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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-09-05

Geo. Philip & Sons Hardware store
is having large attendance to witness
and partakc of the Majestic lunch this
week. One of the novel features was a
large M jestic Cake baked and on
Tuesday afternoon about fifty ladies of
Hays cam to stand on a platform
built to place UPON the cake. About
twenty-five of these ladies put their
weight on the cake which no doubt
f1attened it. After the weight was re-
moved the cake came almost to its
original height, then the cake was cut
and served to all present. This cake
was baked in the Majestic oven which
is air tight. Your kitchen would be
complete with Majestic Range, then
you would have Majestic cooking, a
Majestic wife and Majestic husband
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LOCAL NEWS.

DR.. Griffin was down from Ellis last
Friday on business.
Millinery Opening September 10 and
II. MISS MARKEY
Hugh Braley accompanied his father
home last Friday for a visit.
Agent Noble is back at his railroad
work after a pleasant vacation.
John Schlyer is having a new shingle
roof put on his implement house.
Another fine rain wet Hays nicely
during Thursday morning.
Soda Water of Quality at HARK-
NESS 28-tf
It's the grocer's goods marked Lee
that sell quickly. 38-tf
Misses Maud King and Genevieve
Hobbs of Turkville have enrolled at the
State Normal for the fall term.
John Troth stopped over couple of
days this week with his family while
on his way from jamestown to Quinter.
Miss Angie McLain moves to the Ad-
kins house on East Juniata street lately
occupied by Mr.. Hickman.
The term of the State Normal COM
menced on Tuesday with a good at
tendance, many new scholars enrolled.
I. A. Hickman, our jeweler, has
closed his business here and with his
family moved to Missouri. Our citizens
regret to see them go.
Miss Kinkaid, who worked in the
Republican Office, secured a school near
her home in Phillips county and left for
there Monday.
Many of the country schools will
have eight months, are generally pay
ing the teachers $45 month and will
commence within couple of weeks.
w. II. Snyder left Tuesday, Septem-
Der to begin his work on his Ellis Re
view-Headlight. The papers of the
west are giving him nice notices of his
purchase.
The mother of Mrs. A. N. Smith
arrived this week on a visit to her
children. She brought with her fine
baby boy and Mrs. Smith and the baby
are doing nicely.
Lees Merchantile Co. of Salina now
furnish their solicitors with runabout
autos and they m ak e their points
rapidly. On Wednesday one of them
left Lacrosse and was in Hays by nine
IN the morning ready to hustle.
The Hays Public School commences
their term next Tuesday morning (Mon-
day being Labor Day and legal holi-
day,) and promises to have larger at
tendance than ever, so many new child
rem having come into the district.
Demonstrations of The Great Males.
tic Ranges. During the first week Of
September we have served coffee anc
biscuits baked brown on top and bottom
in three minutes in The Great Majestic
Range. To-day, Saturday, is the last
day. Come see. Geo. Philip Son.
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Do You Want to Sell
YOUr Farm?

