The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-11-25

an Cnurcn, we repeat that 1t IS to-
day Thanksgiving at 1890 a. m.
Wanted.-WOman to care for aged
lady. See Leona N. Jantzen at Post
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson of Cove coun-
ty, were here visiting Mrs. Wilson'S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Cox,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Arnhold and
children went to Rocks county, Sun
day, to spend the day with Mrs. Arm
holds parents. They were accomp-
anied by Mrs. Kate Horton of Wheat
on, Kansas, aunt of Mrs. ArnhoId,
who has been visiting with Mrs. Arm
hold the past week
The county officials, with the ex-
ception of the Treasurer and Attor-
ney, spent the most of last week at
tending a meeting of the county Of
fieials at Topeka. The county COM
missioners and the civil engineers of
the counties represented spent most
of the time talking upon the good
roads question in which the state,
and especially the western counties,
are vitality interested
C. W. Miller and Mike Younger
had occasion to go to Hoxie, last
week, and on their way home they
psased a sod house where there was
a lot of grain piled up. Their curios-
ity was excited and they concluded to
investigate. They found an aged
couple living in the dugout or sod
house. The man said he was 78 years
of age. He owned five quarters of
land and had harvested this year,
5000 bushels of wheat, 5000 bush
els of corn and 1000 bushels of bar
ley. He remarked that now if he had
a good drink of whiskey he thought
he would be all right. The $4,000
bushels of wheat were harvested from
volunteer field. The man resides
a few miles north of Buffalo Park in
Sheridan county.
Mike -Stegman of Pfeifer, is build
ing new barn.
Geo. Cross of the Farmers State
Bank of Ellis, was in Hays, Tuesday
A. H. Wilson, one OF the live real
estate men of Oakley, Kansas, was in
Hays, Tuesday. He says the Stand
ard Oil Company are putting down
wen over near ne Smoky Hill river
and another company is also fgur=
ing on putting down some wells. If
oil should be found on the Smoky,
Logan county will soon begin to put
on airs, and that ''fly speck' on the
map of Logan county, Russell
Springs, will soon become a sure
enough county seat.
Am closing out entire line of Talk
ing Machines-25 per cent off on all
Photographs in stock. Buy now.
ThoIen's Jewelry Store, 1O8 South
Chestnut Street. n18t2
The Junior Red Cross is develop
ing in the school children of the
country, ideals and habits of sound
citizenship which mean more, per
haps, than anything else for the
future safety of our American de-
mocracy.
The Saturday Afternoon Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. A. W.
Noble on November 27. The program
will be on Hamlin Garland led by
Miss Sutton and a general discussion
on Harry Leon Wilson led by Mrs. J.
F. Jordan. The roll call has been
especially interesting this fall, so
please do not forget your topics.
Also come prepared to help out in
the general discussions.
At a meeting of the Knights
Templar, Tuesday night, fifteen men
were admitted to the Order. A large
number of Masons from the western
counties of the state we're present
and took part in the initiation.
DIR. and Mrs. Miller of Oakley are
here with their son who is seriously
i'll in the Hays hospital.
The American Legion will give a
Dance in their Hall, Thanksgiving
night. The music will be furnished
by Benken's Orchestra.
Over at the Brunswick Hotel, there
has been change, Mrs H. NJ Rardin
and husband of Garden City, taking
full charge of the dining room and
kitchen, Mrs. Fields continuing as
proprietor and has full charge of
the Office and rooms for the guests,
the house being crowded nearly every
night Mrs. Rardin ran a hotel in
Indiana for years, and for the last
eight years ran one IN Garden City,
but sold out and went to Nebraska,
but was induced by Mrs. Fields to
come and divide the Brunswick work
and take the dining room, and they
arrived last week and are now in full
charge. The Sunday service was a