college and
VIII now show his brother how to har-
vest wheat crop scientifically. Joe's
a trump.
We are pleased to record that Jeff
reys has been promoted from our depot
to the Agency at Oakley and gone
there. The girls were sorry to see
him leave.
Judge Ruppenthal and family have
been visiting in Lawrence and while
there gave several lectures to the law
law department students of the Sum-
mer school.
Down at lola, Judge Collins fined a
man for selling the drink known as
Two per- cent, " claiming it was a
liquor and it was but an evasion. delu-
sion and a snare.
Mart Orth finds that Cream brings
money whether wheat does or not, so
Will hereafter devote half his farm for
pasture for dairy cows. A field of
rye makes good feed and nearly per-
petual feed.
Rev. West, this week attended the
Northwest conference of Kansas Syn
Cd, which met at Salina. He reports
a very interesting conference. He
preached the sermon to conference on
Wednesday evening.
Free press., 1907-06-22

Hays had another narrow escape
from disastrous fire last Saturday,
but saved by our water-works. The
barn of Henry Myers in the south part
of town that day catching fire that
afternoon the wind blowing a gale
northward. A large crowd was soon
present, some with there water buckets
but of no avail. The arrival of the
hose carriage with the powerful stream
quickly subdued the flames and saved
surrounding property. No one denied
that afternoon, but that our water
works were paying investment again,
in fact we have saved enough property
since it was installed to pay its whole
cost. No. 2 truck was on the street in
less than half minute after the first
whistle by Yosts mill. No. / lost a
few minutes by turning west at Junia ia
instead of running direct south to the
fire aud coming back to attach to
Schlyer's plug, but both did good work
when IN action
Free press., 1907-06-22

Why should use Hughes Crescent
Cottage paint? Because it is pure paint,
contains no water or Rarytes. Do
some manufacturers put water in
paint? Yes; some paints on the mar
ket contain rs per cent of water. Why
is water put in paint? Answer. To
cheaper it. Is that the only reason?
Answer. No What else does water
do in paint? Answer It makes
paint look thick. What is the object
of that? Answer. To cause the
people to believe they are getting more
for their money. In what way? An
swer. Paint makers furnish the
water which costs nothing and then
you furnish the oil. You are the
" cats paw" Now you may ask and
say this is a broad statement, but don't
take our word for it, come and see US
and we will prove it to you.
HENRY WOLF & Son.
Free press., 1907-06-22

L OTIS of farmers in town on Wednes
day.
Mrs. Ed Rea is visiting at Excelsior
Springs.
Harvey Penny has the pleasure of g
visit from his mother.
The heavy rains put a stop to the
paving work for few days.
Mrs. Fields and daughter have re-
turned from their trip east.
The Hays ball club visited Russell
on Thursday and had game.
Miss Catherine Horn of Kansas CITY,
is here on visit to Miss Leahy.
Miss Annie Froelick has gone to
Russell on visit to her friends.
City water is being run into the
Stainer brick building on north Chest
nut street.
Monroe Stainer has been promoted
to good position on the Frisco rail-
road running in Missouri.
Free press., 1907-06-22

Since the marriage of Peter John
sons daughter, exchanges thro' the
state are having in locals. The Oakley
Graphic says:
''The Ellis county paper says that
farmer down there gave his daugh-
ter thousand dollar check for we'd
ding present. Gee, Wonder if he has
any more daughters?' Yes, he has
four grown daughters left and all as
sweet and good house-keepers as the
one married. But they have three big
brothers to bounce any but the incest
of fellows.
Free press., 1907-06-22

At fire it should be the first aim
to get the water ON the blaze. Throw
ing it on roof or against the sides
OF building don't quench the fire.
This was shown at the Saturday fire,
for when the loft was sprinkled the
fire was quickly put out. Our fire
boys should keep their heads and not
get excited but look and see where
they can make their big streams do the
most and quickest work, for few
minutes may mean much in fighting
fire.
Free press., 1907-06-22

