The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-07-25

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Get your mail boxes at Oshant'
Variety Store, 25 cents.
Warner johnson and George Walz
spent few days in Manhattan re-
Gently
A Remington typewriter agent was
among the statesmen in our city this
week.
See the new gingham school dres-
| es at Oshant's. Just arrived.
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Emmerson Balls will move next
week to the Burtcher cottage on
North Chestnut.
Silk skirts, taffeta, messaIine and
poplilI, 81, $3.50 and $500 at
Oshant's Variety store
Mrs. Gerhardt Unrein received a
letter this week from her son, Mike,
stating htat he arrived safely over
seas.
w F. King has finished his harvest
ing on his Trego county ranch and is
back to the fair grounds with his
bunch of racing horses
Mr.. Voorhees, of SaIina formerly
I of Russell, was in the county on
Wednesday looking after his land in
terests in the Saline valley.
Richard Meyer and wife of Villas,
Colo, came last week to visit his bro
ther, G. ". Meyer. They left on Sat
urday for Penokee, where sister re-
sides.
James F. Burk and Frank Slaugh-
| ter of the west side of the county
were among the Court House visitors
on Monday, fixing up matters of old
farmer Ward of Ellis, who lately dieG
there.
New wheat weighing but So
brought $2.08 at the Wheatland ele-
vator on Wednesday. This is a pret-
ty fair price for the farmers in the
Golden Belt. Threshing is in full
oast a over the county
A humber of young men of draft
| age came this week from the Western
Kansas counties to Hays, to be exam
ined by the Seventh District Medical
Draft Board composed of Drs. Jane
son, Hennerich and Blake.
Mrs. DIR. Hatfield, wife of the man
at the Fort Hays Normal, who expect
ed to come to Hays in a short time,
has been called to her home in Ohio
by the death of relative, which will
prevent her coming here for some
time.
Mrs. E. A. Maxwell and little
daughters arrived from Superior,
Nebr., Tuesday evening. Mr.. Max
well has charge of the auto work in
the training school for the soldiers.
They will have an apartment at Miss
AeIler's.
Percales and calieoes at Oshane's s
Variety 20 and 25 cents per yard.
Mrs. R. A. Allison from Pittsburg,
Kansas, who was called to Hays by
the illness of Miss Avis Allison a few
weeks ago, returned home with her
daughter, Wednesday night. Miss Al
| lison has made rapid progress in the
recovery from the operation for ap-
pedicitis.
Miss Pearl Hughes returned Tues
day from her trip to Estes Park,
where she attended missionary con-
ference. On Wednesday evening she
gave her report to a large crowd of
| young women at the M. E. church. A
social hour followed.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ E. church
gave an ice cream social at the church
last Friday evening. AS the soldiers
| in training were free that evening a
very large percentage of them were
present. Games were played on the
church lawn and it was quite ike
old times "before the war" All ex-
pressed themselves as having the best
| time ever.
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day night after several months of
treatment in Kansas City. She will
remain for several weeks and then re-
turn for final treatment. She reports
that DR.. Haas had his tonsils removed
over a week ago and that he has not
been very well since. His many friends
/ IN Hays hope that this condition may
not linger long
Last night wednesday, the Lu-
ther League had very enjoyable ice
cream social at the home of Mr.. and
| Mrs. H. W Oshant. There was some
excellent reading first by Miss War
ner "Get Acquainted" followed by
some games and then the frozeT
cream and some conversation. A num-
! her of the boys at the training can2E
helped to make the evening one thai
will be remembered by all present.
The harvest of wheat is going Il
put lots of money in circulation II
this county this season, and many
farmers will come IN and buy lots anC
build or buy houses so that their chill
dren can come in and enjoy our ex
celent schools. This week n. P. Gass
man sold one of his small houses u
one of these farmers who will soOI
have a town house. Many bOugh
lots two years ago and are expecting
to build thereon this fall.
Mrs Capt. Delaney. wife of the
commander of the troops at the For
Hays State Normal school, spent sew
eral days here last week, and mex
week Will move to Hays with her ter
year cd daughter and rent fur
nished cottage She lived at For
Leavenworth many years while h'
was located there and later at Man
haitian while the Captain was at For
Riley and now comes to Hays, anC
will be wecomed by our citizens,
The Hays Community Chorus gave
a popular concert Monday evening II
the Normal Auditorium It was as
sited by Mr. H E. Malloy and Mis-!
Helen Pestana, each of whom sang
group of songs, Miss ErnestinC