The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-31
GAS CITY SCHOOLS CLOSED
Residents of Allen County Town
Charge Outbreak of Disease
to Religious Sect.

An epidemic of diphtheria has
broken out in Gas City, a town of
1900 inhabitants three miles east of
lola, and all schools have been closed
and public meetings abandoned.
Seventeen new cases were reported
the other morning as having developed
since the day before. The epidemic
has been raging for ten days and two
deaths are reported so far. The
board Of health has issued orders that
everybody under II years of age must
stay at home.
1t is said the disease was spread by
a family belonging to a religious sect,
which refused to call a doctor when
their daughter was stricken. Instead,
they took her to one of their meetings
and prayed over her. Everybody at
the meeting was exposed and conse-
Quently the epidemic spread rapidly.
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I. o. o. F. Ends Session.-The grand
session of the L o. o. F. at Manhattan
has closed. The session lasted four
days and was attended by five thou
sand persons. The grand lodge voted
to submit to the lodges over the state
a proposition to levy a per capita tax
of ten cents to create a fund TO be
used in the erection of a freproof
building for an office for the grand
secretary. Topeka gets the grand ses-
sion in 1915
Dry Farming Meet Ends.-The Inter
national Dry Farming Congress at
Wichita has adjourned. 1t will meet
again in the fall of 1915. The follow
ing officers were elected: Frank w.
Monden, Newcastle, Wyo., president;
W. C. Edwards, Wichita, Kas., first
vice-president; Lewis A Merrill, Salt
Lake City, second vice-pres:dent;
Thomas P. Cooper, North Dakota,
third vice-pres:dent.
Killed by Train.-One person was
killed and two probably fatally in
jured when a Santa Fe passenger
train struck a buggy at Burton. The
dead woman is Mrs. Pat Murphy, wife
of a Frisco section foreman. The baby
OF Mrs. Tom Murphy was seriously
injured and may die. The mother OF
the baby was injured. The accident
occurred when a horse the women
were driving became frightened and
dashed in front of the train.
Hurt Trying to Board Train.-While
attempting to board a Rock Island
freight train at Wichita H. A. Richards
of Columbus was thrown and so badly
Injured that his recovery is doubtful
Found Dead in Yard.-John B
Deighley was found dead under tree
in his yard at SaIina. He was 6S
years cid and had lived in Kansas
thirty-five years.
Pitchfork Kills Boy.-James Jane
son, Is, Wichita, is dead at AtchisoI
as result CT falling from wagon OF
a pitchfork. A brother. William Jane
son lives in Kansas City.
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New Station for SaIina.-The frs
work toward the construction of the
new Salina Union Station was done
the other day Mayor Niquette threw
the first shovelful of dirt 1t is ex
pected the station will be completed
in one year and will cost 100000.
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Died From SoaIds.-Mrs. Ernest Big
ley, SO years old, is dead at Arkansa
City of burns received ten days age
With her husband and others she wa
visiting an oil refinery. She slippe,
from the rail and fell into a vat o
scalding water.
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Former Legislator Dies.-Capt. ]. Il
Ransom. rs years old, one of the mos
widely known men of Franklin County
is dead at his home in Ransomville,
town named for him. He settled Their
fifty years ago. coming from Ne1
York. He served two terms in tn
state legislature.
Stock Show Overcome of the mos
successful stock and agriculture
shows recently closed at Garrett. Tn
parade Of horses, mules and colts wa
exceedingly fine. The crowd was est
mated at from four to five thousand