The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03

Miss Mary Hollenbeck has arrived
from her Idaho home and is again at
tending our Hays High school.
Next Monday is Pension Day for
old soldiers widows, and some of
them will receive an increase to $25
a month.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold a sale of new and second
hand clothing November 9 and, 10,
at the Ohio House.
The Eastern Star ladies are giving
a box social In their rooms this Fri
day evening, inviting every member
and their families.
The ladies of the Lutheran church
will hold their annual Bazaar and
Food Sale on Saturday, December L.
in the lecture room of the church.
Two more of our old citizens,
Adam Pfeifer and John Pfanenstiel,
passed away this week, Mr.. Pfanen-
stiel being eighty-one years of age.
Next week is the State Teachers
Association at Topeka and both the
Normal and Public school will close
to allow the teacher to go to Topeka.
Tiff has moved his laundry from
his former location near the Presby-
terian church to his new building on
South Main Street, east of Pine
Street.
Gid Joy of Quinter and Charles
King of Hays, are among those called
to serve on the Petit jury in the Unit
ed States Court that meets in Leaven-
worth, next week.
Mrs. Kirkland has returned from
her trip to Idaho, and reports much
fruit there this year. That one old
Haysite, VIM. Hollenbeck. is succeed
ing in his farm ranch.
Denver reports the coldest spell of
weather this week since 1875, at this
time of the year. Here in Hays it
froze hard both Sunday and Monday
night, accompanied by furry of
snow.
DIR. Geo B. Snyder is nicely locat-
ed on South Chestnut Street, in
rooms over Mr. Tholens' jewelry store
where he will be pleased to greet
his old friends and patrons, as well
as new ones. Phone No. so will call
him.
DR.. Jones of WaKeeney, died this
week at a hospital in Kansas City,
and was buried in the WaKeeney
cemetery. He came to Western Kan
sas many years ago and was one of
the most successful and popular
physicians in the west.
This week the new government tax
went into effect and postage went up
to three cents and one cent added
to every admission at the picture
show While railroad, express and
telegraph have to pay more-now
everybody must help pay the war tax
in some way.
A prominent Kansan, who had
been to France, said that he could
not help noticing the big clean white
teeth of our Sammies when they ar
rived in Flanders. While passing
through Funston the other day we
heard one of the soldiers from the
medical camps, IN commenting on
this say: American soldiers have to
use their tooth brushes and keep their
teeth clean. They are compelled to
keep physically and morally clean,
both here and abroad. This war is
going to make real men, and this is
one of the reasons why the new world
that's coming will be a fine place to
live in"
Up at Hill City, where Miss Cave
taught and Miss Alice Freese of this
city is teaching this year IN the High
School the girls have voluntarily
adopted uniforms. Whether this dress
reform is due to superior training in
domestic art or to the influence of a
certain talented speaker or to the
war, we have not learned. Money for
merly spent on frivolities of dress
will now, no doubt be invested in
Liberty Bonds. Any sophomore girl
with the least bit of spirit now ap-
pears clad in khaki with brass but
tons, The freshmen girls are known
by their modest middies of navy blue
The seniors adorn the most import
ant part of this anatomy with pro-
perly labeled hat. The reform has
not yet reached the juniors.
Mr. S. A Giles of Denver Colo
is in town interviewing owners OF
| land containing shale. His purpose is
to lease this land and extract the var
| ious values from it. He has spent
several years in research work alone
| the line Of extracting valuable ma
terials from shale of the general char
erouS tests of them, and is now con
vinced that he is fully qualified t.
make a success of his efforts alonl
| that line, here.
Mr.. Giles is not following the usua
course taken by those known as "pro
moters." He is not asking for an!
assistance of any kind, except a lit
tie friendly help in getting leases OF
shale lands. His leases are minera
leases and in no way Interfere wit
the ordinary oil lease. Of course Nh
Giles expects to distill the oil and ga
from the shales. because there i
quite quantity Of these commodit
tiles In the shale, and it is his purpos
to save as many of the commercia
values as possible, but his lease onl,
asks for Niobrara lime, Benton shall
and Dakota sands, and expressly sa,
he is asking for nothing below tn
Dakota sands.
j An effort was made, some year
past, to extract gold from the Ben
ton shales here, but the effort prove
failure. While the shales do carr
gold those who made the efrot to d
so could not recover sufficient quan
tity to pay the expense of the proces
employed. While Mr.. Giles expect
to recover the gold, and IS quite cor
fdonf ho can do this ha Il not dc