Meade County news., 1914-12-31
WILL TEACH ROAD BUlLDlNs
Agricultural College Offers New
Course to Those Who Want
Practical Knowisdss.

A special short course Is being Of
fered for the first time for surveyors,
city engineers and county engineers
by the engineering division in the
Kansas state agricultural college. The
short courses in engineering open
January 5, with the regular winter
term, and close March II. The total
expense for board and room, books
and incidental fee is $63.50.
This new course is arranged for
those who wish to obtain practical
knowledge of road building, irrigation
and drainage, bridge and culvert con-
struction and road laws. Thirteen
hours week are devoted 20 class
work and twenty-five hours to ia5ora-
tory and field work.
Mr.. Farmer, do you want to know
how to do concrete work? The en-
gineering division is offering To-
week course In concrete construction
which is suitable for contractors and
farmers who wish to do their own
concrete work. The course consists
of lectures and practical work along
the lines of concrete materials and
tests, form constructions and designs,
concrete mixers and reinforced con-
crete.
Flour From Clay center.-A car Of
$50 barrels of flour was shipped from
Clay Center recently for the relief of
the Belgians. More flour will be
shipped later
Long Trip to Bury clhId.-Ratherf
than bury their child in alien soil, a
mother and father have just completed
trip half around the world with the
body of their 5-year-old ooy. The son
of Lieutenant and Mrs. Lackay died
in Manila, in the Philippines. on Oc-
tober II. The mother is former
Dodge City girl and rather than bury
her boy in that faraway land the par
ents started at once for home
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Accidentally Kills Slster.-Zelma
Ward, the 3-year-old daughter of FL
mer Ward, farmer living near Wells
vile, is dead after being accidentally
shot by her 7-year-old sister. Mrs.
Ward had placed 90 caliber rifle on
bed while she answered telephone
call. The older girl picked up the
rifle and in some way It was dis
charged.
Give Skin to Save Friend.-To save
the life of Marion Moore, a salesman
of Sedan, who was injured in mo-
tor car accident. four friends of
Moore submitted to operations in
hospital here to provide square foot
Of cuticle for the injured man All
five men are recovering.
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Wheat Brings $1.12.-Mill and grain
dealers at Atchison are paying $l.10
and Slip to farmers for wheat. This
is the highest price paid since the
celebrated Letter wheat corner"
about fifteen years ago
Rob Arrna Postofnce.-Tne posi-
office at Arma was entered recently
and between 500 and $500 worth OF
stamps taken from the safe A hard
ware store next door also was en-;
tered and five shotguns, five revolvers
and ammunition taken.
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Gave $1,000 to BeIgians.---Alfred
Landon, chairman of the MONTGOMERY
county Belgian relief committee, in
closing up his account found that
Montgomery county has contributed
more than $4,000 towards relieving
the distress IN Belgium
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Had a Zig Year.-The Lyon County
Farmers Produce Association, which
was organized Dec. Is, 1913, has tran
acted $4,000 worth of business in
that time. according 20 a statement
made by A. B. Hal. manager Of the
association.
College staff Men Die.-Two mem
bers Of the Kansas Agricultural col
lege staff are dead Captain B. L.
strother, superintendent OF printing,
died suddenly of heart disease, and