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Free press., 1908-05-30
Picnic at Walker.

The congre cation at Walker will
hold a picnic on Monday June 1, 1908
at the Walker school house. There will
be amusements of all kinds for young
and old. The proceeds will be applied
for the benefit of st. AIMS church
All are cordially invited. A ball game
will be played between the Victoria
and Gorham teams.
Both morning and evening trains
will stop.
Free press., 1908-05-30
Miss Stella Farley returned here this

Miss Stella Farley returned here this
week to spend the summer.
Miss Georgia Virmond has returned
from her school term at Ellsworth.
Miss Mary Ryan leaves next week
for her new home at Frankfort, Kas.
daughter of Geo. H. Butler of
Walker visited friends here this week.
A cousin of Fred Miller was here on
a visit this week and left Tuesday for
Salina
eff it isn't an Eastman, it isn't a
kodak" HARNESS has kodaks and
supplies. 21-tf
The Continental had city water run
into their receiving station building
this week.
Gus Miller and wife of Oklahoma
visited here this week on their way to
| Denver.
Mr.. Voss has had the. roof of his
residence on east Juniata street re-
l.shingled.
Ward Sullivan is back to Normal,
having completed his term of teaching
at Minneapolis.
While wheat has dropped to about
85 cents corn has run up in price to
65 cents a bushel.
Prof Bird and family this week
moved into the Alois Kissing cottage
on West Normal avenue.
Fred Solomon Sr. left Thursday
morning for the Hot Springs and Mise
souri, for medical treatment.
State Employment Agent Gerow has
issued his for harvest hands, alloting
Ellis county as 200 needed.
A very heavy thunder and lightning
storm, with but little rain, passed over
this county Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Picken entertained the
Normal graduates and alumni at their
home on the hill Thursday evening.
Mrs. j. P. Shuts returned home
Monday evening from her visit to the
Kansas City hospital much improved in
health.
The Comptroller of the Treasury has
extended the charter of the First Ma
tional Bank of this city for twenty
years longer.
Miss Jessie Underhill of Ellis came
down last Friday to be present at the
High School graduation exercises and
has been visiting this week with the
Misses Paul.
The family of Bird Moore have ar
rived from Brookville and will here
after make this their home. They are
now living on the Tyler rancho on the
Smokey river.
The Messick Bros, who gave so fine
musical concert here last summer,
are again to be at our opera house
Thursday, June II, and promise our
citizens musical treat
''Die Lugerin" the German play at
the Normal last Saturday evening was
very well attended and much enjoyed
by those who could understand it. The
cast consisted of Miss Nickles' advanced
German classes
Tuesday morning over one hundred
empty cream cans for the Continental
and Belle Springs stations were un-
loaded here. Last Saturday over forty
cans of cream were shipped from the
Hays depot, while Victoria and Walker
furnished many more to their stations.
The Odd Fellows Lodge of this city
have this week chosen these as their
officers: Noble grand, John Blender;
vice noble grand, Rev. w. B. Brown;
treasurer, c. Schwaller; secretary, L.
Bell; representative to grand lodge at
Salina, jeff Saunders; alternate, NJ J.
Bell; district judge, Hans Jantzen.
Free press., 1908-05-30
LOCAL NEWS.

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Mrs. J. H. Ward returned Sunday
evening from her trip east.
George Grass comes out with a new
d elivery W fFcr fO Is fJtCelv
W. A Smith is adding several rooms
to his residence on East Normal ave-
nue..
Harry Root of the Topeka State
Journal shook hands with friends here
Thursday.
A half inch of rain fell Sunday, just
what the farmers were wanting, to help
the wheat field.
Mrs. Wheatcroft went to her home
in Lane county Thursday to spend a
couple of months.
State Architect Stanton of Topeka
inspected the State work here on
Thursday and was well pleased
Miss Bertha Virmond returned to
her home Tuesday evening, her school
at Cove City having ended this year
News comes of the marriage of our
former Experiment Station superinten-
dent, J. G. Haney to lady from Ell
Paso, Texas.
Justice Walker of Ellis has been JUS
tice there so long his friends won't let
him go, and this week he filed his nom
ination papens for another two years.
L. D. Cooper of the G. & A Railway
was here Wednesday evening on excur-
sion business and enjoyed the rehearsal
of Hamlet" in the State Normal gym
nasium.
Joe Hubbell was in town this week
from his Saline valley farm and reports
survey in that neighborhood that
changes the lines on many of their
farms.
The Oliver meeting at Ellsworth clos
ed Wednesday evening with 402 conver-
sions. Sunday evening there were 55
according to the Ellsworth papers which
came CnlS morning.
Miss Lena Mather, Miss Bertha Pet
erson. Miss Olive Stech and Miss Essie
Shirley will leave in few days to at
tend school at Hays during the summer
Record
The Oakley Graphic says of the Hays
State Normal: F"The Normal is strictly
a Western Kansas school and is attract
ing great deal of attention by the
quality of the work being done there"
Don't forget that next week the coun-
ty commissioners meet as Board of
Equalization and this year all real-estate
is assessed at its supposed full value.
You had better see what yours is put
down at before tax-paying time.
Miss Caroline Eddingfeld of Illinois,
the niece of Howard Bakar of Buckeye
received the sad news of the sudden
death of her father, and, accompanied
by Mr.. Baker, left for home at once.
The dance of this Friday evening in
her honor was called off.
The Catholic Knights of America were
in session at Kansas City last week and
the insurance rates of the order were
yesterday advanced 20 per cent. The
former rates were not sufficient to han
die the expenses of the order.
The Union Pacific have gotten out an
interesting folder, Home in the West"
giving maps of Kansas, and Colorado,
west of Russell county and of their
whole system. In the illustrated part
is a fine picture of the johnson rancho
and also one of the Rayensford rancho
in this county, while its description of
this and counties west of Us is true yet
fattering and cannot but bring settlers
to this western country.
Free press., 1908-05-30

