The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-21
Walter Porter visited friends in Hays

waiter Porter VISITED friends IN hays
Sunday
Peter Gross was over from Plainville,
Friday.
Gladys Baughman is visiting relatives
at Gorham.
Mr.. Ford of Rush Center, was in
Hays, Saturday.
VIM. Early and Hiram Addison are
building additions to their residences.
The next Lecture Course number viii
be Wednesday, Nov. 25.-Miss Will
mer.
The Wesleyan football boys were en-
tertained at the Essex hall Wednesday
evening after the game.
Those of our merchants who are ex-
pecting to advertise their Christmas
goods should be getting busy.
Prof. Shively went to K. u. this
morning TO witness the football game
between Kansas and Missouri
Fred N Dreiling, county treasurer
elect was up from Victoria, Wednesday,
shaking hands with his many friends in
Hays.
c. M. Wann went to Kansas City,
Thursday night On his return trip he
viii stop off at Lawrence and see the
Missouri-Kansas football game to-day,
Saturday
The Hays Mill and Elevator Co., of
Hays, besides donating literally to the
Belgian fund will sell flour at actual
cost to those who want it for the Bel
gian relief fund.
Superintendent-elect Chris tt a nsen
was in Hays this week and was calling
on his friends. The Free Press ac-
knowledges a brief call. Geo. King
says Louie promised to get married if
he would vote for him if he was elect
ed; now he is trying to backout. 1t is
up to the young ladies to see that he
makes good his prediction promises.
It is reported that the receipts of the
U. P. at this point is about 81 900 per
day. The old depot and freight house
is inadequate to handle the business.
U. P. headquarters have promised
new depot and other improvements. Is
it possible that it is only promise that
they had no intention of fulfilling, at
least until some very remote period? 1t
looks that way to the average citizen of
Hays. And it is not altogether the
fault of their employees here that the
freight house is so nasty and greasy
board should happen along there would
be something doing in the way of fines,
etc.
A little while ago Prof. Ward Sullivan
made a call through the press for writ
ten material telling of the early days of
Kansas. We gladly refer him to our
townsman, B. C. Arnold. Perhaps no
man in the county has as complete a
file as Mr.. Arnold. He has taken inter
est in the growing history of our state
He has hundreds of clippings, complete
documents and traditions that in the
near future will be of great interest and
benefit to the near generation. There
is now, an incessant call for the old
things, the happenings of fifty years
ago, the events out of which our mod
ern civilization has grown. Mr.. Arnold
is ike all builders of society, he does
not like to talk about the things he
helped to construct. His attitude is
''they speak for themselves. But
many of US feel that he owes it to the
future to tell of the struggles of the
long past. He would confer blessing
upon US if he would contribute mum
Der of articles to the papers, for his ex-
perience has been wide and varied, and
then he could draw from his store OF
historical documents. The people of to-
day want someone to write of the
''Prairie Spirit of fifty yerrs ago, anc
to trace the change that has taken place
since that time-to give the historica
evolution, and we feel that B. C
Arnold is the man. Will he do it?