The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-29

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call up 132.
Frank Staab was in from Catherine,
Wednesday.
John O'LaughIin unloaded a new Bill
Tractor Monday.
Frank Moore is visiting friends in
Topeka this week.
Mrs. Prudy Shaw fell and broke her
arm the first of the week.
Miss Melton OF Lincoln, Nebraska, is
visiting Mrs. Lou Kraus.
Jake Kissing has commenced the
erection of his rooming house.
Miss Alice Penney returned Wednes-
day morning from a trip to Colorado.
c. M Holmquist was in WaKeeney
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Alois Staab. we learn, has gone to
Colorado to look up business location
J.F. Jordan has recently sold his
business lots in PIainvilIe at a substan-
tiaI figure.
A party was here from Ellis Tuesday
morning looking for room in which to
start a skating rink.
A threshing machine belonging to
John Rupp caught fire and was entirely
destroyed last week.
Fred N. DreiIing and H. Tholen. Jr-.
of Victoria, we're pIsasant callers at
the Free Press office during the week.
Mrs. Al. Nickles and daughter Flor
ence, who have been visiting Jim Mil
ham and family at Big Sandy Montana,
arrived home Tuesday morning.
A car load of grapes in baskets arriv-
ed in the city Wednesday and we're dis
tributed among the merchants. They
sold fast at thirty cents per basket.
Monday the county commissioners
opened bids for the Palmer and Lind
bridges west of town. The contract
was awarded to the Missouri Valley
Bridge & Iron Co.
Mrs. E. R. Hess and little daughter.
Ava Elizabeth, have returned from an
extended visit with relatives at Otta-
wa, Kansas. Mrs. Fred Hess returned
with her for short visit.
Phil Mock and family moved in from
East Saline Tuesday and will occupy
the Mrs. Oaks property. Mrs. Oaks
and son will move to the western part
OF the State TO make their future home.
Phil Mock of the Saline valley, was
in this week ard rented the OakeE cot
tage. His wife will come in with five
of the children, who will attend the
State Normal.
Joe. wIedemeyer, the jolly travelling
agent OF the Wiedemeyer Cigar Fact
ory, of Mary sville, Kansas, was pleas
ant caller at the Free Press Office,
Thursday afternoon Of this week.
Good crowds still attend the Empress
Garden and the Captain is keeping up
his reputation as an excellent moving
picture manager. If you enjoy a good
movie show, go to the Empress.
Margaret c. Brungardt, who will
teach the Victoria public school the
coming term, and another young lady
whose name we did not learn, were
pleasant callers at the Free Press Office
Thursday.
F. R. Bnssard and wife returned
Thursday morning from three years
sojourn with his sons, Dan, Felix and
Sam, in Oregon. He reports the boys
all we'll and prospsring.
Rev. West who has been visiting
with friends and relatives at York, Pa 3,
the past ninety days, came home yes
terday (Friday) and will hold the usual
services at the Lutheran church on Sun
day.
Rev. Hale and Mr. Geo. Hubble drove
out TO the Philip ranch Thursday, in M.
Hnbble's automobile on fishing trip
Contrary to the usual fsherman's luck.
they caught fine string Of fish, how
ever. they were both hungry and wet
when they came home, having been out
in the rain all afternoon.
Claude 81. Earl who graduated with
the class of IA at the Fort Hays Kan
sas State Normal, has accepted a posi-
ton as principal Of the Woodston. Kan
sas, schools and will leave for there to
day Saturday. James A. Winchester,
another graduate of the same class.
goes to WaKeeney SO principal of the
WaKeeney schools. He will leave here
some time next week. Both are excel
! lent Young men.
EFF. Madden of HAYS, the big cattle
man and banker, with his son-in, law,
Mr.. GIathaFt, were in Oakley early
Tuesday morning, on their way to tbe
Bilby-Drain ranch to buy and load some
cattle The writer has known Ed Mad
den almost as far back as we can re-
member, and he is still the same jolly
old fellow that he used to be when We
were boye,-OakleY Graphic.
Prof. Geo. R. Tilford and family re-
turned Tuesday from Colorado Springe
Manatou, Dinver and other interest
ing points In the vicinity Of the Rocker