The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
FOR COUNTY FARM BUREAUS
The New Law Which Provides for
Their Organization Will Go Into
Effect Next July.

The County Agricultural Agent Law
recently passed by the legislature pro-
vides that whenever there shall be
organized in any county in the state
of Kansas, a County Farm Bureau,
having a membership of 25 per cent
of the bona fide farmers of the county,
or as many as $50 farmers, and having
for its purpose the giving of instruc-
tions in agriculture and home eco
nomics to the people of said county
through practical demonstrations and
otherwise and the employment of
county agricultural agent or agents to
prosecute this work, the Kansas State
Agricultural College shall contribute
from federal and state funds granted
for demonstrations in agriculture and
home economics, not less than $4,000,
nor more than $1,000 per annum, IS
far as such funds are available, to-
wards the salary of suck county agri-
cultural agent. Ali applications for
such funds must be made by Farm
Bureaus to the Extension Division Of
the Kansas State Agricultural College,
on or before June 1st, and December
1st, of each year.
Headache Remedy KiIIs.-After TAX
ing a remedy for headache the other
day, Mrs. Nick HeinIein of Frontenac
suffered commissions She died three
hours later
Buys Manhattan Papers.-The Man
haitian Daily Mercury and the Man:
haitian Weekly Republic were sold re-
Gently by the n. w Kimban estate
to Fay n. Seaton of Jewell, who took
immediate possession. For the last
six years Seaton has been private Sec
rotary to Senator Bristow. The Mer-
curry and Republic will remain Repub-
1ican in pouitics.
Land Still Hieh.-The farm of C.
w McWinn, 20 acres, two miles from
Salina, was sold recently to George
w. Caldwell, a barber of Salina, for
$4,000, or $142 an acre.
Gets Years LeaVe.-PrOf. Carl A
Preyer. head of the department OF
piano at the University of Kansas
has been granted leave of absence foI
one year He will teach in Pasadena
Cal.
Miss Nell Morgan Dies.-Thomas W
Morgan, warden of the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth, received
word recently of the death, at Eureka
of his sister, Miss Nell Morgan, fol
lowing long illness with throat trou.
bic.
Gaeef1n EI.x Hbo
fly has threatened to become general
around Parsons, according to Carl G.
Filing. agent for the United States
Department of Agriculture, stationed
there Mr. Filing advises that farmers
raising wheat should take every pre-
caution to stamp out the pest before
it grows beyond control.
Langdon Pioneer pies.-Silas D. Wy
man, pioneer resident of Reno County
died at his farm near Langdon. Reno
County, recently. He was 81 years Ole
and came to Reno County in 1872.
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Russell Springs Bank FaiIs.-The
Russell Springs State Bank has beer
taken in charge by the state bankins
department Harry Warren, deputy
bank commissioner, is in charge. 4
large amount of uncollectable paper /.
given as the cause of the failure. Tn.
bank had deposits of $4,000.
Education Offered New Job.-Dr r
P. Smith, president OF the Kansai
Wesleyan university. who is to retir,
on April 1. has received an offer t.
become corresponding secretary o
Bethany hospital at Kansas City, Kas