The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-04-04
PLAN MEMORIAL TO ST. JOHN
Friends of Former Kansas Governor
Propose Building and Park at
Olathe in His Honor.

Plans for a public memorial build
ing and park to be constructed there in
honor of John P. ST. John, former gov
ernor Of Kansas and temperance lead
er of worldwide reputation, were an
nounced at Olathe by Frank Hodges,
member of a committee appointed to
carry out the plan. Temperance adj
vocates and friends Of Mr.. ST. John
met to celebrate the former governors
eighty-frst birthday anniversary. The
aged prohibitionist and his wife were
presented with eighty-one gold dol
lars.
with half of fund to be raised we
will erect building and surround it
with a square or park; the other hair
we propose to put into an investment
that will yield an income sufficient to
make easy the latter days of Mr.. and
Mrs. st. john" said Mr.. Hodges.
The following compose the commit
tee: J. L. Pettyjohn, president; Mrs.
j. F. Hudson, secretary and treasurer;
J. W. Parker, Frank Hodges, Mrs. C..
A. Stevenson and DR.. Jessie c. Orr,
member state board of health.
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Show School Work.-An exhibit of
work done in the rural school Of John
son county the last year was held in
the county court house at Olathe. The
large court room was packed with
more than one hundred teachers and
one or more members of the various
school boards, representing one hun
dred schools. 1t was a regular meet
ing of the school teachers. The mem
bers Of the boards were invited to
meet with them to discuss school mat
tiers. Thousands of pieces Of work
were on exhibit, several schools send
ing one hundred pieces, which includ-
ed industrial work, water colors and
drawings.
Wesleyan Wins Debate-The Kan
sas Wesleyan University, represented
by J. B. Heckert and Leo Kuhn, won
in the annual debate over Walter G.
Martin and Herbert McClelland of OF
tawa University. Wesleyan took the
Affirmative on the question: THAT
municipalities should own and control
their natural monopolies."
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New Pittsburg Church.-Announce
ment has been made that the Christian
Scientists will erect a $25,OO0 church
in Pittsburg next summer. The con
tract will be let next month. This
will be the third new church for Pitts
burg. The Method1sts are erecting ar
$50, 900 structure and the United Pre-,
byterians soon wiIT=1et the contract
for a church which will cost S25, 900
Community Meeting at Louisburg.-
For the promotion of business and so
cial life in that community, to create
friendship and to promote fellowship
among all classes of people, and thus
$ promote the best interests of all,
community interest meeting was helC
in Louisburg recently. which was at
tended by the largest crowd ever as
sembled in the hall.
New Postmasters-Preside WE
son has appointed the following KaI
sas postmasters: Ida Mccain, Macks
vile; J. H. Burnett, Hlue Mound
John /. Saunders, Cheney; Emery "
Caywood. Clifton; William Reedy
Yates Center.
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Plans New Library.-At the regula
election in April the voters of " elling
ten will vote on the proposition t
maintain a pubnc library. If the vet
is favorable, steps will be taken t
obtain Carnegie library building t
cost from SIS, 900 to $4,000.
Remove Piece Of StuiI.-Tn an efoT
Z to save the life of DR.. G. C. Adams,
dentist whose skull was fractured b
the explosion OF a yuIcanizer, piec
of his skull was removed in an operi
ton at Wichita hospital. DR.. Adam
may recover.