The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-08-22

I 81. b. King re urned Thursday NOM
! ing from q business trip to Kansas
City.
/ Ben Elliott is here from Oklahoma,
o. a visit 20 his son. Thomas, ard
o.her relatives;
Mrs. b J. Addison visited in Els
worth, Sunday.
AzsI Cochran and wife visited reIa-
tives in Plain7ille, Sunday.
"Speck" Warner was up from Ellis
worth, Monday.
Mrs. Joe Irwin returned Wednesday.
from South Haven, Kans.
Jess Gehmzn, son-in-Iaw of E. S
Beach, is here from California
Seth Decker left Monday night for
his home at Long Beach, California.
Anton Schumacher, the Sears-Roe-
buck of Victoria. was IN Hays, MOndsy.
Lou Kraus lost a stack of wheat,
Fue5day night. It was struck by light
ming and burned
Jack Gage, editor of the Geneseo
Journal, was in Hays Monday, visiting
bis mother-in-Iaw, Mrs. Ringe.
Mrs. McNamar arrived here from
ST. Louis, Thursday morning and is
visiting her nephew, DR.. jameson.
One of the Werth boys southeast OF
town, last week threshed thirty acres
OF wheat that averaged forty one bush
els per acre.
a. meeting of the Republican Cen
trail Committee, &. ". Miller was chos-
en- Chairman of thu Committee and
Peter Johnson. Jr, Secretary
FARM FoR SALE:-Six miles south of
Ellis, we'll improved, pasture and
wheat land, good house. good well, AL
fenced. A. W. NOBLE
Mary and Georgia Virmond returned
from their eastern trip, Thursda"
morning. Bertha stopped at Manhat-
tan to visit her friend, Miss Cook
NJ. and Mrs h. w Cbittenden and
Mrs. Jennie Hoffman will start Sunday
for Denver. They will make the trip
in Mr. Chittenden's automobile.
Banker H. K Mcleod and family
passed through here Tuesday, enroute
to his home in Hutchinson. Mr.. Nc
Laod was formerly a banker at Ellis.
He was driving a Stu1ebaker car.
Raymond Bissinz visited friends at
Logan, Kansas, this week. His broth
ct, Rich. held down his job at Henry
Winters Hard ware store, during his
absence. Raymond, how long did you
stay in salinE?
One da7 Iass week, tie Feiiz boys
south Of town, threshad 28O0 bushels Of
wheat, and the sverage for the week
was 260O par day. We did not learn
what the average psr acre was but 1t
takes pre- ttY good wheat to thresh 26o0
bushels Fer day.
According to accurate measurement
made BY City Engineer Clarence
Loreditsch, Hays has u 50 miles Of
seRe. and 11.76 miles of sidewalk.
Can any city of 5000 beat It? Bisides
this, we understand a lot more walk
will be built her ethis fall.
Last Wednesday night the Empress
was again opened with Capt. Craig as
manager. A fair attendance greeted
the opening program. The Captain Is
an old hand ct the business and no
doubt this popular place Of amusement
Will now be more popular than ever.
Tonight, Saturday, four excellent
reels will be put on the screen. DONE
fail to attend.
MARRIED. AT the NJ E parsonage.
Monday, Aug. II, 1914. Albert Devoe
and Miss Efis Miles. Rev A. S. Hale
officiating TIE groom Is e resident of
Ellis county ana lives in tn naigh5or-
hood Of Gurham. The bride is daugh
t=r of z Miles, a former merchant of
this city, who also liYes near Gorham.
Tne Free Press extends congratula-
tons and wishes the young people e
long and prosperous life.
II Hzff4nei- & Sja hav. recently /
installed in their machine shop. new
M3aitor h D gasoline en -ine from
the Baker 4a uf2e;I-ils Co, also
new drin Of mods-a m21lfscture, /
which makes tn -ir machine and bleak
smith shop righs uP-to data Haffa
meir & So1 ara known for their excel
lent worI, ard by tae Installing Of
N 1dern machinery p-o7ea that they
are also. .pGo sressiye. Gooi t0ols mean
more ed better work.