The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-11
Mrs. John Westbrook has been quite

BlCk lulS WCSA.
Mrs. Anna Gay was up from Russell
the first of the week visiting relatives
here.
On Saturday evening Mrs. George
Philip entertained number of lady
friends at tea.
All hats and Millinery goods at cost
for the next two weeks at MISS
DEANE'S Store 2t
Two weeks from to-day is Christmas
again. Then the schools will have a
ten day vacation.
Mordav night the thermometer re-
corded eight 10 ten below zero, the
coldpst of the season.
SPECIAL SALE on all Millinery
goods from now until after the holidays
at MISS DEANE'S Store. AT
1t has been long spell this time for
the autos to rest, while the livery bust
/ ness has been equally tough.
On account of the terrible muddy
town this week with four horses.
Obrian and his men are now busy
putting in the furnace in the Karl
ELeiker cottage on Normal avenue.
On account of the storm, the Munjor
-Pfeifer mail did not go out on Satur-
day. but they tried to make the trip on
Monday.
On account of the storm the Farmers
Institute was rot held last Saturday,
but the Professors may come back in
February.
Down at Ellis the town has been
over-run with stores and general con-
solidation into department store has
taken place.
The freezing weather froze up the
drinking trough opposite the Philip
store and the farmers miss it's use for
their teams.
Mr. an Mrs George Philip. Jr. have
been on pleasant tlip to Philadelphia
and the east and then up into Canada |
to visit an uncle living there.
Monday the street commissioner earn
ed his wages in cleaning the street
crossings of snow. It is no fun to be
a street commissioner in winter time,
The bad cold weather made a hust-
ling for coal last Monday. Many farm
ers came to town that day for no other
purpose. Some even came in with their
spring wagons.
Saturday night brought the whole
state it's first real snow and cold wave.
The thermometer registered five below
zero. 1t kept cold and blustry all day
Sunday and Monday.
Those in town having horses and cat
tie and were short on feed found it
pretty hard to get during the last
storm and some stock went shy on their
daily rations for few days
1t may be cold up in New Hampshire, !
but surely Mr.. Dickinson got home |
just in time for cracking cold spell, |
and no doubt Mrs. TOothaker wishes !
herself back in sunny California.
The heavy snow storm made the
trains from both directions quite late
the first of the week. Near Manhat-
tan railroad bridge went out and
trains had to go around over the Rock
Island road.
The morning east bound passenger
L.. Lott
day for a week caused by waiting at
Denver for the mails Of the trains from
the Pacific coast, those trains being
also very late in getting east.
The young man from Kansas City
who came out to set type for the News
Office couldn't stand being so far away
from his ma, so he has returned to
K. C. and Miss Pratt is again in the
Office manipulating the keys of the
machine.
| Monday evening was a terror for
weather, yet that evening number of
ladies met at the home of Mrs. Leahy,
on Normal avenue, who entertained in
honor of Mrs. James Reeder, and
pleasant evening was enjoyed in spite
of the disagreeable weather.
At the Opera House Monday night
Dec. 13, the National Stock Co, an old
star company of ten people. supporting
Mr.. John Carroll, the popular Western
actor in the biggest, best and most
laughable three act Comedy Drama,
| WANTED A WIFE, a laugh from
start to finish. Seats on sale at the
Red Cross Drug Store. Prices z5. S6
and so cents.
Prof Dische of the State University
has accepted the position of State Fish
Commissioner and it will be run in con-
nection with the State University, fish
being brain food rather than Agricnl-
tursl work. He proposes to see that
all streams are stocked with fish for
home consumption. Now if he would