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VOLUME XXVI.
AYS, ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS, OCTOBER 3, 1908.
NUMBER 44.
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To the Voters of Ellis County:
I am a candidate for Representative of this county on the
Republican ticket. If elected I will try and do my duty as a
representative of the people and not of a party. I may be pre
vented from makig a thorough canvass of the county, but if I
should not meet you I hope you will consider yourselves inter
viewed. I am yours truly,
JAMES BEHAN.
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LOCAL NEWS.
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Conoley and Grant!
j Reth Dicker has gone east to see the
' BighM.
prtn Vullen left last Friday night for
Dcrrvr, Colo.
Ve grocer's goods marked Lee
tbr ?c II quickly. 38-tf
V ' up-to-date suits at Zeigler's
Clo'lig Store.
Tr V Stout was here this week
trs-n'ting business.
Thro.'n only ten days left for prairie
chi v i hunting this year, as the sea
son rlosofl October 15.
Look for the brand on canned goods
an. I " that what you use bears the
Lcc Trade Mark. 38-tf
M' Gertrude Bice, who is teaching
In i k Plainville schools, spent Sunday
wiih home folks here.
Th Good Hope school started Sept.
21, with the Misses Kate and Pearl
Jo Vi ns teachers and an enrollment of
twenty- six.
P r?.er Tillotson took a trip this week
to isit old friends at his former home
In Decatur county and attend to busi
nc natters.
TO TO-KO, the perfect picture hold
er. Utter than an album for your photo
gr., hs at Spratt's Book Store. 44-tf
The ten-cent shaves at the south
aidu barber shop adjoining the Weisner
stot- U already drawing lots of custo
ms M and Mrs. Roger Miller, former
ret.J nts of Hays but now of Manhat
. tar. nre here visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jonah Nulton and old friends
E -vry thing in Musical instruments
fro n a piano to a jew's harp at Spratt's
Bcli Store. 44-tf
V.'ord comes that W. J. Haddock and
wk are on their way nome caving naa
a pleasant visit in the Colorado moun
tain!. II 'gent Harry Grass of LaCrosse at
tested the Regents meeting and the
ach ol picnic last Friday and his friends
In town were glad to see him.
W. A. Smith is having his cottage,
on cast Normal avenue, painted snow
wlie, making it look very pretty
am ng the trees.
Mrs. Cowan and son Delbert came
ho-ne Monday morning. They have
b n visiting in Kansas City and Shel
don, Ma
This week Atty. Freese secured a
bones tead in the southwest part of the
county for a young man named An
- dnws.
Typewriter for sale.
Inquire at This Office.
Q lite a number of our citizens who
K.ve pretty lawns paid their dollar on
'Thursday and will continue to sprinkle
tW lawns during October.
N )w that the evagelist has come and
t j of the wickedness of the ladies
lr, their social gatherings by playing
eJ3 while they gossiped, one of our
Wi-is who had announced a big focial
k'inga" will likely change the muse
cnta. The ladies will play "Buttoi!
Futton" and "Pussy In the Comer."
O men folks will enjoy themseles in
the dining room smoking and listening
to a phonograph repeat Taft- Bryan
Fjoochea. Later both will join in a cir
cle and play "Drop the Handkerchief."
Refreshments will follow.
I you want to sell something if vou
wnt to buy something, chip in a Quart
er nnd try this paper and you will find
the notice will bring results. Try it.
Others have and have succeeded.
Mr. Weils Challenged
Over Tne
Atwood. Kan., Sept. 8. 1908. -Hon.
t T, ocr in in; imrty-nmtn District of Kansas, Hill City. Kan.
D r Sir: Believing it to t the dire of the people that the issues oX this po
lw.il campaign should t i-resentcd and discussed before them publicly in a
manner fair to all. I bee to inform ou that if ; u. .
in joint discussion of such issues and tht
coantiea of this Senatorial District and
vtMj mui raaonaoje ana proper. Respectfully submitted.
