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Free press., 1908-02-15

Engraved visiting cards and steel die
embossing at the FREE PRESS Office.
Born-.on Thursday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jeff Saunders, Buckeye township.
boy.
Special every Saturday at Harkness'
Funke's Unique Chocolates 10 cents
per pound. 12-tf
Oliver Davis advertises his public
sale for next Wednesday on his farm
north of Hays.
A party of gentlemen from Hutchin-
son arrived Thursday evening and were
taken out to Yocemento by Secretary
Haworth to see the cement works.
Mr.. Johanson of the Saline was grant
ed a divorce in the district court here
on Wednesday. Mrs. Geo. Ingenthrone
of this city was also granted divorce.
The 9Th district congressional repub-
lican convention has been called to
meet at Osborne City, March 26th to
elect two delegates and two alternates
to the Chicago National Convention.
John Schlyer & Sons received an
other car of wagons this week. This
firm is one of the large implement
buyers in the western part of the state
and their business is constantly grow
ing.
Rand, the Kansas City horse buyer,
bought two carloads of horses at Hays
Saturday JAN 25 He paid as high as
S185 for one horse. He will be in Hays
again soon. Watch for the announce
ment of dates in this paper. Farmers
would get more for their horses II
they would get them in better condi-
ton for market. 12-tf
Free press., 1908-02-15

The great Importance of the cement
plant at Yocemento, in Ellis County, is
only understood after a visit to the
rapidly building concern just west of
Hays. Thousands of dollars are being
put into buildings, machinery. etc. at
the base of which the rock will be TAX
en- to make the cement. all of which in
time only will make the plant great
institution and mighty big thing for
Ellis County. At the present time no
where in all of western Kansas is there
an institution of such gigantic propor-
tions being erected, nor one that carries
as much Importance to the western
part of the state as does this cement
plant. We have read much about this
plant but not until last week did we
fully realize what it meant, what was
doing there and what it would be when
completed, and then only after we
looked upon the works and the doings
there. e. E. Bevan, Editor Cove Co.
Record.
Free press., 1908-02-15
East Lynne" Next Tuesday.

On Tuesday, February 18th will be
presented at the Opera House the ever
popular and always welcome drama,
East Lynne" Beecher & Stanley's s
big company, the only company ON the
road making a speciality of this one
piece. This drama is endorsed by press,
clergy and critics. A life lesson for
old and young. Will be presented one
night only at the Opera House on Tues
day, February 18th. Reserved seats
at the Red Cross Pharmacy Admis-
sion 25, 35 and SOC.
Free press., 1908-02-15
High School Notes

Quite a number are absent on ac-
count of sickness.
A quarter-day vacation was given
on Lincoln's birthday.
Prof. Light gave an interesting talk
on the life of Lincoln Wednesday morn
ing.
Mr.. Calvert, Mr. Wagner and Mr.
Robinson of the Normal favored us
with call Wednesday.
AS was promised in these notes sew
eral weeks ago "Old Glory" did float
over this temple of knowledge Lin
coins birthday.
Steps have been taken to organize a
boys basket ball team. A meeting
was held Monday evening and COM
mittee appointed to draft constitu-
tion and bylaws for the athletic as
sociation.
The Freshies felt that the subject of
Physical Geography was becoming too
strenuous when they were compelled
to get up at o'clock Saturday in
order to take the temperature every
hour till eight.
Free press., 1908-02-15
Matthew's in JoiI at .Salina.

c. S. Matthews, formerly Baptist
minister at Hays, but more recently a
resident of Ellsworth, where he was
reported to have attempted to commit
suicide by taking a large amount of
morphine. and who came to Salina
about three weeks ago to be treated at
the Mayfield sanitarium, went wrong
again last night and as a result landed
in the city jail
Matthews secured some whisky or
morphine yesterday evening and about
9 O'Clock began doing ''shirt tale"
dance at the residence of ''Pat" Laugh
lin on North Eighth Street, where he
has been staying. Mr.. Laughlin called
in the police, who took the crazed man
to the police station, where he is being
held.
An attempt was made yesterday by
DR.. Mayield and one or two other
persons in the city to have Matthews
taken before the probate court and
declared insane and sent to the state
asylum, as it was declared nothing
could be done with him, his case being
hopeless. The county officials, how
ever objected to the insanity inquiry,
saying he was a resident of Ellsworth
County and should be tried in the
courts there.
Following this it was decided to send
Matthews back to Ellsworth this morn
ing, but he interfered with the plans
by his disturbance last night. 1t is
said, however, that if it is decided to
return him to Ellsworth the case in the
police court against him will be dis
missed.
Free press., 1908-02-15
Normal Notes

