The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-19
UNIVERSITY OUT OF WATER
Mount Dread Pipes are Dry Because
of Failure of Company's Sup
ply Wells.

The water supply has been cut off
from Mount Dread at Lawrence, and
there is no immediate prospects of its
being turned on again. Not a drop
of water is running in the pipes il
the buildings of the University of
Kansas, and several laboratories will
be forced to close.
The water company, a private con-
Germ in Lawrence, says it cannot get
any water. 1t draws its supply from
ground wells and these, the officials
say, have gone dry and cannot be
used to their full capacity again until
heavy rain comes. Another well is
being dug now, but will not be ready
for use for some time. The downtown
part of the city has water, but the
higher parts have not pressure enough
to bring the water out of their faucets.
Half way up Mount Dread the pres
sure is just strong enough to force
the water out Of the facuets, but on
top of the hill not a drop can be
drawn
The only fire protection the univer-
sity has now is furnished by Potter
Lake, a small body of water on the
north part Of the campus.
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Killed by Car HandIe.-A blow from
the handle of q hand car going down
grade caused the death of James Kami-
zelis, 80 years old, an interpreter for
the Missouri Pacific Railway, at Pitts
burg. His head was hit by the swiftly
moving handles as the car was run
ming down grade and the blow he re-
ceived broke his neck.
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Big Flour Order-H. NJ Beckett,
cashier of the First National Bank at
Olathe, who is chairman of the John
son County Belgian relief committee,
placed an order with the HadIey Mill
ing Company of Olathe for $500
worth of flour, which was shipped at
&c o'clock the next morning.
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Manhattan Editor Dies-Ned w.
Kimball, editor and owner of the Man
haitian Mercury, is dead of typhoid
fever and pneumonia Mr. Kimball
was 80 years old. He is survived by
his wife and a son.
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Gas Magnate Dies. V. Graham,
owner of the farm upon which Grab
ham Station and the Kansas Natural
Gas Company's first and largest pump
ing plant is located, is dead at hide
pendence. He was born in England
and came to Kansas in 1877.
Wichita Prosecutor Quits.-A. Mills
Ebright, who was appointed a special
assistant attorney general for Wichita
to prosecute joint keepers two weeks
ago, has rendered his resignation to
Attorney. General Dawson to take eff
feet Immediately.
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Pony Killed Under chiId.-CIara
johnson, the 12-year-old daughter OF
Hiram Johnson, escaped injury at
Belleville when a motor car struck
and killed the Shetland pony she was
riding. Henry Childs, a farmer, was
driving the car The child was thrown
to the radiator of the machine.
Pioneer Doctor Dies.-Dr. L. B. S
Orwell, one of the pioneer physicians
of Southeast Kansas, is dead at In
dependence. He was 81 years old
Doctor Orwell was Latin scholar OF
much ability.
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Movies to Aid Schoois.-The moving
picture has become a part of Man
hattan's regular school equipment
Superintendent John Lofty announced
recently. Hardly any school subject
but can be illustrated to good advan
tage.
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Church Money Comes Easy-A com
mittee appointed ten days ago to raise
$4,000 to pay debt on the Swedish
Mission cAurch at Sa1ina, reports
$1,000 in excess Of the required
amount. The church was built fou
years ago at cost Of $4,000.