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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20
First Count Only Six Days Off
REMEMBER TIE DATE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY rs
Awarded to the Lady Having the Largest Number
of Votes. Ballot Box viii Close at 1880 p. m.

The Zig prize voting contest is at
tracing more attention every day and
the young ladies and their friends are
working with a vim. Why? because
they see and appreciate the spirit of
fairness. We are offering no bonuses,
in other words we are not making it
possible for some one of the contest
ants to come in at the last minute and
get great big bonus for holding their
votes. The rules state clearly the
number of votes you can secure by get
ting subscriptions either new, renewal,
or back, and these votes will not be
changed or added to during the contest.
Everyone has an equal chance, there
fore, bring IN your subscriptions each
day and do not, forget the merchants
coupons.
The ballot box will close promptly at
7:30 p. m. on February 25, at which
time the votes will be counted by the
judges who will award the SO in gold
to the contestant who received the lar
gest number of votes up to the first
count. Remember the SO in gold to be
given to the contestant having the
highest number of votes on February
25 is a special prize. 1t will in no way
effect the standing of the winner of the
contest A few contestants thought
that the winning of the SO would effect
the votes for the piano, it will not. All
votes found in the box on February 25
will be included in the final count which
will decide the winner of the piano and
other prizes.
The following names have been sug-
gested to act as awarding committee
and count the ballots, and if no OBJ
jections are offered they will constitute
the committee:
Rev. A. S. Hale.
Isaac Zeigler.
E. R. Hess.
Get busy and vote for your choice
The contest will be conducted squarely
and no partiality will be shown. Do it
now and help someone reap the benefits
of this liberal offer.
Remember to have your friends save
the merchants coupons.
]. T. Morrison,
Alex E. Kissing,
H. H. Winters,
Frank Havemann,
c. A. Hardness,
J. B. Basgall,
D. H. Early & Sons,
Cox's Racket Store.
The nominations so far follow:
HAYS.
Lizzie LeIker,
Thelda Campbell,
Jessie Gosser,
Katie Sargent, I
Esther Reemsnyder,
Clara -Basgall,
Anna Unrein,
Evangeline Healey,
Agnes Kissing,
Virginia Schoendaller,
X Flora Troth,
Nellie Sites,
Vida Howie,
Clara Richler,
Anna Brungardt,
Elizabeth Chittenden,
Florence Starr
Esther Freshour
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F. N. DREILING & co.

board equipment which cost right close
to S., 200.
All these changes have been made
with money made by the plant.
Gould we have done this if the plant
was not making money?
Seven years ago we had no trouble
getting money at seven per cent and
now we have to pay ten per cent and
pay the interest before we get the
money.
A city can get all the money they
want at five and one-half per cent and
get a premium for their bonds while we
are paying ten per cent and have to
mortgage our lives to get it at that.
With the Municipal Ownership wave
that is sweeping the country we>are
practically forced to sell them, if for
no other reason than to prevent them
putting in plant of their own.
We have to have a profit with money
at ten per cent while the municipal
plants figure interest with money at
five and one-half per cent.
Give US a ten year contract for pump
ing all the city water and a ten year
extension on street light contract and
franchise and here are few of the
things we will agree to do and keep the
plant:
We will put on twenty-four hour
service with a reduction in rates.
We will give the city better street
light contract than they now have.
We will guarantee to give the city
all the water they need provided they
will give US the necessary storage ca
pacity for water so that we can pump
it during the twenty light load hours of
the day.
You will hear this question asked
quite often on the streets of Hays;
Why does the city want to buy
bunch of junk when they could put in
new plant for the same money?
We have one bunch of junk that goes
with the plant and that is the old build
ing. If we had the money to put
good brick building over this plant we
could make good interest on the money
the building would cost in the differ
ence it would make in the price we
would get for the plant.
Anyway we are not setting the price
the city will pay for the plant and we
will take junk prices for the junk.
A lot of people say that we are load
ed up and cannot pull the load much
with the present machinery. The facts
are that we are not loaded to within
fifty per cent of the capacity of the
machines we now have.
This same argument went up when
we put in the ice plant and the wise
ones said we would never pull it. How
ever we did and many day we crowd
ed ten ton ice plant and made fifteen
tons of as good ice as was ever made
anywhere.
Now if any one doubts whether this
plant is making money or not they are
welcome to come to the plant and if We
cannot convince you we will quit the
lob.
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published first time Jan. 80, 1851
Notice Of Final Settlement.

