The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-07-25
Local Dribblings.
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The Essex Club held dance in their
new hall Saturday evening.
Chas. Dickerson left last Sunday for
his home near Garden City.
Contractor Warren Baker has finish
ed his repair work at the schoolhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Start spent a
few days with Mrs. Starts parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mulroy.
John Saunders has secured job in
Yocemento and left here to commence
work Thursday morning.
Local showers" the past week have
gwen us all that could be desired in the
way of pleasant weather.
Excuse US from these expert pen
men; they can write beautifully, but
it's awfully hard to read.
Five threshing outfits of one make
alone, have been unloaded at this sta
ton in the last two months.
The time to cut weeds is just about
now before they seed out and polute
the ground for future perpetuation.
The implement men are getting in
large shipments of machinery these
days. Still another sign of prosperity.
John Brumitt has excavated the Gel
lar for JAS. Behan's new residence.
Work will commence next week on the
foundation.
Mrs. Anne Scott of Kansas City ar
rived Wednesday evening and is visit
ing at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Philip.
The Early residence on Gospel Hill is
rapidly nearing completion. This will
make pretty home and is one of the
best locations in the city.
Harrison Kingsley of Smokey Hill
spent Sunday in Hays. Harrison says
that wheat cut in the south west part
of the county was good.
Miss Anna and Master Lawrence Gal
lagher of Denver, niece and nephew of
Mrs. j. B. Basgall are here to visit rel
atives during the summer.
l.. G. Saunders and w. j. Moriarity
of St Mary's have opened an Office in
the Stainer building and are engaged
in writing old line life insurance.
Several of the small boys around town
may be seen attached to the stem-ends
of cob pipes. This is not only tough on
their youthful constitutions, but it is a
poor advertisement for the town.
With threshing started in nearly
every locality and wheat bringing from
"a to 78 cents, we can soon look for
long professions of wagons filing into
town filled with the golden grain.
Frank Reed and family of McCrack-
en- visited at the Mulroy home this week.
Mr.. Reed contemplates moving to Hays
in order to send his children to the Nor
NAL; he was formerly county superin-
tendent of Rocks county.
Travelling men claim that the wheat
crop in Ellis county is the best in the
western part of the etate; however,
they say that the corn is looking fine in
the north and west parts, especially in
the vicinity of Norton
Reports made by grain authorities in
Hays to Kansas City firms estimate
the wheat yield, here, at 20 bushels to
the acre and give the conditions Of the
corn, at present, at 100 per cent. What |
about this for grand showing?
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Matthew, H. L. |
Kent, j. S. Bird and Chas. Treadway
leave this Friday evening for Chicago
where the professors expect to enter
Chicago University for special work
1t is six weeks term ard they will be
able to take advantage of Al the terms
work and return in time fer the open |
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