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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Commences exercises at the State
Normal esme OF Tbursdav and Mrs.
Cora Lewis. one OF the Regents. de-
fveFed an elegant address, and deIiv-
ereS the diplomas. the first woman in
Kansas ever 70 do 80.
The address was full of telling points
and good sdvice and nicely delivered
and received with hearty Applause.
Her description OF Whist the Board
proposed to do for the Hays Normal
was greeted with rounds If applause.
As Principal PicFen fs &C babvisb in
his personal spite he smut bed the grad
yates, Mrs. Lewis aid the commence
ment performers by not EendinR the
Free Press Commencement cards 90
our lady reportf did not attend 50 can
not give the deserved notices. 1t did
not hurt Freese but the dethrened
Principal got another Ebaek at the
school.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

In the Domestic Art rooms at the
State Normal this week Miss Bessie
Armstrong. the Instructor, gave an
exhibition OF the work which her pu-
pills have done this term. Dresses.
pretty fancy aprons and many other
articles showing nice. needle work,
were on display.
Great credit Is to be given her for
her excellent instruction along this
line OF education. creating within the
girls an inspiration and desire to dc
things for themselves, which is shown
by the fact that many Of the seniors
have made their own clothing fer the
Commencement exercises,
This exhibit wss literally attended
by the ladies. students and even the
men were there to cast admiring glan
ees st the fine needle work shown.
The regents visited it and Mrs Lew
is, in her addreFs, stated anything in
that department. needed would be fur
nished willingly.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Decoration day vas beautiful one
and crowds turred ont, decorations
general end the cemetery graves nice
" decorated. As We go to press the
exercises IN the hall just thFo'
The PlainvilIe pspers speak very
highly of the Commencement address
delivered By Our Prof. Beach In their
city last week.
President Waters Of the State Agri-
cultural cole &c wss in New Hampshire
lest week and the State college there
conferred on him the LID. degree.
The Brunswick hotel was crowded
to overlooking Tuesday night and some
OF the guests bad to been rOomed
elsewhere.
This term ard year of our State
Normal closed on Thursday AND thu
Summer term commences neKt week.
Hrr, A. D. CoIiver Of Ads, Okla.
is he re visiting Mrs. viii Philip.
Mrs. Retta FTeese Ingram has NOV
ed to San Francisco.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Last week the old Hay Press toIf
Won that the BIG g. keard OF Regent
proposed to make tire ARricultUra'
department. Of our State Normal echool
RraDder than ever. It has contirusIIr
told you TIE Governor and Regents
propose to DO ever, thing possible "a
build up the school and they exrec'
the people Of ouV town and the county
and the faculty foehsfp.
In her Commences ment address Bre.
Regent Lewis empbseized what we
have been telling you; told that Ire
new Board proposed tn make the Hays
Normal Bigger ard Better ard vse
heartily sprlsuded. And she demand
ed that all our people put their shout
der 70 The wheel end help push.
Last week at conference Of aame
OF Our citizens with President Hack
Bey OF the Beard. and this week wAer
the Regents esRa here. It was soon
found out the Free Press was right. .
The Bosrd gave It ont cold that thfP
is not private or personal sehooI, but
State school. paid for by the State
for the whole people and that If anv
Of the Fsculty didn't want to help
build it up TO make 1t success; If
their private notions we're create. thar
the States interest to build up the
School they had better resign and hunt
another job right after July 1st; that
while the present faculty have beer
given another year II they 60 not give
satisfaction and help build up the at
'tendsnce and school their resignation
may be asked at any time.
They will send q teacher here who
will build up the Agricultural depart
ment. Thew viii send as big man az
Principal who will do his part to build
up the school.
The old Free Press has agreed to do
it's part to boom the school furnish
the department Of printing and jour
nalisn Free IF charge, teach any Of
students the printing trade free Of
charge and within q month they can
get out 3 little Normal paper the same
IS Prof. Keller does at Emporia, every
week, telling pf the advantages OFFER
ed by the School send to every teach
er tributary to this school, get them
interested in the Hays Normal; and
the ONLY cost Is the little fcE postage,
and paper, not S. for 10 weeks tenn
while IT learns the student 3 trade
that can be used anywhere:
C. ". Miller has agreed to give his
1880 collection Of stuffed sbirds and
animals Il the Regents win fix up
suitable room, other schools have one,
and they WlIl do 80.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Last Sunday morning the G, A. r.
ball was crowded for the Memorial ser
vices, the old Soldiers snd the Sons of
Veterans occupying the front seats.
An excellent quoir spd chorus furnish
ing music, the ministers joining in sbe
exercises and Rev. Hale delivered .
powerful and entertaining address that
was attentively listened to.
Among the Regents here this week
vas Geo E. BUn9er OF Eskri6ge in
PottawOtsmie county srd the Fyee
Press acknowIe dyes 3 pleasant call
from he and Regent Hackney.
Burger Is the democrat who knocked
the peFeiDmons easily In the election
last fall for the Legislature in fight
with Joe DOIleY, the Republican State
chairman.
Paul Osbant and George Andreas
gave circus performance on the INV
Osbant lawn last Saturday ard Mon
day which was a success and pleased
the audience, the gate receipts being
satisfactory. The street psrsde was
watched by crowds, the kids Of the
town acting as a body guard.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

