The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-30
PLACE A BAN ON ST. LOUIS
State Grange of Kansas Deeply Re-
sents Defeat of Prohibition in
Missouri by the City.

The Kansas State Grange, with a
deeply it resents the defeat of prohi-
bition in Missouri by st. Louis in
resolution adopted at the state con-
vention in independence recently. The
next national meeting of the grange
is to be held in Missouri, but the
place has not been selected. The con-
vention asked by unanimous vote Kan
sas City be chosen, for the reason
st. Louis defeated prohibition by such
an overwhelming VOTE The enthu-
siasm with which the resolution was
| received and adopted showed how
Kansas feels over the fact St Louis
voted to help nul1ify the Prohibition
Law in Kansas.
A resolution also was adopted pro-
| testing against military training, fed
eralization of the militia or any fur
Their increase in the appropriation for
! military purposes.
The state legislature is asked to
adopt the Torrens land registration
system, or a similar plan. By unani-
nous vote the legislature is asked to
enact for another five years the law
prohibiting the shooting of quail.
The budget system for state expen-
Gitures is recommended.
A law is asked prohibiting loan COM
panies from charging extra fees to
| borrowers.
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Some Snake Story, This.-What is
believed to be the biggest snake ever
captured in Kansas has been bought
by Ray Kncx, a Snowman at Salina.
Knox purchased the reptile, an ordi-
nary prairie bull snake, from Lynn
Brown, a farmer living near Lucas, in
| the Covert hills The snake is 10
feet 5 inches long and weighs more
than 200 pounds. Brown captured the
reptile about three weeks ago after
| it had holed up for the winter and
was dormant.
Wealthy Wichita Man SIain.-Near.
ly twenty-four hours after the murder
in Kansas City, Kas., of Arthur B.
Sims, of Wichita, the case remained
as much of a mystery as ever. The
police Of both Kansas Cities believe
that Sims was murdered by persons
who used a motor car to carry his
body across the Intercity viaduct
| where they tossed it over the railing.
BootIegqers Break JaiI.-Three pris-
oners, all held on liquor charges, es-
capped from the county Jail at juno
| ton City by saving window bars.
They took advantage of the excite
ment caused by the burning of barn
in the vicinity.
Colonel OIney Dead.-Col. George B.
Olney, 70 years old, is dead at his
home in Arkansas City. He served in
was a schoolmate of President Viii
liam Mckinley.
A Prairie Oil MeIon.-The Prairie
Oil and Gas Company has declared a
quarterly dividend at SO a share and
an extra dividend of 50 a share.
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Will Ask K. S. A. C. Branch.-The
Southeastern Kansas Live Stock As
sociation will go before the next ses-
sion of the Kansas Legislature asking
that a branch experiment station of
the Kansas State Agricultural College,
comprising 800 acres, be established
in Southeastern Kansas.
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Former lola Mayor Dead.-Captam
William H Mcclure. rs years old, for
mer mayor of lola, is dead at his
home there. Captain Mcclure served
with the Seventy-first Ohio Infantry
throughout the Civil War.
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Faced Death to Save Baby.-To pro
tect her little daughter from a runa-
way horse Mrs. L. A. Strain of hide
pendence threw herself over the baby
and took the full weight OF the buggy,
being pulled by the animal Mrs.
Strain was injured severely, but the
baby escaped unframed.
Elevator Burns at IiberaI-The
two elevators at Liberal owned By
Bolin & Hall were destroyed by fire
the other morning. About twenty
thousand bushels OF grain burned. The