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Newspaper

The Hays Free Press

Location

Hays, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1907

Page

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Kansas Railroads Accept 2-Cent Fare Under Protest

At 3 o clock Wednesday attorney N H Loomis for the Union Pacific filed notice with the Kansas railroad board accepting the 2 cent passenger rate order under protest. The 2 cent fare goes into effect next Saturday October 5 on all Kansas railroads while legal rights are reserved for later court action. Gov Hoch seeks freight rate relief, while railroad officials hoped to avoid a special session that might deepen rate cuts. The writer expresses support for Hoch and hopes for broad benefits to Kansas residents.

N. H. Loomis Union Pacific State Board of Railroad Commissioners Topeka Kansas Railroads Board of Commissioners Kansas Hoch

Doctor Loutzenhiser Weds Miss Wayde in Early Sunday Ceremony

Dr. Loutzenhiser married Miss Dott Wayde of Coffeyville Kansas after a ceremony on September 19 in town. He has practiced medicine with Dr. Catudal and is active in the Essex Club and Salina Elk Lodge. The couple will reside with Mr. and Mrs. J F Jordan this winter before building a home.

Loutzenhiser Dott Wayde Coffeyville Kans Kansas City Catudal Essex Club Elk Lodge Salina

S V Pratt Dies of Stroke at 55 Near Kitchen Stove

S V Pratt died Sunday at about 9 30 in the morning from a heart apoplexy while near the kitchen stove. He was 55 and had poor health for years. Survived by a wife and fourteen children all at the funeral held Wednesday at the Lutheran church with Rev Brown and Rev Wiest officiating. Pallbearers were Herbert and John Chittenden J H Spratt J P Shutts M J Goff and Chris Wise. The family received community sympathy. Also a five year old son of David Burch was accidentally shot by his sister with a small rifle last Thursday. The gun discharged as they walked to the house, the ball entering the boy quiet near the heart. the life was saved and he was recovering.

S. V. Pratt Carudal Loutzenhiser Mr. Pratt Lutheran Church Rev. Brown Presbyterian Church Rev Wiest Herbert John Chittenden J. H. Spratt J. P. Shutts M. J. Goff Chris Wise David Burch Catudal

High Class Concert Promised in Hays on Oct 10

An engagement by The Ford Sisters from Los Angeles will be in Hays on Thursday October 10. The act includes readers impersonators and musicians and is highly recommended. Further particulars to follow next week. Also an adjourned Library Association meeting will be held in the Library room on Tuesday evening October 1.

Hays Ford Sisters Los Angeles The Library Association

Advertised letters at Hays post office week ending Sept 24

Uncalled letters listed at the Hays Kansas post office include Stephen Kennedy Richard Calahan Mrs Zettie P Rupp John F Williams John B Turkey John Hyde two J C Brown Clarence Wooley Clyde Regner and Mr Kay Foreign H J Penney postmaster.

Hays Kansas Stephen Kennedy Richard Calahan Zettie P. Rupp John F. Williams John B. Turkey John Hyde J. C. Brown Clarence Wooley Clyde Regner Mr. Kay H. J. Penney

Keller Named Principal At A. C. H. S

W H Keller the newly elected principal brings broad Kansas schooling experience. A native of Indiana, he trained in Montgomery County country schools and Coffeyville High, Rose Polytechnic, and Kansas State Normal Emporia. He aims for needed improvements without radical changes.

Keller W. H. Keller Indiana Montgomery County Kansas Coffeyville Rose Polytechnic Institute Terre Haute Ind Kansas State Normal Emporia Kelier Hays

Local Dribblings and Community Notes Elapses

Local items report G M Cox plans to start a small flour mill soon and visits by Miss Kittie Fox’s aunt and Retta Freese. Transactions include David Taylor in Hays and Jos Runyon buying Beatty’s former place. A Catholic church formed at Yocemento and a fall in weather signals early winter. Sheriff Bankers visit in jail with two individuals. rain on Thursday night. Yost opens Krueger Elevator for flour and feed. Williams of Downs speaks to the AOUW. Harold McGrath serial The Free Press excerpt promoted. readers urged to catch installments.

Yost Krueger W. T. Williams Mr. Williams Downs Kansas

Circus Feature and Church Notices in One Page

A fragmented page blends circus hype with religious notices. Gollmar Brothers’ American Show headlines a spring display with hippos, lions, and rare species from Berlin to captivate crowds at 7:00 p.m. A 10:00 a.m. parade precedes the event. In Smith Center, Presbytery reports celebrate the church’s 35th anniversary and outlines upcoming services, Sundays, and Synod plans.

Germany Gollmar Bros Berlin Gollmar Bro

Methodist Episcopal Church Notes and Student Missionism

At the Methodist Episcopal Church sermon last Sunday two youths chose a Christian life. The Epworth League voted to continue supporting an Indian orphan in a Christian school for another year. The Normal departments formed enthusiastic Bible classes and Mission Study Circles, using a vital missions text. The aim is for students to volunteer for foreign field work before the year ends.

Epworth League India Presen

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dr. Loutzenhiser Mr. Bannerman Ladies Clothing House Zeigler’s Store Lidenberg & Hays Clothes Zeigler’s Big Store G. M. Cox Kittie Fox David Taylor D. W. Nickles Jos. Runyon Decker Place J. G. Beatty F. L. Jeffcoat John Banker Russell F. E. Lindley Western State Normal Golden Belt Teachers’ Association W. J. Haddock Free Preys Harold McGrath Issing Bros W. B. Brown Smith Center C. F. Wiest Christian Endeavor Methodist Episcopal Church J. Mumporp
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