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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15
Sad Tragedy Near PIainviIIe.

From the Times:- Wednesday eve
ming John Jones' barn south of town
caught fire in some manner and burned
to the ground and his oldest son who
slept in the loft burned to death. For
the past year or so it has been his GUS
tom to sleep in the large loft thinking
his health was better. He went out to
the barn Is or 20 minutes after 9. Fif-
teen or twenty minutes later the barn
was discovered to be on fire by his folks.
The fire appeared to start in the loft.
There was no hay where he had his bed,
near where the fire started, and but
lead of green hay in the north end.
The barn doors were open and his fa-
ther rushed in calling for him and came
near being burned to death in the
search. Only chance remark by his
younger son that he might be in the hay
rack saved him.
Will Fischer, w. B. Sanders and Cliff
Wilson were the first arrivals besides
the family. The body was found few
feet from the doorway near the stair
way.
A great clot of blood was found under
him. There appeared to be wound in
his breast, made by bullet or knife.
Rumor gives it that shots were heard
fired. One just before the fire. The
other apparently caused by explosion
by heat, of shell in magazine of shot
gun kept at barn. The magazine was
found blown away.
Two silver dollars were found partly
melted where his pockets had been.
He had had his trousers on and his
shoes off when he met his death. He
was barefooted as he and his father
had just taken bath in the tank be-
fore retiring. 1t looks as if he was
fouly dealt with as he started up the
stairway.
The coroners jury was in session all
the afternoon adjourning during the
funeral at four o'clock. They will re-
sumo their session later. 1t is not
known yet what their finding will be.
The property loss was about $4,000 by
the fire. Two buggies and two wagons
were included with the barn. All live
stock had been turned in the pasture.
Later: The coroners' jury returned
verdict that the victim had come to
his death by gunshot wound from un-
known hands.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15

Auto Rules of 1905.

The following is the code agreed up
on for the season of 1908 by the farm
ers Anti-Auto Protective Society,
which has just held its annual conven-
tion in the different states:
On disco yering an approaching team,
the automobilist must stop offside and
cover his machine with a tarpaulin
painted to initiate the scenery.
The speed limit on country roads this
year will be secret, and the penalty for
violation will be $40 for every mile the
offender is caught going in excess of 1t.
In case an automobile makes team
run away, then the penalty will be $50
for the first mile, 500 for the second,
5000 for the third mile that the team
runs, in addition to the usual charges.
On approaching a corner where he
cannot command view of the road a.
head, the automobilist must stop not
less than 100 yards from the turn, toot
his horn, ring bell, fire revolver,
halloo, and send up three bombs at in
tervals of five minutes.
Automobiles must be seasonably
painted-that is, so they will merge
with the assemble and not be startling.
They must be green in spring. golden in
summer, red in autumn and white in
winter.
Autos running on the country roads
at night must send red rocket every
mile and wait 10 minutes for the road
to clear. They may then proceed,
carefully blowing horns and shooting
Roman candles.
In case an auto comes up behind and
wants to pass, the farmer will feign
deafness until the autoist calls him a
hard name.
All members of the society will give
up Sunday to chasing autos, shooting,
shouting at them, making arrests and
otherwise discouraging country touring
on that day.
In case a horse will not pass an auto,
notwithstanding the scenic tarpaulin,
the autoist will take the machine apart
as rapidly as possible and conceal it in
the grass.
In case an auto approaches a farm
er's house when the roads are dusty, it
will slow down to one mile an hour and
the chauffeur will lay the dust in front
of the house with hand sprinkler work
ed over the dashboard. d.-Ex.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15
Girl Struck by Train.

Those who were at the depot last
Friday evening on the arrival of train
number 103 witnessed a sad accident.
Those who were going to board the
train came out of the depot as the train
whistled the station and Miss Florence
Edwards went too near the track. The
engineer saw her but almost at the
same insnant that he pulled the whistle,
it seemed, the girl was struck and
thrown about fifteen feet She was
carried into the depot% DR.. Loutzen-
hiser attended Miss Edwards and for
several days feared internal injuries.
However it is now thought she is out
of danger. Her back and arm were
badly bruised and she was considerably
shaken up. She had intended going to
Denver for an extended visit with hel
father.
On account of the narrow platform
at the depot one needs to be extremely
careful as the train comes in. The
people of Hays will have cause to bear
this well in mind from now on. 1t il
only strange that there has not beer
more accidents and Miss Edwards wa:
fortunate in escaping with her life.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15

