The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-09-05
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MISS Alta Jarrett and her mother
went to Oakley Sunday evening.
Miss Maggie Mcginisey has gone
to her school near Larned, Kansas
Miss Mabel Furbeck, of Ellis spent
Friday visiting with Mrs. Frank Walz.
A new batch of soldiers are expect
ed to arrive in Hays about September
18th.
\ As soon as the weather clears, Mr.
/ and Mrs. H. H. Pierce expect to
drive to Colorado.
Fred Albertson at the Fort Hays
cantalopes. Try them.
Miss Lena Brown leaves this week
for Ellsworth, to teach in the pri-
mary department there.
Mrs. Mike Mckinney, from Broken
Arrow, Oklahoma, is here visiting her
sister, Mrs. C. G. Cochran.
A bunch of the girls had a merry
time with the soldier boys at a pic
mic supper on Labor Day.
The trip home for Miss Pearl
Hughes was rather strenuous. She
will remain for an indefinite period.
Kansas City reports show a four
inch rain on Monday, and local show
ers all over the state. Hays only had
a sprinkle this time.
Philip Jacobs of the Citizens Bank,
returned Sunday evening from Ex-
celsior Springs where he had been
for several weeks in search of health.
Mr.. Orda A. Runyon of GrinnelI
visited few days last week with his
mother, Mrs. Jos. Runyon who has
not been very well for a couple of
weeks.
H. W. Oshant and Son, Fred have
been busy this week filling up the
old restaurant building on north main
street with crockery, tinware and
other stock, for their store.
A boy had his arm broken by an
automobile out near Limon Junction,
Colorado, and was brought here by
his mother and placed in the hospital
to have an operation performed.
Rev. Mr.. Hubbelb pastor of the
Christian Church of PIainville, has
brought his wife to the hospital for
an operation. Her many friends are
glad to know she is doing quite well.
Ex-Mayor George Philip is quite
sick at his home on West Juniata
Street. A doctor from Kansas City
arrived this morning. His many
friends in Hays hope for his speedy
recovery.
If you want ever-bearing straw
berry plants-this years growth-ap-
ply at the Free Press Office We have
oh 1000 nj 5oI,
sell for $1.50 per hundred-25 for
so CENTS.
Caroline Wasinger, a graduate
nurse, who for some months was in
the employe of DIR. Hemm, has volun-
/ teered for government Service, either
for work abroad or for military
camps in Kansas.
Mr.. W. A Bolinger has resigned
! his position as secretary of the Hays
| Chamber of Commerce, to accept a
/ position with the Santa Fee Railroad
| Company, at/Topeka. G. A. Beeby
Mrs. Capt. Delaney had the pleas
JRre, the past week of entertaining a
house full of relatives from Kansas
City, Mr.. Frank Parrett, Mrs. Now
cry and family, who were on their
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the mountains.
Mrs. Abbie Petty left Wednesday
night for her school at Cherryvale,
Kansas, and her sister Miss Olive
Westbrook will leave Thursday even
ing of next week for Tulsa, Oklahoma
where she will teach in the public
school of that city.
Rev. J. W. Snapp and family re-
| turned last Thursday from visit at
Bridgeport and from the summer
school of theology held at Salina. Mr..
| Snapp was one of the lecturers. He
reports that the attendance was the
largest R-the history of the school.
The soldier. boys at the Normal
were given a nine mile tramp on
Labor Day by Lieutenant Riley, and
on Sunday are to walk to. Ellis and
back. This week they are having in
tensive military work to prepare them
for their work at their new posts
where they may be sent next week.
The Local Draft Board have re
ceived a school call for men within
the, draft age to list themselves for
two months intensive training at the
Normal School here. Requirements
grammer school education and apti-
/ IuQe IOr mecnanlcS. Men IN QeIefreQ
classes may list themselves for this
/ service.
John S. Sack, president of THE
Farmers State Bank of this city, has
recently purchased the Hays Opera
House and also, we understand, the
Royal Cafe building. 1t is reported
that the Opera House will soon be
opened up again. A man from an
eastern city will soon put in first
class movie show.
/ DIR. Geo. B. Snyder, who has ex-
amined many of our Western Kansas
young men for military service, says
they are the cleanest, fittest, proud
} est, grandest and most patriotic speci-
mems of young manhood, and the
most physically fit he has seen in ali
of his forty-two years of medical ex-
amining experience. As to the why
and wherefore he politely doffs his
hat to the "bone dry" law.
The Hays Public School commenc-
ed Monday morning with large and
smiling bunch of pupils. The Fort
Hays Normal will commence business
on September 18th and the indica-
tions are that there will be a large