Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-10-03
TAKE CAMPERS FROM TREES
Argentine Party Has Narrow Escape
When Mill Creek OverfIowed
Near Zarah.

Twelve campers narrowly eScaped
drowning near Zarah ten miles north
of Olathe, when the downpour in
which Kansas City shared set in. The
campers took refuge in trees and
managed to keep their positions until
a rescue party reached the scene in
a boat, after several hours.
A Mr.. Mcclure, an Argentine bust
ness man, his family and some friends,
five women, two children and four
men, drove in two motor cars to the
banks of Mill creek near Zarak to
spend the night there and to camp out
during Labor day. When the down
pour started the campers tried to get
away in their cars, but finding this
impossible climbed trees.
Their plight was discovered by J.
B. Hymen, Santa Fe station agent at
Zarah, who gave an alarm
Zarah could not be reached by
trains on account of the high water
Members of the rescue party then got
a boat at Holiday which was taken as
near Zarah as possible on a switch
engine. The freed persons were res
cued and removed to a farm house.
Labor Society EIects.-The State
Society of Labor and Industry will
meet in Pittsburg next year The fol-
lowing officers were elected w. s.
Gibbons, Winfield, president; j. J.
Llewelyn, Newton, vice president; E.
P. Livingston, Pittsburg, secretary;
Alex Naylor, Hutchinson, treasurer
recommended for state labor commits
sioner, J. J. Llewelyn; legislative COM
mittee, James A Bostic, Topeka; al
ternate, James E. WHISKY, Pittsburg.
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Commits Suicide in Park.-A man
about so years old, believed to be j.
w. Eaton of Mortonsville, KY, was
found dead in Island Park at Winfield
Carbolic acid appeared to be the cause
Of his death. In a note he stated that
enough money would be found in his
pockets to bury him here The amount
found was S1O7.
State Normal Begns.-Mrs Marga-
ret Hill McCarter's address on 'sVotes
for Children" was the feature of the
formal opening of the fall term of the
Kansas State Normal at Emporia The
enrolment is progressing rapidly and
a record breaking attendance is ex-
pected
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Suicide in Thresher.-J r. Richard
son of ST. Joseph. Mo-, jumped into a
threshing machine separator near
Caldwell, and was cut to pieces The
carrier caught him and he went
through the machine like a bundle of
wheat. He was believed to be insane
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Catholics to Build.-A new building.
to cost $4,000 and to be known as
Wolf Hall, will be added to St. Bene-
diets college at Atchison by the alum
nj. The structure will contain a large
auditorium and a gymnasium and will
be finished in 1916
Wealthy Doctor Dies-Dr. ID. ].
Meyer. for many years a physician at
Junction City. is dead after an illness
of several months. He owned much
valuable property in the city.
Victim of Tramps Dies.-John Krot-
SORT, Russian wanderer. is dead in
the Atchison hospital from wounds re-
ceived on August Is, when he was
robbed and shot by two tramps near
Atchison. His assailants, a negro and
a white man. have not been found.
Killed in Motor crash.-Nicholas
ly killed at Wichita when his motor
car struck curbstonc, throwing him
against a fre-plug. Joseph Erb, II
years old. who was with him. was SER
iouslr injured.