The Best Drink.
When the south winds mence to blowin
An the days is long and hot ;
An you sweat n sweat n swelter '
But help it you can not.
Just listen for a moment
And let me make it clear:
There's nothing that'll cool you
Like a good, cold glass of lemonade!
IVe tried your koka-kolas
An your root-beer and your pop.
Your cocktails too IVe guzzled,
Oh, IVe sampled all the lot ;
But for genuine satisfaction
There aint no drink, I fear
That comes up to the standard
Of a good, cold glass of lemonade!
Oh -My! PtZM
Local Dribblings.
The Essex Club held a dance in their
now hall Saturday evening.
Chas. Dickerson left last Sunday for
his home near Garden City.
Contractor Warren Baker lias finish
ed hi? repair work at the schoolhouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Start spent a
few days with Mrs. Starts parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Mulroy.
John Saunders has secured a job in
Yocemento and left here to commence
work Thursday morning.
"Local showers" the past week have
given us all that could be desired in the
way of pleasant weather.
Excuse us from these expert pen
men; they can write beautifully, but
it's awfully hard to read.
Five threshing outfits of one make
alone, have been unloaded at this sta
tion in the last two months.
The time to cut weeds is just about
now before they seed out and polute
the ground for future perpetuation.
The implement men are getting in
large shipments of machinery these
days. Still another sign of prosperity.
John Brumitt has excavated the cel
lar for Jas. Behan's new residence.
Work will commence next week on the
foundation.
Mrs. Anne Scott of Kansas City ar
rived Wednesday evening and is visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Philip.
The Early residence on Gospel Hill is
rapidly nearing completion. This will
make a pretty home and is one of the
best locations in the city.
Harrison Kingsley of Smokey Hill
spent Sunday in Hays. Harrison says
that wheat cut in the south west part
of the county was good.
Miss Anna and Master Lawrence Gal
lagher of Denver, niece and nephew of
Mrs. J. B. Basgall are here to visit rel
atives during the summer. -
L. C. Saunders and W. J. Moriarity
of St. Mary's have opened an office in
the Stainer building and are engaged
in writing old line life insurance.
Several t)f the small boys around town
may be seen attached to the stem-ends
of cob pipes. This is not only tough on
their youthful constitutions, but it is a
poor advertisement for the town.
With threshing started in nearly
every locality and wheat bringing from
74 to 78 cents, we can soon look for
long processions of wagons filing into
town filled with the golden grain.
Frank Reed and family of McCrack
en visited at the Mulroy home this week.
Mr. Reed contemplates moving to Hays
in order to send his children to the Nor
mal; he was formerly county superin
tendent of Rooks county.
Traveling men claim that the wheat
crop in Ellis county is the best in the
western part of the etate; however
they say that the corn is looking fine in
the north and west parts, especially in
the vicinity of Norton.
Reports made by grain authorities in
Hays to Kansas City firms estimate
the wheat, yield, here, at 20 bushels to
the acre and give the conditions qC the
corn, at present, at 100 per cent. What
about this for a grand showing?
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Matthew, II. L.
Kent, J. S. Bird and Chas. Treadway
leave this Friday evening for Chicago
where the professors expect to enter
Chicago University for special work.
It is a six weeks term and they will be
able to take advantage of afi the term's
work and rcfeira ia time Hv the onen-
Soda Water of Quality at Haiik-
NESS 28-tf
Wheat has been hovering around 80
cents most of the week.
Many'country people remained in town
Saturday to take in the carnival.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Palmer leave short
ly for a month's visit in Altoona, Pa.
Mrs. Jonah Nulton has retorned from
a visit to her daughters in Manhattan.
The Brundage Fisher Amusement
Company is holding forth in Ellis this
week.
John Levick and family have moved
to Neenah, Wisconsin, where they will
make their home in the future.
The Lloyd's of London are insuring
against Bryan's election; they are
charging a rate of ten per cent.
The U. S. Portland Cement Company
has commenced work on the dozen new
cottages to be erected in Yocemento.
One sign of prosperity was five wag
ons loaded with lumber going down
South Main street Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Alice Freese visited Wakeeney
Wednesday to attend a party given
by Mr. and Mrs. I. Purcell of that city.
Miss Margaret Foster leaves within
a few day for an extended visit with
friends and relatives near Ft. Wayne,
Ind.
Miss Julia Stone, teacher of the
Model District School, is expected back
from her vacation trip the first of next
week.
John Westbrook is taking many or
ders for nursury stock. People are
getting in their orders unusually early
this year.
Hays is getting to be a town of pret
ty lawns. Living here, we scarcely no
tice it, but strangers do. and comment
upon it.
