The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-15
J. T. Nolan was down from Ellis,
between trains Thursday.

DR.. Neiswanger was home from
Kansas City, over Sunday.
John Sever of Camp Funston, visit
| ed at the Peter Johnson home over
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Haffamier and children
are visiting friends and relatives in
Chicago.
Mrs. A. D. Gotchius has returned
from her visit with her son at Utica,
Kansas.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Ed Sweeney,
Wednesday, December 18th, a nine
pound boy.
Mrs Guy Thomas is here from Sa-
! lima, visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry
Schwaller.
Two modern houses for rent.
Inquire of Miller Brothers.
James Westbrook has enlisted has
been accepted and will report for
training at once
Rev. and Mrs. Hale served dinner
to two table-fuls of friends on two
| evenings of last week.
Peter Johnson, Jr., is attending
IAAC u l. OdSC OOuISG Ell
gineering at Kansas City.
Superintendent Weeks of the Ex-
pertinent Station, addressed a Mems
Meeting at Ellis, Wednesday.
Rex WeIty is home from Hays and
will put in ''tire hospital in the
near future.-Hill City Republican.
Jimmie Nolan left Wednesday
night for Wichita, where he expects
to join Stock Company for the win
ter season.
Mr.. Weeks was in Topeka, the fore
part of the week enroute home from
Chicago, and had luncheon at the
James BIcAda1ns' home.
A Community Christmas enter
tainment at the Coliseum Christmas
night for everybody in Ellis County
Announcements next week.
Miles Mulroy came home from
Kansas City, Wednesday evening,
where he has been taking medical
treatment for several months past.
The advisory board of the Y. W. C.
A, of the Normal, served coffee and
sandwiches at the Normal last Thurs
day and Friday for the benefit of the
Y. w.
The Christmas vacation for Hays
College will commence Friday, the 21
of December. The boys have a hard
session both in their studies and on
the athletic field and will therefore
enjoy few days of rest greatly.
See DR.. Pruitt's guaranteed HELP
THE HEN LAY offer. 1t cost you
nothing to try it. Ad on another
page.
Try pound (fun weight) of
Douglas Chocolates, assorted to your
liking and you viii buy no other for
your "friend" for Christmas. There
are none better and few as good
Hays City Drug Store.
The Ladies of the Baptist Church
will hold a Food Sale on Thursday,
December Goth in BasgalTs New
Store. Also a number of articles,
dolls and fancy work suitable for
gifts. will be for sale. Do not for
get the date.
The result of the Annual Catholic
Fair was announced last Sunday, in
church. The net receipts amounted
to fourteen hundred sixty-seven dol
lars. This certainly is a most gritty
ing sum and speaks highly of the lib
CA AMY VI IHO OdIuO1ICS anu the D6O-
pie of Hays, who are not members
of the church contributed literally.
The Knights of Columbus of st.
Joseph Council 1925, Hays, Kansas,
will initiate a class of about forty
or fifty members on Sunday, Decem-
Der the 23rd. The young men were
so highly impressed with the great
work that the Knights are doing for
the soldier boys in the cantonments,
that there is a rush for membership
to get into the order
Ed Little of the Bank of Hays
City, has gone east on a months va
cation
The painter, Edward Peine and son
of Cincinatti, Ohio, who have been
doing decorating work in the Catho-
lie church for the last four or five
weeks, have about finished their
work. The Penies are artists and
the church will appear in splendent
beauty, when again thrown open for
full services which will be about
Christmas time. 1t will be worth any
body's time to go up on the hill and
take look at the fine work.