State OF Kansas, Ellis County, IS.
In the Probate Court. of Ellis County,
Kansas.
In the matter OF the estate Of Anton
Goble, Sr., deceased.
To all creditors and other persons
interested in said estate.
You are hereby notified that at the
next regular term of the Probate Court
in and for said County, to begin and held
at the Probate Judges Office IN Hays
City IN said County on the first day OF
Feb. 1915, being the first Monday In
said month of February 1915 and there
after on the BIRD day Of February 1915,
I viii make final settlement Of said
estate. thereby give notice as ordered
by said Court that said claims are set
for hearing In said court on the BIRD
day Of February 1915
Anton Goble, Jr.
Executor of the last viii and testament
OF Anton Goble, ST., deceased.
j9Ow4
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First published Feb. 10, 1851
Sheriff Sale.
No. 6114.


No. 6114.
In the District Court of Ellis County,
Kansas.
The Aetna Building and Loan Associa-
ton, Plaintiff,
Hans P Lund, Joseph Cipra and Anna
Cipra, Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE.
By virtue of an order OF sale issued
out of the District Court in the above
entitled action and to me directed and
delivered, I viii on Tuesday, the 18th
day of March, A. D. 1915 at 10 O'Clock
a m on said day at the south front Of
the Court House In the City of Hays,
Ellis County, Kansas, offer at public
sale and viii sell TO the highest andsbest
bidder for cash in hand, all the follow
ing described real estate, tO-Yit:
Lot nineteen 90 In Block thirty
three 1889 in the Town OF YOce-
mento, lying and situate In the
County of Ellis, State of Kansas.
The above described real estate is
taken as the property of Hans P. Lund
and is directed by said order of sale to
be sold, without appraisement, to salts
fy said order of sale.
Chas. Davis,
Sheriff of Ellis County, Kansas.
Ferry, Doran & Dean,
and c. NJ. Holmquist,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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Baptist Church Notes.

1000 a. m. Bible School
6:45 p. m. B. Y. P. U.
Services at HOO a. m, 2:3O P. m. and
7:30 p. m. Sermons by Rev. J. II
Powell Of Salina. The special meetings
are in progress and viii continue all
next week. Come and bring someone
with you.
c. T. Mckee, Pastor.
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Under the above head will be ad-
vertised anything you wish to sell
or trade. Nothing too small or too
large for this column to handle. A
small per cent will be charged if
sale is made. No charge for adver-
Using.
Hays, all things considered, is the
best town in Kansas west of the sixth
meridian The United States reports
say it is the most healthful spot in her
borders. The state reports show more
bushels of grain shipped from her farms
than any other town. Hays has the
most up-to-date State Normal in the
Union; it has the largest Experimental
Station on the globe; it is city of
churches; the public schools and High
School are planned on the six and six
method" Hays is the city of homes
and culture-a city to live in at reas-
enable cost.
Thirty-fve (35) quarter sections, all
good, rich wheat -unimproved.
This land is miles from the county seat
and miles from another good town
The Santa Fee railroad is the north
line of this tract. VIII be sold on crop
payments. Who wants it? This is a
bargain and within the reach of any
man of energy and push. Sold in tracts
of quarters or half sections.
A 400 acre stock farm in easy reach
of Hays. Running water on farm; 10
acres of timber, also good wells with
wind mills.
Two quarters of land to trade for
Hays City property. One within an
hours ride of Hays-improved and
fenced, good house and barn. The 9th
er a fine quarter all under irrigation.
A good section of land in Cove county;
All fenced. Price $1,000 cash, or will
trade for cattle.
One grain elevator to trade or SELL
VIII trade for good grazing land in
Kansas. This elevator is situated in
one of the best wheat counties in West
ern Kansas on the u. P. railroad, twelve
miles east of Hays City.
One quarter of land in Logan county,
Kansas. Nice level land eight miles
from railroad. Will sell very cheap.
Inquire for price.
One quarter of land in Rush county,
well improved, all fenced and cross
fenced with stone posts, modern house,
two wells with wind mills. Will give
easy terms.
$40 acres 6 miles from town, 8 room
house, good burn, all fenced with stone
posts. 240 acres in cultivation with
spring of running water the year round.
Price, SIG per acre-with terms.
A half section of land six miles north
of Otis, well improved, 260 acres in
wheat, one-third of wheat goes with the
land.
Half section of good pasture land
fifteen miles south of McCracken,
plenty of water. VIII sell awful cheap
and give good terms.
32O acres all level raw land in Colo
RADIO to trade for town propertY.
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Trinity Lutheran Notes.

