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

1917.
Henry Winters drove over to Ellis,
Tuesday night
Leland Bell went to Manhattan,
Friday night, on short visit
Alex Schueler and Tony Jacobs
went to Kansas City, Saturday night.
Nice light housekeeping rooms.
close IN. Inquire at this Office or call
phone 29.
Little Dean Miles has gone to Bea-
trice, Nebr., to spend several months
with his grandparents.
James Winchester has a govern
ment position in New Mexico 1t is
in the Indian agency.
Mrs. Lena Johnson Nelson, of Ada,
Kansas, has been visiting home folks
at the Peter Johnson home.
Jerry Fellers and son, Harvey,
were in Nebraska, on a business mis-
sion the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Eaton, who have
rented the Felten residence are estab-
fishing reputation for good meals.
Herman Feitz this week, purchased
brand new Maxwell automobile of
Pete Ward, the Maxwell agent at
Hays.
Lieutenant Governor Morgan of
Hutchinson, Kansas, will make the
Memorial Day address at the G. A.
R. Hall, this city.
Elmer Gates and Mrs Ida Kirby
| 77v7T&o1 3A h.
tist parsonage, Wednesday May 9th.
Rev. Rogers officiating.
His many friends here will be glad
/ to learn that Carl Barnes is the IA
ther of twin girls born at Topeka,
some weeks ago.
Emerson Felts was on board the Z.
S. warship Prometheus, somewhere on
| the high seas, when last heard from
sasy the Winona News
Alois Kissing has sold his
| dry goods stock to J. M. Denning, of
Buffalo Park, who will soon move
here and take. charge OF the business
The excavation for the Reede1
building corner of West Second and
/ Chestnut Street is finished and work
will soon begin on the foundation
1 1HS hOIh VI the IlGL-
man Tholen new brick business house
on South Chestnut Street has beer
completed and the laying of the bricl
has commenced.
The Hays Telephone Company
have commenced an extension of then
tow line from Hays to Lacrosse E
NJ. McClain has charge of the con
struction work.
Miles Mulroy is preparing to d'
his bit. He is having ten lots on Eas
Second Street, east of the Windso-
prepared and will plant the whol'
plot to Pinto beans.
The excavation for Harry Felten'
five business houses on West Secon'
Street, viii be completed within tn
next few days and the construction
work will commence at once
Mrs. C. A. Shelly, Worthy Matrol
of Hays Chapter o. E. S. left Tues
day morning, for Hutchinson, to al
tend the meeting of the Grand Chap
ter which convened Wednesday.
AS the Free Press predicted som
time ago, the oil craze has struck z
lis County. Last Week, Ed CroniI
: NJ. T. Meyer, and G. H. Velum secul
= ed fourteen oil leases on the Saline
In this issue the readers of tn
Free Press will find some interestin
/ letters of boys from Hays, who hav
2 answered the call of the flag and ar
s now at the front ready to do their b
for democracy and freedom
: Miss Anna Feitz returned hom
2 Sunday noon, from Topeka, wher
3 she had been to the Sunday SchoS
' Cnrx-oT,4rnT IN ho7- hnV,aa -H
: stopped off at Manhattan, to see Mr.
Hixion, better known in Hays, as EC
: ma Mutton.
: Mrs. W. A Lewis and Mrs. &c,
Philip, Jr., left Wednesday morning
for Hutchinson, to attend the annui
+, session of the Grand Chapter of I'll
:, Friday. Mrs. Philip went to Kanss
City, for a few days visit She wi
return Monday.
: Mr.. James McVey of Hill Cit
: and partner in the law firm Of NJ
3 Vey Brothers, was brought to Il
hospital here last week, where
underwent an operation for appel
o dicitis- He is making a good recO
cry. His father was with him for Sc
(, eral days
- On Monday evening, of this wee
= the sheriff of Ellis County, arrest
Gus Homing, whom it is alleged is
D German spy. Homing claims low
le City, Iowa, as his home. He had be-
J. IN the city about two days and "
r stopping at the New Windsor where
a is said by the proprietor he show,
n great talent as a draughtsman.
III borrowed an atlas of the county a.
u maps OF the city and proceeded
make drawings of prominent -poin
n IN the county and especially Of
~ mills and elevators. 1t is known II
n government secret service man
20 been on his trail for some time a
N caught up with him here, He is n
no IN the county jail here, and viii
n turned over to U. S. authorities
h+ soon as they call for him, which y
probably be within the next ten da
During the summer It viii be rene
ne bered there was a stranger. In the c