The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-04

The Misses Deane have returned
from their eastern trip.
Ben Croker left Tuesday night for
his school work at Tescott, Kansas.
Mrs. Eda West left Sunday morning
for a months visit to her mother in
Milwaukee.
Mrs. Alois Kissing has returned to
Hays to live and is welcomed by her
host of friends.
The Misses Virmond have returned
from their visit to friends on the Paci-
ffc coast and report a grand trip.
Mrs. Frank Stout returned to her
home in Salina on Mond y after a
pleasant visit with friends and rela-
tives here.
Load after load of watermelons are
now being brought into town from the
Smokey Hill bottoms, where they grow
so luxurious.
The school examiners completed their
task Saturday and of the thirty-seven
teachers who took the examination, all
passed but four.
Alfred Havemann and Miss Morgan
l eft this week for their duties as teach
ers in the public school at Monumen
in Logan county.
Miss Mary Close left for her home in
Kansas City, Kansas, this Friday morn
ing after a pleasant visit with her
many friends here.
Rev. A. N. Smith and family have
returned from their vacation trip and
report that they have thoroughly en-
joyed their vacation and kept well
The ladies of Hays and vicinity are
invited to call and see the nice line of
Pattern hats on display at Miss Deane's
Millinery store after Sept. l. 1909
The Brunswick Hotel has received
the material and are this week putting
in steam heat all over their hotel,
much improving its accommodations.
The price of cream at the Continer-
tai Receiving Station in our city went
up to twenty-four cents this week, the
highest ever known for early Septem.
Der.
They have heen celebrating up at
the home of David Early ss their
only daughter, Mrs. Peter Gross OF
Oklahoma is on visit to her parents
here.
The Catholic School and College com
mences Tuesday the 7th, with the pros
pect of even better attendance thar
last year, when they had an enrolment
of PIP.
The two new homes of Wolf Binder
and of Charlie Binder on East SeconC
street are about completed. They are
cozy homes and good addition to thai
part of our city.
The small Band boys attended the
Buckeye picnic last Friday and furnish
ed music for the picnickers. There
was big crowd present and all seemed
to have a good time.
The niece of Fred Solomon left fol
her home Wednesday after a pleasant
visit here with Uncle Fred and othel
relatives. She was much pleased will
K ansas and Ellis county.
We regretted to hear last Saturday o
the death of the three-month- old bab,
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Binder, from
that dreaded disease, cholora-infantum
The funeral was held Sunday.
Attorney Robert Stone of Salina wa
here this week as attorney for Mr.
E'DonOvan of that city, who is inter
ested in a stock of goods located some
where in this western country.
Monday evening Mrs. Frank Fields
entertained few friends at tea anC
games in honor of the young folks
visiting at the Philip home. A very
pleasant evening was enjoyed.
Water bills are now due and unless
} paid by next Monday penalty is at
: tached. If you haven't received youl
| bill hunt up the water commissioner
} and settle up. 1t has been a dry, hot
, month and the bills will be heavier
than they were in July.