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Free press., 1908-04-11
Z E l G L E r S

Doc. Casper Middlekauff is home
or few days visit.
The east end of the state had splen-
did rain the first of the week.
DIR. Middlekauff has ordered a one
seated runabout to use in making his
professional calls.
Mrs. Jason Fox is feeling we'll enough
this fine weather to come up town and
greet her many friends.
P. A. Bell attended a band concert
which was given bv the Ellis Band at
Ogallah Saturday evening.
Mr.. Justus Bissing has has Mrs.
Wheatcroft take several views of the
outside and inside of his residence to
take with them on their trip across the
ocean.
Karl Leiker has bought of G. w.
Reeder the lot on North Chestnut St.
between the postoffice and the Stainer
building, and will build store build
ing there soon.
Charlie Reeder has bought the Lea
sure Staab cottage on West Juniata
street, moved it to the east end of the
lot and will now build another house
like the Prof. Matthew cottage for the
use of Mr.. Pelham and family.
With the coming of wheat pasture
farmers are having more cream to
ship and the price keeps up, the Conti-
mental paying 25 cents this week. Many
new patrons are commencing to ship
cream, as it is easier than making but
ter.
John Nickles has joined the no-fence
crowd. much improving the looks of
his residence property. With our herd
law enforced, there is no reason for
having fence in front of your home,
but rather have a pretty lawn and
shrubbery.
We take pleasure in recommending
to our readers, Tatro's Greenhouse of
Salina, who will fill your orders for
Easter flowers. Mr.. Tatro has fine
greenhouses and keeps his flowers in
the very best condition. Orders filed
promptly-an order one night will
bring the flowers the next.
In their moving, Mrs. Winters dis
covered and gave to John Adkins two
old Photographic views of Hays City in
1873 and 1875, showing the Kruger
store on the corner of Fort street, the
old Gibson house and south Main street.
To old timers it was a remembrance of
gay days of old Fort Hays.
Mr.. Harrison visited the Salina Meth
odist Conference and explained to the
Bishop the needs of Hays in the minis
terial line; that our Normal School was
doing much to build up the church and
that we needed the best minister pos
sible, and he feels much eIated over
the selection of the Bishop for Hays
and our snhsxhaA eu1satzeK
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She spoke of the grass. of a coming
storm,
The potato bug and the armyworm.
Then Joe forgot his ragged clothes,
Eis rimless hat and projecting toes,
And sat on the fence. while a bashful
grin
Sat on his features long and thin;
While she explained twas leap-year then.
And women might make love to men.
How husband she would like to find,
One who'd be good and true and kind;
One who would work and well provide
For woman's wants and q woman's
pride.
You know not DID," said she;
I'm pretty, too, as you can see.
you need wife to bake your bread.
To cook, to mend-now will you wsd?"
Through Joe's anatomy a thrill
OF pleasure passed. Perhaps I will.
I hardly know what's best to do;
I need a wife and money, too.
Your offer I will bear in mind,
And If no better one I find,
When you call again, if anxious still
To have me we'd, perhaps i will"
The deacons daughter rode away
In an angry mood in the one-hoss shay,
And, looking back with heart forlorn,
She saw Joe Miller hoeing corn.
'"rhe ugly thing, with his crownless hat
And dirty clothes, all torn at that;
Were no other man on this earthly ball
[ wouldn't have him now at all.
Joe got a wife as time went by,
And built house two stories high,
Tor his wife was rich, but cross and old.
And, alas for Joe! a horrid scold.
No children came to deaden strife
Or bring sunshine to their life.
Oft by his freight poor Joe
Would watch a picture come and 60.
Again Ann Smith on Ieap-year day
Drove by in the deacon's one-hoss shay.
Free press., 1908-04-11
JOE MILLER
ByJ. A. LLOYD

