The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-07-17

Geo. E. Palmer.
W. L. Lemon, of Topeka, is here
this week, checking up the State In
stitutions.
/ NJ. D. Allen, travelling salesman
out of Kansas City, is trying the har-
vesting stunt this week.
An insurance agent was filling out
an application blank. "Have you
ever had appedicitis"? he was asked.
81 was operated on, but I have never
| felt quite sure whether it was ap-
pendicities or professional curiosity"
John ]. Weigel, travelling for
Salina Wholesale house is helping
to harvest Ellis County's bumper
wheat crop. Mr. Weigel was form
erly a residence of this county.
The tobacco trust and the barber
trust seem to have merged. You
now pay twenty cents for a ten cent
plug of tobacco and twenty
cents for ten cent shave. We are
seriously contemplating purchasing
corn knife and harvesting our own
alfalfa.
Word was received from Miss
Marie Weber, that she was still in
Colorado, but the Chautauqua was
leaving for Nebraska next week,
where she would remain for several
weeks.
Miss Olive Runyon has been added
to the Primary Department teaching
force, of the NJ. E. Sunday School.
She will teach the first Beginners
class.
Miss Ruby Thomas, who has been
visiting at Salina the past few weeks,
has returned.
Miss Anna Hastings of WaKeeney,
is spending a few days with Misses
Eva and Edna Walker. Miss Hast
ings is a member of the '18 degree
class. She taught in the North West
part of the state last winter and will
teach at Natoma this coming winter.
Mrs. Pettman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gregg of this city, is slowly re-
covering from a serious illness. She
is still at the home of her parents.
Wedding bells are soon to ring on
Juniata Street. The writer is not at
liberty to say for whom at present.
Mrs. Eta L. Ward, of Hays is en-
joying the ocean bseezes Of Long
Beach, California, beautiful city near
Los Angeles. She is registered at
the Hotel Alexander.
Word was received from DIR. An
ders and wife at Rochester, Mimi,
where the Doctor is attending clinics.
They made the trip, 681 miles, in an
automobile. They passed through
Nebraska and the Northwest part of
Iowa. Anders says, when he gets
ready to purchase farm, one of the
above states will be his choice for a
location.
A $50 acre farm in Brown county
near Hiawatha, recently sold for $50,
900, which was nearly S40O per acre.
That is surely the top price for Kan
sas land.
o. ]. Brown, travelling out of
Omaha, Nebraska, has moved his
family TO Hays, and will make this
city his headquarters.
C. A. Miller and family left for
Kansas City, this Thursday morning.
They are making the trip overland,
in Charles Haynes car.
John Pfanenstiel, section forman,
has his eight room dwelling house
nearly completed.
Mrs. Henry Mickle and sister of
Abilene, en- route to Colorado. visit
ed Miss Condit here, Monday and
Tuesday of this week.
Mike Unrein, Mike Jacobs and
Peter Arnhold, arrived Monday even
ing on 1O3 from overseas.
For Sale-Ford automobile. In
quire of Dr. J. H. Middlekauff.
A. B. Lewis, manager of the Hays
Opera House, made business trip to
Kansas City, Tuesday.
Kenneth Stewart left Monday
night, for Wichita, to attend the
Tractor Show.
Mrs. Porter returned home Sat
urday night, from Hutchinson, where
she visited a few days with her hus-
band, who has a position in Hutch
inson.
Mrs Mary Ryan and daughters
Miss Anna Ryan and Mrs. Gertrude
Hemm, and son, Father Raymond
will leave tonight for Colorado, where
they will spend the remainder Of the
summer.
The Huaco Medicine Co. are in ou1
midst again and presenting fine en-
ltertainment each evening, across
from the depot. If you enjoy good
music, singing, and clean wholesome