According to a new law Lincoln's
birthday is legal holiday and the Nor
NAL had no school Wednesday.
The score of the basket ball game
Saturday evening was to in favor
of the Senior girls.
Mrs Matthew is quite i'll this week.
Walter Griffith formerly of the High
School is now a student at the Nor
NAL.
Miss Ukele left Wednesday evening
for her home in Logan County where
she will visit until Monday.
Mr.. Christensen and Mr. Hopper re-
turned Monday night from Wichita.
No Y. M. C. A. meeting was held
Tuesday on account of the stormy
weather.
Some very artistic person painted
the roof of the engine house next to
the library with ''Sanford's Black Ink, :"
last Friday afternoon.
Some of the windows have been put
in the new wing and the workmen have
begun the plastering.
Court is being held at the Ellis Coun-
ty Court house, but that isn't any
thing: court is in session at the Nor
NAL every afternoon, but only one
case has ever been tried.
William Calvert returned to school
Monday morning and reports that his
mother is very much improved in
health.
Miss Lillian Picken has been chosen
as player on the first basket ball
team at the Emporia Normal. Miss
Lillian has not made a practice of
playing basket ball for two or three
years. The faculty suggest that our
girls challenge the Emporia team for
a game.
What has become of the two literary
societies that used to be so fourishing?
Will they deserve the society rooms in
the new building?
Frank Motz has recovered from the
LaGrippe and returned to school Tues
day.
Free press., 1908-02-15

Remember, if you want any of the
State Forest trees from Ogallah, you
must get in your application before
March 1st or you get none.
Years ago Conrad Krueger of Free
dom township planted these little year.
ling trees, and has planted every year
since, and now he has from the sur
plus trees more than enough firewood
for the family use. They cut and pile
it up during the winter and always
have plenty. The trees must be cared
for in planting and ordinary cultivation
to secure good results. The Bellman
timber claim in Buckeye was also start
ed with these little trees.
Free press., 1908-02-15
A Growing Business.

j. F. Jordan has force of men at
work this week building an addition to
the east side of his storeroom. building
opposite Felton's Livery Stable. The
main building will also be extended 80
feet in the rear and an upstairs built.
This will give Mr.. Jordan a storage
capacity Of over 5000 square feet and
he expects to utilize it all in storing
his furniture and secondhand goods.
Mr.. Jordan's business is growing
rapidly; he says it is absolutely ne ces-
sary for him to have more storage room
for his large stock of new and second
hand furniture.
Free press., 1908-02-15

A special song service will be held at
the Presbyterian Church this Sunday
evening. The following program will
be rendered:
Organ Voluntary y Miss Pestana
Hymn.
Soprano Solo ---------- Mrs. Shively
Scripture Lessons and Prayer.
Anthem ''The Shadows Fall So Cen
tly."
Alto Solo M Miss Olive Westbrook
Anthem Guide Me o, Thou Great
Jehovah"
Address by the Pastor
Duet, 81 Heard the Voice of Jesus
Say Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Shively
Offertory.
Anthem The Lord, o My
Soul.'
Hymn.
Everyone is cordially invited to come
out and enjoy this special. service,
which promises to be treat in the
musical line.
Free press., 1908-02-15
Goes to Frankfort, Kansas.

Alois Bissing returned the first of
this week from trip in the northeast
ern part of the state. He has secured
a good location at Frankfort, Marshall
County, Kansas, and will remove his
family there in short time. He goes
to Kansas City the first of next week
to buy large stock of furniture to
stock his new store.
This family will be much missed by
their many friends and relatives in
Hays.
Free press., 1908-02-15

The Agricultural College paper says
of our former Experiment Station Sup
erintendent:
J. G. Haney, Oswego, Kansas is the
author of sensible folder entitled
"How to Grow 100 Bushels of Corn
Per Acre" The essence of it is dis
cussion of the means by which two
ears to the hill weighing one pound
each may be secured. MIR. Haney has
been making reputation and winning
prizes by reason of his own success
with corn.
Free press., 1908-02-15

