The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-17

yards where they are now located, in the |
center of the city, the sooner will the
citizens of Hays get justice.
The New Opera House.
Manager Fredorovicz of the Crystal
has recently purchased the lots, corner
of Fort and North Main, of Mr.. Thos.
Carrick. A force of workmen COM
house, Wednesday morning. The build
ing will be 82x47 feet with basement
under the whole of it. The structure
will not be two stories high but will be
high enough for sloping balcony front
ing the stage, with a seating capacity
of about four hundred With the bal
cony and first floor the seating capacity
of the auditorium will be fully 1000,
which is ample room for the present
needs of Hays. The building will be
fashioned in the latest style, with a
neat balcony in front, a capacious stage
In the rear-which will be up-to-date in
every respect. Electrical devices and
other modern stage accessories will be
installed, and neither money nor pains
will be spared in fashioning this play
house, to make it attractive, convenient
and safe for the theatre going public.
The first annual hospital Tag Day"
last Tuesday, was a success. The cit
liens of the city responded Loyalty, as
they always do, to the help of worthy
cause. Every seat at the Crystal
Theatre was filed. The play, ''Samp-
son and Delilah,'' was excellent. The
receipts were S27225 all of which was
turned over to the hospital committee.
The manager of the theatre, Mr.. Fred
orovicz, should be commended for his
public spiritedness in rendering his
monwealth. Hospital Tag Day. will
be made permanent and each recurring
year, one day during the second week
after Easter, will be designated by the
Crystal Theatre as ''Tag Day." when
all who are able financially, are expect
ed to contribute to the hospital fund
The Free Press dom care to be class
ed with the kickers, but we, with a
great many other citizens of Hays are
ashamed of that cellar, on the corner of
Chestnut and Juniata. There is all sorts
of rubbish being dumped into it, old pa
pers, cans, bottles, and including delapi-
dated buggies. 1t should either be filled
up or cleaned out. It is not only unsightly
but is menace to the health of the city
The city Marshal should see to it that
it is cleaned out. A new two story
brick would look good on that corner
Who is the hustler that will build it.
A deal that has been hanging fire for
some time, between Ed Yost and the
Hays Mill & Elevator Company, was
terminated Friday of last week, where
by the Hays Mill & Elevator Co. pur-
chases the mill and elevator belonging
to Mr.. Yost at Wilson. Roy E. Ward,
who has been in the employ of the COM
pany here for several years, was pro-
NOTED to the management of the newly
acquired property. He has taken
charge of his new job. Mr.. Ward has
been faithful, competent and trusted
employe and merits the good fortune
that has overtaken him.
The High School play, Tuesday night,
THE Merchant of Venice Up-to-Date, %
was well patronized by the citizens of
Hays. The young people knew their
lines perfectly, there was no hitch OF
break during the entire play Although
the writer was not present, the rendi-
ton of the play was said by those pres
ent, to have been as good as anything
of the kind ever attempted In the city.
The Hays High School youngsters
always win out in most anything they
undertake.
RI. Young came down from Oakley
Wednesday morning, and drove his
Dodge automobile (recently purchased
of Fred Dreiling) back to Oakley. He
brought with him Mr.. Snyder, a hard
ware merchant of that city VIII Sny.
: der of the Ellis Headlight, joined then
; at Ellis. RoIly, by this time, Ia.
shown Bill Wagner OF Russell Springs
and Joslyn of Winona how a wealthy
newspaper man can ride in g 'shases
while the poor man walks be-gorra.''
! The employees of the Hays Mill 8
Elevator Co., this week, were each pre-
scented with substantial check from
their employers for faithful service thu
past year. The mill owners evidentl,
believe IN dividing the profits with theil
people. It is an idea that always "pani
out 1t pleeses and helps the en-
pioyees and IN the end helps the com
pany by better and more faithful wori
from thssr help.