The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-07-14
HAYS 80 YEARS AGO
December "a, 1891

work at the land office. 1t looks a:
II ne was grooming Jim Reeder fol-
Congress from this district.
Court meets on January 18th, witt
a large docket of cases and the fol.
lowing double panel of jurors: VIM
Bell, R. Mcleod, VIM. Heyl, Geo
Wellbrook, B. T. Miller, Geo. Bannis.
ter, W A Graham, John .McGlone,
Thos BrOomfield, Jas. Grippen, A. K
Shade, Joshua Warburton, E. o.
BOwe, Barney Martin, Joe Halter,
Adie Swires, F. W. Kraus, ]. L. Bau-
mer, John Kelley, Harry Wilson, Geo.
Grinnell, Val Orth, H. Schechter, Ed
ward Polifka.
The old friends of our old landlord,
Summit, were particularly inquired
after by him this week in Kansas City,
where he is now living.
1t will be noticed president Burk
is in favor of lighting the school house
fires, varying the long winter even
ings with social meetings for the
pleasure and education of the masses.
All are invited to attend and discuss
the various subjects before the peo-
pie.
Henry Oshant has something at his
hardware store that every person in
the county should see, and the decor
alton of his window will well repay
you for your trouble of going.
A Mr.. Henry from Missouri, has
bought the Walt Bishop homestead
in north Buckeye township and set
tied on it, his pretty wife adding to
the excellent society of that already
popular township.
Our schools will take a vacation
until Monday after New Years.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at Mrs.
Taggart's next Tuesday afternoon at
$3.50.
The wife of John Goodan returned
on Saturday evening and John looks
much happier.
The boys and girls who have been
off to school have returned home for
the holidays.
President Burk attended the AL
lance Oyster Supper at Walker,
where they had royal good time.
Both banks and the PostOtice will
be closed on Christmas.
Do you realize that Friday is
Christmas?
Brother Solomon reports fine rain
IN Wheatland township.
Monday night light snow fell in
this neighborhood, whitening the
ground until the sun appeared.
A ruling of the P. o. department
makes circulars bearing the imprint
of a rubber stamp liable to letter
postage, this order being basd on the
principle that a stamp is a substitute
for writing.
Farmer Reitz brings US a sack of
sugar beets raised from the seed sent
out by the State Agricultural College.
Most of them weighed from eight to
twenty pounds and fully demonstrate
ed that they can be successfully
grown here. They will be sent to the
college to be assayed to test the sugar
qualities. We wish those to whom we
furnished seed would bring in samples
to send to the college as they want
some from each.
Our farmers have not begun to
think of letting up seeding or thresh-
ing this seasons big crop.
Baker Stephens is moving to the
Middlekauff building on south Chest
nut street.
Miss Ella Magrane has returned
from her visit to Chicago and Dakota
having had a pleasant time.
The friends of Joseph NJ. Chase
were glad to see him up town this
week, he having had long, sick spell
of it.
Fix up your stables and sheds and
make it as comfortable as possible for
your stock. 1t is money in your
pocket to do so.
Our citizens are sensibly spending
their odd minutes these days in put
ting up storm windows and doors and
otherwise fixing up to keep warm this