News comes of the death in Okla
homa of our old timer, Joseph Gaukie,
at the age of rs. He formerly lived on
rancho near Turkville, and later he
moved to Hays and built the big resi-
dence now owned by Miss Andreas.
Then he went to Oklahoma, where he
started another rancho. Everybody
here liked 'tOld Joe" and will regret
to hear of his death.
Free press., 1908-02-15

Harry Kirkman, who, with his bro
ther Richard, has been running a dairy
farm in Missouri, came in this week
for visit with relatives. They have
sold their business and will engage in
another line. ''Nibs" is looking as
well as ever.
Free press., 1908-02-15
Population Increasing.

Although a strong Democratic coun-
ty, Ellis County is certainly giving a
strong endorsement to the Roosevelt
tian policy from the following report:
Born last Saturday, Feb. 9Th, to Mr.
and Mrs. Jos. Unrein, Antonino girl;
to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lester, Hays,
boy; to Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Wolf,
Hays, girl.
Free press., 1908-02-15

Mr.. McVey went to Graham County
this week to see after his farm
Wednesday was Lincoln's birthday
and flags fioated from the public insti-
tutions.
Il. j. Penney was in Oakley on polit-
ical business Thursday and Friday of
this week.
Rain, snow and sunshine all in one
week.-Mrs. is a good sample of typical
Kansas weather.
l. M. Yost is getting in a car of
Texas red oats and car of seed bar
ley. Come in and get your seed. 12-tf
j. D. Wheatcroft drove over from
Lane County Tuesday to spend a few
days with his family before Spring
work commences.
Souvenir post cards of the Normal
showing the new additions which are
being made, are now on sale at Spratt's,
Hardness, Decker's, Kings.
A brother of A. w. Noble, accompan-
led by his wife, from Ellis, visited
with his brother here on Sunday. Thev
were on their way to Kansas CITY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rice of Hill City ar
rived Wednesday for visit with the
McVey family Mrs. Rice was former
ly Clara Law, a student of the state
Normal here.
Wednesday, the 18th, is the day C.
M. Rand, the man who bought so manv
horses in the past two years at this
city, will be here again to buy horses.
mares and mules. Bring them in to
RAND. 1926
Go to John Schlyer & Sons if YOU
want to buy Buggies cheap. Prices
range from $28.OO to $500. Do not
miss your chance, as these prices will
last only two weeks, in which time we
want to close out two carloads of high
grade Buggies and Road Wagons. 12-4tc
JOHN SCHLYER & Sons.
Free press., 1908-02-15
VOL. XXVI.
Just, For Kansas.

When the afternoon is smiling,
And the sunshine's on the floor
And the little saucy breezes
Come fiuttering round the door,
can see the sun-kissed prairie
Stretching far as eye can see,
And feel the old heart lonesomeness
Come stealing over me
Just for Kansas.
Sunny Kansas with it's breezes
And the old farm by the hill,
And the horses on the prairie
Where they galloped at their will,
And the long forgotten cowpath
Through the meadow to the creek
All, my longing heart is begging me
To start right out and seek,
Just for Kansas.
/ can see the south wind blowing
The alfalfa grown so tall,
l can hear my pony neighing
To be taken from her stall,
And my saddle hangs there waiting
For the touch Of loving hand;
And my restless heart is longing,
When the dusk is o'er the land
Just for Kansas.
can feel gay Nell beneath me
AS we gallop o'er the plain,
can feel the glad free sunshine
And the wind tossed through her name.
/ can hear the click of hoof beats,
See her head flung wild and free
And my heart is filled with longing,
And is begging, begging me,
Just for Kansas.
/ can see the red sun sinking,
Full Of glory in the west,
l can hear the night wind signing
In that land love the best;
I can see the home lights twinkling
From the old farm by the hill
And catch nv breath in longing,
For my heart is calling still,
Just for Kansas.
You may sing of old Wisconsin,
You may talk of Illinois,
But my hearts in dear old Kansas
There with mother and the boys.
You may talk of states and cities
From the dawn till setting sun,
But my heart is always longing,
When the toll Of day is done,
Just for Kansas.
Alma Enterprise.
Free press., 1908-02-15
Notice.

