The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-05-04
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

az Ii kOlNAAL AOOIAL
Il. Lee Jones of Topeka. has ar
rived and has assumed his duties as
Secretary of the Chamber of Com
merec. He has been business re-
porter of the Topeka Capital and has
covered" the Chamber of Commerce
activities in Topeka.
Mrs. Gretta Myhre was called TO
LeOnardville, early in the week, on
account of the death of a little
nephew.
Visitors from outside the district
to the Legion Convention held here
Saturday, were: George A. Withers,
Clay Center; Donald McIvor, Topeka ;
Gent w. S. Metcalf, Dept Com
mander, Lawrence; Mrs. Rose E.
Cravens, Dept. President of the Aux
iliary, Salina; Senator John NJ. Gray,
Kirwin.
Among the topics that were dis
cussed at the Convention was the
State Bonus for the soldiers of the
late war. The bonus will cost in
taxes about thirty cents per thousand
s8llars. 1t will take twenty-five
years TO pay the bonds and the serv-
ice man is the one that has to pay; so
the bonus is simply a loan. Right
now the doughboy needs the coin.
Thursday night at the Chorus re-
hearsal, the Festival Chorus elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, H J. Tholen; Vice
President, E. A. Rea; Secretary. Ruth
FHesbach; General Chairman of Com
mttees, Geo. Philip, Jr.; Section Com
mittee Chairman, Soprano, Mrs. Ger
rit Snyder; Tenor, Prof. C. A. Shive-
ly; Bass, Prof. R. L. Parker; Alto,
Miss Elizabeth Condit. On May 7th,
this organization will complete its
fourth year 1t Will then have rend-
cred the Messiah four times and the
Creation three times. 1t is estimated
that every fourth adult person in the
city is either a member of the chorus
or the orchestra.
Another three months have rolled
around, so pension day for the old
soldiers of the SOS arrived this
Thursday with the welcome checks.
The Gorham neighborhood, east of
US, on Wednesday had hail and rain
an a big storm north of them in
Rocks and Osborne counties.
~ The Hutchinson-Wichita Inter
urban railroad that wanted to build
from Newton to Salina connection,
were refused permission for a separ-
ate track by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. This week they leased
the Missouri Pacific and the Union
Pacific tracks and will use that
through Mcpherson to reach Salina.
Court is in session with long civil
docket of cases, many of them jury
trials. Friday is Naturalization day
when ten Russians, four Austrians, 3
Germans and one Swiss will ask fol-
American final papers, while five
divorce cases will have to be decided
by Judge Purcell Court will last al
least two weeks.
The Couty Commissioners met
Monday, and closed up the business
in single day, and adjourned fol
another month.
The Tax Assessments are now al
in and the County Clerk is sending
out the notices to every property
owner how much his land is put or
the books at. Look it over and if not
satisfied, come in on Equalization
Day.
A contract was awarded this week
for a new building for the Hutchin
son News, of which w Y. Morgan /:
the editor. The building will cos
approximately 100000. Work or
the building will start in July, just
fifty years after the paper was estab-
lished.
Mrs. VIM. Bellman gave party al
her home Tuesday, May End, to
twenty-four little folks, in honor Of
her little daughter, Kathryn Mae
sixth birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Philip, ST., VIII,
spent some time visiting their daugh
ter in Kansas City, returned HON,
Friday evening.
"a nepnv saved Is a pennv earn