The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-06-30

Attorney henry McNSy IS DdCf
from a business trip to Hill City
The Penney family have returned
from their winters sojourn at E
Paso, Texas.
Jonah Mutton and family have re
turned from a two weeks soJOurn at
Excelsior Springs, Mo-
Attorney Burch of Salina. vas II
town Thursday, appearing in court
in an Ellis County case pending.
Verna Reemsnyder has rented her
home to H. F. Payne and will visit
relatives in Denver, during the sum
mer months
Attorney John Parsons of Wa
Keeney. was here Thursday n the
A Adkins-Stout case being argued in
the district court.
Carl Olson, cashier of the Quinter
National Bank was in Hays, with
H77inter contingent Wednesday, Ex-
pertinent Station Wheat Day.
This week the Catholic church and
the st. Anthoiny's Hospital have had
built over 1900 feet in length of side
walk along their properties.
Born to Rev and Mrs. c. F. West,
Wednesday afternoon, a ten pound
daughter. Papa West is the happiest
man in the city at this writing.
Miss Katie Joslin and mother who
have been spending the summer in
Nebraska, will be back in Hays in a
few days to occupy their cottage.
Mr. Malloy went to Oakley last
Saturday, to deliver Red Cross
speech. He was received with enthus-
iasm, as is the usual case when he
leaves home.
Ruth Porter has resigned her posi-
ton as bookkeeper at the Dorney
Garage and has accepted position as
clerk at the Oshant Variety shop on
North Main Street.
Rev. Snyder pastor of the Presby-
terian church of this city, is home
from attending the Christian Endea-
vOr Convention at ConcOrdia. He was
absent about three weeks.
Peter Staab was here from Hugo,
Colo. He arrived Friday, and Sunday
ed with friends. Pete is hustler and
has many friends in Hays, who are
always pleased to meet him.
Mrs. Malloy and Miss Pestana are
doing their lite bit toward the popu-
lar Red Cross work. Sunday they
went to Russell, to take part in a re
cital for the cause. It is unnecessary
to tell of their success.
The Red Cross Chapter will serve
luncheon and refreshment at the cele-
bration on the fourth. Contributions
of bread, buns, cakes, cookies, pies.
eggs, etc, labor and use of cars will
be thankfully received. Phone Mrs.
j. G. Brenner, Chairman.
Rev West has returned from Chi
cago where he and en-. Holmquist
were attending a meeting of the Lu-
theran Synod. Mr.. Holmquist remain
ed in Chicago, q few days longer to
look after some legal matters he has
in the lake city. He will also stop
in Kansas City, a few hours on his
return trip.
The. City Council has passed an or
dinance requiring Second Street to
be paved with brick, the same as
Chestnut, from Fort to Oak Street.
Fort Street from Normal Avenue to
the north side of the Court House
square, and Crawford Avenue from
the Windsor hotel to the Prof. Smith
residence, four blocks Some are fig
uring on paving Normal Avenue and
! Juniata Street from the east end to
the Normal School
J The District Court met this week
/ and Judge Ruppenthal handed down
| his decision in the case of Mrs Frank
! Stout against the Mrs. J. C. Adkins,
town lots, deciding that NJ. E. Dixon
| has no title from J. c. Adkins OF
wife, and no authority to make deeds
! e
| of the deeds made by NJ. E. Dixon to
| the Stouts. E. A. Rea represented
the Stouts and Attorney John Par
sons of WaKeeney, represented the
! defendants, Mrs. Adkins estate and
| others who had received deeds from
her estate.
As advertised, the Carolina Lane
! Co, had their sale Of lots in the Nor
NAL Court Addition-the Ryan lanc
last Tuesday, and it was a great
success, selling seventeen of thei1
double lots, out of the thirty-five
and brought an average of about
| S425.00 for each fifty foot lot, OF
over $1,000. The balance of the lots
will be sold next month and be ad
vertised so all may know. These are
| beautiful LOTS near the Fort Hay:
Normal School. The streets are al
1 S1dO0O OuI, WIFI dI IDS
! street corners and adjoins the Fail
grounds and creek. Farmers Birney
Fitzpatrick, Matt Truan, VIM. Har
mon, Brumitt, Cross of Ellis, Mrs
Ransom and others were purchaser:
and will build there.
The Carolina Development Com
pany will sell the Adam BAIL 33(
next Monday at auction. This is on,
of the finest and most highly devel
oped farms in Ellis County. It is sit
uated one mile west of Hays, in tn,
richest portion of Big Creek Valley
For productiveness it can't be bea
in the west. Large dwelling house
barn, graneries, corrals, windmills
and plenty of good pure well waite
for household use, and an abundanc
of stock water always running in BIZ
Greek, which flows near the house
Big Greek is also well stocked wit
all the natural varieties Of fish; SUI
fish, cat fish, German carp, also tn
stream has been stocked with brool
bass and crappie and an expert fish
erman can land enough fish for
good dinner almost any morning. /
you desire a farm that viii bring yo-
good dividends every year be at tn
sale next Monday and secure q poI