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VOLUME XXVIII.
HAYS, ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS, JANUARY 15, 1910.
NUMBER 9.
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We are prepared
Wood and Metal Work
Our new factory on East Crawford Avenue is now run
ning every day. We have thirty machines now operating
and can do all kinds of work in wood and metal, such as
the manufacture of doors, screen doors, shelving, cornish,
show cases, all kinds of mill work, etc. We also do repair
work of all kinds. Out-of-town work is ourspecialty. We
furnish estimates of all work without charge.
HAYS CITY AUTO MFG. CO.
Hays City, Kansas.
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HOW HE EARNED SIX CENTS.
Cost. Ellis County Pretty Dearly
Some one told Georgie Jones, a ten
year-old boy, that Ellis county was
Paying a bounty on Rabbit scalps and
as he wanted tonne Christmas money,
he started out to mate ton e for him
self. He had a nice lifctlp onn nrrJ he
bought some cartridges at the store !
that cnt him a OPnt o rIo.o or,r1 oforf. I
ed out to shoot some jack rabbits.
He had lots of fun tramping through
the snow after them, spent half a day,
missed four rabbits and got two, so he
had spent his six cents, but oh what
a good time he had had. Then he cut9
off the scalps with the long ears, gives
the rest to the old dog and pet cats an
comes to town with his trophies. He
goes up to the County Clerk, to whom.
the county is paying" sixty cents . an
hour, or a cent a minute for his time,
in a great biur court house heated bv
steam that costs mouey and presents
those ears, The clerk gets his name,
enters it in a book and maybe gives
him a receipt, chucks the ears in the
vault and the happy boy goes off re
joicing until the Commissioners meet
That clerk makes urTthe record, and
last week presented the voucher of
Georgie Jones to the County Commis
sioners for their action. These three
men, at one cent a minute each as pay,
examine the voucher and allow it, and
the chairman writes his approval on it
and passes it back to that Herk. who
enters it in his big book of proceedings i
just as if it was a thousand dollars
He then makes out a county warrant
for the six cents, having entered it in
the warrant book, and it is filed away
with the vouchers awaiting the little
boy.
Last Saturday little Georgie Jones
came in town and again walked up to
the Clerk's office. The lady clerk
handed him his six cent scrip, and after
he had signed the receipt he walks into !
the treasurer a nffire nrPPno K5
cher to that bier fat fellow who. to
keep his records straight, gives him a
check on the bank, after entering it in
his check book and writinir it all out.
Georgie then goes to get his money at
the bank and they must pay it out
stamp and record the check, enter it in
their big books and finally on Feb. 1st
return to the Treasurer to examine and
check up. In the meantime the Clerk
makes up his record for the printers of
the county, and in each of the four
papers will appear a line in the pro-
ceeemgs, 'Georgie Jones, rabbit scalps
bix cents."
The Treasurer makes record of the
scrip he has paid, returns it to the
commissioners, who check it up with
Correspond with H. P, Fitzgerald, General Manager
Of the Great West ernDevelopement Co.
If you would like to own
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Here and Elsewhere.
We have what you want and sell on easy
payments. Call and be convinced, we mean what we say.
I rrom $IUU.UU to $4U.UUU
A few years ago a young business man whom we all
a know steitcd in business with iICG.CO which be bed
y accumulated by saving a little as he went along.
To-day he is worth $40,000,'
That FIRST $100.00 made it possible for him to be
J worth what he is to-day. It's always the first; hundred
that counts. This young man
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the record. The Clerk cancels it off
record in the big book as paid ar.d it is
filed away in the vault in that big court
house until it is burned up in the heat
er, in the cellar, in the presence of
those three commissioners.
All these transactions have taken
lots of time and labor and books of
record. Every one of these officia's
who handled the transaction from the
ear coming to the. fire day are paid a
cent a minute' so you can easily figure
UP "uw HlUCn
those rabbit ears have
cost the taxpayers of ETis county, but
the rbbits are killed, Georgie has got
his money, has spent it for candy and
is happy) and what cares he if the rab
bits are dead or what it cost. He had
the fun of killing them and the pleas
ure of eating the candy.