A committee. Dean, DTeiIing and
Ward, were east last week in confer
ence with the Big 3 Regents and
induced them 20 come out here this
week and look the ground over and
see our State institutions.
They came Tuesday snd Principal Pick
en-. altbO' they hsd Riven him sn extra
2 month"; work & $500, be snubbed
them by not running up the school
flag IN welcome and notified the stu
dents Of mo Chapel Wednesday, 50 the
Regents could not talk 70 them. Yet
at the other schools they met and talk
ed to the students end at PittsburR
the papers tell Regent DreiIing made
fine talk. Maybe the Principal was
evenin' up for being dismissed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31
SEWER NOTICE.

To Whom it May Concern:
Section ; of Ordinance No. sos, reads:
sit shall be unlawful for any person or per
sons to connect any pen, gutter, ceSsPOol or
Privy vault, OF rainwater conductors to the
the public sewers of the City of Hays
It has come TO our notice that this section has
been violated. Section 10 Of said ordinance
provides a fine Of not exceeding sToo, or
Imprisonment not exceeding three months,
or both such fine or Imprisonment ''Each
days failure to comply with this ordnance
shall be deemed q separate and distinct Of
tense. w. II. EARLY,
Chairman Of Sewef Committee.
GEo. B. SNYDER,
Il. S. See'y Of Board of Herllh.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31
Fred ROBERTSON WINS

State Senator Fred Robertson Of
Atwood, Of this district, has been nam
ed as U. s. District Attorney for the
State Of Kansas, by President Wilson,
to succeed Harry Bone. Bully.
He could have been nominated snd
elected to Congress easily but he de-
elined, preferring judicial work. and
his friends re jOlce he has been named.
He represented this district for four
years, making everybody his friend
by his straightforward work and he
will do the same in this new position.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

at the meeting of the Odd Fellows
Lodge Tuesday night they elected by
aecIsmstion
Noble Grand C. T. HOlmquist
Vice Coy Thomas
Treasurer 81. W. Chittenden
Representative Hans Jensen.
They balloted for Grand Lodge Off
GERS and Hans Jensen was recommen-
ded as District Dept. Grand Master.
AithO' the hour was late the 1st de-
gree was then conferred.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31
Reffee Of pubTfesdoa.

K0Gfce o. pubEcsT0a.
Department OF the Interior. U Sc Land
Office, Topeka, kansas, April II. 1913
Serial No Oso4S
Notice is hereby given tina. Frank BOf
of Gorham, Kansas p. y who, on
Nav T9, 1910, made Homestead appl-i
cation O2o4S, serial No o2S43 for the
E4SEZ Of section %. township y.
south, range I6 west 9Th pm,
has fled notice OF intention TO make
final year, Act Of June s, 1912, proof.
TO establish claim to the land above
described, before the Hon Clark OF
the District eeurt Of Ellis county, Kan
sas, at Hays Kansas, on the 3Ist dsy
OF bay 1873
Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert Elofz Martin j. Wlndholz
Frank Scheck all of COrham 2 O.,
Kansas rid. Leo j Denning Of Vic
toria Kansas P.o.
GEo. ". FIsHKRs REeIsTER.
% IA 81
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31
The Normal Reeents here

