Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-03-28
BALDWIN FESTIVAL IN APRIL
Arrangements for Annual Musical
Event Practically CompIete-Spe-
cial Talent Secured.

The arrangements for the big must
cal festival, held in Baldwin every
year, are practically completed. The
date for this years festival has been
set for April 27 and %. 1t is the
second largest affair of it's kind in
the state being exceeded only by the
annual Messiah week at Lindsborg.
Hundreds of people come to Baldwin
at this time every year from Kansas
and other states to hear the big
chorus and orchestra. Special talent
has been secured and the artists who
will participate in this years festival
are of more than ordinary merit and
reputation.
A huge festival chorus of eighty
trained voices will render the choral
numbers from Elijah, Messiah, Crea-
ton and Stabat Mater. They will be
assisted by the Baker University or
chestra. A student recital will also
be part of the programme.
Shot by Neighbor.-A neighbor-
hood quarrel ended in the probably
fatal shooting of Jesse Caylor, a farm
er near Osawatomie. The quarrel
started between the son of James
Gregg, a farmer, and one of the Cay
Tor boys. Gregg says the Caylors
threatened to come over and "get
him" in a telephone conversation
Bert Caylor, Pete Caylor, Jesse Cay
lor and John Hilman appeared at the
Gregg home. A fight followed Gregg
says Jesse Cay1or tried to slash him
with a knife Gregg shot and wound
ed Caylor with a revolver After
the shooting Gregg surrendered him
self to the authorities. Caylor is 80
years old and Gregg is "A.
X x
Eat Poisoned Raisins.-Josh Wicker
of Dunlap, died recently at the farm
of William Wright from strychnine
poisoning. Mrs. Wright had placed
some raisins in a jar of water and
strychnine with which her husband
had intended poisoning gophers.
Wicker said he had eaten some of the
raisins. Mr.. Wicker VINO was 63 years
old, had been a resident of Morris
County many years.
Child Welfare Exhibit-A series CT
child welfare exhibits and lectures will
be sent to the principal towns of Kan
sas by the sociological department at
the University of Kansas, with the
cooperation OF the National Child
Welfare Exhibition Committee of New
York. The exhibit will consist of pic
lures, charts and models of child
helping devices, and will be in charge
of an expert. 1t viii stay in each town
at least one week. Its general pur-
pose is to reveal concretely to the
people the health, sanitation, morals
and welfare of the young. Daily lee
lures will be given by the regular lee
turers and by the professors in the
child welfare and sociological depart
ments of the University of Kansas.
X
Asks Big Damages-One of the
largest personal injury suits ever in
the Crawford County District Court
was filed recently by William H. Mar
shall. He asks a judgment for s22.-
400 against the Anderson Coal Com
pany. He was blinded by an explos-
ion at a strip pit of the company
near Pittsburg early in January.
X
Killed in Church.-HuIl G. Rankin,
pioneer at Cheney, 81 years old, fell
with scaffold at the new Methodist
Episcopal Church the other night and
was instantly killed. His mother 81
years old. was Frustrated at the news
of her sons death
X
Farmhouse Burns--The farmhouse
on n@Potato HILL" near Atchison
burned the other day Potato Hill
is E. w Howe's farm He generally
spends three months there in the sum
mer and has done considerable mag
aZine work there.