The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-30

A nice line of Misses and children's
+ hats on sale at Miss Deane's.
Special sale on hats for the next
ten days at Miss Deane's store.
Now is the time to buy a new hat
on sale at Miss Deane's store.
Alex Schueler has purchased the
W. W. Bemis autombile garage
D. W. Nickles and S. Woodman
were here from Abilene, Sunday.
Lost, Stolen or SGmarined-the
Els County Republican Central Com
nitee.
Mrs. Abbie Petite is home from FL
lenwood where she has been teaching
school.
Normal Avenue from Chestnut
Street west, is paved and is now open
for use. 1t is certainly a beautiful
street
Mrs. Fulton and daughter, Edna,
are home for the summer vacation.
Mrs. Fulton has been teaching at
LenOra, Norton county
At the recent meeting of the Bank
ers' Association held in Wichita, G.
| W. Miller, Jr., was elected vice presi-
dent for the Sixth district.
Mr.. D. NJ. Robertson and family
are here visiting relatives. Mr.. Rob
inson has been teaching at Logan,
Kansas, the past school year.
Complaint has been made recently
of the theft of flowers from private
lawns. The authorities should see
that such vandalism is stopped.
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of the Citizens State Bank attended
ton at Wichita, Friday and Saturday
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Cowan and
children, Adelbert and Helen, left
Tuesday via automobile, to visit with
main for Decoration Day.
Mr.. j. L. Tillotson, who has been
in the employ of G. M. Cox for the
past two years has opened up a sec
ond hand store in the Zeigler build
ing on East South Main Street.
The heavy rains and nice weather
brought out flowers in great shape.
The yards all over town are full of
blooming roses, nd there was an abun-
dance for Decoration Day services.
The summer term of the State
Normal at Hays commenced this week
and as we go to press this Wednes-
day over 375 have enrolled. Many
from a distance including Shaw
nee and Reno counties to the east.
Bill Harmon had a contented
] grin on his face this morning caused
by the cyclone insurance written on
his farm buildings by C. w Miller,
being paid in full by the adjuster. In
surance in full is the proper caper.
C. W. Miller wants to know, which
is the. most beneficial and humane,
whether to allow cats to eat up all
the little birds out of the nest around
! your door or sho6t the cats We are
up against the real thing right now.
| County Surveyor Loreditsch with a
force of men and the county grader
are working on the Golden Belt road
east of Hays. 1t is to be hoped that
they will continue the work to the
county line east. The work is badly
grading from Hays to Ellis.
Miss Margaret O'Laugh1in left for
her home at Hays, Kansas, Sunday
night. Miss O'Loughlin taught math-
ematics and science in the high
Il SS11OOA NAlS DcSI year anu one the
best teachers ever secured by Grin
nell in those departments.-G Cove
County Republican Gazette.
Last week, Tony Jacobs, the Hays
contractor captured a contract in
Salina to build a Sisters Home" at
that place. His bid being $27, ,391. 80,
which does not include the plumbing
heating and wiring. 1t will be of dark
red brick, same as our Reeder build
ing with white stone trimming and to
be completed this fall.
The following advertisement ap-
peared recently, in a Kentucky news
paper: "For sale-a thoroughbred
Jersey COW; gives excellent milk in
large quantities; has had three first
clas calves, also a manure spreader
: and a disk harrow" What a splendid
animal she would be for some poor
farmer who is short on agricultural
implements
There is considerable difference in
the crop situation in Ellis county
since the last issue of the Free Press
This time last week the hot winds and
dry weather was injuring the wheat
and farmers predicted a partial if
. not total failure; but since the rains
of the past few days the prospect
mas greatly improved ana the ag-
ricultrist wears a cheerful smile.
This week, the town is full of
school teachers, coming from every
direction for many miles TO attend the
summer term of the Safe Normal
commencing on Tuesday. The Trego
couny teachers came in a bunch to
hold their County Institute here
where they could get the benefit OF
the Normal library, teachers and
boarding club. The Ellis County In
stitute also commenced on Monday
and before noon over fifty had en-.
rolled.
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