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Vol. xxxvii. no 31
HAYS. ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS, JULY 7, 1917.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR
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Those who work, and save part of their earnings, are
workine to the best pffprt Th
count.'
A part of their energy is thus stored up in the form of
money to be enjoyed at alater time or expended withmore
profitable returns.
The man who can see nothing for his labor becomes
discouraged. Saving, even ever so little, is a stimulant to
ambition.
Interest paid on savings.
S ' HAYS, KANSAS
WHAT A MILLION MEN EAT
Something of the Task of Feeding
America's Army
Washington, July 2. Since the
declaration of war the pet agrument
of the pacifist drea'mer that it was
all foolish to be prepared, because
"we could get a million men with
muskets over night," has been explod
ed higher than the Messines Hills
were when the British Tommies
touched off a million pounds of dyna
mite. The country has had an oppor
tunity to see just how foolish that
argument was. We are paying the
price, because the Nation listened too
much to this theory! "in 'months of
doing the things that ' shorijd have
been done before the warSvas immi
nent. NATION AWAKE TO TASK
Since we have gone to war the
steps taken to make the Nation ready
have been astonishing in magnitude.
The United States has risen to the
task in a way that only those who
know what that task was could appre
ciate. THE STORY IN MEATS
Tables showing what a million men
in the army will eat in a year will
give the people back home some idea
of the tremendous task of feeding an
army and what the United States has
on its hand now.
Here is the meat ration for a year
for a million men army:
Fresh beef. 397. 638. 240.
Fresh mutton. 1.361.520.
Bacon. 50.064.780.
Corned beef. 3.794.400 2 pound cans.
Roast beef. 122.760 2 pound cans.
Corned beef hash, 928.140 2 pound cans.
Dried cod fish, 241. 800 pounds.
Pickled mackerel, 85,500 pounds.
Salmon, 2, 871, 840 cans.
FLOURAND BREAD BIG ITEMS ....
The million men army estimate on
'flour is 300,070,080 pounds. In other
terms it is some 60 million 50-pound
sacks. In hard bread the army needs
4,971,780 pounds, and of corn meal
some 3,870,660 pounds are used in
corn "pone" yearly. Because of the
shortage' of wheat and the promise
of an abundant corn crop the amount
of corn meal will be doubled and tre
bled this year and the wheat flour
cut down proportionately. But bread
with' a wheat base keeps and is easier
handled than corn bread, so wheat
flour still will be the bigger item.
A FEW OTHER ARTICLES
Other articles in the food ration
for a million men for one year in
clude :
Baking: powder. No. one-half. cans. ...2,3 65.920
Beans, pounds 36,929,600
Beans, baked No. 1 cans 621,240
Beans, baked. No. 3 cans 1,683,300
Rice, pounds - 15.445.440
Hominy, coarse, sacks (100 pounds) 152,520
Hominy, fine, cartons 81.840
Potatoes, fresh, pounds 480.783,960
Onions, fresh, pounds 53.248,080
Tomatoes small cans 29.273.680
Prunes, pounds 7.131,240
Apples, evaporated, pounds 6,502,560
Peaches, evaporated, pounds .". 5,074,080
Jam. blackberry, cans :. 4.073.400
Coffee. nound.4 29.607.480
Tea, black. English breakfast, lbs 269,700
Tea. black. Oolang pounds 169,260
Tea. grree Gunpowder, pounds 27,900
Tea, srreen. Young Hyson, pounds ....57,660
Sugar, srrantulated. pounds . 108,597,960
Milk, evaporated, hotel cans 1,763,280
Milk, evaporated, pint cans 20,500,720
Vincirir cations 922.560
Pickles, cucumber gallons 866,760
Salt, issue, pounds 19.098.480
Pepper, black cans 3, 813. 000
Cinna mon cans Zo6,6s0
Cloves, cans 52,080
Ginger, cans i 52.080
Nutmeg, cans .- 11,160
Lard, issue, pounuds ...i 8.210.040
Butter, , issue, pounds 7,369,320
Syrup, cane, gallons 937,440
Flavoring extract, lemon. 2-ounce bot
tles . : 751.440
Flavoring extract, lemon, 8-ounce bot-
i ofi 750
Flavoring extract vanilla. 2-ounce bot-'
ties - - 697.500
Flavoring extract, vanilla S-ounce bot
tles i 1 18.600
These articles represent merely
the army food ration. In addition to
these, the quartermaster's depart
ment purchases' large quantities of
other articles to permit of substitu
tion in the regular ration. Local quar
termasters who can obtain fresh vege
' tables direct from the farmers and
commission houses buy in huge quan
.tities and credit the purchase, as in
the cost of meats,- against the regu
lar ration. In addition, the supply de-.
