Free press., 1908-03-21

The new Cowan building is now being
sided with iron to make it fire proof.
Farmers should rote the new ad of
Cochran & Sons of Plainville in an
other column.
Thursday was hi0 church dav with
the Catholics and the school children
were given a vacation.
On Thursday evening Mrs. Geo Grif-
fith entertsined few friends at dinner
N compliment TO Mrs. McLelland.
The hshv of Mr.. srd Mrs. William
Philip was cbristiare6 on Thursday
evening in the presence of relstives.
s P. Garrigues of Utica with his
daughter. Mrs. E. B. Emmerson. is
here on visit to his daughter, Mrs.
Wheatcroft.
Miss Pearl Josiin has finished sue
cessful term of school in the Solomon
tiistrict and will enroll at the Normal
The coming term.
Work on the new bridges on the Sa-
line has commenced and the thump of
lpile-driver can be heard in the echos
of the canons.
Mrs. Joslin and daughter Pearl, who
have heen living for some time on the
VIM. Phiiip rancho on Big Creek, have
moved back to their house in town.
At the Russell revival meetings the
past three weeks. over 76O persons
were converted and over $1,000 taken
in to pay the expenses of the meetings
The telephone man of Russell has
purchased one of the ''Indian" motor
cycles and can now get to location to
repair the lines or phones in short or
der.
Justus Kissing and wife are arrang-
ing to make a three months visit in
Italy, Russia. etc. and will leave in
about a month. Fl. w. Oshant receiv-
ed their passport this week.
George Woerth of Schoengen return
ed Wednesday evening from Kansas
City, where he had taken is daughter
to be operated on for appendicitis.
The operation was successful.
Mr.. Gustavson, relative of Chris and
Will Peterson. has arrived from Iowa
with his car of implements, stock, etc
and moved to his farm on sec. 21-12-18
on the Plainville road near the Joy
place.
Beautiful monuments have been pre-
pared by Beach & Richmond for the
graves of George Schoendaller buried
in our cemetery, also for his father and
mother in Rush county, all three monu-
ments being made alike.
The homeseekers low rates have
brought many to western Kansas, even
as far as Hugo, Colorado. The faster
the west settles the better it will be
for Ellis County, as we have had our
turn of being the frontier.
The present petition to get on the
Primary election ticket reminds old
time Populists of the election when
they nominated their county candi-
dates by just such a primary, when
honest old John Gerken was the sheriff
nominee.
L. II. Boyd of Russell, was here this
week visiting friends. While here he
had Charlie Binder take up the bodies
Of his sister and child who died here
about twenty years ago, and took the
Yorn0Snd IN PrqccoH f0 hNIp~xy %f1nSsp
family lot
Last week Harry Freese advertised
Logan county farm to trade for Hays
property and Saturday Mr.. Morgan,
the Logan county man, came here and
traded for the McVey- Howard place on
east side Of town and will soon move
here with his wife and four children
to school his children.
For the next few weeks many
strangers will be in town, many new
people bringing their children to the
State Normal. Let everyone clean up
around the front and back Of their
houses and have the yards locking nice.
Let US keep up our reputation as one
u ZIG PEeSIseSS OIIse CssASS Al 1AAiiS1s'
In the democratic ranks there is al
ready several asperants for Register Of
Deeds, for Attorney and no doubt there
will be for the other Offices. 1t Is re-
ported that Patsy Deane viii enter the
race for Representative and Fred Mil
Ter for Sheriff This year it is a free
for all who get up q petition.