The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-11-21
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Mrs. Meade spent the weekend
with DR.. Meade at Funston.
Leo Bice and Roy Dazey have late
ly been sent to officers Training
School at Camp Taylor.
Mrs. Noster went to Ellis Thurs
day for a short visit with friends.
A car load OF iron cots arrived
Tuesday for the S. A. T. C. boys at
the Fort Hays Normal camp.
Sc the Table Linens and Damask as
advertised at the Special Sale for
Thanksgiving at J. G. Brenner's An
mex Store.
Nick Dreiling,Sr., recently purchas-
ed a Dodge Sedan car through the
Alex Schueler agency. It's peach
of car. The editor wouldn't mind
owning one like it.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will have food sale, Wednesday,
November 27, beginning at 10 o'clock
at Grass Store. Come and buy your
Thanksgiving dinner.
A young man living near here, ac-
cidently shot himself, this week with
a % caliber rifle, through the right
lung, and is now at the hospital in a
serious condition.
J. M. Denning has mover his gen
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Park and will open up the stock in
the old Basgal building on north
Chestnut street.
Lieutenant Lewis A. Baker, who
came to the Fort Hays Normal Camp
short time ago has already been
honored, and has been promoted to
a Captaipcy. The troops at the camp
hope both he and Captain Delaney
will be kept here.
Corporal A F. Bieker former reg
istrar at the Fort Hays Normal has
been promoted to the Interpreters
Corps and is now in Camp Vail, New
Jersey, awaiting orders for over seas
duty. Previous to his promotion he
has given valuable service in the
Quartermaster Department at Camp
Funston.
Last week the Fort Hays Normal
Camp received two valuable additions
by the arrival of Lieutenant Charles
P. Storrs of Hudson, Ohio, and Lieu
tenant Russell G. Phillips of Mont
gomery, Alabama, who came here to
help in the military education of the
boys stationed at the camp.
Z A social gathering was held by the
young people of the Baptist church
for the new students and members
of the S. A. 7. c.. at the Baptist par
sonage, Friday, November 9Th, A
crowd of forty young people spent
the evening playing games, after
which refreshments were served.
On the 14th day of October 1876,
C. W. Miller landed in Hays-Came
in on a freight train. Hays was then
a pretty tough proposition and at the
time of his arrival there was a free
for-all fight in progress in Thomas
Drums Saloon. The lights were blown
out by the proprietor and the warning
crowd went out on the street to polish
each other off.
Thirty-two years ago last Saturday,
November 18th, a terrible blizzard
ragged over Western Kansas. Stock
died from the severe cold and one
young woman, Miss Samuelson, who
was teaching a district school near
Ellis, lost her way while going to her
boarding place, and was frozen to
death, her body was not found until
three days later.
A telegram received by President
Lewis and Captain Delaney of the
Fort Hays Normal camp, from the
war Department Tuesday, notified
them that the S. A. T. c. was to go
right along as usual until further
orders, arrangements are being made
for their future education. The ques-
ton now, is what will be done with
IIlO HOCudu1Cdl lOCdIGO
here. 1t is believed that those who
want to go over seas to help in the
reconstruction work will be given a
chance to go.
The death of his son, John Freese
in California changes the plans of his
father, Harry Freese of this city, who
was arranging to spend the winter in
California with his children, and work
IN the u. S. Land business with John.
Daddy Freese will now remain at the
Brunswick Hotel and assist Mrs.
Fields IN running it this winter, and
keep his Notary and business Office
there, having re-rented his east Nor
NAL avenue cottage to W. F. King,
with his mother and sister, who oc-
cupied it last winter and made many
friends here.