The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-28
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Mrs. GIadhart and Miss Brown wer
over at Ellis Sunday.
Fred Miller's new residence on
West Normal Avenue is nearing COM
pletion.
Judge and Mrs. D. C. Nellis of To
peka will be guests of Mrs. and Miss
Leahy the last of the week
Bracelet watches at J. T. Morrison,
the jeweler.
On October 28th, come to Maxwell S
music room and hear the new Novem-
Der victrola records
Last Saturday, farmer living south
of town, brought in a load of wheat
that netted him S167.5O.
Buy victrola while we have plenty.
R. S. Maxwell.
J. F. Jordan, Tuesday, sold his resi-
dence property In North Hays, to DR..
Hemm, consideration S5, ,25O.
Kralker fountain pens $3.50 and up
at ]. T. Morrison, the jeweler.
Mrs. S. J. Crawford, wife of Ex
Governor Crawford of Kansas is visiting
Mrs and Miss Leahy. Mrs. Crawford
is Mrs. Capper's mother.
Mrs. Henry Winters and little daugh-
ter Frieda, left Tuesday night, for
Deluth, Minnetota, to attend the gold
en- wedding of Mrs. Winters aunt.
Horace Murphy. living in the south
part of this county, near McCracken,
was a pleasant caller at the Free Press
Office, Monday.
DR.. Geo. Snyder, wife and daughter
Lucy left this Friday morning for
Berea, Penns whsre Lucy's husband,
Prof. H. R. PhaIen, is professor in the
schools of that city.
November victrola records on sale at
MarkweIl's, October g.
Mrs. Margaret Yarbrough, our boss
typo and walking dictionary, is visiting
friends at Independence. Kansas, this
week She was accompanied by her
little daughter Garland.
C. G. Cochran ordered teams from
his ranch Friday morning of this week
and had the Plainville road dragged
from Hays ten miles north. If others
of the citizens, especially the farmers
of the county, would take the same in
terest in the good road proposition Ellis
county could soon boast the finest roads
in western Kansas.
George Cox who has been absent
from Hays, the past two years, arrived
Saturday night, from albuquerque,
New Mexico, where he has been in the
employ of the Santa Fe railroad COM
pany. George declares he has had
enough of roaming up and down the
earth and intends to remain in Hays.
Another shipment of ladies' Talmer
coats expected Alex E. Bissing.
Mr.. Harris of the Nornrl was in Ell
lis, Friday and Saturday Of last week
promoting Scouting for Boys" Quin-
ter viii be visited in like manner this
week. The woods are full Of boys,
for the scouting idea A little help
from business men to foster the move
ment and some coaching of leaders
make scouting for boys the ideal boys
club work, " says Mr.. Harris.
Latosen pearl neck chains at J. T.
Morrison, the jeweler.
WI. Madden is excavating for a
building on the corner of North Main |
and Chestnut Streets, south of the post
Office. The structure will be 25x25, and |
1t is rumored that it Will be ten stories |
high. To conserve the room on the inside |
the elevator (of course a ten story build |
Ing must have an elevator viii be built |
on the outside. Few towns the size of |
Hays can boast sky scraper and but |
few towns can boast of a citizen with |
money and public spirit equal to struc-
ture of such generous dimensions
Solid gold and gold filed cameo
breaches at J. T. Morrison, the jeweIer |
As the result of an accident received
in the Union Pacific yards at Ellis We'd
nesday morning, r. J. Hardness, a
switehman died a the Ellsworth hos
pital Thursday morning. The body |
was taken to Ellis Thursday evening |
and the funeral will be held there to- |
day, saturday.. He fell from the |
top OF car which resulted in a badly |
crushed arm and shoulder Mr. Hark- |
ness was placed on train to be taken
to Kansas City His condition became !
such that he was taken of at Ellis
worth He did not recover from an
operation to amputate the arm at the
shoulder. The deceased is the son-in
law of Dr. A. Kidd of Ellis. He was
q years OF age, and had recently been
promoted to conductor Mr., Harkness
wasa brother OF G. A. Har1ness OF
this citv.