The Normal Regents here
The ''Big 81 EducatioDsl Board of
Kansas arrived Tuesday evening and
met at the depot by many Of our citi-
zens, Mrs. Charlie Reeder taking Mrs
Lewis to her home, Regent Dreiling
taking care Of President Ed Hackney
and editor Freese looking after editor
Gov. Horh OF the Marion Record.
They we're introduced to the crowd,
heartily greeting the Scotch mayor,
Geo. Philip. whom BRYAN told about
Gov. Hoch heartily shook hands With
bis old Republican friends who had
strayed of into Progressive dry pas
ture. They were elated on their visit
with regent DreiIinQ, with our Csrne-
gle Library and the Reservation.
Several around town run out their
flags OF greeting, in the Free Press
window the z pointed penaDt star Of
the Institutions they control:
HAYS State Normal school
Emporia State Normal
Pitesbur0 State Normal
State University, Lawrence
State Agricultural college at Man.
haitian and Evp. station, Hays
School for Bird, Kansss city.
School for Deaf & Dumb. 0lathe.
Four Of the non-reaidsnt members
Of the Board Of Regents Of tn
Normal we're also here and "Wednesday
The visitors were shown the Reserva-
ton. At O'Clock Regent OreiIirR en-
teratired tfem Handsomely at feast
1t the Windsor hotel and 3 rOval time
enjouPd. the only vacant chair was
editor Freese. unavoidabIv absent on
u. s. Lark work. and they voted Re
rent Dreilirg q royal entertainer and
joIIv good fellow. snd in fhe even
ing enjoyed the play at the Normal
Thuradav epjoved Commencement.
While here both boards traDsacte3
the necessary business.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Sunday evening only about 200 at
tended the Gemmeneement sermon al
the Normal, It hsVing been little ad-
vertIsed. no enc from Ellis, few from
Hays and none from Aunjor. HeFzog.
St Peter or other Russian town where
It vas well advertised by the Principal
were here t. hear,
At Commencement it had not been adj
vertised at Ellis 50 nOae came, none
from the German towns. Instead OF
the Principal thoroughly advertising
It, be directed insulted the graduating
class ana tbs speakers by not adver-
tssing only in has Pct way, only another
displsy Of bis unhtHess "a Fun state
school and build it uR.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Many Of our citizens failed to clean
up their alieV ard around their premi-
ses when notified to do so lately. as
required BY the state law and the city
ordinance. The Mayor now gives no
tIce that the people must attend to
1t at once as the ordinance and state
law will be enforced and ir means g
fine and costs and can mean a jail
sentence. So take q plain notice.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

At the Presbyterian church this SIM
day the Sunday school will meet at 10
a m BE mon at IL on the subject
''Easentisl Things, Evening sermon
at 6 on TIE theme ga great Trest-"
Christian FndesvoP meets att pm
with Mr.. BorriFon, David Chitten6eD
and Jacob GroEs 8 leaders. Topic The
Ideal ChF1stian-His Bible study
Deut 6:1--9
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Republican and Progressive Kansas
papers have been crying voefulIy that
the democratic Governor and Big 81
Regents were killing OF the State Ed
ucstional Institutions. and actually
scared some Of cur people here. But
those who talked with the Regents on
their visit here this week were con-
WINGED that our Normal School and our
experiment Station will fare better
Inen ever under this admlnistr alton.
Inc latest ghost was they were to
''stop the IndustriaIist' published at
the Agricultural college,. And now
President Hackney of the Board has
busted that 'butblei By showing that
the paper viii be continued and made
better than ever, but that they had
done away with the department OF
journalism IS there were not snuff
students taking it to pay the state to
hire the Instructor, just as they pro-
pose to do ct every institution If the
Instructor can't get enut' students in
bis class 70 pay the State to msintain.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31
Ell FoxIs DEAD

Word comes that our former residsnt,
Eli Fox, died last week in Los Ange-
les after long ilIners, leaving several
children and many friends as mourn
ers. bis wife died short time ego
and his body waa buried In the Gem
eterY beside her.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31
Methodist services.

Regular services will now be resum-
ed In tire Mefho fist church and tf1is
Sunday Rev. Hale will preach in the
morning on ''Christian Slavery True
Liberty In the evening AZ on
''Your Style'' Sunday school end
EpwoFth BesR1e at usual hour.
The Ladies Cafaterie supper given
last Saturday WIS a pleasing affair
and over $50 enjoyed the feast.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