1t is laughable at fire to see a lot
of kid men stand around, look wise,
while others do the work. Simply
because they belong to the fire COM
pany, let in because they belong to the
crowd, often gives them much impor-
tance, altho they never saw a fire out
side our little city. A few level heads
like Philip, King, Penny, Nickles and
Fred Haffmier do lots ofgood at fire,
get right into the work, not afraid of
their clothes or work, the others are
good to f'pull der machine
Free press., 1907-06-22

| Farmers Carmichael and Ed Sites O
the Saline valley, were in last Monda,
attending to business and shaking
hands with their many friends.
Mrs. Annie Philip Scott and son Phi
are here on a visit. The boys soor
found Phil was here and the bal
grounds have been well occupied every
day.
The two little bird dogs of MIR.
Jeffcoat proved to be blind and had to
be sent early to the happy hunting
grounds.
A letter from our old Saline residant,
Andrew Olson, tells that he and his
family are doing nicely down in old
Mexico, and want to be remembered to
old friends.
Last Saturday % big cans of cream
were shipped out of here to the eastern
| creameries, which shows our farmers
are dropping so much farming and
more into stock and shipping cream.
Being Saturday afternoon, our whole
town full of people, an immense crowd
attended the fire and saw the boys use
the water-works to subdue a fire and
all were pleased at the work done.
June 21st, the longest day of the
year and to help pass away the evening
we give you this week, Ii columns of
extra reading. Don't fail to read the
wedding story but don't move to Texas.
Yost has bought the Brown pump
shop building on south Main street and
IT is told that he win move it to his lots
on Main street adjoining the Kruger
building and use for an Auto Garage.
This and Saturday evening is the
time the play of Esther" is to be
produced in Ellis and great prepara-
tions are being made to make it
success, and several are going down
from here to see it played.
Mrs. Hattie Bucklew has won her
homestead contest, through John
Nelson, on the 16O acres in 28-11-18,
as Keelher wouldn't move here.
She has also bought the improvements
and crops, and will take possession
right away.
Every property owner should take
pride in beautifying his home by car
ing for the lawn and keeping the shade
trees neatly trimmed around the lower
branches. If all would do this our
town could be called with propriety
the Queen of tha Prairies."
Free press., 1907-06-22

Among the harvest hands in this
week was young Irishman from Illi-
nois seeking work. He applied to one of
our good farmers who liked his frank,
open manner, but whose wheat was
very short and he was asked. "Can
you Grader" ''Cradle!' he answered.
" Sure / can, it was my first trade in
this world, but l didn't come out here
to marry one of those $1,000 Johnson
girls, | want a job out of dures."
Free press., 1907-06-22
Wanted on Farm.

Wanted on Farm.
A Man and Wife, or Single man
to work on my farm. None but expe-
rienced men need apply.
Mrs. JOHN BUELOW.
6 miles east, 3 north of Catharine.
Address, Walker, Kansas.
Free press., 1907-06-22

Ralph Graham is here spending hi.
vacation.
RI The Brunswick now has new cool
and yard man.
| Schlyers' received a car load q1
headers this week.
George Wilson of Grenell is here or
visit at Mrs. Geo. Cox's home.
Mrs. D. E. Barnes has gone to Kan.
sas City for medical treatment again.
! News comes that our David Jones
died recently at Lacrosse while on a
visit there.
Mrs. Haffimeir and daughter went to
Russell Thursday to see the shows and
visit with Miss Mary
Quite a crowd attended the ball
game last Sunday afternoon between
Hays and Gorham clubs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Reeder visited
Topeka this week, going down last
Saturday morning.
Remember, all kinds of paint and
for all purposes, for sale by,
HENRY WOLF & Son.
Lightning killed CALVES of farmers
Durham and Strohmeir in the Smokey
valley lately.
Regent Griffith spent this week at
the commencement exercises at the
State Agricultural College.
The contests of Siple and Beatty on
the Smokey Hill Homesteads came off
this week before the District Clerk.
Lots of eastern coal is now being
hauled west on our trains. The west
ern mines have to ship west now in
stead of East.
Last Sunday was a beautiful day
and many were out walking and riding.
The crowd had good time at the
ball game.
A letter from Topeka tells that our
former residant, Dentist Palmer and
family are doing splendidly in that city
and he has big practice.
Already the pop of the fire carcker
is heard and people want to be careful
of their horses when on our streets so
no runaway occurs.
Now that the colored cook at the
Brunswick has left, Krier is again
wearing the white cap and furnishing
eatable meals to the guests of the
house, as he is good cook.
Lin Yost, accompanied by his mother.
has arrived in his Auto, having come
through from Kansas City in two days
without hitch or accident. They will
spend the summer here.
Each year the poultry business is
becoming more lucrative in the com
munity. The old hen is getting worth
her weight in gold, even if eggs have
gone down to cents dozen.
Those who have Photographs and
lovers of good music should go and
hear the new records at Henry Schulz
store. 1t seems that every month
the records are better and better.
With very heavy rain during Mon
day and keeping it up all night, our
farmers feel rejoiced Over 1 and
6-1O's inches of water fell according to
the rain guage at the Experiment Sta
ton.
The new painting has done the old |
time Delay house much good, and it is |
to be the stopping place for the farmers
and coming harvest hands, but LIQUOR |
and old time gambling to be prohibited. |
For that, stop some where else.
Now that harvest is coming and the
farmers busy the Continental will leave
their Receiving Station door open on
Sundays so farmers can leave their
cream there when coming to church
and save an extra trip to town, and
Mr.. Kirkman will attend to its shin
ment'
Free press., 1907-06-22
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. LAVENDER, Sheridan
Avenue, or at this Qmee.
Free press., 1907-06-22
Hail Insurance.

