The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-23
WATERS BEGINS LONG TRIP
Crowd of 4,oo0 Say Goodbye to Agri-
cultural College President at
Manhattan Depots.

FulIy Jour CnOuSanQ persons were
at the Union Pacific depot at Manhat-
tan when President H. J. Waters OF
the state agricultural college, his wife
and son left for San Francisco, where
they will sail for the Philippine Is
lands.
In the crowd at the depot were
members of the college faculty, the
entire student body, the band and
the cadet corps, and some two thou
sand Manhattan residents. The train
was few minutes late, and for full
half hour the band played, and the ca
diets, in full uniform, stood at atten-
ton
There is deep conviction here that
when President Waters left he left
Manhattan and the college perma-
nently. Persons of authority believe
that the government will appoint him
to some important position just as
soon as he completes his two months
work in the Philippines. He will in
vestigate the educational and agricul-
tura1 conditions there for the United
States War Department.
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Ruined by Bank Crash.-Another
financial tragedy, the result Of the
footing of the Yates Center National
Bank, became known when w. 7. Mat
thews, clothing merchant of Erie,
was forced to make an assignment of
his stock to his creditors. Matthews
was a stockholder in the defunct bank.
The 200 per cent assessment, as re
construction measure, caused him the
equal his liabilities and leave him
penniless.
Ottawa Student Drowns.-Dalas
Miller, p years old, was drowned
Cygnes river at Ottawa The body
was under water an hour before it
was found by divers. A pulmotor
| failed to restore life. Miller was a
son of S. w. S. Miller of Tobias, Neb.
He had been attending the academy
| of ottawa university.
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Farmer Hangs HimseIf.-L. E. Pet
erson, a farmer near Salina, killed
himself recently by hanging himself
| in his barn. No reason is known for
| his act.
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| Sewers for Valley FaIls.-The city
! J. H J. Rice, pastor Of the First Con-
gregational church of, Emporia, was
appointed police Judge by Emporias
new mayor, R. NJ. Hamer. Mr.. Hamer
| said his idea was that a police judge
should prevent crime as we'll as pun
ISL it, and that the function of the
| police court is primarily not one earn
ing money for the city
x
Would Re-Enlist at e7.-WiIliam
! Hunter of Muscotah, 81 years old, a
veteran of the Civil War, wants to en-
ter the army to fight Mexico. He is
now an inmate of the Soldiers Home
at Leavenworth. He has lived in At
chiscn county since the war He has
made formal application for admis-
| sion to the army.
Storm at Cherryvale.-A heavy wind
and electrical storm struck Cherry
| vale recently, blowing down several
barns and other buildings Elmer c.
| Mcknight, a rural mail carrier, and
1 his QdUSnI0I Sun0ISU
| and the horse they were driving was
killed when a tree was blown on them.
x
Wichita Engineer William
King, engineer of a yard engine for
| the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
road, was killed when a Missouri Pa
cihc switch engine struck the tender
Of the Rock Island engine as it was
making the crossing at Wichita
| X X
More People in Pittsburg-Pitts-
burg has a population of 1876, &C
cording to returns of the assessors.
! just tabulated. This is an increase
of 2,161 over the population OF last
year. The population of Crawford
county is found to be $1,000.