Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-17
LOCAL NEWS.

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day night.
Representative Charles Hall of Rus
sell was here on business Thursday.
The latest designs in box and tablet
stationery at Harkness'. 40-tf
John Jacobs has returned to Topeka,
to resume his work for the Union Pa
cific.
Rock is being hauled for the found
alton of the new cottage at the Expert
ment Station.
The arrival of baby is reported
at the home of Dave LaSalle in the
Saline valley.
Attorney Freese was in Colby on Tues
day transacting business in the U. S.
Land Office.
Mrs. Mart Stehley who has been visit
ing her parents returned home We'd
nesday evening.
Miss Nellie Reeder spent Sunday
with her cousin on Alex Vests rancho
southeast of town.
Contractor Clark has commenced on
the concrete foundation of the new
Normal additions.
The FREE PRESS still has a few ac-
counts that are due and unpaid. Please
call at the office and settle
Superintendent William Grabbe goes
to Topeka next week to attend meet
ing of the Co. Supts. of the State.
Mrs. David Clay was called to Walker
Monday by the serious illness of her
father, our old timer, Jason Fox.
Jas. w. Benner of Manhattan ar
rived Monday to assist Prof. Roberts
in his experiments on the bind weed.
Miss Anna Froelich left on Tuesdays s
plug for an outing in Colorado and New
Mexico. She went by way of Saline.
Miss Bessie Leahy left Monday NOR
ming for Topeka and Kansas City where
she will spend a couple weeks visiting
friends
Misses Ula and Lila Jordan of Cove
City were visitors in this city during
the session Of the Epworth League Con-
vention.
The Goble VS.. Replogle homestead
contest comes up at Colby next Tuesday
and quite a number are going up as
Witnesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Jacobson of East
Highland, California stopped off on We'd
nesday to visit the latter's brother C. M.
Holmquist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Welch, of Clarinda, Ia,
who visited at the home of Mrs. H. ].
Penney last Week, went to Wakeeney
Monday evening.
A married daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. ". Smith of the Saline died of con-
sumption Sunday and was buried in the
Turkville cemetery.
When Hays gets all her new cement
crossings laid and all the brick and GEM
ent sidewalks we will have one of the
best sidewalked towns in the state.
Miss Julia E Compt en-. of Houston,
Texas, arrived in the city Wednesday
evening to visit with her sister and bro
ther, Mrs. E. B. Matthew and Swan
Compton.
Having finished his harvest, Joe
Hubbell returned to his homestead
on the Saline this week, the contest
at the Land office having been decided
in his favor.
The Chicago Salvage Co. moved their
stock of goods to Ellis on Monday to
bleed the poor people of the west end
for little of their hard-earned cash.
They are compelled to pay $25 day
occupation tax while in that city
1t is announced that the Union Pa
cific will run popular excursion over
the Lincoln Branch from Lincoln Cen
ter to Denver on Friday, August 23d.
They will also run a special excursion
over the main line August Both. Watch
for particulars later.
Mrs. C. w. Dickinson and daughter
Sophia expect to move in from their
country home next week They viii
live in the late James Reeder property
recently purchased by Mr.. Dickinson,
and Miss Sophia will complete her
studies in the Normal
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Joe Whitman an agent for the Pope
Toledo Automobile Co. has won fame
for himself by breaking the record for
speed between Kansas City and Denver
Mr.. Whitman made the trip, 813 miles,
in % hours. In actual running time the
trip occupied but 21 hours, as eight hours
were lost by getting stuck at a mud
hole west of Oakley and anuncompletee
bridge near Limon, Colo. The average
speed was 40 miles an hour.
! Jerry FelIers who was taken to Kan
sas City by DIR. Catudal last Sunday