The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-23
THEY LIKE MODERN HOMES
Country Children are Weaned Away
From Rural Life by City ConVen-
fences, Says w. A. S. Bird.

W. A. S. Bird, one of the represen-
tatives from Shawnee County in the
legislature, believes that the agricul-
tural college should have a larger ap-
preparation for the purpose of practi-
cal demonstrations to the farmers on
how to make the farm homes COM
Portable
''One Of the big causes for so many
young folks leaving the farm is going
to school in the Cities" said Mr.. Bird.
after they have lived awhile in a
modern home in the city they get
sick of the discOmforts and privations
of their farm home, and by the time
they have been in school three months
and go home for the holidays they
come back determined to study law or
medicine or something that will fit
them for city job where they can
have the comforts of running water,
bath and furnace.
THE agricultural college has work
ed out plans for absolutely modern
homes III the country. The plans do
not call for unusually heavy expense
and practically every farmer in Kan
sas could we'll afford the installation
of these improvements, which would
make life much easier for everyone on
the farm There are any number of
the appliances available at small cost
for putting water into the homes and
the installation of sewage systems and
there is all unlimited number of fur
naces that can be purchased for heat
ing"
Quit Revenue Job.-Jerry F'itzpat-
rick, deputy internal revenue collec-
tor in the Wichita district, who was
appointed a year ago to collect the
income tax, has telegraphed his resig
nation to President Wilson and will
go into other business.
Bank President Dies.-Matt Ed
monds, who came to Kansas in 1859,
died here recently. Mr.. Edmonds was
born In England seventy-five years
ago. At the time of his death he had
served as president of the Bank OF
NTcLouth for twenty-seven years.
Attorneys Hand Shot Off. A
Dinsmoor, an attorney of Caldwell,
lost his left hand through the acct
dental discharge Of a shotgun. The
weapon was standing in a corner and
fell to the floor, when he attempted
to pick up an article beside it,
Pulmotor Saves Girls Life.-The
pulmotor owned by Pittsburg recently
saved the life of a 10,year-old girl who
had been overcome by gas fumes from
an open stove. 1t took a half hour of
vigorous work before signs of life re-
appeared in the child
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Baby ScaIded to Death.-Burns re-
ceivei when she fell into a tub of
hot water while the family washing
was lreing done caused the death of
the infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Scott near Leavenworth. Mrs.
Scott left the room and upon her re
turn found the child in the water.
Chase County Veteran Dies-Ed-
ward A Kline, former adjutant of the
state soldiers home at Fort Dodge,
Falls. following a long illness caused
from paralysis.
Grief Kills kansan.-Grief over the
death of his mother caused the death
of Ira Seybold, 40 years old, of Pitts
burg. A tumor of the brain was rup-
tured and Seybold was stricken on
the street just after he had made ar.
rangements for the funeral OF his
mother He died in an ambulance.
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Garrett is Light Again. = Garrett
has street lights again after being in
darkness for the last seven months
The city has made contract with the
owner to run the plant until the city
] can arrange to take it over.