The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-13
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Wednesday.
Harry MyerI was down from Wa
Keeney, Monday.
Otis Rice and wife were down from
Ellis, Wednesday.
President Lewis and Azel Cochran
were in Plainville, Tuesday.
John Goetz, of McCracken, purchased
a 16O acre farm from ]. NJ. Schafer,
Tuesday.
1t is rumored that Tom Carrick has
purchased the Meyer corner on North
Main Street.
You should hear the sacred song con-
cert at the Presbyterian church Sunday
night, February IA.
It is reported that the little daughter
of John Bruney is very sick with
pneumonia.
Sam Haddock was operated on at St.
Margaret's hospital in Kansas City.
Wednesday, for blood poisoning.
Peter Kisner is having his town resi-
dence moved and a new foundation
built. Warren A. Baker is doing the
work
Frank Atwood has completed the in
stallation of an electric light system in
his home and farm building west of
Yocemento.
Oscar Blau, a Normal student who
had been sick with measles and pneu-
monia, died at o'clock Friday morn
ing, February 18th.
This week William johnson bought
the 32O acres in 11-18 adjoining his
ranch in Saline township, of A. E.
Cummings of Kansas City.
DIR. Middlekauff intends going to
Philadelphia about the first of March
to take post graduate course in In
ternal Medicine.
Miss Katie Joslin having come home
sick, Miss Alice Freese has taken
charge of the Farnk Meserve school in
southwest Smoky Hill during Miss JOS
Inns illness.
Mrs. Hale had busy day last Satur-
day organizing her dramatic classes.
Thirty-eight pupils have already start
ed the work and two classes are still
being filled, so it is not yet too late to
get in if you speak at once.
The Crystal Theatre last Saturday
night put on the screen a splendid
Indian picture. 1t was something alto
gether new and was enjoyed by the
large audience in attendance. The Trey
O. Hearts and the Perils of Pauline are
still drawing cards, . in fact the Crys-
tai is becoming a very popular and sat
isfactory play house.
DIR. Pruitt hasrecently been appoint
ed by the state live stock sanitary com
mission, state inspector for this county.
He will look after the health of the
herds in cases of tuberculosis, glanders
in horses, ''foot and mouth disease,
should that disease appear in this part
of Kansas. If cases of contagious
diseases are suspected, such as CLAN
ders, etc., it would be well to notify
DIR. Pruitt and he will make the official
test.
Carrie Wagner died at Alamagordo,
New Mexico, Thursday morning. The
family will arrive Sunday morning with
the remains. Miss Wagner was stu
dent at the Normal. Last Thursday
Feb. 4th, she with her parents, left
here for New Mexico for the benefit OF
her health. This makes the second
daughter of the family that has dice
within year. Miss Keller, one of the
Normal faculty, met the family al
Topeka. The funeral will probably
occur on Sunday.
Do not forget the services Sunday
evening at the Methodist church. Thi:
evening has been set apart for people
to recall the life and deeds of Abraham
Lincoln. 1t is an evening of patriotic
teaching, No American has ever in
f1uenced the masses as has Lincoln
Parents bring your children to this ser
vice. You can refresh your memory o.
this Typical American, and your child
rem will catch the spirit of the teaching
Prof. H. E. Malloy viii sing
The preliminary concert for the Hay
public schools, held in the High Schoo
assembly room on Wednesday after
noon, has been very highly spoken o
by all who were fortunate enough to b,
present. Fourteen boys and girls rep
resenting the high school and grade
below the 9Th grade, mo one entere'
from the 8th grade) ranging in age
from Z to Is years old, contested fo
the honors of being represented in tn
county contest tomorrow Saturday
: afternoon in high school room of Hays
) The program was of very high order
not dull number in the lot, and man,
! of the selections being quite difficult
Hays surely has much dramatic talen
in her public schools and We are gla
that Prof. Shively IS encouraging it
cultivation. The judges were, Mrs
Tilford, Profs. Obert and Harvey, an
: after considerable deiberation awarde
{ honors 70 Lawrence Gross Of the hig
school, Francis Robinson of the 1t
Z grade and Charlotte Blender of th