If so kindly send me full description
and your price 4 have buyers
here in eastern Kansas whom / am
bringing to your country every two
weeks and selling land. have i'm
mediate buyers for quarter sections.
and one-half sections Don't wait but
send me description of your land to-
day. Ny commissions are reasonable
ADDRESS
q. H. McQuary, .Ir. q Co.,
REAL EsTATE LOAN INVESTMENT CO.,
MORRILL, BRoWN CoUNrY. KaNs.
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A nice line of new fall hats will be or
display Saturday, September u. 1905
at Miss Deane's store
A beautiful big Northern" Auto
passe d thru our city, on Tuesday,
bound for Colorado.
Dolly Warden Chocolates at HARK-
NESS. 10, .35 and 65. % If
In Ellis this year they have a school
tax of only a mills ard city tax of p
mills.
Ben Hopper seems to be in the lead
this year on the Saline in raising mel
ons. He has splendid crop
Walter Ward leaves next week for a
winters course at the business college
at Quincy, Illinois.
Phil Mock drove in from his Saline
farm Monday to bring his son to the
State Normal.
Monday our streets were again crowd
ed with wheat wagons full of the gold
en- grain.
4 car load of Eastern melons were
brought in this week but plenty Y of
home grown supply the market
Typewriter for sale.
Inquire at This Office.
The Philip hardware store had some
early visitors Monday who wanted the
free lunch of hot biscuits and coffee.
A L. Clark of the Winona, Kansas,
Investment Co. was here on Monday
looking over our city and was much
pleased.
Our old time merchant, L. W. Per-
ham, now of lola, Kans. visited friends
here this week looking as hearty as
ever
A very extensive display of Majestic
ranges was made by the Philip Hard
ware store this week and many of them
were sold TO make home plea asant
place to go for meals.
J. D. Anderson, Cashier of the Sc
curitv National Bank of Kansas CITY
Missouri with his family and Fritz
Rayfield passed through here Wednes-
day in their auto on their way home
from a trip to Colorado
Miss Marie Pelzel came from Denver
Thursday morning for visit TO old
friends n 4 relations Reports Mr.
and Mrs Iae Reeder well ard happy
in their new home He bought the
Adkins cottage -ror&h o f the Court
House
The frame of the new elevator being
completed and work progressing on the
inside, the mill frame is being pushed
and is up the four of the five stories,
and when completed will be higher than
the old elevators nearby. They are
giving work to a big force of men.
Co. Supt. Grabbe has received the
good news that because he was chosen
representative, he would not have to
resign his Office as Co. Superintendent
as the two Offices do not conflict in
their duties and he can put deputy in
N" "fi"e the two months he is away.
/ This lets him be Co Supt until next
June.
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Lots of people have visited the Philip
Hardware store this week and inspect
ed the Majestic ranges on display and
enjoyed the coffee and hot biscuits.
1t is surely a splendid range and many
were bought. Remember to-day, Sat-
urday. the exhibition closes and after
that the 81 so extras will not be given
free. Go see them today sure.
If it isn't an Eastman, it isn't a
kodak !" HARNESS has kodaks and
supplies 2l-tf
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Base Burner Wanted.
Baptist Church.

Sunday School. 1000 a. m.
Preaching. HOO a. m. Subject: "A
Forward Movement
B. Y. P. u ---.-.-.7 700 p. m
Preaching ..---.-.,.,.-.,-8:0 p. m.
Subject: "a Call to Conquest.
81 was glad when they said unto r7".
let US go unto the house of Jehovah. "
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
at o'clock.
Come and worship with US.
A. E. GOODMAN. Pastor.
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To KEEP SALT Dry.

'To prevent salt in saltcellars from
becoming damp and lumpy, when fill
ing them put in ten to twelve pieces OF
rice, " says Woman's Home Companion
for September. This viii not come
through the holes in the cover of the
saltcelIars, but will break the Jumps OF
salt and gather the moisture; thus the
salt is always dry and fine. .
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Mrs. VIM Bolster of Cove county, is
here visiting her old frieac Miss Boyce-
Be sure ard read what Mckee tells
you in his new advertisement.
Ice Cream. pure and delicious. sodas
and Snndaes at HARNESS 28-tf
Lard Agent Freese secured home
stead in Saline township, last week.
for Herman Scully.
Prof Haas, formerly of our puhlic
school, has heen employed as Principal
of the public school at Sharon Springs.
Commencing Sent. 6 the Sunday din
ners at the Windsor Hotel will he Soc
till further notice. NULRoY RRos
The Rowlinson Normal cluh IS al
ready jolly with gav croyqd of stn-
dents at table three times dav
Don't fail to read Henry Writer'S
new advertisement He has his store
crowded with fall ard winter goods
now
An Inspector from the U. s Dairy
Department Of he Government a Z
Washington visited our Cream shipping
stations this week
We want every item of local inter
est we can get. Our telephone nun
ber is II IF you have arv ITEM of in
terest. cali rs up.
Prof Beach or Tuesday began his
work in the English Literature depart
ment at our State Normal, this being
his first term here.
The statement of the Citizens State
Bank in another column shows Up fire
for this countv's prosperity as well "a
that of the bank.
Adie Crissman ard wife of Buckeye
township left Tuesday, on vacation
trip to their old home and friends in
Pennsylvania.
The attendance at the theatre Mon
day evening was quite large and as the
acting was excellent tn e present
spent a pleasant evening
At the Presbyterian Church Sunday
services will be held both morning ard
evening, and everybody, old ard young,
is invited to be present. Other serv-
ices as usual.
Gentlemen who visit d Angeles
north OF GrinnelI, where t he colony
from Walker located report they have
raised a good crop of wheat there this
year. being practical farmers.
Mr. Martin OF Logan county h 5
moved into his, the Henley, house o.
Juniata street. and already has it filed
with Normal students.
Jos Legge of the McCracken neigh
borhood, is arranging to move to Hays
with his family, letting the hoys run
the farm.
Rev. Hobbs and wife were in town
on Wednesday to place their daughter,
Genevieve, in the State Normal Her
sister will teach the Turkville school
this winter
Misses Edith Cross, Isabelle Leisen-
ring, Grace Houston and Charlotte
Hussey, of Ellis, spent the day last
Friday with the Misses Cave and all
enjoyed picnic at the Normal.
Mule Taken up.
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ELS Co. Next. to TOP.

