The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-19

Hays visitor this week.
Lawrence Oldham has arrived from
overseas and is now in New York.
Special prices on all dolls at Oshant's
Variety and Toy Stores.
C.V. Ordway visited the Bice family
Thursday of last week.
Fresh Martha Washington CANDIES
at the Rexall Store.-King Bros.
C. A. Miller of Miller Bros, Real
Estate agency, is in Kansas City, hav-
ing his eyes tested.
Jas. L. Nolan left the first of the
week for Sharon Springs, where he has
secured position.
Special Christmas prices on SOL
DER KITS and Tourist Sets. The
RexaH Store.-King Brothers.
Mrs. Emma Averill returned home
Monday evening from Ellis, where she
had been nursing "fu' patients the
past two weeks.
Walter w Ward returned Tuesday
evening from ST. Louis, where he has
been in the quartermaster' depart
ment.
Buy those toys at once as we have
very few left. Dolls at rock bottom
prices. Oshant's Toy Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phannenstiel have re-
turned from their trip to the canton
ment and report their son recovering
from the terrible flu that is taking the
lives of so many of our soldier boys.
]. M. Denning has recovered from
severe attack of Influenza and is
again at work arranging his stock of
merchandise prior to opening soon.
Misses Lena Mcbride, Mayme Win
field and Mr.. Guy C. Olson of Oakley,
visited at the Windsor, Sunday.
For Sale or Secondhand fur
niture. See M. Landon before Dec.
2Oth.
R. J. Mulroy was visiting home folks
Sunday. He went to Kansas City,
Monday morning where he will assist
in collecting the income tax.
The Oakley schools having been
closed, Miss Alta Garrett and mother
are home, and will spend the holidays
with Mrs. John Henderson.
All China, Glassware and Pottery re-
duced for quick disposal, at Oshaht's
Variety Store.
Captain Azel Cochran is home from
Washington, D. c., where he has been
doing his part in helping win the
war for democracy.
Just few Wagons, Velocipedes,
Doll Cabs, and Carriages left at Oshat's
Toy Store. Better hurry and get in on
them.
The school of Miss Earnistine Fields
in Dakota, being closed on account of
flu, Mrs. Fields will not make her trip
there next week, and on Sunday and
Christmas dinner will be served at the
Brunswick hotel as usual.
Albert Basgall is quite III of pneumo-
mia at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas,
where he is in the aviation corps, His
mother, Mrs. Joseph B. Basgall and
Joseph, Jr., left Tuesday night for
II San Antonio.
Mr.. Abercrombie, travelling sales
man for the Loose-Wiles Cracker and
Candy Co., went to Lindsborg Friday,
to attend the funeral of his uncle.
Mrs. Abercronbie accompanied him,
stopping at Canton to visit relatives.
They made the trip in their car re-
. turning Monday afternoon.
Mrs. C. H. Morgan returned Monday
evening from an extended visit to her
sister and other relatives at Lone Tree
! and Washington, Iowa. On her way
to Iowa she visited with her daughter,
Mrs. Iva Robinson in Kansas City, and
Lieut. Clinton's wife at Ottawa,
: Kansas.
Miss Joy Hildebrand, who was z
member of the class graduating at the
! Fort Hays K. S. N, in 1916, was visit
5 ing among Normal and Hays friends
this week. Miss Hildebrand teache:
5 in the High school at Harlan, Kansas
S but the schools have been closed fol
; some time.
Dr. Drain of Russell. who is vel
, known in Hays, has been quite i'll will
pneumonia but is improving. Dr.. Wes
. has been going to Russell to treat him
The Chamber of Commerce haC
: their second noon luncheon at the M. E
church, Tuesday. About seventy per
8 sons were in attendance, part OF wnon
3 were ladies. A number of civic ques
Z tions OF interest to Hays people wer'
asked and discussed.
8l On Thursday a state convention o
s the agents of the Central Life Associa
z ton Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, meet
6 in Hays. The place of meeting is de
s termined by the business secured b,
Z the solicitor. Owing to the flu TIL
convention will not be so large as usual
s The ladies of the NJ. E. church vii
3 serve luncheon.
3 The following are the names of tn
9 members of Hays Lodge No. 195, "A