The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-07-07

Under the Kansas law when a person
pleads insanity and the jury finds
them not guilty because they were in
sane he is sent to Lansing anyway
for treatment. Since this has been in
effect no one has been released from
the asylum.
Chiidren's Cantata at NJ. E. Church
what the Children Did, is the sub
| Ject of the cantata to be given at the
Methodist church on Sunday morn
| ing under the direction of Mrs. Hale.
using over hundred young people
and children of the Sunday School.
The cantata will require an hour and
q half, Will begin at 1920 sharp.
All are cordially invited. No admis-
! sion vii be charged but the regular
ChiIdren's Day offering will be taken,
the collections from this annual ceIe-
bratIOn going into a fund which is
| used as a loan for deserving young
men and women to help them to Sc
cure an education, who pay back
the money to the association when
they become earners of money. Come
early If you wish to secure a seat.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Lu-
cile Gallon and children are Offering
their home and furnishings for sale.
preparatory to returning to Illinois,
IN the near future. Mrs. Gallon has
resided here only about three years,
but In that time has endeared herself
to many. She is progressive type of
woman and served efficiently as chair
man OF the Parent-Teachers' Asso-
citation all of last year. She was a
member also OF the Saturday After
noon Club and the Music Club, active
IN Red Cross work, and taught a class
of girls IN the Methodist Sunday
School, and was a member also of
the Methodist L. A. S. She also pos
sessed the gracious gift of hospotaI-
1ty- Mrs Gallon viii be greatly
missed when she leaves Hays, but all
viii hope for her and her two prom
home at Champ1ain, III.
At the Methodist parsonage on
Sunday afternoon, Rev. A. S. Hale,
united IN marriage Mr.. NJ. o. Griffin of
Hope, Kansas and Miss Lotos Morton
of Rush Center, Kansas Miss Morton
was a student at the Normal here
two years ago and has many friends In
Hays, who will wish her much joy in
this union with the man of her
choice, who by the way seems to be |
IN every way worthy of his bride.
BY. courtesy of the Strand manage
ment, Miss Ella Hoxie formerly of |
Hays, and 2 graduate here viii speak |
Friday, July 18th, on the subject ga
Voice from India" Having Just re- |
turned via Pacific, encircling the |
globe and meeting Australians, Cana |
dians, and Orientals, she comes fairly |
bubbling over with things of keenest |
interest on the war situation Ad- |
mission twenty-five cents.
The question has been asked why |
work Is being delayed on the street |
paving? The answer is, the paving con- |
tractor, Mr.. A r. Young, has his en-
tire force in the Unrein sand pits, |
west of town, strip the dirt off~the
sand so that there viii be no delay |
on account of the shortage of sand |
when work commences in earnest.
The fourth of July game of base
ball played on the Hays Fair Grounds /
between picked up Hays nine and |
the Ellis team was won on its merits /
by the Ellisites, by score of 4to O. |
1t was a splendid exhibition of the |
national sport. The Hays boys play
ed well, but the Ellis outfit played |
better.
1t has been announced that the |
necessary procedure has been COM
pleted whereby the thirty mills of the |
Colorado Milling and Elevator Com ]
pany (including the Hays Mill) could |
be taken over by the government If /
necessary. The total capacity of these i
mills is Is, $3.50 barrels of flour a day. |
Fred Albertson has rented the Otto |
knoche residence on West Juniata |
Street. Otto has position in a large |
Touring mill at st. Anthony, Idaho. |
He left last Saturday, to enter upon |
MS duties. His wife and sister Freda |
will follow him in a short time
J. A. Henry and family departed |
on Thursday night, for Cleveland, |
Ohio, where they viii reside IN the fu- |
ture- We are sorry to lost them from |
Hays, where they have lived for the |
past year-Mr. Henry having had |
charge of the Normal light plant.
The auto stage no longer runs
from Hays to Plainville, but stops at !
Turkville postofice, leaving Hays, at |
seven a m, arriving at Turkville at |
te ma m It leaves Turkville, at IL g.
m and gets back to Hays, at 2 p. n.
Miss Leon Smith, who was operat-
ed on for appendicitis some time ago,
has been discharged from the hospit- |
al and expects to soon be at her post
OF duty IN the Markwen bookstore.
The Masons Of Hays, were invited
to assist In laying the corner stone of
church at Lacrosse, this Friday af-
ternOn, at three O'Clock President
Lewis made the address.
Misses Esther Goetchius- Gladvs
Miller and Anna Meyer all have desir-
able schools engaged the coming year.
These arc fnToo Of o47r