The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

monds'.
T.P. Hamm was here from Oakley,
The Hays College played baseball at
Catherine, Monday.
J. H Ward unloaded four small kero-
sene tractors here last week.
LOst.-A Ford auto top. Finder will
please leave at Free Press Office.
C. w. Miller was in the southwest part
of the state, this week, on land bust
ness.
William Bolt, who has been teaching
at Bunker Hill, is here for the summer
school.
julius Walkenstein was here from
Ellis, Tuesday, visiting his sister, Mrs.
Noster.
Mrs. Just1s Walters was operated on
at the Hays hospital, Tuesday morning,
for hernia.
Prof. Dave Leighton is here and will
specialize at the Normal during the
summer term.
A large crowd of people from here
attended the picnic at Victoria, Mon
day. They report very pleasant time.
Jacob Stecklein and one of the Leiker
girls were married, Tuesday, The
young people live at Munjor.
Mrs. Chas. Goetchius of Kansas City,
is here visiting relatives. She is ex-
pecting her husband in few days.
A force of men have broke ground
for Henry Knoche's new residence on
West Juniata Street, near the Normal.
Father Edmund was up from Emmer-
am, Tuesday, and was a pleasant and
welcome caller at the Free Press Office.
Special prices on all trimmed hats at
Virmonds'.
Sweet potato plants at Matthews.
Neva Bell has returned from her out
ing at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and
can again be found at her post in the
Hays Mill.
If you buy it at J. T. Morrison, the
jewelers., it will be satisfactory.
Mr.. Louis Sponselor of Hutchinson,
is here studying stock raising and agri-
culture under Mr.. Albert Logan. He
will remain until time to take up his
duties at the State Fair.
Quite number of the A. o, U. W.
Lodge of this city attended an installa-
tion of the order at Ellis, Monday nj ght
After the meeting came the "eats''
which were pronounced by those pres
ent, to be delicious.
Big reduction on hats-trimmed and
untrimmed-at Virmonds'.
John Dean and daughter were here
from New Kirk, Oklahoma, visiting
friends and attending the exercises at
the Normal. Mrs. Beatrice Kirkman
and daughter, their relatives, were
members of the graduating class.
Wanted. registered druggist to To-
cate in good growing town; large terri
tory, thickly settled. Some fixtures
for sale-about $500. worth.-Dr. c. G:
Bennett, Sponsorship of Physician,
Bazine, Kansas m22w4
A citizen remarked to the reporter
recently that a leader was all that was
needed to insure the organization of a
fair association. The people are ''ready
for the question" One or two vigor-
Gus hustlers could s'turn the trick
See our line of So trimmed hats.
Misses Vnmond.
There are more men looking for
homes in Kansas and there is being
more money invested in farm land than
for several years previous. There have
been several new families moved to
Hays in the past few months, the most
of whom have either purchased homes
or have obtained lots and will build.
Hays is having healthy growth.
Come in and look over our stock of
Fine Jewelry, Cut Glass, Hand Painted
China and Silverware at J. T. Morrison,
the jewelers..
The heavy rain that fell last week
was not particularly needed as the
ground was pretty well saturated with
moisture by previous rains, but it vii
be of benefit in laying the dust anc
wind, and will also benefit the wheat
and the corn that has just recently beer
planted, The amount of moisture sc
far this year, has been considerably
above the normal.
1t is rumored that Catherine people
are thinking of organizing a fair as
sociation and that already fifty citizens
of Catherine and surrounding country
have signified their readiness to spenC
time and money in organizing an associ
alton. The citizens of Hays who ar,
at all interested might stand in witt
those people. If Hays is too slow t,
look after her own interests, why no
join Catherine?
Lots of black and white hats at re
duced prices at Virmonds'
This week a force of U. P. laborer
moved the semaphore about two fee
nearer the depot so it is not so much i
the way as heretofore, and also sprea
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