Free press., 1907-12-14
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LOCAL NEWS.

A baby boy came to gladden. the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Basgall Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Madden went to
Walker Thursday to visit for few
days.
Trains No. IO3 and 104 stopped at
Yocemento Thursday to accommodate
business.
James Finley is again on duty at the
depot having nearly recovered from his
recent illness.
H. A. & D. w. Nickles have receiv-
ed a fine line of Christmas candies.
See their ad this week.
Mrs. Dennie Johnson (nee Pearl
Davis) is visiting her father Morti-
mer Davis of this city.
Miss Retta Freese returned Monday
morning from a weekend visit with
Mrs. w. E. Vose at Ellis.
A former young business man of this
city will shortly begin travelling for
large manufacturing house.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church met with Mrs. c. A.
Shively Thursday afternoon.
1t is announced unauthoritively that
one of Hays City's leading business
houses will shortly change hands.
]. H. Reeder of Denver was in Hays
on business Monday. He stopped off
on his way home from Kansas City.
Mrs. Louis Bell and child returned
Monday morning from Ellis where they
visited her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uelson.
Mrs. Martin Stehley returned to her
home at Ellis Wednesday evening after
a few days visit with her parents in
this city.
Mrs. Geo. Hubbard (nee Grace Good
all came up from Kansas City the fore
part of the week to spend the holidays
with her parents.
The girls basketball team of the High
School will play the Normal first team
at the Gymnasium this evening. A
good game is expected.
President Roosevelt on Thursday said
his final ''No'' to the offer of third
term and his constituents may as well
look up new candidate.
"John Henry on Social Affairs on
the third page this week. If you enjoy
a laugh with an up-to-date humorist
read John Henry's stories.
The hitch racks which the city put
in are being well patronized by the
farmers and Chestnut Street is great
ly improved in not having the traffic
cOngested.
King Oscar of Sweden and Mrs.
Taft, mother of Sec. Taft, are among
the notable personages who have pas
sed away this week. Both reached
quite old ages.
Franz Schneider of Catherine was
a pleasant caller at this office Tuesday
and left us little Kansas City paper
to provide for the weekly visits of the
FREE PRESS during 1908.
The deposits in the Central National
Bank at Ellsworth are over half-mil-
lion of dollars. Evidently the people
Of Ellsworth County cannot be feeling
tho hard times very much.
Geo. Freeman of the Midland Eleva-
tor Co. was in Hays a couple days this
week looking after the interests of
their two elevators here in charge of
VIM. Roennfeldt and Joe Dreiling.
The Hays Chapter A. o. U. w. turn
ed over to Mrs. M. M. Bannister on
Monday check for $4,000 in payment
of fraternal insurance carried by her
husband. Mr.. Bannister had paid in
$245 in dues.
The FREE PRESS received a large
shipment of calendars for our town
merchants this week. The calendar
supply this year will be much less than
usual and farmers should secure their
calendars early.
A six-inch snow fell in this vicinity
Thursday. The flakes were unusually
large, some of them measuring two
inches in length, and as the snow is
wet, the wheat and other winter crops
will be much benefited. The snow be-
gan falling about 10 a. m. and lasted
until p. m. Farmers are greatly re-
joiced.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Beatty came over
from Plainville Sunday. Mr.. Beatty
has been employed on the road grading
for the new North & South railroad;