This transaction is a daily occurrance
at the court house. From two to three
hundred scalps are sometimes brought
in.
Cream at Us Highest.
The price of cream at the receiving,
stations here has gone up to thirty
three cente, the highest price ever
known, caused by the scarcity of cream
and butter, as this cold weather cows
are not giving much railk. The Conti
nental sent out a" New Year's Congratu
latory letter to their customers and
urged them and ail cream shippers to
give more attention to their cows, to
get the best cows attainable, so they
could take advantage of the good money
that company is paying out to their
many customers in Ellis county. It is
the easiest money a farmer can make.
There i3 more real cash revenue in it
for the amount of labor and cost than
anything on the farm and it is bound
to improve, as the great creameries
have coma to stay and the demand for
butter is greater than ever. With
their facilities of shipping they are
sending Ellis county cream, made up
into the finest of butter, to the ir.oun-
tains and other placea formerly unat-
""aoie, ana every year tney arc open-
ing up new markets, making a better
price. Besides their great army son
tracts, they are now shipping butter all
over the Pacific coast and even up into
Alaska. The steamship lines are now
using immense quantities, as the -way
it is put up is found the handiest and
cheapest for use on the ocean, and even
for trips around tne world. With this
immense trade a customer is always
sure of his money and the best price
for what he sells them.
If you want to make a loan on your
farm, see J. M. Schaefer; he can beat
any other rate made by any other
agent.
ome
is a customer of this Bank.
HE did.
vansas.
The Henry Meyer home Wa3 fumi
gated this week and the little girl has
entir3ly recovered from the fever.
U. S. Attorney Harry Freese was in
Wallace county this week conducting
the ckfense in a homestead conte&t j
case. " I
Word comes that Mrs. -Toothaktrj
has reached LoAngelea on her return i
trip, ar.d they will now look for a new j
business location. j
Herbert Chittenden entertained a j
number of his young friends Wednes- j
day evenirter at hi lovely countrv home
northeast of town.
Wednesday morning the childon ha
a preat time gritting to school -and
many had hard falls on the pavement,
but no one was hurt bad.
Lester Jewell has eiven up the STAR
route in our city and pold the a eerier to
James Westbrook, who now has the
delivering of papers in charge.
The comfort, of a lone or short drivf
can he hfld by buvHer a Fnr or PHich
Pobp, a Sorm Front nd a Foot Hat
er at SCHLYER & ARNHGLD. 9-3
Last Saturdav lot" of horses wer"
brought to town to pell but the price
offpred were too low for manv to o
cept and the horees were taken homp
arain.
Oar former Hays boy, Cleve Schultz,
has moved out to LopAcpIpp, with his
family, whee relatives of his wife live
and he expects to go into, businpsp
there.
Sleighing could not have been better
than it was last week, yet only two
real sleighs are owned in our city, most
of them beincr bobs or pip runners
This is the first year in many that
there was much use for a sleigh.
Down in Ness county the commis
sioners scattered the county deposit?
all over the county, allowing each of
the five banks to have three or four
20ths of it at an agreed rate of inter
est on the banks giving proper securit'.
Lsst Saturday was a warm, delight
ful day and the boys had a tine time
with their sleds tied behind the wagons,
while several boys had their poniep
hitched to a Kled with a half dozen
sleds, full of happy children, trailing
behind. . ... ..
After very hard work for nearly a
wfek the wrecked cars that went into
the ditch near Ellis were lighted up by
the wreckers and taken to the repair
shop. The mail and baggrnge cars
were the new steel kind, so they were
little injured.
The Hays News tells that "the Hous
ton's entertainment wasn't exactly
poor" and "had one redeeming fea
ture,'.' po.the abnent scholars didn't
miss much after all. And it must have
bsen poor as their "Leader" don't even
mention the performance.