Secretary of Agriculture Coburn has
published his official table of wheat
yield in this state this year, judging
from the threshi z reports to August
20 and shows that Ellis county stands
SECOND in the state in yield =
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Lutheran Church.

C. F. WEST. I~s;or
1000 a. n. Sunday School.
loo i. m. Public Worship.
Subject: The Other Sheep"
700 p. m. C. E. Society Consecra-
tion Meeting
800 p. m. Public Worship. Sulj.ct;
''The Duty of Self-love.
800 p. m. Wednesday. Prayer Meet
ing.
You are cordially invited to these ser
vices.
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DO6 Lost.

A large red setter dog. White stripe
in face, white paws, short tail. A re-
ward paid for information sent to
P. J. DEAN. Hays KS. ALT
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New Meat Market.

have opened up the johnson Butch
er shop on north Main street and will
sell you the best of meets at the lowest
prices See or phone me- 37-f
RoY THoMAs.
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Blue enamel Swastika pin from
watch fob. Lost on streets of Hays
Monday eve. Finder leave at this
ONCE 43-1tx
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EOR Sale.

Three room cottages; Two room
roffs q.s: Or. 5-;scre ict close to town
For i,rt.s see joB% c AnKINS. 23-tf
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WANT ADS. pss 81 l-..


DR.. NJ Jay Brown, the Salina eye
and ear specialist win fill his regular
monthly date in Hays on MONDAY,
SEPT. ID. viii be at the Brunswick
Hotel 34-2t
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For Sale.

One Lakeside Organ for sale cheap.
Good as new Apply to C. w. BELL,
Hays, srsas.
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RIn6 LOsr

Lost-A gold ring with initials '"T J''
engraved thereon. Finder will receive
reward by leaving at this Office. 43-1t
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Mule Taken up.

stray mule was taken up at my
place last Wednesday. Owner can
have by proving property and paying
for this notice and keep of mule.
43-1t JOHN GATEWOOD.
Putting into practical work what they
lie armed at the State Agricultural Col
lege last year, the Feitz boys have sue
ceeded in raising better crop of oats
this fall than anyone else in that neigh
borhood. Good for them.
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The Grand Idea being that ; Gas
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A most desirable help, is nom
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preached by that Biblical Student
Pastor Chas. 7. Russell; forcible
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Other departments and features
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ELMVILLE
Nov. 30, '08

NONs OOI OO
J. S. Kesler and family, of Hillsboro,
spent part of last week visiting rela-
tives here.
Rance Gall and family, of Dayton,
who have been visiting his parents,
W. A. Gall and wife, for the past
week, returned home Sunday.
Ezra Snider, of Mercer county, is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Margaret
Hammond.
W. E. Parker, who is teaching near
Washington, spent Thanksgi wing at
his home here.
Guy Custer and Frank Wilkin, of
Hollowtown, spent a few DAYS last
week with F. W. Gall.
@. G. Kesler and wife, Mrs. Reed and
]. 8. Kesler and family ate Thanks
giving dinner with David Hammond
and wife.
Mrs. Sylvia Frost spent Friday even.
ing with Rose Stultz.
John W. Hammond called on rela.
tives near Dallas Monday.
Corn gathering about all done.
The quality was good.
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FAIRVIEW.
November 30, 1908.

