The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-01

! Workmen are busy on the foundation
for the new opera house.
Richmond, the monument man, un-
loaded car of granite, Thursday.
A. P West has moved his cattle to
his Smoky Hill ranch south of Ellis.
The next meeting of the Golden Belt
I. o. o. F. will be held in Ellsworth.
Paul Ruder, living in the north part
of the city, is having his house painted.
The Civic League received their flow
! ers and baskets, Thursday of this week.
The Normal Geology class went to
Fossil Glen near Luray, today-S atur
day.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Luth-
eran Church will meet with Miss Jennie
Nickles, Thursday, May 6.
Mrs W. H. Robinson and Mrs. John
Robinson, of Lawrence, were guests at
the H. L. Felten home this week.
Mrs. A. F. Cochran and little son,
Hugh, returned Sunday from visit to
her mother at Fort Worth, Texas.
Nick Bach has opened a soft drink
and confectionery establishment next
door north of his old place of business.
The Hays College will stage the
classical drama, Falsely Accused" =" in
the College Hall, in the early part of
May.
Why not a celebration July Fourth?
1t has been over twenty-five years since
celebration of our natal day was held
in Hays.
The Felten Mammoth livery and feed
barn is nearing completion. You can
sell or buy stock there at any time, the
barn is open for business.
J. W. Murphy, postmaster at Russell,
accompanied by F. M. Van Dever, at
tended the Odd Fellows meeting here,
Tuesday.
The ladies of the Baptist Aid Society
will have a food sale at Joe Basgall's s
store Saturday, May 9Th, beginning at
1870 a. m.
Wednesday, Harry FELTON, unloaded
two fancy new cabs. If you want a
classy turnout call up the Felten
livery barn.
The Domestic Science Club meets at
the home of Mrs Isaac Zeigler, Wed
nesday, May 5th. All members are re-
quested to be present.
1t is said that fortune favors the
brave. The larger meaning of the sen.
tence may be given thus: God guards
those who deserve his protection.
Prof. and Mrs. H. E. MalIoy and Mis-.
Allen will give japanese musical pro
gram in costume, Monday evening
May 10th, at Normal Auditorium.
Prof. and Mrs. H. E. Malloy and Mis-:
: Allen will give japanese musical pro
: gram in costume, Monday evening
: May 10th, at Normal Auditorium.
: Mrs. Stella Thomas was taken tc
Rochester, Mimi, the first of the week
where she is to be operated on fol
goiter at the Mayo Bros. Sanitarium.
F. o. Payne took his son, Earl, Lac
of about fifteen years of age, to Univer
sity hospital at Kansas City, Wednes
day night, to be operated on for ston,
in the kidney.
Ben Greet Woodland Players OF
= Normal campus, Thursday, Ma!
9th. Matinee and night perform
b. ances.
The assessor of Pleasant Hill town
2 ship found $4,000 bushels of wheat i
e the township that has not been market
= ed. At any rate there must be in tn
= neighborhood of 200, 900 bushels in Eli
r County yet.
''People say so of course It's true
I that the Rural School plays are tn
prettiest ones given on the Norma
Y Auditorium platform. Seeing is believ
e ing, so come and be convinced, Friday
: evening, May IA.
: Rev. West, the first of the week, al
: tended the Southwest Conference O
t Kansas Synod at Perth, Kansas, and o
> Wednesday he attended the Luthera
League at Peabody, Kansas. Their
n viii be services as usual at the Luther
: an church, next Sunday.
n There are pretty songs and dances
It interesting dialogues and spectaculs
scenes throughout the whole play
% which is entirely new with the exceE
? ton of the May Day fete scene an
ID that is pretty enough to justify its PR
% sentation at any time. "a Golden Gil
or A Perfect Day" viii not disappoi1
" you. =
J. Mrs. c. w. Reeder, in answer to
:, telegram that her brother, Sam Z
ID West, of Fairfield, Iowa, was sariousl
i'll, left Friday morning of last wee
for her brothers home. Mr.. West die
= Sunday night and the funeral was he
on Tuesday Mr. Reeder attended tt
. funeral, leaving Hays Monday. He ar
Mrs. Reeder returned Wednesds
a night.
Mr.. Clarence Smith, Professor
- Manual Training at the Normal, recen
" received a letter from a gentlems
IN who has held a two year situation ;