The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-12-01


end at her home in Ellis.
Mrs. Polcyn of Gorham, visited
friends in Hays, Saturday
Miss Edna Furbeck spent the
weekend at her home in Ellis.
Vernon Scott of the Normal visited
home folks at Stockton, this week
Miss Lena Colbery spent the week
end at her country home near Ellis.
Lynn Smith of the Normal, spent
Thanksgiving with home folks IN Be
lott.
Mrs Ordway was over from Plain
son, Lynn.
W A. Smith and wife are arrang-
ing to go to California, soon to spend
the winter
A Thanksgiving dance was given
at the Essex Hall, Thursday night. 4
good time was reported by all.
Miss Alice Craig spent the week
end in Ellis, the guest of her friend,
Mildred Meserve.
Loads of corn from the Smoky Hill
section was in our streets for sale last
Saturday and this week
Mr. ard Mrs. Jas. Peterson enter
tanned at Thanksgiving dinner Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Fellers and children.
Walter Runyon and wife from
near Hill City, visited friends here
last Friday returning home Saturday.
Alpheus Fellers, wife and children
of Chester, Neb.., visited Saturday
and Sunday with his cousin, Harvey
Fellers.
Mrs John Mcmahon and Mrs
Perigo of Ellis, were in Hays, on SOL
dier pension business last Friday af-
ternoon.
The former Smoky Hill farmer,
Dick Carter, now Of Clay County,
Kansas, was in town last Sunday, Wis
iting old friends
Miss Esther Shively came up from
Wednesday evening, to spend Thanks
giving with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs Jerry Fellers re-
turned Tuesday after weeks visit
with Mr.. Fellers' sister at Kismet,
Kansas, and with his brother at Null
invilIe, Kansas.
''The Star Spangled Banner" at
the Strand Theatre Thanksgiving
night, was greeted by a full house.
There was hardly standing room. The
box office showed 900 paid admis
siOns.
While attending the matinee at the
Strand Theatre Saturday afternoon,
Raymond Foster had the misfortune
to fall over a rope, cutting his chin
open. DR.. Anders took four stitches
in the chin.
Miss Elizabeth Chittenden ac-
companied by her friend, Miss Lucille
Hampson, came down from Grinnell,
Thursday morning, to spend Thanks
giving with relatives and friends.
The new December Victrola rec
ords go on sale December 1st, at
Markwel's.
Mrs. Bert Foster entertained at
dinner, Sunday, in honor of her mo-
ther, Mrs. Esther Joy of Salem
Iowa. Those present were: George
Mcintosh and family, Alex Mcintosh,
George Balls, Mrs. Jas. Mcintosh and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hi Byers.
We have heard much comment or
Mrs. Hale's flag reading given at the
church Sunday evening. In the
mind of this writer it was about the
best patriotic reading ever given II
Hays. Mrs. Hale is a great~favOrite
with her audiences and 1T is regret
ted that. she does not read oftener.-
! Communicated.
| Seed potatoes. Early Ohio's a
| Schlyer & Arnhold. Buy them now
Mrs. Gladhart came down from
/ Hays yesterday morning, to drive
! home their automobile which they
: left here Sunday ON their return
from the football game at Lawrence
They encountered but little mud un
! til they reached here but at this poin
! they We're compelled to leave the Cal
and take the train. mss Edith law
son went to Hays with her in the car
Russell Record.
| The Anti-Saloon League of Kansa
has arranged for a special train tt
run from Topeka to Washington, D
| c., for the forthcoming national con
vention of the Anti-Saloon League o.
! America to be held there on DeceTn
ber 10, IL and 18th. The Kansa
fdelegation will be headed by Cover
nor Arthur Capper ana delegate
from every part of the state are ex
pected to make the trip.
The farmers in the vicinity o
Hays, report wheat looking good
One and 64-1OO inches of rain fel
here about ten days ago which de
lighted the farmers and the citizen
of the city as we'll; what helps tn
farmer helps the city dweller. Tn
wheat is growing and two NOR
weeks of nice weather like we hav
been having will put the wheat in fin
condition for the winter and will ais
furnish some cattle pasture.
Seed potatoes. Early Ohio's a
Schlyer & Arnhold. Buy them nov
At this writing, "Wednesday after
noon) a telegram just received fror
Camp Funston informs the committe
that had charge of entertaining o
soldiers in several Hays homes O.
Thanksgiving day that, owing +
quarantine conditions, only two O
the thirty soldiers who wished t
come would be given passes to leav
their cantonments. These two wi
be guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wood fo
the DAY, arriving OF the noon traiT