Miss Murray of Illinois, cousin of
Murray Wallace, is here on visit.
Miss Maude Custer of Quinter. Kan
sas, has been here this week visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiss and family left
this Saturday morning for visit to
relatives In Oklahoma.
Free press., 1908-05-30

Next Tuesday and Wednesday eve
ming, June and 3, the children of ST.
Joseph Catholic School will an entertain
ment in G.. A, R. Hall. It will be inter
taing. All are invited.
Children 10 cts. Adults 25 cts.
Free press., 1908-05-30
Methodist Church.

Sunday School at usual hour.
No morning sermon on account of
the baccalaureate at the Normal Audi
torium.
Epworth League at seven o'clock.
Sermon and Sacrament of Lord S
Supper by Presiding Elder, O. S.
Brown.
Free press., 1908-05-30
Hamlet at. the Normal.

This Friday evening the students of
the Western Kansas State Normal at
Hays, assisted by Prof E. B. Matthew,
produce the play of Hamlet in their
gymnasium room.
/ The new scenery arrived Tuesday
and was placed in position, the cos
tunes came from Omaha and Wednes-
day evening a full-dress rehearsal was
given in the presence of the students
and their friends that half filled the
big hall.
s The new special scenery is room in
the palace with stairs leading to the
balcony. The other is a platform be-
fore the castle, where the gnards first
see Hamlet's ghost. This is as fine as
is seen in eastern cities. Both these
scenes were furnished by the Kansas
City Scenic company. The costumes
were fine, having been secured for the
play from the Omaha Theatrical Gus
toners. Miss Mcintosh was Gertrude, |
the Queen; Miss Sophia Dickinson as
Ophelia and Miss Mabel Rowlison as
part. Prof. Matthew as Hamlet, BENZ.
Crocker as the Ghost, Murray Wallace
as the King, Ed Jantzen as Horatio
and Harry Brown as Laertes took pro-
minent parts. The playing of Hamlet
was certainly fine and his fencing scene
with Henry Brown held the audience
spellbound, Miss Mcintosh took the
queen part well, while Miss Dickinson
represented Ophelia grand, her song
and flower scene bringing tears to
many eyes. In the grave yard scene
the monuments, the skull and bones,
attracted the audience. Mrs. Shively
furnished some entertaining music and
the rehearsal passed off without hitch
showing fine training by their elocution
and dramatic teacher.
Following is the cast of characters:
Ophelia Sophia Dickinson
Gertrude, the Queen Elsie Mcintosh
Player Queen...-..M Mabel Rowlison
Claudius, K. of D. Murray Wallace
Ghost of Hamlet's fatherB Croker
PolonluS. Roy DaZey
Laertes Henry Brown
1st Actor, ,-,,,..,s-,.., Harry Matthew
7 End Actor, --...---.-. Wallace Sullivan
Rosencrantz Alfred Havemann
Guildensrern. Henry McVey
Osric c-..-........--..... VIM. Calvert
Marcellus . -.--..,-.- Clayton Bice
Bernardo -.-.-..-H. E. Pearce
Free press., 1908-05-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
TRACK BILLS
 MAY BE KILLED

