The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-25

Mr.. Carrick shipped another car load
of hogs this week to the Z. c, market.
Ben Croker is home from his school
at TescOtt and is greeting his friends
Congress adjourned this week until
after New Years, and so far have done
nothing this session.
You are sure Of your money when
you sell your cream to Nick Gsssman
the shoe maker. 6-2t
AS the Methoi lists have no church
building this year they will not have
any Christmas celebration.
Miss Lillian Picken is home from her
Colorado school to spend the Christmss
holidays with her parents.
DR.. Snyder's rsturned home Sunday
morning and everybody was rejoiccd to
hear that Miss Lucy was doing nicely
Co. Clerk Cox and wife are expected
home next week from their trip to
California where they have been for
about three months.
Harry King has installed an oil heat
er in his store and ther'il be no more
trouble with coal and kindling. A
match does it all.
Turkeys are turkeys this year. One
party last week brought in turkeys and
received $72 for them, or at the rate of
1S cents a pound.
M. and Mrs Hofschnieder from the
Walker neighborhood were in town
this week doing their Christmas shop
ping and seeing the pretty things.
Schlyer & Arnhold are closing out
their buggies and spring wagons at
very low price Don't forget to set
them if you want to buy at bargain.
There will be lots of eastern cheer in
our county at Christmas. this year,
many packages of liquor having been
shipped in to help celebrate with
Word comes that a baby boy has
come to the home of Casper Jacobs,
who formerly lived out north of town
but moved to farm near Ellis.
Wednesday afternoon the Model Dis
trict School at the State Normal had
their usual Christmas celebration ex-
ercises and the pupils did nicely.
Some of our wealthy business men
might telephone Schwaller on Saturday
morning to take half ton of coal to
this or that family who need it and it
would make many poor family happy.
Smokey Hill people will remember
Mrs George Trosh who formerly lived
there and will be glad to hear that she
and her family are doing nicely up in
Nebraska and send Christmas greet
ings to all Of their old friends.
''The Prince Of Sweden play was
well attended Monday evening but was
very poorly played. The Swede was
good but the others only passable
There were only few in the troupe,
they had no pretty or attractive dress
ing and the show was disappointment
In our little journey through the
WOEEO we Will III WCAE ~ GSLACEuOCI
that our neighbor is also freeman and
has quite as much right to cherish and
advocate the sentiments in which he
believes as we have to emphasize our
own opinions. .-Ex.
Now we have the pleasure of an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Emma,
daughter of ME- and Mrs. r. B. Thomas,
to James Smith of the Smokey Hill
township, which occurred the first of
the month. And this week they are
having family reunion at the Thomas
home.
The next theatrical attraction at the
G. A. r. hall billed by Mr.. Craig will
be on January 11th, when the Harry
Scott Company will present ''The Girl
of the U. S. a" And on January Goth
we are to have that famous play of
Faust by Olga Verne White. Now that
an abundance Of electricity can be fur
nished this ought to be the finest thing
this winter. It is exciting from the
rising of the curtain to the final scene.