The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-06
Mrs Bartel's sister, Miss Bisby, Is
visiting her and her father

Mrs Bartels sister, Miss Bisby, IS
| visiting her and her father.
Mrs. Thos. Munroe has several
friends visiting her from Lacrosse.
David Chittenden is working for
jeff Saunders again this summer.
A train load of soldiers from the
west went through going east Satur-
day evening.
Monday the street scraper was at
work leveling dwon the rough spots
on our unpaved streets.
Another big draft comes the week
of June oath, and the number from
Ellis county will be thirty-six.
Mrs. Harry Stock of Bunkerhill,
came Wednesday night to remain
some time with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs A. rogge.-Oakley Graphic.
All around town those having va
cant lots or unused lots are having
to help the food situation in these
war times.
Mr.. Callahan, who has been clerk
ing at the Brunswick hotel for some
time, left this week for the southern
/ harvest fields and will work up north
as the harvest ripens, hoping to be
in Ellis county in July.
| The new draft orders for the week
of June 24th, call for about 5000
from Kansas, of which Ellis County is
to furnish thirty to go to Camp Funs-
| ton and six to Camp Cody, Denning,
| New Mexico.
The coming of the students helps
out in the Sunday Schools in the city.
At the Methodist church last Sunday
morning, more than $50 attended the
Sunday School.
A large number of students have
come in this week to attend the sum-
mer term at the State Normal here.
Two of the faculty of the Garden City
Schools came on Saturday and are al
ready much pleased with our little
city.
The Methodist church people have
placed the music for the Sunday
morning service in the hands of Prof.
Malloy and last Sunday it was excel
lent. He was assisted by Mrs. Malloy
and Miss Pestana and others. Go hear
them next Sunday.
With the time for filing petitions
for candidacy at the coming primary
election, ending June 21, candidates
who intend to circulate petitions
must hurry. Names must be secured
from seven precincts at least. Sew
erai of the candidates will merely file
by putting up a deposit.
Herman Oldham closed his garage
on East Juniata Street, stored away
his tools and machinery and is now
at Camp Funston with the soldier
boys. He has a good position with
the motor truck Or repair gangs in
the army. He was glad to go and
do his part.
Mrs. King, who has been wintering
on East Normal Avenue has moved to
Ellis to be near her old friends and
the Trego county farm. The daugh-
ter will return to Buffalo, and the
granddaughter to her home in Miss
issippi, near New Orleans. Mr.. King
will reamain here and still train his
horses on the Fair grounds.
To do mis- bit to help out in the war
and harvest, Clerk Hemphill of the
Brunswick having enlisted, Harry
Freese is now helping run the office
at the Brunswick hotel. The other
boys have gone into the harvest work.
He will have his land, pension and no
tary desk at the Brunswick hotel un-
til further notice. If you want him,
go there.
By the coming of over 800 students
to the State Normal and County In
stitutes, the rooming houses around
town are well filed. Many who have
never before taken roomers, have
thrown open their spare rooms to
help accommodate the crowd. Hays
has always been ready to take care of
all strangers within her gates.
Last Sunday evening the Methodist
church was crowded to the doors, the
evening being devoted to chorus
singing by the whole audience, after
which Prof. Collyer, assisted by Prof.
Wood, gave about sixty stereoptican
views of war activities, including a
couple Of Hays Normal scenes that
were very entertaining. Prof. Col
yer got the views from Washington.
Blaine Sites came home from the
army last week to attend the funeral
of his grandmother and left this
week again for his post of duty. He
made some remarks to the crowd at
the Methodist church last Sunday
evening, and received hearty ap-
plause. He told them the feeling
among those best posted was that the
war would be apt to last a couple of
years yet.