The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-20


Kansas City, next week.
Quite number of people were down
from Ellis, Friday of last week.
DIR. Neiswanger and wife were in
Kansas City the first of the week.
Mrs. Geo. Brown and Mrs. Ida Kirk
land were over at Ellis between trains,
Tuesday night.
Chas. Miller, Jr., and George John
son attended meeting of the Masonic
lodge at Wichita this week.
Mrs. Ben Eaton was adjudged insane
last Thursday, and was taken to
Topeka Wednesday night.
J. C. Kippes and family visited
friends in Victoria, Sunday. Jake says
Victoria is improving rapidly.
Mrs. Addie Kirby this week, pur-
chased the Green Tree residence and
three lots in south Hays, of Mrs.
Adkins.
John L. Hunt, Assistant Attorney
General, and wife attended court here
last week and were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. W. Reeder.
Sam Haddock, who was recently op-
Grated on at St. Margaret's hospital,
Kansas City, Kansas, for blood poison
ing is reported improving nicely.
Mrs. ]. C. Werth, living south of
town in Smoky Hill township, was ad-
judged insane on Friday, February II,
and will be taken to Topeka in a few
days.
Mems meeting at the Baptist church,
Sunday, February q, at 2:3O p. m.
Address by J. NJ. Powell. Human val
ues. Special music. Young men, old
men, boys, don't miss it.
Tuesday evening of this week at 8
O'Clock, Probate Judge F. E. McLain
united in marriage Mr.. Raymond D.
Hitchcock and Miss Anna M. Good
chuck. Both young people live in Ellis.
Harry Felten returned Tuesday night,
from Idaho, where he purchased four
car loads of horses, eighty-six in num-
Der, for the French army. Mrs. Felten
met him in Denver and accompanied
him home.
Ernest Weissenbom, a soldier in the
9th Hussaren regiment of the German
army, has recently been awarded the
Iron Cross for bravery on the battle
field. He is nephew of Henry
Schultz, the north side jeweler.
C. M. Wann has sold his general
merchandise business to J. G. Bremen,
of Gorham, Kansas. The stock is be-
ing invoiced this week. It is under
stood that Mr.. Wann and family will
move to California, where they intend
residing in the future.
The entertainment given by the Ok
ford Company at the Normal Auditor
ium,-Was one of the best and most ap-
preciated numbers of this years Lyce-
um Course. All those present were de
lighted and highly entertained. 1t was
excellent in every respect.
In the Commissioners proceedings
printed in last weeks papers, the fol
lowing error was made by the County
Clerk. The name of Frank Stout ap-
peared as having been appointed Con-
stable, whereas the name of M. j. Bel
should have appeared instead.
While out on the Louis Kraus farm
one day this week, the attention of the
Free Press reporter was called to Z
petrifed skeleton of some large pre-
historic animal, that Mr.. Kraus haC
taken out of well he was sinking. Il
seems to have belonged to the lizard
belonging to the megatherium family
The Federation of Women's Clubs II
Oklahoma has declared a war of tota
determination against the English spar
row. Wise and useful federation /:
this. Wish the Women's Clubs of Hays
would do the same thing. Destroy th'
English sparrow, and the town win b,
filled with song and insectivorous birds
Our trees and all other growing vege
tation will be saved.
Miss Mamie Mulroy, who it will b,
remembered, was seriously injured a
Topeka several weeks ago in a stree
car accident. is recovering slowly and
is expected that she will be able t
} leave the hospital next week. For
while it was thought that she neve
i. would fully recover. Miss Mamie
many friends in Hays will be glad t
learn that she is regaining her health
/ Municipal laws as well as state an
national laws were made for the pro
lection of the citizens and should b
obeyed. If an officer who is sworn t
enforce the law according to statute o
city ordinance, closes his eyes to favor
ties and enforces the law in other cases
he is not doing his duty and should b
asked to resign. IF you trample upo
the law and the officer arrests you, pa
your fine and "soc nix. You had
coming to you. Don't abuse the office
because he did his duty.
| Abraham Lincoln's birthday wa
properly celebrated at the Methods
church., last Sunday, Feb. 18th.
large patriotic audience was present t
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