The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1908-11-28


is in accordance with a suggestion by
DR.. S. ]. Crumbine. secretary of the
state board of health, made several
days ago.
Commission for SaIina.-At meet
ing in Salina, forty business men
pledged themselves toward the adop-
ton of a commission form of govern
ment and the municipal ownership of
the light, heat and power plant, the
waterworks and for paid fire de-
partment. A vigorous campaign for
these things will begin in a few days.
Cleaned Skirt in Gasoline.-Miss
! Maggie Smith, a stenographer at the
Lee wholesale house in Salina, was
horribly burned by the explosion of
gasoline at her home. She was clean
ing a dress skirt when the explosion
occurred, and she was wrapped in
flames. Her entire body was burned.
and it is announced that she may die.
The house was partially wrecked.
State Employs 1,75o Men.-At the
present time there are 1850 employees
In the state house and state institu-
| tons, according to figures received by
the state auditor, James NJ. Nation.
They are distributed as follows: State
house, 100; state boards and inspec-
tors, 118; district judges, Sc; court
| stenographers, &c; state university,
| 1863; agricultural college, I2S; Fort
| Hays agricultural college, 4; state
normal school, "a; Fort Hays normal
! school. Is; Pittsburg manual training
| school, 16; state reformatory, A;
| state penitentiary, 105; state soldiers
home. 4; Mother Bickerdyke home, g;
Western University, Quindaro, 26;
| Topeka hospital. 10; Osawatomie
hospital, 1874; school for feeble mind
| ed, 70; Parsons hospital, 90; deaf and
dumb school, So; boys industrial
school, AZ; girls industrial school, 80;
soldiers, orphans home, AT; blind
| school, 40; total, 1850.
K. U. Furnished TWO Governors
! In the recent election, many former
| students of the University of Kansas
have been elected to office. Two uni
versity men have been elected COVER
nors; Walter Roscoe Stubs was
| chosen as governor of Kansas, and
Herbert S. Hadley won the honor Of
being elected governor of Missouri, in
a hard fought contest in the doubtful
state. Charles F. Scott, 81, was re
| elected to the house of representa-
| tives from the Second congressional
district. Clad Hamilton. '92, was
elected to the state senate from Shaw
nee county. The university is well
represented in the legislature. Those
who were successful are A. c. Mitch
ell, 80, Douglas county; F. J. Merrill
'07, Miami county; Arthur Cranston
'94, Labette county; ]. B. Wood, '04
Cloud county; H. B. Krebpel, 'O6, Har
vey county; W. Y. Morgan, 'S5, Reno
county; G. F. Flory, "a, Rice county;
Edwin Carter, 90, Wallace county
Among those who were in school but
did not graduate are: R. J. Hopkins
representative from Finney county
| Fremont Liedy, senator from Butler
county; T. F. Morrison, representative
from Neosho county; John w. Davis
representative from Bourbon county
Several university men were also
elected to the position of county at
torny They are: Emil Drummer, '08
Pottawatomie county; Clyde Adams
'0S, Cheyenne county; w. w. McCan
less. '0S Lincoln county; A L. Ma
jors, '99, Cherokee county; Frank Nc
Coy. '05, Stevens county. Charles NJ
Belcher, 9S, was elected prosecuting
attorney at Ministel, Mich.
Cut Head In Two.-Clarence Thrush
a young farmer of near Wakefield, was
instantly killed while saving wood fol
a farmer. He stumbled and fell while
feeding the saw, so that his head
;. struck the revolving blade, cutting
into the brain.
Albright Succeeds Royce.-W. S
Albright, the new state bank commits
sioner to succeed John Q. Royce, re
signed, has assumed office and an
nounced the appointment of E. E.
Montgomery, assistant. Ben johnson
of Topeka was appointed examiner tc
fill vacancy created by the advance
ment of Marshall.
To Eradicate San Jose ScaIe.-A
|
ing of the Sedgwick County Horti
cultural Society at Wichita to rid
the state Of San Jose scale. A bill
will be prepared and submitted to
the next legislature, which will pro
vide for the inspection of all orchards
and nurseries in the state by the state
department of entomology. 1t viii
carry with it an appropriation of $50,
600 to pay the expenses of the inspec
ton and eradication of the scale.
Falls Asleep Near Stove.-winifret
Bremmer, the 10-year-old daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bremmer. fel
asleep to near a gas stove at Arkansa:
City Her clothing caught fire and
sne was burned to death.
Killed by Discharge of Gun.-Wn
Dunkin, 17-year-old 10y, accidentally
shot and killed himself when attempt
ing to hand a loaded gun from a wa
gon to younger brother. He was the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Dunkin and
| lived with his DarRntS seven miles