Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-09-23
armer's Automobile Can Now
be Made to Solve Many of
His Power Problems.
new ATTACHMENTS ON MARKET
erof- Writ of Agricultural College
Points Out Various Uses for
the Family Machine

| OF some or the rural TRANSPORTATION
problems, but also as a useful and
convenient power plant, points out
r. A Writ, instructor in farm me-
cnanlcs IN the Kansas State Agricul-
| tural College.
Inc purchase of a trailer makes
possible the transporting of milk,
cream, garden truck, and even chick
ems to market" says Mr.. Writ. 1.-THE
tra1lers, which are of various designs,
are manufactured by more than a
dozen companies. The engine of the
average automobile is seldom worked
to capacity and consequently there is
plenty of tractive power to take care
of the light trailer"
Attachments are now being manu-
factured, at low price, which will
transform several of the more popu-
lar makes of cars into power plants.
A series of gears and shafting has
been devised which operates a pulIev
ON the front of the car, and makes it
possible to turn farm machinery.
One of the smaller cars most poDu-
lar on the market will develop about
12-horse power on the brake. and is
consequently more than strong enough
Tor the average work required of a
farm engine. Most farmers use a
gas engine of five or six-horse power
IL is not economical to use a 12-
morse power engine for furnishing
power to washing machine or a
pump 1t is best to have a system of
shaftlng which can be arranged to
orlVe several pieces of machinery
simultaneously. Corn shelters, feed
grinders, tanning mills, and other
small pieces of farm machinery can
be connected with the system of shaft
ing.
Annie L. Diggs Dead-Mrs. Annie
L. Diggs, formerly of Kansas died
recently in Detroit at the home of her
son, Fred L. Diggs. She was about
20 years old Mrs. Diggs was one
of the most prominent early suffrage
leaders in Kansas and was a power
In state politics in the days of the
Populists. She was state librarian
from 1898 to 1902 and noted lecturer.
for suffrage.
Students Pay More for Board
The price of student board at the
University of Kansas was hiked to
$3.50 at recent meeting of several
boarding house keepers The price
last year was 81. The reason is given |
as the high cost of foodstuffs
Bees Worked WeII.-Two hundred |
and fifty pounds of honey in one bee
gum is the record at the George Reed
bee farm in Saline county where 900 |
pounds of honey will be gathered this |
year.
Trademarks Legs Cut Off-Lloyd |
Sehnert, Santa Fe brakeman, fell in |
front of car at Severy and both his
legs were cut off. He was taken to /
the hospital at Chanute. His home
is at Moline
LeaHenworth Gets Factory-A shoe
factory to employ not less than $50 |
men is to be located in Leavenworth.
and 1t is to be in running order before
Christmas. This announcement was
made at the Commercial Club banquet
held the other night
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Suffocated Under Auto.-E. IT
Nagle of Kansas City, coffee can
vasser, was killed ten miles south of
Clay Center when a motor car in
which he was riding, skidded and
overturned in a ditch. Two compan-
ions with him were but slightly in
lured- Nagle was pinned under the
car when it overturned and was killed
by fumes from the motor
Killed by Iightning.-Roy Davis.
"a years old. was killed at his farm
near White City the other morning
when lightning struck a barn in which
ne had taken shelter
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Club Woman Dead.-Mrs. George
W. Winans, pioneer Kansas club
woman. and one of the founders of
he public library in Hutchinson. is
lead at her home there.
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Retired Banker Dies.-Wilson A ,
Walker, a retired banker, is dead at
rs home in Atchison, aged 81. For
many years before moving to Atchison
le was in the banking business at Eff :
.ngham.
Attempt to Burn Church Failed
In incendiary who tried to burn the ,
legro Baptist church at Pittsburs I
prepared well for his task, but the :
'laze was a failure. The walls were !
oaked with kerosene and straw had ,
zen piled under the seats. Only $50 ,
amage was done.
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