Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-16
State Hatchery at Pratt Handi-
capped by Lack of Funds
for Distribution.
PLENTY OF YOUNG FISH READY
Warden Says He Could Use Several
Cars This Season if He Had
the Money.

Ine UO0OS anu SlT0dDuS Ol hdnSdS ILLS
year, but it is short on delivery facili-
ties. The old fish car is now in the
repair shops undergoing complete
overhauling.
The warden is somewhat handi-
capped for lack of funds in the distri-
button of fish this fall. 1t has taken
nearly all of the appropriation to put
the hatchery in shape.
1t was estimated that the hatchery
would produce enough young fish to
keep three fish cars running. The
warden says he could keep a half
dozen ears going this season, if he
had the money. AS it is there will
be no more fish planted this year than
in the past.
Unless some plan is evolved for a
more general distribution of fish the
people are apt to become Disguised
with the new hatchery. There has
been some talk already of abolishing
it. II is said to be the largest hatch
cry in the world Many practical fish
men say it is too large. But there
is a disposition among most of the
people to give it fair chance. How
ever, it must begin to show results
before long or Southwestern Kansas
will witness another abandoned state
project The hatchery will go the
way of several experimental irriga-
ton plans which the state established
three years ago and now has aban-
doned-
A District w. c. 7. U. EIects.-Mrs.
Iottie A. Case of Topeka was re-
elected president of the first district
Womens Christian Temperance I'm
at he al in AfPhi-
SON Other officers are Mrs Mary Hol-
colin, Powhattan. vice-president; Mrs.
Mamie A French, Winchester, secre-
tary: Mrs. Nettie L. Crandall Oska-
lOosa, treasurer.
Sedgwick Widows Get Aid.-Sedg-
wick County widows were allowed
pensions by the board of county com
missioners recently under the law en-
acted by the Kansas legislature pro-
Viding for county aid to mothers. A
list of ten applications for aid was
certified to the commission, but in a
row resulting from a motion to allow
aid to all of them, only two were or
dered to be paid.
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Keep Students From Public Dances.
Students at the University of Kan
sas are forbidden to attend public
dances in Lawrence by Mrs. Eustace
II. Brown, adviser of women at the
university.
Cut His Wheat in September.
For the first time in the history of
wheat growing in Kansas a field has
been cut in September on the Steven
Sango farm. near Eliinwood. More
fuJ0 honn
abandoned by Sanko because of the
wet weather. Recently he cut head
er barge full and took it to a thresher
machine nearby. 1t turned out so
well that he finished the field.
Paralysis Caused Death.-Edward
|Hagg, 15-year-old son of Albert Hagg,
a farmer of Saline County, is dead
from paralysis caused by pain when
he caught his fingers in the cogs of
corn binder.
Fall Fatal to Salina Workman
Charles H. Biggert, workman, fell
40 feet from the top of the tower at
the roller mills in Salina and died
three hours later. He is survived by
his wife, his mother and father and
two sisters. who live in Lincoln. Neb.
Girl Dead From Burns.-Arline Van
Buskirk. small daughter of Mrs. May
Van Buskirk. a widow, at Gypsum, is
dead from the effects of burns re-
ceived when her dress caught fire
from an oil stove. Her brother was
severely burned on the hands while
trying to save the girl.
Aged Ottawa Woman Dies.-Mrs
Natalia Hall. II years old. is dead at
Ottawa of paralysis DIR. Edward Hall
and Mrs. Alice Vaughn of Kansas
City are two of Mrs. Halls seven chill
dren-
Part of Rantoui Burns.-A grocery
store, hardware store, lumber yard.
hotel and seven other business houses
were destroyed by fire which started
in a restaurant in Rantoul early the
other morning. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Peabody Enters Best Town Con-
test.-With Peabody's four hundred
school children parading through the
streets with flying flags the other
afternoon the town officially entered
the statewide contest to determine
the best city of the third class in