The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-02-20

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able dance was given in the Essex hall
P. O. Almond shipped his car of
household goods and stock on Wednes-
day.
B. F ReplOgle has sold another 80
acre tract of land to the Yocemento
Cement Co., adjoining their works.
Another new residence is heing erect
ed on the lots opposite the Presbytef-
ian parsonage in the east part of town
Steve Cullene had the misfortune to
be kicked by horse on Monday and
had to walk around on crutches for a
few days.
Mrs. Alex Philip and Mrs. J. II. Ward
entertained friends Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings Of this week at the home
of Mrs. Ward
After the dance at the G. A. R. Hall
Monday night about fifty dancers par
took of an oyster supper at the new
Bissing Restaurant.
AS will be noted Andrew S. Shroaf,
who died lately near Plainville, left his
160 acre farm and personal property to
his nephew Lon McCluskey.
If you want to seH sOmething-if you
want to buy something, chip in quart
er and try this paper and you will find
the notice will bring results. Try it
Tuesday March End the fifty day
limit of the Legislators pay expires
and they will soon thereafter adjourn
as they won't work long without pay.
Bill Rush was found guilty Of the
gambling deal at Ellis and will now
surely go out of business. In the Sch
lotterback case the jury said mot
Guilty" =
The cold snap the past few weeks
has put stop to building operations in
our city. But when spring opens much
work is planned Mechanics will be at
premium.
Prof. Light Of the High School is
getting to be an expert at taxidermY,
and if you have any birds or animals to
mount see him. He would like to buy
few big eagles.
There can be no safer investment
than fire insurance policy on your
home. represent companies that are
f'good all of the time. -
The J. n. SCHAERER Insurance Agency
A bout twenty lsdies of the n. E
aid Society gave surprise on Monday
TO MEs Anna xlller at the home of
her daughter, Mss, Fred Miller, and q
nice time vas had. - ~. -,-.----
A bill has been introduced to alter
some of the judicial districts, and do
away with eight of the thirty five dis
tricts. This, Ruppenthaes, district is
left as it is now formed.
George Philip, Jr. left Wednesday
night for the seat of war in Missouri,
and will be absent about thirty days.
Many of his lady friends called that
afternoon to pin boQuets on his lapels.
During the snow and windstOrm Sun
day travel on this Railway was not in
SCGACGSO WASkA1 OOC OEsr tE1C Gkd4LlNkitC
branch the snow plOws had to be run
over the road and train on Monday
much delayed.
Old soldiers who feel that Urele Sam
still owes them something can rest
easy. 1t may come sometime. The
Marion Record says: "Wm. F. HOch
is just in receipt of check for $28 OF
Money due him for services during the
Civil War Although it took Uncle
Sam over forty-three years to get
around with it, it is here at last. The
U. S. always pays its debts"
Herbert Chittenden last week sold to
the p " Elevator 1916 bushels of his
fine wheat, receiving $1.O2 a bushel for
So ID. wheat, or $1367 for the bunch,
As il his custom, he weighed each load
on the city scales to encourage the old
weigh-master, and he was sur ~ graft
fed Mt making the aaHtIerent on the