Albany. N. Y. March 26.--The assem- biy this afternoon passed by decisive majority the bills designed to abolish the legal protection of gambling at lace tracks in this state. in accordance with the recommendation of Governor hughes in his second annual message te the legislature.
 The first of these bills, that to elirr- mate the discrimination which has made legal gambling at race tracks, while it is a felony elsewhere, after several amendments had Deen voted down was adopted, 126 b 9. Tine other bill amending the penal code by making the penalty for sgch gambling Imprisonment with no alternative Of fine. was passed. 126 to ].
 The senate bills on Yhe subject are vet to be voted on. The situation in the senate is still regarded as ex- tremely critical, with the indications favoring the defeat of the bills. Therp is a strong undereurrent of persistent rurnor that all but two of the 19 dem ocrats will vote against the bills, and that the additional seven republican votes necessary to defeat them are sate- ly pledged. Senator Agnew and othe-s profess to have pledges of more than the 26 votes necessary to pass the measures. Neither side will give out the list of senators upon whom they arc so confidently counting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
CHIEF WITNESS
 AGAINST JEROME
ONE OF THE ALLEGATIONS MADE IS THAT DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEGLECTED DUTY IN STREET RAILWAY CASES.

New York, March 26.-W. II. Tillin- ghast. the self-confessed bribe-taking juror in the interests of the Metropolitan Street Railway company. was the chief witness at the hearing which was begun today on the charges preferred against District Attorney Jerome The charges of neglect of duty were made by a com mittee of stockholders of the Metropoli- tan Street Railway company, headed by W. r. King. These proceedings were before former Chief Justice Andrews of the court of appeals, who was appointed by Governor Hughes to take evidence for and against the accused official. MT. Jerome conducted his own defense.
 The following of the 2o-odd allegations taken up was that accusing MT. Jerome of neglect in the prosecution of the Til- linghast and other cases of alleged jury bribing by the Metropolitan Street Rail way company in 190o-02 in personal in jury cases in the city courts, and other cases in the supreme court
 MT Jerome has misapprehended the charges which we make, said MT. Pierce, who represented the complaining com mittee in his opening address.
 When w. H. Tillinghast admitted that he received money from the Metropolitan in payment for his labor as a juror from the commencement to the end or the whole transaction. MT. Jerome appeared ,rore fin the capacity of attorney for the railroad company. seeing that indictments were not found. At the trial he appeared as counsel, 1t seems, and began to cross examine the witness to show that he was q man of bad character"
 The clerks of the various courts were called as witnesses to testify as to the several cases in which Tillinghast sat as q Juror, and then Tillinghast was sworn Tn answer to MT. Pierce's questions the witness went over in detail his part in tie Metropolitan bribery cases in which he received money, he said, from Stanley Bogg and other agents of the Metropoli- tan for his service as juror.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27

ried a women who had deserted him and he was under the dim impression that this discarded wife had been killed by the earthquake at San Francisco. So these two young people accept the risk and marry. Then, of course, Robinson's wife arises from the dead as it were and demands further remittances. As Rob- inson and Iseult had kept their marriage secret, a marriage which in effect was no marriage anyway, no great harm had been done so far as the public viewed the matter Robinson decides to leave London and Iseult, which he does. Then Robinson's cousin. one Lord Lyminge, falls in love with Iseult. who marries hin1-hence Tangled Wedlock.''
 Fortunately for 1seult who only mar ried the lord in name only. the latter does not live very long, dying to allow Robinson, who was Lord Lyminge's heir, to return to London, after discovering that his first wife had really been killed, and to marry over again his sweetheart. Iseult Brent, now Lady. Lyminge. Tho story is unusually bright. 1t is one oe the best of its kind. Iseult is a most att tractive character, one that the reader will remember longer than he usually would the ones he sees in books-most of them these days.
 The book is clean and wholesome, full of humor and a delight to anyone fortu- nate enough to peruse it.
 s'Words to the Wise and Others" by
 Ellen Burns Sherman. Henry Holt Ss Company
 There is one essay in this collection of eleven that in reading it the person do- ing so will feel convinced that the author had had one of her books unfairly treat ed by a book reviewer. This essay in question, called "When Steel Strikes Punk" is a broadside against the book II. does her best. If any reader has read re- views dealing harshly with book which appealed to him or her especially, that reader will thrill over Miss Sherman's hot shots against the whole book reviewing world As Miss Sherman has never been harshly criticised. her "ukase' must be considered as a defense of some friends book. Be that it may, she takes the position that most book reviewers do not attempt to do what they should Tn re- viewing book, namely, to tell what the book is about and whether the author discussed accomplishes his or her pur- pose, but that most of the reviewers use the books and the authors only as vehi- cles to be employed by which the scin- tilating wit of the reviewer can be ex- plotted. No doubt Miss Sherman is cor rect in much she says and had she not put forth her book in such a pert way possibly she would have accomplished something she intended or hoped to do. Miss Sherman does not argue she is like the old historical character who used to Say, T am not arguing with you, l de- cline to argue: I am telling you facts The II essays are all brilliant in style and if the author had been less declama- tory and more iargumentative something might have been done, for everybody likes to argue-even book reviewers.
 In her last essay, called Our Comedie Humaine.' Miss Sherman gives her views which are especially good on the subject as to who are the writers in this coun- try. and strange to say, she does not in clude Ellen Burns Sherman. The book is very readable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
AGED LADY DIES SUDDENLY.
Remains Will Be Taken To Former
 Home at AlicevilIe.