Joe Miller, on summer morn.
Near the roadside hoed his corn.
His rinless hat exposed a cheek
He hadn't shaved for near a week.
WhistTng. he'd hoe and never stop.
AS he thought of weeds and growing
crop.
He glanced at the hillside near the wood,
Where, old and brown, his cabin stood.
The whistling ceased: a vague unrest
SHrang up beneath his ragged vest
Ann Smith came riding by that way,
Driving the deacon's one boss shay
Her fingers decked with many rings,
Her head with bangs and other things.
She stopped her horse on seeing Joe,
And, in loud voice, cried: E'Hello!"
I'm dry's fish. Can you spare mug
OF water from your little jug?"
Joe took his jug from meath a board
And filled for her an old brown gourd.
He blushed as he gave it. and stole a
glance
At his tattered shirt and his ragged
pants,
While through a hole in worn-out shoe
His toes stuck out an inch or two.
Thanks" And her voice had tender
touch;
''I didn't think I could drink so much. .
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Once more he hears q sweet voice say:
'sWiH you wed me, Joe, some happy
day?''
He closed his eyes and gave a groan
To think the chance away he'd thrown.
''1f I had not said, on that fatal day,
Perhaps I viii when she rode away.
It fills my heart with sorrow still,
That I did not say: of course will %
And poor Joe sighed with secret pain
While wishing he were free again.
Ann married a blacksmith, people say.
To show her spite at Joe's delay.
She chose the plan of Roosevelt,
For a dozen kids in her cabin dwelt.
And oft as she rode in the one-hoss shay
She thought OF that fatal leap-year day.
She saw Joe Miller sitting still,
And heard the words: Perhaps / will =
Alas for the maidi Alas for Joe.
That cruel Fate should serve them So
Oh, pity them both, and pity them all
Whom marriage bonds do thus enthraH
For of All sad words of tongue or qasli
The saddest are these: Perhaps Nii.-
All, well, with them ali fond hope stays
Desply buried from human gaze.
"A a1xeres e last may bring them veal
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LOCAL NEWS.

a0O0oOO0OSOSOS 3
Wild geese were flying northward
this week in big flocks.
Mrs. Wheatcroft has had neat sign
erected pointing to her photograph gal
lery.
The Experiment Station are receiv-
ing lots of trees to plant out over
there this Spring.
The tennis club are now enjoying
playing games on their court, which
they have fixed up this Spring.
The telephone company received on
Wednesday another car of long poles
for the telephone lines.
G. A. Lester has sold his barber shop
to gentlemen from Wilson, who has
already taken possession.
Miss Georgia Virmond came up from
Ellsworth Friday evening to visit with
friends and relatives, returning Sunday
night.
Frank Fields and candidate Mcmahon
were out riding last Saturday and get
ting signers to the latter's primary pc
tition.
Mrs. Ringe and Mrs. Morris Bannis-
ter have ordered pretty monuments of
Beach & Richmond to be placed in our
cemetery.
Farmers who make butter, but this
year failed to get any ice put up, will
have to resort to selling and shipping
their cream.
The bundles of forest trees from the
Ogallah State Forestry arrived this
week. They are very thrifty looking
and are of several varieties.
Cream shipping business is picking
up in the south part of the county, the
operator for the Continental at Schoen-
gen shipping ten cans on Thursday.
Many around town are trimming the
trees along their sidewalks. At &c
Maddens and at Mrs. Bannisters it has
much improved the looks of the street
Assessor Phil Jacobs reports it slow
work getting the business men of the
town to make out their property state
ments under the new law. Too comph.
Gated.
In compliment to the great Demo.
cratic county of Kansas, the Unior
Pacific will furnish Ellis county people
with Pullman car for their excursion
to the National Democratic Convention
in July. Ladies will find this lovely
excursion to Colorado Springs, going
to Denver and spending the day there
and that evening, if desired, go to the
Springs, leaving the men folks in Den
yer for the convention. Watch for the
announcement.
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Lin Yost is here on a visit.

Lin I OSt IS mere on VlS1C.
Old papers tor sale at this ofice-5c
per package.
G. A. Lester was up from Wilson
Wednesday evening.
The roads have been fine this week
for autoing and cycling.
Nick Gassman has added windmill
to his new residenceoproperty.
A big load of fencing wire was taken
to the Experiment Station this week.
Frank McLain is now plastering the
new addition at Miss Keller's residence.
A new house is being built in the
north part of town near the Brummitt
residence.
John Nickles is adding large room
to the East side of his residence on
West Second street.
Cities of the first class in Kansas,
and in Kansas City Missouri had cleo
tions Tuesday for city officers.
The work on the Catholic stone col
lege is progressing, the third story
windows are being put in position.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Luth-
eran Church will meet at the home of
Mrs. VIM. Madden, Thursday April 16.
Work has commenced on the Fred
Schwaller cottage on North Chestnut
street. But what does t'Rusty" need
of a house?
A letter from our former Saline val
ley resident, Andrew Olson, now down
in Old Mexico, tells that the family
are all we'll and desire to be remember
ed to old friends here.
l. M. Yost attended meeting of the
board of directors of the u. S. Port
land Cement Co. at Kansas City last
Saturday and spent the fore part of
the week with his family.
Last Sunday Rev. A: N. Smith the
new Methodist minister, preached two
fine sermons to the audiences that
crowded the church. He is a forcible
speaker, vet attractive in his delivery,
and will do much to continue to build
up that church.
Robert Johnson of Hamilton town
ship has returned from his trip to
England. He was on the big ship,
Maratura, that encountered four days
of the worst storm that has been seen
on the ocean for many years.
The cities of Goodland, Colby and Nor.
ton, (not as large as Hays with their
fine opera houses seating 700 to 1000
people, last week had the pleasure of
seeing theatrical company of sixty
persons, on its way from Denver to
Kansas City, stopping there for dav.
This is what Hays might get occasion
ally If We had big hall
Free press., 1908-04-11
Liabilities

