The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-08-06
Will Hall. Jr. left Wednesday night


for Portland, Oregon
Miss Margaret McLain has gone east
on a visit to her father.
The rain that fell here Tuesday was
enough to set many farmers to plow-
ing.
Mart Stehley and family were down
from Ellis this week visiting relatives
in our city.
Mrs. H. B. Kohl went to Russell on
Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Pat Mccarthy.
Frank McLain and wife left on Tues
day for visit to their old home and
relatives in Ohio.
Mrs Mary Brown of Marysville,
Kansas, mother of Mrs. A. L. Clark,
is here on visit.
Charlie Binder is again at work at
the pump and windmill business. He
can't forget his trade.
Will Gerkin came down from Ellis
Sunday to attend the dedication of the
new Methodist church
Miss Bertha Virmond will leave this
Sunday evening for Kansas City for a
business and pleasure trip.
The Misses Mary and Georgia Vir-
mond leave this. Friday evening for
Colorado on vacation trip.
J. H. Spratt started Tuesday even
ing for Oklahoma on a visit to his
children and to see the country
Peter Lenz, the homesteader from
the southwest part of the county, was
transacting business in town on We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Gid Joy and daughter, Grace.
who have been here visiting friends,
left Wednesday evening for their home
in Quinter.
Misses Gay and Florence NickIes left
Wednesday evening for Brighton, Colo
rado for a months visit to relatives
and friends.
Miss Edith Irwin returned to her
Colorado home Thursday evening after
visiting with her aunt and brother for
several months.
The children are beginning to real
ize that in less than a month school
commences for a several months session
of hard study.
Editor Givler of the Wakeeney World
| has found Prosperity and has bought a
new printing press and folder combined
for his newspaper. Good for him!
Miss Agrelius has returned from her
visit to her home at Lindsborg, spent
Sunday here with friends, and has
gone to Ellis to resume her musical
work.
Thursday was August 4th and pen
sion voncher day and the old BOYS in
blue were in signing their papers so
they could have an Uncle Sam check
next week.
Mrs. George Philip, Jr. entertained
Tuesday evening in compliment to her
Kansas City guests and Mrs. Anna
Scott and Mrs. Geo. Philip entertained
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Robert Elden from east of Ellis
was in town this week visiting her
parents before they left on their east
ern tour, and Miss Averill went home
with her for vacation trip.
George H. Dunham was in town this
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has just completed building a neat
frame house on his homestead, which
he and his family now enjoy living in.
Misses Stonehill and Turner of Wav-
erly, Kansas, who were here on visit
to Mrs. Fred Schwaller, left for their
home on Tuesday after most delight
full visit here and believe Hays is a
nice jolly place to be in.
Miss Vera Paul is now helping in the
Free Press office, and now if any mis-
takes are found, or you want to scold
the Editor, see her. Also, if you
have any society locals give to them
her or Miss Troth, who will see that
the dear people are given all the news.
George Zeigler has returned home
with Mr.. Campbell and reports that
the hospital doctors removed Mr..
Campbeil's eye and he nov feels much
better, is free from suffering and al
though entirely blind he feels that now
he can earn living for himself and
children.
AS nomination by the democrats in
| this county is about as good as an
election, it will seem like old times to
see Philip Jacobs and Jacob Kissing
there again holding down a county of
fee. But the Treasurer does not get
his Office until October 1911, which is a
long while off.
Up at the third ward voting pre-
cinct they let Andy Stainer vote. He
happened away on visit on Registra-
tion day and as he claimed he had
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