Columbus, Miss, March 26.-(Special.)- Mrs. M. J. Gardner died suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. c. Moody. No. 7l6 North Second avenue, about 1:3o o'clock this morning. Mrs. Gardner att tended prayer meeting at the First Pres byterian church last night and upon re- turning home retired, apparently in her usual health. Shortly after midnight she awakened her granddaughter, Miss Emma Moody who shared her apartment. and stated that she was about to suffocate. Miss Moody called her mother. who has tened to Mrs. Gardner's bedside and, realizing that she was desperately i'll, telephoned for a. physician. Dr. Mckfn- ley answered the call but ere he reached the patients bedside she had expired Mrs. Gardner, who was IS years old, was a native of Aliceville. Ala, and the body was taken there for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
TiIIman Needs a Lona Rest.

Columbia. s. C., March 26-Dr J. N. Babcock of this city, who is Senator Tnlman's closest medical adviser. re- turned from the senator's home tonight. Just before leaving Trenton, Dr. I1ab- cock said that Senator Tillman dictated the following:
 ''I am improving, but improving slowly. While do not recognize any indications of organic trouble, I feel that I will not get strong enough to resume work Tn Washington this session.
 Dr. Babcock thinks that Senator Till man is getting along as well as could be expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
PENRoSE IS WEAKER.
Condition of the Senator Is Still Very
 Critical.

Philadelphia. March 26.-The condition of United States Senator Boies Penrose is said to be very grave tonight, and but little hope is given for his recovery. He has been unconscious during most of the day. His physicians have not given up hope. They issued the following bulletin at 9 o'clock;
 "Serator Penrose's condition has re- nnained critical and is somewhat more grave tonight by reason of the fresh ex- tension of the erysipelas condition, which was quiescent until this morning, when there was renewed activity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
STRIKE IS PROBABLE.
Mine Workers In Five States Threaten
 To Walk Out.

Kansas City, Mo, March 2e.-Thirtv- hve thousand members of the United Mine Workers of America employed In districts Nos. 14, 21 and 9, comprising Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, 1t is announced, will prob ably go on strike on April 1. The an- nouncement was made tonight follow ing decision reached at a meeting of the division vice presidents held here today. The Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators association declined to ar range date to negotiate for new con- tract with the miners 10 take the place Of the one now in effect and which ex- pires on March 3l. The operators claim the miners have violated their contract by striking without leaving their diff ferenees to q board of arbitration. There Is no trouble in the Missouri and Kan sas districts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
Governor Guild Better.

Boston, March 26-The news from Gov ernor Guilds bedside tonight was favor able. Dr. Frederick B. Winslow stated that the governors condition had im- proved slightly since yesterday notwith- standing a restless night. The last bulle- tin of tonight read: "The governor holds his gain of the past 24 hours"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
A beautiful but small gift book is "A Bundle of Myrrh."

Tangled Wedlock,'' by Edgar Jepson.
 The McCluce Company.
 There is not a sign of suggestiveness in Tangled Wedlock'' even if the title looks that way In weaker hands in the hands of lesser artist than MT. Jepson. who delighted us all some time ago with his very pleasing "The Admirable Tinker, the book might have been made wee bit off color. But MT Jepson has handled a theme with such delicacy of touch with such charm 1t is, that he has written one of the most charming pieces of light literature sent forth in a very long time Mr. Jepson In this book satirizes phases of modern artistic and literary Bohemia in London. The heroine, Iseult Brent. lovely, most attractive young woman, is the daughter of artistic temperament tai people, who forsake society to live with their kind unconventionally. Iseult's father dies and her mother, busy being unconventional, has little time or incli- nation to look to the p-bringing of her daughter. Iseult just brought herself up, visiting regularly the gymnasium and be- coming a lovely, clean-minded. charming girl Among the artists or freaks who visited Iseult's mothers salon. but not of them, is one Oliver Robinson, who falls in love with 1seult and she with him. Robinson had five years before mar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
Taqqart Is Reelected.

IndianapoIis March 26.-Thomas Tag gart was tonight reelected national com mitteeman by the newly elected state committee. Twenty-six of the 30 commit teemen voted for Taggart, while two did not vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
Ians shinned To Brazil.

Rio Janeiro, March 26.-The Japanese steamer Hasado is due to leave kobe April 12 to bring to Brazil 1000 Jap anese agricultural laborers to work in the state of San Paulo. The federal government, it appears, has decided to encourage this immigration and the first contracts for field laborers already have been signed with Japanest i'm migration company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-27

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