The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-25

Tree trimmer
Harry Freese went to Cove county
Thursday evening
a. P. West went to Ellis on business
this Fri5ay morning.
The fourdation for the new Catholic
school building is completed.
Harry Felten is sodding his yard
with baffalo grass sod this week.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Chittendsn. Jr., Tuesday.
Oscar Pusch of the C. F. Pusch CT
gar Factory, was in HAYS this Friday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Georgs King, Wednesday of this week.
City Attorney c. Ii. Holmquist, is at
tending court in Cove county this week.
Geo. Starts rev residence on north
Chestnut street, is enclosed and the
carpenters are putting on the finishing
toQcnes.
Rich MuIFoY is in Kazsas City this
week, purchasing furniture and fixtures
for the Windsor Cafe.
Lou Bell, sccompa MED By large dels
egation of Odd Fellows from the Hays
iodge, went to, Wilson this Friday
morning
J. F. Brock, Opsometrist. of Law
renee, Kansas, will be at New Windsor
Hotel, Wednesday May 18Th. Special
ist in eye rafractionary trouble. Have
your eyes examined and glasses cor
rested. all work guaranteed.
The H. o. a. society of the Expert
ment Station, met with Mrs. Ora ].
Brown. on Wednesday. Those present
were Mrs. J. B. Finkbiner, Mrs. Asa
Jewell, Mrs. W. N. Ward, Miss Effie
Hale and Miss EIya Goodwin.
Henry and Peter Hoff were in from
near Gorham, Wednesday Of this week
and were pleasant callers at the Free
Press Office. Mr.. Henry Hoff contem-
plates making visit, in the near fut-
ure, to his sister who lives in Missouri.
Fred N. DreiIing and Mr.. Tholen Of
Victoria we're in Hays, Monday of this
week aud were pleasant callers at the
Free Press office. Mr.. DreiIing ar
nounces in this issue of the Free Press
as candidate for the Office of County
Treasurer,
City Assessor B C. Arnold has jest
finished his work, and reports 210O ac-
tual residents in Hays, not counting
the Normal students. Hays is moving
upward in the matter Of population
and onward in the way of erudition, So
briefly and in the right way of living.
G. W. Miller was in Kansas City and
lawrence this week. While in Law
renee he was at the K U. and saw the
buffalo which is being mounted for the
Fort Hays Kansas Normal museum
It is nearly completed aud will be
ready for shipment by the frst of the
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Downing, who re-
Gently returned from their winters So
journ in California, will go to Council
Bluffs, Iowa, the first OF the week for
a months visit Mr.. Downing will go
by the way OF Wichita where he has
some business needing his attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindermann Yost
spent few days this week visiting at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Stedman
Mr. Yost is native of our city, the
youngest son of 1. NJ. Yost. They are
enroute to their home in Kansas City
from a two months stay at Long Beach,
California.
This Sunday at II g. m. a memorial
service will be held in Trinity Luther
an church to commemorate the life and
Iabers of Rev. ]. H. Harpster, D. D.,
who was the first pastor of the Luther
an church Of this city. At this special
service Nj b. D. Shaffer will speak of
DR.. Harpster's military career. DR..
Middlekauff will speak of his good
fellowship ard Rev, West will tell Of
his missionary life. Every body is cor
daily invited.
We are glad to announce that the
Grand Army boys of Vance Post No. 2
are preparing big program for their
Decoration Day Services. They have
invited the Sons of Veterans Camp to
rake part in the Exercises. ''The Old
Boys" have been fortunate enough to
secure Captain P b. Coney, Of Topeka
as Orator OF the day. Captain Coaey
has devoted more time and spent more
money for the benefit OF the Old Sol
diers than any man IN Kansas. AS 2
slight token of the esteem in which he
is held by his Comrades in this State,
sbeY elected him to the highest Office
in their gift, that of Departm mt Com
nander for three consecutive terms.
As a Decoration day orator, he has
few equals and No superiors in Kansas.