The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-08-21

zens of HAYS will be held in the
City Hall this, SATURDAY. eve
at 8:15 to place in nomination a
City ticket for the coming cleo
ton. ALI voters are requested
to be present.
By request of the Voters.
Miss Keller visited friends this week
at Ellsworth.
Frank Stout of Salina is here attend
ing to some business matters.
Miss Virmond is selling all summer
hats at so cents on the dollar.
John Brown and family of Juniata
street have gone west on a vacation
until school begins
Miss Lena Rice of Russell visited
this week with Miss Beulah Bell and
the Misses Crissmen.
Miss Samuels had to return home, so
only enjoyed one evening here at the
Carnival with the young folks.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Runyon and daughter,
Laura, returned from their visit to the
Colorado mountains Friday morning.
During the absence of the Misses
Deane you will find Mrs Kirkman at
the Millinery shop ready to serve the
ladies.
There's only a couple weeks more of
vacation and then the town schools and
many of the Country schools will begin
their fall term.
The nephew and niece of Mr.. and
Mrs. Treat. who have been visiting
them, left Thursday morning on their
homeward journey.
Work progresses on the new resi-
dence of Justus Bissing in the Court
House neighborhood and it will be one
of the handsomest homes of our city.
1t is question whether Mrs C. H.
Wagner is prouder of the new cottage
home on Broadway avenue or the fine
baby boy that came to their home Sun
day.
The town entertainments-mo
picture show, shooting gallery, bowling
alleys and ice cream gardens-are in
the swim this week since the Carnival
has gone.
The Misses Deane have gone to st.
Louis and will be absent about three
weeks examining the latest styles and
buying millinery goods for the ladies'
of this community.
The stores closed for couple hours
Wednesday afternoon to allow all who
wanted to to witness the cowboy hall
game. 1t was good game, the score
stood Hays 2-Cowboys l.
The Hurt vs.. Collins Homestead con-
test came off last Monday before the
Probate Judge, with Harry Freese as
Attorney for Hurt, and Hurt gets the
160 acres of land in the Smokey valley.
Will Bell has given the Cox Garage
good painting of chocolate color and
it now shows up very nicely. They
seem to have lots of patronage as there
are many autoists going to and from
the mountains.
The many friends of Miss Grace Hub
bard, the school teacher of Russell
county, were glad to see her here al
the carnival last week. She will again
teach the Russell county school that
she has had so long.
Quite lot of wheat keeps coming tt
town and brings very satisfactory
prices, but of course not as high as
last winter in the wheat boom days
Our mill is kept busy grinding and ship
ping -four to all parts of the United
States.
Out at Banner in Trego county, Jake
Grippen, formerly of this county, thi'
season raised 261 bushels of the famous
ESpeltz for feed off of five acres. Ou
in that section this is getting to be th'
favorite feed raised. as it is sure an'
fproftable crop
Mr. and MRS. w. A. Smith have re
Il
Pacific coast and other interestin;
points in the west. They enjoyed tn
great National Encampment at Sal
Lake City and report an immense crow
of veter MS present.
Last Monday the contest Of Fran
Hays against the Betty Penney home
stead in the Saline valley, took plac
before the Probate Judge. Rea an
Freese were attorneys for Hays an
J. P Shuts represented Miss Penney
Donald Frankenberger was stenograpl
er.
AS the weather in the east grow
warmer more and more family autC
go through westward bound for tt
Colorado mountains. In fact, tho'
owning private travelling machfues ca
find no nicer or cheaper enjoymel
than making these excursions as Il
women and children enjoy seeing Il