1000 a. m. Sunday School.
HOO a. N. Public Worship Subject:
"A Wrong Offensive. Special music
by the ladies' quartet.
$50 p. m. Young Peoples Society.
7:3O D. m. Public Worship. Subject:
Christian Baptism"
Everybody is cordially invited to all
these services.
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HAYS, March 9.

Should you or your child have any
thing wrong with the eyes, ears, nose
or throat or need glasses, make q date
with Dr. NJ Jay Brown, Office IN Wat
son Building, Salina, Kansas, or see
him at Brunswick Hotel, March 9Th,
Ellis 10th and Russell 18th.
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Sampson and Ideal windmills at
Nj. HaffamieT & Sons, cheap.
TIE CHURCHES.
Methodist Notes

Sunday morning theme, ''Why We
Love Fighters, and in the evening,
1.-The Universally of Christianity
There was large attentive audience
last Sunday evening, at the Lincoln
Day" service. Many kind words were
spoken of the service.
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For Sale or Rent

Ny residence property In Hays is for
sale, rent or trade. Inquire Of real
estate agents In Hays or write to me
direct with proposition.-Mrs. Geo. P.
Griffith, Box 341, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.
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STRAYED.

A white face two year old steer
strayed from east pasture at Expert
ment Station Information appreciat-
ed. HELDER, Superintendent.
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ELLIS.
Ruth Eppler,
Mildred Hamilton,
Hazel Lofin,
Eunice Ramsey,
Lizzie Whitman,
VICTORIA.
Mary Hillman.
Pauline Arnold,
Katie Kuhan,
Lizzie Sander,
Bertha Reed,
CATHERINE.
Anna Miller,
Agness Staab,
Mary Schmidt.
GORHAM.
Rertha Witt,
Celia Frank.
WALKER.
Lizzie Brown,
Little Giest,
Alice Wassinger,
MUNJOR.
Monica Brull,
Jenie Befort.
PETER.
Lena Roth,
Katie Jacobs,
Lizzie Stegman,
Eva Brugardt.
CODELL.
Meta Hires,
Tressa Person.
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For Sale.
EfssI EeesI EeesI

A two seated carriage, as good as
new. Inquire at Pruitt's Livery barn.
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PERSONAL PROPERTY.

One house 1924, feet high, two
front windows one in the south side
and one in the east side, painted gray.
This building is built to move having
double sides.
House with rooms; three below and
two above. Good well with wind mill,
cement cellar, good barn with room for
eight horses.
A modern home-9 rooms below and
a above, cement porch in front; hot air
heated Would sell carpets and cook
stove-a Majestic, only been used two
weeks. Also one small house on same
lots, rents for So per month; wood and
coal shed, city water, hydrants,
wind mill, blue grass yard, plenty of
shade trees. Viii be sold cheap if taken
soon.
One good residence 216 lots, bath
room, two halls, good cistern, we'll with
pump, good barn.
Half section seven miles southeast
of Ellis, 80 acres IN wheat, balance
good hay land; all can be cultivated,
win sell cheap if taken soon.
Half section, two miles west of Hya-
cinth, one hundred and sixty acres. In
wheat-win sell cheap, terms to suit
purchaser.
Oil Lands.
217 acres In Chectaw Co., Oklahoma,
65 miles east of the Model Oil Pool in
the Red river bottom, timbered land of
which lit acres is under hog wire fence,
25 acres under cultivation. This land
does not overflow and is four miles from
Grant, Oklahoma.
One other tract of forty acres, three
miles from Red river and three miles
from Grant, Oklahoma, well improved,
with hog wire fence surrounding it, good
house and barn. Viii sell cheap. 1t is
practically in the oil fields. Viii sell all
or either track separately.
One fine second hand cupboard in first
class condition: also one fine rocking
chair.
One quarter Of land, one-haf mile
east of the city limits of Hays, Kansas.
Modern nine room house equipped IN
every detail with plenty of good water
and windmill. All fenced and cross
fenced, some fruit trees, good barn and
out-houses One of the best located
homes in Kansas. One mile from the
court house. VIII give terms with the
customary interest.
One frst-class business lot in Hays.
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Patriotic Concert.

