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

Tuesday night the Normal gave their
student play entitled, "A House of
Cards.
Now if We had foot of snow what
pleasure sleighing would be these
moonlight nights.
| Helms, the Hamilton township we'll
bOrer was in town this week and is
ready to take more contracts for that
kind of work.
John Fr'ese returned home Tuesday
evening from his FIVE months work in
Chicago to spend the holidays with the
family.
Elvin Penney came home Tuesday
evening and likes his school work at ST.
Mary's spler didly. He retur7s there
early in January.
Opal STfck Pin Lost
Between E r. Coles and j. c. West
! brooks residence Last SUNDAY. Re
ward will be given if left at this office
One of our charitable ladies made
the little Campbell boy Christmas
present of an Overcoat and now he goes
to school looking comfortable and
happy.
Quite a number of farmers brought
in old iron 10 the car on Monday and
got enough for the old truck to take
home nice jag of coal to keep warm
this cold weather.
AS this is generally prosperous
year, let every body try to make some
and distressed family cheerful, see
that some deserving children get some
thing that will cheer them during the
coming year.
It is told that Henry Schultz and
Harry King are going to take cut p
patent on cleaning chin eys and stow"
pipes of SCOT Both are said to have
had experiences lately and learned
facts.
Many who lately saw the Passion
Play exhibited here feel much more
like enj ,ying Christmas this year more
picture what Christmas really repre-
sentcd.
it is said that the nav comet is three
times larger than the earth. And what
would happen if. it should strike the
earth? Such thing might occur, 80
you had better begin co mend your
ways now.
This year the railroad company are
filling their ice-house in Ellis from off
their dam, so will rot have to haul in
hnudreos of cars of western ice. It Is
about eight inches thick and clear of
snow.
It is told that Alois Bissing has
bought out one of the business places
in our town and takes possession New
Years day. Everybody likes him Ps a
business man. He is always agreeable
and pleasant to trade with.
The Christmas number of the Kansas
Magazine is quite an improvement over
former numbers, in fact each issue
seems the more interesting. The pub
fishers seem determined to make it a
pleasant magazine for Kansans to take.
Some of our citizens are complaining
of someone visiting their coal pile the
past cold weather and it wouldn't be
surprising to hear of some fellow want
ing q doctor to pick out the fine shot.
which was scattered near some coal
piles.
His many friends here will be glad to
hear of the marriage of Jack Nicholson
of Ellis to Miss Winona Griess of
Illinois, young lady who visited
friends in Ellis couple years ago and
caught the eye of frisky Jack His
friends here send congra- ulations.
This week the Marshal, ex-ofhcio
probation school officer was around
notifying some of these larger
boys who have been loafing around
town smoking, that they must go to
school when the new term begins in
January This is right and these boys
will see the time when they will regret
not having gone to school when they
could.