The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-03
TALK OF A BRICK HIGHWAY
Oranges Discussing a Plan to Pave
Road Through Southeast Kansas
to Kansas City.

A brick highway from some point
in Southeastern Kansas to Kansas
City. the employment of hundreds of
idle people to build the road, the con-
sequent reopening of brick plants that
have been shut down for months, and
the building of feed" lines to con-
meet with the brick road, embody the
salient features of a plan that is being
given serious attention by the grange
organizations in Labette, Neosho and
Bourbon counties. George Purdy,
grange deputy, is fostering move
ment among farmers in Southeastern
Kansas to favor the plan and procure
| its Endorsement from all the farmers
| organizations.
THE farmer has no time for motor
car passenger business, but there is
| big opportunity in front of him If he
will make practical use of the motor
| freight truck for long hauls," Purdy
said in outlining the scheme which he
believes would be a big money maker
for the farmers. MANY farmers now
own heavy cars suitable for transport
| ing their produce over long hauls.
Their logical market is Kansas City.
What they need is a suitable road for
| hauling. OF course, to make it pay,
| long haul is necessary, for everyone
knows that the short haul costs no
more by railroad or any other way.
Rock roads would not be practical
BILE because they wear out too quickly
and the cost of maintenance is too
great Then they wash, crumbIe and
III IL
thing
Wcmen's Ticket in sabetha.-At a
mass convention at Sabetha munich
pal ticket composed entirely of wo-
men was nominated. Mrs. Laura
Hook was nominated for city commits
sioner, Mrs Lydia Moulton, Miss Mat
tie Trees, Mrs. Grace Hamilton and
Mrs. Ralph Tennal for the school
board.
Judge Smart's Mother Dies.-Mrs
Euphemia Smart, mother of Charles
A. Smart, of Ottawa, district judge,
died recently. She was SO years old
and was born in Scotland
BeIoit to Pave Streets.-Be1oit in
tends to enroll in the list of paved
Kansas towns this summer. Petitions
for several blocks have been signed by
majority of property owners and a
committee of the Business Mems Club
has gone to Abilene and Manhattan to
| investigate its use in those towns.
There are now forty-four cities in Kan
sas with paving. Clay Center, Herring
ton and Horton with Beloit, will be
added to the list this year.
Bogus items" in Wichita-Wichita
was flooded recently with a large num-
Der of counterfeit SO bills The bills
were national bank certificates, sup
posedly issued by the Emperia Ma
tionaI Bank of Emporia, Kas. The
workmanship was so good that the
counterfeits were not detected until
taken to local banks. Government Off
Gals have issued a warning against
the bills to other Kansas towns.
Couple Wed Sixty Years.-Mr. and
Mrs. Christian Troutfetter recently
celebrated their sixtieth wedding an.
niversary at Colby with their four
children and eleven grandchildren.
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Nj. e. School Seeks $500, GOETHE
Southwestern Methodist Conference
in session in Dodge City, voted tc
meet in Wichita in 1916. a campaign
to obtain a 100000 endowment fund
for Southwestern college at Winfield
also was decided upon. The plan tc
locate a Methodist hospital at Hutch
inson was given up.
Got Verdict for $1.-A. jury in the
suit of Myrtle E. Seals, against
George Wehrer for breach OF promise
at Junction City awarded the plaintiff
damages of ST. She sued for So 900.
} AFFLICTED Stock Was KiIIed.-Vet
| erinarians have completed the slaugh
!; ter OF 512 cattle and $50 hogs con
demned because of the foot-and-moutI
disease, and Butler County once more
J is free from the disease. The cattle
} were appraised at $S7,120 and the hogs
at $2.925.
Killed by MuIes.-John Delaney
} government teamster at Fort Leaven
} worth, received injuries which result
ed in his death when twelve mule.
stampeded and a heavy wagon RAJ