State County Ellis S. j. H. Ward President of said bank
of
j. Il. Preside
Subscribed before this eighth
c.. ADKINS, Notary
Commission January
Chas.W Jr.
H. Penney
NJ.
To mo- ROYCE BankC Comm
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Resources

Resources
Loans and Discounts, -s66, 381. .63
Loans and Real Estate, ,....,,.,-..,...6. 733. so
Overdrafts, ..,..,. ,..,...1, 768. 80
Real Estate, 700. 90
Bank Building, ......-.., 200. 90
Furniture and Fixtures, s,-,.-.,..,2, 600. 90
Expense Account, ,465. %
Other Bonds and Warrants, 500. 80
Cash and Sight Exchange, ,139. .8s2. 68
Total. $225, $50. 79
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-19
Nonnronressive People.

A commercial club, a business
mems association or whatever it may
be called, that is useful in furthering
the interests of any city or town is a
highly useful organization. The field
for work is unlimited. It's extent is
only limited to the power Of the mem
bers to act and accomplish. One of
the chief aims of all such associations
should be to advance the varied in
terests of the towns in which they are
started. Sometimes these organiza-
tions fail in their purpose because
they are not started rightly. Some
person who has nothing to do but col
lect rent, pay his money for supplies
to some mail order house, and collect
interest from the bank, or the ones
whose property is mortgaged to him
Is made the president, or given place
on the executive board. What is the
result? The club goes under. Its use
fulness has been destroyed even be
fore it's organization. The only sue
cessful clubs are the ones that are
under the control of the live busi
ness men Of the towns, who have
made their money by their business
connections and who depend upon the
growth of the town for their continued
success. Keep the knocker out of the
commercial club. He is sure to bt
a disturbing factor. His place in tht
club affords him a place to furthe
his own selfish interests, which il
ninety-nine cases out of the hundred Il
in keeping back every enterprise tina
will possibly increase his taxes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-19
SENATE DEMANDS
Full Details Concerning All Deals in
Treasurer's Office.

Columbus, O.-While the house of
representatives was refusing TO grant
further poSer or life to the special
committee appointed to investigate the
state treasury, a similar special com
mittee of the senate was extracting
some material that further reflected
upon the almost unbelievable condi-
tions of affairs in the accounting sys-
TEN of that department.
The said committee is directed to
investigate and report to the senate
as to the method employed by the bu-
reau of inspection of public offices and
the cost Of same to the state and the
local authorities of the state, as well
as why such bureau has not been ap-
pled. as required by law, to the state
officers. and said committee is further
directed to examine into all matters
allowances. remissions and valuations
and the method employed in making
the same by the state boards haVin2
charge the remission Of taxes, the
assessments of railways, banks, inter
urban companies, express, Telegraph
and telephone companies, and report
its findings to the senate.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-19

One of the latest gratis to gather In
the farmers is the cooperative store
game. The field for this work is pro-
life; the west has had prosperity that
has filled the pockets of many farm
ers. and it has made them greedy for
more, and easy victims for the man
who has a scheme that promises a
field for investment and the saving Of
more dollars. The cooperative store
is a plan that takes, and everywhere
a success has been made of co-opera-
tive elevator or similar enterprise
that may be in the farmers line the
promoter of the cooperative store gets
busy. If only little stock is sub
scribed for, all the same, as it gives
the promoter and his hackers a better
swing, and the jobbing houses that
are behind the movement will have
things their own way. The big rake
off is in the supplying Of goods at from
ten to fifteen per cent. more than the
legitimate dealer would be required
to pay, and selling at a smaller per
centage Of profit. The salary Of the
manager and the clerks takes up the
big share of the profits" but as Iona
as a showing of earnings can be made
the scheme succeeds, and the regular
stores find business dull. Dozens o.
stores Of this class have failed with
IN the past few years.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-19
Copyright, by Joseph b. BOwles.)

