The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Brownlow Hopper is clerking in
Caves bakery.
Clarence Loreditch is working for
the electric light plant.
1. M. Yost spent the most of this
week in Kansas City.
Jas. Urban has resigned his position
as pharmacist in C. A Harkness' drug
store.
F. R. Bussard is clerking in Schwal-
ler's lumber Office during the absence
of Fred Schwaller.
A great deal of building is going on
in Hays this summer and carpenters
and painters are all kept busy.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Picken and daugh-
ter Lillian have gone to the mountains
for few weeks rest and recreation.
The front Of the Leiker building is
being put in place this week. The in
terror is neatly finished in white kalso-
mine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Zeigler and son
Maurice will leave for Kansas City and
Chicago next week to- purchase fall
goods.
Carl Hawkinson has been hustling
business for the Salina Music Co. in
Salina and Mcpherson counties this
week.
Frank King has four Belgian hares
in one of the windows of his meat mar
ket that seem to attract more than pas
sing attention.
Work on the big mill for the Hays
City Mill and Elevator Co. goes rapid
ly on. They will probably be making
-four by December 1st.
MI. Bell, John Aich and Peter Roth
were judges at the primary election
last Tuesday The clerks were A. 0.
Robinson and Peter Frank.
Farmer W. J. Haddock and wife of
Buckeye township, started overland,
this week for Colorado for the benefit
of his health. Mr.. Foster has leased
his farm.
A number of Hays men who work at
the cement mill came down from Yoce-
mento an hour before closing time on
Tuesday in order to cast their vote be-
fore the polls closed.
The giving away of some scaffolding
at the new mill injured several work
men Tuesday afternoon. John R. Yost
had his hand badly crushed. DR.. Sny-
der dressed the wound.
Mrs. DIETRICH Bellman and daughter,
Miss Carrie, representing the Rebecca
lodge of this city, visited the Ellis lodge
in company with Mrs. Hattie Luse.
President of the State Assembly of
that Association. A pleasant time was
enjoyed.
A great deal of wheat has been mar
keted in Hays this week. Many of the
farmers are keen business men and are
taking advantage of the rivalry among
local buyers. AS high as 80 cents per
bushel was paid this week.
ne ESSEX OlUD n0IO d SulOkST III
their club rooms Tuesday evening to
celebrate the wedding of w. ii. Jordan,
who is one of their foremost members.
A week previous the wedding of Fred
Schwaller was commemorated in a
like manner.
This Office acknowledges the receipt
of general catalog of the Atchinson
County High School of which w. H.
Keller formerly of this city is principal.
MIR. Keller also has charge Of the man
ual training department and is giving
good satisfaction.
Alex Schueler Jr. Of this city, back
ed by the Ellis ball team defeated
Cheyenne Wells at Ellis last Sunday
afternoon. Alex is getting to be some
what of a veteran in the base ball
ranks, but his strong, right arm is
still able to pitch a winning game when
occasion demands.
A scrub ball team picked up in Hays
last Sunday defeated Gorham to 2.
Frank Meier and Clarence Loreditsch
made up the Hays battery. p A. Bel
was responsible for three of Hays five
scores. There is now some talk of a
game here with Wakeeney on the 18th
of this month.
During the last year the net earnings
of the railroads in the United States
amounted to $40 million dollars, Of
which 449 millions went as dividends Oh
surplus. Yet one of the foremost rail
road presidents says: Freight rates
must be advanced or the employees
wages reducedP' P'-McCracken Enter.
prise.