The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-04-14


from Hays, who attended the wedding
were Fred Miller and wife, Marvin
Strailey and wife, and G. w. Meyer
and wife.
The Miller family were at one time
residents of Hays, and the many
friends of the young people extend
/ congratulations.
Gus Havemann will soon move into
the property now occupied by VIM.
| Curry; and Mr. Curry will move into
the Barney Oldham bungalow on East
Normal avenue.
Miss Mae Patterson who recently
finished a successful term of school
near Beloit, Kansas, is now attending
Normal.
The K. of C. intend putting on a
minstrel show in the near future.
Several cellars have recently been
excavated in the northwest part of
! town.
Nick Gassman moved into his new
building on South Chestnut, Friday.
1t is the neatest looking shoe shop in
Hays.
Two gentlemen were over froA
Dodge City in their auto, transacting
business in Hays, Wednesday.
The Salina Journal Wednesday, an
nounced that wheat was selling there
at a dollar bushel that morning, and
the price of the new wheat in July
would not be over seventy-five cents.
Mrs. Frank Fields has mechanics
adding more bedrooms and enlarging
the dining room at the Brunswick Ho-
| tel.
A gentleman from Fort Worth,
Texas, was among the visitors to
Hays, this week.
Mr.. Kelly and other Standard Oil
men were here Wednesday, confer
ring with their representative, Mr..
Sims, to see if the company cannot
put in oil tanks along the Golden Belt
Railway and furnish the crude oil for
the paper mill and brick yard on the
Frank King place.
Sam Hutsen of WaKeeney, was
here this week, visiting with his son,
who is a student at the Hays school.
Mrs Rardin at the Brunswick,
served dinner and supper to over
forty of the Doctors of this district
who We're holding their meeting in
Hays, this week.
DR.. Cation of Concordia, was here
the past week, looking after his
surgical patients.
Great Bend Chamber of Commerce
have a campaign on to Secure five
hundred new members, and the Tri-
bune of that city tells that on Tues
day the Finance Committee raised
over $4,000 in half a day toward the
promotion fund for their activities,
each bank giving 500, as also did
Mr.. Moses and Mr.. kischesky, = the
Golden Belt Directors. Their get
acquainted feast Monday night at
dollar a plate, was overcrowded and
enthusiastic.
DIR. Brown, the Salina eye and ear
doctor, was here on Wednesday, at
tending to his patients.
The Farmers Mail & Breeze con-
tains this week, April 9th, among
other interesting items, an excellent
write-up of George Riedel's farm
home eight miles southwest of Hays,
with a picture of his residence. Mr..
Riedel is one among the best farmers
in Ellis county, and has one of the
most modern and best equipped farm
residences in the State of Kansas.
Nearly every farmer in the county
could have their homes modernized
and they should be, as it makes far
better and more healthy and content
ed citizens. The bulwark of Amer
lean Freedom and Greatness is Amer
lean homes, especially farm homes.
Peter Grabbe of Munjor, was in
Hays having his Oakland changed
from an old one to 1921 model, at
the Schueler garage.
R. A. Leiker, Clerk of the District
Court, who spends Sundays at Munjor
with his folks, reports that the wheat
fields beginning with two miles south
of Munjor are blown out and total
loss. He also says that Wheatland
township seems to be the worst town
ship in the county for blowing this
year. Even the rain does not seem
to have any effect to prevent it from
blowing.
The Ladies of the Lutheran Aid
Society will hold food sale in Grass
Bros, Grocery Store, Saturday after
noon, April %, beginning at 2 p. m.
II. Rupp, and Mr.. and Mrs. R. A.
Leiker of Hays, took in the entertain
ment given by the Munjor K. of C.
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