The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

The old wooden buildings rat har-
bors, disease breeders and unsightly
nulsanceS-for politeness called bust
ness houses, on North Chestnut street
some of them at least, are going to be
moved at once and new brick build
ings viii be erected in their stead,
during the summer months For
years the health officers have been
afraid to Investigate the back allies.
fearing, perhaps, they would have to
port, the filth and stencil that pre-
vailed IN that especial section cf the
city. However, there are other alleys
nearly as bad for instance the alley
back Of the business houses on South
Nam Street. IN one part of the al
leys there are barrels of bottles, piles
of ashes, and all sorts of filth that
has been accommodating for months
The health department should see to
it that it is removed.
Royal Three Hair Tonic, Face Pow
der and Hand Lotion are indispensa-
BILE aids to good looks. Try them. Car
rled only by the Hays City Drug
Store.
Mr. ShiveIy's Sunday School class
at the Presbyterian church was en-
tertained at the home of Miss Flor
ence Niclzles, Wednesday night. Each
girl invited as her guest boy friend.
Those present were as follows; Miss
es FLORENCE and Frances Nickles,
Dora Croft, Florence SDeer, GLADYS
Morrison, Della Unruh, Bena Morse,
Margaret Chittenden, Elizabeth Chit
tenden, Chloe and Edna Deardorf.
Carrie McKeown, Mary Chittenden.
Rose Heller, Esther Shively, Ruth
Snyder, Agnes McCammon, Ernestine
Fields, Claire Hastings and Mrs
Shively. Messrs. Fred and Ralph
Archer, Ray Musgrave, Dougherty,
John Devices, Jack Bice, Lawrence
Gross, Adelbert Cowan, Pearl Tilley,
der, Fred Albertson, HiIdwein Non.
Ernest Mock, Joe Henning, Rev. Sny-
Clifford Morrison, and Mr.. Shively
We carry full line of Mckinley
and Root sheet music-onIy Is cents
copy. Hays City Drug Store
Mrs. E. W. Hockensmith and Mrs.
Harry Barten are giving a series of
Iuncheons this week. They entertain
ed with a st. Patrick's luncheon,
I Wednesday, at one thirty. Those
present were: Mrs. G. E. Williams,
Mrs A F. Cochran, Mrs. F. K.
Meade, Mrs. Fred Oshant, Mrs. Vic
Winters, Mrs. H. E. Malloy, Miss
Rena Faubion, Mrs. Mcintyre, Mrs.
Joe Irwin, Mrs. II. 3. Neiswanger.
Mrs c. Il. Jameson, Mrs. E. NJ. Speer.
Mrs. H. B. Kohl, Mrs. G. S. Grass.
Mrs. Alex Philip, Mrs. Bode, Mrs.
! Lou Bell, Mrs. Theodore Andrews
land Mrs. Rose Nolan.
Choice tobacco, cigars and pipes
| for those who use them can be found
! at the Hays City Drug Store.
Last Monday, Harry FeIten pur-
chased the Prof. E. B. Matthew resi-
| dence property IN the northeast part
! OF the city, for which he paved
| S6,70O. It is one of the most eIe-
CANT residence properties IN the city.
| The Feltens viii take possession ApriI
Ist- Il IS also rumOred that the Feiten
! property, corner of Fort and Second
| Streets-one block from the Z. P
| depot-is to be the site for a $780,
600 new hotel to be erected within
the year.
4 telegram, the first OF the week.
| from Miles Mulroy, who was in at
| tendance at the A. o. u. ". conven-
| ton at Atchison, stated that the 1919
| More than q thousand delegates viii
be present at the meeting A COM
mlttee was sent from Hays, headed by
| Prof. c. J. Smith, of the Normal.
| secured this great convention for
Hays.
/ The Hays High School basketball
team defeated Ellsworth High School
when the two teams clashed at the
| district tournament The game end
ed IN a tie and five minutes more was
given to play the tie of. HAYS won
by a score Of e to 27.
Mr. and Mrs w. H. Stanfeld of
Alton, came over In their car Sat
urday, and visited with their dsugh-
ter, Mrs. L. z. Miller, over Sunday.
Mr.. Geo. Bear left for Russell.
Saturday noon, to visit relatives. He
= returned Sunday night.