pots carry more than one hundred
other "sale articles" which are drawn
on. These include: .
7 Two million, nine hundred and ninety
thousand pounds . of cheese more than
100,000 cans of cherries, similar quantities
f .other, fruits. 3.600.000 cans of sweet
AH who work
7 should out narf
of -their earnings
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IIIUUF DMNI
corn, nearly one and one-half million car
tons of crackers, one-half million pounds of
candy. 3,459.000 packages of macaroni. 338,
000 cans of jams, more than 100,000 cans
of jelly, nearly three million cartons of oat
meal, more than a million pounds in bulk
oatmeal, 5.769,000 cans of peas, more than
a million cans of preserves. 531,000 cans
of pineapples, 331,000 cans of sweet pota
toes, 1,041,000 packages of corn starch, 558,
0C0 packages of tapioca. 744,000 cans of
raisins, 249.000 cans of spinach and 1,
7S9.000 cans of peaches.
The complete list includes some
one hundred foodstuffs.
BUYING FOOD ISN'T ALL
All this is just to feed an army of 1
million. The countless storerooms, the
thousands .and thousands of railway
cars to transport these supplies; the
thousands of kilchens; the thousands
of wagons and trucks JtoV. assemble
them; the thousands of cooks, all add
to the magnitude of the problem. It
all has to be worked out so that every
article is accounted for j
In less than a year's time nearly
twice this number of men will be in
the field. The supplies and equipment
must be doubled. And when the mil
lion men get to France all this
amount of food must cross the water,
for the United States must feed its
soldiers in every particular.
It will take ships upon ships. K.
C. Star.
Wheat in Spite of Dry Season
Plowing early, compacting the
seedbed, and rotation of crops were
given by speakers on Wheat Day at
the Fort Hays Experiment Station,
June 28, as the reasons why the Sta
tion has 524 acres of wheat worth
harvesting this year. Many of the
visiting farmers guessed that the best
fields would yield fifteen to twenty
bushels.
A delegation of seventy-six auto
mobiles came from Quinter and else
where in Gove County, and forty to
fifty from other counties. As this
procesion of .cars more than a mile
long lined up at the Station office
motion pictures were taken. Then a
trip was made to the experimental
plots and eleven larger fields where
the jneeting proper was held.
"Now is the time to get ready for
a good wheat crop next, year," said
Chas. R. Weeks, Superintendent of
the Station. "Plow as soon as possi
ble the fields where weeds are taking
all the moisture that falls. Save all
moisture possible; the average yields
of wheat at the Fort Hays Experi
ment Station have for several years
been in almost exact proportion to
the amount of moisture in the soil
at seeding time.
Horses for the Army
The government has adopted a new
method of buying army horses. It is
fixing a flat price for horses of a cer
tain class, instead of endeavoring to
fix an individual price for each horse.
In the western district, which has
Kansas City for its headquarters, the
government is buying 2,100 cavalry
horses, for which St will pay, $180
per head; 150 light artillery horses,
at $150 per head; 824 siege artillery
horses at $235 per head. Only geld
ings will be accepted and they must
be between . the ages of six and ten
years. They are buying 3G4 wheel
mules at $245 per head, 364 wheel
mules at $190 144 pack and riding
mules at $16.d per head. They must be
between the ages of five and ten
years. Bids will be accepted only
from those who will agree to furnish
as many as 300 horses or mules, all
of which must conform to the gov
eminent requirements. There will te
no cut in the price and no increase,
unless it is found impossible to secure
the number required at the prices
named. If the war continues for any
considerable length of time, the de
mand for horses and mules - will
steadily increase. This means that it
will pay to take care of the supply on
hand and that it will pay to feed well
this year's colts. Wallace Farmer. "
Castor OH on Eyelashes.
