The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-05
George Foreman is seriously Ill.

George Foreman is seriously H.
Have you planted your share of
Mexican Pinto beans?
Alex Schueler has just received a
car load of Buick cars.
Geo. Starr is seriously Ill at the
Hays hospital with pneumonia.
Miss Irene Cloud spent Tuesday af-
ternoon, with Mrs. Edwin Davis.
Banker Chineworth of McCrack-
en-, was in Hays, Tuesday, on busi-
ness
Millard Kirkman and wife re-
turned Tuesday, from trip to Kan
sas City.
Miss Bessie Jones is here from
Pueblo, Colo, visiting her relatives,
the H A. Cowan family.
The French commissioners will be
in Kansas City, Sunday. There is
talk of a number of Hays citizens go
| ing down to get a glimpse of "Papa
Jofrie."
The senior music students of the
Normal will give a recital in the au-
| dltorium every evening of the week
of May ID, at eight o'clock. Every
| one invited.
The A. A. Company's large ware
house on East North Main Street is
VIII move in sometime during the
next week.
Cleveland DeSantos, half brother
of u. w. Spencer has been visiting
here the past week, left Sun
day night, for Leavenworth. He is a
private in the regular army.
Mr.. Logan of the Emery Stock
farm this week, shipped five yearling
Hereford bulls to parties in Colorado.
The purchase price of each animal
was $500. 1t pays to breed blooded
stock.
Harry NJ. Stock occupied the pulpit
of the Methodist church at Ellis, Sun
day night, at the regular services The
crowd was so large that it filled the
church. Harry said it was as atten-
tive an audience as he ever spoke to.
The paving men are here and will
pro bably commence work on Chestnut
Street, some time next week. It is
understood that after the grade is alb
solutely established the guttering will
be put in first after which the paw
ing will be put in.
The Markell photograph gallery on
East Juniata has installed two large
glass cases which viii be used by the
proprietor to display his work The
Markell gallery is becoming very pop-
ular. The fact that Mr. Markell is
turning out extra good work is the
cause of his popularity.
John Brummitt has recently i'm
ported three pedigree fox hounds
from Arkansas. John proposes to
help reduce the high. cost of living
by killing the surplus coyotes-in the
vicinity of Hays, thereby increasing
the production of the yaller-legged
chicken output.
Lou Bell has the job of painting
and beautifying the First National
Bank. The interior is completed and
the outside of the building is now re-
ceiVing attention. The bank man
agement have done away with the old
acetylene lamps and instead have in
stalled modern up-to-date electric
lamps.
A young man of this city, planted 4
small plot of ground to Mexican Pinto
OCcalAS 1dSC year anu WHEN harvested
he had nine bushels which he sold for
ffty-fouF dollars 5000 per bushel
It will pay to plant beans this year
They are a dry weather bean and
need but small amount of moisture
to produce crop. Try it.
Harry M. Stock and P. Caspar Har-
Vey left Wednesday morning, for the
twenty-second annual interstate ora
torical contest at Emporia. Kansas
is the entertaining state this year and
Emporia is host. Two years ago Mr.
Harvey took Miss Copeland to La
Crosse, Wisconsin, and last year Mr..
Start to Springfield, Mo. The contest
is Friday night. Mr.. Stock is first
on the program with Missouri last.
The new serial "Patria" now run
ming at the New Opera House is draw
ing extra large audiences every Mon
day night. Notwithstanding that this
is wartime and the play is intensely
patriotic, the cast is a strong one.
Patria's troubles appeal strongly to
the sympathies of the movie fan. 1t
IS one of the best serials ever put on
the screen in Hays. Ramona" the
play Tuesday afternoon and evening.
was well patronized by very inter
ested audience both at the matinee in
the afternoon and IN the evening.
The management of the Opera House !
IS giving good service, and is always
on the lookout for anything that will :
interest the public.