The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-06
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Ohituarx-Mra. Barker.

home of Mrs. Simmons, in Hays, Kan
sas, at $50 p. m. January 80, 1915, be
ing IA years months and 10 days old.
Mrs. Barker came here to spend the
winter with Mrs. Simmons, with whom
she has been acquainted for nearly
forty years.
Deceased leaves one son in the west
ern part of Kansas who was at the
funeral, three sons and one daughter in
Missouri and number of grandchild-
rem to mourn her departure.
The funeral services were held at the
home of Mrs. Simmons at 2:3O p. m,
Feb. O. 1915, conducted by Rev. C. T.
Mckee, pastor of the Baptist church.
The interment took place in the Hays
cemetary.
Geo. King was in Kansas City last
week.
Sanford Sites was over from the
Smoky this week.
The Methodist ladies viii serve meals
during the Golden Belt.
Agnes, J. H. Simminger's FIVE year
old daughter, is quite i'll.
Joe Ebert and c. NJ. Rainesford were
over from Ellis Tuesday
C. A. Reed, a stockman from the
Saline, was in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyer were down from
Quinter this week attending court.
W. W. Pete) Ward is in Russell
county writing live stock insurance.
There will be public dance at the
Essex Hall the night of February 18th.
Anyone wishing blowing or other
team work call phone $50. f6w4.
Miller Bros. sold a 16O acre farm to
Jacob SteckEne last Saturday for So
700 cash.
Miss Mary Hafameier is in Kansas
City this week taking treatment for
her eyes.
Frank He'll was up from Gorham
arrangements to move his
family to their new home.
Better see Strauss if you have any
eye trouble. Strauss has made a sue
cess where others failed. All work
guaranteed.
Sophus Johnson unloaded a Metz
runabout this week. He will use the
machine for going to and from his
school
Bertha Virmond left. Wednesday
night. for st. Joseph. Mo-, to purchase
a spring stock of millinery for the Yir-
mond Sisters millinery establishment.
Remember that next Thursday even
ing commencing at 5 o'clock the ladies
will serve a Is cent luncheon at the
Methodist church. All are invited.
Make arrangements to hear Judge
Silas Porter on Sunday evening, Feb
ruary IA. He lectures on Abraham
Lincoln. This has become an estab-
lished annual occasion. Good music
will be furnished.
Prof. Ward Sullivan, the Fort Hays
Normal School historian, was in .Hoxie
Friday of last week and acted as one of
the judges in a school debate.
A newspaper man or any other bust
ness man who gives away his business
by getting less than a legitimate price
for his wares, will receive very little
thanks from the public and no sym
pathy at all if the sheriff should make
him'a professional call.
Ross Hoffman, who has been in busi-
ness for some time at Woodburn, Ore
gon, has returned to Hays after an ab-
sence of about two years. At present
he is helping in Pete Staab's butcher
shop. It will not surprise Ross friends
if he concludes to remain in Hays and
go into business again.
The largest audience that has as
sembled at the G. A. R. Hall for some
time was present last Saturday night
to see the bear skate on roller skates,
also to see the wrestling match between
Mr.. Bear and Andy Ikebush Andy
bested the bear in two best out of three.
Four reels of excellent moving pictures
were shown by Mr.. Craig which added
much interest to the entertainment
The U. P. superintendent of construc-
ton who, with gang of workmen, was
doing some work here this week, show
ed to several parties what he claimed to
be the plans and specifications of the
new depot at Hays. However, he did
not say how soon work will be com
menced on the new structure. Perhaps
sometime during the commencement of
the next century. Inasmuch as the
present depot has bsen in commission
for the past fifty years, the supposition
is probably somewhere near the facts.
Hays is getting on the map education
ally. In a recent number of DR.. Win
ships New England Journal of Educa-
ton, Boston Mass, appeared compli-
mentary article on the plan of coopera-
ton between the City Schools and the
State Normal School, Numerous letters
of inquiry have come from different
parts of the United States. The Com
missioner of Education of the State of
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