Every motor car rider has experi
enced the discomfort of dust In the
eyes, and also from the effects of cold
winds. A suggestion has been made
that these discomforts may be greatly
alleviated by applying castor oil along
the eyelashes. This, it is claimed, will
catch most of the dust before it can
enter the eye, and also it protects the
eyes from the chilling effects of the
wind. Scientific American.
JULY FOURTH AT HAYS
A Record Breaking Crowd Es
timated at About 5,000
Present to Help Cele
brate i
A SANE, SENSIBLE GATHER.
ING.
They Ca me from All Parts of the
Compass, Determined to Have a
Good Time, and They Had
It.
. Wednesday, July 4th, after a lapse
of thirty years, Hays assisted by sev
eral thousand people from the country
immediately surrounding Hays, and
augumented by people from Ellis, La
Crosse, McCracken, Russell, 'Wa
Keeney, Plainville, and other towns,
celebrated the nation's birthday, not
in the old fashioned boisterous man
ner of our forefathers, but in a safe
and sane way. Of course the small
boy was in evidence with a. limited
amount of firecrackers. -fit wouldn't
have been the Fourth to him without
them) but no unusually loud demon
strations were indulged in. The cele
bration was under the auspices of
the Hays Chapter of the National Red
Cross Association and the ruling spirits
were Mrs. W. A. Lewis, Mrs. Harvey
Penney, Mrs. Mae Bemis, Mrs. J. F.
Jordan. The association ladies were
assisted by a bevy of young ladies of
the city intent on doiner their bit for
the cause. There was no slackers in
attendance, all seemed anxious to
do what they could to add their bit i
to help swell the receipts. I
itev. r. James McErlean of Delph-
os, Kansas, delivered a very patriotic
and satisfactoryaddress. He was high
ly commended by the large gathering
for his exceeding excellent oration. .
In the afternoon, the game of ball
between Ellis and Hays was von by
Ellis in a -score of 4 to O.-Both
teams put up a good game.
At the races. Dr. Move, the popu
lar jockey, received considerable com
mendation and seemed to be the la
dies favorite.
Over $500 was put in prizes for
the races which brought several good
horses from a distance.
The following is the result of the
races as reported by the Secretary of
the Fair Association, P. J. Deane:
2:21 Pace Purse, $150
Winner Entered by Driver
Senator W., 2nd, First, John R. Staab
Hays, Kansas. K. C. Moye.
The Desire, Second, C Yeager, Lam
ed, Kansas. M. G. Heiney
Easter Coin, Third, C. B. Dooley.Lar-
ned, Kansas, W. M. Brewer
Augusta Eleanor, Fourth, Chas. H.
Davin. Chas. H. Davin
Best Time, 2:18
Special Pace Purse, $100.
Domino Jay, First, W.- M. Brewer,
Lamed, Kansas, F. Abel
Second -and third divided between
Dora Thorn, W. M. Brewer, Lamed,
Kansas, W. M. Brewer
and Ellis Belle, W. F. King, Ogallah,
Kansas,- M. G. Heiney.
Big Bird, N. R. Werth, Schoenchen,
Kansas, E. S. Evans
Best Time, 2:29.
2:30, Trot Purse $100.
Lady Maude, First, G. C. Mangold,
Ogallah, Kansas, G. C. Mangold
Elmerta, Second, Dr. N. Kidd, Ellis.
Kansas, J. Gladheart
Addie Astra, Third, W. F. King, Ogal
lah, Kansas, M. G. Heiney
Dixie Thorn, Fourth, M. G. Heiney,
Hays, Kansas, Chas. Elliott
Time 2:29 91.
Free for all, Trot or Pace, Purse $150
Healios, First, P. M. Grubb, Kanopo
lis, Kansas, W. M. Brewer
Redwood, Second. Dr. N. Kidd. Ellis.
