The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-25

Mrs. Gid Joy of TregO county was in
own on Tuesday visiting with friends.
The Court and Commissioners have
their next term commencing Oct. 4th3
and 5th.
A couple of Hays young men walked
10 YOcemento and back last Sunday for
their health.
Election day was q beautiful one, bat /
there was no excitement at the polls |
during the day.
Mrs. Latshaw of Wilson, who was
here visiting Mrs. Hoffman, left for
her home Saturday.
Sportsmen report seeing few ducks
and geese on their way south. 1t is
about time for them.
Mrs. Walter Steadman left on Mon
day for visit with her mother, Mrs.
Yost, in Kansas City
1t approaches October first and the
blue cards are appearing in the Post
Office boxes as a reminder.
The poor, down-trodden farmers of
Western Kansasi Three autos wait at
our Methodist church door for the SER
vices to end.
The Sheriff of Riley county, accom-
panied by couple friends, was here
last Saturday enjoying chicken hunt
south of town.
Many pRssers-by admire the new cot
tage home built oy Frank King in the
southeast part of town. It makes them
a lovely home.
Don't fail to look over the clothing
line of Schgnitt Brothers before buying
elsewhere. Remember they have an
entire new stock.
Explorer Cook landed in New Yerk
and Brooklyn on Tuesday and was
given rOusing reception by his ad-
mirers and friends.
Work on Mr.. RunyOn's g new residence
on East Juniata street progresses and
will be a handsome improvement to
that part of the citV.
The cellar hole of the Meier corner
on South Chestnut street being danger
ouR the street commissioner this week
wired it up along the sidewalk
So crowded is the Methodist Sunday
school that the advanced class OF Miss
Keller's now meet in the Episcopal
church room in the Brunswick annex.
We were fortunate in escaping the
Sunday afternoon storm, but the east
ern papers tell of much da mage done
east and southeast of US by very heavy
hail.
Sixteen, besides the family, took
dinner at the ROwIison Club last Sun
day and enjoyed her twenty-five cent
chicken dinner, for they are good
cooks.
Trains from the west are now loaded
to the doors. So many eastern excur-
sionists are now returning to their
homes from their western visits and
vacations.
The price of cream ran up to twenty
seven cents this week and the stores
were charging thirty-fve cents for
creamery butter, home made being
very scarce.
A brother of Mrs. Longbrake came
here Sunday evening for a few days
sport at chicken shooting as there are
no chickens in the Ottawa neiehbor-
hood, where he lives.
Mrs. Fred Kruger of Sacramento
reached here Saturday morning on
visit to Mrs. Leahy and other friends
and relatives. She has changed little
since leaving here years ago.
Hans P. Lund has been appointed as
postmaster at YocementO, with Mr.
Isaacson and B. F. Replogle as his
bOndsmen. Mr.. Cross, the present
postmaster, has resigned and is moving
away.
MISS Retta Freese returned Sunday
from her three months visit on the Pa
SaAAS OO0SSs 0Akc ESpOESS Cue 4OOLQ-
akers, Judds, ''Sheep" Myers and all
the rest of the Hays colony doing nice
ly out there.
Rev. Chambers, who has beon the
travelling circuit minister south Of Ellis,
accompanied by his wife, visited with
Rev. A n. Smith Tuesday night, they
being on their way to Assaria, where
he is now stationed.
1t was one of the greatest pleasures
of his life for Senator Helm of Ellis
worth to help Ft Hays secure the
Western Kansas State Normal School, |
and he still has an interest by having
his daughter, Miss Mamie, attend.
The Cove Co. Advocate announces
the marriage of another former Nor
NAL student, Miss Maude Custer TO
Elmer WigingtOn. both of Quinter, last
Wednesday, and after a trip through