Miss Gertrude Ward returned from
st. Joseph, Mo. Sunday evening.
E. F. Madden returned this week
from a months tour in the west.
B. P Bratt spent Friday in Russell.
He reports the sale of piano there.
Mrs. Robt EIden of Ellis spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank McLain.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nj. Kelly of Ellis
came down to see their numerous Hays
friends on Wednesday.
The Salina Music Co. sold a World
wide-favorite" Hamilton piano to Miss
Abbie Westbrook this week
Charles B. Austin ha secured a
homestead in the Smokey Hill valley
adjoining his brother-in-law Joseph
Beatty.
Mrs. H. J. Penney and children and
Mrs. j. F. Jordan are spending the
month of August at Glenwood Springs,
Colorado.
Mulroy Bros, who assumed control
of the Windsor Hotel last week, report
big business. This gives Hays City
two first-class hotels.
Harry FELTON, started up the street.
sprinkler this week and the business
streets have been hardened so that
there is practically no dust at all up
town.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15

Mrs. C. A. Shively aud Miss Lucy
Snyder entertained the Kansas Univer-
sity students at the home of the former
on Monday evening. The Crock chalk,
Jay hawk, K. u" was audible all over
the south part of the town.
Demonstrations of The Great Majes-
tic Ranges. During the first week of
September we will serve coffee and
biscuits baked brown on top and bottom
in three minutes in The Great Majestic
Range Geo. Philip & Son. 40-2t
Judge Ruppenthal in Luray Herald
John Schlyer, the old 69er of Hays,
passed thru Russell, Sunday on his re-
turn from two months sojourn at Buff
falo, N. Y, his old home. .One gets
a touch of the old world at times in
Ellis county in the little country vii
lagos. The scene so familiar in Millet's
Angelus, with but slight variation is re-
peated evenings. have stood in the
midst of big crowd exuberant with en-
thusiasm over politics, sport, a we'd
ding, or all of these, and "when they
heard the Angelus from convent towers
as if better world conversed with
ours" every hat went off, every heaC
bowed, every tongue was silent for {
minute.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15
Rsport of toe Man Order scouts.

Three of the keenest business heads
in = employ of a big mail order con-
Ger. have been out in this Western
corr.ry recently, spying out the land,
visiting the small towns, investigating
bus ness conditions and the effects of
IT, panic, and getting line on the
situation for the use of their employers
The summary of their detailed report
was this:
'"That the panic and the reaction
have not affected the small cities in the
agricultural districts at all.
''That the greatest optimism regard
ing the future is prevailing in all these
small towns.
''That there have been almost no bus
mess failures.
''That the country banks never be-
fore had as much cash as at present
''That great building activities are
going on everywhere.
''That the local dealers Influenced by
the gloomy reports of city papers are
carrying little stock, but began to or
der new goods on larger scale as soon
as they had ascertained that the new
crops will be good"
Acting upon this advice, the mail or
der concerns will make their usual red
hot campaign for the big fall business
in Kansas and other states.
When the farmers have good crops
and plenty of money, the mail order
house prospers. 1t ought to be time
of equal prosperity for the local mer-
chants, and would be if the local men
went after the business in the same
vigorous way.
The mail order houses get their busi-
ness by advertising. They not only
send out costly and attractive cata-
logue, but The magazines are full of
mail order advertising. Meantime the
local merchant thinks he is straining
himself if he uses double column
six" every week in the local newspaper.
If the local merchants expect to get
their share of the big fall business
which the mail order houses are pre-
pairing to come out here and get, they
will find it necessary to get busy. =
Merchants Journal.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15

