The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-29
swede Nelson was home for the

nearly completed
Roy Miller was home from Manhat-
( tan, for the holidays.
! Henry Clark from near Topeka,
was in Hays, Wednesday.
Bertha Solomon was home from
Denver for the holiday season.
/ Geo. Grass, Jr., went to Salina, the
( first of the week to enlist in the navy.
The Cudahy oil man had the mis-
/ fortune to break the thumb on his
right hand this week.
Willard Runyon of WaKeeney,
spent several days this week at his
! grandmother's home.
Harvey Fellers and family are now
settled in their beautiful new home
on West Second Street
Raymond Staab was home from
near Oakley, where he has ranch,
for the holiday season.
Steve joys new home will be COM
! pleted IN the near future-a cosy
cottage on Wilson Avenue.
Miss Pearl Hughes has pleasant
room at the home of Harvey Fellers
and will take her meals at the club.
Mrs. Joe Irwin is enjoying visit
from her father, Mr.. Altman, who
lives in Summer County, this state.
Mrs. Shuneman and daughters of
| the Shamrock Hotel are spending the
holidays with relatives near Russell.
Mrs. Gordon and daughters now
occupy the rooms at the Keller apart
ments recently vacated by the Gov
ats.
Mrs. Weber and daughters, Martha
and Marie, spent Christmas at the
Louis Kraus country home south of
Hays.
Miss Rose Heller, accompanied by
Miss Sandy spent Christmas day Wis
ting Henry Sandy at Leon Springs,
| Texas.
Fred Archer and wife from the
south part of the state were here, the
guests of the Nickles family for the
holidays.
Frank Ubert of Catherine, visited
with relatives at Ellis for few days
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Blackmun en-
| tertained at Christmas dinner Mr.
and Mrs. c. c. Blackmun and grand
son, Charles.
The editor and wife enjoyed a visit
| this week, from their sons, Carl and
Clarence, who were home for Christ
mas dinner.
Mrs. Dave NickIes and daughters
ere here from Abilene, spending the
| holidays with her father, Frank Have
mann of this city ,.
Mrs. Kate Miller entertained at
Christmas dinner, Mr.. and Mrs Fred
Miller, MrE. Anna Miller and Mrs.
Sarah B1rbhosame-v.
Rev. Fr. julius took the place of
Rev. Fr. McKenna at Russell and Dor
rance, during the holidays. Father
| McKenna is in California recuperat-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. Bussard enter
tanned at Christmas dinner Miss Nc
Claim, Alice Craig and Mrs. Garland
Yarbrough and little daughter, Gar
land.
| Mrs Edna Fulton and daughter,
EUla, came from Lenora, Kansas,
where Mrs. Fulton is teaching and
are spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H H. Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Stock went to
Kansas City on Christmas Day to
take final leave of their son, Earle,
until war conditions shall make it pos
sible for him to return home again.
Rev. Fr. Henry, formerly director
of the Hays College is now pastor of
the Catholic Church of Atwood, Raw
Inns County, Kansas, and Father Mi
chael is assistant at Herndon, Kansas.
Mrs. T. NJ. Wood entertained the
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to Christmas dinner-and later in the
week gave an evening to the Normal
students who did not go home for
the holidays
Postmaster Dreiling reports that
the parcel post business for the
Christmas season this year was not
/. near as heavy as last year, proving
that the people are saving their mon
ey and investing it in baby bonds and
other government securities.
A federal officer will be in Hays,
Ellis and Victoria, from the 18th to
the 23rd of January, 1913, and viii
assist the people of the county in
making their returns for their income
tax. 1t will be wise for all concerned
to consult this official so as to be able
to make correct returns.
The school children OF the parO-
chial school gave an entertainment al
the school house in the afternoon or
Christmas Day. The entertainment
was well attended and well rendered
In the evening the children took Z
part in the program at the Norma
Coliseum at the community Christ
mas meeting
Frank Stout IS visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs Olive Renbarger, at Toueka
this week. Mrs Renbarger expect:
: to join her husband IN Washington
: D. C, where he is now stationed II
the service of the government, abou
the twelfth of January, and at which
place she expects to stay until Mr.
, Renbarger is ordered to France
The Red Cross drive, undertaken
by committees Of Knight OF Colum
! bus and Catholic Knights last Sunday
! in al the villages, met with splendit
/ success. After the days work th'
: committee returned, bringing IN owe
: four hundred new members. Thi
number does not include Victori;
4 and Viuoonf which forr-uz oo7ducfo,