The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-15

Inc LuLl6raH LaQl6S AlO viii meet
with Miss Jennie Nickles, January Goth.
The Essex Club rooms were replaster-
ed and otherwise improved this week.
Mrs. Frank He'll, of Gorham, is in
the Hays hospital suffering from a
severe attack of pneumonia.
w. P. Montgomery took his wife to
Arkansas City, Kansas. the first of the
week where she will receive medical
treatment.
Henry Rupp was a pleasant caller,
Monday. He advanced his subscription
to the Free Press during his visit.
Many will be glad to know that Miss
Pearl Sidenius will sing at the Meth
odist church next Sunday morning.
The Hays Music Club gave literary
program at Mrs. A. F. Cochran on
Tuesday. The life, works and compo-
sitions of Handel 1885 and Gluck TIA
were given.
If your shoes look sick, you look sick.
We are experienced Shoe Doctors.
No cure, no pay.
Gassman's 8 Shoe Hospital.
A bunch of Hays Normal school stu
dents, mostly Graham county boys,
played mixed team game of basket
ball at the auditorium Saturday night.
Hays won by score of 81 to 22.-Hin
City Republican.
We must have few extra farm
loans this month. Any amount
from $1,000, tor $4,000. Low
rate J. NJ. Schaefer.
Mrs. Ed C. Flood went to Ellis, Tues
day night, to act as installation officer
for the Woman's Relief Corps. Mrs.
Flood is past department press CORE
spondent of the w. R. C.
The Citizens State Bank, Hays
City, K Kansas, always has plenty of
money to loan on good farms. They
will make you a special rate during
January.
James Swires, one of the hustling
farmers living south of town, was in
Hays, Saturday. He made the Free
Press Office pleasant call and incident
ally helped to swell our bank account by
paying his subscription-s1. 80 for 1916.
The local debate contest for the Mad
den prizes and the W. A. Lewis gold
medal, will be held in the Normal Audi
torlum, Monday. January 18th. This
contest is entirely under the direction
and management of the Forensic League
of the Fort Hays Normal School. The
question to be debated is ''Resolved
that the United States should abandon
the Monroe Doctrine Come out and
hear a real live debate under strictly
student management.
All mortgages are written in our
office at Hays, Kansas. We pay
out as soon as papers are signed.
Plenty money on hand for this pur-
pose. No delay. j. M. Schaefer.
Tuesday night, this part of the Sun
flower State was treated to an old time
blizzard. A forty mile wind accom-
panied by snow and falling thermom-
eter which registered twelve below zero
at daylight, made the citizens of Hays
hug their stoves and radiators; and ac-
cording to medical science, it was not
conducive to the longevity of the Ia
grippe microbe which had been causing
considerable sickness in Hays for sew
eral weeks past. 1t also put crimp
in the ears of the school girls and boys.
Alex E. Bissing says there will be
more accommodation and good service
to his many customers and friends at
son Felix and Miss Weltz, he will have
Mr.. Alex Koerner of Ellis, Kansas, to
join him. Mr.. Bissing's store always
has had the reputation of up-to-date
merchandise, but he says they are go
ing to be stronger than ever, on ready
made and tailor made garments. Mr.
Kissing will have personal charge of the
garments. He has
had many years of experience of taking
measures, and deals with the most re-
liable tailoring houses. Ed v. Price &
Co. and Universal Tailoring are house
hold words in many families in Ellis
county.
The Ida Weston Rae show which ap-
peared at the Opera House three nights
last week has been pronounced the best
the city has seen. We had the pleasure
of attending one night and were more
than pleased. We hope Ida Weston
Rae can return in which event we will
take pleasure in giving them big
boost. New Years eve they invited the |
audience to remain as their guests until
midnight and see the old year go out. |
They entertained with excellent vaude- |
vile and sang farewell song to 1915 |.
dropping the curtain just at midnight. |
The performance was an enjoyable |
City Republican At the
New Opera House, January 20, q and
p.
A young man by the name of Frank
was brought down from Ellis
Sunday evening apparently insane He
was not dangerous but was very ner-