The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-19

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DEATHS
Mr. G. w Barber, died at his home
on Fort Hill, at the Experiment Sta
ton, Monday, May 14th, after hay
ing made a brave fight for eight or
nine months. He leaves a wife, three
girls and two boys to mourn his loss.
Mr. Barber was born in 1876 in
Kansas, ILL.,, and since then has Iiv-
ed at Novelty and ShelIvina, Mo,
where he has constantly been engaged
in farming. He came to Hays, during
the summer of 1916, and previous to
his illness, had been employed as one
of the field force of the Experiment
Station.
Rev. Snyder of the Presbyterian
church, conducted the funeral ser
Georgia Doris, the little daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. George Riedel, died
at the hospital here early last Sun
day morning, after an illness of near
" three weeks. The funeral was
held in town on Monday afternoon,
at the home of her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs G. H. Morgan-Rev. A. S.
Hale, of the Methodist church Off
| ciating. The house, porch and yard
were full of friends, man beautiful
floral offerings were in evidence.
''Suffer little children to come unto
me" was the theme of Rev. HaIe's
discourse and the choir quartette
composed of Mr.. and Mrs. Hallsted,
| Mrs. Enfield and Mr.. Boys rendered
| two hymns, while three wee ones of
| the primary department of the Sun
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It was on Sunday, that Georgia,
I came into this world of ours, three
years, nine months and three. days
before last Sunday morning, when she
returned to the Father, thus leaving
so many aching hearts in the homes
here where she was so dearly loved.
Another old time resident is dead.
| Away back in 1887, Daniel Rauch
and wife, and his father and mother
arrived here from Pennsylvania, and
settled on hOmesteads near where
TOulOn is now located. The old folks
| died years ago and were buried in the
Hays cemetery. Daniel and wife re-
manned here until 1901, and moved
to Niwot, Colo, near a married
daughters home. Mrs. Rauch died
in 1898, and on May Il, 1917, Daniel
| answered his last roll call, and the
! in state in his old G. A. R. Hall, and
that afternoon buried in the family
! lot at Hays cemetery, being about
| elghty-four years old at his death
| While here he was an active member
of the army post and the old soldiers
were glad to look after him to the
| last. He entered the army in 1861
and served over three years. He leaves
several children, some of whom came
here with the body who have the sym
pathy of the many old friends of I'm
Gle Danny, as he was called.
The Hays City Laundry now has
very complete complement of machin-
cry table for a working outfit COM
minsurate with the growing needs
of the city. Recently there has been
installed a large washer capable of
washing several hundred pieces at one
time, The company have also in
stalled centrifugal dryer operated
similar to cream separtor. The
clothes are put into the machine and
the fast motion forces the water out
Fof them and is carried off by pipes
In a very few moments the wash is
practically dry and ready for the
large mangles Or smoothing irons, of
/ which there are several. The busi-
ness is increasing rapidly and larger
| quarters will soon have to be pro-
: cured. Fred Ilif, the general mana
ger, says that in all probability a
/ building will soon be erected large
enough to accommodate the growing
business.
Register of Deeds, Frank Wasinger.
reports that he had recorded sixteen
more oil leases on the Saline, this
week, which makes twenty-one up-to-
date. Leases are to run only
twelve months. The company
securing the leases are obliged to
| commence boring for oil within the
year or their leases will expire. It is
possible that. Ellis County, which is
now one of the banner wheat counties
IN the state, may become an oil CEN
ter With few oil magnates HAYS
| would soon become the metropolis
! of Western Kansas, with a popula-
ton of 10000 Let US hope for oil
and gas.
Bernice Lee, the winsome little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs FLOYD Lee
will be eleven years old tomorrow,
Saturday, May 18th, and will cele-
brate the event with a party at her
home. A birthday cake with eleven
candles viii doubtless be one of the
main attractions The following lit
| tie girls viii be guests: Josephine
Parker, Susan Madden, Charlotte
| Blender, Catherine Lewis, Virginia
Ford, Anna Doris Haveman, Mildred
King, Ethel Costner, Margaret Meade
Mildred Baker, Alice Hedges, Eva
Abercrombie-
/ Miss Olive Slingluf left May 18th.
for Columbia, Mo-, where she is di
recting a chorus of the girls of Chris
tan College and the boys of Mis-
so1n University for the ''Mikado."
which will be presented May 2S Miss
Slingluff viii take the part OF Ka-
tisha- She will direct the high school
chorus at commencement next FIR
day, and viii leave for Columbia,
that evening, to be gone a week
We are glad to know that Mrs. FL
mer Shade, who carries line of per
i fumes, powders, creams and other
toilet articles and also takes orders
for Racine hosiery, Is meeting with
/ good success Mrs Shades plan Is
to work UP q business with certain
Hays people as regular customers.
Hex goods are reliable and she merits
the patronage she 3 receiving.