The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-10
Elvin Penney was over at Ellis. Tues

Our town and our county demand our
best and most loval service.
Buy your Mason fruit jars at Cox's
Quart jars, 80 cents per dozen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brassel were
here, Tuesday, from south of Ellis.
The best guaranteed header forks in
the county at SchwalIers', Yocemento,
Kansas. j10tf
Mrs. Powell is here from Fairbury,
Nebraska, visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Lou Croft
DR.. J. C. TempIeton, the Kansas City
orator, viii be at the Presbyterian
church, Sunday.
DR.. J. C. Templeton, the Kansas City
orator, will be at the Presbyterian
church, Sunday.
John Quint's windmill was partially
demolished by the wind Tuesday even
ing during the heavy storm.
Franie Haffamier and James Start
played with the Ellis orchestra at the
Robert Hughes house, south of Ellis,
was struck by lightning Tuesday even
ing and considerably damaged.
Miss Elsie Mason returned, Wednes-
day morning, from visit to her par
ents and friends at Blue Rapids, Mar
shall county, Kansas.
If it's sweat-pads you want let US fit
you out Schwallers', Yocemento,
Kansas. j1Otf
Miss Esther Baldwin, one of our best
girls, has secured position in the Ellis
schools for the ensuing year. She has
the third and fourth grades.
Mrs. J. M. Whitesell of Pittsburg,
Kansas, who has been visiting Mrs. c..
D. Baughman, the past month, left
Wednesday morning, for Salt Lake City.
C. w. Miller has a party wanting
three thousand acres of land in western
Ellis and eastern Trego counties. Come
in and let me know of any land you
have for sale.
Drop in at Schwallers' at Yocemento
and look over the new stock of hard
ware before getting your harvest goods
elsewhere. j1Otf
Mrs. C. D. Baughman left, Wednes-
day, for Colorado Springs, Salt Lake
and several points of interest in the
west. She accompanied her friend,
Mrs J NJ Whitesell.
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A W. Noble, agent of the U. P.
with his family left Monday night for
the Pacific Coast and the great Exposi-
ton. c. E. Caswell, formerly agent at
Yocemento, was sent here to relieve
Mr.. Noble
A man stole book of express money
orders from the agent of the American
Express Company at Walker last week.
Sheriff Davis and an express detective
caught him at Denver.
You will want new fork handles fol-
those old forks. Get them at Schwal-
lers', Yocemento. j1Otf
Mr.. John Fellers and wife of Mullins
vile, Kansas, arrived Saturday even
ing, for visit with his brother, Jerry,
and family. Mr.. Fellers was formerly
a resident of Hays, but moved to Null
linsvi1le, several years ago.
Mrs. J. NJ. Schaefer and daughter
Margaret, left Thursday morning for z
short visit with friends in Chicago
Miss Margaret will probably remain
for some time taking a course of lessons
on the Cello, her favorite instrument.
Over $50 Hays people attended the
celebration at Ellis, Monday. Severa
went to Salina and other points where
the citizens had the ''push" to get up {
celebration. They viii attend the fair.
at Ellis, Russell, Wilson and Other
points, this fall, for the same reason.
Everything in hardware for the har
vest, from a pitchfork to reel halt
and at prices that are right at Schwal
lers', Yocemento. j1Oti
!, Over thirty cars of local merchandise
, were unloaded at Hays this week. I.
there another town along the U. P. th'
size of Hays that does as well? 1t /!
, doubtful. Yet the officials of the roat
are Indifferent to the needs and want.
of the people in the way Of new anC
modern depot, the moving of the stool
yards, etc.
/ A large number of the surplus popu
) lation, the harvest hands. are being
taken into the country, this week, an,
} wheat harvesting will commence Ii
: earnest, next week. Despite the grea
loss from hail and wet weather, ther
l viii be a bountiful harvest in Eli
county; it will equal, if not excel. tn
great harvest of 1914.
A Masonic excursion passed througl
] here Wednesday forenoon bound 70
the San Francisco fair, consisting o
2 four trains filed with Masons and thei
families; one train from Texas, on
S from Florida and two from Louisians
. The shortest route and the finest seen
: cry is by the way of Kansas City an
? Denver, is the reason they came frOI
the Southland so far north.
e In token of the high esteem Rev.
: T Mckee and wife are held bv RI