The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-10

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day and Saturday, March and 10TH
Kathryn Deane
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob 'Hendrickson, south of
town, died at the hospital here on last
Monday afternoon, as a result of
pneumonia. The funeral services,
held at the Methodist church on Wed
nesday afternoon, was largely at
tended. Rev. Hale chose a helpful
text and selected choir composed of
Messrs, Halstead and McAdams, Mrs.
Brummett and Mrs. Wood sang
'tBeckoning Hands" and ''Safe in the
Arms of Jesus s''-Faythe Logan TAX
casket was lined with beautiful flow
ers-but the sweet Waxen figure that
seemed to be only sleeping, was fair
er than blossoms that wreathed the
tiny form. The babes name was
Mary Lorine and she was only about
a month old. "Suffer the little chill
dren and forbid them not, to come
unto me, for such is the kingdom of
heaven"
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Wood enter
tanned the twelve members of the
Epworth League committee to a six
o'clock dinner on Wednesday even
ing. After dinner the visitors insist
ed on their hostess sitting in the par
lor while they repaired to the kitch-
en- and washed the dishes. As soon
as this was done forty of the girls of
Mrs. Woods Sunday School class
walked in with ice cream and cakes
/ and took everybody completely by
surprise. As reminder of the oc-
casion, the class presented to Mrs.
Wood handsome cut glass vase full
of choice cut flowers. Mrs. Wood IS
certainly popular with the young peo-
pie.
The fifty members of Mrs CoIyer's
Sunday School class with husbands
and children related, met for an
elaborate six o'clock dinner in the
church basement on Thursday even
ing The dinner was delicious, fur
nished by the class members and
IN charge After the dinner the COM
mittee on amusements certainly did
its part and most delightful time
was spent until ten o'clock with lit
erary games and contests The class
hopes to have several of these jolly
occasions within the year
The United State land Office al
Topeka, on March 1st, reported that
$3.50 acres of homestead land IN
this land district had been patented
and placed on the tax books for the
year previous to March 1st, of which
four tracts embracing $40 acres were
IN Ellis County.It leaves but three OF
four homesteads IN Ellis county not
! yet patented.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Kiene and chil
dren motored to Topeka on Thurs
day, and on Sunday, were present
at the golden wedding anniversary
of Mr.. Kiene's parents As a remark
able feature of that occasion the nint
Hiene brothers, at a special meeting
given by the G. A. R., on that day
all became members of the Sons o-
Veterans
:, Ralph Ward came home this week
from Ann ArbNr University where hs
is taking a course in Architecture
work He viii accompany his moth
er TO Florida, In the very near future
and viii take the necessary outsid,
work for required credits while II tn,
. south, and expects TO return to th'
University for the summer term
The pretty bungalow home of Mr.
and Mrs Stanley Chittenden on tn,
John Chittenden farm near Hays
8 VIII soon be ready for occupancy
Mrs C. r Weeks and-children hav,
s / returned home from a visit OF severa
week duration TO friends m Nebraska
and other places