On next Monday, Washington birth
day, the Mems Chorus of F. H. n. viii
present Paul Revere's Ride" the
music by Dudley Buck, assisted by Mr..
Lew Wallace, tenor, Mr.. L. D. Woost-
er, bass, and Miss Kathleen Ireland,
accompanist.
The chorus viii be costumed IN the
fashion of the Colonial Period. A mis-
cellaneous program viii precede the
eantata, as follows:
Break, Break, Break Metcaf
Bugle Song -----M etcaf
Recessional- -Dekoven
Mr. L. D. WOOSTER.
Hunting Song Mendelssohn
Ninth Rhapsody
Mr.. WALTER OBEKT.
Oh, for the Breath OF the Moorland
--------.----.-- Whilpley
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Full blood white Plymouth Rock eggs
for setting Price $50 per setting OF
fifteen eggs. Mrs. D. II. Early. -
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Vel cutlets With rIuahrOoms.

Have a slice or two Of outlet cut
thin; cut this out IN even circles and
press with the pOtato-masher til they
are as large as a slice Of an orange;
fry these quickly; have ready chopped
half a can of mushrooms or a quarter
of q pound OF fresh ones, and after
seasoning both these and the outlet
cover the meat with them IN a smooth
even layer Serve very hot, with
creamed potatoes.
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Ex-Gov. Hoch has been re-appointed
by Gov Capper as one of the State
School regents for four years more. He
has been q good friend of the Hays
Normal during the past two years. and
in answer to q letter of GENERALIZATION
from Hays friend, writes; - am
gladder still to have had some little
share in helping to bring success to the
Hays Normal, but I trust the good
work has just begun The school is
assured of q warm friend during his
term, and the whole Board seem TO be
doing everything possible TO make the
Hays Normal what the Free Press has
been seeking for years
Notice, Poultry -BoYs.-White Rocks,
White Wyandotte, Barred Rock eggs
for Matching. Write for prices. Frank
B. Pfeifer, Hays, Kansas, Gail Phone
GA.
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For Sale.

One high grade black Percheron slal-
lion, q months old, weight 145O. First
premium at Russell County Fair.
Frank Wolf,
j3O mi. Route 1, Gorham, Kans.
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1 have opened a Paint Shop at the old
stand on South Fort street. Now is the
time to have your carriages, spring
new ones at the Westbrook Shop. Also
housepainting done
j16m1. Henry WestbroOk.
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Wanted.

Young women TO enter the Charlotte
Swift Hospital, for nurses training
Part of the theoretical work, dietetics,
ETC., given at the Kansas State Agri-
cultural College. Address,
DR.. Belle Little,
Manhattan, Kans.
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IS Vote Coupon

this PRESS Office Hays Kansas within
fifteen from date and will for Twenty-Five Votes No
money required with this coupon
VOTE For Observation-Disclosures
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The FOggy Dew
The Song of Steel Spross
This concert will begin at 7:3O sharp
to permit attendance at the Hays-Mc-
Pherson basket ball game which fol-
lows the concert.
George W. Werth and family of Ellis
county, who were visiting his brother,
Fred Werth, living five miles northeast
of Bazine, were driving their car, Sun
day evening, just after dark, and when
about three miles east of Bazine, had q
head on collision with two horses hitched
to new buggy, and driven by Wesley
Gunner and Fred Matthews, who reside
in that neighborhood. The car was bad
ly smashed, and one horse had two of its
legs broken. The harness and buggy
were utterly wrecked, but the other
horse escaped without serious injury
Miraculously, none Of the occupants of
either vehicle was seriously hurt. As q
result Mr.. Werth was arrested and
brought into Justice H. D. Miners
court, under a charge of violating the
automobile law, by running a car after
dark without proper lights, and the case
was continued unit. February 25, the de-
fendent being placed under $500 bond
for temperance. The defendant
claims that because Of the bad condition
of the roads he was driving slowly, that
this caused his power to run low, and
his lights to become dim. Simultan-
eously with the filing of the above case,
the owners of the horses and buggy
fled suit for 81, 235 damages, the case
to be tried at the April term of the dis
trict caurt. Ness County News.
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Under the above head will be adj
vertised anything you wish to sell
or trade. Nothing too small or too
large for this column to handle. A
small per cent will be charged if
sale is made. No charge for adver-
Using.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20

his COIIOSIt VIII UeSIH aI lou sIIaL p
to permit attendance at the Hays-Mc-
Pherson basket ball game which fol-
lows the concert.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
FIREMEN ADVOCATE / CHANGES IN PROPOSED
 CHARTER AMENDMENTS