Frkd Robertson.
Ur. Wells refused to accept the above challenge, saying this la not a earn
pafcn of speech-oaking, and that he cannot make a speech anyway If be can
not make a speech and thus eonvey his ideas to hi associates, how can he hepe
to influence anyone In the Kansas Senate were he a member of that body?
tie Senate, more than anywhere else, do the people need able men, men who
can convince others and brir- tiem to thair beliefs. This can ba doaa ia no
c-tier trry tisn by debats and trssest -
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Conoley and Grant!
Mrs. Treat is home again from her
trip to Colorado.
Friday was examination day at the
public school. It comes now once a
month.
Mrs. C. W. Reeder if enjoying a visit
to Excelsior Springs, Mo., with Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. West.
"Dolly Varden" Chocolates at Hark
ness' 22-tf
The World's Scrap Book will hold
and index for ready reference 500 to
1000 clippings. See Spratt's Book
Store. 44-tf
Mrs. Frank Monroe and daughter,
Estalee. of Lincolnville, Kansas, are
here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Westbrook.
Mrs. Horton of McCracken, accom
panied by her sister, visited her daugh
ter, who is attending the State Normal
school here, on Tuesday.
Tablets and all kinds of school sup
plies are not a side line with us, it is
our 'principal business, therefore Spatt's
Book Store is the place to buy. 44-tf
The Normal School students this week
got out the second number of the school
paper, The Western Normal Leader,
for the year, containing lots of good
news for the school.
Mrs. Tillotson, in the Stainer build
ing opposite Philip's hardware store,
will serve meals and farmers and their
families, when they come to town and
want a homelike meal, should give her
a call.
October first the reduced rates of
postage went into effect between this
and the English government and now
you can mail a letter weighing an ounce
or less to any place in the United King
dom for two cents.
More Post Cards at Spratt's Book
Store than at all other stores in Hays
combined. 44-tf
The Conoley and Grant meetings are
on. A special appeal is made to all
Christian people to come and identify
themselves with the forward Move
ment. Everybody is invited to the
Lutheran church for these meetings.
Don't forget, please. Get in at the
start!
Mens Meeting.
Sunday, 3 o'clock p. m. in the Luth
eran church.
Evangelist Conoley speaks on "The
Big Three. "
Mr. Grant and chorus will sing.
While the attendance was small on
account of the revival meeting, the
Majestic show last Wednesday even
ing was better than the week previous.
Everything was new, an entire change
of program by different artists. The
moving pictures were excellent, being
instructive, life-like and some very
amusing, while the vaudeville part was
good. The fiddler was hard to beat
and the magician and acrobats did welL
Be sure and go next Wednesday night
as it is worth the twenty-five and
thirty-five cents admission charged.
Over at the Experiment Station some
time ago they dug three sauares of
dirt, kept one and shipped the ethers
in sacks to the experiment stations in
California and Missouri. Thev will be
deposited in the pits dug there and a
test made to see if it U the soil
the climate that produces a certain
quality of wheat. Our Station has
received sacks of soil from those states
and will make the same experiment
here and all three states will watch
the results with much expectation.
Range for Sale.
We offer for sale a range almost new
at our house on Fort and Juniata St.
--ltx Geo. Merrill.
To Joint Discussion
District.
William Wells, Republican Candidate
mirh A;a,; v.- w j ,, ...
under such circumstances and regula-
Gathering corn is now the work at
the Experiment Station and some of it
is turning out very fine.
A new line of ladies' coats just re
ceived at Zeiglers.
The first frost of the season came
this week, requiring covering of ten
der plants.
A drizzling rain came this way last
Friday evening but did not last long.
It was followed by a cold spell.
A brother of Miss Keller, with his
wife, from Oklahoma has been here on
a visit for several days. He is a Meth
odist minister.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Mullen arrived
last week from Wisconsin for a visit
with his brother, Eugene Mullen and
family of this city.
