The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-24
WANTED--BOY to work IN Drug Store
Inquire at the Hays City Drug Store.
Household Furniture For Sale.

Household Furniture For Sale.
This furniture was purchased new in
March. See I. H. Van Cleave. Phone 48.
Lee Monroe was here from Topeka,
Saturday.
A sister of Mrs. R. L. Parker is here
from Chicago.
C. E. Williams and wife have return
ed from their Pacific Coast trip.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs,
Geo. Zeigler, Saturday,
Mr. Tuttle of Cove county, visited
friends in Hays, this week.
Miss Alice Craig went to Ellis, Thurs
day morning, for a visit with friends.
FOUND.-An Eastern Star pin. Own
er can get it by calling at this Office.
Miss Louise Wann was the guest of
Fayth Logan at Big Greek Farm, this
week.
VIM. Gerken was down from Ellis,
Saturday, the guest of Harry King and
family.
E. R. Hess has moved into the resi-
dence recently occupied by George
Benton.
John O'Loughlin attended the tractor
blowing demonstration at Hutchinson,
this week.
Mrs. Givler is here from WaKeeney,
visiting her mother, Mrs. Danforth,
who is quite i'll.
Miss Mary Catherine Bird was the
guest of Kathleen Logan at Big Greek
Farm, this week.
The weeds in the cellar, corner Chest
nut and Juniata, were cleaned up in
good shape, this week.
Mrs. Stephen Joy, who was operated
on Monday at the Hays hospital, for
gall stones, is improving nicely.
Victor Holm and wife are the proud
parents of ten pound son. The little
stranger arrived Wednesday morning.
Insure your threshing machines with
c. w. Miller and get insurance that
will protect the farmers wheat in case
of fire.
Attorney Richie was here from
Salina, this week. He was one of the
council for the Light Plant in the in
junction case argued here this week
The Free Press family are under obi
cation to c. W. Miller, Sr., for bushel
OF fine apricots grown on his residence
lots here in Hays.
Ed Carter, who has been harvesting
in Ellsworth county the past two weeks,
has returnnd and is now helping TO har-
vest Ellis county wheat.
Miss Nina Winters is here from Ill
inois, visiting with H. H Winters and
family and the Virmond girls. She is
on her return trip from the Panama
Exposition.
There has been a general call sent
out from Sitka, Kansas, for number
of bachelor girls. Hays might be able
to furnish about thirty who are nearing
the fitful dead-line of so years old.
Mr.. Carl Wade was down from Coll
yer, the first of the week. He was the
guest, during his stay, of-weH, we
promised Miss Neva Bell not to say
anything about it, and we won't. So
thereI
Miss FRAME Haffamier, Wednesday,
took the postoffice examination, which
comprises the workings of 12OO post
Offices in the state. She has been study
ing since April for this examination,
and Mr.. J. W. Taylor, chief postofice
clerk from Kansas City, who was here
and conducted the examination, says her
knowledge of postofice affairs are Al.
Henry c. Erb, ex-locomotive en-
gineer, of the Union Pacific, who was
operated on at Junction City, and died
July 9Th, was perhaps the wealthiest
engineer of the road, leaving an estate
valued at $50, 900. The will was pro-
bated before Judge F. E. McLain, July
18th. The bequests were as follows:
Twenty-Five dollars to the Masonic
lodge of Ellis; twenty-five dollars to the
Odd Fellow lodge of Ellis; fifty dollars
to the Odd Fellows home; twenty-five
dollars to the Congregational church of
Ellis; s., 900. to Fred, Eta and Walter
Schultz. The balance to his brother,
IG. Erb, of California; and TO Florence
Erb Gilman of Seattle, Washington.
Geo. Cross of Ellis, G. W. Reeder of
Hays, and Geo. NJ. Fritz of Junction
City, were named as executors.