The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-04-11
Senator James Malone spent Sun
day with Hays trends.

Mrs. J. T. Bruney of the east end
of the county, spent Sunday in Hays
visiting friends.
J. G. Brenner and wife are in Kan
sas City, this week, attending the
Merchants Convention.
Mr.. Brinl1man, architect of EN-
pOria, Kansas, was in Hays, on We'd
nesday, transacting business.
Don't forget the sale of milk cows
and heifers at the stock yards at
Hays, Kansas. Saturday, April 18th.
Mrs. 7 NJ. Yost and daughter, Mrs.
Rosine Lester of Los Angeles, are
here on a visit to her daughter, Mrs
Walter Steadman.
Mother Candas Carter has had
$50 foot of sidewalk laid along the
front of her residence properties on
the east side of South Oak Street,
Chris Wise doing the work.
w. A. Smith and family are ex-
pected back this week from their
winter sojourn at Los Angeles, Cali
fornia. Pestanas will move back to
their home on North Chestnut Street.
Mrs. C. A. Shively is visiting her
y.
at Edwardsville, Kansas. She will
attend a big musical attraction in
Kansas City, before returning.
Ex-Governor Hoch, one of the
State Board of Administration was
here to the Round Up and made a
rousing address at the Coliseum con-
graduating the people on the grand
new meeting place for Western Kan
sas at the State Normal.
The public school teachers and Su-
perintendent Christensen worked
out of school hours the early part of
the week finishing up the indexing of
the registration blanks for the local
Registration Board. About 500
cards were filed out ready for for
same number were filled out by the
! teachers several weeks ago.
Prof. Lee rendered his resignation
| as principal of the High School to
take effect at the close of the school
| year, having accepted a position up
on the Normal school faculty. The
corps of teachers to their present
positions The filing of the position
of High School principal was de-
ferred to = future meeting.
The War Department have made
another draft to fill up the vacancies
! of 10000 men, to be called to the
colors, the week of April 26th, and
Ellis county is to furnish fifteen
out of Class 1, and medical examina-
| tions are now going on. If you are
called and are married go down to
Harry Freese and let him make out
your pension papers so your wife
| can draw her $500 month.
Judging from the amount of auto
mobiles that were in Hays, Wednes-
| day at the annual Experiment Sta
ton Roundup enough money has
been expended for gas buggies in the
state the past few years to take the
Liberty Loan over the top in every
county in the state. When a man gets
automboilitis his fate is certain and
| his hard earned dollars are in dan
ger.
The displays in the windows of the
Red Cross work room at the Mulroy
building has attracted a great deal
of attention. The Surgical Dressings
display was prepared by Miss Agnew
| and Mrs. Brenner and the very ap-
| propriate window representing the
work of the Red Cross nurses was
arranged by Mrs. H. H. Winters and
Mrs. W. o. Bates. Many compIi-
ments have been made on this excel
lent and unique arrangement of both
windows.
On Tuesday, March 26th, VIM
| Richmond and Edna Hedgepath of
Hays, came up on the afternoon jit-
ney and were quietly married by
| Probate Judge A. S. Peacock Mr.
l i0Ir L.
march on his friends at Hays anC
seems to nave done so. They re-
turned to Hays on the night train
| Mr.. Richmond is quite well known
| here having often been in town on
business for the Richmond & Beach
Monument Company he has however
severed his connection with his com.
| pany.----WeKeene World.
The teachers meeting held at Vic
toria, Saturday, March 30th was well
| attended Many teachers coming
| from great distances in spite of the
bad roads. An excellent program OF
| music and recitations was given com
plimentary to the teachers by the pu.
pills of the Parochial School of Vic
toria. The program was very much er
joyed by all and gave great credit to
the pupils and their teachers. After
| tn1S program the regular program
was continued, an address was giveT
by Prof. L. D. Wooster, the roll call
and an address by County Superin
tendent Louis Christensen.
At a meeting of the Board of Edu
cation Tuesday night, the contract Of
cooperation with the Normal schoo
was renewed. The Normal Schoo
furnishes the services of Prof. C.. A
Shively as superintendent, supervisor
of music, drawing, physical educa
ton, industrial work in the grade:
and in addition an expert supervisor
of general grade work, all without
cost to the district. The state
through the Normal school will alsG
pay into the salary budget of the
Board of Education $1,000 in ordel
to make an increase in the salaries
of the teachers possible without plac
ing a burden upon the District.
A community and school entertain
ment was given at the W. D. Philip
School District No. SO, Tuesday even
/ ing, April 9th. Their fine new schoo
L A.