The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-12
The Golden Belt Fair next month.

Two large building lots and six
small lots for sale. For information
call at the Free Press Office.
Why don't the Republican Central
Committee put some one on the
ticket in opposition to John Roth, for
sheriff?
Flora Troth who was operated on
for appendicitis about two weeks ago,
has been discharged from the hospital
and is now at home.
The Music Store on West Main
Street is starting out with a nice
trade.
The rain last week has greatly re-
vived vegetation. Feed is a sure crop
and blowing has been made easy.
The Free Press office is crowded to
the limit with job work, but there is
always room for zone more"
Rich Bissing who left here about
three weeks ago for California, has
stopped in Idaho for short stay.
The Schwaller Brothers are having
cement foundation put in for their
scales at their office on Chestnut
Street.
John Carter, a former resident of
Hays, is here visiting friends. John
has been living in Oklahoma, the past
six months.
Henry ThoIen, the south side jewel
er, has purchased the lots adjoining
/ his jewelry store on the south and will
soon commence the erection of a new
business house, the same size of the
one he now occupies. Another i'm
provement for the south side.
John Miller, the south side tailor,
has a new delivery car.
Schlyer &Arnhold have taken the
agency for the Essex automobile
and have just unloaded a car. The
Essex is a dependable machine and
one among the speediest cars made.
They also are agents for the Oakland.
Nearly everyone knows what the Oak
land is. It is one of the standard
automobiles. You make no mistake
when you buy either an Essex or an
Oakland.
Wurlitzer Pianos and Player
Pianos. Cash or easy monthly pay
ments can be arranged.
HAYS MUSIC SHOP,
Ryan Building, North Main Street
Hays, Kansas
Mrs. Ransom and daughter, Beulah
returned to Hays, Tuesday night,
from Ohio, where they have been Wis
iting the past two months.
Mrs. S. P. Denning, who for the
past two yeasr has been working II
the alteration department o4 the
Schermerhorn ladies' ready-to-wear
store, has resigned her position and
will leave next week, for Grinnell.
where she will make her home. Mrs
Metzger will take her place in the
Schermerhorn store.
Wednesday evening. the men OF
the M. E. church, cut the weeds and
cleaned the lawn at the Methodist
church and parsonage. When they
had finished the ladies of the church
treated them to ice cream and cake
in the basement of the church.
Buy your canning tomatoes, greer
beans, beets, cucumbers, etc., at the
Fort Hays Normal gardens. Price:
| will suit you. a12tt
The Bible Glass of the First Bap
tist church of Hays surprised theil
teacher, Mrs. Cora C. Harvey, Tues
day evening, August tenth. Mrs
Harvey has a large class Of both mer
and women which she has taught fo1
, six years. Those present included
, Mrs. L. E. King, Mrs. Pearce, Mrs
Pierson, Mr.. and Mrs Elisha Tourti
iotte and two children, Mrs. ]. G
Spencer, Miss May Bemis, Mr.. anC
Mrs. B. NJ. Clark and baby, Mr.. ant
/ Mrs Atwood, Mrs. Cora G. Harvey
Mrs. J. NJ. Wilson, Mrs. John Troth
James Tourtilotte, Deacon Elishi
t Tourtilotte, Mr.. and Mrs. John Tour
tilotte and three children, Mrs. Vic
toria Marshall, Mrs. Desantos, an,
Mr. and Mrs. P. Caspar Harvey.
Mrs. ]. h. Bruney entertained
few girls Thursday evening, to. NEE
her nieces, Misses Mollie, Alice an,
Susan Madden, of Hays, the othe
i, | guests being Misses Anne Walbridge
:. Mildred Lasure and Kate Lee Cul
{ bertson.-Russe1 Reformer.
An old lady and her daughter wer
|. occupying the rear seat In crowds
: street car. Several men were stand
: ing just behind them. As they nearel
their destination the old lady Ieanei
4 over and whispered to her daughter
"Be sure and get of the car back
wards, Matte"
''What for, MAJ" inquired the mys
tilted daughter.
e sNever mind what for, mind wha