The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-05

Vim. Hall and wife went to Kan
sas City, Wednesday morning.
Mary Haffameier has returnet
from her visit to Montana.
Miss Courtney was here from Wa
Keeney, this week. visiting friends
Miss Sue Cavender of Moberly
Mo-, is here visiting the Reidel fam
lily.
BeuIah Bell has secured a school II
Russell County and will commence
teaching next week.
We cordially invite you to be pres
ent at our opening display of the new
styles in millinery Wednesday, Sept.
9Th.
KATHRYN II. DEANE.
John O'Loughlin unloaded a car
of Ford automobiles here the first
of the week.
Mr.. Emery unloaded a hollow
tubed silo this week, which will be
installed at his Big Creek farm east
of town.
Attorney Arthur Wiles is out on
the Saline this week, looking after
his wheat crop and other farm mat
tiers.
DR.. Middlekauff and family went
to WaKeeney, Thursday, in the doc
tors new REQ car. to attend the fair
and see the flying machine.
Come in and zee our fall hats on and
after Monday Sept. 7th.
MISSES VIRMoND.
At the Crystal tonight Saturday.
The Daughter of Crook" in three
parts-a very interesting story TAX
en- from life. Also a cracker-jack
comedy.
Ex-State Treasurer T. T. Kelley
and family of Paola, Kansas, stop
ped over in Hays, Wednesday night.
He was homeward bound from an
automobile trip to Colorado.
Dr.. Meade has purchased j. H.
Beach's residence property in the
north part of the city, and takes
possession today Saturday. Mr..
Beach will attend school this year,
at some eastern college.
At Salina. last week, Mrs. N. F.
Gassman passed an examination
and was given a first grade cream
permit. There are very few who
pass so excellent an examination
and very few who hold first grade
permits.
The price of automobiles keeps
going down The Ford dropped to
$490, then the Saxton went to 1895,
and now the Trumble is advertised
at 1915. Wait awhile longer and no
one will have to walk to town.
Sunday was a beautiful day and
everybody who could was out of
doors. Some went fishing, others
took a carriage ride, while every
auto in our community was worked
for all there was in it.
D P. Lorenz has three fine yearling
mules which he will sell for casn or
will trade for young cattle. Vino
wants them? a29W2
At the Methodist church parlors,
Tuesday, September 9Th, will be
given an ice cream social, from five
o'clock in the afternoon until 10
o'clock in the evening. The public
is invited, Let everybody remem-
Der the date and come.
C. w. Miller, senior and Junior. H.
D. Shafer and family. Henry Knoche
and a number of other Hays citi-
zens went to WaKeeney. Thursday,
to the fair. The bankers of Trego
and Ellis counties also held a busi-
ness meeting in WaKeeney. Thurs
day.
Louie Christensen. candidate for
County Superintendent, left Wed.
nesday for Cove City and will be at
the opening of the high school in
that city, Sept 9Th. He promised
before he became a candidate, to as
sist in starting the school in the
right direction and will keep his
word, after Which he intends TO
make a close canvas of the county.
Thursday of last week, Alvin Eel
leris barn accidentally caught fire
and burned The loss was about
$500, partly insured. The wheat
bin and contents along side the barn
by the timely efforts of the neigh
borS and a threshing crew who were