The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-19

ed to about fifty invited guests. The
happy couple left on the midnight
train to spend their honeymoon IN
Central Missouri, visiting the groom:
parents and relatives. On their re
turn and as soon as their bungalow
on Sixth street is completed they viii
start housekeeping. Both groom and
bride are among the poular young
people in Hays, and host of friends
are congratulating and wishing them
many years of matrimonial happiness
Ruth Miles entertained a party of
boy and girl friends at her home on
Thursday evening.
The graduating class of the State
| Normal are appearing on our streets
wearing caps and gowns.
Lutheran Aid Society will hold a
Spring Rummage Sale at c. W. Mil
ler's Office on Saturday, May 26th.
Lutheran Aid Society will meet
of the church are requested to be
present.
Mrs. Frosty Blackburn left for
Kansas City, Sunday evening, where
she expects to be treated by an ear
specialist for her ear.
Little Grace, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Solomon was taken to the
hospital Sunday evening, with a bad
attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. WRn. Hagen and fam
lily and Ernest Kruger, who live
north of Ellis, spent Sunday, with
relatives in Buckeye.
P. Caspar Horvey will OCCUPY the
pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday
morning, in the absence of the pas
tor, who is in Cleveland, Ohio.
The store owned by John Miller at
Hyacinth, was divided into two parts
and is being moved to Hays this
week, by Alb Sykes and Ed Payne.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Reemsnyder en-
tertained their nieces, Mabel and An
ma Blender at a six o'clock dinner,
last Monday evening, IN honor of Miss
Mabel's birthday.
The population OF Hays City is
3,045. The boosters over there are
looking for 5000 In the near future
hays certainly is growing some
Stockton Record -ee
P. Caspar Harvey left Wednesday
morning, on a four day trip into
Western Kansas, to deliver COM
mencement addresses, at Grainfield,
Cove, Hoxie, and Russell Springs.
Last Saturday, Frank King pur-
chased three hogs for which he paid
$172.45; Monday, he sold one of
them for $110.50. The porker weigh
ed over 600 pounds. Some hog. Some
price.
The Buckeye baseball team played
the Catholic College last Sunday, on
the College grounds. Buckeye was a
little unfortunate by getting two play
ers hurt. The score was 7-15 in favor
of the college.
Wright True, formerly of Hays,
VINO lives at Aroya, Colo, was work
ing in a garage when an oxygen tank
exploded, his face and eyes were bad
ly burned, but at this writing he is
slowly recovering.
Nick Gassman has bought the
knoche building on North Chestnut
Street, lately occupied by the Starr
restaurant, and will have it moved
to his lots on West Crawford Avenue,
and will fix it up for dwelling.
The Saturday Afternoon Club at
its final meeting of the year tomorrow
afternoon, will learn the work it is to
follow. Every woman in Hays, may
home, provided through the Red
Cross.
While q group of small boys were
playing ball at Walz's, who live west
of town last Sunday. Carl Blender,
son of Mr.. and Mrs Ed Blender fell
down, another boy fell on him, and
the two falls together caused a brok-
en- shoulder for Carl.
Rev. A. S. Hale has been absent
part of the week, making commence
ment addresses in local towns. He
gave his lecture GA Conquering Life"
at Clayton, on Wednesday evening,
and at Morland, Thursday evening.
Mr.. Herman of Wallace County.
who had charge of the Dairy Depart
ment at the State Normal School at
Hays, has resigned and removed with
where he has bought, through Will
Madden, an irrigated alfalfa farm.
1t is said that a new broom sweeps
clean, but notwithstanding the fact,
the Hays New Opera House is still
ager is untiring in his efforts to please
his audiences, and is succeeding as
IS verified by the large audiences that
nightly visit his shows
Alex Kissing, the North Main
Street general merchandise dealer,
Ike hundreds OF other citizens in
Hays and Ellis County, Is doing his
bit in the food drive. Besides having
garden on his residence lots he has
small plot of ground back OF his
store that he has planted to vege-
tables.
Harry NJ. Stock will deliver his ora
ton ''This Glorious War" IN his old
home town of McCracken, next Sun
day This is the first time any of the
orators have spoken there-aIthough
for the last three years the Inter
normal orators have come from that
town He viii speak in the Methodist
church.
Probate Judge, F. E. McLain, at
tended the State Encampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic at Sa-
lima, three days this week. Judge 3.
c. Arnold acted probate Judge IN his
stead. The business Of the Office was
N good hands as B. c. Is thoroughly
On to the job, having held the once
"a years past