The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-09

While Mrs. eager thinks all the
world OF Hays City she has returned to |
her work at Topeka.
Leland Bell and Roy Miller made a |
flying trip to Ellis last Satursday morn
ing and report fine time
Contractor Horniday has had shed
built on the back lot of his office to
stand his horses in over night.
Miss Nellie Reeder has come home
from her school term in Massachusetts,
and enjoyed her years work immense
ly.
The heavy wind that came with the
storm Tuesday night knocked down
lots of standing wheat and also wheat
stacks.
The street sprinkler is doirg good
service this hot weather. 1t not only
keeps down the dust but cools the at
mosphere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert M Howard
and little daughter of Abilene visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hollenbeck
here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Ryan came in
Tuesday morning from their home at
Colorado Springs to visit their relatives
and friends here
DR.. Marty reports the arrival of
baby girl Wednesday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Crawford (former-
Edith PIERCE
James Westbrook. who has been at
Lincolnville, Kansas, visiting his sie-
ter, Mrs. Frank Monroe, came home
w ednesday morning.
The frsme of the new Model District
School at the Normal is up and it is
shaped something like Fred SchwalIer's
bungalo cottage. 1t is being locoted
in the field south of the creek.
A daughter of Mrs Caldwell, for
merly one of the Martin girls, with her
daughter is here on a visit and glad
to see the city 80 well improved and
mother looking so well and happy.
A terrible hard rain came this way
Tuesday afternoon, followed by another
later in the evening. Fierce lightning
accompanied the storm and scared
many of our people by it's vivid flashes
Miss Lillian Picken returned home
Thursday morning from Colorado
Since her school closed she has been
enjoying life in the mountains ard at
tending the Y. W C. A. convention at
Cascade.
If you have any idea of making
trip to the Pacific coast country, see
the ad. in another column. Note that
the sale of such tickets closes NEXT
Saturday the 18th, so if you want to
go get ready at once.
Mrs. H. L. Walton. formerly Willie
Robbins, accompanied by her daughter,
is here on visit to her sister. Mrs
Otto Swaller. They are now living in
Mississippi, and her many old friends
were glad to welcome her.
I. NJ Yost was here this week at
tending the his Cement work and re-
ports the mill grinding both kilus
every day and they have more orders
than they can fill promptly as every
body likes the quality of their cement.
The contractor from Manhattan who
captured the contract for building the
two new cottages at the Experiment
Station arrived Wednesday with bis
force of carpenters and they have COM
menced work and will rush it to COM
pletion.
Harry Pestana delivered the Fourth
of July grafton at Quinter this year
and he pulled several feathers out of
the Eagles wing in telling of this glori-
GUS country and how the old soldiers
fought to free the colored man and
make this free and united country.
Miss Bessie Beardslev, the Topeka
young lady who is assisting in the
Citizens State Bank, is splendid
violinist and she has consented to give
a limited number of lessons in her
spare time from the bank. She will be
a splendid addition to Hays musical
and society circles
When the hose cart No. 2 on the
south side was run out Tuesday night
it was discovered that the lamps, bar
and ak were missing. They might
have been needed and the fire commit
tee should see that these things are
looked up and kept in place, for fire
comes when least expected.
G. A. Critics of Dayton, New Mex
leo, friend of Rev. 81. P. Alexander,
visited in Hays Wednesday. He was a
commissioner to the Presbyterian
General Assembly at Atlantic City in
May and gave talk at the prayer
meeting here Wednesday evening,
giving some very interesting facts about
the assembly and its work.
We are to have the first real tent