The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-05-19


Mrs. Hedges and family viii move
this week, to the Shively--Brown cot
tage on East Normal avenue, and
care for the house and children while
Mr.. Brown is, away on his commercial
work.
The cement light post on the
Brunswick corner has been removed
and a hanging overhead light in
stalled across the street, making a
great improvement. The one on the
Zeigler corner is also being removed.
Having sold my farm I will sell at
private sale up to about June 1st,
horses and Neutrality-suspicious. John
son.
Cuthbert & Son of Topeka, the
men who put up one of the State
Normal School buildings at Hays,
last week captured the contract to
build the new court house at Stock
ton. for $2O4,63O, there being ten
bidders. They gave Hays a good job.
The Galveston News of May 7th
states that four times as much wheat
was shipped out of that port to For
eign> ports during April 1921 as was
done in 1920. That for the fiscal year
ending May 1st, the total exports of
wheat from that port ran up to
58,778, 324 bushels, being over three
times last years shipments during
the same time.
State Manager KimbalI and State
Architect Gamble were here from
Topeka, last week, in conference with
the State Normal people regarding
the erection of the $4,000 Cafeteria
building at the Normal, it being all
the building that was allowed by the
Legislature to be put up at Hays dur
ing the two years. However, as the
State furnishes the land, the coal,
electricity and fxings, that amount
will put up a pretty nice building to
start with. The plans will be drawn
and work will commence this fall.
The "oil fever seems to be catch
ing. It's a disease that has been
prevalent in nearly every county in
the state 1t seems to be raging in
Logan county, but has nearly run its
course. In Russell county several
neighborhoods are having a touch of
it. At Bunkerhill, according to the
Advertiser, the disease is quite viru-
lent. About two years ago, Ellis
county people were afflicted. There
seems to be no known remedy; it
simply runs a certain length of time
and quits, with no serious results.
Much has been said about the An
thony & Northern, now the Wichita
& Northwestern, lately, but it
seems queer that neither the Larned
Chronoscope, from where the road
starts, nor the Lacrosse Chieftain, to
which town it is pledged to come, had
a single line in last weeks issues
about the road. 1t was hoped the
road would build to Hays in the
future as bonds were voted for it
several years ago, but as neither of
it's home papers mention it's activities,
it doesn't look very encouraging for
Hays, Lookout or Big Greek town
ships to get the road.
The Great Bend Tribune takes
much space to tell of the great times
the big crowd of members and novices
to the Shrine meeting from that city
had in Hays last week, and it is evil
dent the nOvices were given all that
was coming to them, those old stagers
like Mr.. Moses, letting the boys see
the whole kickings of the bear and
goat. They drove over in their autos;
had splendid roads, and Mr.. Moses
tells them if the meeting is held again
next year in Hays he hopes to bring
half of the lodge members from Great
Bend, Hutchinson and Dodge City
over on the new railroad from his
city. Here's hoping his wish may
come true. While Hays is only half
the size of Great Bend, with its State
Normal it has the opportunity of soon
equaling Salina in population. Here's
hoping again, and count the Free
Press on doing its part to bring it
about
NnTICE