Supt. McClelland went to Manhattan
this week to buy a car of hogs for the
Experiment Station. Then to Kansas
City to get a car of horses and two
cars of sheep to stock up the station.
Jacob Feitz had the misfortune to
lose his Jersey cow this week. She got
loose, ate too much and died. Owners
of cows around town should be very
careful now to keep their stock well
tied up at night.
The Hays boys at K. U. on last Fri
day afternoon saw a splendid game of
football and their club badly defeat the
Emporia Normal. A rain came up
during the game giving all a good soak
ing.
John Gerken came up from Lawrence
this week to close up his matters here.
He has bought a nice brick house in
Lawrence and is nicely settled and re
ports the Hays and Ellis boys doing
well.
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THOUGHTS
BY
WALDO PONDRAY W ARRET!
THE MASTER'S EYE
THERE is an ancient provsra that "the mastar'a eye
do nwfl - war-jc- than both his Viands." Ths - modarn
version of the master's aye Is a card catalogue system
that keeps a record of the work of thousands of employes of
a great industrial institution. In passing such a card file the
other day 1 made inquiry about it, and the manager said:
"This is our system for keeping track of the mistakes
mads by employes. Nearly every mistake we discover in
any part of the work is traced back to the employe who
made It, and it is recorded here against his name."
"Do you point out each person's mistakes to him at the
timet"
"Oh, yes. Especially when they amount to much. But
we don't speak about every mistake. That would only con
fuse the employes and make them fearful and probably lead
to making more errors."
"What do you find is the cause for most mistakes?"
"Carelessness almost every time."
"How does your system affect that?"
"Well, he said, "the mere fact that we keep such a
record is a stimulus to employes to be careful. Even if we
never looked up a card it would be worth while keeping up
the system just for the general influence it has. Cut we refer
to it often. And we know it works because the percentage
of mistakes is lowered from year to year."
(Copyright, 1M7, by Joseph B. Bow 1m.)
Ellis County Vocalist
Word comes that Miss Sophia, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dickinson
of the East Saline and Hays, is now
elegantly located in Chicago and has
become a student and has a room in
the home of her instructor Madame
Medini Cassidy on Ellis avenue and her
many friends here are expecting grand
results.
In a musical Announcement of an en
tertainment to be given at one of the
principal theaters in Chicago, at which
Madame Medini was to take part, we
find this discription of her as a star:
'Madame Medini, known througoat
Europe as the American Dramatic Pri
ma Donna, met with such success in
the Royal Theater of Venice, Naples,
iuiian, Aiaita, Korae and Athens that
she received command concerts before
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII, the late
Queen Victoria and Verdi, the famous
Italian composer, who journeyed to
Paris to hear her sing his favorite
Opera. At the funeral of our late
martyred president, she sang his favor
ite hymn, "Lead Kindly Light" by
special request of Mrs. McKinley.
During Madame Medini'B engage
ment with the Papa's Boy Company,
she will sing selections from Grand
Opera, including the Jewel bcene from
Faust. She will also sing a number of
old time ballads, among which may be
mentioned, "Annie Laurie," "The
Last Rose of Summer" and "Home
Sweet Home."
SI Big Sacrifice,
$1250 bays a '06 5 passenger Franklin
Tearing car; fully equiped, top, lamps,
fpeedistemeter, glass front, chain grips,
extra tires and tire cases, inner tubes,
cost new $3150; guaranteed and will ac
cept first STer. G. D. Arm ,
Rev. W. N. Conoley, Evangelist.
They are here! Conoley and Grant. Hear them Sunday
Don't take chances on food products
Use Lee Brand. 38-tf
John Adkins is home from his vaca
tion and bacc to his work in the bank.
The drop curtain and scenery have
been placed in the new auditorium at
the Normal.