Jesse Cochran and wife, of Price
town, were guests of the latter's par
ents, r. @. Daisley and wife, Sunday.
Arlington and Bessie Roush, of New
Vienna, spent Thanksgiving with their
grandparents here.
The teachers training class will
meet at the church Wednesday even
ing.
Miss Martha Landiss, of Hillsboro,
spent from Wednesday until Sunday
the guest of her friend, Elma Saum.
Rev. Sayers, of Wilmington, attend
ed church here Sunday evening and
was guest in the home of Fredric
Roush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mofford and Mr.. Worth,
of Milford, we're entertained at W. g.
Boelzner's one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. V. Lemon, of But
Ter county, spent Thanksgiving with
the latter's parents.
G. A. Lemon and wife and ]. @.
Roush and family spent Thursday at
family gathering under the paren-
tai roof near Dodson.
Robert Hopkins was guest in the
home of Frank Tedrick, Sunday.
Little Melvin, youngest son of Chris.
Barnes, aged five years, who was ac-
cidentally killed by falling under a
heavily loaded wagon of corn, was
buried here Friday afternoon. The
family have the sympathy of the en-
tire community. ~ .ut
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Shake off the grip of your old
enemy, Nasal Catarrh, by using Ely's
Cream Balm. Then will all the
swelling and soreness be driven out
of the tender, inAamed membranes.
The fits of sneezing will cease and the
discharge, as offensive to others as to
yourself, will be stopped when the
causes that produce 1t are.removed,
Cleanliness, comfort and renewed
health by the use of Cream Balm,
Sold by all druggists for so cents, or
mailed by Ely Bros, SO Warren
Street, New York.
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" larlty bla2ed up in last fierce,
hickcrlng fire. The guns were
taken; they would 90 TO Slavna; they
would never batter the walls of Vol
SEM into fragments. Slavna might be
defed again That was the great thing
to Nolscni. and 1t made little account
Of the snakelike line which crawled
over ST. Peters pass and down to Do
bravo and on to Slavna. Let Slavna-
hated Slavna-reckon with that! And
If the snake or another like II came to
Volseni? Well, that was better than
knuckllng down to Slavna. Tonight
King Sergius was avenged. and Queen
Sophia had returned in victory!
For the first time since the kings
death the bell Of the ancient church
rang joyousiy. and men sang and feast
ed in the gray city OF the hills. Thirty
from Volsen had beaten a hundred
from slavna: the guns were at the bot
tom Of the Krath; 1t was enough. II
Sophy Rad hidden them. they would
, have streamed down on Slavna that
night In one OF those fierce raids In
which their forefathers OF the middle
ages had loved TO swoop upon the
plain.
But Sophy had no delusions. She
saw her crown-that fleeting phantom
ornament. fitly foreseen In the visions
OF a charlatan--passlng from her brow
without a sigh She had not needed
Dunstanbury's arguments to prove TO
her that there was no place for her left
In Kravonia She was content to have
1t so; she had done enough. Sorrow
had not passed from her face, but
serenity had come upon 1t in fuller
measure. She had struck for mon
seigneur. and the blow was witness to
her love. II was enough in her and
enough in little Voseni. Let the might.
Ter avengers do the rest!
She had allowed Dunstanbury to
leave her after supper in order to make
preparations for start TO the frontier
at dawn. "You must certainly go"
she had said. "and perhaps I'll come
with you"
She went at night up on to the wall
always her favorte place. She loved
the spaciousness of air and open coun-
try before her there. Basil Williamson
found her deep In thought when he
came to tell her OF the progress of the
wounded.
They're all doing well, and Peter
Vassip will live. Dunstanbury has
made him promise to come to him
when he's recovered, so you1l meet
him again at all events. And Marie
Zerkovitch and her husband talk Of
settling in Paris. You won't lose all
your Kravonian friends"
"You assume that I'm coming with
you tomorrow morning"
'I'm quite safe In assuming that
Dunstanbury won't go unless you do"
he answered, smiling. 1--WE can't leave
you alone here. you know"
ITO be Continued
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uTeu IPleT NuSSlp uuuR ululSell III
front Of her and took the bullet In his
own body Dunstanbury jumped right
on the colonel. cut him on the arm so
that he dropped his revolver and grnp-
pied with him. Dunstanbury dropped
his sword and the colonel's wasn't
drawn 1t was just tussle They
were tussling when the blood came
flowing down into my eyes from the
wound on my hpad ! couldn't see any
thing more: tainted Just as | went
off | heard somebody cry Hands up!
and Imagined the lighting was pretty
well over "
The fighting was over. One scene re-
mained which Rastatz did not see.
When Colonel Stafnitz. too. heard the
call Hands up" when the firing stop
ped and all became quiet. he ceased to
struggle nunstanbury found him sud
denly chanred to log beneath him
His hands were already on the colo
nels throat. aud he could have stran-
glcd him now without difficulty. But
when Stafnitz no longer tried to de-
fend himself he looscd his hold. got up
and stood over him with his hand on
the revolver in his belt. The colonel
fingered his throat minute. sat up.
looked round and rose 10 his feet He
saw Sophy standing before him. BY her
side Peter vassip lay on the ground.
tended by Basil williamson and one Of
his comrades. Colonel Stafnitz bowed
TO Sophy with smile.
~ forgot you, madame" said Staf-
nltz.
~ didn't forget monseigneur," she
answered
lie looked round him again shrug.
ged his shoulders and seemed TO think
for a moment There was an absolute
stiffness, contrast to the preceding
turmoil But the silence made uncom-
Portable men whom the fight had not
shaken. Their eyes were set on Staf-
nitZ.
"The prince died In fair fight" he
said.
"No. You sent MlStitch TO murder
him. Sophy replied. Her eyes were
relentless. and Stafnltz was rlnged
round with enemies.
II apologize for this embarrassment
| really ought to have been killed. It's
just a mistake" he said. with n smile
lie turned quickly TO Dunstanbury:
You seem 10 he gentleman, sir
Pray come with me. need a wit
ness" He pointed with his unwounded
hand to the barn.
Dunstanbury bowed assent. The
colonel in his turn bowed to Sophy,
and the two of them turned and walk
ed Off toward the barn. SOphy stood
motlonless, watching them until sthey
turned the corner; then she fell on her
knees and began to talk soothingly to
Peter Vasslp. who was hard hit. but, in
Basil Wllllamson's opinion, promised to
do well. Sophy was talking to the poor
fellow when the sound Of revolver
shot-a single shot-came from the
barn. Colonel Stafnitz had corrected
the mistake. Sophy did not raise her
head. A moment later Dunstanbury
came back and rejoined them. He ex-
changed a look with Sophy, inclining
his head as a man does I'm answering
"Yes." Then she rose.
"Now for the barges and the guns"
she said
They could not carry the guns back
to Volsenl, nor. indeed, was there any
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Legal Notice.

