The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-01-05
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anu OILISI LS4dCIVeS III nays, IdSI week.
Miss Lucille Miller returned to her
home, the first. Of the week, after
spending the holidays with her friend,
Miss Bessie Tillotson.
Carl Leikam of Catherine, went to
WaKeeney, on business, Monday.
The Rebekah Lodge will hold 3
public installation on Friday, Jan
uary 18th. Odd Fellows and their
wives and all Rebekahs and their hus-
bands are invited.
Clerk of District Court R. A.
Leiker was on the sick list the fore
part of the week.
Miss Regina Dreiling who visited
friends at Park, Kansas, returned
home Monday of this week.
Mrs. Glenn Eby returned Wednes-
day, from a visit with relatives and
friends in Salina.
Alex Philip and Son shipped
bunch of their fine cattle to Kansas
City, this Thursday
Mrs. Hazel Rea FaviHe is here visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Rea.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Noble enter
tanned at dinner New Years day, Mr..
and Mrs. Adie Swires, Rev. Snyder
and son, Miss Sutton and Miss Mary
Kathryn Bird.
Hog. cholera has made its appear
ance in and around Leavenworth.
Farmers of Ellis county and vicinity
should insure their hogs, as we'll as
any other live stock, against death
from cholera or any other disease,
Miss Jennie NickIes who has been
visiting, the past week, with her
brother, H. A. Nicllles and family,
left the first of the week for Abilene,
for a visit with her brother, D. w.
Nickles and family.
Miss Cecilia lDorney returned the
first of the week, to her school work
in Russell, after spending the holidays
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM
Dorney.
Miss Elsie Grass who spent the
holiday vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Grass, Sr., has.
returned to Cawker City, where she
has a position as teacher in the city
schools.
Mrs. Ralph Lee and daughter,
Margery, will leave this Thursday
night for a short visit in Denver and
Brighton, Colorado.
The New Years Ball given at the
K. of c. Hall, Saturday night, by the
Wang Wang Five, was decided sue
cess. There was a large crowd in
attendance. There were special at
fractions of confetti, streamers, horns
and some good moonlight dancing.
All present had a good time.
Carl Wolf, Wednesday, purchased
the Essex Hall, for which he paid
$500 The deal was made through
the F. S. Wasinger Real Estate
Agency. 1t is understood that Mr..
Wolf will occupy it with his hardware
store. Thirty years ago, Philip and
Oshant used it as hardware store.
It is suggested by a citizen that
there are a number of stray dogs in
Hays that should be looked after The
dog population in Hays has been
largely augmented the past year
mostly strays.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Lutheran Church viii meet in the
Sunday School room, January u. A
IS cent luncheon viii be served at
O'clock The members and their
friends are invited.
Nature as herein portrayed is a
sylvan lake over whose glossy sur
face we skim for life's pure sake,
Then gather your treasures as youth
surely will, Though beneath the
waters are dark and chill; From the
medley of sounds choose the clarion
ring; For nature is at last but a
material thing. This a reverse ideal
or picture of nature for as depicted
by enthusiastic nature worshippers
and by John Burgess himself, nature
is but another name for God. In my
reverse viii be found philosophy if
no religion, and an emphasis of a re-
ligious cult that says we only know we
do not l1noW.-R. R