The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
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Henderson Smith Wedding.

A. S. Hale of the Methodist Episcopal
church. About twenty-five or thirty
relatives and friends were present to
witness this important event and to
partake of the sumptuous dinner pre-
pared by the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith
A number of very handsome gifts
were left for the furnishing of the new
home. These young people are well
and favorable known in this community
and their many friends all hope that
their future life win be as happy as
their wedding day. They will be at
home in few days on the grooms farm
six miles southeast of Hays.
E. W. Hockensmith went to Salina,
last Saturday.
c. NJ. Wann was confined to his home
last Thursday until Sunday, on account
of sickness.
Wheat dropped six cents Tuesday
The manipulation of the board of trade,
we presume.
P J. Dean and wife returned Satur-
day from their holiday excursion to De
catur, Illinois.
Maude Powell will play the things you
like to hear, and you will like to hear
the things she plays.
C. G. Cochran and wife came over
from Plainville Tuesday. Thew were
passengers to Topeka the same evening.
If you want home in Hays, Kansas,
the best place to live on earth, see
Burns, the longest land man in Kansas.
Tuesday of this week, Frank King
purchased of Alex West nine turkeys
for which he paid Mr.. West $30.15 live
weight. He dressed the birds and
shipped them to Rollins, Wyoming.
Rev. Carl Kircher, the new Presby-
terian minister, and family arrived
Tuesday and are domeciled in the Run
yan house on East Juniata Street, re
Gently occupied by Capt. J. M. Craig
Robinson and Chittenden, through
the help of the District manager, Joe
Conrad, have written and delivered
S45, ,527 in live stock insurance and
every man is perfectly satisfied with
their policies, adjustment and treat
ment of those that have had losses.
1t is rumored that plans for new
Hospital are being drawn, the building
of which it is hoped will go forward in
the Spring. The building as planned
will accommodate fifty patients and viii
be modern in every detail. The cost
will be $50, 100000 to $40, 100000. We are
pleased and wait for its completion.
Gov. Capper, this week, appointed c.
W. Miller, Sr., Justice of the Peace to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of F. E. McLain. This appointment
carries the distintion of being Mr.. Cap
per's first official act after being in
Quoted into the Office of governor. c.
W. feels quite elared. However, Mr..
Miller's friends in Hays think the ap-
pointment rather small remuneration
for the long and faithful services he has
rendered his party.
A man in Hays, who is graduate OF
high school and later graduate of a
reputable university, with an A. B. de
gree) was this week, fined 500 and
costs and ninety days in jail for boot
logging. This is the first instance
which we ever knew or heard, of man
with university education turning his
talents to boot-legging. There must be
something wrong in the mans make up.
We never knew before that it took q
university education to bootleg. But
then you never know what may happen
IN Kansas.
Tempest and Sunshine, - as played
by the Wood and Chalker Company
Friday of last week at the G. A. R. Hall
was well received by those present, IL
fact it was the best play seen in the
city for some time, the Jack Benjamin
company not excepted. On Saturday
night the company presented 1.-The Cal
of the Mountains, - with equal salts
| faction to the audience The play;
were both excellent and it is too baC
that the audiences were not yer!
large. Those not attending surel!
missed treat by not being present.
A union social was held at the hom,
of George Philip, Sr., on Friday even
ing of this week, the guests being
members of all the Women's Clubs Il
Hays and their husbands. This in
cludes members of the Saturday After
noon Club, the Music Club, the Domes
tic Science Club and the Hehanthu
Club. An interesting feature of tn
evenings program was the reading o
a report of the National Bi-ennia
Federation of Woman's Clubs, given b,
Mrs. J H. Ward who was in attend
ance at this large gathering in Chicag
last June.
The special meetings being held a
the Methodist church are growing IN IN
terest. Rev. C. W. Stevens, D. D.,
a strong preacher, a strong evangelis
and man of God. He will preach Sun
day morning and evening, also Monda.
evening. Every person in this cit
should hear him. Tuesday evening d
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