We are now ready to write you Hail
Insurance in the Old Reliable ST. Paul.
Time given if desired. Do not run
the risk of losing your wheat crop, but
call and insure it to-day. Call at
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
Free press., 1907-06-22
chinaware. Jewelry and Watches.

CmnaWare, JeWe1ry and Watches.
Just received at Henry Tholen and
Sons at Victoria fine assortment of
Japanese Hand-painted Chinaware and
the famous Swastica, or Good Luck
Pins.
Remember we mend watches, clocks
and Jewelry and if left at ]. B,
BasgalIs grocery store in Hays will be
taken care of, mended and returned.
Give US a trial with your work. If in
Victoria try our Eye testers and get
glasses that will please you.
Free press., 1907-06-22

A Topeka paper, in its local column
says:
miss Alice Freese, daughter of Edi-
tor Harry Freese of Hays City, Kan,
is taking cartoon lessons of Albert T.
Reed at his studio. She is a western
Kansas school teacher and a graduate
of the Fort Hays State Normal.
Free press., 1907-06-22
Plumbing and Puu,D ,vorE.

Plumbing and Pump work.
Having located here with my team and
plumbing tools, ], am ready to do all
kinds of such work, fixing your pump,
pipe or windmill. When wanting any-
thing in that line give me call and
learn my low prices. Shop near City
Scales and Windsor hotel.
Am Agent for the celebrated IDEAL
and SAMPSON Windmills. Best made.
. Phone 219.
Charles Binder.
Free press., 1907-06-22

AS the City ordinance do not hit the
south side much Zeigler's have again
put out their benches for the coming
harvest hands, and that store is to be
headquarters when you want to hire
hands Labor Bureau boss Gerow
writes he will try and send 100 good
ones about July 1st.
Free press., 1907-06-22
LOCAL NEWS.


Mrs. Bert Lester enjoyed the Parker
shows at Russell this week.
Mrs. Prof. Light has the pleasure of
a visit from her mother this week.
E. r. Cole sold his little ponies to a
Plainville party and now sorry of it.
The Gorham ball club had their
dinner at the Brunswick last Sunday.
We regret to record that Mother
Decker is again under the doctors care.
George Zeigler and Rusty Schwaller
had loads of fun in Kansas City this
week.
The enrolment at the State Normal
this week has run beyond the 100
mark. -
AS announced Rev. Mumford held
services in Yoscemento last Sunday
afternoon.
Prof. Ford of Ellis is taking some
special studies at the Summer term of
the State University.
We regret to report that Joe Blender
of Buckeye is not improving in the K.
c. hospital as fast as hoped.
Pavement Contractor Wood has gone
to his home in Plainville this week to
look after his business there.
Sunday was children's day in the
Methodist church and an interesting
program enjoyed by those present.
Going to paint your barn or fence
get Forgan Barn paint, the best, for
sale by
HENRY WOLF & Son
Attorney Holmquist made a trip
this week to Saline county on legal |
business and will visis friends while |
there.
L. d. Cooper, the travelling Passen- |
ger Agent of the Alton railway was in |
town Wednesday on business for his |
road.
This weeks Yoscemento Star" is |
still an improvement and the young
Editor is showing he has the newspaper |
fever in good earnest.
Bices' are not to be out done by the |
other Normal professors who have
bought property here and, are having
their residence nicely painted.
Farley and Stainer were in K. C. !
this week selecting the furniture for
the new drug store, which is being
nicely fixed-up and Farley will move |
in about July 1st.
H. H. Pierce this week built 20 |
barrel cistern at his residence on Nor |
NAL Avenue. 2 men, 2 days and sack
of cement did the job and now they |
can enjoy rain-water all the time.
3
The Christian HERALD of New York |
has collected thousands of dollars for
the Chinese Famine Fund and for
Free press., 1907-06-22

