The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-12

Mrs. Alex Philip gave dinner par
ty Monday night, in honor of Mrs.
Motz
Mr.. and Mrs. Dr. A H. Pruitt visit
ed with relatives, Friday evening, in
Buckeye.
H. D. Shaffer this week, commenc-
ed the erection of a fine new resi-
dence in northeast Hays.
Miss Alice Beeby returned from a
business trip to Smith Center, last
Wednesday morning
Carroll Agrelius, who joined the ma
Wy is now in training at the Great
Lakes Training Camp.
Mrs. Glass and family, who live
north of Ellis, visited with friends
in Buckeye, last Sunday.
Two expert shearers were here last
week, to shear the sheep at the Sta
ton, and forseveral farmers.
Mary Hollenbeck went home with
Nellie Sites, Who lives on the Smoky,
andzspent last Saturday and Sunday,
with her.
Mrs. Rowilson and daughter, Ethel,
| left Tuesday morning, for an ex-
tended visit with relatives and friends
! in Nebraska.
Mrs. Wagner and two of her
| daughters, Freda and Carrie, of Rus
sell, are in Hays, this week, visiting
friends and relatives.
The baseball game between the
Catholic College and Russell, Tues
day, resulted in victory for the Col
lege. The score was 10 to II.
Mr.. Gay Tillotson returned from
Excelsior Springs, Monday, where he
has been taking treatment. He is
greatly improved in health
i Marie Weber returned from Man
haitian, early Tuesday morning, where
she had been to attend the wedding
of a friend, Miss Ninetta Nusbaum
Georgia Riedel, small daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Riedel has been II
the hospital for a couple of weeks
She is still very i'll, but slowly i'm
proving.
Jacob Gross, who enlisted for ser
vice in the Coast Artillery, has beer
transferred from Fort Logan, Colo.
to Fort Miley, Calf, which is three
miles out from San Francisco
W. A. Smith and wife will leav,
r next week for Cleveland, Ohio, ant
viii also visit friends and relative
in New York state. They will b.
absent during the summer months.
George McVey of Hill City, VIII,
? hos been attending school at Manhat
!, tan, was here the first of the week
visiting relations. He left Tuesday
for Ft. Logan, where he will take u
! ! the work of Coast Artillery.
e Miss Amanda Sites one of the pic
4 neer residents of this part of tn
s country has decided TO make her fu
e ture home in Colorado. She has pul
chased 160 acres within q mile and
half of Stratton, thriving little tow
( on the Rock Island Railroad, and wi
: move to her new home in the near fl
ture.
It James Monroe, the Hays MonumeT
e man, has recently installed an a
n compress hammer for lettering an
carving monuments. He viii ais
~ soon install surfacer so ne can tuI
n graBate right out of the rough stoT
= into finished monuments. Mr. Mo-
:, roe is a hustler, who viii no doul
: make good IN the business
so It might be a wise idea, should Il
II war be continued any length of tim
for the city laws to be amended
that dwellers of the city could raj
q pig or two. There Is more or lie
= unavoidable waste from the kitchi
le that could be saved to help out Il
le high cost of living. And why no
ID ~ The pens could be kept IN a santa
condition so as not to menace {
health of the city.
Last Monday evening, forty-fi
friends of Mr. and Mrs. W A. Smi
S gathered and completely surpris
u them, the occasion being their fort
| third wedding anniversary. A {
y lightful time was spent IN which
= beautiful hand painted china set
T. salt and pepper containers with ST
- ling silver salt spoons was present
IN to the "bride and groom" Miss Do
ty Grass sang a number OF songs VIII
ct were greatly enjoyed by all Refres
Is ments were served by Miss Johan
las Kunz assisted by q number OF you
as ladies of the Baptist church. All js
no In wishing these splendid peOl
he many happy returns OF their Wsddi
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