The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-10

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vate garage.
W. s. Whitmire has purchased the
Nick Bach restaurant.
Thos. Carrick is adding a summer
sleeping porch to his residence.
The Piano Contest will close April p.
The contestants should get busy.
A car load of brick have arrived for
the Alex Bissing store extension.
Rosco Loveland and Miss Thelda
Campbell were married at Salina, Tues
day.
The Lenox barber shop, corner North
Main and Chestnut, is nearing COM
pletion.
Brick have arrived for the new walk
along railroad property on South Chest
nut street.
E. A. Rea this week purchased the
Geo. P. Griffith residence property and
three lots.
Viii Madden went to Excelsior
Springs, Missouri, Tuesday night, for a
short vacation.
Tony Gross and his force of men have
commenced laying brick on the Alex
Kissing extension.
Hiram Addison was confined to his
room the first part of the week with
the prevailing bad cold.
The Topeka Live Stock Insurance
Company are contemplating erecting
an Office building in Hays.
Prof. Malloy is absent on a school
visiting tour through Iowa, Missouri,
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
Wilfred Wann, after spending Easter
vacation with friends at home, has re
turned to his studies at K. U.
Philip Scott of Kansas City, spent
the Easter holidays with his grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Philip.
Did you notice DR.. Haas new sign?
Evidently the doctor don't intend to
''hide his light under bushel' -
Jacob Feitz who has been in a Kansas
City hospital for several months past,
was brought home, Saturday night.
Miss Condit, of the Normal, is en-
joying a visit from her mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Condit, of Fredonia, Kansas.
Merchants Brenner, Maxwell and
Basgall treated the fronts of their
business houses with a new coat of paint,
this week.
The city council met this Friday
night, canvased the vote of the late
city election and indueted the new city
officers into office.
Lost.-On East Juniata Street, a gold
shirt waist pin engraved with letter E
in Old English. Finder please return
to Free Press office.
We learn that Leiker and Schueler are
intending to put up warehouse in the
rear of their business house as soon as
the weather viii permit.
The dirt from the Bissing cellar is be-
ing dumped in front of the Episcopal
church and is being used to level up the
rough places in the road.
John Strohmier of Moberly, Missouri,
on his why to Portland, Oregon, stop
ped over in Hays one day this week, for
short visit with his brother, Martin.
Miss Ora Brown, who was recently
operated on for appendicitis at the Hays
hospital, is getting. along nicely and is
on fair road to a safe recovery.
Monday John O'Laughlin drove a six
cylinder Oakland automobile up from
Wilson, which ne had purchased of Ed
Yost. It's an elegant looking car.
While the Free Press was not in the
least interested financially, or other
wise, in the Willard-J Johnson prize fight
yet we are glad it was white mans
victory.
City Marshal Troth says remove your
hog pens and keep your chickens penned
up or you are liable to find yourself in
police court with fine and ''trimmin So
staring you in the face.
Sheriff Davis left Tuesday for New
York City after a man charged with
incest. 1t is understood that the man
in question had been arrested and was
in waiting for the officer.
The County Commissioners of this
county at their regular meeting this
week, saw the mayor and council and
went them one better, by appointing
Geo. Philip judge of the Small Debtors
court for the entire county.
The Jews, who brought in stock of
clothing last week and located in the
Ryan building on North Main street,
failed to connect with the purchasing
public, boxed their goods and left for
WaKeeney, Monday morning.
The warm rain Tuesday night and
Wednesday started the grass and wheat
to growing nicely. This year bids fair
for another record breaker crop year.
While the people of Kansas have plenty
and to spare, yet another crop ike last
year viii be thankfully received.
have opened Paint Shop at the
old stand on South Fort Street. Now
is the time to have your carriages,
! spring wagons and automobiles PAINTED