Kansas, A. J. Gladheart 1
Joemoftt, Third, H. T. Freese, Lamed,
Kansas, H. T. Freese
Col: Chittenden, Fourth, Dr. N. Kidd,
Ellis, Kansas, - M. G. Heiney
Time, 2:14.
RUNNING
Three-eighth mile dash Purse $40.
Winners Entered bv Rider
1 Bonny Rosa, E. C. 'Smith, La
Crosse, Kansas E. C. Evens
2 Bay Nettie, J. Cole, Bazine, Kan
sas E. Smith
3 Personality, J. H. Ruble, Great
Bend, Kansas J. H. Ruble
4 Lucy D., Tony Smith, Plainville,
Kansas Tony Smith
Time 37 seconds.
One-half mile dash Purse $50.
1 San Antonio, J. L. Cole, Bazine,
Kansas ' J. L. Cole
2 Bonny Rosa, E. C. Smith, La
Crosse, Kansas. . E. C. Evans
3 Fred Funston, E. C. Smith La
Crosse, Kansas, E. C. Smith.
Time 56 seconds.
Three-fourths mile dash, Purso $65
1 San Antonia, J. L. Cole
E. C. Evans
2 Personality, J. H. Ruble. Great
Bend J. H. Ruble
3 Fred Funston, E. O. Smith
E. C. Smith
Time 1:19.
The writer heard some adverse
comments in regarding to the man
agement, charging fifty cents to get in
to the grounds and a toll for every
thing else in sight, but if the cause
which promoted and brought the af
fair to a successful conclusion is tak
en into consideration we are sure
all inequalities will be forgotten, and
beside the pleasure experienced on
the occasion, the satisfaction of hav
ing helped inx a worthy cause will
surely outweigh all other disappoint
ments. If your patriotism cannot
stand the strain of a few dollars or
cents extra it is not worth mention
ing. The festivities of the day was
rounded out by a dance in the even
ing which was enjoyed by the young
people of the city and vicinity until
midnight. The receipts, all told was
$2,800 which went to swell the ex
cheques of the Red Cross Association.
Every dollar of which will be used for
the benefit of the American soldiers
who have gone and will go to France
to fight for liberty and democracy.
America, my country I come at thy
call,
I plight thee my troth and- I give
thee my all;
In peace or in war I am wed to thy
weal, v
I'll carry the flag thru the fire and
steel,
On sea nor on. land shall it suffer dis
grace, -
Unsullied it floats over our peace-
loving race ;
In reverance I fcnel nr swppt lihcrtr'e
shrine,
America, my country, command, I
am thins.
Lena Kinderknecht to Lansing.
The second trial of Miss Lena Kin
derknecht resulted in a verdict of not
guilty and further that -she was in
sane at the time she shot Richardson.
Judge Ruppenthal sentenced her to
the asylum for the criminal and dan
gerous insane which is maintained at
the penitentiary at Lansing. A
lengthy argument and offer of her
attorneys to produce evidence that
she was now sane when the verdict
was anouneed in order to save her
from having to be sent was denied by
the court and sentence pronounced
The plea of her attorneys could
not stick because the county offcials
has spent four or five days before any
arrests had been made collecting evi
dence which was introduced by the
state to combat the self defense plea:
Under the Kansas law when a Derson
pieaas insanity -and the jury finds
them not guilty because they were in-
sane he is sent to Lansine anvwav
for treatment. Since this has been in
effect no one has been released from
the asylum.
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" V", "c v"u,uu ym .,sine SUD -
Jfct.OI..ine cantata to De given at the
Methodist church on Sundav mora
ing under the direction of Mrs. Hale,
using over a hundred young people
and children of the Sunday School.
