Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-01-02
KANSAS AT SAN FRANCISCO
State Building at Panama-Pacific Elk
position 10 Nearly Ready for
Occupancy.


sas Commission to the Panama-Pacific
Exposition, announced that the Kan
sas building at San Francisco would
be ready for occupancy by the first
of the year The building is COM
pleted, except for the finishing
touches in the interior. The furnish
ings and draperies are on the way to
the coast and the building will be
ready to receive the furniture this
month. -
The Kansas building is said to be
one of the cleanest and most impos-
ing types of structures on the exposi-
ton grounds. 1t is classical-colonial
in its lines and has one of the best
locations on the grounds. The main
part of the structure is so by 100 feet
with a large veranda at the east and
west ends
Form New Corporation.-The Prai-
RE Oil and Gas Company at the an
nual meeting of stockholders at In
dependence voted to form a new cor
poration to take over the producing
and marketing part of the business so
that they may be separated from the
transportation business.
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Dies Under Motor Truck.-J. H.
Vohringer, chicken dealer at Hutch
inson, was found dead in the country
west of there. He was lying under
heavy motor truck which he used for
collecting chickens and it is believed
that after his engine had gone dead
he got out to crank the machine and
it ran him down.
Boy Claims Corn Record.-William
James, Is years old, son of Charles E.
James, a farmer, living two miles
north of Gas City, claimed the Kan
sas record for acre corn production,
when his trial plot on the James farm
measured out full 116 bushels. Joseph
Griffin, owner of the land, was so
we'll pleased with the boys work that
he gave him $40. 4 planted Boone
county white seed" said young James.
about April Is. 1 drilled the seed in
as closely as possible. then thinned it
SO that there were twelve inches be-
tween stalks. 1 plowed my corn seven
| times"
Two Killed in observation-disclosures
| Talley and Alfred Vandyke were
killed when more than 5000 pounds
|
the Hercules Powder Company, three
miles southwest of Carthage, explod-
ed. Fred Kent, another employee, was
| injured, but will recover
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Gives $3o6 to Belgians.-The Usage
| City Commercial Club obtained S3o6.61
and sent a draft for that amount to
Scott Hopkins, treasurer of the Kan
sas Belgian relief committee. More
money will be subscribed and SEM
later.
Eiks Hold Memorial.-The Winfield
Elks held public memorial services
for their departed brethren recently
The address was delivered by Judge
A NJ Jackson Twenty-one names
were emblazoned on the tablet In the
hall.
Baldwin Aids Belgians.-Citizels o
Baldwin held a mass meeting in the
Methodist church recently and sub
scribed for half a carload of flour fo
Belgian relief A thorough canvas.
of the city for more subscriptions vii
be made.
; Training for Orphans.-A 5000,
| ing school for the state orphans
) home here will be asked in a bill t,
} be introduced by Senator B. P. WAC
gener, soon after the Kansas legisla
ture convenes.
| To Debate Monroe Doctrine. =
I Whether the United States shoul'
abandon the Monroe Doctrine or no
will be the subject of the annual Mis-
5 souri-Kansas debate this year. Kar
5 sas will take the affirmative side an,
4 Missouri the negative. The contes
will be in Columbia, Mo, March Is.
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Gas in Summer county--A flow @
s five million feet of gas was struck o
/ the Robert Hanson farm, six mile
|. southeast of South Haven. at dept
4 of 1880 feet. The drill had to b
stopped until more casing arrives