The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-16

Don't forget that DR.. Brown, the
eye and ear surgeon, will be here next
Monday.
The Woman's Bible Class will meet
with Mrs ]. c. Adkins Monday, Jan.
18, 1909
This week council wrestled with
telephone franchise and kerfew Ordi-
nance.
The Essex Club of our city have been
granted new charter by the State
Board with $40, 900 capital.
Miss Betty Penny is here this week
looking after her land interests in our
county in the Saline valley.
The Plainville Gazette very appropri-
ately feels proud of establishing pow
er press last week in their Office.
Harvey Penney has enjoyed this
week in Topeka seeing the innaugura-
ton exercises and the legislature orga-
nize.
1t is rumored that Will Early is mar
ried, Salina girl having captured him
last week, and they are now at home
here.
The second cold wave came during
Saturday night, accompanied by light
snow, the temperature running down
below zero.
If you want to sell something-if you
want to buy something, chip in quart
er and try this paper and you will find
the notice will bring results. Try it.
The Normal students this week got
out their school paper. The Leader,
and is it very creditable number for
the new year.
Representative Grabbe went to To-
peka Sunday night to be on hand for
his work in time and see the innaugu-
ration Of the Governor.
The mail carrier to Schoengen pro-
posed to enjoy life so made himself
sleigh and this week fairly flies over
the ground the twenty four miles in
carrying the mail.
The girls at the Normal are enjoying
life some OF the time. They bought
three rockiug-chairs for their restroom
with their candy money.
Miss Maude Hobbs having been oblig-
ed to give up her school work at No. 8
TurkviIle, on account of sickness, Miss
Ellen Brumitt has taken the school to
teach.
The Wakeeney High Schoof basket
ball team came down here last Satur-
day, saw the sights of Onr city, and in
the evening enjoyed game with the
Normal team.
The Office force want to acknowledge
the receipt of a whole box of wedding
cake of the Smith-MoOre wedding
party sent in by Mrs. Smith. and she
is noted as one of the choice cake bak-
ers of the Smokey Hill valley.
Paul Meier who il in the cattle bust
ness at Kit Carson, Colorado. is said to
be in about the best shape of any feed
ers around there. He has plenty of
feed for cattle and is pulling through
the cold weather in COED shape Grin
nell Record. Good for Paul,
While practicing basketball in the
Normal gymnasium this week Ora
Rutherford, one Of the students, had
the misfortune to fracture his knee
cap. and he was taken to Kansas City
Hospital that night for treatment. DR.
Middlekauff looked after the case while
here.
The Normal students and faculty last
Friday raised $127 as a relief fund for
the Italian earthquake sufferers. And
the acknowledgment from the Relief
Treasurer in Topeka thanking them,
told that it was the largest sum SO far
received from any Kansas source. 1t
takes Western Kansas, with its wealth
and prosperity, to keep IN the front
rank
| If you had taken q couple Of minutes
of your time and called up telephone
No. 12 and told as about those friends
or relatives who have been, are now or
did visit you this past week, we weuld
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