The cantata will require an hour and
a half, will begin at 10:30 sham
All are cordially invited. No admis
sion wil be charged but the regular
r-i-;i a r r -n . .
vmxuicii a jxy uuenng win pe xaKen,
me collections irom this annual cele
swills niio a iuna which is
used as a loan for deserving young
men and women to help them to se
cure an education, who pay back
tne money to the association when
they become earners of money: Come
eariy n you wish to secure a seat
We regret to leam that Mrs. T.n-
cile Gallion and children are offering
men- nome ana lurnishmgs for sale,
preparatory to returning to Illinois,
in tne near iuture. ilrs. Gallion has
resided here only about three years,
but in that time has endeared herself
to many. She is a progressive tvne of
woman and served efficiently as chair
man of the Parent-Teachers' Asso
ciation all of last year. She was a
member also of the Saturday After
noon Club and the Music Club, active
in Red Cross work, and taught a class
of girls in the Methodist Sunday
School, and wa3 a member also of
the Methodist L. A. S. She also pos
sessed the gracious gift of hospotal
ity. Mrs. Gallion will be greatly
missed when she leaves Hays, but all
will hope for her and her two prom
ising sons a happy future in her new
home at Cham plain, 111.
At the Methodist parsonage on
Sunday af temoonVRev. A. S. Hale,
united in marriage Mr. M. O. Griffin of
Hope, Kansas and Miss Lotos Morton
of Rush Center, Kansas. Miss Morton
was a student at the Normal here
two years ago and has many friends in
Hays, who will wish her much joy in
this union with the man - of 'her
choice, who by the way seems to be
in every way worthy of his bride. -
By courtesy of the Strand manage
ment, Miss Ella Hoxie formerly of
Hays, and a graduate here wili- speak
Friday, July 13th, on the subject "A
Voice from India." Having just re
turned via Pacific, encircling the
globe and meeting Australians, Cana
dians, and Orientals, she comes fairly
bubbling over with things of keenest
interest on the war situation. Ad
mission twenty-five cents.
The question has been asked why
work is being delayed on the street
paving? The answer is, the paving con
tractor, Mr. A. R. Young, has his en
tire force in the Unrein sand pits,
west of town, stripp the dirt offhe
sand so that there will be no delay
on account of the shortage of sand
when work commences in earnest
The fourth of July game of base
ball played on the Hays Fair Grounds
between a picked up Hays nine and
the Ellis team was won on its merits
by the Ellisites, by a score of 4to 0.
It was a splendid exhibition of the
national sport. The Hays boys play
ed well, but the Ellis outfit " played
better.
It has been announced that the
necessary procedure has been com
pleted whereby the thirty miils of the
Colorado Milling and Elevator Com
pany (including the Hays Mill) could
be taken over by the government if
necessary. The total capacity of these
mills is 15,660 barrels of flour a day.
Fred Albertson has rented the Otto
Knoche residence on West Juniata
Street. Otto has a position in a large
flouring mill at St. Anthony, Idaho.
He left last Saturday, to enter upon
his duties. , His wife and sister Freda
will follow him in a short time.
J. A. Henry and family departed
on Thursday nigfrt. for Cleveland,
Ohio, where they will reside in the fu
ture. We are sorry to lost them from
Hays, where they have lived for the
past year Mr. Henry having had
charge of the Normal light plant.
The auto stage no longer runs
from Hays to Plainville, but stops at
Turkville postoffice, leaving Hays, at
seven a. m., ariving at Turkville at
te na. m. It leaves Turkville, at 11 a.
m. and gets back to Hays, at '2 p. m.
Miss Leon Smith, who was operat
ed on for appendicitis some time ago,
has been discharged from the hospit
al and expects to soon be at her post
of duty in the Markwell bookstore.
The Masons of Hays, were invited
to assist in laying the comer stone of
a church at LaCrosse, this Friday af
ternon, at three o'clcok. President
Lewis made the address.
Misses Esther' Goetchius, Gladys
filler and Anna Meyer all have desir
able schools engaged the coming- vear.
These are three of our very best girls-j
ana are sure to succeed.
Mrs. Glen Tillotson and ,si3ter.
Gladys Baughman returned on Thurs
day evening, from their visit at Pitts
burg. ,
Miss Annabelle Sutton is taking
sumer work at the Normal school in
Greeley, Colo., and much erjsying
her vacation.
A Benefactor.