This effice very seriously doubts if
the next 75 cent show that comes here
will draw the bald-heads and the bloods
as in the past. They will wait for the
2535 rent ones or blow their money
in on the picture show. The Hays
boys can't get stung very often.
Frier.ds of Prof. Haas, who formerly
taught here, and is now principal of
the schools at Sharon Sprirgs, will be
glad to know that they are doing nice
ly out there and they have built them
selves a neat cottage.'. They wish to
be remembered to their friends here.
If our theatre-loving people want to
see something grand on the stage they
should not miss seeing "Faust" played
here. This is ore of the most exciting
dramas on the stsge. The electrical
effects are startling and the Topeka
paper speaks very highly of the per
formance the troupe gave there lately
at their opera house.
At the meeting of the County Com
missioners they ordered that their pro
ceedings and all legal notices should be
published this year as last, in all four
county papers so everybody who want
ed to could see what the county money
was expended for and all other county
official news, so readers of the Free
Press can read it again this year. The
Commissioners will accept our thanks
and thejthanks of our readers.
Papers tell so much about the Halley
comet, and many are anxious to see it,
with its immense long illuminated tail.
Now it is invisible to the raked eye,
and can only be seen through the most
powerful telescopes, but by March 10th
and for three weeKs after everybody
can Fee the beautiful affair in the wcBt
ern heavens. Then it will run behind
some larger star and about the middle
of April again appear for a couple
months and then disappear for another
hencalf tury.
How often in this great world people
jong separated will run across each
other. It was well illustrated last
Friday eveniug when a gentleman hap
pened in our town and knocked on Mr.
O'Brien'a door to say how-do-you-do.
They knew each other seventeen years
ago out at Ticoma, Washington, and
had not eeen each other since. Of
course they had a good old-time talk.
We nave had this occur several times
in our effice where an old soldier had
not met anotner since they were in the
same company in the army of the 60 '2.
Several who had their horses shar;
shod were out Wednesday enjoying tht
fine sleighirg.
This week Mrs. Fred Wileman of
Sharon Sprir.g3 brought her son here to
be treated by Dr. Marty.
On account of the very serious illnes -of
Mother Wood, all of the chiidre;
have been here this week.
Henry Schuuz epsrt part of thi.
wek transacting business in Kansas
City and visiting Judge Eeeder.
It is told that after the show Tuesdav
evening some of the young men had
Theatre supper and a pleasant time.
The bad weather caused a number 0
farmers to come in Wednesday after
cal, but there was none in town fos
sale.
The Maccabees had their installation
of officers last Saturday evening, and
then enjoyed a banquet at the Windsor
hotel.
Mi3es Vera Paul returned home Satur
day evening from her eastern visit,
bat Mrs. Paul and Charlotte remained
a while longer.
The late snow caused, an awful lot oi
rabbit ears to be brought to the Count
Clerk for the bounty which is beiny
paid by the county.
The cold sleety weather surely made
people think of the importance. of put
ting blankets on tLeir horses whtn
they stand arouud on the streets.
The ladies of our city had a lovel
time at tne home of Mrs. H. B. Kohi
Saturday evening, when she and hei
daughter, Mrs. Gehrer, gave a tea.
Two cars of coal came in Saturday
so it helped out the coal question
Crowds of farmers came in to get
some Many brought in a load of
wheat. ,
Some of the youngsters got out their
skates on Wednesday and enjoyed skat
ing on the pavements and in' the stiver.
The cemen- walks made fine, smooth
skating places.
C. J. Colfax, the man who beat the
Russell and Hays hotels on a bogus
check deal, plead gjilty at Russel
court this week and will dig coal at
Lansing for awhile.
Are you going to. buyXa. drink? JBet
ter wave your money and bey an in
surance poiic on your home of J. M.
Schaefer; he represents companies thai
are good all the time. 8-tf
Mrs. William Pelzel, who lives three
miles east of Hays, met with a ba ac
cident Sunday evening in getting out
of her carriage and had to be taken to
the hospital for treatment.
