The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-02

G. W. Spencer transacted business
in Ellis, Friday.
Miss Ruth Eppler of Ellis, was
Hays visitor Saturday.
A son was born to C. A. Beeby
and wife Wednesday.
Clarence Haffamier has been doing
the plumbing in the new bank at Ell
lis.
Fred Miller was confined to his
room the first of the week with bad
cold.
Lee Mckinney is home from Camp
Pike, Ark, on a short leave of alb
sence.
Several water pipes were bursted
as a result of the severe cold weather
this week.
Albert Reidel from north of Wal
ker, was operated on for appedicitis
Wednesday.
Earnest Almond of Caldwell, Kan
sas, is here visiting his sister, Mrs.
Joseph Irwin.
Mrs. E. Garland Yarbrough and lit
tie daughter, Garland, were Ellis
hAo4COAS AANc1g-
Board and room for six; warm and
cozy rooms.-Katie Rogers, East
Juniata Street
Harry Stock and wife were up
from Bunkerhill, the first of the week
visiting relatives and friends.
Misses Josie and Amelia Leiker
and Tillie and Adeline Smith attend
oI Io Oh ET11;c
Mr.. Daniel L. Pestana of Des-
moine, Iowa, is here visiting his par
ents, Judge and Mrs. II. L. Pestana.
H. Nelson (Swede) who has re-
Gently joined the aviation arm of I'm
Gle Sans army is here awaiting or
ders.
P. J. Deane has for sale choice reg
istered Duros Jersey hogs of the best
Inns of breeding. Prices reasonable.
F2-t2.
Misses Agnes Bissing and Kathleen
Lyons and DR.. Ringwald and Ed Rust
attended the dance at Ellis, Friday
night.
Harvey Penney and several others
of the faithful attended the Kansas
Day dOings at Topeka, Tuesday of
this week.
Wednesday night Dr. Kidd brought
Mrs. Chet Fuller down from Ellis, to
the Hays hopital where she was oper-
ated on at once.
Mrs. Carl Leiker who has been in
Denver, taking treatment, for some
time, returned home Friday night,
much improved in heath.
Margaret and Anna Kranawitter,
who have been visiting their sister,
Mrs. Maurice Ziegler have returned
to their home in FL Paso, Texas.
Mrs. John Mcclure left Friday for
Salina, to join her husband. Mrs.
Mcclure was formerly Miss Mary
Brokaw Of the Shamrock Hotel.
Walter Huck, who lives near Ellis,
who is at the training cantonment at
Funston, was home three days this
week. on account of the death of a
relative.
The G. B. T. A. meets at Hays,
March z, 8, 9th and the Chamber of
Commerce is compiling a list of those
who will take borders and roomers
during this time.
W. D. Butts, father-in-law of At
torney Shuts is here seriously i'll.
Mr.. Butts is an old-timer of Ellis
County, who has been living IN Wich-
ita, until recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leighluter
came down from Park, Wednesday
night, with their little boy who was
treated at st. Anthony's Hospital
for an infection on the left hand.
C. R. Hare of Coffeeville, State or
ganicer for the Anti Horse Thief As
sociation is in Hays, for the purpose
of instituting an order for this COM
munity. Can be found at Windsor
Hotel
Miss Sophia Shade was down from
Hays, visiting her friend, Miss Geor-
gia Holland, last week, and taking
in the basketball game. She returned
home Saturday noon-Russen Re
former.
P. Caspar Harvey as a representa-
tive of the Fort Hays Normal School,
left Thursday for Emporia, to attend
meeting of the all-college Christian
World Democracy. The session will
last three days-Friday, Saturday and
Sunday.
Henry Allen wants to be governor
date, and Governor Arthur Capper
wants to go to the United States Sen
ate. Both men are able, patriotic
citizens of Kansas The Free Press
will stand hitched for either, or both
of them.
Have the readers of the State
Journal noticed that General Grants
picture is printed on the new S1O,-
600 bills?-State Journal
The editor of the Free Press, so
far, has failed to note the facts as
stated above although our eyesight
IS normal. How did it come that the
editor of the State Journal happened
to make the discovery?
Barring the fact that mud has been
eliminated in the paved district of
the city, to certain extent, yet the
streets ar n bad shape. The snow
was allowed to remain on the streets
until it has accumulated all sorts of
dust and when it commenced to melt
the streets were IN bad shape for
pedestrians. The snow should have
been removed as soon as the storm
was over.
This week the Free Press received
a copy of the Puash County Ond.)
Democrat, published at Winamac, in