Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-06-20
NEED ROOM FOR MEDlCS
Faculty of State University Want
New Building on Mount Dread
to House Department.

to House Department.
If the faculty of the medical school
of the University of Kansas is allow
ed to carry out its plans, new build
ing, devoted exclusively to medical
work, will be erected on Mount Dread
within the next two years.
The building planned would cost
one hundred thousand dollars and
would contain laboratories for pa
thology, neurology, physiology, and
anatomy, as well as lecture rooms
and offices. One semester of the two
and-one-half year course now given
at the Bell Memorial Hospital at Rose
dale would be removed to Lawrence,
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Aged Minister D1es.-The Rev.
David Waddell, aged 81, a pioneer
Baptist minister, who had built or
organized twenty-five churches in
Northeastern Kansas, is dead His
home was west of Doniphan The
Rev. Waddell began preaching by
holding services in school houses,
under trees and in private homes.
Among the churches he built and or
ganized most all are at Wathena,
Pomeroy and Rays Creek.
X
Oil Strike at Piper.-On drillers
who have started prospecting for oil
near Piper, half way between Leaven-
worth and Kansas City, shot their
first well the other day. The well is
flowing at the rate of six barrels a
day. The rig has been moved to an
nfh he nd will he
drilled at once Hundreds Of acres
of land have been leased and at least
i've wells will be put down.
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Manager for MuIberrv.-The mayor
and city council of Mulberry, tired of
running the town, have employed a
town manager. Frank c. Bevans, who
has been mine overseer, has accept
ed the offer of the job and vii take
over its duties June l. He will have
full control in every department of
the city government. The mayor and
council have determined to give the
idea thorough tryout.
Il
New Postmasters.-Presi Will
son has nominated the following Kan
sas postmasters: George E. H. Hix,
u.
John B. Kay, st. John.
Hogs Attack Farmer-John Mullin,
an Augusta farmer, was attacked by
angry hogs in his feed lot and would
have been injured severely but for
the fact that his cries attracted the
attention of his neighbor, named
Guthrie, who went to his assistance
mails Off Mullins injuries consist of
decorations on the legs and feet and
the utter destruction of his trousers.
Hurt by Steers kick.-Ralph Cook,
of Narka, was seriously injured while
assisting in loading a shipment of
stock for market. The men were
weighing cattle and had just driven
bunch onto the scales. Mr. Cook
was attempting to shut the gate be-
hind them, when one of the steers
kicked the gate, knocking it back
against Mr.. Cooks forehead.
Poor kafir Seed.-There seems to
be common complaint all over the
section of the country about Alta
Vista because of the poor stand of
kafir corn. The fault is with the seed,
as the ground. in most instances, was
in excellent condition
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Early Politician Dies.-George Os-
terberg, IS years old, a resident of
Atchison since 1859 and prominent
in business and politics in the early
| days, is dead at his home in Atchi-
| SON. His sister, Mrs Cresentia Jo-
chems, who was also an early settler
| there, died the night before
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Pioneer Dead.-Armeron Brooks,
a resident of Marshall county since
1870. is dead at the home of his
daughter, Mrs Elizabeth Leslie, at
Marysville- He was "a years old He
| was born in New York.