 The commissioners and captains of the fire department met in the office of the clerk of the department last night and decided to favor changes in the proposed amendment to the city charter regarding the fire department. The amendment proposes. a pension of $5 per week to the widow of a fire man who is killed or dies from in- jl1ries received in the service as long as she does not marry again. At the joint meeting it was voted to reconn- mend change in this so that the de- pendent family of the fireman may receive the money Many members of the department who are not mar ried support relatives. ffz
 s Another clause in the proposed amendment reads that the commis- sioners shall retire any man who reaches the age of 60 years when he has been 25 years in the department. This was changed so that the man may not be retired unless he himself makes application.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
CASINO IS FILLED
 AT |. Q. OF. DANCE
Merry Gathering Enjoys Dances of Generation Ago As Well
 As Modern Numbers.

The State street Casino was fixed to overfowing last evening with the members of Samuel H. Harris lodge, I. O. o. F., and their friends at the Harris lodge dance. The affair was given under the direction of the Guards association of the lodge and promises to be an annual event in Odd Fellow circles in the future. The fea- lure of the evening was the exhibition drill by the active members of the as sociation. The drill lasted about twen- ty minutes and was composed of many intricate movements which were ex- ecuted with great precision, without any Signals or commands The 1mpe- rial Glee club rendered several selec- tions and received several encores. -s The dance program included many sof the old fashioned dances which were greatly enjoyed by the older peo- pie and when the Virginia reel was called there were many sets composed Of couples who danced together thirty years ago. These dances reversed the usual order of things. Instead of the older folks looking on while the young CT set went through the new dances it was the youngsters who watched their elders give a creditable exposition of the quadrille and reel.
 Those who took part in the drill
 were Wi1bert sanford, P. G., president;
 Harry Wildman, secretary and treas urer: William .Faubel, P. G., captain; John Bailey, Frederick Baker, P. G.;
 James Burlfson, Edward Conger, Thomas Dew, P. G.. William Faubel,
 Daniel Fitz Roy, Gustave 4Gronquist, George Hurd, PC; Louis Knof, liar
 ry Sanford, P. G.; Gustave Tesch,
 George iyVeising,. F. G.; Luther Wild
 man, Edward Worden,s P. G.
 i The other members of the >Nssocia-
 tion are. James Anthony, Herbert
 Booth, P. G.; E. Miller Buckingham
 Clarence CauIkins, P. G.; William
 Jack, P. G.; Harry Jaegers, P. G.:
 Gilbert Knox, P. @;i Mel Larsen. P iG.; Winfield Meyers. F. G.; Waltes
 Reynolds George Steinmetz, George l .Teiman, Frank Wells, P. G.; Dor1 | Whitney, P. G.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
SAFETY MEDAL TO
 NEW YORK CENTRAL
Harrtman Trophy for 1914 Earned By
 All Around Good Work

New York, Feb. 1.-The B. H. liar riman Memorial Gold Medal for the Am erican steam railway making the best record in accident prevention ane industrial hygiene affecting the, public: and it's own personnel during the year ending. June 36,e 1914, has been award ed to the New Y YorI Central Railroad. The award was made to this road foA it's record on the New Y York- CentraI and Hudson River Railroad prior to it's consolidation with the Lake Shore. The medal was offered by Mrs liar rfman to be awarded through the Am merican Museum of Safety.
 The record of the New York Central for the year was considered remark able in many respects. The pro- gressive steps taken in the installation of block signals, improvtd roadped, steel equipment and modern safety de- vices were taken into consideration, as we'll as the actual record of aaccf- dents There has not been a passen- ger killed in a train accident on the road in four years, during which time the number of passengers actually car ried on it's trains equals approximately twice the entire population of the June 30, 1914, as compared with the previous fiscal year there were 102 fewer persons killed a1ld 106 fewer persons injured as a result of the safe ty work on the road
 One of the interesting features o1 the roads record is in the efficiency of ts employees as indicated by surprise tests wherein the employees without previous warning were tested as to their observance of signals set against at grade crossings, speed restrictions etc. Out of 323,092 such tests made in the year in only 3S9 cases were the employees deficient.