Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-12-29

Topeka this week.
Will Farley came home to enjoy his
Christmas vacation.
Mr. Harrison, who was quite sick, is
up and around again.
Don't fail to read John Schlyer &
Sons New Years announcement.
Mrs. Scovel of Denver is here with
her mother, Mrs. Decker.
Creamery butter now sells for 80 cts
in this market.
VIM. Ryan store gave their customers
calendar this week.
Bring your OLD IRON to
John SCHLYER & Son.
The father of Mrs. Judd Bell was
here last Saturday helping her shop at
our stores.
Mrs. Prof Shively and baby spent
the Christmas vacation with her pa
rents at Lawrence.
Misses Virmond & Freese came home
Friday night from their Cove county
schools to enjoy their vacation.
John Troth, the Insurance solicitor,
came home to spend Christmas with his
family and friends.
Locky Scott and family of Kansas
City are spending the holidays here
with Geo. Philip and family.
James Philip and son of Dakota were
here to take Christmas dinner with his
brother George.
Thursday evening Mrs. George Philip
entertained few friends at family
dinner.
Miss Ada Turner of Waverly, Kan
sas, is here as the guest of the Misses
Farley.
Mrs. Jacob Orth and children spent
the Christmas holidays with her pa
rents near Walker.
Most of our students and teachers
will return to their school duties the
first of the week, while the Normal
students will be back here Wednesday.
Among the numerous presents that
were received by Rev. Weist and wife
was a cute little Angora kitten which
came by express from friend.
Joseph Hubbell came in from down
east to enjoy his Christmas in his cab
in on his claim Reports good luck in
husking corn this fall
The Free Press" returns thanks to
its subscribers who have helped make
our Christmas a pleasant one and we
wish all a Happy New Year.
Mrs. Freda Schwaller Trinkle and
baby are here visiting her parents.
The son of Otto Schwaller of Kansas
City came with her.
Like the railroad boys, the mail car
riers for Uncle Sam know no vacation
and Feitz and Tourtellott had to ar
ry the mail Christmas as usual.
The low railroad rates are causing
lots of people to travel this week. 1t
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what the people have been demanding.
1t was the grandest Christmas of her
life for Mother Magrane on Wednesday
to have all her children from far and
near to take dinner with her.
Farmer Jim Grippen made his wife
Christmas present of one of those fine
Cream Separators, sold by Runyon, to
tighten her farm work in the future.
The young men who have returned
home for the holidays from the eastern
schools show a decided improvement
since their association with the young
men from all over the state.
The Misses Dickerson of Finney Co.,
our Normal students who are teaching
west of here, are spending their Christ
mas vacation with the Misses Pierce
in our city.
The little yellow Continental Cream
cry checks came in handy and agree
able last Saturday for Christmas buy
ing to their patrons here. Paying many
| aneaQ OF time.
1t was a cruel Christmas day that
Uncle Sam made Grandpa Feitz drive
the mail to Pfeiffer and back, while so
many were enjoying turkey dinner and
cozy time around the fire-side-
Down at Good Hope School house, in
south part of the county, they have a
Box Social next Friday eve, Jan. 4th,
with the new way of paying and draw
ing by numbers, instead of bidding.
All are cordially invited to attend.
Carpenter Dode Barnes came up
from Salina (where he is working) to
spend Christmas with his family.
He hoped to get work with other car
penters, on the new public hall, but he
found it had been killed off and our city
dead one for mechanics and so went
back to Salina, which is booming.
Harness and harness leather