The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-03
Mr.. and Mrs. Bice and Helen are
visiting at Plainville and Waldo.

Mr.. Matte Belding who has been
visiting Mrs. Runyon has returned to
lola.
Get your hand picked apples for
the winter at G. W. Meyers, $1.3O
per bu.
Mrs. S. NJ. Enfield and little daugh-
ters are visiting relatives in Wichita
for a few weeks.
Mrs. A. S. Hale arrived home on
Tuesday from a visit of a week in
Topeka, and day in Salina.
Lieut.. Caspar Middlekauff left
for Fort Ogelthorpe, Sunday night,
where he is assigned to duty.
A. A. Meyer and wife of Hutch
inson, Kansas, are here visiting his
brother, Geo. Meyer and family.
Roy Wentworth has been trans
ferred from the ranks at Fort Funs-
ton to a gun manufacturing plant.
The Presbyterian ladies are pre-
pairing for their annual bazaar which
will occur on November oath n2-w2.
Leo Bice, who is teaching school at
Paradise accompanied by Mr.. Leck,
came over to Hays spend Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr. Stimits is receiving a visit
from two of his sisters, Mrs. Geo.
Biller of WaKeeney, and Mrs Ernest
Jesse of Ransom.
Miss Edna Hedgepath would like
the care of children by the day, af-
ternoon Or evening. Can be found
at Mr.. Hoppers.
J. W. Preston writes to friends
here that he and his family are locat-
ed at Du Quesne, Ark, and are hap
py and doing well.
Mrs. Ford, sister of Mrs. Azel
Cochran died IN Lawrence, recently
and her remains were shipped to her
former home in Texas, for interment.
The Methodist ladies are to have
rummage sale in the Ohio House Fri
day and Saturday of next week. If
you have anything to donate, call No
1 or 122.
H. A. Cowan who has been visiting
friends in Eastern States for several
weeks past, shipped to Hays, from
DanvilIe, New York, a two bushel
sack of butternuts.
The Epworth League composed of
High School and college young peo-
pie, had a jolly Halloween party in
the Methodist parlors on Wednes-
day evening, with an attendance of
about eighty.
The Fourth District Bankers Con-
vention of the States of Kansas will
be held in Hays, November 18th, in
Sheridan Coliseum. The Domestic
Science class will give them a ban
quet at the home of A. F. Cochran.
Mrs. E. E. Colyer is in Kansas
City, taking treatment for goiter
from Dr.. Haas. She expects to re-
are glad to know that she is gradual
ly recovering her normal health.
Get your hand picked apples for
the winter at G. W. Meyers, $1.30
per bu.
Misses Lulu Bice and Kathryn Nc
Lain attended the State Librarian
Association last week, held at En-
poria. Miss Bice, who was elected
State Treasurer, has not missed an
annual meeting of this body for six
years. The ladies visited Funston
on their return home.
We beg pardon for failing to men
ton last week the fire that partially
destroyed Geo. STAIRS bakery. The
fire was discovered in the morning
and before help could arrive the in
terror of the bakery was destroyed,
together with lot of bread flour and
some machinery. The loss was par
TALLY covered by insurance.
Mr.. Elmer Lamb who has been in
the employ of the Free Press for the
past eighteen months, accepted a job
with the Daily Tribune of Great
Bend. He left Hays Sunday. Ell
mer is a faithful worker and an all
round good printer. Mrs. Lamb left
Wednesday for Missouri, for short
visit with home folks before join
ing her husband in their new home.
Some of the younger High School
boys happend along innocently
enough on Halloween night just in
the wake of some vandals who had
gone to considerable pains to turn
the neighborhood topsy-turvy. An
officer discovered the vandalism and
the High School boys simultaneously,
| and refusing to listen to their pro-
testations of innocence insisted that
they put things back.
Through the kindness of Curator
G. w. Miller, we were permitted to
see fine new glass caseat the Fort
Hays Normal Museum, the present
of Governor Capper and the Lieut..
, Governor. This is especially de-
signed for the large balled eagle
the proud bird of American inde-
pendence. This is the first and only
: school in the states that has thus been
honored by States Executive officers
| DIR. Vermillion, who has been with
/ US for a year and a half, is going to
move to Eldorado to reside, and will
depart for that place on Saturday
though Mrs. Vermillion and daughter
will remain in Hays some time. The
doctor has made many friends here
and is a thoroughly competent spe-
cialist in his line Of work. He goes
to larger place, where he can have
more work The best wishes OF the
community will go with this excellent
family to their new home
The new serial story running In the
Kansas City papers Keith Of the
Border" by Randall Parish will be
read with interest by people inter
ested in the earliest history Of Hays