The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-10-27

| 4hS Adu1SS A1O Society OF the LQ
theran Church will meet with Mrs
M. j. Bell on Thursday, November
The brick for the new City Hal
| IS arriving and being piled on the
Ryan, lot just across the street from
the new hall location.
The cement grading of West Craw
ford Avenue from Chestnut STREE
to the McVey crossing at west end i:
completed and in few days laying OF
the brick will be commenced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rea of Hays City
were the guests of their daughter
Hazel at the Alpha Chi Omega House
Saturday and Sunday.-Universit
Daily Kansas, October Is.
Millard Kirkman has ordered 2
new screen for the Strand-the very
best that can be purchased and this
already popular playhouse will now
be more popular than ever.
A large steam heating plant, con-
sisting of twelve large and eight
small radiators is being installed in
the Strand Theatre this week. This
is one OF the largest heating plants in
the city.
B. W. Waters a prominent citizen
of Dresden, and family = passed
through Hays Saturday enroute to
Camp Funston, to visit his son, who
is now one of Uncle Sans soldier
boys. He was the guest of c. W.
Miller during his stay in Hays.
The old reliable New Opera
House motion picture theatre-is still
playing to its ever-growing patronage.
The pictures put on the screen are
the very best that money can
purchase and Manager Fredorovicz
Hays audiences"
B. c. Arnold as the receiver of the
D. H. Eearly & Sons Harness stock
OF goods now in bankruptcy court,
took possession this week and the
three appraisers, n. P. Gassman, Har-
ry Freese and Carl Leiker, made a
complete inventory of the goods on
hand and in a few days it will be an
nounced If they are to be sold at
public or private sale.
The meeting Wednesday afternoon
at the Strand Theatre to help boost
the bond sale was well attended and
was quite an enthusiastic gathering.
The speakers were, FIR. Julius, 81. l..
Pestana, G. G. Cochran, FIR. Mark and
Rev. G. F. West. Helen Pestana was
on the program for song, which
was highly appreciated by the audi
ence. Mayor Philip presided
DR.. and Mrs T. H. Clover enter
tanned two merry crowds at their
home, on Wednesday and Thursday
evening. It's being the Halloween
season this idea was carried out in
the decorations, games, and refresh
mentS- Those guests who made their
way safely past the ghosts that
haunted" the house, were given
masks for the evening. If shrieks
and laughter a late hour are indica-
tions, every one had good time.
The annual meeting of the Trim
ity Lutheran church was held last
week. Victor Holm, G. E. Malmberg,
and c. W. Reeder were elected new
members on the council. They met
and organized at DR.. Middlekauff's
Office, Monday. Mr., Reeder was ap-
pointed chairman, Mr.. MaTkwen f.
nancial secretary and Victor Holm,
secretary, and Dr.. Middlekauff, treas
urer.
Fenetta Sargent Haskell, Dram
attic Reader, will appear in the second
number OF the Normal Lyceum
Course, Thursday, November 1st Re-
served seats at Markwell's. Course
tickets for the remaining eight num-
bers may be purchased at $3.50 for
regular attendants and $500 for
students.
'The Neglected Wife" is the new
serial that started this Thursday Oc-
tober 25th, at the Strand Theatre. A
synopsis Of the story will be published
IN The Free Press every week, pre-
ceeding the picture. Two episodes ap-
pear this week on account of not re-
ceiving copy in time for last weeks
paper. Read about It in the Free
Press and then see the picture at the
Strand.
Mrs. Catherine Hedgepath passed
out of this life in ST. Anthony Hospi-
tai last Saturday morning; thus ends
a life that has been full of suffering.
On August 18th, she was sixty-eight
years of age, and for the last thirteen
years she has been almost a constant
sufferer. For a little more than ten
years she has been unable to walk a
step. There were months and years
wherein she found more comfort in
her chair than on her bed, and it is
thus that many OF US knew her@sit-
ting in her chair day and night, pa
tlently suffering, and cheerful with
all. To her two children ere born,
the son who died eighteen years ago
and Edna, the daughter, who has so
tenderly and faithfully cared for her
during all these years of suffering.
Mrs. Hedgepath, is survived by her
aged mother, now 10S years old, one
sister, one half sister and one half
brother, all of whom live In Missouri,
and her daughter, Edna
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
E. o. Rogers IN the Baptist church,
Of which she was member Saturday
afternoon at three O'Clock
Iwish to take this means Of thank
ing all friends hwo were so kind and
helped IN so many different ways
duriny mothers long illness. Also
those who so willingly took part at
the funeral and burial bringing beau
tiful flowers.
Edna Hedgepath