The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-21

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A College Comedy-s'The Senior
at the Normal Auditorium, Friday,
March 22nd.
L. c. Ross of Ellis, was in town
| this week, IN conference with the
"Good Roads" boosters
! Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Miller and baby,
| accompanied by Mrs. Behan, went to
Kansas City, on Saturday night.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
SOphus Johnson underwent q slight
operation in the hospital on Sunday.
John O'Laughlin and wife and Geo.
Mcintosh, ST., left Friday for the
eastern part of the state, where they
went to attend the funeral of rela-
tive.
Mrs. Stella Bartholic's rooming
| house is in qua-antine-one of the
Normal girls being Ill there from
smallpox.
Emerson Brown, from Russell
county, is assisting his brother-in-law
Sophus Johnson, on the latter's farm
west Of town.
The D. W. C. class of the Methodist
Sunday School composed of young
married women are meeting at the
pastors home this afternoon.
Miss Ruth Fliesbach, court steno-
grapher for the Sixth District and
| highest paid woman in Russell Coun-
ty, spent the weekend in Hays.
Peter Hoft and wife of North Vic
toria, were shopping in town Monday
and at the same time looking after
his law suit pending in this. court.
Mrs W. A. Bolnger of Topeka, ar
rived in Hays on Friday, to spend
ne weekend with her husband, who
is the secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce here.
Miss Jssie Tuttle, who has been
| teaching expression in several towns
| of Western Kansas for the past six
months, will resume her studies at
the Normal this spring.
Because of several cases of small
pox having recently developed in Hill
| City, Miss Alice Freese, who had
planned but one weeks vacation at
home, will have to make it three
weeks instead.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. ]. Abel of Cove
County have been in town this week
| assisting in the care of their son.
| George, who is III of pneumonia at
the B. F. Replogle home, but much
better than he has been.
Louis Christensen is spending
these days visiting the schools. He
was at Ellis, Monday and Victoria,
Tuesday. Visiting the schools of the
| county is one of the duties of super
intendency that he attends to strict
ly.
Leo Bice, who is in~an aviation
cmap at .DallSs, Texas, as a member
of the band, writes home that his en-
vironment is delightful with fine
new camp buildings filled with about
a thousand men-nearly all of whom
| re college men.
Frank Carman and his basketball
team, winners of the Golden Belt
cup, winners of the Sixth District
Championship are attending the state
meet at Lawrence, this week, where
| they will contest with winning teams
from other districts for the state
championship. Superintendent Shive-
ly will take charge of Mr.. Carman's
work while he is gone.
This nice weather has allowed the
cement men to put on the cement
base on West Normal Avenue, ready
for the laying of brick pavement as
quick as the brick arrives. When
cemented they can cover with sand
| and allow to be used as they did
Crawford Avenue. The street has
now been torn up nearly six months.
Word has been received here that
Ralph Burns, one of our brave boys
who volunteered his service for his
country only last May, and who was
sent abroad almost at once has been
returned from France with his arm
| shot off. This news IS extremely hard
to bear, not only by those nearest and
! dearest to our soldier lad, but by all
who read these lines for our boys
are dear to US all. His parents now
live in North Dakota.
War has not only hit the food, the
fuel and high cost of living, and run
prices up-but it has hit the great
circus industry, as the railroads can
not furnish the required railroad
trains and engines, so one of the
great circuses has purchased IT'S mo-
tor trucks and now the whole circus
outfit will travel from city to city by
| three section motor parties, as well
as the usual caravan of press, pos
difference there viii be no long street
parades for the children and the
shows will travl shorter distances for
their daily performances.
| A very large crowd attended the
picture show at the Strand Saturday
evening and saw Mary Garden in
| THAT'S, which proved one of the
handsomest screen plays ever shown
in this city, the scenery being oriental
and the dressing and acting perfect.
| So attractive and exciting were the
scenes that the music was stopped, the
audience spell bound and oft times
a pin could be heard, If dropped. Mrs.
Kirkman in recognition of the NOR
row being st. Patrick's day, present
ed the ladies flag buttonier, while
the men got a little green pipe to
wear.
Banker Goble of Kansas City, In his
address at the Normal on Sunday
evening urged on his audience TO stop
all manner of improvements in our
midst, not spend a dollar for build
ing or other work while the war lasts
but invest every dollar In war bonds
to help win the wor. Many felt they
were doing their bit by continuing i'm