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


Mrs. W. A. Boys and children are
visiting relatives at Manhattan.
The local draft board has been
examining Uncle Sans new soldiers
this week.
Miss Deany Preussner left on Mon
day for her new work in a bank at
Junction City.
It is reported that a son was re-
Gently born to Fred Rea and wife at
Hiawatha, Kansas.
Miss Esther Shively, who teaches
at Bunkerhill, spent Sudnay at the
c. A. Shively home.
R. L. Gamble of Topeka, the new
state architect, was in town on Mon
day, looking US over.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jess Gatewood at the hospital this
city, Monday of this week.
Harvey Penney and several other
citizens of Hays, attended Kansas
Day at Topeka, Tuesday of this week.
1t is reported that the Rainbow Di-
vision of the Kansas National
Guards are now at the front in the
trenches.
Miss Lena Brown returned to Els
worth on Sunday last, and resumed
her work in the schools there on Mon
day morning.
Mrs. Pearl Garrett is home from
Kansas City, where she spent several
days with a sister, who is hopelessly
i'll in one of the city's hospitals.
Mrs. Harvey Fellers will return
from Wilson in day or two, where
she and her children have been visit
ing home folks for the past wek.
Ed Rea has thirty cases on the bar
docket for the February term of the
the popular attorney in this neck of
the woods.
A petition was circulated on East
Juniata Street this week asking the
property holders to sign up for paw
ing lit met with Disaster Short
crops, paving and war won't mix.
C. NJ. Holmquist and County At
torney E. c. Flood, attended a meet
ing of the Bar Association at Topeka,
Tuesday. c. w. Reeder acted as
county attorney during Mr.. Floods
absence
The Oshant and Smith case which
occupied the better part of last week
has been adjourned until an auditor
looks over the books of the firm. G.
H. Harne of Salina, has been selected
for the job.
H. L. Humphrey of Abilene, Kan
sas, was in Hays, Tuesday, of this
week. Mr.. Humphrey is an old
friend and neighbor and a distant
relative of the H. A. Cowan family
He was here on business.
Charlie DeCrow, who has been
working in Nebraska, for the past
three months, returned to his home
and children in Hays, on Monday. He
sold his home in Burlington, Kansas,
and may decided to build and reside
permanently in Hays.
Dr. Vermillion returned to his
work in Eastern Kansas, on Monday
morning. He will be in Hays again
in three weeks at which time the fam
lily will move from here to their fu-
ture home in Wichita. 1t is with
genuine regret we see this most ex-
cellent family removing from Hays.
~ writer
that nine years ago January % and
%, a terrible storm prevailed over
Kansas. The wind exceeded fifty
miles per hour On the 18th at mid
night snow and sleet fell, and on the
night of the 29th the mercury regis
tered sixteen below zero.
John Miller went to Kansas City,
Tuesday, to join the signal corps of
the army. He was given physical and
mental examination Wednesday and
found fit. He has been sworn in and
is now member of the United States
signal corps. John with one other
young man passed with a grade of 90
Plus. Ninety-eight is the highest
grade possible.
What did you have for luncheon at
noon today?" We asked several per
sons on Monday evening Here are
five of the replies representing
homes of varying degrees of wealth :
Corn mullins and cocoa "Mush
and milk and fresh apples -fCon
bread and baked potatoes Fried
mush and apple dumplings'- Rabbit
loaf and corn gems" And if this
isn't Hooverizing, what is?
Seven boys and girls have applied
to be put on by the local W. G. T. u,
some time in February. The pro-
gram may include eight speakers.
There is room for one more boy or
girl from eleven to fourteen years
of age. Who wants the place? No
one has received any training as yet,
but training will be given IN a thor
ough manner before the contest
comes off and at a very reasonable
rate by an experienced teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Hill had COW
ers laid for twelve guests at dinner
on Wednesday evening. 1t was a
bountiful spread for a wartime din
ner and yet with all of its variety and
delicioGsness there would have been
little reason for Mr.. Hoover to COM
pain To their beautiful new house
on Normal Avenue, Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
have added the gracious gift of hos
pitality" The invited guests were
Rev and Mrs. Hale, Mr.. and Mrs.
Speer, Mr. and Mrs. Schmokel, Mr..
and Mrs. Lenox, Mrs. Bryan, Miss
Martin, Miss Sewer, Mr.. Rust, Mr..
and Mrs. Clark.
The Hays public is cordially invit-
ed to be present at all the services
with the dedication of the new $4,000
pipe organ, in Trinity Lutheran