The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-09-17
Miss Blanche Tucker was the deputy
County Clerk this week.

County Clerk this week.
Mrs. James Behan and daughter.
Miss Ellen, have gone east on a visit
Mrs. Pat. Mccarthy of Russell Wis
tied her relatives here on Wednesday.
Miss Alice Freese came Saturday
from Ellis to take care of the Old Man
over Sunday.
Miss Mulroy and Contractor Baker
went to Kansas City this week on
business.
Miss Mary Haffamier left to-day for
Wamego on her vacation and to visit
old friends there.
Mrs. DR.. Silverstien is expected next
week and her many friends will be
glad to welcome her back.
An other car of fine salt was receive
ed here this week for the farmers to
use in their fields as fertilizl r.
The Fred Haffamier auto has been
given a nice pair ting in black, and the
machine proves handy in his work.
BrownIow Hopper went to Oklahoma
City Tuesday night to accept a position
IS teacI er in tEe Manual Training
School there.
Mrs Gay and Mrs. Roenfeldt are
here On visit, and to lcok after a
surgical opera tion on the little boy at
our he spi'al.
Lots Of the eastern autos, containing
family parties who have been out in
Colorado on a vacation, are seen
going east daily.
The Hays High School is to be rep
resented in the State Agricultural col
le9e, Horace, son of Johr Chittenden
going there next week.
TIE lorg circus sign boards have
been taken down and the people should
pull off the signs from their buildings.
Be up to date. not way be hind the
times.
Note we are publishing notices for
candidate Rupenthel. This is news
peper, it's space is for sale. and anv
candidate or his friends can have space
at cent line, same as merchant.
AS was expected, politics controlled
the delibeI alions of the Ballinger In
vestigat.on Committee, the Republicans
saying he was a saint, while the
democrats said he was bad all over.
A Few organization has Eeen added
at the Presbyterisnschurch. The Junior
Erdeavor which NEE is at 800 P. M.
each Sur day. Mrs. Alexander the
Superintendent launched the society
last Sunday. She has had experience
in Junior work, art is mt ch er couraged
with the outlook.
Old timers re member Prof. Fry of
our public school. He is now located
near Manhattan ard is doirg nicely
with an interesting family, and want
ed TO be re membered to his old friends
here, tspc cialIy in tie A. O. U. W.
with " hom he spent many pleasant
evening.
In an irquest held this week by the
Probate Judge, that man who shot the
Kansas City man and killed the porter
on the passenger train near Ellis lately
was adjudRed insane by a jury and
will be sent to the asylum, it having
been shown that he was in an asy ium
in Pennsy lvania some years ago, and
a habiCuaI whiskey fend. And in bis
whiskey rawlings when he did the
shooting. thinking someone was after
him to kill him.
A narrow escape from fire occurred
on Tuesday afternoon, when gasoline
stove exploded in the HOgg restaurant
badly scorching things. Fortunately
Banker Ward got out their garde-> hose
and had the fire out before the depart
ment got there by the assistance of
Contractor Baker and his carriage,
and there was lots of water in the
tank, but il was not necessary to at
tach the hose. It was lucky escape
as it is on that frame corner that
might have made rousing fire.
We much regret to record that the