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VOLUME XXVI.
HAYS, ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS, JUNE 20, 1908.
NUMBER. 32.
This paper will contain a full page article on the National Republican Convention written by William Allen White, next week.
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Severe Hail and Wind Storm.
. The Saline valley in the northern
part of this county and the southern
part of Rooks was visited with one of
the hardest storms the vicinity ever
had on Tuesday evening. Four, five
and six inches of rain fell in different
parts and the Saline was on a rampage.
Hiram Joy's cellar was filled and the
water stood nearly to the floor of the
house. Lee Shelton of that neighbor
hood was in town Wednesday and says
that the storm was accompanied by a
small tornado which did considerable
damage in certain parts. One man's
house and sheds were carried away,
Howard Baker's new barn was lifted
off its foundation aud many others
suffered small losses. Much wheat and
corn was washed out.
Eastern Star Social.
The members of the Eastern Star
and Masonic Orders held a very enjoy
able social last Saturday evening in
their hall. The principal entertain
mene of the evening consisted of a cake
walk at 10c a walk. A small boy with
a shooting cane was blindfolded in the
center of a large circle of couples who
marched round and round. Two flags
were carried by the couples, each car
rying the flag one quarter turn around
the circle. After .several minutes of
marching to the tune of-J. H. Ward's
violin and Mrs. Wiest at the piano, the
small boy in the center shot off the
cane. Each of the two couples holding
a flag at the firing of the signal were
awarded cakes, furnished by the mem
bers of the Star. Some of the ladies
were very fortunate in securing sever
al cakes ancT others walked in vain.
After the cake' walks ice cream and
cake was served in the banquet room
and each cake winner was compelled tq
donate half of her prize fo the refresh
ment fund. The affair proved a source
of both, profit and enjoyment to the
large number- who" were present;
Will Have a Big Harvest.
"Within ten days of the biggest
wheat harvest Ellis county has ever
had" is the way E. F. Madden, presi
dent of the First National Bank and
one of ' the .oldest residents of Hays,
puts it. "Unless rust appears in the
wheat or something unforeseen hap
pens the farmers of this vicinity will
begin cutting n a week or ten days.
Wages will be reasonable but not ex
cessive: $2 to $3 and board, depending
on the experience and ability of the
hand, will constitute the day's wages
in the harvest field this year."
Men are flocking in on all trains, put
there will not be nearly enough to sat
isfy the demand the latter part of next
week. Many of the laborers who are
now here are not apt. to be "stayers"
when it comes down to business and
more experienced hands will be needed.
Lecture at the Normal.
Supt. L. D. Harvey of the Stout
Manual Training School, Menonimee,
Wisconsin, will deliver an address at
the Normal gymnasium Friday even
ing June 26, The lecture is free. The
public is cordially invited.
Annual School Meeting.
The annual school meeting this year
comes on Thursday July 16. Remem
ber the date and be present.
SATISFACTION
It has always been our endeavor and always will
be our endeavor to so conduct our store in every part
of it, that each and every customer who comes here to
trade will experience nothing but the utmost satisfac
tion. Satisfaction in the way our service is conducted.
Satisfaction in the courtesy extended.
Satisfaction in the quality and style of goods.
If there is one thing above another that we exert
ourselves over it is to secure from the manufacturers
only such goods as we know will give our customers
absolute satisfaction.
It is on such lines, as theseon the one motto of
absolute satisfaction in every deal that we solicit business.
Cousins are Married on Same Day.
Miss Clara Magrane of Chicago and
her cousin and Miss Alice Glennon of
Plainville were both married at their
respective homes on Tuesday of this
week. Miss Magrane is now the bride
of Fred Haffamier, one of Hays pro
minent young business men. Mi3s
Glennon was married to Mr. Gustav
Husson a young man who has been em
ployed at Plainville the last couple
years.
It is thought that Mr. and Mrs.
