The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-06-04

Hoffman has arranged to get the
finest of meat for this summer.
Mr.. John Cable of Victoria visited
at the home of James Behan this week.
Court meets next Tuesday in regular
June session. The jury comes in on
Wednesday.
Miss Margaret Keyes of Denver is
here visiting with Miss Margaret and
Hazel Rea.
Harrison Kingsley is putting down
cement sidewalk in front of his resi-
dence on East Juniata street
If you want good loan at lowest
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MILLER BROS, Hays. Kansas.
Attornies Holmquist and Rea re.
turned home Tuesday morning from
their work in the Wallace county court.
Charles W. Miller, Jr., has gone to
Kansas City to have his eyes treated
as they are bothering him in his work.
In the shooting case in Wallace coun-
tY court last week, Ed Rea succeeded
in clearing his man on the ground of
self-defense.
Pete Smith had the brick sidewalk
taken up in front of his store building
on East Juniata street and cement
walk laid in its place.
Last Saturday was the first days va
cation for the children Of the Hays
school and they hardly knew what to
do with themselves.
Mrs. Fannie Cramer came home from
Topeka to spend Decoration Day with
her folks. She brought some elegant
flowers for the cemetery.
Sunday night the sky was as clear as
bell, stars were out in full show and
the comet, with it's long tail, showed
up splendidly way up in the heavens.
1t was a pleasure for the old soldiers
here to greet their old comrades, Guy
Wing and Dave Sites, who came TO
join in the Decoration Day exercises.
west Rocks county has rented the Wag-
ner cottage on Broadway and will
move in there with his family in few
davs.
Our city is not satisfied with a skat-
ing rink, moving picture show and pop
corn wagon, but is to be treated to a
merrY-go round to pick up some of the
extra nickles-
For wonder, Decoration Day was
beautiful one and everybody seemed to
be out to the cemetery and to the
exercises in the hall. Hundreds drove
in from the country.
We have some money tied in hand
kerchief, which was found on our
streets lately, also another handker-
chief with money in it found this winter
that no child has yet claimed.
Early on Monday people began to
gather at the cemetery and the decora-
tion of the graves there was the finest
ever seen. The flowers were plenty
this year and everybody decorated.
Horses and Mules.
1 am prepared to buy or sell horses
and mules. Come hunt me up if you
mean business. 32-tf
JAMES MAGRANE, Hays, Kans.
The money advertised in this paper
last week as found by Mayor Philip
proved to be $50 bill and belonged to
our citizen, Dave 'Rathbone, who had
accidently dropped it out of his pocket.
The many friends of Will Robinson,
formerly of Hays but now of Lawrence,
were glad to see him here this week.
As usual he and his wife Drought some
beautiful flowers for Decoration Day.
Among them was an elegant floral
cross for the grave Of father Gosser.
Messrs. Tom and Mick Robinson,
brothers of Al Robinson, and the
Misses Gill his nieces Of MADEIRA, Indi-
ana, were visiting with the Robinson
family this week. They are on trip
through the west for their health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Carrick, Mrs. Gus
Havemann and daughter. Anna Doris,
left Monday night for Texas, where
they will visit month or so with Mr..
and Mrs. Will Carrick. They went by
the way Of Kansas City where they
will visit few days
The brick masons have arrived and
are now laying the brick walls of the
Methodist church. fyou want to see
how a frame building is bricked or
veneered with brick, walk down there
and see them work. The men who
came here are specialists at that kind
of work.
On Thursday evening, May 26th,