The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-20
T. W. Wells spent Saturday in Rus

Junior Lewis is sufferin from an
abscess IN his foot
Bert Reed had a short furlough last
week and visited home folks.
Sophia Shade is the new lady in
waiting at DR.. Hennerich's Office.
Mrs. J. H. Ward came home Sunday
evening. reporting a pleasant trip
south
Mike Unrein who is in the Aviation
Camp South Carolina, is spending a
day at home
Mrs. Ed Hill returned home Sun
day night, from weeks visit to her
mother in Hoxie.
Miss Mabel Landon attended the
Choral Union picnic at Landon's
Grove on Tuesday.
Miss Grace Coover, a Normal stu
dent spent Saturday and Sunday at
her home in Wilson.
The children's day of the NJ. E.
church was largely attended and a
very good program was given.
The hot wind has caused some har-
vests to commence IN this county, this
week, a week ahead of expectations.
Word comes of the safe arrival in
California at their destination of Mo-
their Fields and Miss Alice Freese.
! Mrs. H. ]. Malone who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. V Starr,
has returned to her home in st Louis.
The family of Miss Noon who is at
tending the Normal school drove from
Cawker City on Sunday to visit her.
Miss Emily Johnson is in Ellsworth
in the Ellsworth State Bank owned
by c. G. Cochran. She is enjoying
her work.
Miss Annabelle Sutton and Mary
Katherine Bird will leave the first of
July for several weeks sojourn in
Colorado.
The Woods and Messrs. Hemphill
and Wells enjoyed picnic with the
| Birds at their country home on We'd
nesday evening.
Miss Pearl Hughes went to Wa
Keeney on Monday to attend an E. L.
convention. She made several ad-
dresses at this meeting.
Frank Carman was home from
Funston on Sunday and was looking
fine. Frank says he enjoys camp
life. Returned Monday
Alice, Daisy and David Beeby
drove to Hill City on Sunday. David
remained and Mr.. Beeby returned
with them that evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Daniels entertained
Mr.. Wells and Mr.. Hemphill at din
ner on Thursday night. DR.. Daniels
is relative of Mr.. Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee gave a little party
in honor of Miss Schoenhals on Tues
day evening. The many friends of
Miss Schoenhals are sorry to have
her leave.
Farmer VIM. j. Ward, who lived
many years near Yocemento, died at
his home in Ellis and was buried in
the cemetery there. His wife, son
and grandchildren survive him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Early and fam
lily visited Mrs. Early's sister at Ra-
dunn on Sunday. They went by way
| of Rush Center, where Mr.. Early has
cousin whom they also visited.
The Normal school enjoyed a pic
mic on Monday evening, under the
auspices of the Y. w c. A. Lunches
were enjoyed out in the open and
various games furnished the enter
| tainment.
Reba Barnes who formely lived in
Hays and who taught near here last
year, visited her cousin. Mrs. A. H
Kerns recently. She was on her way
to her home in Topeka, having taught
in Eado, Colo, this year.
Mrs. w. Pearl Martin of Topeka
was in this city inspecting the profes-
sional and prospective nurses available
for the United States service, if need
ed. Went from here to Ellis on heI
inspection tour.
1t is now written Sergeant Albert
Kerns and he has been moved from
Ellington Field, Houston, Tex, to
San Leon, Tex, which is a new camp
just being fitted up. Sergeant Kerns
has charge of a bunch of men doing
this work.
Lots of the farmers were in this
week and took farm hands out to
their places to work until harvest, be-
gins next week. 1t is claimed there
will be an abundance of hands here
as wanted. Western Kansas coun-
ties will send many down to help in
the work.
Mrs. Jas. Truan and Mrs Needles
of the Hopewell Auxiliary of the
Hays Chapter of the Red Cross were
in town Thursday and spent the af-
ternoon In the local sewing room get
ting material and patterns for then
work. They turned in thirty beauti-
fully made garments, the result OF
ther work the last three weeks.
In the contest over the Henry Hofi
of Victoria will contest on a charge
of undue influence IN the securing II
| by the executor, was tried last
week. About a hundred witnesses were
examined taking all the week. Hol
land & Mcclure for the CONTESTANTS
and Rea & Flood for the executor
The court decided there was undue
influence and set aside the viii. The
| $4,000 estate viii be equally divided
among the heirs, the deeds from Hen.
ry Hoff to Peter Hoff, the executor
being also set aside.
Mr.. and Mrs Malloy, Mr.. Christie
Epher and Mr.. and Mrs. Wood drove
to Landon's Grove south of Russell
on Tuesday afternoon to attend a pic