The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-14
Miss Betty Penney Of Wichita is
mere visiting her many friends.

Charlie Binder has his new residence
about completed and expects to NOV
there next week.
Rev. A. N. Smith and family lef
Wednesday morning on their vacatio
trip of few weeks.
II. E. Shank and wife of Hollyrooo
in Ellsworth county, came over in a
auto Tuesday on business.
Prof. Beach is kept pretty busy now
a-days attending to the building of hi
new residence on GOSPEL Hill.
Monday night the street fair was 81
interesting that many stayed and en-
joyed the fun until 11:30 O'Clock.
Frank Motz attended the meeting al
Holiness Tabernacle north of Ogallat
last Sunday in the interests of the K
c. Star.
The Carnival came into town Monday
and kept the youngsters busy watching
the cars unload and the tents and shows
erected.
Quite number of Saline valley folks
were in town this week on the land
contest and took in the Carnival Mon.
day night.
Miss Mary Close, formerly of our
city and now of Kansas City, Kansas,
arrived this week and is visiting with
her friends.
The friends of Mr.. Bartholomew
were glad to see him out riding with
Mr.. Carrick last Saturday. He surely
enjoyed the ride
Miss Ethel Pierce had the pleasure
of entertaining Miss Veohees of RHs
sell and had lot OF friends at her
home last Saturday evening to meet
her.
John Byers had successful sale and
this wee shipped his household goods
by car to his new home in southeast
Kansas, and he drove his stock over
land.
4AC w w Gnu OI1OW CaII1G HI IIOII
the west and located on the Fort street
lots west of this office, but with the
Fair drawing the crowds it could not
expect much attendance. -.-..-z--z-
Miss Nettie Orndoff left Wednesday
for vacation to her home in Linds-
borg, where she will attend the College
there the coming year. Her many
friends regret to have her leave.
Miss Olive Westbrook, an 'O9 gradu-
ate of the Normal. has secured a school
near Grinnell for the coming winter.
This will be Miss Westtrook's first
term Of school and her friends wish her
success.
Fred and Ida Solomon delightfully."-
entertained the Misses Swires, Ethel
and Mabelle Rowlison, Troth and
Messrs. Horn of Omaha. Nebr., Cal
vert and Wallace at their country home
last Sunday.
The National Encampment of the
G. A. r. met this week in Salt Lake
City. Henry Tyler and Mike Haffamier
attended from here, also Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Smith, who stopped on Their
way home from their western trip.
The State authorities have published
their report on the population census
as taken by the assessors last March
which shows that the state population
is now l, ,681, ,259, gain of about 81, 900
Ellis county now shows a population O.
II, ,68S, a gain of 289 during the pas
year.
Mrs. Nina Dyer and two daughters o
Alva, Okla, came over from Plainvill
Sunday evening in S. W. Woods aut
and visited with Mrs. Hiram Addison
a cousin Of Mrs. Dyers', Monday an
Tuesday. They left Tuesday evening
for Colorado, where they will visi
relatives before returning home.
The new rural mail route from Plain
vile to the Turkville neighborhood ha
started with E. F. MendenhaIl, th
school teacher, as temporary carrier
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manent carrier passes the required e.
animation. There are about eight
patrons on the route but only thiI
of them have put up boxes.
There is only one more week of tE
County Institute. Those who hay
attended have been much benefited
the subjects given and every schO
board would do the proper thing
they would refuse to give contract
teacher who failed to attend and g
the latest studies and subjects prepa
ed by our State Board OF Education
They are supposed to be our most il
telligent men and favor advancemeI
in studies.