The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-08-22
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a. a. wiesner is in Kansas City
this week
Mrs. Reed, Jr.. ard Martha Weber
listed friends at Ellsworth Sunday.
New fall hats in satin and velvet
On display at Miss Deane's.
The families of L. D. Wooster and
T. N. Wood left Saturday for their
new homes
Satin and velvet hats in the new
fall styles now being shown at Miss
Deane's store
There viii be platform dance at
Ellis, Friday Evening, August 23rd.
Benefit of the Ellis State Guards.
Everybody Come
Watch for the opening display of
all the new fall styles at Miss Deane's
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wiesner,
Thursday, August Is, 1913, a SON.
Papa Joe is very proud of his young
Yankee Soldier.
Mrs. H. L. Knoche left Tuesday
night for Yellowstone Park, where.
she will visit her son Otto during the
balance of the heated term.
n. P. Gassman, moved into his new
residence on east Normal Avenue this
week. He has employed Mr.. E V.
Schaeffer to do the painting and
decorating.
On Saturday, August 24th, the
young men who have reached the
age OF 21 must register for the war,
and it is expected that 269O viii reg
ister in Kansas.
On September 1st is the next draft
and Kansas IS to furnish 5007 men,
which exausts the Al list of the first
call and runs into the boys of p who
have registered since.
Miss Lizzie Wooster of Salina de-
tested Ross for State Superintendent
of instruction by 2118 votes, so she
viii surely be elected and be the State
School boss the next four years
The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Arnold and a. J. Parr took place at
noon today in the First Presbyterian
Church at Colorado Springs Parr is
ore OF the managers of the Platt-
Fawcett Motor conpany--The Den
yer Post.
Mrs. Parr is the daughter of Judge
, c. Arnold of this city, and the
many friends Of the young lady Will
unite IN wishing the young couple
n-1piness and prosperity.
Attorney A. B. Jones, of Cove City
passed through Hays this week en-
route to Corpus Crista, Texas, to
spend the winter. He is making the
i0 in his automobile. He wishes to
be remembered by all his old friends
n Hays
Harry R. Reed of Monument, Lo-
gar county, Kansas, a former Normal
student, was here Thursday trying to
get into the army, his local board
having rejected il;Ezs and he appealed
20 the District Board sitting at Hays
and came down to have them examine
him.
One of the real issues of the day
IS how to stop profiteerihg. There Is
more or less profiteering in most of
the towns all over the country. How
90 reach them is the problem. There
IS no question in the minds of the
public that they are paying more for
7eir food supplies than is necessary
There viii be reconing some day.
and that not far distant we hope.
Just arrived. carload of all wool
knitting yarn, Grey and Khaki at
Oshants.
The following is the official Pri-
nary vote on Congressman in this
district and now the race is between
Hays B. White and John Connolly at
the November election
". J. Meredith (Rep.) )-------6, 6,61S
Hays 3. White (Rep.) )----------9, ,436
Whites plurality ---------2, 1918
John R. Connolly (Dem.) ID, $50
James H. Egan Dem )----------1, ,236
Connelly's plurality-------------- ,294
Ban Reedy (Soc.) ITO
See the new Gingham School dres-
ses at Oshants.
The Hays Free Press is the first
! Kansas newspaper to hoist the Repub-
| lican state, district and county ticket
in its columns. In other days nearly
all Republican newspapers in Kansas
! kept the ticket standing as an evi-
dence of their party-fealty and loyal
| ty A L Clark of the Free Press IS
| the kind of Republican who believes
/ in keeping before his readers the
names of the men and women select
/ ed for public Office. In all other re-
spects his Republicanism is four
square.-Topeka Daily Capital.
P. Caspar Harvey went to Topeka
Tuesday night to attend the Per
/ EIt6uGnE AuCOl116 Oh WHICH
ne is a member. He will also visit
Kansas City, Ks Besides being one of
the faculty of the Fort Hays Normal
! School as professor of English, he is
! publicity man for the institution, and
( II is a cold day when he misses any
/ thing in the way of publicity that will
help the school The citizens of Hays
can also thank Mr.. Harvey for the
wide publicity our city has had the
past few years. He has certainly
! helped to put Hays on the map.
Mrs Malmberg, the efficient organ
ist of the Lutheran Church, is to be
commended for her good judgement
and skill at the new pipe organ. On
Sunday evening she played for volun-
taries ''Evensong," by Johnstone,
and sAndanet No. 3" The services
N the Lutheran church are wonder
fully enriched by the sweet voiced
organ, whose tonal beauty and SYM
-sthetic help are becomming more
and more endeared to those who
worship there. Nothing of a mere