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VOLUME XXVI. ' HAYS, ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS, AUGUST 8, 1908. NUMBER 39.
This paper prints neither patent medicine nor mail-order advertisements -a fact worth considering in .selecting a home paper.
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Stubbs, Bristow cud Reeder.
The primary election on Tuesday did
not result in any great surprise to
either party and the nominees were
just about what the party leaders ex
pected. Senator Long put up a very stiff fight
but he was on losing ground and Bris
tow was nominated for United States
Senator by a large majority. The peo
ple of Kansas are tired of Long and no
amount of reading, speaking and quot
ing on his part, could set him right.
Bristow carried three-fourths of the
counties; the exact returns are not in
yet. Bristow is a man of good princi
ples and will be of much service to Kan
sas in the upper house at Washington.
He has made a strenuous campaign on
a platform that is highly favorable to
the voters and in this fact lies the se
cret of his election.
W. .R. Stubbs .won an easy victory
over Cyrus Leland for governor.
Stubbs stands for the new idea in poli
tics while Leland represents the old
school of machine politics. The defeat
of Long and Leland is clearly a victory
for the right side in Kansas politics.
Stubbs, like our present governor, E.
W. Hoch. is a reformer, a man with a
conscience, who will not be turned by
every idle wind. Kansas may look for
another good administration.
The contest between Ham and Reed
er for congressman from the sixth dis
trict was the closest of any of the races
and a bare majority, of 500 votes is es
timated for Reeder. Ellis county was
thought to be a "Ham" county and the
two republican papers were strong for
him but largely through the personal
work of Postmaster H. J. Penney, Mr.
Reeder received a majority of about
100 votes.
The following is the state republican
ticket which will probably be elected in
November:
United States Senator. J. L. Bris
tow, Salina.
Governor, W. R. Stubbs, Lawrence.
Lieutenant-Governor, W. J. Fitzger
ald, Dodge City.
Secretary of State, Charles E. Dent
on, Attica.
Auditor of State, James M. Nation,
Erie.
Treasurer of State, Mark Tully, In
dependence. Attorney-General, Fred S. Jackson,
Eureka.
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Edward T. Fairchild, Ellsworth.
Superintendent of Insurance, Chas.
W. Barnes, Osage City.
State Printer, Thos. A. McNeal,
Topeka.
Railroad Commissioners, George W.
Kanavel, Sedgwick; Frank J. Ryan,
Leavenworth; Charles A. Ryker, Hut
chinson. Justices of Supreme Court, Alfred
W. Benson, Ottawa: Henry F. Mason,
Garden City; Clark A. Smith, Cawker
City.
Congressman Sixth District, William
A. Reeder, Logan.
State Senator 39th District, William
Wells, Hill City.
The combat for the county offices was
not very strong and a number of offices
on the republican ticket were not filled
at all. John Troth and Wm. Hollen
beck ran close for the republican nom
ination as Register of Deeds and Mr.
Hollenbeck secured the majority. Alex
Schuler, Jr. was the choice of the dem
ocrats for this office. The names of J.
Behan for representative, J. T. Bruney
for Co. Treasurer and W. W. Paul for
County Clerk were written in on the
republican ballot and received a major
ity of votes A great many names were
written in but most of them were wide
ly scattered. A. O. Robinson, J. J.
Frank and several others were nomi
nated for two or three different offices.
Quite a number of ballots were thrown
out on account of illegal marking. The
following are the county nominations
in part:
Democrat Republican
Wm. Grabbe Representative J. Behan
W. T. Cox County Clerk W. W. Paul
B. M. Dreiling Treasurer J. T. Bruney
A. Schueler Reg Deeds W. Hollenbeck
J. P. Shutts Co. Atty E. C. Flood
J, B. Gross Prob. Judge David Bobst
Joe Dome Sheriff Geo. Brown
Dr. Catudal Coroner
Anthony Kuhn Supt.
B. Markey Surveyor
W. M. Stanton Dist. Clerk
Jake Brull Com. 2d. Dist. M. E. Dixon
Joe Goetz 3d "
About 346 votes were cast in Big
Creek township and judges and clerks
were kept busy counting the votes un
til Wednesday noon.
Toasts to Women.
- Woman The sweetest creature the
Lord ever made.
Woman The source of help, happi
ness, and. heaven.
Woman She needs no eulogy; she
speak 8 for herself.
Woman A creature "nobly planned,
to warn, to comfort and command." .
Woman Once there was a woman,
sir, and here she is!
Woman The fairest work of the
Great Author; the edition is large, and
no man should be without a copy.
Woman The tyrant we love, the
friend we trust.
Woman God bless her, the queen of
all creation.
State Assessment..
The state assessment for this year
has been received from the State Tax
Commission and will net lower than last
year when it was 7.3 mills levy, while
this year, with the increased valuation
it is reduced to nine-tenths of a mill.
The new valuation is about seven times
greater, but the new property discov
ered by the workings of the new law,
which allows the levy to reduce about
eight times. The county board will
now decide on their levy for county,
school and city purposes on valuation
returned.
Is Enjoying Good Business.
