The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-05-25

Mrs. May McMahOn OF DOrrance,
has moved to Hays, and sare occupy
ing their new home on East Juniata
street east of the Oldham garage.
Mr.. Parkhurst of East Juniata, has
gone to Oklahoma to start in the
harvest fields and gradually work
north. He reports lots of harvest to
be done down that way.
Matt Dinges is preparing to build
himself new home in the northeast
part of town near the Lou Croft place.
He expects to build at once, having
recently sold his residence to George
Grass, Sr.
On Fifth street near Fort. two new
bungaIos are being built; also one on
Seventh near Fort. All are being
built by the parties who are to oc-
cupy them.
n. P. Gassman ana family left on
the noon train, Tuesday, for st.
Marys, Kansas, in answer to a tele-
gram that his mother was seriously
i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Reeder motor
ed to Ellis, Friday afternoon.
The new Court House at Stockton
nears completion, and is one of the
very best and largest in northwest
Kansas. It has about forty-fve
rooms, with a courtroom two stories
high. Each of the county officers will
have splendid rooms, with fre-proof
vault attached for the records. Parties
who have been over there lately are
loud in the praise of it and its mass
iveness and beauty. It should last
them a century.
The Stockton Record announces
| that the Democrats of Rocks county
held a mass convention last week,
and nominated a full ticket, James
/ Conger of the Paradise valley, head
ing the list for Representative.
Copies of the Kansas City Post
were received Saturday, announcing
that the Journal of that city had
bought out the Post and would now
run both papers, the Journal as the
morning edition, with the Post as
their evening edition, hereafter.
Mrs. Mildred Henderson went to
Denver, the first of the week, for a
months visit with her sister, Mrs.
Harry A. Kendall. Mr.. Henderson
and Evelyn will say with Mrs. Garrett
during her absence.
For Sale or Trade.-Allen Touring
car in good running order. A. ".
Clark, at the Free Press Office
Rexan One Cent Sale (1cl, Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday, June
z, 8 and 9, 1922. Watch these3col-
umns for bargains.
Miss EIma Creighton left for Man
haitian, Saturday morning.
Mrs. Frank Reed and Mrs. Tom
Reed, Jr., spent Saturday in Nc
Cracker. Mr.. Frank Reed who has
been visiting his son, Clark and fam
ily, at Hutchinson, joined them at Nc
Cracker and returned home with
them Saturday evening. Their two
grandchildren from Hutchinson &C
companied Mr.. Reed home.
A large automobile came in from
the west Tuesday about noon. There
were hree dead chickens on the
tenders. The driver must have sur
prised flock of chickens somewhere
along the route.
A barn belonging to C. G. Cochran,
located on the old M. G. Kirkman
place, was destroyed by fire the first
of the week. In the barn were
stored several billiard tables and
other billiard paraphernalia belong
ing to Ferdinand Staab, also several
government wagons belonging to
Mr.. Cochran. The fire was supposed
TO be incepdiry.
Grass Bros. have installed new
$500. efrigerator and refrigerator
counters and will open up a first
class meat market at their store on
North Chestnut street. Fresh meats
and fresh vegetables, berries, etc,
will be ice cold when you deal with
Grass Bros.
The old reliable Farmers Alliance
Insurance Company has proved its
worth by settling all recent wind and
fire losses very satisfactorily.
c. A Clark and wife and son, Rus