Free press., 1907-10-26
LOCAL NEWS.

Harkness for School Supplies.
I. M. Yost made business trip to
Lawrence and K. C. this week
TuIly Scott arrived morning for a
short visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Philip.
Frank Straley and family of South
Trego County are here on visit to old
friends.
Remember j. H. Spratt has an
agency for the state text school books,
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Mrs. E. B. Matthew who was sick
with malaria fever last week is i'm
proving rapidly.
w. A. Smith will sell you wheat and
corn land on five to eight years time
at 6 pct. See ad. 5O-1t
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church met with Mrs. H. L.
Kent Thursday afternoon.
Henry Mcclure laid five-foot brick
walk this week in front of the M. ].
Golf property on East Juniata.
Charles Rogers and family of Free
dom township leave this week for their
new home in Hodgman county, Kans.
Mrs. John Beulow of Walker trans
acted business in Hays last Saturday.
She was pleasant caller at this Office.
A week from Saturday the Ellis Co.
Teachers Association meets at Vic
toria and the teachers have prepared
for general picnic.
Misses Abbie Westbrool1 and Anna
Ringe who are teaching the double
school in Smokey Hill township spent
last Saturday in the city.
Farmers are beginning to tie to the
hitchracks notwithstanding the opin-
ion of the knockers who said the
farmers wouldn't use them.
Master Clyde Wilson had the mis-
fortune to get his foot caught in
lawn mover the first of the week,
nearly severing one of his toes.
Street commissioner Rupp raised the
stone walk in front of Winters Hard
ware store this week, making it level
with Weisner's cement walk.
l. M. Yost has a large store room
under construction on the former mill
site. 1t will be used to store -four and
feed to sell in the local market.
A cement walk and a crossing was
laid by the Baker Construction Co.
this week in front of John Blenders
harness shop on North Chestnut st.
J. B. Cave returned Monday evening
from Excelsior Springs where he has
been receiving treatment the past two
weeks. He is much improved in
health.
The building formerly occupied by
VIM. Wagner as a restaurant is being
refitted and J. Wood, special land agent
for the Union Pacific, will make it his
headquarters.
Our stock of books, gift books Juve-
niles and toy books is complete. Come
in and look them over before buying
for Christmas. Soft
C. A HARNESS.
A farewell party will be given to
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Judd this Satur-
day evening at the Brunswick Hotel.
They have sold their home here and
will leave for California next week.
One of the best plays that has struck
Hays for a good while was "Uncle
Zeke" Thursday evening. All the
seats in the house were taken and
standing room was hardly available.
1t pays to advertise whether it be
small want aG of house to rent or
a large display calling attention to
new shipment of goods or a special
sale. Ask for FREE PRESS rate
card.
This Office acknowledges the receipt
of a souvenir postal from Cleve Schultz,
who is now living in Chicago The pos
tai shows a good likeness of ''Cleve's
family as he expressed this wife
and baby.
We have taken a number of orders
for calendars this week through Lin
coin A. Ward who has charge of our
samples, but we still have many differ
ent designs for all who have not
placed their order.