Haffamier went through Hays on No.
101 Friday morningon a few weeks'
honeymoon in the west. They will re
turn to Hays soon and begin" house
keeping. Fred has purchased the G.
A. Lester property in the north end of
town.
Both Mrs. Haffamier and Mrs. Hus
son are well-known in Hays and have
many friends who are glad to hear of
their good fortune.
The New Mill.
Work on the new mill' of the Hays
Mill and Elevator Company is progress
ing nicely. The concrete foundations
will be laid next week. The capacity
of this mill is to be the same as the old
mill 1000 bbls. per day; the storage
capacity is to be much greater, how
ever. The new mill is to be completed a id
ready for operation by November first.
The company is not incorporated as
yet so nothing can be said at this time
regarding the organization.
The erection of the mill means much
to Hays City and more to the farmers
of the county, and will be more appre
ciated as "the loss of the Yost mill by
fire last September was keenly felt.
Mr. Yost promises us a more extend
ed write-up at an early date.
The Dream.
.1 .went to roost and my head was
sore, and my heart was full of pain;
for upon the roof I could hear the roar
of the wet and clammy rain; by day
and night it had pounded down, as the
weather, men avouch,, and. -the waves
were deep in the seasick town, so I took
myself a- grouch. And I fell asleep and
I dreamed ofdrouthr the drouth of a
lohggone3ayr'when the hot" winds
came from the grilling south and roast
ed the crops away; when the trees
were bare and the grass was brown,
and drab was the dusty plain; and the
folk of the country and the town pray
ed God that he send the rain. And
when I woke, and the rain still fell,
the rain of a sodden June, I cheerily
chirped, "All things are well," and
whistled a joyful tune. -Walt Mason in
the Emporia Gazette.
Making Cement at Yocemento.
The first of the week, the first ce
ment was ground out at Yocemento.
This makes the innovation of a new in
dustry in western Kansas, and one
which is destined, we believe, to con
tribute in a marked degree to her ag
gregate wealth. Orders for cement
are coming in rapidly and several thou
sand barrels of tne finished product are
now ready for shipment, but owing to
the congested conditions of freight
traffic, little can be shipped out at
present not until we have dry weather
any way. One hundred and twenty
five men are on the pay roll and more
are to be added when the plant gets to
running smoothly.
TSe Normal Picnic.
The students of the summer school
are here primarily for business and are
: working hard but thi3 does not prevent
them from appreciating and taking ad
vantage of any opportunity for having
a good time. Such an opportunity pre
sented itself Monday evening when the
faculty arranged for a picnic for the
students at Mr. Picken's residency on
the hill. According to announcement
and request, all assembled at the gym
nasium at seven o'clock to march over
in a body. Imagine the surprise of
the students when a line of automo
biles steamed up and it was announced
for the first time that all would be
taken a ride. Several trips were nec
essary to convey the crowd to Mr.
Picken's but all succeeded in getting
over before the rain except a few
members of the faculty who, in their
anxiety to get all the students cared
for, waited for the last load. The rain
put the autos out of commission before
the "last load" got off so the said
members of the faculty were left strand
ed at the gym with no other consola
tion than two small calces and the con
sciousness of duty well done.
The people at Mr. Picken's enjoyed
themselves with games until about ten
o'clock when they were conveyed back
to town by hacks from the livery barn.
Messers. Schwaller, Yost, Oshant
and Dr. Catudal, who so kindly fur
nished autos, have the sincere thanks
of the faculty and students of the sum
mer school. Such courtesies as this
makes the students feel kindly toward
the town, brightens their school days
and make3 them want to come back.
It is good advertising and will help
swell our attendance.
New Line To Yellowstone Park.
Tourist may now go right to the "edge
of the Park via this new and scenic
line.
Only by a trip to Yellowstone can
the tourist comprehend its endless va
riety and stupendous grandeur.