"The Real Agatha" robs us of much
local news space in our paper, but this
good story is probably more generally
appreciated than would local gossip.
Millard Kirkman and his men labored
most of Saturday night hauling the
Brundage Fishers Amusement com
pany's baggage to the cars.
Mr. R. B. Thomas has again taken
possession of the meat market lately
owned by Louis Johnson. His son Roy
will conduct the business for him
If you can assist our "force" by phon
ing in any little items of interest that
you know, we would appreciate-it very
much, especially during these hot, dull
days.
The Misses Replogle of Ohio, nieces
of B. F. Replogle, left for their home
on Monday, returning by way of La
Crosse and Anthony where they will
visit relatives.
Chat Picken has secured a good job
in connection with the Government rec
lamation service in Pot Holes, Calif. He
writes that it reaches 120 degrees in
the shade there in the afternoon.
Work on C. A. Shively's new cot
tage on Normal avenue is progressing
nicely. W. A. Baker is the contractor.
The plans show that it will be one of
the neatest and prettiest homes in our
city.
Paul Pfannistiel has made a complete
canvas of . the county and believes he
will receive the democratic nomination
for Register of Deeds. Should he be
successful the county will surely have
an obliging official, a good penman and
a steady young, man.
Mr. and Mrs. Palmberg of Zurich vis
ited Hays friends a few days this week.
They were highly pleased with the many
attractions in and about our little town
and when they retire from their charm
ing, rural home, which by the way is
one of the finest farm homes in Rooks
County, tbejr will, , we hope take cp
tbeir residence in Cays.
It's Good.
You'll never
know the real
goodness of Iced Tea
until you make it of
Lee Orange Blossom.
Underthis brandyou
can have your choice
of Black or Green Teas.
Quarter-pound Package 15 cents
Half-pound " 25c ents
ONE OF THE
Pure Food
Products
SOLD BY ALL GROCERS
(Save the Coupons.)
J fu
E. A. Flood was down from Ellis on
Friday on business.
Prin; Wm. Picken was marketing the
wheat grown on Normal land the latter
part of the week.
A number of the young people of Rus
sell came up last Saturday evening to
take in the carnival
Bishop Henry Potter, the noted Epis
copalian prelate, died m New York
July 22 at 74 years of age.
Miss Daisy Wolfe went to Ellis
Thursday evening where she will visit
a few days with Mrs. Frank Philips.
Miss Bessie Latigan has returned
home from Salt Lake City, Utah,
where she has been the past two years.
"The Real Agatha" crowds out local
news from page three, so we are com
pelled to run the same on the first and
last pages.
Mr. George Philip Sr. and daughter
Mrs. Anne Scott of Kansas City will
leave, shortly, for a pleasure trip to
the mountains.
State Supt. of Public Instruction E.
T. Fairchild is sending out a Bulletin
of Information regarding the consolid
ation of Rural Schools.
M. P. Dinges will remain in the em
ploy of I. M. Yost for a number of
months attending to his collections and
out-standing accounts.
We have noticed quite a number of
fishing parties returning home in the
evening lately, but careful observation
failed to disclose any fish.
The to wn has been fairly flooded with
political literature the past three
weeks. Long's managers seem to be
sending out the bulk of the reading
matter.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Picken entertain
a number of the members of the Nor
mal board of regents tomorrow (Satur
day) at dinner. Mrs. C. C. Brosius
serves the meal.
The President's yacht, the Mayflower
collided with a freighter the other night
and Teddy's life was again in peril.
He sure has a lucky star, that man.
Twice within a fortnight now, that he
has had narrow escapes.
Farmers didn't complain of the heat
this harvest as in former years; with
the exception of three or four days.
the weather wa3all that could be asked,
a special brand ordered for harvest pur
poses couldn't have been better.
Every young man owes it to his
mother or sister to insure his life, lay
ing away a little sum each month for
their benefit. Clel Samuelson of Ellis,
formerly of this city, who died lately
had his life insured for $1000 in the
A. O. U. W. aid his mother has already
received the money to help her in her
old age.
It is reported that Miss Josephine
Andreas has sold her beautiful home in
this city to a western party who is com
ing here for school advantages. : ) We
understand Miss Andreas will make her
future home, near Quinter, Kansas.
Miss Andreas has taught in the Hays
public schools for a number of years ,
and her many friends will regret her i
departure from us. j
Barney Bra tt of Russell was in town
Friday.
Old papers lor sale at this office 5c
per package.
H. L. Pestana made a business trip
to Russell Thursday.
Al Robinson had city water put in
his livery barn this week.
Mascha brothers of Buckeye township
purchased a new threshing outfit this
week.
Mrs. John O'Keefeof ElPaso, Texas,
is here looking after her property and
visiting friends.
