The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-02-13
FAVOR GOOD KANSAS ROADS
Committee of Engineering Society Re-
commends State Highway Com
mission After an Investigation.

mission After an Investigation.
A year ago the Kansas Engineer
ing Society appointed Kenyon Rid
die, of Abilene, Alva Smith, Of En-
pOria, and H. A. Rice, OF the K. ..
School of Engineering to investigate
the highway laws of other states and
report to the annual meeting of the
Society.
Personal investigation of the work
ing of highway legislation in Illinois,
Ohio, Wisconsin, and Iowa, was made
by the committee and a proposed law
establishing a highway commission
was submitted to the Society in con-
nection with the committees report
The bill provides that the governor
appoint a commissioner of three men,
bers, one from the faculty Of the En-
cheering School of the University,
another from the State Agricultural
College. The third member is to
receive a salary of SO for each day
employed in the work Of the COM
mission, the total compensation not
| to exceed $1,000 a year. The two
members from the state schools are
to receive no compensation for their
| services.
From Mansion to WiIds.--Mr and
Mrs. Hal G. Evarts of Hutchinson are
about to dispose of their fine home
and take up their abode in a simple
ranch house on the banks OF the ShO-
shone river, thirty miles east of Vel
| lowstone Park and twenty-five miles
from a railroad. The raising of silver
foxes and other fur bearing animals
will be their occupation.
Shot Husband by Accident.-The
coroner's jury in the case Of Marion
| Ogden, the young farmer who was
| shot and killed while in his bed at
his home, nine miles northwest of
lola, returned a verdict finding Ogden
was killed by a bullet from a rife
fired accidentally by his wife, Lou Og-
den.
Found Dead in His Home.-Frank
Lipinski, a farmer IS years old, was
found dead in his house in the south
west part of Saline county. Lipinsh
was unmarried and had no relatives
in this country.
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GoodIand Bars the Tango.-The city
Of Goodland has placed a ban on
modern dances by passing an ordi-
nance prohibiting the tango" 'tur-
key trot,'' grizzly bear" bunny hug"
and moonlight waltz"
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Former Sheriff Sued.-County At
torney F. w. Bosh, of Cherokee coun-
ty, has brought suit against c. E.
BramIette, former sheriff of Cherokee
county, and his bondsmen, for approx
mateIy $1,000, which the county al
1eges is due it from fees collected by
Mr. Bramlette.
Woman's Hand crushed.-Mrs. Eff
. fie Lawrence, widow with two chill
dren, was injured while working in
the laundry at the state deaf school
Her right hand became caught in the
mang1e iron and was crushed.
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Five Burned in Oil Fire.-Five per
sons were burned, one fatally, in an
explosion caused by the pouring OF
, kerosene into a kitchen stove at the
home Of Harry Ward in Atchison. The
explosion ignited a bed upon which
/ two children were sleeping and cover.
ed the other occupants of the room
with the burning oil
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Found Dead in Bed.-Joseph Grim
: a pioneer resident of MarysviIle, was
found dead in bed the other day from
heart disease He was about 80 years
old.
Has 50 Descendants.-The ninetieth
: birthday anniversary of Mrs. J. B. era
mer, a pioneer of Mcpherson County
Kansas, was celebrated at the home
of her son, Loren Cramer, with all heI
living children present There are
eighty-three living descendants, in
GLIDING twenty-four grandchildren
: forty-nfne great-grandchiIdren and five
-great-grandchi1dren-
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: Emporia Man Dies in Pittsburg.-
William Gamblers. resident OF EN-
: poria, is dead at the home of daugh
. ter in Pittsburg. He was 20 years old
: Bomb in a Movie Sho~.-An al
: Itempt-was made recently to dynamite
2 a motion picture house owned by Nj
2 chael Simone, at Weir Three sticks
s OF the explosive attached to a burn
j ing fuse were found In the ticket OF
[ flee shortly after closing time. Simons
grabbed them and hurled them into
the street where they exploded.
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? Pfttsburg Teacher Dies=Miss Bss
5 sic Cox, a young teacher in the Pitts
= burg schools. died the other nigh
3 twenty-four hours after being strokes
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