It is a pleasing satisfaction for
the Free Press to note the extensive
and permanent improvements that
are now in progress in Hays. Notwith
standing this country has been drawn
into one of the most disasterous and
cruel war ever known to history and
is also suffering from an unpresident
ed drouth which means a shortage of
crops, the citizens of Hays and vicin
ity seems oblivious to the appalling
situation and are going ahead as if
nothing unusual was occurring.
Among the number of enterprising
and hustling citizens of Hays, the
queen city of the west and the coming
metropolis, is Frank Walz, who some
months ago purchased the Mrs. E. R.
Cole property on West Juniata street,
facetiously called the frog pond, and
converted it into a healthful and sa
lubrious beauty spot on which he
has erected five elegant buildings all
' modem in every respect. Mr. Walz,
one day this week, took the writer on
a tour of inspection and we were sur
prised at the scope and permanance of
the improvements. He has now
building inspected was the "Sham
' rock," a twenty-three room hotp
. with basement, well locatpd on Rnnt),
2ain Mreet near the site of the
new u. depot. The hotel has been
rented and is now m the -possession
of Frank Schuneman, an experienced
hotel man from Russell, Kansas. On
the comer of Juniata and Park Ave.,
is located, the"Whiteway", an elegant
rooming house, nicely furnished and
managed- by Geo. Swires. This is
modern throughout with a large airy
basement. All the dwellings have been
rented and are now being .occupied
by a good class of citizens. In addi
tion to the buildings mentioned Mr.
Waiz has a twelve room cottage on
ths same street near the Fort Hays
Normal School nearly completed. Hcs
also owns a building on the comer of
Juniata and Fort and another in the
northwest part of the city. -
The man who makes one blade of
grass grow where none grew before
is said to be a benefactor to human
ity; what then of a man who has
erected a number of elegant build
ings where there were none before?
Surely, he is a valuable citizen and
should be classed as a benefactor.
A Valuable Citizen
One of the new and valuable citi
zens who have come to Hays, to make
their home is Edwin W. Hill and fam
ily of Hoxie, Kansas, who came here
a little over a year ago. Mr. Hill ob
tained employment at the A. A.
Wiesner's department store. He has
charge of the grocery department and
so popular has he become with the
large patronage of the establishment
that they are not exactly satisfied un
less they can secure the services of
Ld- especially the lady patrons. He
is pleasant and accommodating- 2nd
always at your coniand.
Mr. Hill has recently completed.
and Thursday of this week, moved in
to an elegant $o,000 dwelling on
Normal Avenue near the Fort Havs
Normal School. The structure is a
seven room bungalow with sleeping
porch and modem throughout. It is
undoubtedly one of the most elegant
d up-to-date residences in the city.
citizens like Edwin Hill and family.
- Organize Home Guard
Adjutant General Martin -bv or
der from Gov. Capper has placed
blanks for the organization of a Com
pany of Home Gimrrfs in TTvc in tVio
hands of C. W.Miller, Jr., who is rec
ognized at home and abroad as a drill
master and up in the art of military
tactics. It would be nice to have a
company in Hays.
"Revelations" and the War.
Ord, Neb. To the Star: I was
told to read the thirteenth chapter of
Kevelation in regard to the present
war. it seems to hit the point all
right. According to its reading, our
war should end next February 2.
G. E. -G.
On May 1, 1917 the assets of
this country's National banks aerirre-
gated over $16,000,000,000 and in
crease since March 5th, of $3,000,-
000,000. In deposits alone there were
held by the National banks over $13,-
000,000,000 which is again since
March 5th of $18,000,000; and again
over a year ago of $1,944,0000,000.
Complete registration figures for
Kansas (150,029) have been made
public at the office of the adjutant
general. The registration is made up
of whites, 137,921; negroes, 4,938;
alien enemies, 736; aliens, C,434;
claiming exemptions, 85,232; state's
estimated eligibles, 180,183.
If you have any money to chip in
for war purposes fetter chip it in now
for the Red Cross rund, as it is an
nounced the Government will call for
another Liberty Bond subscription of
three billion dollars.
We clip the f olowing from a recent
copy of the Fort Scoot Tribune:
Many Fort Scott people will re
member Miss Fiorance Dale, who was
a compositor on the lnbune thirty
year ago. She is now the wife of
Rev. A. S. Hale of Hays, Kansas. Mrs.
