The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-08-05


Mr.. and Mrs A. L. Clark, in this
city. September 1st they will go to
Fairview, Kansas, where Carl has a
contract to teach in the schools at
that place the next school year.
Mr.. Virgen, a freight conductor,
had his foot badly smashed last
Thursday, at Sharon Springs. He was
brought to the Hays hospital where
his foot was partially amputated.
One of Lenhart Hammersmith's
sons was drowned in a creek near
Catherine, Wednesday. He and two
brothers were crossing a stream or
draw with a horse and buggy. The
other two boys escaped with their
lives. The horse was also drowned.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Harrington of
Denver, Colorado, who have been Wis
iting their sister, Mrs. ]. M. Wiesner,
left for home today, Thursday.
For Rent-Two furnished rooms.
211 West Normal Ave, Phone 489.
Chas. Hawks who reeently sold
his farm in the west part of the state,
is here looking for a house to rent.
Mrs. Frank Bissing and little
daughter, Dorothy, are visiting Mrs.
Bissing's parents at Salina, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Hammond and
two small daughters of Stockton,
spent Sunday with their daughter,
Mrs. Joe Bissing.
Tom Elliott who has lived in the
Saline valley for twenty years or
more, recently sold out and has pur-
chased place near McCracken.
H. J. Penney was here Wednesday,
from Colorado, where he had been
for his summer vacation.
James KimbaIl, state manager, was
in Hays, Monday morning.
Azel Cochran is back from Wash
ington, D. c., Atlantic City and other
eastern points.
Fred Dreiling and C. W. Miller
made a record trip in Fred's high
powered car-an Imperial, the first
of the week. They drove from Stock
ton in just sixty minutes. The car
made more than a mile minute part
of the time. No thanks, we don't
care to drive quite so fast
Felix Kissing and Alfred Myers
left Monday evening for a short stay
in Colorado.
H. H. Winters and family who have
been planning for several weeks an
outing in Colorado, intended to start
Wednesday morning, but the rain de-
layed their trip for several days more.
C. M. Holmquist was in Victoria,
Monday, on legal business.
Frak King, Mike Wehner, Peter
Leiker and H. R. Houser left Monday
morning, to attend the trial of Stress
Ter VS. The Standard Oil Co. in the
suit now pending of $4,000 for the
death of his daughter.
Last Sunday while J. P. Jones, the
north-side barber, was out joy riding
with his two Children boy and E
girl, his new Chrevolet turned turtle
pinning Mr.. Jones and little gir
under the machine. The machine was
considerably damaged, but luckily the
children and Mr.. Jones escaped will
but very slight injury.
Clarence and Franie Haffamier anC
Mrs. H. L. FeIten will leave for Vel
lowstone Park, tonight Thursday
Fred Dreiling and Frank Loreditscl
started Wednesday morning for al
outing trip in Colorado. They got a
far west as Yocemento, but that 2.3!
inches of rain that fell Wednesda!
morning turned the boys back t.
Hays.
H. A. Cowan and family-Adelber
and Helen, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. h
Pierce and daughter, Mrs. Edna Full
ton, and daughter Ula, left Tuesda!
for Colorado.
Miss Elsie Spencer is the new clerl
at R. s. MarkwelI's book store in tn
place of Miss Smith, resined.
Despite the present stringency o
! money quite a number of Hays peo