Mrs. Brown returned Saturday even
ing from her Kansas City trip and re
ports Miss Katie doing nicely.
Dolly Varden Chocolates at Hark
ness'. .10, .35 and .65. 28-tf
Frank Kent, a former resident of
Havs but now of Wyoming, was here
this week
visiting his brother, H. L.
Kent.
Work on the new cottage at the Ex
periment Station has commenced and
will be located south of the big board
ing house.
A cold spell this week caused stoves
to be put up and lighted for a few
days. The new moon drove the cold
away and now it is delightful weather.
It's no fault of the cook or grocer if
you do not specify "Lee" Brand. 38-tf
Evangelistic meetings begun last
Sunday in the Lutheran church, it being
too cold to hold meetings in the tent.
The church was crowded at both ser
vices. The Regents of the Normal have
given Miss Keller a vacation' of a cou
ple weeks to visit Normal schools in
other states and gain new ideas in re
gard to Normal work.
ON BUSINESS
David Bispham at, the Normal Nov. 9.
David Bispham, the famous baritone,
whose local visit here November 9, is
awaited with interest, studied for ora
torio in Italy, where he became imbued
with the charm of the old masters.
His first oratorio appearance in Eng
land was at the Norwich Festival, while
his first in America was in New York
with the New Yoric Oratorio Society.
He has snng repeatedly for the New
York Oratorio Society, with the Han
del & Haydn of Boston and his own
Cecelian Society in PhiJadephia, and at
various festivals throughout the coun
try. Among the famous conductors with
whom Mr. Bispham has appeared in
oratorio are Sir Joseph Barnby, con
ductor at the Royal Albert Hall, Au
gust Manns of the Crystal Palace, Sir
Arthur Sullivan, for years conductor of
the Bach Choir in London, Albert Ran-
degger, the English authority on ora
torio work. Sir Frederick Cowar. con
ductor of the Philharmonic Society of
London and Sir Hurbert Parry, for
whom he appeared for thp first time
in his oratoric "Job."
Have You a Farm
for sale? We have customers for Eliis
county land. " Send us a discription of
your farm and lowest price and we be
lieve we can find you a customer. Our
charges are reasonable. Address
ClPRA. & STKATMANN,
Jan. J. Holyrood, Kansas.
Ganncrs Forbidden.
Trespassing with gun or dog on the
northwest fourth and south half of sec
tion S4 in township 14, range 18, south
of reservation ia positively prohibited
undsr penalty of the law. Keep cS.
M. E. Dixon is on a visit to Kansas
City for a few days.
Most of the farmers report their
wheat fields doing nicely.
This Friday was very windy and poe
ple are hoping a rain is coming soon.
Since the cold spell the weather has
been delightful and all of October is
apt to be so.
John Adkins is having city water
run to his moved cottage on east Wil
son avenue.
Flora Troth is spending Saturday
visiting Margaret and Carrie Wagner
J south of town.
The city was full of wheat wagons
this Friday, the price still keeping
around 90 cents a bushel.
Observe the foundation of the new
house of John Adkins and see what
a nice foundation the cement blocks
make.
Her many friends here will be glad
to hear that Miss Mignonne Bratt is
assisting in the Farmers State Bank at
Russell.
Note that Miss Isaacson desires some
music scholars. She is an excellent
musician and has had great success
with her former pupils.
Ladies should remember that this
office can get them elegant engraved
visiting cards at small cost, or print
some nearly as nice at smaller cost.
Zeiglers have a full line of ladies'
coats and men's suits.
Evangelistic Bulletin for Sunday.
11:00 a.m. "The Home."
3:00 p m. To men-"The Big Three."
Ice Cream, pure and delicious. Sodas
and Sundaes at Harkness' 28-tf
A letter from our former townsman,
E. J. Morgan, tells that he is doing
nicely in Washington D. C. and wishes
to be remembered to old friends.
Music Lessons.