Geo. K. Helder was the recipient of
fine large basket of apples and peaches
from his home at Manhattan this week.
Meals at ali hours. We have not gone
out of the hardware business but during
the first week of September we will
serve meals at all hours. Every body
welcome. Geo. Philip & Son. 4O-2t
Cyrus Click now carries his right arm
in a sling, the result of a dislocated
shoulder. On Sunday Mr.. Click was
clerking in Kings Pharmacy and in
reaching for some small bottles he fail
ed to notice the open celIar-way. AS
he fell he caught at the door and his
arm was wrenched out of place. DR..
Loutzenhiser reset the bone and Dad"
is now recovering rapidly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15
Yocenrento Notes.
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
than two years old can boast of an
electric light system.
The new dam is about completed. A
large force of men were at work the
first of the week filling in. This is the
best of the temporary dams yet put
in and backs up sufficient water for all
the needs of the plant.
Yocemento is getting quite metropol-
itan with new station and telegrapher.
The men now enjoy swimming in the
''ole swimmin' hole' around the bend.
The bed of the creek IS gravel and
about six feet deep at this point.
The mill was partially shut down the
first of the week. Work commenced
again on Tuesday.
1. M. Yost, President of the Cement
Company was in town last Sunday.
A finely finished oak desk has been
added to the general Office equipment.
This desk was formerly the property of
the Nat. Bank of Commerce at Kansas
City. Cashier Art Isaacson doesn' t be-
lieve in hoodoos however and is might
Iy pleased with the new addition.
His many friends land that's all Yo-
cementoD are rejoicing at the return
of W. B. Boerma. Mr.. Boerma is one
of the most popular ''bosses" among
the men who has ever worked here and
now that he has taken charge of the
work, confidence is supreme in every
quarter as his ability is too well known
to admit of any question of doubt.
Watson Zeigler was in town Monday
Glenn Unrein is being crowded out
his business has grown so the past few
months that he is already planning the
erection of larger and better equipped
store building.
The U. S. Portland Company insured
a number of their cottages last week.
The store room is to receive some
needed repair work this week.
Yocemento has the ''makins" OF
good ball team. Casper Middlekauff
our popular chemist, is the principal
fan and he promises to organize team
next spring that will be world beater.
Doc evidently hasn't heard of the Nor
NAL yet!
Have you been to Yocemento lately?
Our town is improving right along and
thers is always something doing here,
too. A trip thru the mill is worth while
no matter how busy you are and if you
visit US you will not regret the time you
spend here. Come to YOcementoi
Although large addition has just
been built to the hotel, room is still
scarce and its always puzzle how to
accommodate newcomers.
The "400'' of the burg tx. u. people
of courseD entertained their friends at
dance held in the Essex club rooms
in Hays last Tuesday evening. Those
who attended report one grand, glori-
Gus time.
Several cars are now being loaded
with cement and will be shipped within
few days.
A large number of town lots have
| been sold of late.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15

Mrs. Fred Huttie and baby returned
Saturday evening from visit to her
parents.
John Troth is in the west part of the
state this week in the interest of the
A. o. U. w.
Hugh BraIy came up the first of the
week from Kansas City here he is
now employed.
Look for the brand on canned goods
and see that what you use bears the
Lee Trade Mark. 38-tf
Mrs. Kinney of Ellis, and two sons,
spent Sunday here with her daughter,
Mrs Nicholas Schlyer.
Naturalization papers were issued
this week by the District Court to Chas.
Austin, formerly of Canada
Miss Vara Waters and Mr.. George B.
Koch of Kansas City are guests at the
]. H. Ward home this week. Mr.. Koch
is nephew of Mr.. Ward.
The Baptist church Aid Society meets
with Mrs. V. Marshall on Thursday
August 20. Supper will be served at
five O'Clock. Everybody invited.
VIM. Flickenger of Morrill,, Kansas
was here last Saturday and bought a
/ farm southwest of the reservation.
He was accompanied by Mr.. McQuarry
''Shall Hays City enlarge and extend
the waterworks system" This is the
question which will be decided by the
voters of the city at the bond election
next Friday.
I ne Yocemento boys entertained
about twenty couples at social dance
in the Essex Hall Tuesday night.
Punch and waters were served through
out the evening.
Mrs. Lizzie Byers of Quinter spent a
few days here last week, visiting her
sister, Mrs. Clarence Funk. Her
father, Henry Schechster, and her two
children accompanied her.
The electric light company at Els
worth has started day current for
the benefit of their patrons who use Ell
Esectric fans, irons and power. This is
sjust the added touch that Hays needs
to make it metropolitan.
The Salina Music Co. reports selling
Bush and Lang piano to Stanton Fres.
hour, Starr piano to Mrs. Beatrice
Kirkman, Ellington piano 10 Miss Mag
gle Cave and Monarch Organ to Johr
Frank.
Biscuits baked in three minutes
Come in and let US show you how tc
bake biscuits in three minutes in The
Great Majestic Range during the dem
onstration from August 81 TO Septem-
. Der 5. Coffee and biscuits served at al
hours to everybody
Geo. Philip & Son. 40-2t
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15
Lutheran Church.
C. F. WEST, Paste

~ - -UAGoA' dSCOI-
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO a. m. Public Worship. Subject:
Vacation Rest
700 p. m. C. E. Prayer Meeting.
Topic: lessons from the Sea-
No evening service on account of Un-
ion Services.
800 p. m. Wednesday Prayer Meet
ing and Teachers Meeting. Subject
"David and Jonathan
You are cordially invited to these ser
vices.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-15
Union Services.

