The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-18

Deane's store for the next two weeks.
Rabbit hunting has been fine this
week. and every body and his dog has
been hunting.
Tom Elicit was in this week from
his Saline valley home and reports the
roads simply terrible.
SPECIAL SALE on all Millinery
goods from now until after the holidays
at MISS DEANE'S Store. 4-2t
Don't fail to read the inside pages
this week. There's enough for all day
Sunday and interesting too.
New =Elat the weather has grown
more acceptable, the trains on our rail
road are running nearer on time.
Alex Philip spent this week in repre-
sentinE Ellis county at the great Ma
tionel Corn Exposition at Omaha.
On Tuesday John Hoff, son of Henry
Hoff Of north Herzog neiRhborhood,
died after short illness of pneumonia.
Frank Smith came in from the west
Monday to visit his father-in-law Frank
McLain, and reports the family doing
nicely.
I. n. Yost was here on Tuesday and
reports the family well and our boy
Lin and his new wife as happy a. two
little birds.
Mrs. Judd Wood. who has been here
to see her mother, who has been SER
iOusly Ill for some time, returned to her
Topeka home this week.
Monday was a beautiful day, the
snow melted considerable and the frog
en- ground thawed out. Many farmers
came in for shopping and few loads
Of wheat were brought in.
This has been the longest spell of
bad roads we have had in this county
for many years- They are generally
bad for few days and then get good,
but this time they hang on and hang on.
On account of the cold weather the
picture show has not been given this
week, but they win give two or three
shows tonight. Last Saturday the
new instrument showed pictures fine
Our exchanges tell that the play,
t"Ihe Prince Of Sweden, which is 20
be presented here next week is fine and
we'll put ou sac stage: II you have
not engaged your seats yet better do
so at once.
The shaw companies are having q
pretty tough time now with the un-
certain train service and the bad wea-
ther keeps the expected audiences at
home. Three weeks of it is a long
time for them.
The new health ordinance lately
pasaed by the city is a dinger and if
enforced will surely make this city
worth living In. But will it be en-
forced or simply be ON the ordinance
book and soon be forgotten?
1t is being told that one of the auto
mobile men went out to the barn this
week to get his auto IN shape for nice
weather and he found that one of the
girls of the family had taken one of
the tires to use as rat for her hair.
The directors OF the Yocement Ce-
ment plant met this week and arranged
to enlarge their plant and make it
nearly double it's present capacity.
They have more orders for cement
than they can fill, and it gives the best
satisfaction wherever used.
There is one nice thing about Hays
Let any lady have company and all
over town parties and receptions are
the order of the day, and the guests
decide this is one of the incest towns
they ever visited. 1t has been shown
the past two weeks that anr ladies fully
understand how ia entertain.
HeArV ScAultz 4 Son have their
iewelry store handsomely decorated
with Christmas greens. They are sell
ling quite a number of monographs
for Christmas presents and many re
cords So many want the latest Hausie
at their homes thst day. and Sehultx's
have s great assortment Of them to
Eeleet frem>
The tine Of Pension Agent Metcalf
soon expires and so satisfactory has
been his service that he has been named
by the President as a member of
NatiOnal Military Board. With once at
Washington. and he has accepted the
appointment. 1t is board composed
of Eve men from different states. Old
soldiers will rejoice to hear of his pro-
motion.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dillon have
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