The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-04-25
BRIEF MENTION Of
KANSAS NEWS ITEMS

arch will cost about $400, and will
consist of four pillars, two of which
will be six feet high and four feet
square, and the other two to be four
feet higher. On the top of these will
be electric lights.
The conference of the rural work
ers of the Y. M. G. AS of the state
closed at Manhattan with dinner at
the association building. Ninety visi-
tors we're there for the conference.
A two-day session was held. Presi-
dent H. J. Waters was elected pres
ident Of the county Y. NJ c. A. work
ers of Kansas.
The address at the commencement
exercises of the University of Kansas
to be held the first part of June, will
be given by P. p Claxton, United
States commissioner of education,
Secretary of State Bryan was asked
some time ago to give the commence
ment address but no answer was re-
ceived
AS direct result of union re-
vival at Atchison last January two
new churches will be erected this
summer. The Baptists voted for the
erection of a $4,000 structure and a
$4,000 Sunday School building The
Methodists also have voted to build
a new church.
John F. Donohue, bachelor and re-
tired capitalist, is dead at Paola of
Bright's disease. He was 70 years
old Mr.. Donohue was resident of
Paola forty-five years and was iden-
titled with all public improvements,
also having been mayor of Paola and
member of the park board.
Charles Wallace of near Mulberry,
was struck by Frisco passenger
train near Mulberry, receiving in
iuries that will probably result fatal
ly He was taken to a hospital at
Fort Scott. His right arm was am.
putated above the wrist and his right
leg just below the hip.
A sure enough hen party was
given at the home Of Mrs. George
Lorimer, east of Olathe, when twenty
four women called to spend the after
noon, each one bringing with her a
hen as a present for Mrs. Lorimer, a
bride of one week, who had just be-
gun housekeeping.
Allen Sloan, who came to Black
Jack on the Santa Fe Trail in 1890,
died at his home near Wellsville the
other day. He was married fifty-three
years ago, and for forty-six years had
lived on the same farm, adjoixng
Wellsville.
A. N. Tyler until recently resident
of Larned, has sold fine team of
horses to C. E. Blattman for $1,000
The animals were raised at Larned
and were recently adjudged the finest
pair in New Mexico,
Charles Billinback, 10 years old,
fell beneath an interurban electric
car at Wichita. Both his legs were
crushed. The boy was riding a
bicycle and holding to the side of the
car when he fell
Mrs. Isabelle Allison was given a
judgment in the Cowley county dis
trict court against Arkansas City for
$16,5OO damages for injuries sustained
as the result of a fall on defective
sidewalk.
Hundreds of smudge pots were
burning throughout central and west.
ern Kansas recently to protect the
fruit buds which were threatened by
freezing temperatures.
The peach crop in Kansas is almost
failure this year. Some parts Of
the state report prospects for few
but in the main the crop will be very
light.
Victor G. Madison, Missouri Pacific
agent at Burr Oak, was recently killed
in an automobile accident.
The Burlington High School defeat
ed the Garrett High School debaters
at Burlington and will go to Lawrence
May to debate in THE finals for state
championship with the winner of the
Eldorado-Solomon match.
The Mcpherson ice plant was de
stroyed recently by fire. The fire
was confined to the ice plant anC
storage room and will not interiors
with the operation of the creamery.
A COW belonging to w. H. Ryherd
a farmer living east of Horton, hal
given birth to three calves. Las
year/the COW was the mother of twin
calves. All are alive and healthy.
Albert Dickson, professor of hort
culture at the Kansas Agriculture
, college, says that there will be goo,
crop of apples this year II no free7
; ing temperature comes within tn
> next few weeks.
F. ]. Turner is to be the new super
q intendent of the state forestry station
ton east Of Dodge City, to succee
G. D. Noel, resigned Mr.. Turner ha
q been superintendent of the state e1
n pertinent farm at Ogallah. which farE
g has been abolished by the agriculture
collepa