Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-01
PLAN A NOVEL KANSAS ROAD
Motor Buses to Run on Concrete
Track from Pittsburg to Fort
Scott.

A new scheme in transportation has
been inaugurated by the Auto Trac-
ton Company, a $4,000 company or
ganiZed in Joplin, and which proposed
to build a private road and operate
motor cars between Pittsburg and Fort
Scott, thirty-two miles. The companys
plan is to buy a private right-of way,
over which will be built concrete
tracks twelve inches wide. The COM
pany will operate bus and freight
lines and will allow the use of the
tracks for toll charge by any person
desiring to use them.
If the first venture is successful they
plan to continue the line to Kansas
City
c. E. Cory of Fort Scott, referee in
bankruptcy for Southeast Kansas, is
president of the company and orisi-
nator of the plan. Judge Cory's plan,
which he has been working upon for
six years, embraces the grading of
road on which he proposes to con-
struct two tracks, twelve inches wide,
and conceived SO as to hold the wheel
of the motor car. Regular passing
places for the cars would be estab-
1ished.
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Horn baker, the Louisburg mail carrier
who is charged with the murder of
George McElheney, postmaster of
Louisburg, on the night of October 4,
1912, was committed to the county
Jail at the close of his preliminary
hearing at Paola to await trial in the
June term of the Miami county dis
trict court.
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Fine Church for Misunderstanding
trustees of the Presbyterian church at
Manhattan sold the present church
building and site to L. E. Eakin for
$500 and work will be started i'm
mediately on a new S45, 900 church in
another location. The old church is
one of the landmarks of the town. be-
ing erected in 1870, but the congrega-
ton not only outgrew it, but business
demanded the site.
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College Won Debate.-Southwest
College won in the debate at Winfield
with Morningside of Sioux City, on
the question of government ownership
of railroads.
Townsley Heads Editorial Body
Will Towsnley of the Great Bend Tri-
bune was elected president and Fred
H. Lobdell of the Kinsley Mercury Sec
rotary of the Southwest Kansas Re-
publican Editorial Association in an
nuaI session at Hutchinson
Pittsburg SmeIters Reopen.-After
being closed down for eighteen years.
the North" smelters of Pittsburg
have been reopened. A Joplin syndi-
90 70 oh
erty. About 125 men are employed
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Killed by observation-disclosures poi
soning believed to have been con-
tracted from eating food exposed to
the air while in a tin can, killed Ray
w. Rice. 81 years old, a young farmer
living near Pomona.
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Refuses Bail to Hornbaker.-Roscoe
Hornbaker, a rural mail carrier of
Louisburg, has been refused release
on bail by Justice J. C. Williford-
Hornbaker was bound over to the dis
trict court for trial on a charge of
murder in connection with the death
Oct 4. 1912. of George McE1heney,
postmaster of Louisburg-
Fort Scott Paper Soid.-The Fort
Scott Republican, owned and edited
for the last four years by H A Strong.
has been sold to S. NJ. Land of that
city. Mr. Strong will move to North
ern louisiana
Held Up sabetha Ticket Agent
masked man held up Ed Kennedy,
the Rock Island agent OF Sabetha at
the ticket window at 9. 80 o'clock the
other night Kennedy grabbed the re-
volyer from him, but lost it in q scuf-
fle- He saved himself by dropping to
the floor The robber got IS.