The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-09
On the fourth flags fOated all around

The banks and postoffice closed part
of the day on the fourth.
Several parties had picnics on the
creek on the fourth and enjoyed them
selves.
Mrs. Fred Furbeck and son Boyd
have gone on visit to her mother in
Nebraska.
Bal Griffith has been helping in the
harvest at Hubbell's in Buckeye town
ship this week.
Mrs w. A. Smith and Miss Vette
spent the fourth with Mrs. Frank At
wood near Ellis.
Miss Laura Blender is here looking
after the harvest and seems to be en-
joying life as always.
Two more cars of broken rock were
received last Saturday by the sewer
contractor for the tank
Several Ellis autos were in town last
Sunday. It is a nice ride from there
when the roads are good.
The Air Dome continues to be crowd
ed to the doors every night and Cox
is showing fine lot of pictures that
are well worth the money.
Mrs. Nolan and son jamie left Sun
day night for Artesia, New Mexico,
where they will visit with her sister,
Mrs. Cleveland, formerly of Zurick
Miss Alice Stone, daughter of Mrs.
Tom Elicit of the Saline, went to
Hutchinson to spend the fourth and
visit with relatives there for some
time.
| E. r. Boyer was down Sunday from
Hays City, where he is building new
Episcopal church. He expects to finish
up the job within four or five weeks. -
Ellsworth Reporter
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhart and daughter
OF Altoona, Pa, are here on visit to
the Solomon and Palmer families. They
will also visit in Colorado before re-
turning to the east.
Tuesday morning the sister of Mrs.
Goodman, who has been visiting here,
left for her home in eastern Kansas
Two of the Goodman children went
along for vacation trip.
At Yocemento the little boy of Glenn
Unrein was badly burned about the
face and breast on the fourth by
premature explosion of fireworks and
needing the Doctors care.
Out at the Peter johnson farm south
of town at one time last week they had
four headers, each with two boxes,
running at one time. That is getting
the wheat down pretty fast.
Talk about youthful autoists. Last
Monday the little five-year-old son of
Henry Oshant was on our streets run
ming their thirty horse power machine
and keeping in the middle of the road
all right.
D. c. Forseman, gentlemen work
ing at the Experiment Station, arrived
on Monday with his family and house
hold goods and is occupying the former
Polifka cottage on Wilson avenue un-
til the cottage at the station is COM
pleted.
Lots of the harvest hands got tired by
Sunday and came to town and new men
had to be hired. Nearly everyone will
finish this week and then the hum of
the thresher will be heard in every
direction and will give employment to
many men.
There was trouble over the delivery
boys for the Star and Times, so they
stopped and now Mr.. Spratt will han
die Stars. They will be given out at
his store but there will be no delivery
boys. 1t will be great Bccommoda-
ton to those who want the evening
and Sunday paper.
The fourth passed off quietly and no
accidents were reported in Hays and
works. The band came out in the
afternoon and played few selections
on the street corner, while many went
picnicing or out in the country autoing.
In fact it was very quiet, sane fourth.
On the fourth the Peter johnson
girls, with their father taking it easy
on the back seat, came into town in
their auto having it handsomely decor.
ated with fourth of July colors. The
young ladies have gotten so they car
run it fine and will have loads of fur
with the machine after the harvest rush
is over.
The latest rule adopted by the Kan
sas Egg Shippers Association is, thai
after the first of this month its mem
bers will not buy anything but candleG
eggs. This puts it right up to the loca
produce dealer to see to it that all thei
egg receipts are fresh or lose money
And that in turn will make the farme
gather the eggs little oftener ant
bring them to town.
Many of the harvest hands came int