The Union service viii be held in the
Methodist Church on Sunday at p m.
Rev. Brown will preach.
The Washington times., 1908-02-27
Let Us Redeem the Primaries.

The people of the District of Co
Iumbia viii shortly exercise their
one right of self assertion-the
election of delegates to the national
conventions of the two great par
ties It is their only political priv
ilege. 1t is the one responsibility
they are allowed to meet with bal
lot. And unless all recent prece-
dent is corrected it viii be an I'M
holy spectacle of Jim Grow voting
in the one instance, and hardly
anybody at all voting in the other.
Everyone knows the stories Of
these primaries.
Reputable white men, who have
enlisted in the hope of lifting the
standard of the Republican selec-
ton. have told in public how they
have stood from sunrise 20 sunset
without receiving a ballot from a
single white. One year not long
ago, 1t was charged with convincing
circumstance that certain negro
The Washington times., 1908-02-27
FEEDS HER Pets,
SITS DOWN TO DIE
cluseWorth $4,000 Lived
Alone With Parrot
and Hen.

NEW YORK, FelE evidently real
izlng that she could not live many days
longer. Mrs. Johanna StelteT. more than
eirbfy wears old. who lived in apart
rnenrs on the second floor at 1s2 Stage
street. Williamsburg, prepared for death
sunday by obtaining sufficient food 10
keep alive her pet parrot and white
hen. Then she sat down IN a chair and
cIed-supp0sedIy a natural death.
Mrs. steiter's way OF living had been
d mystery to the ueigEbOrs. They real
lied she must be we'll 10 do, and after
her body was found a search Of her
room disclosed bank books showing dc
Uosits OF more than $1,000 10 her credit
in the Williamsburg Trust Company
Her only companions in life had been
her parrot and white hen. These she
kent in her apartments When neigh
bors did not see her they became alarm
ed and another tenant in the house
told Captain McCauley, Of the Stagg
street police station, he believed she
was dead. The door 20 her apartments
was forced by Policeman Seigel and
She was found Nfeless IN "a chair A
physicIan from ST. GATHERINGS Hospital
said she must have been dead since
On the back OF q chair in the Kitchen
fbe psrrot looked on as the policeman
went through the rooms. The little
white hen was found in the parrot $
Gaze I'm a rear room In various places
throughout her rooms Mrs. Steiter had
placed dishes of food, enough 10 keep
fhpw alive for a month. on an old
fashioned piano in the parlOr the police
found more than a pound OF CRACKERS.
So reticent was the aged woman In
regard 10 her life that during the four
Years she had lived as a recluse In the
StaEg street house no one had been able
10 learn where she had come from Her
room showed evidences of former
wealth. much OF the furniture being OF
old French manufacture.
Mrs Stelter has two nepheWs IN BOs-
ton and a son and a daughter in Kan
Sas City.
The Washington times., 1908-02-27
Miss NethersoIe in Repertoire.

The sale Of seats for Olga Nethersole's
annual engagement at the National The
alter in this city began this morning
The great English actress VIII present
a repertoire of i've plays. three Of which
have never been seen here. She will
be supported by her own company, IN
Guiding Frank Mills. The plays that
she has sele, ted for presentation dur
ing her engagement in this city are as
follows. For Monday and Tuesday even
tugs and the Wednesday matinee me
Awakening" by NJ Paul HervieU. A
double bill viii be presented wednesday
and Thursday evenings. consisting OF
,aThe Enig4na'' and II Pagliacci," both
OF which are entirely new plays. Friday
evening and at the Saturday matinee,
Clyde FitChs dramatiZation OF AlLouse
paudets immortal story OF Sapho
viii be presented. and Saturday even
ing Miss NethersOie's engdg cement Will
close with her performance Of danll--
ton version OF 1IeTimee's old Spanish
tale OF Carmen"
The Washington times., 1908-02-27
WHEN OUR LOVE BEGAN.

