The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-03-28

Little Johnnie Shively has the
munps.
Chas. Markey is here from Wichita
7isit7g relatives aad friends.
Thursday Tony Jacobs sold his Ford
automobile to his brother. Frank.
Otto Knoche has recently purchased
q new Harley & Davis motorcycle.
Mrs Clara Nicholas was here from
G3Eham. this week, visiting relatives,
The foundation of Starts new resi-
dence on North Chestnut Street, is be-
ing laid.
Master DeIbert Cowan is staging out
of chool this week on account of the
mumps.
Lou Krause's mule got frisky Tues
day and upFet a seven dollar can OF
cram near the depot.
Harry FeItan went to Kansas City
Thursday night on business. He ex-
poets TO be absent several days.
C. Nj. Rand, the Kansas City horse
buyer, was here Tuesday Of this week
and purchased quite number Of good
horses.
Attorney C. M Holmquist, who has
bsen absent for about four weeks,
most OF the time in Kansas City, re-
Thursday afternoon horse Lloyd
Campbell was riding stepped on Gem
ent crossing and fell throwing Lloyd
and badly spraining one Of his ankles.
Fred Early left Saturday night for
Guthrie, Oklahoma, for short visit
with friends and relatives. He will
return ~ ith his father, who has been
visiting in Guthrie the past six weeks.
The county superintendent Of Trego
county reports that 35 of the teachers
Of that county will attend the spring
or summer term at the Fort Hays
Kansas State Normal-ten being the
highest number eyer before attending.
Attorney b. L. Pestana is having the
tre around his residence trimmed and
otherwise ''sprucing up" his premises
The spring OF the year is the time to
clean up your yards and back alleys and
other residents of the city might profit
ably follow his lead.
An assistant u. S. attorney was
here on Monday looking up the Al {
Staab fine case, and from the evidence
he took down there is no chance fOr
him to escape paying the fine assessed
hy the court In his sentence which noW
amounts to about thousand dollars
At the election in this county, two
years ago, Wilson 1886 votes, Roose-
veIt 533, and the republican secretary
of state 586. From the above figures
you can figure out how many they must
have to sign their petition so as to get
on the primary ballot in August. They
must be filed before June oath to get
on the ballot.
In some parts of the state It has
been discovered that large amount OF
prairie grass in the meadows and pas
lures is dead Il is thought that the
prolonged drought last summer is re
sponsible, however, the extent OF the
damage cannot be told until late in the
spring, but it is believed By many that
the damage is very great.
! Bunker & Bemis are having theiI
off1ee and storage room plastersd snC
are putting in q lot Of new shelves
They have also recently purchased 1
new safe and have ordered large ney
show case. They contemplate in the
near future OF having the garage build
ing extended to the next street north
thereby making it one Of the larges
and most convenient garages IN tn
state.
Tuesday of this week, March oath
as result of a fall into seventy-tw
foot we'll George Pruter, who live
near Natoma received broken Ie
> aud ankle besides serious bruises. PrJ
q ter was IN bucket. His life was say
, ed by his brother, who grabbed th
: rope attached 70 the bucket and stoI
ped the fall Printer had stepped int
The bucket to descend and tx charg
!, OF dynamite. He thought the rope We
hitched to q team Of mules.