A. M. McKie, Hays City's young and
enterprising tailor, went to Kansas
City Wednesday evening to buy fall
and winter suitings. Mr. McKie has
been located in Hays for only fourteen
months but he says he has more busi
ness than he can handle alone. He is a
libera, though a careful advertiser and
gives this publicity credit for a large
part of his increasing business. Mr.
McKie will be gone about ten days and
his shop will be closed during his absence.
TS Man Who Does Not Advertise.
The man who does not advertise sim
ply because his grandfather did not,
ought to wear knee breeches and a
queue.
The man who does not advertise be
cause it costs money, should quit pay
ing rent for the same reason.
The man who does not advertise be
cause he tried it and failed, should
throw away his cigar because the light
went out.
The man who does not advertise be
cause he doesn't know how" himself,
ought to stop eating because he can't
cook.
The man who does not advertise be
cause somebody said it did not pay,
ought not to believe that the world is
round because the ancients said it was
flat. Exchange.
Operator-Agent at Yocemento.
Last Monday morning an agent-operator
by the name of Harl was placed in
the Union Pacific depot at Yocemento.
This means a great deal to Yocemento
as it will enable them to get goods
cheaper and quicker.
Missouri Pacific Advertises Kansas.
The Missouri Pacific railway is distri
buting a neat folder advertising Kan
sas and pointing out the resources of
our wonderful state to home-seekers in
the east The folder says: 'Kansas is
agriculturally rich because her farmers
raise money making crops the meat
and breadstuff s of the world. The acre
age of wheat in Kansas last year was
greater than the entire area of Massa
chusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
In the production of beef cattle she
leads all the states. California does
not excel in the yield of orchards.
Grain, beef and fruits are the greatest
money crops. The splendid farmhouses,
the high quality of farm stock and the
enormous value of farm yield testify to
the bountiful returns the Kansas gets
from the soil. There are no seasons of
over-production to be followed by peri
ods of failure; the profits of the farm
are sure from day to day, from year to
year. There is always the promise of
a reasonable return for labor invested
The Kansas farmer has money in the
bank; his farm operations are carried
on with the order and regularity of a
modern business establishment. When
a day's work is over it is with the as
surrance that a given amount of wealth
not only has been earned but the earn
ings have been wisely invested.
Are you blessed with such favorable
conditions of soil and climate that farm
ing becomes a pleasant and profitable
business instead of an irksome task?
If not, go to Kansas. There is room
for you. Thousands of acres at low
prices and on easy terms."
OIney Does Good Business.
The Olney Music Co. sold during their
sale this week instruments as follows:
Anton Jacobs," Smith & Barnes Piano,
J. E. Flanders (Quinter) " " V
Mrs. Allie Reemsnyder, Crown "
Mrs. Blick, Kimball
W. W. Paul, Packard
Neva Bell, Kauffman "
C E, Frankenberger, Crown Organ.
LOCAL NEWS, f
Normal commences September first.
E. F. Madden is in the west on a bus
iness trip.
Brownlow Hopper is clerking in
Cave's bakery.
Clarence Loreditch is working for
the electric light plant.
I. M. Yost spent the most of this
week in Kansas, City. .
Jas. Urban has resigned his position
as pharmacist in C. A. Harkness' drug
store.
F. R. Bussard is clerking in Schwal
ler's lumber office during the absence
of Fred Schwaller.
A great deal of building is going on
in Hays this summer and carpenters
and painters are all kept busy.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Picken and daugh
ter Lillian have gone to the mountains
for a few weeks rest and recreation.
The front of the Leiker building is
being put in place this week. The in
terior is neatly finished in white kalso
mine. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Zeigler and son
Maurice will leave for Kansas City and
Chicago next week to purchase fall
goods.
Carl Hawkinson has been hustling
business for the Salina Music Co. in
Salina and McPherson counties this
week.
Frank King has four Belgian hares
in one of the windows of his meat mar
ket that seem to attract more than pas
sing attention.
Work on the big. mill for the Hays
City Mill and Elevator Co. goes rapid
ly on. They will probably be making
flour by December 1st.
M. J. Bell, John Aich and Peter Roth
were judges at the primary election
last Tuesday. The clerks were A. O.
Robinson and Peter Frank.
Farmer W . J. Haddock and wife of
Buckeye township, started overland,
this week for Colorado for-the benefit
of hia' health. Mr. Foster has leased
his farm. -
A number of Hays men who work at
the cement mill came down from Yoce
mento an hour before closing time on
Tuesday in-order to cast their vote be
fore the polls closed.
The giving away of some scaffolding
at the new mill injured several work
men Tuesday afternoon. John R. Yost
had his hand badly crushed. Dr. Sny
der dressed the wound.
Mrs. Detrich Bellman and daughter,
Miss Carrie, representing the Rebecca
lodge of this city, visited the Ellis lodge
in company with Mrs. Hattie Luse,
President of the State Assembly of
that Association. A pleasant time was
enjoyed.
A great deal of wheat has been mar
keted in Hays this week. Many of the
farmers are keen business men and are
taking advantage of the rivalry amon?
local buyers. As high as 90 cents per
bushel was paid this week.