Wednesday morning the pavements
and streets were covered with a coat
ing of ice, which made walking next
to impossibe and. horses could hardls
haul a wagon. Many walked in the
middle of the road.
The Creamery men of our county
went to Russell on Thursday to meet
the State Dairy Commissioner and take
the required examination. Friday the
examination was held in Ellis for that
neighborhood and Trego county.
Lots of our farmers have had to re
sort to the straw piles for stock feed
this week as the other feed is growing
scarce and many who burned up their
straw last fall are now regretting it.
It would come in handy this snowy
weather.
Several of the Court House boys
drove out to the railroad wreck Satur
day to see the piled up cara, and on
Sunday many went up to see the wreck
ers at work. It wasn't a p!easant
sight to see so much valuable property
piled up in an accident.
The commissioners met again on
Monday, gave oat their usual yearly
contracts, and then approved of the
nomination of Township assessors as
named by the county clerk, new the
county assessor. The proceedings will
be published in this paper next week.
On Wednesday Henry Meyer got
back to his work after three weeks of
staying in the home with his sick
daughter, who has now recovered. He
will now be glad to see his old custo
mers and new ones and guarantees
satisfaction Henry has always given
entire satisfaction, and bis prices are
reasonable.
In the Weslejan versus Normal bas
ket ball game in the gymnasium here
last Friday evening, the visitors wop
by one point. On account of the train
being delayed by the wreck, the boys
visited our town for another day and
played another game Saturday night
The Normals were victorious in the
second game by a score of 32 to 43.
Exeellent'playing was done both even
ings. At last the State Normal School is to
lae on the Ft. Hays Reservation a
Model District School above ground
and out in the open like a country dis
trict school is in fact. The plans have
been drawn and kids asked for. This
will be good news to the teachers at
tending or intending to1 attend the
school, as it is one of the most practical
exhibits of real work, just the kind
.they need in their school training as
teachers of schools on the prairies of
western Kansas. .
The Plainville Times tells that our
Gus Lamb is going to take life easier.
He has sold his 200 head of cattle and
rented his 1000-acre ranehe to Glasco
orties who move there soon.
The Russell Record last week cele
brated its 37th anniverpary, and whi'e
it hag changed hands it ppems like the
same parer we kne thirty years ago
Potma?ter Bovd, formerlv of Hayp,
now one of the publishers of i.
George Zeielr of Havs visited in the
'iH Sundav. Wakeenpv World.
Now the boys want Georsre to e- nl.ir
hs Wakeeney trip, for the Probata
Judge up there is noted for keeping'
pcrets a long time. .
The Ellis Review bavp: "The Misses
Haffamier of Hays vipited their sister,
frs. M. L. Stehley, a couple of days
Ms week coming up to attend the
Eagle's dance. Misses Robinson an
Ax and Messrs. Lincoln Ward and Joe
Ryan of Hays attended the Eagle dance
last Friday night."
Sharon Springs now boasts of ore
of the best hotels along this rail
road. It is built of concrete with all
the latest improvements. It his
spacious dining room and is well patro
nized by the railroad men now located
it that new railroad town, which ip
building up rapidly.
At Topeka the other evening the
Monroe mansion was turned into a pri
vate theatre and an ameteur perform
ance given of the ''Moonshiner's Dugh
1t," the whole cast being Jadiep.
Mipb Lenore took the leading pnrr.
After the performance refreshment?
were served to the patrons.
The Plainville Times has this one en
Hay 8: "An empty house lasts about ap
lr.jr in Plainville as a snow ball in
Tay(d)s." They should have beer
down here the last two weeks and seen
the beautiful enow and sleighing we
have been enjoying. But anyhow, we
congratulate Plainville,on its Prosperity
for having every house in their town
rented.
Got a Girl? This was the little in
quiries all around town on Tuesday and
Wednesday evening at the post-office
te same question was rung in the air.
