Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
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LOCAL NEWS.

AA' UoAoO anu son OF Ellis were III
the city Thursday
c. M. Holmquist was in Plainyille on
business last Tuesday.
Carpenter Wilson returned to Plain
vile Saturday evening.
|. D. L. Steele returned the first of the
week from Wakeehey.
Anton Krier is recovering from a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. Frank Brungardt of Victoria
was in town between trains Thursday.
Pearl Brown went to Callson, Kan
sas, on Monday to visit friends and re-
latiges.
Two cars of soldiers bound for Fort
Logan, Colo, were on Thursday even
ing's train.
The weather turned noticeably cooler
this week and we have had FREQUENT
local showers.
Miss Florence Disney, late of the
Ellis Observation-Disclosures, is WORKING in
0-A~ @NSNo OllICS
Read every one of the EIGHT pages
of the FREE PRESS this week. All
contain good reading.
Mr.. Kramer, a prominent stockholder
IN the Uncle Sam Cement Co. was in
Hays couple days this week.
A few hammocks left which will be
Soiu dC cost 40-tf
c. A. Hardness
Z. +. lsaacson, of Yocemento, went
to Kansas City and ST. Louis Thursday
morning for short visit.
Mrs. Jennie Gilbert, mother of Mrs.
a u. haas, arrived Sunday morning
to visit with her daughter.
Father Wahlmeier's church at Cor
ham celebrated picnic last Monday
A number went down from here.
Prof. Ford returned to his home at
Ellis Thursday evening, the county
institute being over for another wear.
O'i1 DdlHeS returned Wednesday
noon from Wilson where he has been
employed with threshihg crew. He
expects to attend the Fall term of Nor
NAL
Chas. Kirkman is nursing felon on
one of his fingers. He was working
IN the flour mill the first of the week
but he was forced to lay off on We'd
nesday.
The semi-annnal apportionment of
the state school fund has been made
and county superintendent Grabbe is
now dividing this county s share among
the districts.
Peter Johnson's threshing crew made
record run Thursday when they thresh-
ed 2060 bushels of wheat in one day.
The run was made on Jacob Feitz's
farm south of town.
Miss Susie Shaffer went to Cascades,
Colo, Thursday evening to attend the
annual convention of the Y. w. C. A.
Miss Shaffer is president of this organ
ization at Kansas University.
We issued an advertising rate card
this week and we will gladly hand or
mail you one on request. With this
card any advertiser can figure exactly
what his advertisement is costing him
each week.
Prof. Houser, of Wilson, attended
the county institute here the fore part
of the week and took the teachers ex-
animation. 1t is said that Mr. Houser
is one of the best rapid calculators in
the state.
George Worth took his little girl to
Kansas City on Sunday to be operated
on for appendicitis but it developed
that the operation was not necessary
SO he returned home the following day.
Prof and Mrs. Pickenreturned Tues
day morning from two weeks vaca-
ton in Colorado. Miss Lillian remain
ed, to be present at the National con-
vention of the Y w. C. A. to be held
at Cascades, Colorado.
John Becker, Jr. is proving up be-
fore the Probate Judge on his home
stead in section II, twp. IA, range 20,
n Pleasant Hill township, also Sydney
Lawrence on his homestead on section
IS, twp. II, range Is, in Saline twp.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Philip entertained
he following at their ranch last Sun
lay: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Ward, The
Misses Margaret and Annette Foster,
Nellie Reeder, Myrtle Wyatt, Lincoln
md Master Ralph Ward and John