The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-04-10

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Wanted--A girl. for general house
work. Phone IS.
Misses Forrest and Winifred Hays
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller,
this week.
Mrs. Matt Dinges died at the Hays
hospital, Wednesday evening at five
o'clock. The funeral services will be
held at the Catholic church, saturday
A heavy, wet snow fell Tuesday
night and Wednesday, following a
three days heavy, wind, which will
likely cause considerable loss of stock
in Ellis county. The early gardens
will probably all perish. The oldest
inhabitant called and informed the
writer that no such snow had fell for
about 20 years-not since shortly af-
ter the great fire which destroyed
most of the business houses in south
Hays.
Plymouth Rock Eggs for Setting
75c per setting, $500 per 100
Peter Johnson, Phone 6O7, Hays, Kan
sas.
FOR RENT Rooms for House
keeping. Phone 363. Mrs. Bartholic.
Rev. George Wise of Kansas City,
Kansas, will preach at the Baptist
church morning and evening, Sunday
April 18th.
The parents and brothers of Corporal
Charles Harvey for whom a memorial
service was held at the Lutheran
church, Sunday, were down from Quin-
ter, Sunday, to attend the service and
to visit their relative, Miss Josephine
Andreas.
The members of the new city govern
ment, the three newly elected commits
ers met Tuesday night and organized.
1t is presumed that the manager will be
chosen. 1t is understood that there is
some ten or fifteen applications to
choose from and it is hoped that their
choice will fall upon the right man.
His salary will be possibly So, 800 and he
should be thoroughly competent H. W.
Oshant, c. A. Harkness and W. W.
Paul are men of good sound business
judgment and if the right man is Sc
lected for manager the finances of the
city will be in safe hands
P. Caspar Harvey and his army of
helpers are getting busy with the ad-
vertising for Festival week. A large
puubar Of ooIo-od oords I.
printed besides several thousand 32-
page booklets and other circulars and
pamphlets in large numbers-both
printing Offices in the city have been as
busy as a colony OF bees the past two
weeks, printing advertising matter for
this coming event which, it is hoped,
will be the greatest ever staged in
Hays. People from far and near-from
every point of the compass, have pur-
chased tickets and announced their in
tention of attending. The best artists
that money could secure for the occa-
sion, have been engaged and monster
crowd is expected to be present May
4th to 18th.
The noon luncheon of the Cham
Der Of Commerce met Tuesday at the
Presbyterian church. The principal
subject for discussion was how to
provide sleeping quarters for the
1900 visiting delegates to the A. o.
U. W. Convention next week. It was
pointed out that our, reputation as a
convention city was at stake and the
people must rally to the cause, turn
their parlors into bedrooms If neces-
sary. It was voted at this meeting to
petition the new commissioners to ap-
prophiate 5000 to furnish members of
the Juvenile Band with band suits.
This band is strictly a home product,
is doing good work and every citizen
should be interested in encouraging
these boys. Mr.. C. A. Beeby having
resigned as secretary OF the Chamber
of Commerce. Mr.. Miles Mulroy was
elected to take his place.