Ladie Simonton. who attended the
State W. C. T. U., convention at Hays
was impressed with a song she heard
sung in the M. E. church there, the
words of which were composed by
Mrs.. Hale's litle nine vear old son.
and sung to the air of "Dixie." Mrs.
Simonton desiresthat the song be
learned tnd sung""nere, partly because'
01 the merit 01 the -composition and
partly because of the association of
the young composer's mother with
our city The poem 13 given below.
In a chat with.Bryant s mother Mrs.
Simonton learned that Mrs. Hale liv
ed for a year in Fort Scott when a
girl of sixteen, resided on the Plaza,
and had a position on the Tribune as
compositor and used to give occa
sional assistance in cky renortrncr.
Mrs. Hale is in demand as a lecturer
and is a graduate teacher of dramatic
expression and got her start here in
occasional lessons under Prof. Chas.
Vickrey, of the Normal. There are a
number of people who read these lines
who will be glad, after a la use - of
thirty years, to hear again of Flor
ence Dale.
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Some Will Offer Their Lives
Others Will Loan Their Honey
TO THEIR
As compared with that of the men at the front the lot of
most of our citizens is an easy one.
The least that you can do is to subscribe to the IFJTY
LOAN OF 1917 which must be made an overwhelrriing succesi!
By subscribing to this loan you will be doing your duty as a
citizen and your money will be invested in the safest security in
the world. Your interest return will be satisfactory 3) ?c.
Subscriptions of at least $50 should be received from every
one. Protect your countryt your family, yourselfl
ACT TODAY!
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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HAYS,
ANTHRACITE COAL
We have two cars of Penn
sylvania Anthracite Coal on
the way from the mines. Call at
the office and leave your or
ders if you want some.
TREAT & SHAFFER,
F. Havemann, Mgr.
W. H. Covalt-has a new car.
The Buttler boys were here from
LaCrosse, last Fridny.
Hugh Meran, land agent from Ne
koma. was here Wednesday.
Elvin Penney left Thursday morn
ing, for Texas, to join his company.
Miss Hazel Anness of Detroit.
Mich., is visiting her cousin, Luclle
Felton.
"A Voice from Indida" at the
Strand, Friday, July 13th. By Miss
Ella Hoxie.
Mrs. Henry Schwaller left Thurs
day for a visit with her relatives in
Kansas City.
C. R. Heath,, a restaurant man of
Lawrence, was here this week, look
ing for a location.
Mr. and Mrs. BUI? Robinson of
Lawrence, spent the Fourth with Mr.
and Mrs. Felton.
Little
Mary Catherine Bird is
a few days with Miss Anne
at Lawrence... - --
snendin',
Hopkins
Roy Frye of the Normal left this
week for Sylvan Grove, to assist in
the wheat harvest.
Mrs. Fred Schultz of Milwaukee, is
in Hays, visiting the family of her
daughter, Mrs. C. F. Wiest.
' Mrs. Chas. Baughman returned last
week from her long sojourn at the
Springs, much improved in health.
Mrs. Tillotson is at the bedside of
her sister, Mrs. Brur.k, who is critic
ally ill at Excelsior Springs.
Dr. Neiswanger has moved his den
tal office into the rooms recently oc
cupied by Dr. W. H. Jordan.
Robert Behan was here from Park.
Wednesday, to visit home friends and
to help celebrate the Fourth.
Mrs. C. H. Morgan and daughter,
Miss Prue Morgan, are spending a
fortnight at Excelsior Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Porter of St.
Paul, Minn., are here visiting the hit
ter's sister, Mrs. Chas. Baughman.
Miss Ella Hoxie in "A Voice from
India" at the Strand next Friday.
Miss Hoxie was formerly from Hays.
A. K. Armburst and wife were here
from Watson. Tuesday, to attend the
funeral of Steve Tourtilott's infant
child.
James Behan Jr., wife and child
from Grand Junction, Colo., were
here visiting Grandpa Behan. James
is head miller in a large flouring mill
at Grand Juncton.
