Free press., 1907-08-10
Observation-Disclosures
LOCAL NEWS.


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Barney Bratt of Russell was in the
city few days this week.
C. D. Ridgway, county clerk of Trego
county, wasin the city Wednesday.
Photo PostaIs of the Hays Flood at
Harkness' Drug Store, cts. each.
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Hooray! the street commissioner is
cutting the weeds Now it's up to the
property owners to get busy.
Clarence Heyl was up from Russell
Sunday tovisit friends. He is employed
in Banker 5 Mercantile Store at Russell.
Miss Kitty Fox, former Hays girl
is in the city visiting friends She IS
a guest at the home of Mrs. L. Judd.
Jens Stensas, treasurer of Bethany
College, Lindsborg, was in the city
Thursday in the interest of his school.
Prof. A NJ. Frederickson of North
Park College, Chicago, was in the city
Saturday, . guest of c. M. Holmquist.
Mr.. and Mrs F. l. Jeffcoat left the
first of this week for Excelsior Springs
where they will spend a few week out
ing.
Joe Ryan writes that he met Peter
Bissing, formerly of this city, at a con-
cert in a Chicago park OH the evening
of July Both.
A. K. Woolsey, late proprietor of the
Brunswick Hotel at Lindsborg, was a
guest at the Hotel Brunswick last Sat
urday evening.
And now some old fool of Dane has
gone and invented beer in tablet form.
Gee, this means some new prohibition
laws for Kansas!
Contractor Clark has finished the new
barn at the Experiment Station and is
now giving his attention to the new ad-
dition to the Normal.
G. M. Cox resigned his Office as JUS
tice Of the Peace on Wednesday. Mr..
Cox states that his business interests
needed all his attention.
Dr. Hughes at the Methodist Church
next Tuesday evening at eight O'Clock
This is one of the rarest opportunities
to hear a great speaker free.
Don't forget John Rooth's public sale
next Monday, commencing at 10 Am.
Full particulars viii be found in display
advertisement in this paper.
Miss Anna Mcdonald of Kansas City
is visiting with Mrs. Lochiel Scott anC
parents this week. Miss Mcdonald
former home was in Victoria.
Miss Myra Morgan arrived Wednes
day noon for few days visit with Mrs
Gehrer and other Hays friends. She
now lives in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Three more cars of Coffeyville bricl
has been received by Henry Mcclure
and he will soon have large force o
men laying new sidewalks in our city.
Jos. Runyon received a carload o
machinery the first of the week. He
doing big business in spite of the fac
that Ellis county's wheat crop was be
low par.
A party up at Oakley was fined 81
last week for enclosing written shee
in fourth-class package. People ar
warned to look out for this as it is d
rect violation of the postal laws.
Mrs. Merell of Leadville, Colorad
arrived Tuesday evening for shor
visit with old friends. She is a siste
of Miss Maggie Murphy formerly G
Hays, and is the guest of Mrs H. !
Penney.
Miss Bertha Lippard, formerly G
this city, arrived Wednesday mornin
from her home at Salida, Colorado
to spend a few days visiting ol
friends. She is the guest of Mis-
IGertrude Ward.
Mrs. Etzel, living seven miles east c
town, died suddenly last Saturday night
The funeral was conducted from 81
Joseph's Catholic church Monday morr
ing at O'Clock. The deceased is tn
mother of Mike and Geo. Etzel.
Hugh Irwin and family left Monda
morning for their new home at WooC
bine, Iowa. A large crowd was at tn
depot to bid them goodbye, and the
take with them the best wishes of
large community of friends.
The following Hays people enjoYe
picnic near the state dam last Tue
day: Mr. and Mrs Motz, Mrs. Lestt
and family, Mrs. Walter Stedmal
Mrs. Griffith and family. Prof. Mile
of Manhattan was guest at dinner.
For the next thirty days we wi