The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-24
Mrs. Al Nickles returned Wednesday,
from a visit to Colorado.

The y Laughiln garage people IN
loaded two cars Of Fords this week
DR.. Haas and family, have returned
from visit with relatives at Kansas
City
Mrs. Ward jenkins returned Wednes-
day from visit with relatives and
friends at Hill City.
Leonard Wolf returned the first of
the week, from Washington, D. c., on
a short visit with friends.
Mrs. Bartholomew entertained the
members Of the Methodist Ladies Aid
Society Thursday afternoon
Mrs. H. B. Kohl is visiting relatives
and friends in Kansas City. She ex-
poets to be absent about four weeks.
W. A. Smith and party returned
Wednesday, from an automobile trip
to Denver, Colorado Springs, and other
points of interest in Colorado
Child red sweater on street
somewhere between Brenner's store
and DR.. Jordan's office.
Mrs Fred Huttie.
Big three act comedy drama at the
New Opera House, Tuesday night, June
q. If you want to see "What Hap
pened to the Devil come out and take
q look.
C. Nj Holmquist returned the first
of the, week, from Salina, where he
had been to attend a reunion of the
Salina Normal University students.
He also visited his parents at Linds-
borg.
Jean Mullen, Hays boy; A. D. Hull,
engineer at the Normal, and Ross
Hickman, Jonah Nulton's son-in-law
now at Manhattan, members of the
Kansas National guards, have been
called to the colors.
Alex West and family came down
from their Trego county ranch Sunday
They were detained here several days
on account Of the bad weather. They
report crops looking fine in that ''neck
of the woods.
Tom Carter and family arrived from
Topeka, Friday evening of last week,
on visit to his parents and other Hays
friends. Tom has employment at the
Santa Fe car shops in Topeka and Is
here spending his summer vacation.
What B. C. Arnold thought to be
an ''infernsl machine" standing back
of N P. Gassman's. tennis court,
proved, on investigation, only to be a
tin cylinder filled with cement
which Nick intends te. use. as roller to
keep the court ground smooth and in
proper shape
Judge J. H. Reeder left Kansas City,
the first of the week, for ElPaso, Tex.
on legal business connected with land
grant. As EIPaso is near the seat of
the Mexican trouble we hope the Judge
viii not eat so many Mexican fighters,
that he will become hostile and go TO
war
The Free Press tries in everything to
be fair and while we are for Otis Ben
ton for congress we have given some
space this week to Mr.. Max Anderson
of Beloit. He too is a republican can
didate for congress, and has the same
right to an audience in the public press
as any other citizen, and no doubt has
more or less friends in Ellis county.
He at least is entitled to square deal.
Grandpa Stock was 90 years old last
Wednesday, and his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Reed, in memory of the occasion
prepared an elaborate six o'clock din
ner, and invited as guests Rev. and Mrs.
Hale and Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Stock. In
spite of his advanced age, Mr.. Stock is
quite active and hopes he may live sew
eral years yet in order that he may look
on while history is making itself so fast
these days throughout the world.
A nephew of W. A. Smith, Mr.. H.
E. McCray of Mentor, Ohio, is here on
short visit. Mr.. McCray attended
public school in Hays in 1903-left here
in 1904. He has been connected with
the Gum Thompson mining interest
of west and southwest, has received
the degree of Bachelor of Science and
mine engineering and is now on his
way to Butte, Montana, to take charge
of mill there He also expects to go
to China in about six months.
Otis Benton, republican candidate for
congress, sixth district, arrived in this
city Thursday evening He, in company
with c. W Miller, Sr, visited a num-
Der Of the prominent farmers and poll
ticians of the county Friday. Mr..
Benton IS hustler and untiring work
era live wire-and If successful in
becoming the congressman from the
sixth congressional district, his constit-
ueney can rely On him at al times to
faithfully represent them Mr.. Ben
ton VIII probably remain in the city all
day today Saturday and probably
over Sunday.
Tickets went on sale this morning and
are going Ike hot cakes, for the three
act comedy daam2 at the New Opera
House, June q, Tuesday night, What
Happened to the Devil - This. play Is