The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-19

Mrs. C. D. Baughman is home
from Kansas City.
Mrs. Bird Moore has been on the
sick list this week.
Ralph Ward left Thursday to visit
his mother at Tampa, .Fa.
President Lewis of the Fort Hays
Normal was in Lawrence, this week.
Mrs. Ross and sister, Miss Olson,
Of Ellis, spent Wednesday in Hays
The wives of the new soldiers who
live here received their dependents
pension this week.
Miss Georgia Virmond returned
Tuesday from visit with her sister,
Mrs. Heyl at Solomon.
The funeral of Mr.. John Brown will
be held at the Methodist church, Sat
urday Afternoon at 1 80.
Miss Nellie Sites was very i'll for
a couple of days this week, but at
this writing is much better.
Mrs. Frank Fields left this Fri
day morning, for Atchison, to visit
C. E. Williams, manager of the
Hays Mill made a business trip to
Kansas City, Monday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Callison are here from
Palco to attend the funeral of John
Brown, which occurred today at one
o'clock.
Word reached C. H. Morgan of this
city by cable this week, that his son,
Second Lieutenant Clinton Morgan,
had reached France safely
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. P.
J. Deane last Sunday.
Whens't contest thou, little sprite,
Thou vast not here on yester
night.
Mrs. Sadie Hall, who has been Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Bullock and
other relatives here for several
weeks, will return to her home in
California tomorrow.
Professor Wooster of the biological
and Professor Harvey of the English
department of the Fort Hays Normal
spoke IN chapel Tuesday.-Ellsworth
Messenger.
The receipts from the twenty-five
cents supper served by the Methodist
Lads Society on Wednesday evening
showed an attendance of nearly q
! hundred, which was fair, considering
the very cold weather.
The new Fredcrovicz restaurant is
nearing completion and will be the
finest Hays has ever had. With "Jim-
my" the Brunswick cook in charge
( of the kitchen Mrs. Fredorovicz ought
to be confident of success.
Tilden E. Riley, income tax man,
wishes to meet all the farmers of the
county at the Court Hause, this city,
next Saturday, commencing at ten
| O'Clock to explain to them the intrea-
cies of the income tax law
Mr. and Mrs. James Rouse are cat
home' in the west rooms of Mr.. Car
rick's house. Mr.. Rouse is of the
| Normal faculty and was married dur
ing the holidays to a gifted young Ia
| dy from the east Hays extends 2
hearty welcome.
All young men who have reached
! the age of twenty-one since June B.
! 1917, according to . recent ruling of
the War Department, will be required
to register for the selective draft. It is
claimed that approximately 100000
youths attain that age each year.
Choice alfalfa hay for sale at the
| Normal. Inquire of E. B. Matthew
The little son of Mr. and Mrs A W
Noble is still in a critical condition
from tetanus or lockjaw following an
| injury to his face recently, having
been kicked by a colt. The entire
Noble family are in Kansas City
where the little boy is receiving treat
ment.
Mr.. Keller, a prominent business
man of Philadelphia, will address the
Lutheran congregation, Thursday
January oath, at 7:3O p. M, on bust
ness efficiency in church work. Mr.
Keller is an expert in this line and
should be heard by every member OF
the church. Everybody is invited tc
hear him.