Those wishing nursery stock should
give me your orders at once. as the
time for taking orders for Spring plant
ing will close the last of February. No
cuttings handled. Get the best. Can
sell as cheap as anyone for the same
grade of stock. j. C. WEsTBRooK
14-3t
Free press., 1908-02-15

c. M. Rand will be here Wednesday
the 18th of February to buy horses,
mares and mules. Mr.. Rand is the
Kansas City horse buyer who pays big
money for horses. Bring them in to
Rand. 1926
Free press., 1908-02-15
Church Notes
Lutheran Church.

Lutheran Church.
C. F. WEST. Pastor.
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
: 100 a. m. Public Worship. Subject:
f'What to Eat and Where to Get 1t. +"
800 D. m. Catechetical Class.
$50 o. M c.. E. Prayer Meeting.
Topic: "Ministering to Prisoners and
the Poor
7:30 D. m. Public Worship. Subject:
"Amenp'
Prayer Meeting Wednesday at 7:30
p. m.
You are cordially invited to ali the
services.
Free press., 1908-02-15

w. 3. BROWN, FAsLOI
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO a. m. Nj orning Service.
$50 D. M G.. E. Service.
7:30 D. m. Evening Service.
PRAYER meeting Wednesday evening
at 7:30.
You are cordially invited to all these
services.
Free press., 1908-02-15

Subscribe for The Free Press-$1 yr.
Free press., 1908-02-15
Society Notes

Miss Alice McLain is entertaining at
a Valentine party this Friday evening.
The Essex Club will give a dance TO
the members and their ladies next
Thursday evening in the G. A. r.
Hall.
Mrs. w. J. Madden entertained at
tea Thursday evening the following
ladies': Mesdames Beach, Kohl, Adkins.
Treat, Shaffer, Schrekler, Geo. PhilIr.
Picken. Garland, E. F. Madden. Cox.
Griffith, Bruney, Schlyer.
On Friday evening she entertained
the following young ladies': The Mis-
ses Stone, Sutton. Freese, Foster, Nick
les. Leahy, Hopkins, Keller, SchwaIler.
Shaffer, Mcintosh.
The ladies' aid society of the Metho-
dist church met at their parsonage
Wednesday afternoon.
II
The Saturday Afternoon Club of
Hays will meet with Mrs. Frank Fields
Saturday Feb. 18th. Program will be
rendered as follows:-
THE CAXTONS:-Bulwer Lytton
Collect
Roll Call
Reading of Minutes
Book Talk Mrs. G. P. Griffith
Miscellaneous Business
Free press., 1908-02-15

Miss Alice McLain is entertaining at
Valentine party this Friday evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-16
SOUTH DAKOTA TRAVELLING MEN
Transact business and Have n
Coed Time at Hot
Springs.

HOT SPRINGS. June I5.-(special)-
About go jolly knights Of the grip are
here in Attendance on their sixth annual
convention\ They elected as officers for
the year: p. Fl. Patterson Of Chadron, Neb-
Irecident; Frank Connolly of Sioux City,
Ia, vice PRESIDENT, and F. II. Helm of
Sturgis. 8. D.. secretary-treasurer. The
parade yesterday morning was most fan
tastic, downs OF all kinds and descriptions
being in the line, which was headed by
members OF the National Sanitarium band.
The Merry Widow was the GROWING bur
lesque. In the base ball game the single
men defeated the married men in a holly
contested bout by the score of 7 to !. A
banquet was given in the evening as a
closing token of good fellowship and BUSH
ness thus happily ended, the members ad-
journed to meet in Hot Springs, s.. D., the
stated time in June. 1909, the second Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-16
EDIsH MINISTER ALL RIGHT
OmcinI Denial thai He Has Offended
the Government mt WASH
inRtOn.

