The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-24
Ray Wentworth was up from
Funston over Sunday.

Miss Olive Runyon spent the week
: end at her home near WaKeeney.
Electric toasters and coffee perco-
lators at Tholens' Jewelry Store.
The new December records go on
sale December 1st at MarkwelPs.
Nick Reidel of Ellis, is the new
mangaer at the Farmers Elevator.
The Hadley brothers were in from
the Saline on Tuesday, on business.
Come to MarkwelPs and get cata-
1st.
Attorney E. C. Flood and Clarence
Loreditsch drove up to Oakley, last
Saturday.
Tony Jacobs was in Topeka, last
Saturday morning, leaving Hays Fri
day morning.
Geo. and Maurice Ziegler went to
Kansas City, Tuesday morning, re-
turning Friday evening.
T. R. Wilson of Wheatland, Mo-, is
here visiting his brother r. A. Wilson,
operator at U. P. depot.
Ambrose Staab of Catherine, had
| shipment of cattle on the Kansas
market the first of the week
VIII Shuts was up from Wichita,
Monday, to visit home folks. He
went back to the city Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence HeyI of
Solomon, visited the Virmond sis
ters and other friends in Hays over
Sunday.
Mrs. Winnie Cox Owen left Mon
day noon for her home in Wichita,
relatives here.
Mrs. Geo. Philip, Sr., entertained
party of fourteen friends at six
o'clock dinner at the Brunswick on
Tuesday evening.
Clyde Gardner a prominent stock
man from the Saline, was initiated in
to the mysteries of the Knighs Temp
lars degree Monday night.
Miss Agnew has organized a sur
gical dressings class to meet every
Monday evening at the City library
at z 30 Everybody inviteds
The city marshal is carrying his
right arm in a sling, the result of
coming forcibly in contact with the
starting crank of a refractory Max
well automobile.
On Monday, Mrs. Kirkland enter
tanned at dinner and a line party at
the Strand, the old time Ellis county
people, David Bobst and wife now of
Kingman County, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Munroe and
daughter, Alcie Connell, motored to
Enterprise, last Friday, on a short
visit to Mrs. Munroe's sister, Mrs G..
]. Anderson. They returned Mon
day.
The Hays Steam Laundry has
moved into its new building two and
one-half blocks east of Winters
Hardware store. Everything new
and complete to give you service
Phone 81.
The 1917 graduating class of the
Hays High School have purchased an
elegant northern oak desk for the
purchased through furniture dealer
P. V. Gottschalk
A man was taken through here
Sunday night, on the train escorted
by two Sammies said to be q German
spy. He was apprehended, we under
stand at Dallas, Texas, and was be-
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The county sheriff returned the
first of the week from Montana where
he had been after Joe Stremel, who
is alleged to have uttered worthless
checks and otherwise to have defraud-
ed several citizens of Hays and vicin-
ity.
Gus Klug went to Galesburg, Ill,
Thursday of last week to test ship
ment of brick which was purchased
by the city to finish the present paw
ing contracts. Five carloads is said
to have been shipped from Galesburg
last Sunday.
Clyde Wolfbinder went to Funs-
ton, Monday in answer from a sum-
mons from the military headquarters
stationed there. Clyde registered
June 5th, was examined and accepted
here and has been awaiting a sum-
mons to report for duty.
VIM. King, who took several purses
at the last County fair with his trot-
ting horses, and then gave the money
to the Red Cross, this week, brought
his trotters and colts to the Fair
grounds where he will exercise them
this winter and spring while he lives
in Hays.
The W. G. T. u. will meet Tues
day, November 9th, at 2:30 p. m,
with Mrs. Ernest King. Roll Call,
Items from the State Presidents Re
port and a good program will be Civ
en-. All who are interested in the
work are invited.
Mrs D. c. holland, Pres.
Potato day at the Normal School
Saturday, November oath. Good
home grown potatoes. $1.50 per bus
shell.
Lieutenant Millard Crane writes:
81 thank you very much for your
card which came today. It does ones
heart good to know that someone is
remembering" envy every married
man and woman. The young ones
seem so happy. I think God must
love married people better than old
bachelors because He makes so many
of them Yet I do not see how /
could remain at home now, or any
young man can do so when he hears
the bugle calling. Somehow I am
very happy. Since coming home
from the troop train to Funston last
week, I have been operating fifty of
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