Ever tell you how l cleaned up one
of those scientific fishermen" said
Jud Bates, as we dried our lines out
over the grass by hanging them from
the branches of the soft naples in the
front yard of the Twin Lakes hotel.
NO" was my answer, how did you
turn the tables on him? Did you out
luck him or put charge of dynamite
in the creek?"
Il just brought my boy-hood knowl-
edge into play says Jud, Il turned
the trick like 1 used to at the old
gravel-hole."
How was it, now that you've got
started. JUDI" says l.
Well" said Jud, "it was this way.
was just breaking into the fishing
game. Somehow, had got bitten with
the idea of having my picture taken
holding up one end Of a big string
of fish, with an expression on my face
as if was about half-ashamed OF be-
ing such fish hog, and half proud OF
getting such a whale of catch.
bought me a lot of tackle, and l had
a regular fish bug go along with me
TO help pick it out. Now there's moth
ing cheap about a real tisherman's
outfit, and it swallowed up my saving:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-19
THE OLD HITcHlNG POST.
It May Be Useful, but Is UnsightIy and
Generally Town Nuisance.

That good old hitching post! What
a familiar object to all of us who had
the good fortune to be reared near a
country town. Still while tender
memories hang around the old post,
there is much about it at times worthy
Of condemnation. There is nothing
that makes a main street Of a small
town look so shabby and thoroughly
countrified and back-woodsh as q row
Of rickety old hitching posts on each
side of the street. Constant trampinG
and paving near them makes holes in
the ground, unsightly mud-holes in
damp weather and ill-smelling and Of
fensive III numerous respects. 1t may
appear bit of enterprise on the part
Of the merchant to erect a number of
| posts in front of his store, but does he
| gain business by it? How often do
you see Farmer ShortcrOp drive in, tie
| his team to the post in front of Smith S
store and go over to Green's to do his
trading? AS long as hitching posts are
allowed to occupy places in front of
stores on main streets it will be i'm
possible to keep the streets in the
neat and good condition that they
should be in. Far better to have or
some unoccupied street within easy
reach of the business sections posts
where the farmers can hitch theil
teams. Every town which has the
power to control it's own affairs should
make regulations that will keep Tho
hitching post from "ornamenting" tho
main streets.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-19
PRICES OF COMMODITIES.
Labor Should Reap Its Reward" ls
the Key-Note Of Commerce.

The matter of prices and profit is
always interesting, not alone to retail
ers of merchandise, but to consumers
as we'll There has been nothing that
has been so troublesome to every class
as the matter of prices. 1t is all easy,
there is no great problem to solve,
and it all rests in the little phrase,
labor should reap its reward Cost
is an all important thing in every
product There is the raw material
tie expense of putting the manufac-
tured article in mercantile form. 1t
matters not what tie product is, it
is the expense of preparing it for the
consumer, the price of the raw mate
rial, cCst of manufacture and distribu-
ton that counts. Allowance must be
made for an equitable compensation to
| all having a part in the production OF
any article of commerce. We hear
of cut prices, of cheapness in this or
that staple, but when il is given con
sideratiCn, where is the cheapncss
| Every article has or should have a
| standard value. There is no good
reason why the worker in the shor
should not have fair and equitable
compensation for his labor. The man
ufacturer who has thousands of cap
ital invested should have interest anC
Eay for his time; the man who place:
the product in the HANDS Of tha Ea
taller is entitled to pay according Il
his ability as a salesman, and tht
retailer should have equitable inter
! est on the capital he has invested ant
compensation for his time and labor
Here you have all in nutshell. Tit
elimination of the middleman de
strOys one of the established customs
and industries. When any article o
commerce is placed on the market a
a lower price than cost Of manufac
ture and the expense of placing it be
fore the consumer, somebody is tn
loser. Here is food for reflection, an
it behooves the merchants and col
sumers to think the matter over
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-19

