The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-12-18

Mp. Gassman has a severe attack
of grippe and is confined to his bed.
Alex Schueler is on the sick list. He
has the prevailing ailment, the grippe.
Good shoe repairing is important.
We do it. Gassman's Shoe Hospital.
Ray Pratt who has been living in
Montana the past eighteen months, re-
turned the first of the week.
The Citizens State Bank, Hays
City. Kansas. will not be open for
business on Christmas, Dec. 25th.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Kraus and Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Kraus returned last week
from very pleasant trip throughout
the west.
Ed Kraus and family spent the frs
of the week in Bison attending family
reunion at the home of their father,
Mr.. Stulken.
C. G. Cochran went to Topeka, We'd
nesday night, to attend a meeting of
the executive board of the State Bank
ers' Association.
If your shoes look sick, you look sick
We are experienced Shoe Doctors.
No cure, no pay
Gassman's Shoe Hospital.
Mrs. Henry McVey and baby have
returned to their home in Hill City af-
ter very pleasant visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs F. W.
Kraus.
Joe BAIL, Robt Joy, c. NJ. Wann,
the Moore boys and Philip & Son, are
enjoying the pleasures of New Stude-
bakers purchased of J. H. Ward, the
agent, within the past ten days.
Don't throw away your old shoes just
yet. Give Gassman's Shoe Hospital a
chance at them, and save money.
A force of men have commenced
work on the O'Laughlin garage on
west Third Street. The building when
completed will be so Is, one story
high and the material used for the wall
is hollow tile.
! Mrs. E. Stout, gave a II o'clock
/ lunch last Sunday, in honor of her rela-
tive, Mr.. Chas. A. BROKER. Those
present were, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Stout, Frank Stout, and her daughter,
Mrs. Nolan and son Jamie.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Gehman, of
Long Beach, Calf, Nov. 30, a daugh-
ter, Jessie Louisa. The Gehman family
are old residents of Hays, and Mrs.
Geham was the daughter of Ed Beach,
who also now lives at Long Beach.
George Butler, wife and young son,
came over from McCracken in new
Saxon car, Sunday, on a short visit
with friends. George has a furniture
store at McCracken where he has been
living for more than year.
You will save money by placing
your farm loan with u.s. We pay
cash as soon as papers are signed
j. M. Schaefer.
Mr.. A. L. Courtney, an old resident
of Hays, died recently at Colorado
Springs. Mr.. Courtney, it will be re-
membered, ran a book store in the
Windsor hotel annex. He sold his
business about 1895, to Ceph Grass, and
moved to Colorado.
Fred Dreiling, Fred Miller, and ia
cob Brungardt, attended the First An
nual Stockholders meeting of the Ger
man National Bank of Victoria, Mon
day. They found everything o. K.
and the bank prosperous. They also
inspected the new building.
H. G. Watson of Smoky Hill town
ship, was in Hays Wednesday, on bust
ness. Mr.. Watson lives in the ex-
IRENE southwest corner of the county
near the Trego county line and is prob
ably the largest land holder in Ellis
county. He owns large tracts in both
counties.
Henry Schwaller has a force of men
excavating for new business building
just west of the Bunker & Bemis gar
age on the sight of the A S. Hall hard
ware atore which burned down March
80, 1895. The building will be 25x85,
one story high and the material used
will be hollow tile. Carl Wolf is also
excavating his lot adjoining Henry on
the west, with view,we understand,
of putting up building.
The Citizens State Bank, Hays
City, Kansas, will not be open for
business on Christmas, Dec. 25th.
Capt, Chas. BROKER, a cousin of
Frank Stout of this city, is here visit
ing the Stout family. Mr.. BROKER,
lives at Dayton, State of Washington.
He was Captain in the U. S. army
during the Spanish American War, and
was badly wounded in the head at the
battle of Calambo, P. 1. He is just
now back from the Mayo Institute of
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