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of the Hustling, Prospero: Young Business Firms of Hays City John J. Ingalls once said, “Oppor tunity knocks but once,” but when opportunity is embraced at the cyco logical moment, it leads to prosperity, happiness and competency. About July 1915, Joe Bissing started in the cleaning and pressing business in one of the Ryan buildings on a small scale. In a short time he was able by hard work and close at tention to business, to put in a small stock of Men's Furnishings. His busi ness increased rapidly and on Jan uary 1, 1916, his brother, Frank, join ed him and they put in a modest stock of men’s clothing and furnishings. ‘The boys were well liked by the young people of Hays, and soon Bissing Brothers became the favorite clothing emporium of the young men of the city, and their business from a small beginning grew too large for the room in which they were located and in 41917 they moved into the Knoche building on North Chestnut Street, where they are now located. They have continued to prosper and now they carry 2 stock of everything in men’s wear including a large stock of shoes. Their present stock will in voice in the neighborhood of $10,000. You can get anything you want in men's wear at Bissing Brothers at a price commensurate with the times. The business again becoming too large for their business quarters, they concluded to build, and have nearly — completed a building on South Chest nut Street, in which they propose to run an exclusive shoe store, and to that end they have purchased a $12, 000 stock of shoes, and in about six ty days will open up the only exclus ive strictly cash shoe store in the city. The bays are hustlers for business. They are also building in another part of the city a $5,000, right-up-to-date cleaning and pressing eeebs careet ra They are now running one auto wa gon, and will soon put on another jon if you have clothes to clean or press, call them up and a wagon will soon be at your residence or place of business. They will return your clothes in a very short time, looking like new, at a comparatively small cost. Their motto is “efficiency and erick service.” Dr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Snyder will leave next Monday, for their new home in Chicago. Dr. Snyder has been a resident of Hays for forty three years and is known to almost every family in Ellis county and sur rounding counties. He has been the physician of hundreds of families who will be exceedingly sorry to see him and his good wife depart. Their many friends in Hays wish them all sorts of prosperity in their new home. We make a specialty of cleaning Ladies’ Plush Coats. Bissing Bros. Mr. Halbleib, one of Ness county's substantial farmers, has purchased the Simon Frank residence property on East Crawford Avenue, and has moved his family here to make their future home. Mr. Frank wil move to Topeka, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hoke took their daughter Lucy, to her school in Hunt er, Kansas, Sunday morning. They also visited relatives and friends in Bunkerhill, returning home Sunday evening. Miss Mildred Red accom panied them. Miss Nettie Anspaugh came down from Hays, Saturday morning, for a visit with home folks.—Dorrance Notes. Nick Arnhold Jefé Sunday night, Ior Southeastern Colorado and New Mexico, on a short visit to friends and also to look up a location. He says he will locate out there providing he can find a place that suits him. For Sale —All my household goods. W. T. Stedman. Last Saturday, Carl Stecklein clos ed the deal whereby the Standard Oil Company became the possessors of the residence property at the corner of Fort and West Second streets, for merly owned by Harry Felten. The Standard Company will soon com mence the erection of a station on the grounds. W. T. Stedman who has been head miller at the Hays Mills for several years past, has accepted a position as General Superintendent of the Updike Milling Company’s plants—one at Omaha, where he and his family will make their home, and another large plant at Elkhorn. Mr. Stedman and family have many warm friends in Hays, who will be sorry to have them leave and who wish them prosperity and happiness in their new home. John Carter, aged seventy years, has been seriously ill at the Hays hospital for the past two weeks, but his physician reports that he is now slightly improved in health, and he has a fair chance for recovery. His SamS Tom, of Topeka; Henry, of Lin coln, Nebr.; Will of Covington, Okio.; Ed, of Shawnee, Okla.; and his daugh ter, Mrs. Belle McCauley, of Nebras ka, are here visiting him. Walter Miles of the Northside restaurant and bakery, returned Mon day evening, from a trip to anne City. RJ. Mulroy was home over Sun day, and left for Kansas City, Mon day morning. Rich is now general deputy internal revenue collector for the west half of the state, which com prises forty counties His head quarters will be at Hays, his home city. For Sale—Two used automobiles in good running order, The Hays Prep Press. Why not sell your cream to the GOLDEN BELT CREAMERY, Hays? After two section cars, going at full speed had passed over the body of a sixty year old man who was working as an extra on the railroad gang, he was hurried to the Hays hospital. His leg was broken once near the hip and twice below the knee with a bad gash in the neck and his body was bruised and maimed. Little hopes are held for his recovery. ‘The accident happened in front of the U. P. sta tion.