The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Station News Items.

Mr.. u b Taylor, VINO has been sta /
bic foreman at the Station for the last /
two years, has resigned to take posi- !
ton as stockman at Raleigh, North !
Carolina.
Prof. W. A. Cochel and Prof. C. NJ.
Vestel of Manhattan, have been at
Hays, and in this vicinity this week in
the interests of the Pure Bred Sale to
be held February 26th.
Superintendent Weeks spent Thurs
day and Friday at Russell, giving lee
lures in connection with the Extension
School being held there this week.
Mr.. E. L. Hildwein returned We'd
nesday, after spending the holidays in
Hiawatha.
Enough cattle have been entered to
make the Pure Bred Hereford Sale at
Hays possibility, but it is the ambi-
ton of the promoters to have sale
that will average $500 or better, or put
it off until we can have one that will
be credit to Western Kansas. Ex-
perts from the Agricultural College
have been called upon to look over
every animal entered and recommend
that those not in shape withheld. If,
| after this done leaves too few OF the
best the sale viii be called off for the
present.
Mr.. E. J. Montague went to Russell,
Thursday, where he gave a lecture on
farm accounting at the extension
school,
Miss Georgina Wooton, art instructor
at the Normal, has rooms at the C. W
Reeder home
Mrs. a. c. Thompson of Ellis, spent
Wednesday in town, making social and
business calls
Miss Fau5ion of the Normal faculty,
has delightful front room in the new
Presbyterian manse.
A baby daughter came on Tuesday
evening, to gladden. the home OF MIR.
and Mrs. Walter Cooke.
Mrs Elizabeth Enfield has gone to
Cleveland, Ohio, to spend the remain
der of the winter with her son.
Miss Lula Bice, Normal librarian, has
taken rooms in Miss Keiler's apartment
house for the remainder of the year.
Mrs. Pearl Garrett has bought lots
on East Normal Avenue. opposite Win
chester's and will build thereon in the
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Stock served
Sunday dinner to a party of twenty
guests-several of whom were from
Wilson.
Lyle Swink of Seward county, was a
guest at the Stock home the first of
the week.
The L. A. s. of the Methodist church
served delightful fifteen cent lunch
con to about thlrty-five ladies on We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Armstrong and
family returned home from Moreland,
on Monday, where they spent Christ
mas with relatives.
Mesdames Bremen and Haas enter
tanned about thirty guests to-a lunch
con at the home Of Mrs. Bremen on
Wednesday afternoon.
Prof. and Mrs. Wood were called to
Riley, few days ago, because of the
illness of Mr.. Woods mother and sister.
Mrs. Wood is still there.
Mrs Frank Fogle, daughter Marga-
ret and niece Charlotte Blender, went
to Kansas City on Christmas night and
spent week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller spent sew
eral days in Kansas City, this week,
buying rugs and curtains for their
pretty new bungalow home.
John Brown is moving his little house
from the corner of Juniata and Oak
Street, to his lots south of the play
ground Upon the lots thus made va
cant, Mr.. Brown viii erect a substan-
tial house-work to begin at once.
The Watch-night service at the
Methodist church on Sunday evening
was very largely attended. The even
ings' program began at o'clock and
for the four hours eliminating in the
birth of the New Year, time never
dragged for a moment Nearly two
thirds of the audience remained until
midnight, and TO many it was their first
experience Of this kind, while all were
unanimous IN proelaining it highly
entertaining and helpful evening
throughout The first period was oc-
cupied by the really fine sermon from
Rev. Jenkins who took for his text
Rev 22:17. Then Prof ColIyer, with
Prof. Lee TO operate the lantern, gave
Vandyke's beautiful story Of t'The
Other Wise Nan"-vtth forty illustra-