.lupt because some of oifir"yOungmen
were nice to visitors to our city and
treated them to hot chocolate and
candy the fellows who were not invited
got jealous and should have been sent
home for rowdyism on the street.
Simply becausa they had paid 75 cents
to see a good show was no excuse for
forgetting they were gentlemen.
Ladies who want the very choicest
flower seeds, as well as the farmer's
wife who wants the choice vegetable
seed that mature and bring the very
bss. should read the advertisement of
Burpee in another column and spend
just one cent in asking for a catalogue
and you will never regret it. We have
dealt with them for over thirty years
and know you will get what you send
for every time, and with the U. S.
mail service, you have just the same
show and benefit as anyone within
twenty-five miles of Philadelphia. Try
them this year and see for yourself.
The St. Louis California Fast Train
went through Saturday morning nearly
on tims, for a wonder, but it was only
a temporary breathing spell, as they
ran off the track between Yocemento
and Ellis. All the train but the engine
and rear coach went over into the rail
road ditch, and several passengers
were injured, but none of them serious
ly. It took several days to get the
cars back on the track. The accident
was caused by a spreading rail, so it
was an accident that may happen to
any train. City Atty. Simminger hap
pened to be on the train ana got hurt
some in the tumbling around.
Our streets signs article is attract
ing attention all over the State and
many papers are commenting compli
mentary on it. The Luray Herald, in
its Judge Ruppenthal column, says:
"Over two years ago du-ing a short
sojourn in Lawrence, the writer wa
so annoyed by the Tack of narre-labe's
on the streets that he made a public
appeal to have sign boards put up
They are probably not up yet. But. the
up-to-date Normal at Hays put its
manna) training pupils to work and
turned out sign and marked the street
of Hays properly. This was'a wise and
timely act, and eminently practical."
"The Girl from the U. S..A."how
here Tuesday night is said, by l?y
tneatre goers, to be the best comic
opera ever on onr stage. Although
thers were lots of girl?, not an improp
er remark was heard on the stage and
there was ro joshing of the patronp.
The girls aced well and looked lovely
in their many costumes. Of course
they worked the bald heads and 'boys'
to come and boy. 75 cent, tickets, but
they got their money's worth in 'a good
show. It is even told that the girls
got the boys lirvPd np at the front
door to wait and take them home while
they skipped oat the hack door and
over to their hotei
Save Your Pennies
The dollars will take care of them
selves. Start the New Year right
by opening a bank account with us
and keep a secret record of your business. Every
successful business man or woman realizes the im
portance of giving a check for every bill they pay.
In doing this they are able to get a receipt each
time and saves them the trouble or embarrassment
of asking for one.
Come in and see us and let us explain it to you fully.
Citizens' State Bank
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Hays City,
The Parole System.
Speaking of paroles asked for Judge
Ruppenthal savs this: "The Judge of
i-his district averages two or three let
ters a week the year round, or even
more, regarding paroles and parolees.
Whether this vmount of effort will pro
duce results worth while in reclaiming
wd building up men who have dropped
iito crime, remains to be seen. I be
lieve that the law has so fur done much
good over this district. ". If the Judge
will make the conditions of a parole so
it can be and will be enforced, the law
will do lotf of good bv putting men on
"their good behavior." It signers of
a parole bond will understand that un
less their man complies they will be
called on to pay that bond, only good
bonds will be given and the signers be
oersonally interested. When that i
enforced it will be harder for prisoners
to give that bond and it will mean
something.
Col. W A Harris.
The Kansas Farmer last week, on its
editorial rage, had a splendid articK-on
Col Harris, the former U. S Senator..
Congressman--and Recent of oir Ex
periment SJation. in which the follow
ing appears. There is no question but
that he would have done much for our
Experiment Station, had "he lived, for
he was always mu2h interested 'n the
upbuilding of the oJd Ft. Havs Reser
vation. It says:
"A Virginian, a Confederate colonel,
and a Democrat in blood and belief yet
his fellow Kansans, who were redited
with .being antagonistic to all these,
have honored themselves in honorine
him. This was not due to any political
influence or power. It was in spite of
both.
