The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-03
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Gid Joy was down from Quintcr, this
week.
The hail insurance agents are being
kept busy settling hail losses.
Misses Birdie and Eva Wood visited
relatives in WaKeeney, this week.
W. S. Edwards is contemplating GO
ing to Excelsior Springs, soon.
John O'Loughlin unloaded a car of
Ford cars here, Wednesday afternoon.
John Wade, of Ellis was in Hays
Tuesday, the guest of the Philip family.
The city weed cutter should get busy.
The alleys, side streets and vacant lots
need his services.
Several Hudson cars have been pur-
chased by citizens of Hays and vicinity,
the past two weeks.
VIM. Blackmun's new bungalow in
the northeast part of the city, is almost
ready for the plasterers.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
hold food sale at Basgall's store, Sat
urday, July 3rd, beginning at 1920.
Miss Myrtle Miller, who has been at
tending the Fort Hays Normal, left
Sunday morning, for her home in Lucas.
The horse sale and the Felten Horse
Emporium was a success. The
horses were all disposed of and brought
good prices.
The Daughters of Isabella will give
dance, Friday evening, July 9, 1915, at
the Essex Hall. Everybody invited
Tickets S1.OO.
Albert Kern, who has been teaching
school in Wisconsin the past school
year, is here for visit with his many
friends in Hays.
Wednesday, Harry Felten purchased
of C. G. Cochran, black shetland pony
for his children to ride. He also sold
fine span of mules.
Dr. Moye, the erstwhile veterinary
whose headquarters have been at the
Felten livery barn for the past two
years, has left Hays.
Jacob Stecklein, of Munjor, and Mr..
Polifka, of Catherine, have each re-
Gently purchased Hudson automobiles
of Schlyer and Arnhold.
Miss Charlotte Morris, who has been
attending the Fort Hays Normal, the
past year, left, Thursday night, for "a
short visit to her home in Colby. Mrs.
Averill accompanied her.
This is a great year for fishing. The
high water has brought large quanti-
ties of fish up from the Kansas river,
of which Big Creek is tributary, and
the fishermen are catching nice strings
of the finny tribe.
Chas. Haneke, a German farmer
aged 65 years, living twelve miles north
of Ellis, committed suicide Thursday
morning by hanging. Coroner Haas
was called and held an investigation.
No motive for his rash act could be as
certained.
Mrs. J. C. Farley, who has been Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Schwaller, for some time, left for her
home in Kansas City, Thursday morn
ing. The Schwaller twins, little Miss
es Doris and Virginia, accompanied her
for short visit.
On account of the great amount OF
rain, this summer, all the low places in
the streets are mudholes, some of them
almost impossible for any vehicles and
especially automobiles. The street
commissioner should cause them to bt
filed with gravel or rock.
Five men. who were camped on tn,
creek west of town, were arrested
Thursday, for gambling, and lodged il
Jail. They had piece of canvas, prob
ably stolen from boys of the Norma
truckers" stretched on poles for {
table, and were shooting craps whel
arrested. One man had a complet
gambling outfit, so our informant toll,
US.
McCracken, July 1.-For an hour o
more McCracken people witnessed, a
safe distance, the gyrations Of
couple of tornadoes playing around u
on the Smoky river. Those who wit
messed them say they were fierce in az
pearance. Reports say that severs
! houses, and guests at picnic wer
: lifted and blown several hundred yard
? ? but none of them seriously hurt.
/ A number of young people have OF
ganized an orchestra, and as Hays
known as having an abundance of music
al talent of excellent quality, we ma
soon expect the air in this vicinity to b
vibrant with sweet sounds. The follow
ing are the names of the members of tn
company: Helen Hockersmith, violir
FRAME Haffamier, piano; Maurice Zieg
ler, trombone; Leo Moore, cornet; ia.
Start, trapsdrummer.
II Russell county has two fairs, one {
II Wilson and the other at Russell. Bot
have been a success In years past, an
viii be this year. Hays, IN Ellis count!
! one Of the most prominent towns
] Western Kansas, the home of the Fol
] Hays Normal School and the large!
Experiment Station in the worl'
hasn't get-up-and-go" enough to eel