Free press., 1907-11-16
Hardness for School Supplies.

ness Tuesday.
Martin Orth delivered load of corn
in Hays on Tuesday.
Hugh Braly is now running Yost's
engine at the elevator.
]. D. Wheatcroft drove in Saturday
from Brownell to visit his family.
E. F. Madden was in Salina and
Kansas City on business the first of
the week.
C. C. Blackman has had his pension
increased to $24 per month under the
age limit law.
Claude Bice and Peter Frank attend
ed the Russell-Plainville football game
at Russell Thursday.
Chas Treadway entertained a num-
ber of his friends Tuesday evening at
the home of Mrs. Grouden.
Engraved Cards and Wedding Invi-
tations and Announcements at this
Office. Call and see samples.
Chas. Binder secured plumbing con-
tract on one of the new building at the
Experiment Station this week.
The High School and the Normal
2nd team are playing football on the
Normal campus as We go to press.
Wheat has advanced steadily in price
the past week and on Friday the Hays
market ranged from 78 to soc for good
wheat.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Leila Spratt to Mr. Char
les F. McLain on wednesday evening,
Nov. 9th.
The season for shooting quail opened
Yesterday, Nov. 18th and number of
sportsmen were in the field. The sea-
son lasts until Dec. 18th.
Last Friday it was rumored that the
plug would be taken off but the rail
road officials changed their minds and
the plug will continue on it's old schedule.
Zeigler's dry goods store was so
crowded with buyers last Tuesday that
customers were compelled to wait zen
to fifteen minutes to be waited on.
Wedding bells-they are going to be
ringing thick and fast pretty shortly
in Hays society circles, if reports are
true. Are all the bachelors going to
turn benedicts?
The following young people attended
a dance at Quinter Monday evening:
Misses Bertha Robinson and Mabel
Edwards, Messrs. Elmer Edwards and
Oliver Robinson.
Miss Anna Marie Nellis who visited
with Miss Bessie Leahy last summer
is now touring Japan and China with
a party of eastern congressman. She
expects to spend Christmas at Cairo.
Dave Taylor, general claim agent of
the Union Pacific, and an assistant
was in this city last Saturday comput-
ing the damages for the pasture and
hay lost in the prairie fire last week.
There is certain girl in Hays who
always calls for her mail (male) at the
postoffice in the afternoons. Let her
hereby take notice that she is under
and her actions will be watch
ed during 1908 Qeap year,.
Henry Tholen was up from Victoria
last Tuesday and with the other execu-
tor Harry Freese, made final settle
ment of the Denning Estate. He rode
up on his motorcycle, covering the ten
miles in less than thirty minutes.
''The Virginia Reel "Old Dan
Tucker" and other up-to-date Cotil-
lians will be on the program at the
Old Soldiers dance next Friday even
ing. The dancing will be intersperced
by few war songs in which every
body will join.
A freight train broke rail into three
pieces on the side track opposite Yost's
office Tuesday morning. No damage
was done as the train had cleared the
rail. 1t is thought that the sudden cold
weather contracted the rail, as no flaw
could be found in the steel.
Earl Wallace who for the past year
has been the genial stenOgrapher for
the l. M. Yost Milling Co. left Sunday
morning for Hoisington where he has
secured more lucrative position in
the Rock Island Office. Earl is a good
fellow and has many friends in this
city who regret to see him leave.
One of the latest improvements at
Yocemento is the construction of the
three rows of cement pillars from
Chalk Rock Ridge to the mill. These
pillars will support the tracks which
will carry the stone from mother earth
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