The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

Harry Grass of Lacrosse, was a
Hays visitor Tuesday
Mr.. S. P. Denning of Oakley. spent
Sunday with his family.
Mr.. W. Tutter of Ransom, visited
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Metzger last
week.
Mr.. A. W. Weber and Miss Margaret
Weber of Victoria, were Hays visitors
Friday.
Mr.. A. Glathart of Lawrence, came
in Tuesday evening for visit with his
family.
Xmas POST CARDS and BOOK
SETS at The Rexall Store. King Bros.
Miss Edna Fairchild of BunkerhiIl,
was the guest of Miss Lucy Hoke this
week.
Mrs M E. Replogle, Mrs. Sophus
Johnson and son, Robert, were shop
ping is Hays, Monday.
Capt. Delaney of the Fort Hsys
camp, spent several days the past week
in Kansas City on army matters.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gill entertain
ed Mr.. H. A. Cowan and family for
roast turkey, Sunday.
Ralph w. Graham has been appointed
by Judge Purcell as his stenographer.
He will commence work January 10th.
There will be a regular meeting of
the M. W. A, Dec. II, for the elec-
ton of officers. Meeting over Zieg-
ler's store.-M. J. Bell, Clerk.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton of Kansas City,
visited her sister, Mrs. S. P. Denning
and left Tuesday morning to visit rela-
tives in Ellsworth.
A vote with every cent spent. The
RexaIl. Store DOLL CONTEST. King
Brothers.
Mrs. A. G. O'Toole, Mrs. Van Wir,
Mrs. W. T. Meyers and Miss Hazel Van
Wir of McCracken, were making pur-
chases IN Hays, Friday.
State Tax Commissioners Lang of
Russell, and Kinkead of Johnson coun-
ty, talked tax matters with the county
officers here on Tuesday, being on their
annual trip
The payroll of the troops at the Fort
Hays School was signed up on Monday
to Dec. 18th, and by that date is ex-
pected that every soldier boy will be
paid off and mustered out OF the Sc,
vice.
Ex-County Commissioner Eli Cole .oi
Hamilton township, was IN town Tues
day to look after two Hereford bull
calves he recently purchased at the
Alex Philip & Sons Big Creek ranch
They were a couple of beauties.
Merchant Denning, who recentl!
moved his stock of general merchan
disc down from Buffalo Park, is suffer
ing from an attack of influenza. H,
is now convalescing and expect to sool
open for business.
Judge-elect Purcell has fitted up al
Office in the rooms just north of tn
judges bench in the north part of tn
house. This gives him a chance to hol
Geurt in chamber to try civil cases with
cut the necessity of heating the larg
court room. WaKeeney World.
Clyde Peffenberger received the goo
news the first of the week that he wi
have charge of the Standard Oil sta
ton at Hays. This is good payin
job and we are glad to chronicle Clyde
good fortune. His family will renal
here until school is closed. WaKeene
World
The U. S. Senate Postoffice commit
tee has reported favorably the bill
reduce the rate of letter postage t
one and two cents as before the wa
to take effect at the end of the fiscs
year, July 1st. Second class post;
rates are also to be reduced.
A man by the name of Benson ws
arrested at Sharon Spring, by Sheri
WeItz. the first of the week, an
brought back to Hays charged wit
passing worthless checks on a numbe
of unsuspecting citizens of this cit!
Harry King and Geo. Star are anon
his victims. The frisky gentleman
now boarding at the expense of Ell
county.
/ On Tuesday afternoon as Miss Verd
Green of Plainville was lighting g
oil stove, her clothes in semeway igni
) ed and her body was badly burnet
! though not dangerously. Her mothe
B Mrs. Mabel Green, while putting oil
5 the flames, was burned upon the hanC
; and arms. Verds is a grand-daught'
) of Mr.. Frank Bice of this city.
From the "Industria1ist' we lear
; that Mrs. Pelham, wife of Mr.. J.
Pelham who was formerly connects
; with the Experiment Station an
later instructor in agriculture at tt
3 Fort Hays Normal, died of infuenz