The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-19

Tuesday.
Harry FELTON, shipped car of horses,
Wednesday.
DIR. Jameson drives a new car, re-
cent purchase.
A. W. Smith and wife have returned
from their eastern visit
Miss Margaret Cave is the new clerk
at Oshant and Smiths
Pete Frank shipped his household
goods to Topeka, this week.
J.D. Brown, from south of Yoce-
mento, was in Hays, Wednesday.
Henry Schwaller and family have re-
turned from their trip to Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
Why write Life Insurance with stran-
gers when you can get the same Insur-
ance at home?
John H. Stadter, from the northwest
corner of the county, is here attending
the Short Course.
Leather goods make excellent gifts
for men and women. A complete stock
to choose from at Hardness.
Johnnie Hale has been quite i'll three
days of the week. At this writing is
much better, but is still under the care
of the doctor.
At regular meeting of Hays Chap
ter No 90, r. A. NJ, held last Monday
night, the following oficens were elect
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H. Middlekauff. Scribe, Peter Johnson,
Jr.; Treasurer F. Havemann; Secre-
tary, C. w. Reeder.
The public schools of Hays under the
skillful and intelligent management of
Supt Prof. Shively, have doomed and
advanced as never before did our
schools move. With the contemplated
Improvements completed, these schools
will compare favorably with the best to
be found in the largest cities.
Winter dropped on Hays the past
week with a dull, sickening thud. Ten
degrees below zero was common
occurrance in the early morning hours.
But the people? Why they just gave
an audible whiff and said, .'Do it again
old man, you're a crackerjack, wen
have ice to burn next summer. -
During the cold winter months, peo-
pie plan and figure upon the erection of
comfortable cozy homes during the sum-
mer months. We understand that Mr..
Al Nickles has purchased a choice lot
or two in the northwest part of the
third ward, and viii, the coming spring,
erect thereon one OF tfie nnest homes to
be found IN Hays. If this is true, he
will hav one of the most beautiful
homes in Hays where fine homes are
plentiful.
The High School play, Charles
Aunt, Z" at the Normal auditorium,
Thursday night, was greeted by large
audience, and was one of the best plays
staged this season, was the verdict of
all present. Those in the cast knew
their parts well There was not a
hitch from start to finish. Miss Kack-
ley was their coach, which, of course,
in measure accounts for the success
of the play.
This evening, Dec. 18th, at 9 o'clsck,
will be married at the home Of her par
ents, DIR. and Mrs. Geo. B. Snyder,
Lucie, their only child, to Harold Pha-
len of Boston. Lucie, little Lucie, as
everybody knows her, is one of the
sweetest and most amiable of Hays
numerous sweet girls. She is a grad
uate of the Hays High School, and
twice at the University of Kansas, re-
ceiving finally the degree of Master of
Arts. Harold Phalen, the man in the
case, is a graduate of Tuft College with
the degree of Master of Sciences. He
is now head of the department of
Physics in Miliken University at Deca-
tur, Illinois The happy couple will
spend their honeymoon in Boston. the
home of the groom. The Free Press
extends its heartiest congratulations to
the happy couple and wishes for them
many years of unalloyed happiness and
prosperity.