The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-26


for his school work at Quinter.
DR.. Wilson has returned from two
weeks vacation, at Buffalo, n. Y,
and Toronto, Canada.
We are glad to see Alb Sykes has
finally climbed the water wagon. He
sprinkles our streets every day.
John Hopkins and wife drove down
from Grainfeld, in his automobile Sun
day, and spent the day with friends.
Mrs Kirkland has commenced the
erection of her bungalow on East Nor
mai Avenue. Estimated cost 81, 500.
c. W. Miller, Jr., has sold his 1915
Buick automobile and purchased 1917
model of the same company-a light
six.
Alphonse, the young son of Mr. T.
K. FredorOvicz, is at the Hays hospital
suffering from severe attack of ton
silitis.
The union service, the last of the
series, will be held in the Baptist
church, this Sunday at p. m. Rev
Hale will preach.
Misses Kathryn and Alice McLain
and niece, Miss Irene Smith of Jack
sonville, Illinois, have returned from
their trip to Colorado.
What has become of our curfew law?
The city marshal would enforce its
observance if it were demanded. A
curfew law well enforced is a good
thing for any town.
The Topeka Federation of clubs fur
nished seeds and offered prizes to
boys and girls for vegetable gardens
Many vacant city lots were cultivated
and thus developed useful plants in
stead of obnoxious weeds.
G. W. Kay and wife of Pittsburg,
Kansas, stopped off at Hays, for
days visit while returning from Cali
fornia, where they were visiting with
their son, who lives at Los Angeles
Mr. and Mrs. Kay were old time resi-
dents of Hays.
A writer in a recent paper telling of
his visit to a very fine modern printing
establishment, was surprised to find
that the proprietor totally ignored the
law prohibiting the public drinking cup.
Are there any such violations in exist
ence In Hays? If there is, our health
officer is not doing his duty.
We are in sympathy with the sugges-
ton that Hays should have creditable
city hall A township building could
be secured with but little effort A
tax on the entire township would be a
small contribution for each taxpayer
No citizen of this prosperous Big Creek
Township, who would not give a much
greater donation to see building that
would add to our fair city.
Last week closed the flower contest
in Topeka, of best Individual flower
beds, best bouquets, best school and
church grounds, from seed furnished
by Topeka Capital. 5000 packages of
seeds-five packets each, were given
to the boys and girls. Several of the
prizes were won by children who were
obliged to carry water to their plants
from wells and cistern, In their strug-
gle against dry weather and heat. The
bouquets were sent to the hospitals of
the city.
In regard to the big water wagon,
(named Jupiter Pluvius) now in
operation on our streets, Mr.. Gassman,
manager, makes the following state
ment: ''All of the subscription money
has not yet been paid Enough, how
ever, to pay for the J. P, has been re-
ceived, and about one hundred dollars
more, this hundred dollars is being used
for operating expenses AS soon as
all money subscribed is paid, Mr. Gass-
man viii make full, clear and con-
else statement.
The next quarterly meeting of the
| Ellis County Farmers Union, viii be
held at the court house on Saturday,
September 2. All farmers are cordial
I w invited to the morning session as