Messrs. Joe Ingenthorn, Joe Smith
and Joe Beidelman, known locally as
the three Joes,' gave a dance at the
G. A. R. hall Tuesday night to about
forty of their friends. The hall was
prettily decorated with the national
colors. The Grabbe orchestra fur
nished the music. The dance was a
great success and the "Joes" are
more popular than ever.
Free press., 1907-06-22

Guess there is going to be a harvest
for John Schlyer is sending out lots of
headers now.
Mrs. Seth Decker has left the east.
is on her way home and expected
here the first of next week.
Chris Peters on of Lookout is buying
a Cream Separator for the pleasure of
his home and to ease up the work.
Free press., 1907-06-22

The Christian HERALD of New York
has collected thousands of dollars for
the Chinese Famine Fund, and for
warded it there without any cost and
in its issue of June 18th in the long
list of contributions, in Kansas
columns we find,
Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist and
Lutheran churches Hays City Kansas
$114.57 being double any other contribu-
ton record in that issue.
Free press., 1907-06-22

We are here to give you newspa-
per. Our ambition is to let no item
escape US. However, we can only be
in one place at time, so if you see an
item getting away from us please cap
ture it and deliver it at this office and
great shall be your reward.
Free press., 1907-06-22
HENRY WOLF & Son.
NOTICE TO CEMENT CONTRACTORS

NOT1CE TO CEMENT CONTRACTORS.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for the furnishing of all materials.
erection and construction of thirty
cement street crossings to be construct
ed within the city limits of Hays, Kan
sas, will be received at the office of the
City Clerk of Hays, Kansas, at Hark-
ness drug 4Go store, until Monday Noon,
for such crossings are now on file with
said clerk and will be exhibited to any
one desiring to make bids.
The council reserving the
right to increase the number of street
crossings to be constructed to the num-
Der of forty, at the same rate as ac-
cepted bid on the number thirty. if
they so desire; and slso reserving the
right to reject any and all bids.
Suitable bonds will be required of
contractor to whom contract is let.
Witness my hand at Hays, Kansas,
this 22nd day of June, 1907.
G. A. HARDNESS.
City Clerk, of Hays, Kansas.
Free press., 1907-06-22

The Topeka JOURNAL is always Civ
ing Ellis county nice notices and this
week publishes the following compli-
ment to our farmers:
ELLIS COUNTY WANTS HARVESTERS.
Ellis county will want about 100
harvest hands about July 1st. but will
only hire good practical farmers-th that
county being one of the good wheat
counties, want good work and pay fair
harvest wages for good men. 1t has
been a rule in that county if a man
shows he is not a practical harvest
hand he gets his discharge right off,
so they do not employ the hobo har-
vesters.
Free press., 1907-06-22

The Lindsborg paper gets this squit
off on the Hays printer visiting there
''They say that certain young lady
of this city was so effected by the
cold weather during May that she is
yet looking for Freese several even
ings of the weeks. :"
He will be back soon to again take full
charge of the Gree Press" Office.
Free press., 1907-06-22

We heard man the other day kick
ing for chance to work. That man
was false alarm. No man who
wants work these days need to be
without employment ten hours. There
is all kinds Of work in this district,
and good wages can be secured by
good men.
Free press., 1907-06-22

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 WOTF e, SONy
Arizona republican., 1907-11-02
Personal Mention !

Harry Walters of Sheboygan, Wis
consin. arrived in the city yesterday
on u visit.
Thomas Gordon and wife of SAGA
ton were among the visitors in the city
yesterday.
j. Coan of Kelvin was in the city
yesterday on business.
Louis Severson and VIM. Severson
of Duncombe. Iowa, arrived in the city
yesterday for the winter.
Fred Ostendorf of San Francisco.
who spent last winter in the city. re-
turned yesterday for few months in
the city and is stopping at the Ford.
II. Walls and sister OF Chicago ar
rived in the city yesterday for the win
ter.
Charles A McCreep and family of
Fairmount. Va. arrived in the city yes-
terday for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Cleveland of
Carson City. Nevada, arrived in the