The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-06-03

subject to the decision of the voters
of the republican party at the August
Primary. FRANK KING.
Miss Elsie Mae Smith entertained
i. number of her school friends last
Sunday, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bellman.
Mrs. Gallon and Miss Schoenhals,
entertained to six o'clock dinner on
Tuesday evening the families of Rev.
Hale and Prof. Parker at the home Of
the former.
Mr.. Litz living north of Gorham, last
week, purchased the Unrein residence
property on Boot Hill and will move to
Hays in a short time. The deal was
made through the Miller Brothers
agency.
The young Catholic people of Victoria
and Walker, held picnic at old Fort
Fletcher on Big Greek, Monday. A
pleasant time IS reported by those pres
ent and the Victoria band discoursed
some excellent music for the occasion
Roy Slagle and wife, Of Scott City
schools and Albert Whisnant and wife
of Rush Center schools, Alfred Rich
mond of K u and Miss Eulalia McNay
of Ellis schools are among the stu
dents who are returning" to Hays
for the summer.
All those wishing to make the drive
to Rush Center to the Rush County
Farmers Union Picnic to be held there
on next Tuesday, June s, will please
line up on the south side of the Court
House at $50 sharp so that all can
leave in body and arrive there at the
same time.
Sheriff A. o. Robinson was called on
Monday night, to apprehend man who
was trying to break into Miss Condit' $
residence in the west part of the city.
When the Sheriff arrived on the scene
it was too late to. arrest the night
prowler-he having taken the hint and
made himself scarce.
c. w. Miller has rented his farm
home just north of town to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding, from McCracken. Mrs.
Harding has the distinction of being
the first female born in Abilene, there
fore she is one of the pioneer residents
of Kansas, whose parents moved here
in an early day.
Mrs. Retta Freese Ingram and fam
lily, after a couple weeks visit here at
her fathers and with friends, returned
Monday evening, to their home in cen
trail California, where he is agent OF
the Southern Pacific Railroad at Le-
more, in the San Joaquin Valley. Go
by the way of the wonderful Rio Grande
Railroad through the mountains of
Colorado.
Why not get the best for your money
when an O!d Line Insurance Com
panies rates are the same. Miller
Brothers represent Hail Insurance
Companies with over 1000, 900 As
sests. Their COMPANIES have all been
tried and tested. See or phone them
today. Phone AZ. Miller Brothers,
Hays, Kansas.
Mrs. Gay Milham ofBig Sandy, Mon
tana, who has been visiting her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A Nickles, the past
ten days, will leave here for her home
Sunday. She will be accompanied to
Brighton, Colorado, by H. A Nickle5
and family to be present at the mar
riage of Miss Wickart, niece of Mrs
Nickles.
The Rev. E. o. Rogers of the Bap-
tist church gave the Baccalaureate ad-
dress before the graduating class of
the Hays High Scheol at the Lutheran
church. The High School Chorus under
direction of Miss Sidenius, led the
singing. The subject and theme Of
Rev. Rogers sermon was ''Vision''
] He emphasized the need of young peo-
pie looking forward to the broader and
higher ideas and ideals of life.
Mrs. Hale viii have summer classes
as usual in Elocution and Dramatic Ex-
preston. We are glad to make this
announcement knowing what her teach
ing has done for hundreds of our young
people. Her work has not been con
fined to Normal students alone, but TO
the children In every school grade.
Several nearby towns are also to be
represented in her classes this summer,
and number of Hays matrons, who
missed the opportunity to take this
work before, are preparing to take it
now.
Joe Addison, the young son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Addison, came near
being seriously injured Wednesday af-
ternoon by colliding with motorcycle
driven bv 4 vOi10D man nv the name of
Leighton, a student at the Fort Hays
Normal school. Young Addison was
riding bicycle when the accident oe-
CURED. However, barring few bruises
and scratches on his right arm and leg,
he was uninjured. 1t was lucky acci-
dent and no blame is Iayed to Leigh
ton, as it was as much the fault Of Joe
as it was his.
Otto SehwalIer, former manager OF
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