The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-09-04

JIM. Rhine and family have moved
back from Cove county.
P.P. Smith is in Missouri on busi-
ness deal.
Iona Moore and sister, COrinne,
visited friends at Bunkerhil, over
Sunday.
Tony Dinges is carrying the mail
on the south side during Oliver Arm
oId's absence.
Miss Esther shively left Thursday
morning, for another years school
work.
Aunty Prudy Shaw, over eighty
years of age, went east on the train
Thursday, to visit friends.
Mrs. Beatrice Kirlman left for
Hutchinson, this Thursday morning,
for another years teaching in the
Hutchinson schools
Miss Lavona Kraus left this Thurs
day morning, fir Marquette, Kansas,
where she has accepted a position as
teacher in the schools at that place.
M. Hafamier and daughter, Miss
Nellie, viii leave Friday morning, for
Columbus, Ohio, where they will at
tend the G. A B. Encampment.
Alex A. Pfeifer has traded hs Ellis
county farm for half section of land
IN Thorn oo57y7Fu
Ed Rea went to Colorado, the first
of the week, and will return with his
wife who has been enjoying an outing
in the Rocky Mountain country for
several weeks past.
The Weltz Meat Market on West
Second Street, has been sold to Cor
don Brenner and ]. D. Fellers.
The remodeling of ". J. Madden's
residence on Nrth Chestnut street, is
almost completed.
Hiding Benson who has seen about
eighteen months overseas service and
has been honorably discharged, is here
visiting his brother, Mr.. J. B. Beng
ston, foreman of the U. P. east sec
ton. /
Patronize home industry, sell your
cream to the GOLDEN BELT
CREAMERY OF HAYS.
Roy Miller who has been in the ser
vice overseas for several months past,
returned home last week.
Miss Josephine Andreas who is now
in hospital in Kansas City, is report
ed to be improving in heath
Mr.. Deeds and family who have
been living in the Wooster residence
on West Normal Avenue, have moved
into a part of the Keough house on
East Normal Avenue.
Any local organization wanting
concession space at the Fair. see Mr..
Gibbons and arrange for space at
once
Miss Hildur Malmberg who under
went an operation at the Hays hospi-
tai, last Thursday morning, is getting
along nicely.
A large number of Hays people at
tended the dance at Ellis, Monday
night.
Miss Anna Meyer left Saturday
morning, for Sharon Springs, where
she will teach again this year. She
has had a raise of $3.50 per month
in her salary.
Mr.. Cream Seller, do you sell your
cream to the GOLDEN BELT
CREAMERY of HAYS? If not. why
not?
Vernon Bice went to Salina, We'd
nesday, where he has been employed
as teacher in the public schools of
that city.
Mrs. Clara Stout has decided to go
with Mrs Kirkland and Mary Hollen-
beck to California.
Conrad Kruger lost ten stacks of
wheat Wednesday afternoon, by fire,
supposd to be from the exhaust from
his automobile He in company with
C. NJ. Wann, was passing along his
field in an automobile when the fire
broke out Immediately behind them.
Mr.. Kruger undertook to extinguish
the fire with his coat, but the wind
was blowing so hard that the fire was
soon beyond control. The wheat was
insured.
The locust grub is making great in
roads on the black locust trees which
comprise the majority of the shade
trees of this city. Something should
be done to prevent their killing all the
trees There is surely some remedy.
It has been suggested that the Cham
I Der of Commerce take up the matter
with the State Agricultural depart
ment and see. If there is any known
remedy for this pest. In a few years
the city viii be without shade trees
unless something can be done to de-
stroy this very destructive tree para