The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-12

OdnAl4lS anu preserving tomatoes
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L. D. Wooster and wife are visiting
home friends at Lincoln Center, Kan
sas.
Mrs. Otto Knoche is home from the
Hays hospital greatly improved in
health.
Mrs. John Mcmahon and little daugh-
ter, Mary, left Tuesday, for their home
in-Dorrance.
Miss Marie Weber went to Wa
Keeney, Wednesday, for visit with
Miss Lillian Chalk.
Mrs. Grace Goodan Hubbard is here
from Kansas City, visiting her mother,
Mrs. John Goodall.
B. NJ. Drelling as the new postmaster
at Hays, is lining up in good shape.
Here's to you B.M.I
Miss lone Kraus of WaKeeney, spent
Thursday and Friday with Mrs. Hale,
taking study in expression.
Miss Dora Kraus has gone to Hill
City to spend week with her sister
and family, Mrs. Henry McVey.
F. W. Kraus and family spent last
Sunday in Hill City at the home OF
their daughter, Mrs. Henry McVey.
Miss Alice Craig left Wednesday for
visit with her friend, Miss Mildred
Meserve, at her ranch home near Ellis.
Chas. Goetehius and wife arrived
here Tuesday evening from Kans1s
City, on visit to relatives and friends.
After spending six weeks at tae
home of his aunt, Mrs. F. W. Kraus,
Wesley Young returned to his home in
Iowa.
The initial number Of John H. Birds
Ellis County News was excellent. The
Free Press extends greetings to tae
new editor.
For SaIe.-A U. S. cream separator.
good as new, at less than half price
a12tf E. B. Matthew.
Rev. Hale on Thursday, took hrs.
Craig and Mrs. -Avsriil on an auto ride
out to the Beieke home southwest of
town
Ward, the young son of MIR. and Mrs.
VIII Philip, who has been seriously Ill
at the Hays hospital, the past ten days,
is slowly recovering.
Catherine Dechant, who was recently
operated on at the Hays hospital for
appendicitis, has so far recovered that
she has been taken home.
Miss Bertha Virmond LETT Tuesday
night for ST. Joseph, No, to purchase
a fall and winter stock of millinery for
the Virmond Sisters store.
For Sale.-A U. S. cream separator,
good as new, at less than half price.
a12tf E. B. Matthew.
Canning and preserving tomatoes.
Order through your grocer. a12tf
Cliff Gehman drove through Hays in
his car on his way to Kansas City, one
day last week. Mr.. Gehman is a son
of the much loved Prof. Gehman who |
was principal Of the Hays School from |
1886 until 1896. Mr.. Cliff Gehman has
not been back to Hays for over twenty |
years and he must have experienced |
some of the thrills and surprises that |
Rip Van Winkle did after his absence.
Rev. A. S. Hale, pastor of the Meth |
Odist church, this city, recently receiv-
ed a call from a st. Paul, Minnesota,
with an offer of $1,000. |
salary per year, which Mr. Hale |
promptly turned down, preferring to
remain in Kansas at a less figure. 1t |
is to be hoped that the Hays congrega-
ton win endeavor to retain Mr. HaIe,s |
services for several years to come as
he is considerably above the average in
erudition and energy. He loves the
work and has been very efficient and
faithful servant
John P. Brown, a prominent farmer
living near Victoria, Kansas, was a
pleasant caller at the Free Press Office
Mr. Brown is one Of the |
subscribers of this paper who
never fails to cash up. J. 3. Kuhn,
another Victoria subscriber and also
one of the well known and hustling
farmers, called in and advanced his |
To the subscribers who |
never forget their county paper when |
pay day comes round the newspapers
of the county are always pleased to /
lift their hats. They are always vel
come anytime they please to call
The saloon is sometimes called bar. /
That's true A bar to heaven, door
to hell; whoever named It, named It
we'll A bar TO man:iness and wealth;
4 door to want and broken health. A
bar to honor, pride and fame; door to
grief and sin and shame. A bar to
home, bar to prayer; door to dark
less and despair A bar to honored,
Useful life; door to Drawing, sense
ess strife. A bar TO all that's true and
oraves q door to every drunkard's
yrave- A bar to Joys that home i'm
'arts; door to tears and aching hearts
l bar to heaven door to hell. Who
lver named IT. named + weli.-Pink
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