—WaKeeney Tregonian, Adolph Dreiling of this city, and Miss Marie Urban of Loretta, were married at the Catholic church, Tues day morning, October 21st. James Shutts who has been serving in the U. S. Navy for several years, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Shutts. Patronize home industry, sell your cream to the GOLDEN BELT CREAMERY OF HAYS. » August Gross of Antonino, died at the St. Anthony's hospital, Monday. A. B. Stewart off the Hays City Drug Store, and Jacob Bissing went to Ellis, last Friday, to attend the Auto races. Carl Leiker, the implement man, went to Kansas City, last week, an d business. George Grass, Jr. returned from his vacation in Wyoming, Thursday morning and reports a very interest ing trip. Frank Stout made a business trip to Denver, this week. Mr. Farner, we pay the top prices for cream at all times. GOLDEN BELT CREAMERY, Bays. Mrs. Ellen Ligle of Bunkeshill, came to Hays, Friday, for a few days visit with her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Wiesner. She returned to her home Monday. ‘The Presbyterian Ladies Aid Soci ety will meet with Mrs. Fields, Thurs day, November 6th, Peter J. Rohr of Antonine, pur chased a threshing machine outfit and w is getting ready to thresh the next year's wheat crap. Peter Younger, Jr., was struck by the delivery car belonging to the +.B. Basgall Grocery Store, as he was crossing the street at the corner of Main and Chestnut Streets about 2:45 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He was taken immediately to the St Anthony's hospital and was consider ed to be in a very serious condition yesterday evening. Miss Ethel Shutts entertained at her home on October 11th, the follow ing young people; Misses Lucille and Florence Solomon, Mary and Lyndal Christiansen, and Mildred John. The young people had a very pleasant me. Economize in trailing—buy a trail mobile at the Citizens' Lunder Sup ply Co., Hays, Kansas. Mrs. Tom Oliver of Ellis, died at the St. Anthony's hospital, Wednes day, after a very long illness, Miss Francis Frank haS moved to Salina, where she will live with her sister, Attorney Charlie Keagy of Beloit, was in Hays, last Monday, on busi ness. A. E. Crane of Topeka, was here Friday and Saturday, conducting a law suit for one of the Pfeifer boys. Hugh Ford has had the pleasure the past week, of a visit by his brother of Dubuque, Jows, who was on his way to Colorado. Bemis will sell guaranteed tires 30x3, at $11.00; Beaks non-skid, at $16.00, slit General John J. Pershing passed through Hays, last Monday evening, on train No. 103, on his way to Den ver. James Behan and wife returned from Kansas City, last Saturday night. Mrs. Fred Miller returned from Kansas City and Abilene, last Sunday morning. The Rebekahs held their Guild at t the home of Miss Marie’ Roenfeldt, thhis week. Andrew Jensen and wife returned from Kansas City, Saturday evening, where Mr. Jensen had been selling a carload of cattle which he shipped from Hays. “The Thirteenth Chair” Pleased “The Thirteenth Chair” written by Bayard Veiller, was considered the greatest play ever seen in this part of the country, by the large crowd which went out to the Sheridan Coli seum, Tuesday evening. It was a detective story of problem —somewhat on the Conan Doyle style. James R. Starr, the dramatic instructor at the Normal, in remark ing about the gripping interest of the play, said: “When Madam La Grange entered the room at the beginning of the seance in the second set and said that she would tell who the guilty party was, I heard everyone in the audience move at once, from the very tension of the scene.”* When asked for a critical view of the play, Mr. Starr said: “The play was a melodrama and one would not care to see it more than once, but the acting was certainly good and the plot gripping.” Five members of the caste, includ ing Helen Van Hoose, who played Madame La Grange, and Joseph Cu sack who played Tom Donohue, the inspector, were of the original caste which caused a furor in the original presentation in the 48th Street Theater in New York, where the play ran for over a year. The stage effects for the spiritual istic seances were particularly good, as was the carriage of the actors on the stage. Probably not one per cent of the audience succeeded in guess ing the identity of the guilty party until it was revealed in the last scene. Helen Van Hoose, who played Ma dame La Grange, is undoubtedly a star in the dramatic world today. That she is a natural actress was shown by her determination to get on the stage. She is a member of an old Aristocrat ic Southern family, the members of which objected strenuously to her o ing on the stage, considering it a dis grace. In regard to her becoming an actress, Miss Van Hoose said, “I am something of a musician but only through force of circumstance. My people insisted that, since I seemed determined to follow a public career, it should be musical, and educated me accordingly. After I had finished school I ran away and was on the stage three years before my family knew what I was doing. They did not like it when they learned about it, but now they feel a little differently.” Miss Van Hoose laughed and went on, “Which shows that even though we take up a disreputable occupation, we may be forgiven if we succeed at it.” Then she hastened to add— “Even a moderate success as I have made. Farmers Attention! We have a new threshing machine which was bought for our own use which we would sell to a farmer, or group of farmers, on reasonable terms, just as soon as we thresh fifty stacks of wheat. This machine con sists of a new oil tractor and a new separator. This is your opportunity to get your threshing done cheaply. C. G. Cochran Sons, Hays, Kansas. A large and appreciative aadience was present at the Strand, both Fri day and Saturday nights, to witness “Micky, ” seven reel production, starring Miss Mabel Normand. Miss Eva Wood's solo, “Mickey,” was also very much appreciated. Mrs. Lucille Lytell, Harry Power, and Mr. Danner, will come up from Wilson, this Thursday evening, to at tend the dance. Mrs. W. A. Smith will leave the first of next week for Smithville Flats, Chenengo County, New York. Mrs. W. T. Blackwill of Quinter, was shopping in Hays, this Thursday. Miss Dora Grass of LaCrosse, ‘visit ed Hays friends this week. ‘The Presbyterians held a very suc cessful rummage sale in the building north of the Brunswick Hotel, this week. Thomas Reed, Sr., and wife left Thursday noon for Oklahoma, where they will visit Mr. Reed's sister, Mrs. doe Gautier, formerly of this city. Felix Bissing in sporting his new ranabout. Mrs. C. Roy Jaccard at the Experi ment Station, entertained at dinner, Saturday night. Rev. J. W. Snapp and wife and Mrs. McKeever, in honor of her father, Dr. S. A. Bright of New Mexico. Dr. S.A. Bright of Albuquerque, New Mexico, preached an able and timely sermon at the Methodist sccharch, Sunday night. He made a power that could remedy the situation was the Gospel of Christ. Sidney Reed has accepted a posi tion In a mill in Kansas City, Mo. I have a used Model 83 Overland for sale of trade. Also 2 full line, eg ce ——
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