The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-04-21
Death of Mrs. Hall

brought TO Hays for burial Inc 1un-
eral occurred from the Lutheran
church Friday afternoon, at two
o'clock, Rev. West officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall were prominent
citizens of Hays, in an early day
They owned the pioneer hardware
store They also built and improved
one of the incest homes in the city.
Mr.. A. S. Hall was the first presi-
dent of the bank of Ellis County, and
also the first president of the First
National Bank of Hays City, Kansas,
and in passing of these two pioneers
there have been removed two who did
much for the upbuilding of our town
at time when it required much cour-
age. Her remains arrived in Hays,
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Link, Thursday evening Mrs s. Motz,
her daughter and grandson, Frank
Motz, were here to receive them
H.F. Addison went to Salina, Tues
day morning.
Mr.. Walter Steadman's new bunga-
low is nearing completion.
Jennette Philips and sister went to
Kansas City Thursday morning.
Attorney Herman Long of Wa
Keeney, was in Hays, Tuesday.
Grading has been comenced on the
grounds of the new High School build
ing.
Mrs. Chas. Buckholz of Pittsburg,
is visiting her friend, Mrs Glen Til
lotson.
Rev. Snyder left for Oberlin, Mon
day, to attend a meeting of the Pres
bytery.
Mrs. Dave Nickles and daughter,
Mildred, were here visiting the last
part of the week.
The Presbyterian church has is
sued a call to Rev. Snyder as their
permanent pastor.
Mrs. Kiser of Indianapolis, Ind,
is spending a couple of weeks with
her son at the Station.
Reynold Meyer and wife of Bison,
Kansas, visited his brother and wife,
G. W Meyer, Sunday.
Mrs. E. A. Rea and daughter, Ha-
eel, left for Hiawatha, Kansas, Thurs
day, for a visit to relatives.
Maragret Post, who lives out on the
Smoky, was taken to the hospital last
week, with typhoid fever.
Misses Ruth Cox and Eva Whitton
both teachers in the Ellis schools,
spent Saturday, in Hays.
Mrs. F. D. Fox and daughter Helen,
of Kansas City, spent the weekend
at the G. D. Baughman home.
E G. Ross OF Buckeye, returned
Wednesday, from a visit with friends
and relatives in Nemeha county.
Miss Mary Haffamier of Hays, has
accepted a position in the dry goods
department of the Plainville Mercan-
tile ompany.-Plainville Times
Many important committees were
appointed at the Sunday School
Board meeting on last Tuesday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Macintosh, who
live fourteen miles north of Hays,
celebrated their Golden Wedding last
Wednesday.
The athletics of the season includ-
| iEg baseball and track work has died
| out at the Normal on account of the
boys going TO war.
Miss Anna Wolf and Mr.. Frank
| Matche were married at the st Cath
crime church in Catherine, on Monday
morning, at four o'clock
The Kirkman motion picture and
/ opera house is being rushed to com
pletion. Mr.. Kirkman expects to open
to the public about May 10TH
Tuesday evening, Rev. and Mrs.
! Rogers gave a birthday party in hon
or of Miss Eva Wood. Quite num-
Der of young people enjoyed the oc-
casiOn-
The School Board of the Gosse1
school had a meeting last Friday and
elected the following officers: James
Peterson, director; Mary a. Blen-
der, clerk; and Pete Kuhn as treasur-
er.
Last Monday evening, a number o1
our Boy Scouts helped Supt. Weeks
of the Experiment Station, cut seeC
potatoes. The boys worked unit
quite late and cut about half cal
load of seed.
Amanda Sites, who has been living
in town for the last year, went Il
Colorado, Saturday, to take up 1
homestead.
Glenn Archer is Ill IN the hospital
The doctors reported that he had ty
phoid at first but this report was Ia
ter contradicted-
: Harry N. Stock will deliver his ora
ton, "This Glorious War" at tn
Baptist church Sunday night, at tn
> preaching service at eight p m
Il The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union OF the state will meet /
! annual convention IN Hays, this yeal
i probably about the middle Of June
The Rebekah Lodge initiated te
: new candidates last Friday night A.
5 ter the initiation 2 lunch was serve
t by the entertainment committee.
: Rev. and Mrs. West entertained
number of the young people Of ii
B Lutheran church at their home @
:, Juniata Street, Thursday evening
: BARN FOR SALE
4 IL.