The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-06-18

Rev. and Mrs. Goodman Tuesday, June
14th.
O'Briens have moved to the MilIard
Kirkman cottage in the northeast part
of town.
The telephone company 'got in an
other car of poles this week for their
country lines.
WANTED:, Musicians for the Hays
Military Band. Address
Mr.. OLSON. Leader.
Tuesday was National Flag Dav and
many in our city ran out their flags in
honor of the event.
Miss Irene Samuelson was down from
Ellis Sunday visiting her sister, Mrs.
Lou Bell. and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Mccarthy of Rus
sell spent the last part of last week
with home folks here.
Judge Bussard picked many bushels
of cherries from his orchard this month
and they were of extra large size.
The fourth of July is the next cele-
bration and already the fireworks dis
| play is shown in our store windows,
AS school is out Phil Scott has come
up from Kansas City to have good
time in Kansas visiting relatives here.
Last Sunday was Children's Day at
the Presbyterian and Lutheran churches
and the exercises were very interesting.
Nick Gassman and family with his
father and mother spent last Sunday
visiting the Dinges family on the Smo-
key.
On account of the illness of Rev.
Benson he did not arrive last Sunday
evening so there was no Episcopal SER
vices.
Mrs. Bannister has sold, through the
Joe Schaefer agency, the lot on South
Chestnut street adjoining the Barber
shop for $500.
Mrs. Fields and daughter, Ernestine,
arrived home Monday evening from
their visit to relatives in the eastern
part of the state.
Miss Maggie Disney and Mr.. Harry
Adams were married at Ellis last week.
Mr.. Adams is working for the railroad
company in that city.
When you get your new phone book
note that over 100 new names have
been added to the~list. The Continen-
tai Creamery had phone put in on
Monday.
Street Commissioner Troth is giving
everybody notice to cut the weeds in
front of their property from the side
walk to the curb line and he will have
the rest cut.
Herbert Chittenden has sold his half
section of land adjoining Hays on the
northeast at SIS an acre to some east
ern farmer. He will move into town
to school his children.
Now that the street crossings are
laid along Chestnut street, our city has
one of the most complete systems OF
concrete and brick side walks of any
city in Kansas of our size.
The many friends of Mrs. Gagcl
were glad to see her here this week
looking so well. She will spend hel
summer vacation in our midst as she
still has great liking for old Hays.
When you hear the band play this
evening remember it is a reminder that
the tuberculosis exhibit is at the G. A.
R. Hall and walk up there and see it.
1t is state exhibit and free admission
to all.
Another threshing machine and trac'
tion engine were unloaded here this
week for some thresherman in Wheat
land township. If we keep on we viii
surely have enough threshing machines
in our county.
| Work at laying of the brick at the
new Episcopal church commenced this
week, and it will be one Of the hand
soonest buildings of our city when com.
pleted. They use red mortar which
looks quite tastey.
Ben Crocker has secured the contract
as principal of the public school at st
John in Stafford county, for the coming
school year. They have high schoo
and other departments as large as the
one here. Good for Ben.
Last Friday night the Rebekah LOdgt
took in three new members, the Misses
Olive Westbrook, Gertrude HANNAH
and Iona Gardner. After the imitation
lunch was served and pleasant time
spent in welcoming the new members
Attheir next meeting they will initiat'
three. more.
The medicine men packed thei
trunks and went to gre ener fields. Ye
there were enough here that patronize'
! them that will discover they are out o
their money, and while the stringen
medicine received msy give tempOrar.
relief, it will not last long and will b