The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-16
TO AID KANSAS MERCHANTS
The University Arranging a Short
Course for Business Men of
State for Next Month.

Lectures, demonstrations and mo-
ton pictures will be among the means
employed to instruct the merchants Of
Kansas who attend the second annual
short course for merchants given at
the University of Kansas February
1 to f.
Experts IN many branches of mer-
ckaadisiHg have been engaged to give
lectures, and the daily programs will
be from 8 o'clock in the morning to
4 O'Clock in the afternoon Paul H.
Neystrom has been engaged to lecture
on general store service. He has con-
Quoted similar courses for the Univer-
sity of Minnesota with success. An
drew n. Fox, director of the Chicago
Advertising Association, will lecture
two days on advertising. ]. G. Walker
of Detroit will lecture on accounting.
r. E. Parsons of Kansas City is to
give several talks on craftsmanship.
Fire hazard and fire prevention will
be discussed by ]. E. Hubbeli, man
ager Of the National Inspecting Com
pany of Chicago. Prof. A. ]. Boynton
Of the economics department of the
university will give a course on COM
petition and the retail trade. T. Ar
thur Rector, secretary of the Kansas
State Retailers Association, will out
line plan of cooperation among mer-
chants. 1. D. Van Meter of Parsons.
Kas., will discuss problems of the gro
Gerry trade.
Waters at Kansas Institute.-The
statewide farmers institute, which
was in session at the state agricul-
turaI college for several days, closed
with a general session addressed by
Dr.. H. J. Waters, president of the col
lege, who talked on Farming in the
Orient" The institute was attended
by fully 1900 farmers, their wives,
sons and daughters.
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Farmer Hangs HimseIf.-C. B. Lusk,
farmer near Parsons, brooding over
the death of a son recently hanged
himself
Died in TFeater Fire.-The body of
W. T. Green, an old soldier who had
lived in Newton thirty-five years, was
found in the ruins of the fire which
destroyed the Knoeplaer Opera Block
early New Years morning. Green
formerly was clerk of the district
court of that county.
stork Visits Woman Traveller
''Olathe" is the name of the eight
pound baby girl which was born at
that place to Mrs. Clarence Edison Of
McCracken, a passenger on a south
hound Errisoo train
X
Catholic Church Burned.-The Cath
Ole church at Eagle Greek, five miles
southeast OF Olpe, was destroyed by
fire the other evening. A defective
chimney was the cause. The loss was
$4,000, half covered by insurance. The
congregation has decided to rebuild
the church at once.
Buys Interest in Daily Paper.-D. c.
Fernsler of SaIina. recently employed
on the Junction City Union, has
bought a half interest in the Dahl
Record at Monette. No.
X
Raced with Death.-To save tho
life Of one Of its old conductors, the
Missouri Pacific cleared the track of
all traffic between Eldorado and Wich-
ita and hurried a special train carry
ing Thomas B. st. Dennis, freight
conductor. St Dennis was caught be-
tween the cars as he started to couple
them and was badly injured.
Assessors wife Dies.-Nrs. William
FEyhofer died at her home IN Randolph
recently. She vas the wife Of the as
SCISSOR OF Riley county asd vas IS
years old