The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-01-01

week Of Prayer this year.
Miss Morrison of Emporia is the
guest Of Miss Annette Foster this week.
A son of Mother Keller, who is near
IL az tall as TIeber, is here on a visit
for the holidays.
Charlie Hertiine and wife came up
from Abilene to spend the holidays
with his family.
A gentleman named Sergeant has
leased and now occupies the Schechster
-Kingsley cottage on East Juniata St
Mrs. Fred Haffamier has received
her new Christmas piano from her
folks in Chicago and it is a perfect
besuty.
Alice BcLain came home last Friday
night from Jacksonville. Ill, where
she has bsen studying music for several
months.
The employees of the Mill and Eleva-
tor Joined together and made Manager
Otto SwalIer q Christmas present Of a
beautiful ring.
Next Monday the public school be-
gins again, but the State Normal has
until Thursday. giving them their two
weeks vacation.
This week Miss Mary Ryan was
helping invoice the Seth Decker stock
Of goods, preparatory to her father
taking possession o-day.
It may seem funny to be selling
cream at a shoe shop. But Gassman
pays the highest price and you always
get your money. SGT
Having enjoyed a lovely vacation at
her home and with friends, Miss Sophia
Dickinson left Thursday night 10 re-
sumo her musical studies in Chicago.
Next Monday the regular meeting OF
the Board of County Commissioners
convene and you should get in your
bills to-day, if the county owes you
anything.
The Methodists had no Christmas
celebration, but the ladies went around
delivering presents to their Sunday
School children. This year they were
really church without a home.
Joe Dillon has returned from his trip
TO southeast Kansas and reports that
his father and mother are nicely fixed
down there. have good neighbOrs and
it is fine country.
The celebration for Rey. Fr. Charles
on Monday was well, EtHsaded aAfl
much enjoyed by all present It was
surely pleasure for the church peo-
pie to celebrate such an event.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Hall entertained
at Christmas dinner. Mr. and Mrs Rea
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison,
Rev. and Mrs. West, Mr. Voss, Miss
Annette Foster and Miss Morrison of
Emporia.
Invitations are out for card party
New Years eve given by Mesdames
Fred and Henry SchwAller at the cot
tage home Of Mrs Fred, in honor Of
Mrs. Freda Trinkle and Miss Rushmer,
who are visiting here.
By the new almanaes we notice that |
Easter comes this year on March 9th.
Washington's birthday continues to be
on Feb. 22nd. while Dec. 18th will |
again be Christmas, but the children
think that an awful long while OF.
Monday nights papers tell that the
east had the severest storm and Christ |
mas blizzard experienced for twenty |
years and many lives were lost. In
Philadelphia business was at stand |
still and the losses already reported
foot up over FIVE million dOllars-
It is q pleasure to say that the boys
generally behaved themselves at the
depot Sunday night while waiting two
hours for the train and it was quite |
agreeable to the crowd Of passengers
who were forced to wait there. The |
rOwdyism at the pOet-Office has also
been stopped.
With the coming Of Christmas some
Of OnE atOFekeepeEs sent Christmas re-
minders to their customers. There
were also some Jolly Fellers" in our
town. who were anxious to make others
happy. One sent out q number Of
sacks Of -four TO families where &c was
needed. which vas gOod idea.
On and after January lst 1910, only
those may buy and test cream who
have q permit signed by the State
Dairy Commissioner as the result of
personal application. Such license to
be good for three years from January.
There is nothing in the Law to prevent
farmers making tests for their own
use.
The Presbyterians had their Christ
mas exercises on Friday evening and q
fine program was rendered Santa
Claus was there and made much merri-
Rent for children After The exercises
some Of the young ladies vent around
town and delivered packages Of goodies
to those who could not be present and