The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-01

]. ]. Staab unioaded threshing out
fit here, this week.
a brother of DR.. Mead visited hin
thia week, from Osborne county.
streat Cox is hsre from ocheItree.
Texas, for few days visit with home
folks.
Weisner, the Chestnut street mer.
chant, built substantial porch in front
of bis store building, this week.
C. NJ. HoImquist was over at Plain
vile, Wednesday atternoo1, on lega
business:
Harper Grafton and wife are here
from ST. Louis visiting their relatives,
DR.. MiddIekauf and family.
Mrs. Mary Ryan Ree who has been
visiting relatives here for some time,
returned to her home in Chicago, this
week.
Prof, Lewis left Monday evening, IN
his automobile, to meet Mrs. Lewis at
Kansas City. She is on her return trip
from her visit east.
Work on the playground has made
good progress during the past week in
spite of the intense heat. Watch for
the date of the formal opening.
Monday, Judge Ruppenthal decided
the Victoria Incorporation case in favor
of incorporation The opposition will
probably take the case to the supreme
court.
Mrs. Eva Tate and daughter, Mary,
of Lawrence, enroute to Oregon, arriv-
ed here Saturday evening and are visit
ing Mrs Tate's sister. Mrs. Judd Bell
and family.
George Palmer met with painful
accident last Saturday, which will lay
him up'' for several days. While be
was oiling the machinery of his elevat-
or, he in son manner, fell and broke
one of his ribs.
There will be a food sale held in the
eide room at the Baptist church, Aug
ust IL, 1914. alt2
SGS nSH w GOSL W6SO4 oE -AA--
& Sons. The best on earth.
Miss Lillian Picken arrived here Ia t
Saturday from Boston AMI on Thursday
of this week, she left for Colorado
Springs, where she will have charge Of
the girls department of the Epwortb
League.
Thos. 4. Parker OF Kanscs City q
partner IN the Suey ranch in ths north
east part Of the county, was in Rays
Tuesday. He informed a number OF
his friends that NJ had purchased his
partners interest Ia the ranch and that
his son, John, would take charge of the
place.
Prof. Van Cleave was offered good
salary by large Kansas town. to or
ganiza and supervise a public play
ground during the vacation period. Ow
Jag TO his interest in our own play
ground movement, he decided to remain
here ard see 1t through.
The Jack BeDjamin Dramatic Com
pany have been PLAYING to good houses
bis week. They al~ays do in Hays.
The announcement that Jack Berj amin
IL coming again. causes the theatre GO
ers of this city to dig up their stray
quarters. aud every night finds them
Under the big tent listening 10 this
verV excellent Company.
C. W. Reeder left Friday morning
for Enterprise. Kansas. to take testi-
rpony in the case of State, ex rel vs.
the c. d. Hoffman Milling Co. Case
brought by sixtY-fve farmers, to com
pei the Milling Company to lower their
dam, claiming that back water from
the dam oYerf1owed their land aad did
great dsmsge. The dam is on the
Smoky Hill River near Enterprise
"Safety frst' is the slogan Of the
day. This is good slogan to apply
to the playground movement. It means
''ssfety first" for the physical and NOR
al welfare of the children, during
critical period of their dsveIopmant.
II means "safety first" for the young
men and women Of tomorrow by direct
ing their instincts and activities aright
while children. c. s. s.
From August 9Th to 16sh will occur
the annual campmeeting at the old
Camp grounds. three miles east OF
OgaIIah and nine miles northwest o.
Ellis on the main line OF the u P rail
road. Everybody is invited to ths
meetings. All Accommodations possible
have been made foE large crowd.
Henry F. Mason for Judge of ths
Suprame Court is the Republican slo-
gan.
Mr.. W. C. Hutchinson, field agent
for the School for the Blind located at
Kansas City. Kansas, was in HzYs,
Wednesday. Those interested in the
school or any one ha7inZ blind child
! can get information in regard 10 the
school by addressing Mr. Hutchinson az
Hutchinson, Kansas, or Mrs Grace N
Roseberry, at Kansas City, Kansas
This very worthy institution is now
under the charge Of the State Board OF
Education.