The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27

Miss Nora Platner, visited in Ellis,
last Sunday.
Miles Mulroy is in Topeka, this
week, on business.
Miss Mamie Mulroy, is visiting
| friends in Topeka, this week.
Many new students are in for the
semester which opens this week.
J. M. Schaefer has purchased the
Steiner building, corner of Chestnut
and Second Streets
Late Deputy Sheriff, Watkins, now
living in Sharon Springs, was in
Hays, this week.
Some of the grade children of the
public schools are getting ready for
| the Golden Belt contests.
Miss Freda Knoche, who is teach
ing in the High School at Ellis, spent
the weekend with her parents.
Miss Thomas of Sharon Springs,
who was in school last yea, is in the
| Normal for the remainder of this
year.
The male buffalo at the station.
died last Friday. A new one we are
| informed will be brought from yell
low Stone Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed BIender had three
auto loads of friends out for dinner
after church on Sunday The dinner
served in four courses, was worthy
of Mrs. Blenders fame as cook
Prof. Geo. Bear and family have
moved to Mrs. Jacob Feitz' house
where they will reside until Mrs.
Feitz returns from PENNSYLVANIA,
sometime next summer.
Prof. and Mrs. w. A. Cochel of
Manhattan, were here this week, see
ing our city. They were on their way
home from the Denver cattle show.
Miss Edna Smith of Quinter, spent
Thursday, in, Hays. Miss Smith
comes over quite often and puts in
the entire day taking private lessons
IN expression of Mrs. Hale and violin
of Mrs. Malloy.
Mrs. L. N. Rice of Sterling, Colo,
arrived in Hays, Saturday morning,
January 10th, in response to a tele-
gram that her mother, Mrs. Sutton,
had died. She will return home next
Monday.
Mr.. Roy Frey of the Methodist
Sunday School, promised his class of
boys banquet if they complied with
certain conditions and as result
the banquet will be served on Thurs
day evening, at the home of Mrs L.
B. Gallon.
Several Methodist ladies learning
that Wednesday, was the birthday
of Mrs. Frank Stout and wishing
also to extend sympathy to her be-
cause of the death of her mother.
sent her box of beautiful assorted
carnations, on Wednesday morning.
The cards accompanying the gift
were those of Miss Kellar, Mrs.
Hale, Mrs. Wood, Miss Bice and Mrs.
Lamb.
Oscar Strailey met with a serious
and painful accident at the close of
the program at the Normal Auditor
ium on Monday night. AS he was go
ing out with the crowd he slipped and
fell, badly breaking the knee cap. He
was taken to the hospital and given
the best. of care, but it will of neces-
sity be some time ere he viii be able
to walk freely again.
served by the members of the Sat
urday Afternoon Club, will be of
more than usual interest this year |
The program is always an open one, |
heretofore IN the house of members |
of the club and for this reason guests |
have had to be limited. But on Mon /
day evening, January 29th, everyone |
may come, for the Normal Auditor /
UNI viii be open for the program.
Normal School students and Public /
School students are particularly /
urged to be present.
Ellis County has a population of a.
bout $4,000, a real estate valuation |
of $21, 100000 and its banks have on
deposit S2,25O,OOO of the citizens
money. Ellis is undoubtedly one of
the wealthiest counties in the west !
half of the state. While this county
IS principally a wheat growing coun-
~, being In the wheat belt of the
state, yet there are several cattle
in the county, the largest
probably being Alex Philip & Sons
ranch on Big Greek. The Maddens
and C. G. Cochran also have large
ranches on which Craze hundreds of
pure bred cattle and horses.
Wednesday, the Miller Brothers
'old the Madden's ten lots Just east
If the City Hall to the Citizens Lun-
Der and Supply Co., Of Carleton,
Nebraska. The company have three
'ther yards, two IN Nebraska and one
n Colorado They are a strong com
,any and come wei recommended as
o their business integrity. They
viii commence N avery short time to
'ut up substantial sheds and build
ngs- II. W. Fellers, son of our J
ownsman, Jerry Fellers, viii be the
manager OF the business here which
vii be sure guarantee of It's per-
nanence. Our people viii be glad to
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