New Grand Piano Placed at Hays Normal
At a regents meeting in Emporia last week a $1100 Chicker ing grand piano was bought for the Hays Normal. Once the auditorium is ready the instrument will be installed. A mid May concert by local talent is planned with Carl Hoffman pianist and J G Walton baritone soloist from Kansas City.
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The
Normal
Board of Regents
Emporia
Hays Normal
Carl Hoffman
J. G. Walton
Kansas City
Retirement marks new era for John Schlyer & Sons firm
Ellis County elder statesman John Schlyer retires from active business after forty years. The longtime Democrat leader, first arriving in 1869, hands the machin ery and implement business to Nicholas Schlyer and Nicholas Arn who will operate at the same location. Mrs. Alice Magrane dies at age 87 after long illness, funeral held at the Catholic church with interment at Mt. Allen cemetery.
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Opera House
John Schlyer
Schiyer
Ellis County
Kansas
Nicholas Schlyer
Nicholas Arnhold
Nieka
Magrane
Alice Magrane
Harvey Penney
Senaca Falls
New York
California
Wisconsin
Hays
Mt. Allen Cemetery
Souvenir of Hays City and Ellis County announced
The souvenir book of Hays City and Ellis County, featuring forty halftone views, will be completed April Sth and sold at 25 cents per copy at Hays and Ellis retailers plus wholesale via the FREE Press office. It includes images of campuses, churches, farms, streets, and notable sites in Hays, Ellis, and Yocemento.
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Hays City
Ellis County
Hays
Ellis and
Yocemento
Western State Normal School
State Normal
The
Normal
Normal Avenue
Experiment Station
Geo. Palmer
Henry Tyler
Ellis County Court House
Hotel Brunswick
Windsor
Schlyer
Zeigler’s
Ellis House
U. P. Park and Depot
Ellis
Congregational Church
J. H. Spratt
C. A. Harkness
W. Decker
G. W. Murden
Free Press Office
Denver
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kansas
Young student from unrepresented county finds work before enrollment
A new student enrolled this week at Western Normal School, coming from a county never represented there. By 10am Monday he had secured a job with a local business to pay board before enrolling, showing notable pluck and prompting praise for business support of working students.
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Picken
Western Normal School
Normal
Geo. Young
Jas. Maines
Haffamier & Jordan
New Real Estate and Insurance Firm Formed in County
The Free Press reports a partnership between Fred Miller and Mr. Shutts of Shutts & Miller Fire Insurance and Real Estate Agents. The new firm is expected to handle substantial county business and is highly recommended to the public.
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Shutts & Miller
Fred Miller
Western Normal Leader first edition and future plans
The Western Normal Leader notes its first edition released last week with a print run of twelve pages, to grow to sixteen pages by April 2. The staff includes Mabel Rowliton Ida Soljomen Benjamin Crocker Bronlow Hopper H E Pearce Ellen Behan and Neva Bell. Subscriptions total around 250, and local business support is strong.
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Mabel Rowliton
Ida Soljomen
Benjamin Crocker
Bronlow Hopper
H. E. Pearce
Ellen Behan
Neva Bell
Notice to Ellis County Deputy Assessors Meeting
There will be a meeting of the deputy assessors of Ellis County next Tuesday March 31 in the County Commissioners rooms in the Court House. Every deputy assessor is requested to be present and bring his books and personal property statements. J M Scharzer County assessor. Apricot trees have come out in bloom ready for the frost.
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Ellis County
Court House
J. M. Scharzer
This is Your Last Free Press Notice
This notice warns readers their subscription is in arrears and will be discontinued by the United States Post Office if not paid. The paper reports only 10 percent arrears for more than a year, with about one fifth paying up and four-fifths given until next Wednesday to settle or be dropped.