Whatever may have been his political
beliefs, whatever may have been his
history, all Kansas recognizes?him as a
man. Perhaps no two facts stand out
more promently m recent political his
tory than the securing, by Colonel
Harris, of the money rightfully due
the government from the Union Pacific
railroad afNr .1 corripr.Mni-- Nad b.-er-
igreed to oy eof.srr!. nnd the secur
ng of the Stalf Aricjltural Colleg
nd the State Norm! Sc.ol of tht
tbandoned Fort Hnys reservation. By
the former Colonel Harris saved to the
government more than $15,000,000, ar.d
by the latter he greatly enlarged ihp
State Normal school and created the
biggest Experiment Station in the
world.
Colonel Harris was a most remark
able man and one to whom Kansas
owes a great debt of gratitude. His
character was of such quality and sin
cerity ar.d his manner of such kicdness
and dignity that he not only made
staunch friends but was everywhere
recognized as a leader. To few men
have been given the privilege of doing
so vast a work in state building as has
fallen to the lot of Colonel Harris."
Automobile Repairing
NOW is the time to bring in your
I Automobiles for repairs. Donnt wait
for the Spring rush. THIR is the time to save money
on repairs. All makes of Automobiles repaired. . .
J We of fer for sale '
I A FORD, 4 cyl. for $950 00
A Veile, 4 cyl. for 1$Q0.00 I
A Hupp Mobile, 4 cyl. for 750.00
A Maxwell from $600 to 1500. i
X These are known as the very best machines on the X
j market for the price. Come see and test them and. let
us send for one for you for early Spring use.
I O'llpTiigMSri' Garage
I South Side. Hays, Kansas.
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Kansas.
Old-time Doctrines.
Jerrv Simpson and old-time Populists
used to tell that the Railroads must be
controlled by the people, or in a few
years they would controll the people,
and now it has come to that. A few
men control the whole railroad system
of Amoric. And last week Republican
President Tafc sent a message to Con
gress urging them to pass a stringent
law to control rnilroada, carrying out
that old Pop doctrine. The trusts were
the same, wealth had to be taxed, and
now the income .tax question is being
submitted to the states, and that old
platform is now nearly doctrine except
Government ownership. Even Gover
nor Stubbs has given one road in Kan
sis to understand that if they don't
improve the state will take charge.
Next will come the famous sub-troas-uay
plan in some form Those dd
Alliance farmers bask in the 908 built
a wonderful advance idea platform,
and many are living to see those ideas
carried out. In those days it was ft
crime for a republican to vote with the
democrats. Now such men are held ap
as idols, and many threaten to Tote
the Democrat ticket next fall if their
man happens to be defeated at the
primaries. It is:renjr,sfctekmgi ; -
Mrs. Radford, mother of Mrs. Sand
ford Sites, is here on a visit to her
daughter.
. Mr. and Mrs Alex Philip attended
the Live Stock Show in Kansas Cicy
this week and had a good time.
B. M. Dreiling and Anthony Kuhn
were in Kansas City this week. Mr.
Dreiling took his daughter there for
treatment.
George Palmer and several of our
farmers were in Salina this week at
tending the great horse sale and George
brought home two fins mares to add to
his farm stock. They arrived Friday
and are beauties.
So as not to come back so soon again
last Monday, after the Board of Co n
missioneru got through as an organiza
tion, they adjourned and met right
away as a gen-jr-il ba.tr I "c transact
businet; i -j: u . -ir. nti. n.
Watch Lost.
Lost on the streets of Hays this
week n watch. The finder will
be liberally rewarded by leaving
at THIS OFFICE.
Dr. G. W. Curtis
Veterinarian
Treats all domestic animals skill
fully and scientifically. All calls
promptly answered day or night.
Graduate of Ontario
Veterinary College.
Years of Experience
Hays - - Kansas