The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-11-14
MRS. I'D. BOTKlN BADLY HURT
Wife of Penitentiary Warden Thrown
From Buggy in Runaway Near
LeaVenWorth.

Mes Mary Botkin, wife of J. D. Bot
kin, warden of the Kansas peniten-
tiary, was probably fatally injured in
a runaway accident near LeavenwOrth.
Mrs Botl1in, with her daughter, Miss
Mildred Botkin, were driving along
road when the tongue to their buggy
fell, frightening the horses and caus-
ing them to run away. At a railroad
crossing the tongue struck the tracks,
throwing the women to the ground.
Mrs Botkin sustained a fractured
skull, broken right arm and internal
injuries Physicians say she cannot
recover Miss Botkin was painfully
bruised.
Lumbermen Limit Credit-Declar-
ing that the long time credit system
now in vogue is the bane of the lum-
Der business, seVenty-f1ve lumber deal
ers from thirty-five Kansas counties
met at lola recently and took steps
for the eventual reduction of the time
limit from six TO twelve months usu-
ally extended upon request CT pur-
chasers. The dealers effected a per-
manent organization to be known as
the Southeast Kansas Lumber Deal
ers' Association, with the following
officers: J. A Hartly, Baldwin, pres
ident; Paul Klein, lola. vice president;
Fred H Rhodes, Humboldt, secretary
and treasurer.
Northeast Doctors Meet. The
Northeast Medical Society held its fall
meeting in Atchison recently. The
following physicians appeared on the
program: w. S. Sutton, Kansas City;
Professor John Sundwa1, Rosedale;
NJ T. SudIer, Lawrence; G. r. Town
send, Centralia; c. c. Goddard, Leav-
-enworth; C. E. Menninger, Topeka:
J. NJ. Robinson, Hiawatha; D. R. Ster-
rett, Winchester; G. W. Jones, Law
renee; w. ]. Bouse, H. L. Charles and
T. E. Homer. Atchison.
Gave Him 1-Cent check.-John E
:Srack of Manhattan has receipted a
voucher for one cent from the United
States government For sixteen years
Srack was postmaster at Leonardville.
a small town in the northern part of
Riley County. He resigned two years
ago and was checked out of office in
July last year. The one cent received
from the government is to cover over
remittances made during his term of
office
Kansas Stock for Arnies.-Ninety-
three tested horses were sold and
shipped to representatives of the
French and English governments for
army purposes from the c. W. La
county This makes 200 head shipped
from Saline county in the past two
weeks for army purposes.
Milk Men Pushed Him Out.-Be
cause he paid more than card rates
for cream purchased from farmers
D. Corbin, Cimarron. testified that he
was forced out of business by the
Centralized Creamery companies, who
refused to buy cream he had bought
To Serve With Red Cross-Dr. Her
man Yazel, who resides in Oklahoma
but whose parents live at Muscotah
will leave in few days for France
where he will become a Red Cross
surgeon with the French army. He il
spending few days visiting his par
-ents.
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Woman IA Oil Extension.-Mrs
Mary Woods, widow, was probabl.
fatally burned at Hutchinson when al
oil stove exploded. She is the mothe1
of Walter ". Woods, superintendent
at the state reformatory.
Salinas Greatest egistration.-Th,
recent registration, tabulated at Sa
lima, shows the largest in the histor,
of the city, there being 1914 voter
registered of whom 2.423 are women
With the population of Salina at 10
$40, more than 81 per cent of the POP
ulation are registered.
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Fund for Stricken Neiqhbor-Citt
-zens of CORTLAND and vicinity hav
raised a purse of 1910 for F. W. Fra
zier. neighbor. who lately lost tire
valuable horses and other property i
a fire.