Very low round-trip rates to this re
sort in effect this summer via the Un
ion Pacific and its connections.
For. information' regarding the new
line to "Yellowstone, inquire of "
A. W. Noble, Agent.
An Interesting Letter.
The following letter appears in the
Hill City, Graham county,. Reveille last
week :
Hays City, June 3, 1908.
Dear Editor: I am here taking special
work in the Model Rural School, one
department of the Western State Nor
mal School This is the only model
school of its kind in the state and show s
all the workings and equipment of a
country school, with all classes from
the chart through the graduating class
of the common schools.
This department with thirty pupils
under one teacher is in session in the
old barricks on the Fort Hays Reser
vation and as you may see has historic
associations.
The pupils in addition to the common
branches are studying agriculture and
have a vegetable and flower garden
nearby.
This Model Rural School is one of the
most helpful, practical features of the
Normal and every teacher of the Nor
mal and every teacher of country
schools will find much that will help
them on to success in their line of teach
ing. I find many Graham county students
both in the county institute, now in
session here, and in the State Normal.
A member of the faculty said to me
that the Graham county students are
among our most -earnest workers. -
The Western .State Normal School
is doing good work and the state made
no mistake in establishing this splendid
institute of learning for the benefit of
teachers in the short grass region. Its
many friends hope soon to see it an in
dependent school where its students
may complete the course without the
addled expense of a finishing term at
Emporia.
With best wishes for the educational
and financial interests of our own county,-
I am very sincerely yours,
Mrs. L. J. Wilson.
Header for Sale
A Hodge Header in good condition
and new elevator, also two barges for
sale cheap. - See or aaaress . 32-1 tx
C. W. Dickinson, Hays, Kansas.
Yearlings JLost
Two weeks ago two strong, red year
ling calves strayed from our herd north
of town. Branded U on left hip, holes
in each ear. Reward for information.
D. BJXX-&IAN. 23-1 tx
Institute Notes.
Enrollment has reached eighty-five.
The young men of the city as well as
tbe young ladies find it nece?sary to be
on good terms with the reporters.
A few of the members of the insti
tute and others (?) enjoyed a social
dance at the hall Tuesday evening.
Mr. Christiansen took six o'clock
dipner at Joslin's Tuesday.
Miss Anngel Carl visited at Dorrance
over Sunday.
A number of the Institute attended
the county commencement exercises
Monday.
. We went a-fishing Saturday. Al
though it i3 early in the season the
mosquitoes are well developed.
Mr. Kisser has invested in a lovely
millinery creation. He had it on ex
hibitions Saturday.
Evidently Mr. Light does not read
the papers. He "hadn't ought to"
neglect this
Mr. and Mrs. Ford and Mr. and Mrs.
Light spent Sunday at the Johnson
ranch.
Miss Humphries is taking special
lessons in German.
The ball game between the K. S. N.
and the Institute resulted in a score of
8 to 6 in f aver of the former. It was
a good game in spite of the fact that
the players were thoroughly drenched
by the shower that fell during the
afternoon. .
Jttr. Whisnant should keep in mind
the old adaga, "never judge a man by
the coat that he wears."
Mr. Reed had a number of pretty
girls of the institute to deliver Wednes
day. We have not yet learned the par
ticulars. Teachers of Ellis county met at two
o'clock Wednesday afternoon June 17
in the High School building at Hays
and elected officers for the ensuing
year. Mr. John Brumitt was elected
president, Valentine Weigel vice-president,
Liona Jantzen secretary. It was
decided, that four meetings should be
held during the year. The place of
these meetings was left to the program
committee which - will be announced
later. " ' ; . '' '
The following have been visitors dur
ing the week: Messers. Benj. Crocker
and V. E. Daniels, Misses Lura Moore,
Eva Kell and Mary McCarthy, Mrs.
Beatrice Kirkman and Mrs. B. E. Ford
of Ellis.