Miss Nellie Isaacson, Teacher of Pia
no, Leschetizky Method, Hotel Bruns
wick. Phone 225. 45-4t
Politicians should remember that the
Free Press is not bound to any party
or any cafidat'e'or fheir'f riends. - You
can have in any desired notices during
the campaign at regular advertising
rates. t
Don't fail to read over the report of
the Citizens' State Bank in another
column, showing the continued prosper
ity in our county. Their deposit ac
count has gone up to over $300,000 and
they have few borrowers.
At the Normal picnic last Friday
evening Editor Amerine, the Regent,
showed he could be as young as the
students and entered into their sports
as one of them. The pupils now all
"swear by Amerine," for "He's a
jolly good fellow."
Brother Conoley and Grant personal
ly have made a good impression upon
the people of Hays. They are conse
crated Christian men and have come
to do us good. They preach the word
in its simplicity and power. There is
room for Everybody in the Lutheran
church every evening at 7:30.
Cold weather coming on,
was found too cold for the
the tent
proposed
gospel meeting so it was folded up and
shipped back to the factory. This is
unfortunate as hundreds would have
gone to the meetings in a tent who will
not enter a church.
Another dirt dam has been put in at
the Normal, that will last until the
next high water. It was generally un
derstood that the regents would put in
a permanent, cement one out of this
splendid crop from the wheat lands,
but it seems the dam must wait and
many students come here each year to
find none of this advertised enjoyment.
List Your Farms.
I have several customers for farms
in this county. If yours is for sale let
me know," a reasonable price will bring
a buyer. ' See C. W. Miller, 43-3t
Hays, Kansas.
jYew Barber Shop.
Located on Chestnut street, adjoin
ing Weisner store. Your patronage
solicited. 43-tf
Plowing Wanted
We are prepared to do plowing with
our steam plowing outfit. Address
E. L. WOOD, Ellis, Kansas.
43-4t
Property for Sale.
A house, eight lots, trees, windmill,
on east side of town will be sold cheap.
See or address Jack Wolf, 44-tf
Hays, Kansas.
. MJs for Sale. .
- We have some young pigs for sale at
our farm south of the Reservation.
Phone 14 or see
Dignity,
and
Even
are more Questions of
than some people
1$ If you would have that
DIGNITY and DRESSY LOOK
Call on the HAYS TAILOR.
A. M. McKIE
THE HAYS TAI
PHONE NO. SO
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Soda
NESS'.
Water of Quality at
Hark-2S-tf
A sister of Eugene Mullen is here on
a visit.
Drink Hires Root Beer out of the
keg, at Harkness' 23-tf
iVeiv Meat Market-
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
Hoy Thomas.
"If it isn't an Eastman, it isn't a
kodak." Harkness has kodaks and
supplies. 21 -tf
Mrs. George Wilson of Grinnell is
here on a visit to her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. Cox.
At J. B. Basgall's they are rejoicing
over the arrival of a baby girl that has
come to gladden their home.
a gay joyiaria ran away witn an
other man's wife at Abilene and came
to Hays, where they were caught.
The man was sent to jail for ten days,
the woman to California to her pa
rents. The man who did the trick was
J. C Bottomer.
Saturday Afternoon Club .
October 3.
Program on Richard III.
Hostess Mrs. A. D. Colliver.
Roll Call Board of Control.
The Richard of Shakespeare and the
Richard of History. Mrs. Picken.
Society News by our Society editor.
A Lutheran Lent.
The cruel joke played on Rev. Wiest
this week reminds old timers of 'times'
in the Lutheran church. The evange
list comes here, it is too cold for tent
meetings, so they are held in the Luth
eran church. The first night the. audi
ence are told of the wickedness of card
playing and, aa at nearly every party
given this season by the ladies the
evening was spent in a pleasant game
of cards, it hit home. And to add to
the agony Rev. Smith tells these ladies
not to give pennies and nickels to the
collection box, but drop in tneir quart
ers, fifty-cent pieces and dollars, so in
stead of parties it is lent with the so
cial hi dies of our city.
