The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-10-30


Roy Miller lost Fox-terrier dog this
week from distemper.
Felix Werth made business trip to
Grainfeld, this week.
John and Melchoir Wilert, of Ness
county, were in Hays, this week.
The Hays band serenaded Maurice
Zeigler and bride, Tuesday evening.
District Clerk Frank Miller's new
residence is ready for the plasterer.
Lou Croft has commenced the erec-
tion Of new residence in North Hays
Mrs. Malloy will play violin solo at
the Lutheran church on Sunday morn
ing.
Miss Kathryn McLain is attending
meeting of the librarians at Wichita,
this week.
Jonah Nulton's daughter, Mrs. Hick-
son, and her husband are here from
Manhattan.
DR.. Haas, R. S. Maxwell, Elmer
Ringe and others attended the football
game at Ellsworth, this Friday after
noon.
Frank Staab, of Catherine, this
week, purchased 16O acre farm of his
brother-in-law, Frank Weilert. Con-
sideration $48 per acre.
Pratt and Lambert varnish at Win
ter's.
Ex-County Clerk W. S. Cox who
now resides in Los Angeles, California
is here visiting old-time friends and
relatives He is pleased with his new
home.
Regular services viii be held at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday, Octo-
Der 81 Preaching by Rev. w. G. Hall
of Altamount, Kansas. Miss Sidenius
of the Normal, will sing solo at the
morning service.
The Elizabeth Murrel Stock Campany
of Kansas City, will open the new
opera house November Is, 1915, and
will play every night for week. They
are said to be an excellent company,
Save your ''dough" for the occasion
and attend every night.
Henry J. Slower, cashier of the First
State Bank of Pond Creek, Oklahoma.
with his wife and children, were the
guests of Hotel Brunswick Friday
night. October %. They were travel
ing in an automobile and were enroute
to Winona, Kansas, to visit relatives
and friends.
We have a fine line of ladies ready
to=wear dress skirts. I.GclcBear in frills
and bows Give US a call.
Alois Kissing.
Lou Kraus and R. H. Baldwin were
callers at the Free Press office, Mon
day. Mr.. Baldwin lives at Hutchinson
and is agent for the Baldwin Standing
Grain Thresher, a device, patented by
Kansas man, to thresh the grain
without the use of the binder or header.
It is said to be very ingenious and
practical machine If it will do all that
is claimed for it, the hobo harvester
will soon be out of business, as two
men can do the work of a dozen.
The return game between WaKeeney
and the Hays High School football
teams will be played at Hays, NoveH-
ber II, 1915, on the Normal grounds:
The teams played a tie game at Wa
Keeney, which will keep the sports
guessing as to the outcome on the 18th
The High School boys, however, are
confident of victory. In any event, the
game will be hotly contested by both
sides, and the spectators will see game
worth their time and money. Both
teams are in the pink of condition. The
Hays High School team is being coach
ed by C. A. Miller, who is said to be
the best coach in the west. The bays
are anxious to meet their opponents and
give them what Paddy gave the drum
The editors of the Golden Belt dis
trict hope for a profitable and 3lesant
meeting at Hays, November %. The
efficient and active secretary, Prof. P
Caspar Harvey, head of the English de-
partment of the state normal, has been
in consultation with the president and
| executive committee for month past
arranging the program and making
plans for the meeting. November % is
the annual governors day at the Nor
NAL and Governor Capper will be there
Mearle Thorpe, dean of the department
of journalism of the University of Kan
sas, will also be present. A luncheon
IN honor of the editors will be served
and Prof. Malloy viii present 'tFaust'
in concert form, mplimentary to the
newspaper men. A large attendance
Of western Kansas newspaper men is
expected. The officers of the cant er-
ence are: y. a. Turner, Russell REC
ORD, president; P. Oaspar Harvey, sec
/ re- -ary-treasurer;- Roy z Bailey, Salina
1 Journal; Warren Baker, Wilson World;
r: ]. Young, Oakley Graphic, Merle
| Thorpe, University of Kansas, execu-
/ tive committee Russell Record
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