The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-07-31
KANSAS PEOPLE GENEROUS
Wesleyan University at Salina Asked
for 100000 Endowment and
Received 1926 600.


for 100000 Endowment and
Received $4,000.
The committee which has had
charge of the work of raising the en-
tdowment fund of 100000 for the Kan
sas Wesleyan University has met with
generosity among the people of wes-
tern Kansas. The fund, when the
work was finished, amounted to $780,
600, $4,000 more than was expected,
and all but very small portion of the
amount came from the district out
side of Salina. Small country districts
gave $4,000 of the fund. More
land. in Graham county, where the
wind, hail and heavy rains did great
damage this season, gave $1,796.
Moreland has 237 people. Covert, an
inland town with less than 100 peo-
pie, gave $2,445. At Galatia, with
thirty-three people. where wind, rain
and hail destroyed thousands of dol
lars worth of crops, 81, 085 was given.
Other towns contributing were: Nor
catur, $1,035; Carneiro, $1,O22; Luray,
$2,328; Iona, $2,147, and Bow Creek
gave $1,210.
The prosperity throughout western
Kansas appears to be general in every
community, and the people are free
with their money for worthy purposes.
The number of farmers in western
Kansas who own motor cars is almost
as great as in any other part of the
state.
Saw Spooks in Mine.-Terror strick-
en- and declaring the penitentiary mine
is infested with hobgoblins, spooks
and kindred spirits, the two negro con-
victs, ]. w Jones and Murle Clay,
who hid out" over night gave them
selves up in the morning.
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Baby Lost in Stream.-While Ben
jamin Wichim, with his wife and 49,
months-old baby, was driving across
a swollen stream near Seneca, the
buggy was overturned and the infant
was swept away.
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Died in Bath Tub-James Wade, II
years old, a pioneer resident of hide
pendence, was found dead in a bath
tub at the home of his brother, w NJ.
Wade, the other morning. The death
Is aScr1bed to heart disease.
Pioneer Woman Dies.-Mrs. John
B. Campbell, 73 years old, died from
heart disease at Garrett recently. She
came to Kansas in 1857 and has been
a resident since She is survived by
her husband.
Fish Story Has Evidence.-Frank
Cooper suffered fracture of his left
arm at Emporia while pulling out a
twenty-nine-pound catfish from the
Cottonwood river In the excitement
of hauling up the big fish, Cooper
slipped and fell
Boy Drowned in Flooded Creek
Reports reached Manhattan recently
of the drowning of julius Wichman,
years old, in a swollen creek in the
north part of Riley county.
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Faculty Changes at Manhattan.-Ed-
ward c. Johnson, superintendent of
farmers institute for the state agri-
cultural college, has been elected dean
of the extension department. Thomas
]. TaFbert, onologist in the college,
leaves to accept a position in the Uni
versity of Missouri.
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Killed When Cars are Shunted.-C.
D. Clevinger, a car repairer, was killed
and Glenn Stultz seriously injured
when switch engine backed a string
of cars against a car on which the two
men were working at Wellington.
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saIina scnooT Got $3.50, oOo.-A hun
dred days campaign to obtain $780, 900
endowment fund for the Kansas IVES
leyan University ended the other night
and $4,000 was reported by the com
mittee In addition to this sum the
alumni pledges $4,000 for the Schuyler
School Of Philosophy, and the students /.
pledged $1,000 for the gymnasium.
Pioneer Farmer Dies.-C. H. Ewing,
70 years old, for fifty years resident
of Jackson county, died recently He
moved into Olathe from e. farm ten
years ago.
Fell Forty Feet-A1though he fell
forty feet and landed on cement side
WdiE, join RdChiIdiH, d painter eS-
capped with broken nose and dislo-
Gated ankles. When picked up he was
very much wrought up because buck
ct of paint had fallen on him A scat
folding on which he was working gave
way.
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Operation on Senator Thompson
William H. Thompson, United States
senator for Kansas, underwent slight
operation at Sabetha recently. His