The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-28
The sheriff is On the sick ligt.

ker, Monday.
The Northside Meat Market has
added line of groceries
Mesdames Gross and Platner with
party of friends from Ellis were
Hays visitors on Sunday
Fred SchwaIIer and wife are in
Kansas City, where Mrs. Schwaller is
taking medical treatment.
Mrs. C. A. Miller and little son
are visiting in Kansas Ciyt. They
will be absent about thirty days.
]. NJ. Boyd, who last week fell and
hurt himself severely is now patient
City.
| new Buick six purchased of Alex
Schueler. 1t IS q mighty fine ma
chine.
Prof. c. A. Shively left Thursday
for Topeka, to attend a meeting of
the Executive Committee of the State
Teachers Association.
The public schools will present a
patriotic program Friday, April 5th,
of war against Germany.
Miss Lucille Smith and Miss Alice
Freese left Friday, for Hill City, to
resume their work in the High School
after a three weeks quarantine va
cation.
Miss Adeline Smith left last Sun
| day on the noon train for Camp Funs-
ton. On the way back she will stop
at Salina, to visit with her sister Mrs.
J. F. Ritter.
| A telegram was received by the
! City Council Wednesday afternoon,
stating that the State School Fund
Commission will take the Hays City
bonds soon to be issued.
| A catch in the gearing made the
Normal whistle blow for five minutes
on Tuesday morning, soaring our citi-
zens, who rushed to the streets fear
ing fire at the state buildings
Alex Philip is circulating and get
| ting lots of signatures to petitions
favorable to the election of Ex-Gov-
| ernor Stubs as United States Sena-
tor on the Republican ticket next fall.
Rev. C. Weist will deliver the mem
orial sermon at the Strand Theatre
May 26th and Frank n. Russell will
| deliver the address on memorial day
May 23rd. There will be program.
Miss Lulu Mckee of Topeka, who
so successfully conducted kinder
| garten here last summer has been
engaged again to conduct a five
weeks kindergarten beginning May
18th.
R. Meyer and family came up from
| Bison, Sunday, on a visit to his bro
| ther and family. They were accom-
panied by Miss Anna Meyer of this
city, who is teaching school near
Bison.
Mr.. Doling. who has been in the
employ of W. H. Madden for several
months past has gone to Nebraska,
on visit to home friends He is in
called to the colors.
Arthur David arrived here from
| Winona. Wednesday morning to visit
his wife, who has been in the Hays
| hospital the past three weeks suffer
| ing from an abcess caused by an at
tack of measles. She is now thought
to be improving in health.
The drinking fountains on the cor
ners of Juniata and Chestnut Street
have been out of commission for
some time. They are a great con-
venience to the public, especially IN
thh summer. The city authorities
should see to it that they are re-
paired and put into commission
again.
Garland Yarbrough entertained
several of her little friends at her
, home in West Hays, Saturday after
j noon. Those present were, Irene
| Blackmun, Iris Swires, Marie Rhine,
Emma Louis Havemann, Margola
Shuneman. Jessie Hammer, Eleanor
Levick. Rosena Rogers and Helen
Maud Cowan-
Joe Befort has resigned his posi-
ton at the A. a. Wiesner & Sons
store and will take a similar position
in his father-in-law's store at Pfeifer.
He takes the place of his brother-in-
| law who was recently called to the
colors Joe was well liked by the
| patrons of the store who Will miss him
when they go there to trade.
''The Eagles Eye" the great pa
| triotic serial which commences at the
Hays Opera House April 4th, is one
| Of the strongest stories of its kind
aver put on the screen. 1t deals with
the intrigues of the German butchers,
who are now trying TO depopulate the
earth in favor of German f'kultur."
/ You should attend every episode 1t
will make you a better American.
The county superintendent's Office
| is not the only Office that should be
/ taken out of politics. The Office of
! Probate Judge Is another one. Ellis
/ county is fortunate in having a man
to fill the office who is emminently
competent. Judge McLain, the pres
ent incumbent should be nominated
| 4 reelected. When you get an Of
| ficer who is competent and entirely
satisfactory, why make a change?
At a recent meeting of the Masonic
] Lodge of this city the following Off
GERS were elected: Hiram Adison, En-.
Com; Fred Wagner Gen; W. A Lew
is, c. G.; G F. Weist, Prelate; Frank
! Havemann- Tres; G. W. Reeder. Re
cordr: H W Chittenden, Senior War
den: E B. Matthew, Junior Warden;
! J. C. Brenner, Sword Bearer: c. F.
| Williams, Standard Bearer; Joe Ir-
win. Warden; P. Caspar Harvey, Sen
tinel.
At a meeting of the Directors OF
the Chamber of Commerce of Hays,
hold Moroh 01Sf n ua- dooidod m