The Essex Club held a smoker in
their club rooms Tuesday evening to
celebrate the wedding of W. II. Jordan,
who is one of their foremost members.
A week previous the wedding of Fred
Schwaller was commemorated in a
like manner.
This office acknowledges the receipt
of a general catalog of the Atchinson
County High School of which W. H.
Keller formerly of this city is principal.
Mr. Keller also has charge of the man
ual training department and is giving
good satisfaction.
Alex Schueler Jr. of this city, back
ed by the Ellis ball team defeated
Cheyenne Wells at Ellis last Sunday
afternoon. Alex is getting to be some
what of a veteran in the base ball
ranks, but his strong, right arm is
still able to pitch a winning game when
occassiori demands.
A scrub ball team picked up in Hays
last Sunday defeated Gorham 5 to 2.
Frank Meier and Clarence Loreditsch
made up the Hays battery. P. A. Bell
was responsible for three of Hays' five
scores. There is now some talk of a
game here with Wakeeney on the 17th
of this month.
During the last year the net earnings
of the railroads in the United States
amounted to 840 million dollars, of
which 449 millions went as dividends or
surplus. Yet one of the foremost rail
road presidents says: "Freight rates
musfbe advanced or the employees'
wages reduced!" McCracken Enter
prise.
Notice.
My Tailor Shop will be closed until
August 17th when I will return from
the eastern markets with a full line of
Suitings, etc. A. M. McKie.
39-2t
Hugo Kchl is clerking in Harkness'
drug store.
Jr. U rban was in Salina and Russell
on Monday of this week.
Wm. Sweeney of Salina has been in
town several days this week.
Miss Bertha Pratt has been ill this
week with a very bad sore throat.
J. H. Spratt expects to move his
stock of goods into the Leiker building
soon.
Miss Annette Foster left Monday
night for a three weeks visit with her
sister in Lamed.
Mrs. John OKeeffee of El Paso, Tex
as is here attending to her land inter
ests this week.
"Colie" Schmidt was badly injured
by the scaffolding which fell in the new
mill Tuesday evening.
Miss Louella Baumer left Tuesday
evening for Loveland, Colorado, where
she expects to remain several months.
Kanapolis Journal: The cement plant
at Yocemento is making cement, and
is finding a ready market for its pro
duct. -
Mr. and Mrs. Anton Gross Jr. moved
on Monday from the Judd Wood home
in the south' west part of town to one
of the E. F. Madden houses on Second
Street.
The past week has been regular Aug
ust weather scorching hot. The
month of July, however, was exception
ally cool, one of the coolest in the past
forty years.
A baby girl came to gladden the.
home of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schlyer
last Friday evening. She was christen
ed "Norine Mary" at the Catholic
Chnrch Sun day.
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Dr. J. U. Catudal has ordered a new
Buick automobile of Ross & Waldo of
Ellis. He will retain his other machine.
Miss Carrie Bellman had a narrow
escape from a bad accident last Satur
day. A runaway team ran into her
carriage and demolished it.
Mrs. M. M. Bannister has taken pos
session of the Ohio House, has furnish
ed it and will open a rooming house
for Normal students this fall.
During the absence of Editor Brettle
of the Ellis Review-Headlight, the ed
itor pro tem, Rev. Bowen of the Meth
odist church, is getting out a very fair
paper. A particularly noteworthy feat
ured the make-up instead of the pop
ular (?) method of sandwiching patent
medicine advertisements between ed
itorials and locals, the new editor
bunches both the editorials and the
medicine ads. The best thing to do
would be to pi all the medicine ads and
mislay the copy for same.
Harry Felton has received a - new
street sprinkler and Chestnut and Main
streets will again be sprinkled daily.
Mr. Felton says he did not receive the
proper encouragement from the busi
ness houses in running the sprinkler
last year or he would liave continued it
all through the present summer.
Gove County Gazette: E. F. A. Clark
and wife returned Monday from Hays
City where Mr. Clark has just finished
a $50,000 job of contract work for the
State, at the State Normal and Exper
iment Station. Two wings to the State
Normal building adding 75x120 feet to
each three stories, $40,000. Supt's. res
idence at Experiment Station costing
$3,500, a barn 40x60 $4,400 and machine
shed 50x56 two story, $1500.
Mr. Clark is an old soldier and is try
ing to acquire title to 160 acres of Uncle
Sam's domain. He expects to prove
his claim to his land before Probate
Judge Peck, August 10.
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ianos, Organs, Piano Players and
Player Pianos
at J. F. JORDAN'S Furniture Store, commencing
Wednesday, July 29 and ending Saturday, Aug. 8
EXTENDED ONE W
We have left our business at Hays in charge of J. F.
Jordan who will be glad to show you our goods and
will give you for one more week
20 per cent Discount
on all goods bought during this sale. This means a
saving of $50 to $80 on pianos and $10 to $25 on
organs bought during this sale.
Come in and see us.
JORDAN,
LOCAL AGENT.
OLNEY MUSIC CO.,
SALINA, KANS.
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