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United States Post Office Department
The
Free Press
Sears, Roebuck & Co
U. S
Local News Notes From the Normal and Town
Rand advertisement announces April 4. Electrical wiring expands at the Normal and around town. New plastering at Essex Club building and other repairs new business moves. April 1 lawn sprinkler season and rent payments required. Taft delegates elected at congressional convention. Rail rates set for the Democratic National Convention. Fire alarms at Troth’s chimney and McLain’s prairie fire. Placings include Hays Tennis Club and depot plans, local work, and community notices.
Hays City Society Keeps Up Spring Dinner Party Pace
Society notes recount dinners and entertainments in honor of Mrs Jas Reeder of Denver and other local guests. Mr and Mrs Philip and Mr and Mrs Reeder visit the Philip ranch for dinner. Mrs Colliver hosts in honor of her in laws. Mrs E A Rea and Mrs Harrison plan Saturday entertainment for the Denver guest. A cheeky line on spring hats notes porch enlargements and Gothic chimney styling amid social whirl and cautious spending.
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Alex Philip
This City
Jas. Reeder
Denver
Philip Ranche
Alex West
E. A. Rea
M. J. R. Treat
Mrs. Shively
Ward
Wiest
Matthew
Lutherd Gaard Service Schedule and Sale of Papers
Lutherd Gaard under Pastor C. F. Wiest lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Public Worship at 11:00 a.m. with sermons "In the Fog" and 8:00 p.m. "Playing the Fool an April Meditation." Catechetical Class at 3:00 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday prayer at 7:30 p.m. Annual church officer election at morning service. Old papers for sale at 5e per package.
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Philippines
Local notices and items from Ellsworth era include repairs and visits
A patchwork of rural updates notes Feitz adding a room to his east Wilson cottage, Peter Smith laying a brick sidewalk on Oak Street, and Tedious chores like Frank McLain Jr. pumping on Chestnut. It mentions wheat prices around 85 cents a bushel, travel to LaCrosse for a Mo Pacific trip, and Lawrence visits by Miss Georgia Virmond. Also discussed are tax and postal-law reminders, water pipes in Ellis County Court House, and odd town curiosities such as a petrified ham in Hays City and a cement post protector.
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Peter Smith
Oak Street
Frank McLain, Jr
North Chestnut Street
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
Lutheran Church
H. B. Kobi
Luray Herald
Ellis County Court House
Russell
Hays
Hay for Sale in Hays Kansas Ad
Green prairie hay offered for sale at 2.50 per load. Contact W. J. Happock of Hays Kansas via P O Box 645.
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W. J. Happock
Ef Hays
Kan
P. O
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Old Line Life and Accident Insurance
Will Heidie Insurance and Real Estate
Last Free Press
Rand
Joseph Ryan
Lawrence
Essex Club
Dr. Catudal
L. H. Baker
Wm. Wagner
Dr. Snyder
I. M. Yost
Omaha
Frank Chambers
Judd Bell
Mr. Bell
H. A. Cowan
South Main and
Fort Streeta
James Urban
Tom Charles
Belleville Freeman
New Mexico
Albert Kimball
Scandia Journal
Shively
Pacific
Europe
Hainai
Australia
China
Japan
Suez Canal
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Washington
J. L. Pelham
C. W. Landis
Osborne County
Otis L. Benton
Decatur County
Taft
Fred Beeler
Jewell County
Thos. O'Donnell
Ellsworth
Leland
Reeder
K. C. Star
Miles Mulroy
Henry Keach
John Troth’s
East Juniata Street
Frank McLains
Boot Hill
Society Notes
A. D. Colliver
Mrs. Colliver
F. S. Rockefeller
Lutherd Gaard
C. F. Wiest
Kodaks and Supplies
Spalding’s Athletic Goods
Feitz
East Wilson Avenue
H. H. Pierce
Charlie Binder
Big
Banke of Commerce of
Ridgely
Garrigues
Wheatcroft
Lane County
LaCrosse
Mo. Pacific Railroad
Georgia Virmond
Convention Hall
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