The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-02-12

W. A. Smith and Frank Atwood
were in Logan county this week on
business
Lots of wheat came in Monday. The
roads are in good shape for hauling
heavy loads.
Mr. Quint was out Sunday in his lit
tie "Flv-a-way" auto with his children
giving them an outing for their health.
Last Saturday ard Sunday were so
delightful everybody who had an auto
were out for ride and the roads were
fine
Lots of corn is heiug brought to town
now that ia just heinR husked. as the
long SNOWY spell has prevented it's
being gathered any sooner.
AS the evening train was two hours
late last Sunday evening, no services
were held in the Episcopal church, as
the pastor cor'ld not get here in time
Now that Lent has come there will
he no more weddings among the Catho-
lies for q while. There are several
talked of but will now have ''to bide q
Vie -
Mr.. Tom Hiskey has come back
from Colby and reports everything out
there prospering and they have plenty
of moisture. He is now ready to talk
land.
Mr. Fitzgerald of the Western De-
velopemept Co. last week sold quar-
ter section of land few miles north
west of Hays to farmer from Stat
ford county.
At the Census examination lere last
Saturday three of the candidates failed
TO complete their records within the
required time as.some of the questions
were very hard to cypher out.
For the next school year the schools
are to have new report card for the
students. A lady canvasser has agreed
to furnish the County Superintendent
1000 cards, free of charge, for the
schools.
The Experiment Station got in an
other car of coal this week from the
state mines at Leavenworth. This
coal is furnished state institutions free
on their paying the freight. 1t is
mined at the State Pen.
B. 0. Peterson, missionary from
the Philippine Islands and friend of
Rev. A N. Smith, visited here this
week. He gave very interesting
talk at a union prayer meeting at the
Bice home Wednesday evening.
The Presby yterians had services last
Sunday. Mr.. Richards of Emporia oc-
cupied the pulpit. Rev. G. M. Good
of ChiIlicothe, Mo-, will preach in that
church this Sunday morning and even
ing. Come and bring your friends.
The Old Folks Concert given at the
Lutheran church last Thursday even
ing was well attended and the concert
was splendid success and much ap
pteciated by the audience. Next comes
the play of The Makado to be given in
April.
1t is a pleasure to see so much lum-
Der being purchased by our city people,
as it shows that the building boom of
1910 is now on and will be pushed every
nice day through the year. Our city
will improve more this year than any
previous year.
It seemed like old times to see Ed
Wasson of the Saline valley on our
streets again this week as he was a
juror in our court. For nearly thirty
years Ed has been one of our old timers
but of late years he does most of his
trading on the upper road
Now that the weather is getting nice
and before bug and fly time comes, is
the time to do that outside painting.
If ou can't improve the town by build
ing the paint your bouse or store this
spring to keep up the Improvement
spirit and encourage others.
Frank Simpson, the old time Saline
farmer, was among those summoned as
juror in our court this week It has
been many years since he was in Hays,
and looks ss well as ever. He has
lived on the Saline on-nis old home
stead now over thirty years.