The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-19
TO HONOR St. John
Plans for Building at 0Iathe
Announced by Committee
in Charge of Matter.
EXPECT TO RAISE LARGE FUND
At Least 100000 VIII Be Required
to Garry Out the Ideas of the
Committee.

The committee Of OIathe citizens
interested in obtaining a suitable me-
mortal in commemorative Of the serv-
ices rendered the cause of prohibi-
tion and the state OF Kansas by ex-
Gov. John P. St. John have announced
their plans.
The committee, composed Of some
of the oldest citizens Of the city, in
cludes: J. L. Pettyjohn, Frank
Hodges, DR.. Jessie Thomas-Orr, c.
H. Hyer and Mrs. C. a Stevenson.
Mr.. Pettyjohn is president and Mrs
Stevenson is treasurer. The commit
tee is incorporated by the state of
Kansas as a charitable institution,
and members all are under bond. Ac
cording to the articles Of incorpora-
ton the members of the committee
serve without pay, and in case of a
vacancy by death, the membership is
perpetuated by an election.
In order to finance the memorial
contributions will be solicited through
out the United States.
The committee expects to raise a
fund of 100000. Of this $4,000 viii
be used for the construction Of the
building and the remainder placed in
securities bearing at least 6 per cent
interest. This will give the memorial
an annual income of $4,000, which
will be used for upkeep and for i'm
proving the grounds about the build
ing.
The building itself will be a kind
of gathering place for the forces Of
prohibition as well as a memorial in
Drove off $50 -CaIdwelTs
mayor, Edward George, failed to be
bluffed by $50 idle men, posing as
harvest hands, when they called on
him and demanded food. I'VE will
break into the stores,'' said the spokes-
man Of the gang, unless we get some
thing to eat" George telephOned to
the town marshal and he enlisted
twenty-five citizens suddenly, taking
some from church and some from their
homes. Each was provided with some
sort of a weapon. While the hoboes
were mumbling. threatening to carry
out their intentions, the posse sur
rounded them, marched them in dou-
bic file to the Rock Island depot and
made them board a south bound
freight train. They were last seen
going over the hill waving their hats.
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Baptists Build TabernacIe.-After
the preacher and members OF the First
Baptist church Of Parsons had spent
three days working in oVeralls build
ing a tabernacle for a revival, they
held parade headed by a brass band
through the downtown streets, taking
the evangelist from the railroad sta
ton to the tabernacle, where the dedi-
catory services were held. The big
frame building, in which $4,000 feet
of lumber was used, was erected en-
tirely by the church members
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TWO Children Burned to Death
The farm home of Albert Burnett,
about nine miles southwest of Wash
ington, was burned recently and two
small children persisted, while Mrs.
Burnett received burns which prob
ably viii prove fatal
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Killed in a MiII.-Clay N. Gibson
was killed by a shaft while putting
on a belt at the mill in Moline He
leaves a widow and three small chill
dren.
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Baker Graduates 66.-Degrees were
granted to sixty-six graduates OF Ba-
ker university The honorary degree
Of doctor Of divinity was granted to
Edward Hislop, an alumnus Of the
school and now president of the Ok
lahoma university at Guthrie. The
commencement grafton was delivered
/ by the Rev. Merton STACKER Rice, D.
D., a graduate of Baker university
and now pastor Of the North Wood
ward Methodist church, Detroit
Four Section Men Drown.-Section
Foreman Edward Hoss and three en-
ployes were drowned two miles east
of Bogue when the handcar on which
they were riding went into the Saline
river. The approach to the railroad
bridge had washed out and the men
were hurrying to repair a washout
beyond. The bodies of two OF the men
have been recovered
eeary County Pioneer Dead.-G.
Johnson, a Geary county pioneer, is
dead at his home on Clark's Creek
He was rs years old and had lived
there more than forty years.
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Injured in Tornado.-Eight persons
were injured in a tornado which swept
Barton, Russell and Osborne counties
the other day. Much property dam
age was doRe and the wind was fol-
lowed by a heavy fall of rain, which
in some localities reached almost
cIoudburst proportions.
capper Inspects State Prison.-GoE-
ernor Capper made a general inspec-
ton of the state prison at Lansing the
| other day, the first since his election
The governor said he had no other
| purpose In his visit.
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