The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-09

Platte, 1t Is announced, mas taken over
the Old grade of the Piainville & North
ern railway in western Kansas. That
grade and right of way is 20 miles in
length and the new company plans to
build between the Nebraska point and
Hays, using the right Of way upon
which to build a part of the line.
The Anthony and Northern already
has thirty miles of right of way voted
from Edwards county, north tow ard
Hays. Officials of the road said today
it was the plan of the Anthony &
Northern eventually to build from
Hays, north into Nebraska. However,
officials of the road say they expect to
take uD co ~Struction of the proposed
line Of the road out OF Hutchinson be-
fore beginning that construction work.
The route of tn Anthong & Northern
between Edwards county and Hays,
viii run through Lacrosse.
When Hays is entered the Anthony
& Northern will have a total trackage
of 120 miles between that point and
Pratt.-State Journal.
Watch the Hays City Drug Store
windows for specials next week.
Last week, Mrs. VIM. King sold her
home residence to Mrs. Dorney.
The Misses seeIye of the Smoky Hill
country, were in Hays, Tuesday.
Clarence Funk a former resident of
Hays, was over from Lacrosse, Sunday.
Jean and Margaret Cave left Sunday
night, for their respective schools
Margaret goes to Concordia, and Jean
to Hill City.
Watch the Hays City Drug Store
windows for specials next week.
The Ladies Aid of the Luthe ran
church viii meet September 14th, at
the church. We tie and finish bed
comforts for so cents each.
Alice Connen, accompanied by
Gevena Rupp, returned from Enter
prise, Kansas, Friday evening, where
they had been on visit to relatives
and friends.
Sanford Sites is building a second
story to the east wing of his residence
on East Juniata Street. He is also
building an addition of considerable
size on to the rear of the home.
Solid gold neck chains with diamond
pendants, S5.75 to $40 90, at J. T. Nor
! rison, the jewelers..
Alvin Fellers has so far recovered
from recent operation for appended
tbs, that ne has been discharged from
the hospital and gone home.
Felix E. Bissing, and Ella Perschinske
OF Gorham, accompanied by his sisters,
Felicitis and Lidwina. visited friends
in Salina, Sunday. They made the
trip, 10 miles, in Felix Ford automo-
bile-one way-in four hours.
a charter has recently been issued
to Fred n. Dreiling, Nick Dreiling,
Jake and Caspar Kippes, Eli Cole and
Anton Schoemacher & Sons, for a
third bank at Ellis. There surely must
be money in running a bank or so
many Of or monied men would not be
investing their spare change in bank
ing.
A Hays neighborhood has drama all
its own. Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Flood
have named their baby, Jane Kathryn.
Their little son, Clayton. is immensely
proud of his little sister and talks about
her considerably at the various homes
Of the neighborhood. At the O'Laugh-
lin home,S he IS much puzzled as to
what to call her, because Miss Jane
tO'Laughlin speaks Of here's little Jane
! Flood, and Hiss Kathryn as little Kath-
ryn Flood. Clayton has caught the
point and divides the names according
to what he believes is the likes of the
person to whom he is talking.
The fall semester of the Fort HAYS
Kansas Normal School viii open Tues
day, September u. Indications are
that the enrolment VIII be the largest
in the history Of the school. On ac-
count of the good roads it Is expected
that the majority wiz come to school
across country by automobile Five
thousand catalogs were mailed ont
last week to boys and girls of Western
Kansas Any one wanting a catalog
may have it by writing the school.
Six new faces viii greet the students
IN faculty row -AiIlard Crane, pro-
fessor OF rural economies; J. W. Reed,
professor of chemistry and geology;
Edwin Davis, in physics; z. B. Mat
thew, the new head OF the department
OF agriculture: Miss Helen Pestana,
assistant professor of music; and Mrs.
Sadie Keeler, assistant In rural educa-
ton
The football schedule calls for seven
college ganes-two games with Has
kells one At Lawrence and one at Hays;
Kansas Wesleyan University, College
| of Emporia, Bethany College. ST.
Hary;s and Cooper College,