The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-20

Lunches at the Bon Ton ParloE in the
Ryan building.
Mrs. Will Cox was down from Voda
the first of the week.
The Hays Drug Store have new
sign, recent acquisition.
John Hopkins was here from Grai7-
| field this week, on business.
Frosty Blackburn went to Saljns,
Monday, via the auto route.
Prof. Wood and 1. Wassinger each
purchased motorcycle, this week.
Arthur Rose of Chicago, a former
resident Of this city, is here on visit.
The ladies' of Hays and Ellis County
should take heed and register at once
Herman Feisz went TO Kansas City,
! Wednesday, On business and pleasure
trip
Mrs. Peter Gosser had her ewes oDer-
ated on at the hospital in this city, Mon
day.
c. A. Miller has begun the erection
of cottage in the northwest part of
town.
IT. Morrison went to Kansas City
last Friday night, returning Saturday
evening.
1t is reported that Mrs. VIM. Mont
gUmery is seriously i'll at the hospital
III this city.
Mrs. Edwards, q colored woman of
Ellis, committed suicide, Thursday, by
taking Paris green.
Mrs. Joseph Runyon is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Laura Hoagland, out on
the Saline, this week.
Miss Doris NickIes is here from Abb
lene, visiting her grandparents, Mr.
snd Mrs F. Havemann.
Miss Irene Smith of Jacksonville, Ill.
Is here visiting her grandparents, Mr
and Mrs. F. E McLain.
C ". Miller went to Denver the fore
part of the week in quest of harvest
hands for Ellis County.
Neva Bell returned Tuesday from
Colorado Springs where she has been on
q visit to her brother, Leland.
Alfred Havemann and family are
spending their vacation az the home of
his father, F. Havemaun. in this city.
The trees along the streets. especial
iY Normal and Juniata, should be trim
med ard the grass and weeds along the
walk moved.
The MalIoy Concert Company, consist
ing Of Mr. and Mrs MalloV and Mrs
Wooster. gave a concert at Hill City on
last Friday evening.
Chas. Kirkman is here from Topeka,
visiting his brothers and will probably
take hand in saving Ellis County 9
bumper wheat crop.
The young lady who has been visiting
the Baughman girls for several weeks
past. left for her home In Kansas City,
Wednesday morning.
A force of men, with Tony Jacobs as
boss, are putting in a cement sidewalk
on the Normal grounds south of the Z.
W. Reeder residence.
Mr.. Gustav Brown, father of Mrs.
Mat Trusn of Buckeye, who has been
here visiting relatives and friends, left
for his home in Douglass county this
week.
Mr.. Logan, foreman at the Expert
ment Station, has recently purchased
the ConbOy- Maxwell place southeast
Of town on Big Creek, and says he in
tends making a model dairy farm OF If.
Under the primary law of Kansas the
| petitions for places on the primary
tickets in August must be filed at the
Offices designated by June 20. Time is
short. better hustle.
Roy Ward, assistant manager of the
| Hays Mill & Elevator, accompanied By
Toe Irwin, another employee Of the
| mill, made an auto trip to Catherine,
Sunday, encountered heavy ran storm
and got first-ciass soaking.
It is said that numerous horses in Eli
SIS county have been snake bitten re
emily. Occasionally a Ness county feI-
| i5W gets an overdose of 'fFnake madi-
;ine'' but probably Ellis has some wb0
would be better off with Iess.-Ness
| City News.
! Tne story now going the rounds of
/ the Kansas papers, about man IN Rush
county being lost in big wheat heiG.
| aad having to be rescued by his friends,
sounds considerably like fish story or
sn exaggerated snake yarn. Perhaps
| he gentleman was celebrating and had
oeen too intimate with Bacchus.
/ A horse fell off of a bridge west of
town Monday and vas seriously injured,
i It was one of team OF four abreast
The bridge was smsn and only about
cen feet from the bad OF the draw il
spanned. IC had no railing and the
horse was in some manner pushed off by
the other horses. The culvertE, as well
as bridges, should be built with ratings.
Cards are out for the Commence
nent exercises at the Manhattan Agri-
cultural College and We notice in the
kraduating class the name OF horace
Chittenden, son Of John Chittenden OF
this city. We are pleased to see that
Ellis county young men are coming
TO the front. a college education /.
the most valuable asset any man car
give his Eon-better than wealth
There are quite number Of strang
ers in the city, men supposed 60 Wani
work In the harvest fields. The farm
ers are paying So. 90 per day and board
out many OF che men now here are de