The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-14

settlement Of her husbands estate
Mrs. Laura Stout and Mrs. eager
are now enjoying life living in Topeka.
Senator Bristow has returned home
and was given a reception by his towns
men.
Mrs. John Brown, after three weeks
of serious illness, is able to be up and !
around again.
II. N Higgins has been spending |
some time attending the Holiness
meetings near Ogallah.
Farmers are again beginning to COM
plain of the drg weather. the blowing
being far from satisfactory.
Lots of the country folks were in to
the Carnival Wednesday evening and
seemed to be having good time.
Miss Charlotte Paul has returned
from her eastern trip and her many
friends are glad to see her back again.
Tuesday night at the street fair con-
fetti was put on sale and everybody,
young and old, joined in the merriment
of sprinkllng someone.
Mat Truan and family moved this
week to their new home the Byers'
place, on the Plainyille road near the
Hopewell school house.
A daughter of Mrs. Seelye of tn
Smokey valley returned from her east
ern visit on Wednesday evening, ac-
c)mpanied by a cousin from Abilene
Mr.. Cave has been kept busy hauling
concrete to lay the foundation of his
new residence on West Normal avenue
1t is to be Normal boarding house.
Last Saturday quite number of the
Institute students took examinations
so an to get that many studies out of
the way for final exam next Saturday.
Miss Olive Westbrook will leave for
Lincolnville, Kansas, Sunday night,
where she will spend couple weeks
visiting her sister, Mrs. Minnie Mon
roe.
Mrs. Birdie McLain Fults is here
with her three children on visit to Pa
and Ma McLain. Dan is doing fine
at his work, but could not get away
to come along.
At the Tillotson barber shop on
South Chestnut street they have added
another barber chair ard it is beauty
The boys have picked up splendid
business here as they do good work
Don't fail to look over the tax lit
on our second page, if you have not al
ready done So. Don't let any of your
property be there by mistake The |
sale takes place the first week in Sep
tember
The looked for rain Monday evening
passed around. The clouds gathered |
for good downpour, but our farmers
missed it, but the jolly crowd at the
Street Fair rejoiced for they had a
royal good time the first night.
It is being told that down in the
First Ward they are talking of w. A
Smith and DIR. Snyder as Councilmen, |
1li0 A0SCL4d1n1 eAIO OdGl VOt1 dS |
members of the Board of Education |
They are all good men for the positions
if they will accept and serve.
One of the finest improvements made |
in our city L. tely was the taking down
of the front and side fences at the DIR. |
Snyder residence on Juniatta street. |
With handsome house and one Of the
prettiest blue grass lawns in our city,
the making it an open lot much i'm
proves that street.
The water bills for the first month
under the meter system were not as
heavy as expected, although many did
not use much water during the month
Of July. It plainly showed the patrons
what great amount of water they
had been using on their lawns when
the meters were not used.
The representative Of RICE'S SEEDS
of New York state was here Thursday
on his annual tour and tells Us that he
is more than gratified with their sale