NOTICE OF PUBEICATION. No. 02qHo
Department of the Interior,
u s. Land Office At Topeka. Kans-
May 13. 1913.
Notice is hereby given that Philip
". King of Turkville Pc. Kansas,
who on APril9O. 1910 made Homestead
Entry No. O2o0s. Serial No. OaoOe
for theW5 Ma end Wa SeH Sect1oa
-. Township II, orfh, Range "a west
9th P. Al has
fled notice of intention TO make final
3 year Iaet of June s. fef94 proof
- establish claim 10
the above described land before the
Hon. Clerk OF the District court of
Ellis county, Kansas ct Hays, -Kansass
on the 2S1h day Of June. 1918
Claimant names ~ w-itBesses:
Mark Hadley- Dsniel Raw
Austin Mendenba Robert Slime
all Of TurkFille P o. Kansas.
GEO. W. FISHER, Register.
m 24-jn zs
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Eye ana Ear SuEaeon
Dig. II. Jay Brown, the Salina eye
and ear specialist viii Be at the Bruins
wick Hotel, Hays, Tuesday, June 10
At Ellis Wednesday, 18th
At Russell, THURSDAY. 18th
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Do YOU want to buy a Horse?
Harvey Penney has a ear load OF ma
tive ierses he is Offering to sell at
very low prices.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31
William j. WOOD. and
Nina A. WOOD. Defendants,
NOTTCE al SAIE

"
Nina A. WOOD. Defendants,
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue Of an order of
sale issued out of the Office of the
Clerk Of the district court of Ellis coun-
~ KANSAS on April 10Th 1918 IN the
shove emitted action, directed 70 me.
ordering me TO advertise and sell &C.
eord1DR to law the followind described
lands and tenements. to-Eit:
The South IS feet and
inches IF Lots 81. IS and S5 IN
block 20 of the original town Of Hays
City, now the city Of Havs, lying and
situate IN the county at Ellis and state
of kansas. viii on Tuesday, the Srd
dav Of June. 1oI5. at the south front
door of the Court house Of said county;
situate IN the city Of Hays, in the conn
" OF Ellis snd state Of kansas. at the
hour OF 10 O'Clock am of said dav, Of
Ter for sale at public arction and sell
70 The highest and best bidder fer cash
in hand. all Of the above described
lands and tenements.
The above described lands and fene-
mentS are taken as the property OF said
defendants. William J. Wood ard Nj
ma A. Wood. and is directed by said
order OF sale TO be sold. and viii be
sold. without aDpreisement, to satisfy
said order of sale.
ANDREW MILLER.
Sheriff Of Ellis county KANSAS
c. NJ. HoLhoUIsT, Atty fer Plaintiff
IN S-9T
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

The Ladies Aid Society Of he Bap-
fist church viz meet next Thursday
at Mira. Frank Atwood's for Dinner.
COnveysness will leave the church at
8 Am sharp,
Uncle Jessie CockreH OF northwest
OF Eliis drove a happy crowd down
here m "Wednesday IN bis auto and
It didn't take Rev. A. 8. Hale hut a
few moments TO pronounce WaiteF
Kes0y Of Ellis snd Miss Jessie Cock
reli - man and wife, Miss Crumb
and the brides brother being atten
dants at the ceremony. The Free
Press tenders congratulations.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31

Buying Cream again
I am again buying Cream at
my store Ia Yocemento. l pay
the highest market price II you
bring me good cream. Come see
me and get nay Price.
CLE EeS1S U1lRELN
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31
STALLION

STALLION
At the Experiment station stands
one of the best bred Percheron horses
IN Kansas
ssBREDEROLE"
owned By the State Agricultural Col
Iege. Terms TeFv reasonable.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1913-05-31
Sherifs' Sale

In the District court Of Ellis coun-
tV- kansas.
Charles D. Frankenberger, Plaintiff
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-30
FORGED MERGER CERTIFICATES
ARE DETECTED IN NEW YORK;
STAR CALLS IN OLD STOCK

Fears widespread
we're New York
OF this
ater information
fact that three They
disclosures North is probable that
h Merger equally really The
Of Merger outside holders Of bogus certificates
Who selling worthless certificates and in
breaking quotations
Early the Of the North
star forgery
agency Details this lacking
and il merely
ton with any Il
an operator mentioned the private dis
patches AS @st@ p
call IN the entire old issue and replace
the ficate with a design and color
The discovery North stock being ccu
lated freely in The
mining Francisco Cal It feared that
the counerters their attention to the Other
heavily capitalized
general confusion
financial the bogus certificates genuine
In order purchasers of the share
e directors decided call all outsand
that will be different in colo
and design officers the also sen
the following telegram New York curb association:
Not directors has decided tina
owing to the probability fraudulent North Star certificates ben
circulation genuine viii transferred like demon
nations free of charge up September l."
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-30
HIGH GRADE GOLD
IN ANTELOPE VALLEY
RENO MAN HEARS OF REMARK.
ABLE ASSAYS NEAR TOPAZ
OVER THE BORDER.