well, he's getting 'em just the
same" says Clara.
Look out there with the net" says
Oconomowoc, as he steers bass
alongside, easy now" and then !
heard Clara say. "Oh. he got away"
And then Mr.. Oconomowoc begins
to roast her for her awkwardness and
she gets huffy and says she won't
handle the net any more, and he says
THAT fellow'll hear every word we
say" ard she says, Il don't care If he
does, you started it,"
And all this time it's just biff
splash, and snake EN- out with yours
truly. The little ones l throw back,
and the big ones go on the string,
and during this time-you know how
clearly voices sound over the water
l can hear this Mrs. Oconomowoc
shooting it into hubby"
se'Why, I'll wager he's got hundred
fish by this time says she, as the tail
of a three pound bass comes over the
side of my boat"
"'Yes,' says he, and he'd be drum
med out Of fishing camp If he
caught fish that way up in the woods.
"'You don't seem to be out of the
woods yourself retorts Clara, with
this stingy little four bass and one
pike she says.
We'll they're all caught in sports
manlike manner returns Mr.. Ocono
mowoc
THAT must be a great relief tc
them says Clara.
"'Clara,' says Mr.. Oconomowoc
I'm sorry brought you out this morn
ing. What's the matter with you any
way?"
Horace says the lady, you ough
never to have been fisherman; you
re too passionate.
"'There you CO. says he, and ID
me, if there don't go that bass I'd /;
got if you had been there with tn
landing net"
"'Mr. Wellington says the lady
I'll not be sworn at; row me to tn
hotel this instant"
And SO they rowed in, and the mis-
lifted in a few minutes, and followe
after them"
had fixed my tackle all right bt
fore l ups with my anchor, and
knew that no one at the hotel woul
know of my crimes If Horace didn'
blow the gaff. But reckon his wifi
STAYED that off, for was 1T for tina
trip But when the guests were asl
ing me questions and congratulatin
me at the table, Horace was as sulk
: as a bear with a sore head. Clar'
, however, gave me q real friendl!
beautiful smile"
HE was real mutt that Horace
but Clara-she was an Out-and-oU
] thoroughbred"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-19
Live Towns vs.. Dead Ones.

A country town may be country
town, but there is distinction. There
is the live town and the dead one.
The live town is filled with progress
sive people, the other kind with the
tabled "moss-backS." In the live
town will be found clean and well
paved streets, tidy business places,
fine sidewalks, ample shade, well con-
Quoted schools, prosperous church or
ganizations, an adequate fire depart
ment and all the conveniences that
goes to make up thriving modern
town. The stores will represent the
enterprise of their owners. The show
windows will be clean and we'll ar
ranged. The appearance of the bust'
ness places of a town is indicative
of the life of the place. The exterior
of the stores is attractive and the
interiors stocked with goods well dis.
played.
In the dead town the opposite ia
found. The streets are in bad con
dition, mud holes here and there, there
is a dearth of sidewalks, sanitary con
ditions are poor, and the business
places bespeak the dullness of the
place. Intelligent people give theil
patronage to towns where there il
life and Ictivity Such towns are mag
nets that draw the maximum Of sup
port from the country surrounding
The dead town is negative thing
People turn away from it as the!
would from a plague. But towns are
what people make them, and there
is even hope for Sle towns that arr
almost dead if it is only possible tt
liven up the business men of the plac'
to the activity that means success.
If your town is not the progressive
place it should be, you can do won
ders for it if you will only right,
work. Stir up your fellow citizens
Organize for a campaign of improve
ment. Let the people of the surround
ing country know that you are alive
Let the merchants make the prope
effort to secure trade, and with tn
coming of this trade will begin
new era for the town.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-19
What He Was After.

Andrew Carnegie is fond of quot
ing the witty remark made by an old
friend of his in Pittsburg, who for
some time held the record for fast
horses, but was one day beaten in a
brush by young man. The old gen
tleman disappeared for some time. He
had gone to Kentucky to get horse
that would reestablish his supremacy.
He was being shown over a stud, and
had already gone past long string of
horses with their records on the stall
and the victories they had won. Then
he was taken through a long line OF
young horses with their pedigrees
from which the dealer was proving
what they were going to do when they
got on the track. The old gentleman
wiping his forehead-for it was hot
day-suddenly turned to the dealer
and said: Look here, stranger
you've shown me have beens,' anC
you've let me see your 'going-to-be's,
but what l am here for is an fser.'"