The year Is young. but its lineage runs
To the dawn OF the Tar first Gay,
When the sun burst forth and the earth
was flung
on its splendid starlit way.
And so with the love we feel but now
III began in the earlier time,
Ere the souls of men We're garmented
In the flesh Of an earthly CLINE.
Twas there in the morn of the primal
In the world OF the truly real.
our love was bora, our souls were
In union fast and IeaL
We know it not in the Sentlent way
Of the passionate embrace,
For We had no ken OF mortal things
Nor the form OF mortal grace.
With the sweet and feet bewilderment
OF a first beautude
we touched and passed IN the whirlinE
thrOng
OF the spirit multitude.
Then sped our ways in the wilderness
OF a human destiny.
with only the feel of q fain caress
And a mystic memory.
But ever we heard a mating call,
And ever we sang the note
TIL the good God brought us eye 10 eye
And we spoke from threat to throat.
Now nothing matters OF time or place
In q mere mortality,
For the w ain that loved IN tho Soul
estate
Are one for eternity.
Clarence Ousley in Uncle Remus' S
Magazine.
The Washington times., 1908-02-27

Representative Harry Maynard. OF
Virginia, tile Pierpont Morgan OF the
jamestown Exposition, is about 20
perch himself upon the banks that are
kissed into sweet bloom and fragrance
by the gurgling streams Of money.
lie is on the point OF shifting with
his mighty tongue the granite rock OF
Government avarice. He smiles when he
thinks Of how the coin VIII gush forth
from the face OF the rock.
Why Buy Exposition Grounds?
In other words. Mr.. Maynard has ar
ranged 10 have a public hearing to-
morrow morning before the House Com
mittee on Industrial Arts and Exposi-
tions, when he viii set forth why the
Government, already more than $1,000, 0Ot
loser by the big fair, shall pay 81
900. 600 for the buildings and grounds on
which the jamestown Exposition was
held
1t VIII be a great day-for the pro-
meters Of the fair. In the courts ia the
lower part Of Virginia there IS now
pending a freight car full of litigation
which represents the frenZied efforts
Of creditors trying II get the money
The Washington times., 1908-02-27
BILL PASSES,
CARRIES $I5O.OOO
Little Opposition to Measure
Extending East
Boundary.

With little opposition. the GaliinSer
bill TO extend the east boundary Of Rock
Greek Park has been passed by the
Senate. Senator Bailey questioned the
wisdom OF adding more property to the
park, but he was informed by Senator
Carter that the original plan for the
park had included the property under
consideration, and he withdrew his OBJ
lection. The bill provides that the land
between Sixteenth street extended,
northwest: Blagden Mn road, Rock
Greek. Park. and the north line Of the
Shepherd subdivision shall be included
in the park An appropriation OF 900, V11
for the land is made.
The Senate passed q bin allowing 500
TO each Of the eight claimants Tor Jam
ages incurred in the removal OF the olo
Northern Liberty Market.
A bill was introduced by Senator Bur
kett authorizing the Capital traction
Company to extend its lines from
FLORIDA avenue and Seventh street
northwest to Florida avenue and Eighth
street northeast and down ElghJh
street northeast TO Pennsylvania ave
nue. southeast; also from Eighln ahe
= streets northeast 10 i ana second
streets northeast along street ailu
thence 20 the Union station. IHg "a en-
sions a. similar 20 those PROVIDED IGi
In the -eet railway bill passed lately
by the House. al,
Senator Deliver has introduced a Oh
authorizing the United States Commls
si0ner OF Education 10 investigate edu
cational problems. An appropriation o.
$4,000 is carried.
Senator Gore has introduced a Oil q
make William H Creek major on lh'
retired list. He has served IoFty-tAfe'
in nfffrg of the EFEEaAElAA- sen
afoT GaIlnger has introduced a Dill q
give a pension OF 500 a month 70 Mrs
Genevieve Paul HOsley, widow OF Com
mander H II. HOsIey, OF the navy
The Washington times., 1908-02-27
aroddIesD at lie Columbia

'-Toddles," a French farce turned in
TO English by clyde Fitch and coming
TO this country by way OF London. VIII
be presented at the Columbia Theater,
Monday night, by Charles FrOhman.
..Toddles'' viii be played by Gayer Mac
kay. an English comedian, who comes
here heraIded as "a clever actor. In the
cast are sadie Martinez. Jemreys Lewis.
Pauline Frederick, Oswald NOrke.
Arthur Elliott Louis Massen, and
Charles Walcott. "TOddles" had its FRS,
production ia this country at Ford s
Theater. in Baltimore Monday night
and met with d reception that warrants
the belief that it has entered on as sue
cessfuI a tenure OF existence in this
country as II was favored with abroad