News of a strike of high grade
gold ore near the Neyada-C California
line at Topaz came in letter to G.
w. Davies of Reno from E. w. Dav-
les and Dell Livingston. who open
ed up three inch streak on the
surface giving remarkable values,
says the Reno Journal.
The letter states that shaft Is
projected to reach a depth of fifty
feet in the hope Of again picking up
the rich shoot. The vein matter be
tween the walls, as followed dowT
wide and gives assays from $40 e
SIS. From a depth Of fifty feet !
is intended to drift on the ledge i
an effort to pick up the shoot.
The location is described as beini
in Antelope valley near Topaz, an
3S miles from Minden, Douglas cour
ty. This would bring it into tn
headwaters of the west Walker,
territory that produced some ric
mines in the past and which is no
receiving considerable attention
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-30
NEARLY DIE IN
FLOODS PATH
At LOvELOCK
PROMINENT MINING MEN IN MAR
ROW CANYON AS WATER
SWEEPS BY THE.

LOVELOCK, July S0.-Riding for
their lives in the path of a flood
which carried on it's crest trees torn
from the hill sides and boulders loos-
ened from their moorings, a party
of prominent mining men narrowly
escaped death in Cottonwood canyon
near this place Just as they entered
the canyon they saw the fall Of
water bearing down upon them.
Speeding the auto they managed to
reach the opposite side Of the little
valley made by the canyon and hur.
ried ont of danger just as the de
bris whirled past.
shortly afterward another flooc
came whirling down the canyon anc
the men escaped by climbing trees
and clambering onto rocks that were
above the path Of the flood. In th'
oarts we're John Cowan of Salt Lak'
city. H. II. Hunter, Karl Alters AM
Gus Behm of Lovelock.
Two Lovelock automobiles me
with mishap during the flood. Hug
Taylor's car was caught in a wall Q
, water at Golconda. It was burie
J in the mud, only the top showing
} The machine driven by James Hal
} near Granite Point, was turned owe
B a steep bank and badly damaged
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-30
CORAM AWAKES
AFTER A SLEEP
OF TWO YEARS
MEETING or CITY COUNCIL OF
DESERTED SHELTER TOWN
CALLED BY MAYOR.

CORAM, Cal, July 30.-The city
of Coram is to be re-
vived. Though Coram has been dead
for two years, the municipal govern
ment did not die-it only slept and
now that the BalaSlala smeter is tol
start up soon, it has walked up.
Acting Mayor George Grady came
down from Hit, Siskiyou county,
recently and he has called meeting
of the city council to be held in. the
city hall Mayor Grady has been
living in Hit for over year. Prior
to that he was in the hotel business
in Anderson for six months. Though
he has been moving around he has
never laid aside the crown that Cor
am put on him.
The board of city trustees is com
plete barring City Trustee ioen M.
futile, who died two weeks ago
Other trustees are C. w. Barker
John Gotsil and Cy Rolls, M. f
Kenyon is city clerk He is still here
and so is City Treasurer A. G
Green He has something like $4'
in the treasury The money hal
been there ever since the city gov
ernment went TO sleep two years age
The city of Coram owes not cent
The total assessed value Of propert
this year fell short of 10000 Ca
: any city in California beat that reC
ord? Not cent has been spent TO
two years.
The only saloon that has been |
business all that time has not paid
cents license. But at the meeting
be held Saturday the city trustee
will resolve to revive all ordinance
among them one requiring $50
1 quarter from each saloon and WI
appoint city marshal.
Coram is on the map again AZ
the city government still lives.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-30

The recent death OF H. W. Knick-
erboeker. the Methodist-agnostic par
son-miner-trailblazer down in Ala
bama, recalls to mind one of the
most vivid mining camp scenes ever
Witnessed the funeral Of Riley Gran
nan, says the New York Mining Age.
1t took place five years ago in Ne
vada near the summit of Rawhide's
high bleak hills incidentally, il
brings TO memory one of the great
est funeral discourses ever delivered
over the remains of any man.
Thus spake bespectacled old
young man at the Engineers cluf
who as lad followed the early
Tonopah boom, later joined the rusl
to Goldfield. Manhattan and Bullfrog
and finished his Nevada career il
the stampede to Rawhide
In April, 1908, Riley Grammar, in
timately known as a race track pluI
ger. died of pneumonia in Rawhidt
where he was conducting a gaml
ling house. lie was i'll only a fe1
days. and his life went out like tn
snuff of a candle When not eve
post is left to guide the desei
wayfarer to the spot where was wi
messed one of the greatest stampede
in western mining history, posterii
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