This reminds some of the days when
a new minister would come to the Luth
eran church, who would preach elegant
sermons, pointed somewhat, and hit
Jim, Ike and Jakey pretty hard, but
they bided their time and took the rak
ing in good humor. Finally they got
Killer ger here, and such lovely ser
mons, crowds flocked to the church.
But it was noticed that Jim, Ike and
Jakey rubbed their hands and were anx
ious to keep the minister, for it was
secretly found out that he was a full
fledged "sport" and drove the fastest
trotter any afternoon on the race track,
which all enjoyed. Even a dear Bap
tist deacon brought out his span of high
steppers to keep the Lutheran com
pany. But the minister soon fled and
the "sports" still remained here for
future enjoyment.
Hys City Book store $
is the place to buy your School
Books and School supplies.
Everything in the Book and Stationary line. 2
. Stationers' sundries, Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes and Smokers
supplies. We also carry in stock PIANOS and all kind of
musical instruments of the Salina Music Co. t
Don't forget the Place. I
First door north of Post Office.
PKoneNo. 96. f
' $
. J. R SPRATT I
Holiness, too
COAT and WAISTCOAT
imagine. "Dickens."
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LOR
OPP.
1ST NAT. BANK.
Candidate Robertson is anxious to
get into a joint debate with Candidate
Wells on the issues of the day and in
another column his committee publish
his challenge.
While out gunning last Sunday Blythe
Pratt had the misfortune to be shot in
the eye with a stray shot and will like
ly lose the use of that eye. He was
taken to Topeka for treatment. Paul
Drees also got an accidental shot in
the foot, causing a painful wound.
A few of the celebrated
Folding Tablets can still be
Spratt's Book Store.
Glenfield
found at
44-tf
Ellis Review.
County Attorney Shutts was an Ellis
visitor on business Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Pratt of Hays spent
Sunday in Ellis the guest of Misa Marie
Kane.
Misses Franie and Nellie Haffamier
joi Hays spent Sunday in Ellis the
j firsts of their sister, Mrs. M. Stehley.
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ii ra. zvrcnur Meserve and children
left Wednesday night for Cheyenne
Wells and Denver where they will visit
relatives.
Quite a number from Hays spent
Sunday visiting with friends in Ellis.
We noticed Mr. Catudal and children.
Mrs. H. Addiaon, Mrs. Will Jordan,
There were several others whose names
we did not learn.
Sheriff George Brown of Hays was
an Ellis visitor this week and was at
tending to some business and visiting
with friends. George has many friends
here who are glad that he is up for
his second term for sheriff of Ellis
county. He has made a good sheriff
and will get a nice vote in this part of
the county, as he will in all parts of the
county.
Accidently Poisoned.
Keith Morris Zeigler, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Noah Zeigler of this city, died
Wednesday evening, from accidental
strychnine poisoning. Mrs. Zeigler and
Keith were at the home of Dr. Winslow
at the time the accident occurred. Mrs.
Winslow and Mrs. Zeigler were prac
ticing some church music and Keith
was playing about the house. The lib
tie fellow reached upon the table where
there were several bottles of medicine
and took the one with the strychnine
pellets in it and emptied the contents.
In a short time he became very ill and
threw up a number of the pellets. Drs.
Winslow and Miller worked with the
little fellow and did all that medical
science and human skill could do to
save his life, but he sank into convul
sions and in a short time passed away.
He was sick only about two hours and
a half.
The accident is a very sad one and is
the second death in this family in a lit
tle over a year by accident, and the
family has the sympathy of every per
son in the city and county in their sad
bereavement. Keith was two years
eight months and twelve days old. He
was a bright cheerful little son, the
idol of the houshold and full of life up
to the time of taking the poison. Oak
ley Graphic.