Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-10-16
A GIRL MISSIONARY MISSING
Myrtle Shane of Lawrence, Who Went
To Armenia in 1918, May Have
Been Killed.

Myrtle Shane of Lawrence, who
went to Turkey as a missionary in
1913, is believed to have been killed
in massacres which have been occur
ring in Asiatic Turkey recently. Word
reached sister, Mrs. Herbert Thomp-
SON of Lawrence, recently, saying that
Miss Shane was among the missing
Miss Shane was head of Congrega-
tional mission at Bitlis in Armenia.
The report came from Washington
and Miss Shane's friends in Lawrence
fear that she was included in the
massacres reported recently from
London
Miss Shane's home was in Lawrence.
She was graduated from the Univer-
sity of Kansas in 1902 and taught
school in Abilene, Kas., and Water
town. S. D. In September, 1913, she
sailed for Turkey to enter the Con-
gregational mission at Bitlis. The last
letter received in Lawrence from Miss
Shane came in July, as other mission
aries were leaving. At that time she
said she had been placed in charge
of the mission and intended to stay.
Beside Mrs. Thompson. Miss Shane
has another sister in Lawrence, Mrs.
A. E. Newly A brother, Elmo Shane,
is employed at the Long-Bell Lumber
Company in Kansas City. Two other
brothers are living in Texas. Her
parents are dead.
Great Stacks of AIfaIfa.-Farm-
ers in Chase County have more
alfalfa hay on hands than ever before.
The wet summer, which made heavy
yields. also greatly interfered with
the cutting and proper curing of the
hay so that only a small per cent of
this years crop is fit to market For
this reason most of it will be fed out
at home. In a drive west of Strong
City sixty large stacks were counted
within less than a mile.
Grade Crossing Claims Two.-Mrs.
Clyde Bunton, wife of a wealthy
Sedgwick County farmer, was killed
and her husband fatally injured when
a Santa Fe passenger train struck the
motor car in which they were riding
near Wichita
Olathe Pioneer Dies.-Mrs. Nancy
Bushong, 81 years old, a resident Of
Olathe since 1856, is dead at her home
there. She was a charter member
of the Methodist Church there.
Civil War Veteran Dies.-Marcus L.
Vermillion, 20, a pioneer of that sec
ton, is dead at Atchison. He was a
veteran of the Civil War, having en-
listed at the age of Is in Missouri
regiment and served throughout the
war.
Sawed Prison Bars--Seven prison
ers all charged with felonies ESCAPED
from the Atchison County Jail some
been recaptured.
Corn Carnival for Leavenworth.-
Leavenworth is to have a fall festival
and corn carnival next month The
Leavenworth County farm bureau will
get up an agricultural display.
Votes School Bonds--Coffeyville has
voted $4,000 bonds for school i'm
| provements- A two-tenths mill levy
for municipal band was defeated
Boy Shot Himself in FaII.-John
| McMyll. the 17-year-old Arma boy
whose body was found in hedge the
other day. stumbled and accidentally
discharged the small revolver which
he carried, the officers decided The
bullet entered his head and killed
| him
Rent Rooms by contract.-Student
must sign contracts for rooms at the
| University of Kansas this year The
rooming house keepers have a lease
| contract form which students are re-
auired tn sign before an ca zinc a r<,r,rv,