Free press., 1908-02-08
Observation-Disclosures
LOCAL NEWS.


Mrs. E. B. Fritts has been quite i'll
the past week.
Louis Hiss has been i'll the past week
and unable to deliver oil. Lou Dyer
has taken his place temporarily.
Henry Oshant went to Topeka again
Tuesday but the legislature adjourned
without any new action being taken.
Mrs J. H. Spratt left Friday morn
ing for Abilene, having received word
that her father, Mr.. Mitchell, is quite
i'll.
Rev. Goodman, the new Baptist min
lister, has purchased the Stacy cottage
on North Oak street and will move in
the first of March.
August Gunther of West Hamilton
section was in town Wednesday on
some legal business. He reports stock
doing fine out there this winter.
'I wouldn't mind hearing fellow
say he could drink beer and leave it
alone when he wanted to-, if he'd only
leave IL dIOHS OIlCS LII a WIiIC' soy 20 .
sagely editor.
The farewell edition of The Yoce-
mento Star which was profusely illus
trated with Yocemento views is receiv-
ing mplimentary notices from the
newspapers all over the state.
Court met on Tuesday and the cases
were called. There were Is divorce
cases, 20 civil suits and 16 criminal
cases to be tried or acted on. We'd
nesday the jury reported for work.
c. M Rand will be here Wednesday,
the 10Th of February to buy horses.
mares and mules. Mr.. Rand is the
Kansas City horse buyer who pays big
money for horses. Bring them in to
Rand. 13-2t
Next Friday is St. Valentines Day
and Mr.. Spratt is well-stocked with
valentines, both comic and pretty ones.
1t is safe to predict that the sale of
the former will somewhat eclipse the
latter.
Don't waste money on valentines.
Send your friends one of the new pos
tai cards of the Normal school showing
the new additions. 1t helps build up
our town and shows progress at our
State Institution.
Among the new subscribers to the
FREE PRESS since our last publication
are: Leonard Wolfe, Lynndyl, Utah;
J. E. Basgall, Bison, Kansas. Those
who advanced their subscription an
other year are JAS. Carter, Fred Solo
mon and DIR. Catudal, all of Hays.
The second case of scarlet fever has
broken out at the Pratt home. The
youngest girl has just recovered from
an attack and now one of the small
boys has broken out. The older chill
dren are keeping house in the building
adjoining the Brunswick Annex.
The pension bill in Congress this year
appropriates $3.50, 1863, 900 for old SOL
der and widow pensions but discontin-
ues all the pension agencies, including
Topeka, and all checks are to be sent
from Washington. This will delay
checks out here about thirty days.
The lecture by Hon. G. E. Gearhardt
at the Normal last Monday evening
was top-notcher. His subject was:
''The Coming Man," and, with the ex-
ception of admitting that the coming
man was a woman, Mr.. Gearhardt
handled his subject like man." He
&c q uaVxy 70;
In the Ellis gambling cases, which
were tried this week at the February
term of court in this city they plead
guilty and were fined $100 and 80 days
in Jail. The liquor sellers got 500 and
80 days in Jail. All paid up with the
costs and permanent injunctions were
then granted against the parties and
the buildings they occupied.
The special session of the legislature
adjourned Tuesday, having passed Pri-
mary Election Law and many private
laws. They failed to pass the Bank
Guaranty Deposit Law for which they
were especially called together by Gov.
Hoch. The House passed three such
bills but the Senate killed two of them,
simply passing a Bank. Insurance Bill,
which the Governor very promptly We
toed.
The Lindsborg News in copying an
article regarding the death of Mrs.
Holm of this city, has this to say of
Victor Holm:
''Victor Holm is a former Lindsborg
boy. son of A. j. Holm who former
ly lived east of town. For the past
few years Mr.. Holm has been making
his home at Hays where he holds a
position in bank. His many Linds-
borg friends sympathize with him in
his bereavement"