Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-10
Latest Kansas Events.

Higher Salaries for Teachers at K. u.
The regents of the University OF
Kansas adopted new schedule OF sal
aries for the faculty which will result
in a general increase in all branches
of the teaching service. This is made
possible by the increased appropris-
ti6ns granted by the last legislature
The new system provides for four
grades in the University teaching
force. Instructors will receive from
$500 to $1,000 a year For assistant
professors the minimum is 1920 and
the maximum $1,000. For associate
professors the salary ranges from ST.
700 to $4,000 and for full professors
from $4,000 to $4,000. The increase
amounts to about $500 year in each
grade. The arrangement seeks to pro-
mote long terms of service by provid-
ing that salaries will increase a5to-
matically through a term of six years.
For the first three years the minimum
rate is paid. Beginning with the fourth
year. 500 a year additional will be
paid until the maximum is reached.
1t is hoped that in this way the Uni
versity will be able to prevent the
loss of its best professors which has
so hampered it in the past because
other Institutions have offered larger
salaries. The new schedule will be
applied as rapidly as possible, but 1t
will be some time before it is in force
throughout the entire faculty. How
ever, a general increase of calaries
will be made Immediately. For the
coming year it will amount to from
$1oG to 5000 in each case.
Lawrence Woman Falls Into Well.
Mrs. Richard Bateson had a narrow
escape from drowning at the bottom
of a deep well in West Lawrence.
While returning from making a call
she stepped on the well curbing in
neighbours yard The planks were rot
ten and broke and Mrs. Bateson fell
so feet to the surface of the water.
Archie Campbell, a young man, heard
her screams and sliding down the pip
ing to the rescue held her above water
until the neighbors lowered ropes and
both were drawn out.
Big Land Deal in Thomas County.
A farmer living nine miles south of
Colby, has just exchanged one section
of his Thomas county land for the
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consideration being $4,000. This is
| only one of the many recent land
| deals, one of which was for five sec
tions to a party fhom Eastern Ne
braska, the consideration being $4O,-
| OOO
Newton to Have Amusement Park.
A company is being formed at New
ton to be known as the Newton
Amusement Park company, which has
for its object tho establishing of a
first class amusement resort in that
city. An option has already been
secured on a tract of ground contain
ing IA acres. adjoining the city on the
north, and the capital stock of $4,000
| has been nearly all subscribed.
Engine Crew Save Child From Death.
/ AS the east bound freight was near
| ing Redwing Engineer Searight look
| ing ahead saw little child about two
years old sitting in the middle of the
track. He Immediately applied the
| airbrake and reversed the engine.
! Just at this time fireman Miller see
| ing the child climbed down the pilot
and caught the little one in his arms
as the engine stopped.
Never Touched the Mule.
| Lightning destroyed the stock barn
! and killed two valuable horses belong
ing to w. S. Bowers at Sherman City,
| nine miles northeast of Oswego. A
| mule which was standing in the barn
| between the horses was untouched by
| the lightning and was rescued from
| the burning building without any in
| jury.
| Workman Digs up "a Quarters.
! While making an excavation for a
| sidewalk, in Wichita, Grover Hatfield
| threw out spade full of money, which
consisted of 20 quarters that were
| minted in 1877. He continued to dig
in the same spot until he had found
IA coins All of the coins were quart
ers and made in the same year. They
were found at point that was not
| more than six or eight inches under
/ the surface.
Intricate Inland Work.
| r. w. Dewing of Wichita has just
completed an intricate piece of inland
/ work to which he has devoted the best
| part of three years. The article is a
beveled front dresser in which is laid
| 80, 035 pieces of wood. He secured
wood from every part of the world to
use in his work. One of the pieces is
| from the Inflated Maine and another