Lucy shull, George w. Rhoades, Emma
Shull and Martha Hamilton, all of Lebanon
Church, Va, Elizabeth Pingley, Luther Orn-
dorff and Fannie l.. Orndorff, as committee
and trustee for Elizabeth Pingley, under an
appointment of the Circuit Court of Freder-
lex Co, Va, all of Oranda, Va, Lola Chat
man, Earl Raric, Lizzie Rartc Estella Raric
and Florence Raric all Of Newark, Ohio,
Victoria Keetly, of Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati,
Ohio, James Rhoades and William Rhoades,
both of Mssoula, Montana, Emma Bailey
and Frank Rhoades, both of New Lexing-
ton, Perry County, Ohio, Cephas Mowrey, Of
Spencer w. Va, samuel ID. Rhoades, OF
Hancock, Md ., Marian McName, OF Berkley,
w. Va, Philip Rhoades, of New York, N.
Y, Lorenzo lRhoadcs, of Lebanon, Ohio,
Nellie Littler of Fort Worth, Texas. Allen
Granstaff, OF Martinsbure, W. Va, Ella Helt-
eel, of Star Tannery,Va., Cornelia Rhoades
and Beeman Rhoades, both of Redheld, Per-
ry Co., o., interested In the estate of Henry
Rhoades, deceased, late OF Highland Co.,
Ohio, as heirs, legatees or otherwise. will
take notice tnat i nave presented to the
Probate Court of Highland County. Ohio, for
allowance TO me as against said estate, a
certain claim OF S21i0. 1S with oper cent. In
terest fro,u Nov. ~, 1908, on an account for
nursing and other services as In said claim
described, and that the testimony concern
ing said claim will be heard by said Court
on Tuesday the 22nd day OF December, 1908
ARDnIdA HoLLADAY, Iaxeeutrix Of
n., Henry Rhoades, Deceased,
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The results of experiments at the
government farm at Pusa, India, in
rearing silk worms were highly sue
cessful. Last year l5O, 900 worms we're
fed on leaves of the castor plant.
The silk produced was valued at s26 so
per 80 pounds.
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On dissecting South Africa boa
constructor l3i feet long, Captain
Musgrave has been surprised to dis
cover two rudimentary legs, only two
inches long, but having hip and knee
joints, hidden under what appeared
to be two distorted scales.