Mrs Rowlison and daughter Miss
Minnie leave the last of next week for
a month's visit in Nebraska.
The infant son of Peter Staab, Jr.
died Wednesday and was buried from
the Catholic church on Thursday.
Mrs. A. D. Colliver went to Russell
Thursday morning for a short visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Rockefeller.
Misse3 Mary and Georgia Virmond
returned Thursday morning from Law
rence where they have been taking
work in the state university.
W. E. Connelly who formerly attend
ed Normal has secured the principal
ship of the second ward school in Sa
lina. Mr. Connelly taught the Bunker
Hill school last year.
Anna and Leo Gassman of St. Marys
are here- visiting their brother N. P.
Gassmam. Miss Lizzie Gassman, who
formerly set type in this office, went on
to Denver, where she will make an ex
tended visit with relations.
Heavy rains the past week have done
wonders for the corn in the north and
east portions of the county. The farm
ers in these, sections confidentialy ex
pect to harvest one of the largest corn
crops ever known in the county.
Will Ryan is home from Herman,
Penn., where he has been studying for
several years preparatory to entering
the priesthood. Two more years of
work will be required at the College in
Victoria before he can be ordained.
S. T. Deleplain of Salina has been in
town for the past two weeks. Mr.
Deleplain was one of the first Probate
Judges of Rush Co. and although he is
above the average age he enjoys the
best of health and is still one of the
boys.
Miss Katy Keiner is the new "hello"
girl at central. Miss Katy .Basgall will
also commence answering phone calls
the first of the month. Miss Roenn
feldt has taken up the duties of central
at Russell while Miss Hattie Thomas is
taking a vacation.
Don't talkto usof impractical school
teachers. Two of our Normal profes
sors, and they are not connected with
the agricultural department either, sold
in the neighborhood of $50.00 worth of
potatoes raised on some vacant lots in
our city, a couple of weeks ago.
H. J: Penney has a force of men en
gaged in putting a telephone line from
Howard Baker's east to the Bemis,
Hall, Shutts and Haddock farms.
Farmers in all parts of ' the county are
wanting phone lines and Mr. Penney
says it will require several months to
put in the lines and phones already
promised.
C. W. Dickinson and daughter, Miss
Sephia, left Tuesday morning for South
ington, Connecticut, the boyhood home
of Mr. Dickinson. A trip down the Hud
son and a visit to New York City will
be included before Mr. Dickinson re
turns home. Later Miss Sophia con
templates entering a conservatory of
music in Chicago.'
Lutheran Ghurch.
C. F. Wiest. Pastor.
10:00 a. m. Sunday School.
11:00 a. m. Public Worship. Subject:
"Summer Lessons. ' '
7:00 p. m. C. E. Prayer Meeting.
Topic: Home Mission Schoolhouses.
8:00 p. m. Union Service. Rev. A. E
Goodman will preach.
8:00 p. m. Wednesday. Prayer Meet
ing.
You are cordially invited to these ser
vices.
Me w Meat Marke t'
I have opened up the Johnson Butch
er shop on north Main street and will
sell you the best of meets at the lowest
prices. See or phone me. 37-tf
Roy. Thomas.
Jersey Uow for Sale.
I have a fine Jersey cow, fresh in a
couple of weeks, for sale cheap. See
me at Schleyer's. 37-ltx
Martin Stromier.
Have your printing done at the Free
Press office.
H. W. OSHANT, -
ABSTRACTOR.
Bonded in sum of $5000. : . Real Estate, Insurance and Loans.
N. . p Deeds, Mortgages, and other legal
OtQ.lji 1 11 DIIC papers promptly executed. :: ::
' HAYS K-ANSAS
Official Statement of the Financial Condition of the
Citizens' 'State M&sik,
Hays City, Kansas.
at the close of business on the 15th day of July 1908.
Resources
Loans and Dicounts $101,552.38
Bonds and Warrants ...2,876. 00
Furniture and Fixtures 2,000.00
Real Estate 9,225.00
Expenses 2,960.17
Overdrafts 1,896,33
Cash and sight exchange.. 124.273.33
Total ...$244,783.21
Liabilities
Capital stock paid in , 20,000.00
Surplus and. profits.. . 21,451.16
Deposits 203,332.05
Total $244, 7S3J21
State of Kansas, County of Ellis, Ss. I, J. H. Ward. President of said bank,
do solemnly swear that the above statement is true : that said bank has no lia
bilities and is not indorser on any note or obligation, other than shown on the
above statement, to the best of my knowledge and belief. So help me God.
J. H. Ward, President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of July 1908.
Cha3. W. Miller, Jr., Notary Public. My Com. Exp. 2-7-1912.
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