Was it an elopement? The popular
society favorite of the institute, Ann-
gel Carl, went down the road Saturday
presumably to Dorrance. Her friends
discovered that Mr. Jack Miller had
taken the same train. Time alone will
tell.
Resolutions of Thanks.
At the close of this, the thirty-first
annual session of the Ellis county Nor
mal Institute the fourth and last under
the able management of the present
superintendent, Wm. Grabbe, it seems
well that some expression of apprecia
tion should come from the teachers of
the county.
Therefore be it resolved that we, the
teachers of Ellis county and members
of the present institute, extend our
sincere thanks to Supt. Grabbe for the
earnest work he has done for the bet
terment of the schools of the county,
for the strong sympathy he has always
shown, to the earnest teacher and for
the effort he has put forth to make
this the most successful and most pro
fitable of all the institutes so far held
in the county.
To conductor B. E. Ford, we wish
also to extend our thanks for the able
manner in which he has made this our
largest institute, the most systematic
intensely practical and has secured the
best possible results.
We appreciate the thorough work
done by instructors L. R. Light and
Louis Christiansen ana tnanK inem ior
it. - -
We thank Principal Picken of the
W. K. S. N. for the freedom of the
school library and the Normal privi
leges. V. A. Weigel, chairman.
M. A. Ramsey, secretary. ;
Dr. Catudal has ordered a new auto
of the runabout style. The doctor be
lieves this kind to be better suited for
his work than the car he purchased a
short time ago.
- Mrs. Adkins is preparing to build a
pretty "bungalow" cottage on their
lots in the southeast part of our city
and the proposals for bids will probab
ly appear in our next issue.
t A meetingof the farmer stockholders
of the Farmers' Elevator Co. was held
in the City Hall on Weduesday. Not
enough farmers were present to take
any action so nothing will be done by
the farmers this year.
Don't -Sweat Keep Cool
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Call and see my
Hot Weather Suitings.
Coat and Pants to order from $13.00 up.
VERY SPECIAL
Single Coat made of Drap D'ete, only -Single
Coat made of Sicilian, only - -
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PHONE NO. 90
Summer School Motes
Principal Picken is making a tour of
the institutes in the counties south of
Ellis.
Clayton and Gertrude Bice have good
positions in the Plainville schools next
year.
The lectures and experiments in na
ture study and elementary agriculture,
which are conducted by Mr. Kent and
Mr. Pelham at the general hour aroused
much interest. The students volunteer
readily to perform the experiment and
seem determined to get the greatest
possible good out of the work. No
part of the summer school work is of
more value than this.
Good things continue to come to the
summer school. Next week the Tur
ner Art exhibit will be here to remain
for some time. The exhibit will be
open to the public.
During the auto excursion for the
Normal Monday evening; Fred Schwal
ler was so unfortunate as to break a
a oortion of the gearing of his machine
putting him and his auto out of. the
game." T Perhaps" the presence of such
a bunch of lively school ma'ams fius
trated him a little.
County examinations will be given at
the Normal Friday and Saturday of
this week.
The interest in the ball game be
tween the Iustitute and the Normal
Monday afternoon may be judged by
the fact that the teams continued to
play through a hard shower of - rain.
Some of the rooters were also game
and stayed to the end.
About sixty are enrolled and in at
tendance at the Normal.
A rain of seven inches on the Saline
was reported Wednesday night.
The fourth promises to be as "calm
and peaceful" as usual in Hays.
A number of the young people held a
dance in the G. A. R. Hall Tuesday
evening.
Murray .Wallace and Ben Crocker
went to work at the Experiment Sta
tion Monday morning.
Henry Hoff of north Victoria starts
in a couple weeks for a trip to Switzer
land to vieit his sister.
County Institute closed Thursday.
B. E. Ford reports this year's institute
one of the most successful he ever con
ducted. In the district court this week the
school land cases of Frank Stout ver
sus D. Bellman and against Kinder
knick were dismissed, Stout withdraw
ing the suits without trial.