WASHINGTON, June lb.-At the White
House today It was denied that. DR.. Her
man lie LagercrSntz, the SwedisN minister
to the United States, has become persona
non grata to the president. The sugges-
ton that Or. lie LagerkIa anti had used his
influence too openly to prevent Swedes
from emigrating to the United States be-
cause their services were needed by HIM
self and other large employers OF labor,
and that this action had offended the ad-
minIstration, it was declared, was heard foI
the first time in connection with thit
rumor. At the Swedish legation II was
stated that the minister had gone home on
a visit and while there had temporarily
been employed in other Official duties, but
his return to Washington was fully ex-
pected.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-16

Burglars worked in Council Bluffs Sat
urday night. one entering the residence Of
George F. Kreger. 1924 Eighth avenue. By
cutting the screen on the dining room win
dow. The fellow Iansacked three rooms in
his search for money, when Mr.. Kreger
was awakened. As Mr.. kreger started to
investigate the visitor beat a hasty re-
treat through the window by which he had
entered the house. AS far as Mr.. Kreger
could discover the burglar secured nothing
OF value.
The residence of Robert Bousfield, 24iS
Avenue f, was entered by a burglar some
time Saturday night. who secured a peck
otbook containing a,9O. Entrance was ef-
fected by cutting the screen on a window of
the sitting room. The pocketbook was
taken from the top OF q bureau in the bed
room occupied by Mrs. Bousfield. and its
loss was not discovered untl Sunday morn
Ing.
At the residence OF Fl. C. Evans, 22ls Ave
nue. {, presumably the same burglar who
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-16

Of Wheaton, ILL.,. with many herds OF fine
stock and horses on their hands,. decided a
year or two ago to organize an old
fashioned count fair as a pastime. They
did and it was a great success, and Tom
Bell manages 1t. 1t comes at the same
time the Iowa State fair is held, August
20 to IS. An effort is being made to induce
the millionaires to allow him to come to
Iowa
Secretary Simpson has assurances from
Charles Grey, secretary Of the Aberdeen
Angus association, that there will be thu
largest exhibition of Aberdeen-Angus cattle
at the Iowa State fair thins year that has
ever been exhibited at any one fair in this
country. Similar assurances are had from
the officers of the American Clydesdale
association.
No Referendum Vote.
There will not be any election of officers
of the Iowa State Federation of Labor by
referendum vote. The proposition to do so
was killed off by the state convention by
a vote of 80 to SO. The question has sgi-
tated the federation at every meeting an
nually for years. 1t is believed II has been
killed for good now. The federation raised
the salary Of the president from 800 to
sl12.6O a month and paid a high tribute to
A. L. Trick by re-electing him to another
term as president. The new officers are:
Presidential. L. Urick, Des Moines.
Vice President-Theodore Christensen,
Clinton.
secretary-Treasurer-J. H. streif, Sioux
City.
Executive Committee-R G.. Steward.
Cedar Rapids; d. J. Kenny. Keokuk; T. M.
Wallace, Centervllle; s. C.. Turner, OF
tumwa.
Delegate Convention American Federation
of Labor-H. H. B~oettger, Davenport.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-16
TOM" DIES IN POVERTY
Famous Negro Musician, Who Has
Been Living in Retirement,
Closes Career,

NEW YORK, June l5,-"Bllnd Tom, the
famous negro musician. marvel Of three
generations of ~playgoers, died yesterday In
Hoboken, n. j., where he had been l!viag
for years in retirement and subsisting m
charity, Thomas Virgins is the name
given in his burial certificate, bat the su--
name was one which the famous pianist
adopted. He was born a slave near Co.
lumbus, Ga. about 1850
In early childhood Tom. who was born
entirely blind ana more than half idiotic.
showed himself remarkably Initiative. f,e-
quently stealing into the house Of his
master to reproduce on the piano music
he had heard play ed by others. In 1861
no became so proficient on the instrument
that he was taken to New York and e&-
hibited as a phenomenon and later was
widely heard in the United States and
Europe. 600.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-16
GREAT WELCOME FOR W E
of His Old Home Turn Ont
to Greet Him on His
Return.

BARBOURsVILLE, KY, June l5.-The
news that Caleb Powers had been pardoned
Governor Wilson spread rapidly through
the country and large crowds collected at
the stations of Pennington Gap, Heddles-
boro, Pineville and other points through
which the train passed today. Mr.. Powers
reached out OF the window of the Pullman
car and shook hands with thousands Of
friends. At Artmus, where Powers used to
live, the train was met by a committee Of
$50 citizens.
The crowd here was the largest that ever
welcomed any person TO Barboursville
Friends hurried him to a carriage, where
his mother and sister were waiting to re-
ceive him. and the procession started for
the court house headed by the brass band