The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-08-19

Tony Jacobs left Sunday for Chicago.
Joe Mermis was up from Walker,
Tuesday.
w J. Thummel is here from Sheri-
dan County.
Miss Katie Staab and sister were
Hays visitors Friday
Fred Early has moved into his new
residence on East Wilson Avenue.
Engraved and embossed business
stationery at the Free Press Office
John NJ. Kuhn who lives west of Ellis,
was in Hays, Tuesday, on business.
Thos. Carrick has purchased the J.
H. Beach residence in northwest Hays.
C. w. Miller, Jr., made a business
trip to Buffalo Park, Tuesday of this
week.
Paul Dinges and wife and Mat Dinges
and wife visited friends in Concordia,
last week
Alonzo Brumitt and wife have moved
into the Schoendaller residence on East
Normal Avenue.
Attorney R. W Hoskinson was here
this Friday, from Garden City, Kansas,
looking after some legal matters.
Engraved and embossed stationery,
visiting cards, wedding invitations and
announcements at the Free Press
Office.
Alex sehue,er and family. Gas Kiug
and family and Ferdinand Staab drove
up 70 the Henry Sch1eler farm sou tn
Of Els, Sunday.
The H. \. Cowan family now
sporta brand nex Ric6 six The DO Il
IS 2 dark green trimmed IN back. 1t Is
one of the niftiest ears in the city.
Eileen Penney and Frances Nickles
were the guests Of Faythe Logan last
week, at the Big Greek farm southeast
of town. This week, little Miss Mary
Katherine Bird is being entertained by
Miss Faythe.
A year ago there was not motor
truck in Hays, now there are eight: the
two oil companies, q heavy truck each;
Geo. Grass, Reed & Sons, the Hays
Light Co., the Hays Bottling Works,
Harry Felten, and Weisner & Son. The
streets of Hays, with the new street
sprinkler, look quite metropolitan.
1t has been suggested that the rail-
road committees for the Anthony and
Northern get busy and arrange to call
an election for the bonds to be voted
by the township through which the road
is to pass. Set the time for the cleo
ton before the general election in No
vember. Perhaps the first week in
October.
The Citizens State Bank had their
windows and doors weather-stripped
this week. H NJ. Grof of Kansas City
was the expert who did the work The
home of DIR. H. B. Neiswanger was
also fitted. This dusty season has
helped the weathers-trip business.
There is scarcely new residence OF
building that has not put in weather
strip. It keeps out the dust and of
course excludes the cold winter winds,
saves coal, etc.
Mrs NJ J. R. Treat, one of the aged
and highly respected ladies of Hays
died Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Treat
has been a great sufferer, having beer
bedfast for number, of years. Mr.
/ Treat died early IN this year. Thu,
passed from this life to the shores o.
eternity, two Of the prominent and mos
loved pioneers OF Ellis county. At thi
writing no arrangements have beel
made for the funeral as the family ar,
waiting to get word from Mrs Treat
son who lives In Salt Lake City
II there is one thing more than anoth
er that Hays should be ashamed of, i
! is the dilapidated rat barracks tina
they choose to call their CITY Hall.
1t is a filth depositor, a menace t,
heath and decency, with its gapins
broken windows inviting dogs, cats ant
animals other1than those Of the canin,
and feline species TO enter. It woul'
be disgrace to a baekweods desert
ed village" instead Of thriving, hustl
ing busy berg ike Hays. There ar.
2 great many towns who. have q com
mnnity building or township hall. "
should bestir ourselves and add this I
our improvements for 'sour bigger bet
ter berg.