The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-11-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Brief Review of the Happenings of Week Condensed Into
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Felt Earthquake Shock.-Reports
are going the rounds of a supposed
earthquake felt near Sabetha. Scores
of farmers report feeling the shock,
but as far as known no damage was
/ done.
Girl Blows, Out Brains.-Miss Eva
Fravel, the 20-year-old daughter of Al
Fravel, committed suicide at Larned
( by blowing out her brains with a re-
volver. The tragedy occurred at the
/ home of her parents. No motive can
be assigned for the deed.
Forward Movement Meets Expecta-
tions.-Reports from all parts of the
State show that the Kansas forward
movement for evangelistic work is
more than meeting the highest expec-
tation of its promoters. Though t,5i@
is only the second month of the cam
paign, already over sixty cities and
] towns have conducted revivals and
as many more have made arrange
ments to do the same at an early
date. Most of these are union meet
ings carried on in tabernacles espe-
! cially constructed for the purpose, or
in large tents. Calls from all over
the State are coming to headquarters
and the mails of Director Blederwolf
and of Field Secretaries McElroy and
Coburn are fast becoming burden
some. The churches of every town
in the State ought to, and appearances
indicate that they will be, lined up
with this movement. This undertake
ing in Kansas is being watched from
all parts of the country and is already
being used as a model for similar
campaigns in other States.
Historical Society December L.
The thirty third annual meeting of the
Kansas State Historical Society will
be held in the hall of the House of
Representatives at Topeka, Tuesday
afternoon and evening, December 1,
1908. The afternoon will be devoted
to the business of the society and an
address by the president, Colonel
George w. Veale. At the evening ses-
sion there will be three addresses, as
follows: The Administration of John
A. Martin" by w. R. Smith; THE
SIXTH Kansas Cavalry and it's Com
! uldnuGIs ny CudTleS COTy, anu
The Marais des Cygnes Massacre
The Actors Therein and the Causes
Thereof" by Joel Moody. 1t was the
original design to have a paper by
Rousseau A. Burch, associate justice
of the Supreme court on Fifty Years
of the Wyandotte Constitution" but
the continued illness of Chief Justice
Johnston has prevented. This will be
the first opportunity to see the House
in the new wall decorations.
Old Soldier Law InvaIid.-The old
soldiers preference law is practically
invalid. The supreme court has re1-
dered another decision in a case
brought under this law in which the
old soldier applicant for a job loses.
Robert P. Ray, a Harper county old
soldier, sought a job as county as
SCISSOR which had been given to
Charles NJ. Miller. The job was at
the disposal of the county commits
sioners and Ray charged that there
was collision to give the position to
Miller. He brought a quo warranto
suit under the soldiers preference
law to take the job away from Miller.
The county commissioners held that
they could not give the place to Ray
because he was incompetent. The law
makes the man who has the job to
give the judge as to the qualifications
of the old soldier applicant and when
ever such case has come up it has
been shown that the appointive pow
er did not consider the old soldier ap-
plicant qualified to hold the place AS
long as the discretionary power is
left with the appointive power, the
law will be inoper ltive.
Hugh Cameron to See Inauguration.
Hugh Cameron, the Kansas hermit,
of Lawrence, says he is going to
Washington to attend the Inaugural
ton of Taft. Cameron has gained
considerable fame in walking to the
last two inaugurations. He is now
past eighty years of age and can no
longer make the trip by foot, but says
that he will get there some way and
will walk in the parade in an old
Scottish costume to represent Clan
Cameron.
Sisters Coming From Rome.-Ten
sisters of the Order of the Sorrowful
Mother have left Rome and are on
their way to st. Francis hospital in
Wichita. Mother General Josephine
came to Wichita from Rome last sum
mer and looked over the work of the
order. She decided that the ten sis
ters should, be. sent and has Cabled
that they are on their way. The st
Francis hospital has been enlarged
during the past year. improvements
and additions costing 100000 have
been made and this will greatly in
crease the work to be done at the
institution.
sas and sends a warrant for that
amount.