The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-25

Mrs. James BeIaan made q trip to
Kansas City this week.
Mrs. SamueIson Of Ellis visited with
her daughter, Mrs. Lou Bell, Sunday.
The mother of Hrs. Kirkpatrick left
for her home on the Tuesday morning
train.
Charlie Binder had the misfortune to
have good horse killed by the tram
on Sunday.
The County Clerk and his assistant
are now busy making up the tax-roll
for this fall.
The frat meeting of the Saturday
Afternoon Club last Saturday was
very interesting.
Miss Mamie Ornd0f left on Thursday
for her home in Lindsborg after a
pleasant visit here.
The many friends of Joel Simmons
were glad to see him out and down
town again this week.
With the coming Of colder weather
many are now busy house cleaning and
putting up their stoves.
Now daddy Reitz is riding around in
an auto enjoying life as much as any
one although he has been counted dead
many times.
The many friends of Fannie Cramer
were glad to see her out walking this
week. she having recovered from her
severe illness.
Don't miss the excellent Sunday din
ner set by Miss Rowlison. Go enjoy
it this Sunday. Phone her to-day that
you are coming.
Joe Schaefer sold half section of
and this week TO an eastern party.
Everybody is anxious TO get slice of
Ellis county land.
Waiter Paul leaves in a few days to
inspect job as Engineer in large
irrigation plant in California that has
been offered him.
Mrs. William Sweeney, now of Den
yer, stopped off here this week to visit
friends. She was on her way home
from an eastern trip.
The Sunday evening train being late,
Rev. Bates Of the Episcopal church did
not come up that evening from Ellis
worth to hold services.
Don't forget that at the Presbyterian
church On Sunday Esv< Frasier Of les
Angeles is to preach and you are cor
daily invited to hear him
At Wakeeney they announce their
lecture course for this winter. Seven
numbers for only So, school children
$3.50, the first number occurring Oct.
nth.
The first number OF the Normal
Leader for this yesr is out, published
by the tsNews" office, and is an inter-
esting number under the new manage
ment.
The fellow who was convicted and
fined at Russell at the last term Of
court for canvassing and selling liquor
was in town on Wednesday seeing his
friends.
/ It is all right to have the signal
lgongs at the crossings, but it brought
with it line Of telegraph poles to
carry the wires, set way out IN South
Main street.
The papers will now be full of the
North Pole controversy, as both Cook
and Peary have reached New York City
and neither are satisfied with the story
of the other.
Miss Stella Mather and Bertie Hop
kins Of Cove county visited this week
with the Misses Virmond. Miss Math-
er goes to the State Agricultural Col
lege for special studies this winter.
Gov. John A. johnson of Minnesota
died Monday night, the result Of an
operation for appendicitis. Without
hardly doubt he would have been the
next Democratic Presidential nominee.
Now that the ladies' visiting season
| approaches, come in and let the Free
Press print you some visiting cards, or
send and get yOu some Of those hand
some engraved cards. They don't cost
much.
Do you realize that another week
will close the month of September and
we will be on the last quarter Of the
year? Time seems to pass rapidly, yet
an hour is an hour the same as for
centuries past.
| Mrs. Garland returned from her
California trip Saturday morning and
now Tom is happy eating three good
meals day at home. He has been
pretty good, so the neighbOrs tell, dur
ing her absence.
Miss Francis AgreIius of LindsbOrg,
Kansas, is visiting at the home Of Rev.