At a gathering of our Russian peo
ple held at Victoria, last Sunday, of
Hays and Victoria families,: there
were eight families in one group that
had eighty-one children. How is that
for populating Elli County?
Land Agent, Freese, has sold to
the Citizens Lumber Company of
this city, under the management of
Mr. Fellers, four lots in block one, J.
J. E. Wilson addition, on east north
Main Street, near the new A. A.
Warehouse, which the Lumber com
pany will use for their coal yards-
mm cout sy
Not only for soldiers and increased food production but for'
financial assistance to wage war. Every American citizen can help ,
preserve this great nation and the lives and property we now call'
ur own. . Buy some of the LIBERTY BONDSL They axe secured by .
the credit of our Government . and $220,000,000,000 of American,
property. They bear three and one-half per cent, interest, payable-
semi-annually and run for fifteen or thirty years. They are non-'
taxable." We will handle these .bonds absolutely without cost to the;
Governrnent or tothe subscribers. Buy a bond and serve the com
try. . . I
THE JVAK XT VHERS VQU 1"K."R 1 AT HOMR
HAYS -KANSAS'
COUNTRY
KANSAS
Birdie and Eva Wood, who are at
present staying with their father,
John Wood, at LaCrosse, were here
for the 4th.
Court having adjourned. District
Clerk Frank Miller has returned to
his bank work in Ellis, leaving the of
fice in charge of his competent depu
ty, Mr. Feyeraben!.
This week the automobile tag li
frrjse of $5.00 on each car came due.
Many Hays auto owners have secur
ed theirs for 1917-18. - After next
week a penalty, attaches to any who
fail to pay up promptly. The state
autotag recorded reports 972 auto
mobiles and forty-seven motorcycles
in Ellis County.
We ave several ood teams,
work horses, and mules for sale.
C G. Cochran &. Sou.
Cross County Special'
The Kansas State Agricultural
College through its Division of Ex
tension and the Fort Hays Experi-
1 ment Station will begin the six weeks
silo campaign as previously announc
ed in Ellis county July 10th.
An auto truck has been secured to
carry models of several types of si
los, also hoists for pit silos. Three
speakers who understand the uses and
construction of silos will be with the
truck. v
Meetings will be held in Ellis Coun
ty as follows: - ' . - "
Tuesday, July 10th, 4 p. ra., Vic
toria, 8 p. m., Catherine.
Wednesday, July 11th, 10 a, m..
Hays, 2 p. m-, Munjor, 8 p. m.,
Schoenchen.
Thursday, July 12th, 10 a. m., An
tonino, 2 p. m., Mesere School House
north of ranch, 8. p. m., Ellis
Dates Set for Silo Meeting
Since the auto truck silo exhibit
was announced, many requests for
silo meeting have been rectived daily
at the Fort Hays Experiment Station.
Dates are now set for 133 meetings
between July 10th, and September 1,
in twenty-three counties of Western
Kansas- The Kansas State Agricul
tural Colelge through its Division of
Extension and the Fort Hays Experi
ment Station will thus place the best
practical and unbiased silo informa
tion within reach of every farmer in
this territory.
NOTICE
I often times have portZes from dif
ferent parts of the- state -who want
to buy live stock. If you trill let me
know vrhat you have to sell I will tell
those who want to buy, or if you want
to buy horses, cattle, hoga or chick
ens, let me know. Give a full ctlscrip
tion of what you have for sale, are.
color and if sound or not, and bow
much you want or how much you
want to pay. A- H- PRUITT.
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Notice " ;
To Whom it May Concern: ;
Notice is hereby given that the
Council will meet at the City Hall On
Wednesday, July the 18th at eight
o'clock P. M., for the purpose of eq
ualizing the appraisement of the pro
perties made by the appraisers "re
cently appointed by the Mayor and
Council of properties liable to tax
for the construction of paving, carb
ing, etc, 'on Chestnut Street' frcm.
Normal Avenue to 7th Street- and "
North and South. Main Streets from
Chestnut to Fort Street.
Attest: Geo. Philip, Jr,
Pete Holzmeister, Mayr
City Clerk.
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