The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-09-29
Wednesdays Local.
Louis johnson has returned from q
visit to friends at Salina

Chas. Brumitt was up from Wilson
Sunday, visiting home folks.
D. C. Brumitt and wife are home
from their trip to Colorado.
A. ". Scribner, tax commissioner
from Omaha, Nebr., is here today.
Genevieve Rupp is assistant at DR..
Hennerich's Office
F. L. Chase and family of Oakley,
are in attendance at the fair today.
Bert Dick of Gorham has taken a
day off and is 'doing" the fair to-
day.
Mrs. Charles Mutton is enjoying a
, visit from her sister who lives at
Manhattan.
H. G. Watson of the Watson ranch
near McCracken, is a familiar figure
at the fair today.
Mrs Wurst is the new proprietor
of the northside boarding house, cor
ner Second and Fort Streets.
Albert Burtscher has been commits
stoned First Lieutenant and is sta
toned mar Little Rock, Arkansas.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Albert Glathardt are
enjoying Old Glory Week in Kansas
City.
John McMahon and family were up
from Dorrance, today, attending the
Fair and visiting relatives.
A. W. Robinson, editor and pro-
prietor of the Lacrosse Republican
| is attending the Golden Belt Fair
| today.
"BiH" Forde, Rush county's popu-
| lar auctioneer and his good wife were
among the jolly visitors at the fair
yesterday
Students Attention.
Furnished rooms for rent. Inquire
| at Tholen's Jewelry Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Miller has
recently rented the Peter Antonio
residence in North Hays, now owned
by W. w. Bemis.
Mrs. ]. c. Farley is here from Kan
sas City, this week, attending the
Henry Schawller.
Mrs. Dorothy Rinhart and mother,
Mrs. Chas. Treat came from Denver,
| on Tuesday, to spend several days
| with Mrs. Alex Philip.
Leonard Bell is going to Salina,
very soon to take examination, hop
| ing Uncle Sam will not refuse him,
the service he longsto give his coun-
| try.
B. F. Replogle and wife are enjoy
| ing delicious fruits from their ever
bearing strawberry vines. Strawber-
ries in the fall of the year are not a
common thing.
Quite a number of~the travelling
statesmen who make this territory
regular have arranged their runs"
| this week so as TO take one or two
days off to do the fair.
Rev. and Mrs. J. A Westerman of
Ellis, attended the fair Tuesday and
Wednesday, going on from here to
Russell, where the Methodist district
conference is in session.
So much interest is shown at the
Fair by the racing people that every
one of the horse stalls for racers are
filled and several are being kept in
the R. B. Thomas barn near the fair
grounds.
1t is to be regretted that the street
paving company were not working in
the north side of town this week, in
stead of blowing and grading on
West Normal Avenue, where there is
so much travel during the fair.
L. Burlingame, a horseman from
Lacrosse, had his right ankle frac-
tured yesterday by one of the racers
falling on him. He was so badly in
jured that he had to go home Wed
nesday morning
I The mothers of France" with
| L.
Tuesday night, was greeted by good
house and in these war times was ap-
preciated by the audience. 1t was
good and timely
Joe Weisener and wife returned
Wednesday from their wedding trip to
Manitou and other Colorado points
of interest. Joe says he would have
liked to have stayed longer but bust
ness called him home.
Harry Stock of the Bunkerhin Ad-
veFtiser and wife were in Hays, this
week, attending the fair Harry is
a member of the Normal band: 1t Is
rumored that Harry has recently en-
listed in the q. S. Signal corps OF
Uncle Sans new army
Miss Anna Smith is a guest of Mrs
Allie Reemsnyder for few days. She
| mas D6en IlilIlS d OUSAuSSS dppO1lS-
ment in Hill City, for ten days. We
are glad to learn that Miss Smith is
in the abstract business for herself
at Salina, and is doing well.
Cameo breaches and lavaliere:
from 50 to $50, at Tholen's Jewelry
store.
} Fred Miller has a new 1900 Buick
: automobile. 1t is now at Alex Schue
ler's garage awaiting a set of higl
priced tires. The Buick is a high clas;
| dependable machine, lite too higf
priced for a newspaper man but no'
too expensive for a real estate man
The newspaper "muts" money come.
a nickel at a time. The real estatC
geek" gets his IN bundles
. Monday night at the Strand "JoaI
] the Woman" was put on the screen
under the auspices OF the Hays ReC
> Cross Association. The play wa.
, greeted by fair audience. The mon
: ey received viii be used by the asso
citation IN purchasing comforts for tn
p boys at the front, who are fighting
: that this great republic may continu