The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-13
Mrs. Grace Goodall Hubbard left


tary spent Tuesday in Salina.
Mr.. C. NJ. WaRn has been indis
posed for severad days.
Mrs. Snapp has been severely suf-
fering from an attack of lumbago.
The Chamber of Commerce ha:
calls for farm hands and for a jani-
tor. It interested call there.
Mrs. VIM. Philip who has been Ill
the past two week, is much improved
but still weak at this writing.
Mr.. S. a. Kiene of the Expert,
ment Station returned Tuesday night
from Valencia, Kansas, where he was
called by the death of a brother.
Pres W. A. Lewis left Sunday
night for Topeka to look after the
interest of the Normal School with
the Legislature.
Rev. J. w. Snapp and his daughter,
Catharine, left for Kansas City Sun
day night to consult throat special
ist for Catharine. Mr.. Snapp will
stop in Topeka on his return
Owing to the absence of Miss
Flanders who is in Kansas City this
week, Miss Margaret Chittenden had
charge of the gymnasium practice by
the Business Girls Club Tuesday ev-
ening in the High school Gymnasium.
The Plainville paper announces
the marriage of our old time ball
player, Tom Miller of Natoma, to
Miss Mary zelma AcIzley of Osborne
county, school teacher, and now
professional nurse at Chicago.
Plainville has appointed commit
tee of three to go to Salina on March
26th, to protest against the raise in
rates by the Telephone Company.
What is Hays doing?
A modern home in North Hays.
Good we'll and city water, good
orchard, bearing. Half cash, balance
on five years time. See C. C.. Black
mum. 14-4t
Philip Jacob and son proprieors of
the Hays City BottIing Works have
recently purchased the entire plant
of the Colby Bottling works. They
will continue to operate the plant at
Colby.
A very young gentlemen arrived
night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Replogle where he
will sojeurn for time before tax
ing up his permanent residence at
the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Replogle near Yocemento.
Prof. Niesley, principal of the
Trego Co. High School at WaKeeney,
who came with the basket ball team
Of that school, visited with his
daughter, Miss Maude, stenographer
at the Experiment Station.
Wednesday, the City caused the
unsightly hitching rack on East Juni-
alta to be removed. Now if the city
will cause about a hundred loads of
dirt to be dumped into the mudhoIe
near the Farmers State Bank, it will
be an improvement worth while.
The town that does not awaken to
activity and building en-
5erprise in the west this year will
awaken to find tself out in the cold
for a certainty. This will be the
greatest year of growth in the his
tory Of the west.
Mrs. Cleveland of Artesia, New
Mexico, is visiting with her mother.
Mrs Elihu Stout, and her brothers,
Messrs. J. L. and Frank Stout. Mrs.
Cleveland's girlhood days were spent
N and around Hays, but left here
thirty years ago. Though she has
7isited here before she was surprised !
1t the progress the city has made.
The tres along the south side of
he Court House Park are being cut |
iown and the roots dug up prepara-
ory to putting in cement walk out |
o the curbing. The dead trees in |
he park are also being removed. |
Now as the war is over and the peo-
Die won't have to give up all their
pare money to lick the Huns they
re going to improve the City.
Hays will establish its Street mail |
.arrier business April 1st, and the
boxes, IA in number, are already |
placed. After a thorough examina-t
ion by the Government of the can
iidates, Oliver Arnold and Adolph |
0reiling, both S. A. 7. C. students
It the Fort Hays Normal, were select
ID by the committee as the best men,
heir physical examination showing /
hem the fttest to stand the daily |
walks and outdoor exposure. Watch
or the hours of gathering the mails |
md regulations.
The Treat & shafer elevator sit
lated on South Fort Street, and be-
ng used by the Treat & Shafer |
lumber Co. as a warehouse has been
condemned by the city and ordered
'orn down. The Lumber Co. viii |