The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-20

Mrs. DeNoon went to Mankato,
Kansas, Thursday morning, for visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcleod of Hutchin-
son, were here to attend Mr.. Ward s
funeral last Thursday.
Misses Beaulah Morton and Edna
Young, were guests of Miss Jessie
Robinson, last Sunday.
John Henderson returned the first of
the week from Holten, Kansas, where
he had been to visit his mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Morris left Tues
day night, for Aroya, Colo, where
they will make their future home.
Miss Verna ReemsDyder has been
seriously Ill for the past two weeks.
She is improving at this writing.
For SaIe:-I have number of pedi-
gree Belgian hares for sale.
Mrs. Annie E. Feitz.
Miss Jane O'LoughIin, who has been
quite seriously i'll, is now home from
the hospital and improving quite rapid
ly-
Mrs. Caldwell and children, who have
been visiting for a number of weeks in
their old home in Missouri, returned
home on last Monday.
Nick Arnhold, Carl Leiker, Wolf
Binder and others from Hays, attended
| the Implement Dealers Convention at
Kansas City, this week.
Mrs. A o. Robinson and Miss Lily
Robinson have returned from Lincoln,
Kansas, where they had been to attend
the funeral of a relative
Mrs. Armies E. Feitz will leave Sun
day, for trip to Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Michigan, on visit to relatives.
she expects te be absent several
months.
The members of the Jain Hays Camp
and number of their friends, held a
very pleasant dance at the G. A. R.
hall Wednesday night. All report an
| enjoyable occasion.
P. Casper Harvey went to Hoxie,
Friday, to be the sole Judge of the
High School debate contest for the
championship of the sixth Congress
sional district for 1917
Mr.. Harrison, editor Of the Reporter
at WaKeeney, was visitor in Hays,
Wednesday He was a pleasant caller
at this office Editor Harrison IS get
ting out an excellent paper.
Miss Della Unruh, teacher of German
in the High School enjoyed visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wilson of Kear-
ney, Nebraska, Tuesday. They were
on their way to Larned, Kansas. Mrs.
Wilson and Miss Unruh are sisters.
Geo. R. Bullock, formerly of Buck
eye township, who moved to Ohio, sew
eral years ago, writes the Free Press
that he has not forgotten old acquaint-
lances. He sent check for his sub
scription and says keep it coming"
While we do not hear of any more
new leases" we are sure there are &
cross bunch" of people on the streets
with sore arms. The scare was about
lal, but it resulted in hundreds oi
touchy people who do not or would not
appreciate the annual joke.
Rev. Hale and wife were at the birth
day dinner given in honor of Mrs. Sites
on last Saturday Mrs Sites was
Ininety-four years old. While she is
blind and has been for years, she is
happy and takes much interest in the
movements of society and the nation.
Last Wednesday evening, Mr.. VIII
liam T. Ure of Grinnell, Kansas, anc
Miss Maude NJ. Clay of Stico, Missouri
were united in marriage at the Meth
odist parsonage, by Rev. A. S. Hale
The young people will make their home
on farm, three miles south of Grin
nell Mr. Ure is a brother of Mis-!
Ure of Hays.
The first of the oratorical and debate
contests at the Normal viii take place
Tuesday, January 23rd This will b.
the peace contest and the winner vii
receive fifty dollars and gold medal
The contestants are, Emerson Felts
Harry Stock, C. A. Beeby, Burton NJ
T Clark, Elmo Meade and Harvey Reed
The contest is at o'clock. Judg'
5 Ruppenthal will preside
l Henry Knoche was hit by an automc
bile this Friday morning. while nea
o the corner Of Second and Chestnu
y Street. MIR Knoche, while not SCI
e iously injured, was pretty badly shake
e UP. He says the ear was exceedin
s the speed limit If the city marsh;
: can spare the time from otht
Y ardious duties, he should endeavor I
f stop the speed-crazed autoists- Tn
it Is the third accident on the streets Q
- Hays in the past six months. Son
one viii be killed or seriously injured
= speeding is not stopped
:. 1t was reported last week, that the
ID were over q hundred cases of small DC
E. in the city, but the actual facts are, a
n- cording to Health Officer Haas, the
T. we're exactly ten cases all told, seys