C. H. Metcalf, mayor of Girard, 111.,
was visiting in our city this week. He
has a J.60 acre farm north of Yocemen
to, near Jas. F. Burke's. He was here
last twenty-three years ago.
Jos. G. Beatty was in town Monday.
Mr. Beatty has taken out a homestead
in Rush county and says he is doing
well. He reports the wheat and com
over south as "par excellence."
A. B. Cross, the new landlord at. the
hotel in Yocemento, has received his
appointment as postmaster. Mr. Cross
says things would boom in the way of
new buildings there, if they" could get
lumber in.
Chas. St. Clair Matthews formerly a
Baptist minister of this city is again in
tremble, according to the Journal. On
Wednesday evening he was found drunk
on the streets of that city. He was
tried in the police court Thursday morn
ing and fined $5 and costs, and, as he
did not have the money, he is now rest
ing peacefully and soberly in the Saiina
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THE HAYS TAILOR
Additional Locals
C. W. Miller was sick la3t week and
did not go to the national convention
at Chicago, as he had planned.
Alfred Havemann has completed the
school census for this year and finds
525 children in this district of school
age, some increase over last year.
Peaches, apricots, tomatoes, cherries
and other fresh fruit was received by
our merchants from the west thig
week. No eastern shipments came in.
The Lutheran C. E. Society took
charge of the Red Cross soda fountain
Wednesday and despite the inclement
weather, cleared over $20 on the sale
of ice cream and soda water.
A small tornado tore things up gen
erally at Carl Weilarts, twelve mile
north east of here Monday night. One
freak of the storm was to tear the
spokes out of a wagon wheel.
The rural mail carriers have had their
share of trouble owing to the recent
heavy rains. The high water in the
Saline made it impossible for., mail to
reach Turkville on several occasions.
Lin Yost received repairs for his
auto Thursday morning. Their ma
chine has been out of commission for
several days. The past three weeks of
rainy weather has been hard on autos
all around.
Hays republicans can well feel proud
of the number of its citizens that went
to Chicago to see their great National
Convention. Eight hundred miles is
quite a distance for one to go to see
big politics.
I. M. Yost and A. E. Isaacson are in
Los Angeles, Calif., in the interests of
the U. S. Portland Cement Co. The
company expects to place orders for
large quantities of cemnt in several of
the coast cities.
Miss Josephine Andreas will not
teach in the 'public schools this year.
In company with her brother she left
last week for Collyer where she will
visit for several months with her sis
ter, Mrs. Harvey.
Now is the time of year to have your
Spring and Summer Clothes Cleaned
and Pressed. The Hays Laundry has
done this work for years at reasonable
price. Phone 62 and we will call and
deliver promptly. - "
Mary and Joe Ryan reached Frank
fort last week after quite a delay ow
ing to the flood condition and write
that the reports sent out from there
which appeared in the daily papers as
greatly exaggerated.
John McCarthy returned home Tues
day morning from Virginia where he
has been working with a surveying
gang. John1 says Kansas looks good
to him and that he will remain here
the rest of the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Beach left Tues
day morning for Golden, Colo. They
will be gone several months, thieir trip
extending to Washington where they
will visit with Mr. and Mrs. Gail Beach;
Mr. Gail Beach, formerly of Hays being
a nephew of E. .S. Beach. ."-
A severe storm visited Russell June
10, unroofing houses, demolishing awn
ings, blowing over wind mills and ser
iously , injuring the telephone system.
There have been storms all around
Hays but thus far this vicinity has es
caped damage to ny great extent. ,"-
The delay in freight traffic owing to
the floods, . have caused- much incon
venience to the people here who have
freight on the road. The Essex -Club
will be foreed, to postpone their open
ing banquet and dance as their furni
ture will not arrive in time for . tha
date' set.- '
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