The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-06-27

John Carter, the veteraa stacker,
| is this year out at Kraus' helping save
the crop.
The town was full of autos on Sun
day, the farmers coming In for their
harvest hands.
Congressman Connolly of the big
9th. district has filed nomination pa
spers for another term
Mrs S. NJ. Enfield and little daugh-
| ters left on Tuesday for a visit with
her father and mother in Wichita.
WaKeeney sent a man east Tues
| lay and took home big bunch of
harvest hands on the train that night.
Mr. Rel Christopher will leave the
| last of this week for Nebraska, where
he will visit on his way to Warren,
Ohio.
Sister Catherine of Saint An
| thongs Hospital left Wednesday
morning for a months rest at Fondu-
lac, Wis
Prof. L. D. Wooster, we learn, has
resigned his position at the Fort Hays
Normal and will go to school at Madi-
son, Wis.
Geo. Balls will move into his new
| house this week. 1t is situated on
the old Felten place south of Ted
Balls home.
Quite a number from Ellis came
down in their cars Sunday night and
attended the speaking at the Coliseum
that evening
Mrs. J. P. Shuts has been enter
| tanning father, brother, sister-in-law,
and nephew from Russell Springs,
| the past week.
Mrs. Roy Lennoch was called to
Wilson, Sunday, by the serious illre~~
of her grandmother. She returned
| Monday evening.
Roger Miller returned Saturday
from Milford, where he has been do
Tg carpenter work and will help Ed
Blender during harvest.
County Attorney E. C. Flood, it is
understood, has recently purchased
the H. B. Neiswanger residence pro-
perty in the Second Ward.
Dorothy Morrison had a birthday
on Tuesday, and had 2 little party,
with Margaret Boys, Helen Cowan,
and Helen Hockensmith as guests
After their meeting Sunday night
at the State Normal, Messrs. Knowles,
Fletcher and Lear left for Kansas
Ciyt, for vacation during harvest.
Geo. Balls had a dance at their
home last Saturday and big crowd
was present. Among those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Balls.
Messrs. Wells and Hemphil who
have been teaching in the institute
left the last of the week for their
homes III lucas and WaKeeney.
Mr. Soderlund and Mrs. MaIloy will
give n recital at the Normal Audi
| tOrium Friday evening at $3.50 This
recital viii be worth while. Everybody
invited.
Z. G. Park, formerly a farmer in
| Oregon, now of Ottumwa, Iowa, ar
rived on Tuesday to see and help in
a Western Kansas harvest. He soon
found a job
So as to help out in the harvest,
ZeigIer has let his delivery man go
for ten days and Mr.. and Mrs. Gates
| have gone out to the FeitZ farm to
| help gather the grain.
Tom Elliot who lives on the Saline.
| had the misfortune to lose his home
and all its contents by fire last week.
! All the family were away from the
| house. 1t is unknown how the fire
| originated.
Leo Moore passed through Nc
| Cracken, last week, enroute to New
/ York. He as well as his parents were
disappointed that he didn't receive
a furlough, he having been away
fourteen months.
Mrs. Hockensmith has been enjoy
ng visit from her brother and his
| vr-5fa NT7 oT1I Mrs. II (1nffCPhaIl ii
of Los Angeles. They came overland
and left Monday for Kansas City
They viii visit Mrs. Hockensmith on
their way home
David Wooster, brother of L. D.
Wooser has been visiting in Hays
He just received a degree from Man
haitian, and is awaiting his call to
service which he expect early in July.
! While waiting he is helping Chris
! Peterson in harvest.
R. S. Maxwell, Carl Clark of the
Free Press and Attorney Carl Holm
quist are helping harvest the Peder-
son 200 acre wheat field, southeast
of Hays. Jeweler Morrison is also
earning his bread by the sweat of his
brow in the wheat field.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Magrane of
/ Chicago, VINO have been visiting their
daughter. Mrs. Fred Haffamier, left
! Wednesday morning. They took with
them their little grand daughter, Eli
leen, who has been with Mrs. Haffa-
u1ier the past two months.
The Workers Class of the NJ. E.
church viii give social at the church
on Friday evening. Everyone is to
come dressed as a little child and viii
enjoy the children's games and chill
dren's refreshments. This is to get
money for the support of their Bible
woman n India
Thursdy evening, June 10th, a
farewell picnic was given in honor of
Clarence J. Loreditsch, who left for
Camp Funston, Monday, June oath
and Peter A. Basgali, who expects to
Join the coIors in the near future
Those present were: Sarah Mccarthy,
Agnes Wasinger, Louis Christensen,
Alice Beeby, Frank Loreditsch, Mary
Schaefer, Victora Wolf and Leona M.
-ntzen- A good time was had by
everyone
Ed Davis and T NJ Wood went to