Free press., 1906-09-01
Local Dribbings.


Fall stock of millinery.
This vicinity was favored with a re-
freshing, though light rain, Thursday
night
]. H. Reeder and H. L. Pestana de-
livered addresses at the Russell Co.
Old Settlers Picnic last Tuesday
Mary Wilson came down from Wake
eney Friday morning to spend the day
with the Misses Brown.
Georgia Virmond went to Ellsworth
Friday morning to open her school the
first of next week.
Fall Hats and Caps just received at
the Misses Dean. Ladies are invited to
call and see them.
The evening service was not held in
the Presbyterian church last Sunday,
Rev. Brown being under the weather
The moving picture show in the Hall
Saturday evening was not up to ex-
pectations of a fair sized attendance.
Miss Retta Freese visited with Mrs.
F. S. Toothaker of Wakeeney the first
of the week.
Mrs. Geo. B. Snyder and Miss Lucy
visited relatives in Denver most of the
week.
Ward Sullivan has returned from a
- L.
and will re-enrol in the Normal next
week
Spratt & Co. have now on exhibition
the finest line of Burnt Leather Souve-
Mrs and Novelties ever received in
Hays. Come in and see them whether
you wish to buy or not.
There's nothing better for comfort
than rubber heels on your shoes. The
celebrated Sullivan or XXI brands at
Gassman's shoe shop.
And now President Roosevelt comes
out as staunch supporter of the pho
netic system of spelling; but then,
Teddy always was noted for doing
things uncommon.
We wrote up little editorial the
first of the week predicting that the
backbone of the hot weather was
broken but after Wednesday and Thurs
day we are compelled to change our
tune.
Ellis was defeated by the Lee ball
team of Salina last Saturday in Salina.
Score: 4-3. Joy of Wilson pitched for
Salina and did good work. Doc Kidd
of Ellis knocked the only home run
made.
Nearly everyone of us is figuring or
having a fine time just ahead when we
get all fixed, and this vision is just
ahead of us when we fall asleep. TIC
live in the now and enjoy the present is
the work of a philosopher.
We are little behind in our work
this week owing to the necessity OF
changing our body type. 1t took US al
day Monday and then some to put or
our new dress, = nearly as long as il
| taxes d woman.
The caste of GA Cheerful Liar
which comes to the Opera House or
next "Wednesday evening Sept. 5th. has
been selected with unusual care, anc
each member of the caste has a part
particularly suite to them. The play is
filled with entertaining specialties anC
will undoubtedly play to packed house.
Just to show what a big falsifel
Dame Rumor is and how fast hel
stories travel-it was told here the first
of the week that F. S. Toothaker OF
Wakeeney, formerly of Hays, was ar
rested and fined 5000 for killing prairie
chickens out of season. AS matter OF
fact the Wakeeney people know nothing
about the affair
]. H. Downing left Tuesday even
ing for Los Angeles, Calf, to accom-
pany Joe Clark to Milwaukee where he
will take treatment in a sanitarium.
Many old timers of Hays remember
Joe Clark who used to reside here ir
the early days: He should not be con-
fused with Carpenter Joe Clark of this
city.
"Palco has citizen who says he is
too poor to take the Enterprise but who
sent away dollar for recipe to keer
rats away from his premises and re-
ceived this reply: Stand near a rat
hole, make noise like cheese and wher
the rat comes out brain him with a
club. =" Oakley Graphic.
Wonder how many just such citizens
there are in this county.
Calvin E. Sifferd visited in HAYS
Tuesday and Wednesday. Sifferd is
western manager for the Stromberg
Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co., with
headquarters at Ottawa, Kans. and has
an excellent position. He has ''taken
unto himself wife, and is no longer
open to the alteration of Hays girls,
but at that Sifferd says he would rather
live in Hays than any town he has been
in-and he has travelled all through