The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-07-30
Mr.. Turner, father of Mrs. Charles
King, is here on visit.

King, is here on visit.
Mrs. Picken entertained the faculty
at her home Friday evening.
The County Institute began Monday
with good attendance of teachers.
Ben Crocker has returned from his
vacation and reports pleasant time.
George Zeigler took Mr.. Campbell to
Kansas City to have his eyes operated
on.
Miss Hill, one of the teachers of the
McCracken school is here visiting with
the Reed family.
Mrs. J. F. Jordan has gone to Colo
rado on a summer vacation. The old
man looks sad indeed
Mrs. C. A Shiveiy left Tuesday
morning for the east on her vacation
to visit her relatives.
Rev. C. F. West has been granted a
months vacation and has gone to York,
Penn. to visit his relatives.
Last Saturday evening Mrs. Fields
entertained some young folks in honor
of her niece, Miss Alice Goodwin.
Mrs. Grace Goodall Hubbard, who
was here visiting her mother, has re-
turned to her home in Kansas City.
Prof. Bird is conducting the Institute
with Christensen and Kuhn assisting,
Miss Sutton having special class.
Miss Nell Parks is here from Hot
Springs. S. D. for visit to her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank At
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Stainer returned
Sunday evening from their six week
sojourn in the east having had splen-
did time.
Mrs. Clara Loreditsch Nickless of
Russell came up on Sunday evening
and introduced that new man to her
many friends.
Mrs. Hoffman has had the pleasure
of entertaining her brother and wife
from Oklahoma. They left for home
Monday morning.
The Street Commissioner has men
now cutting out the weeds in the alleys
and farmer Tyler moving the weeds
along the streets.
Rich Kirkman had the misfortune to
let q radiator fall on his finger last
Saturday and he may loose part of one
of his middle fingers.
Mrs. Kerns of Oakley is here visiting
her sister and looks as young as ever.
No matter how hot the weather is in
Kansas she is always jolly and happy.
This week the wheat has been piiing
into our town from every direction and
in nearly every case the yield has been
good and quality of grain very satis-
factory.
DR.. Freeland and family leave next
week for Abilene, where they will
make their future home. Miss Edith
has position in the schools there for
this winter.
The young folks at Wards, Fred
Schwaller's and Pestana's g spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the Philip ranch on
Big Creek and had real out-west
royal good time.
Mrs. Bird and children and Miss
Louise Hopkins have gone on their va
cation to Illinois. Miss Anna Hopkins
joined them at Lawrence and went
along on the trip.
Louis johnson, who bought land
down in Southern Kansas, sold his con-
tract at handsome profit and is going
up in Trego county on visit until he
finds another location
Last Saturday was scorcher all
over the country. Here in Hays it
registered over 105 in the shade and
out in the sun ran up to 124. Sunday
was another close hot day.
An alarm of fire startled the town
Wednesday afternoon. This time some
shavings caught fire at the Bissing fac
tory, but it was extinguished before
the department got there, although the
whole town turned out to help.
Mrs. Haas of Trego county and Miss
Carrie Darkes of the McCracken neigh
borhood, formerly a Normal student,
will spend. few days here including
the dedication of the church on Sunday
and then go over to Rush county on a
visit.
On Monday last Miss Mary, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Herman Sessin Of
Hamilton township was married by the
Probate Judge, to Alva, son of Her
man Shu bert of Cove county. near
Cove City where the young folks will
resi- le.
The circus came to town on Wednes-
nav and located on the east side of
town near the oil tanks and the child
rem were happy carving water to the