The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-07-07
KANSAS WHEAT HARVEST ON
employment Agencies Busy Sending
Men to FieIds-Hands with
Teams In Demand.

The 1916 wheat harvest has begun
in thirteen Kansas counties. The
public employment bureau at Kansas
City has sent two parties to central
Kansas, the second leaving for Macks-
vile, about fifty in number. The first
party, containing 100 men, has ar
rived at Larned.
Wheat cutting Mas begun in these
counties: Pawnee, Seward. Conan
che, Stafford, Barber, Ellsworth, Har-
per, Lincoln, Mcpherson, Osborn,
Pratt, Rush and Sumner. This re-
port comes officially from the Kansas
agricultural department at Topeka. In
a few other counties there may be
some cutting, but the harvest will not
be general until later in the week.
C. L. Green of the government EN-.
plOyment service says there is not
iceable dearth Of hands at the open
ing of the season, but this shortage
may be taken care Of as soon as the
men needing work become acquainted
with the official bulletins. Hereto
fore men depended upon "hearsay EVIL
dence" in timing their departure for
the harvest fields. Now they are will
ing to take the word Of the employ
ment bureaus and 60 when the grain
is ripe. They lose no time nor money
In that way.
Men with teams are especially In
demand now" said Mr.. Green. ALSO
woman cooks are badly needed by
wheat belt housewives to cook for
throngs that help with harvest.
Enlistment in the army at this
time has very little influence over the
shortage of hands right now, in my
estimation" he said. 1.-THE chief ef.
feet of the Mexican trouble on har.
vest will come from the calling of the
Kansas national guard, many Of the
members of which are customarily In
the harvest fields at this time of year.
This number is not large. and should
have no considerable effect"
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ouantreil Raid Survivor Dies.-Mrs.
Adam Oliver, survivor of the Guam
trell raid and one Of the oldest set
tiers Of Kansas, is dead at Lawrence
at the age of 80 years. Mrs. Oliver
had lived in Lawrence fifty-six years,
and in one house for fifty-one years.
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Perry Fears Kpldemic.-Cases Of
smallpox have developed in seven
families in Perry. a small town near
Lawrence, in the lest few days, and
fear of growing epidemic is felt
Public gatherings are discontinued
and no church services are held.
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Lightning Killed Boys.-John Shirk.
Is years old, and Cecil Smith, 10. were
killed by lightning at Wellington the
other night when they took shelter
from a storm beneath tree.
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Motor Crash Kills one.-Dan Pow
ers was instantly killed and R. w.
Banner fatally injured when a motor.
cycle on which they were riding, with
Jack Pierson in side car, collided
with an electric light pole at Wichita.
The force Of the collision was so
great that the pole was broken of.
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Father and Sons Enlist.-The
Fourth District Editors Association
held its annual meeting in Emporia
the other day. The editors talked
shop" barring politics. twenty-five
editors were present. w. c. Austin
of the Chase County Leader. was
elected president for next year and
Austin Terrence of the Lebo Star
secretary.
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Farmer Drowns.--R. e. Holt. far
mer nine miles southwest Of Holt.
drowned the other night while cross
iag sSwollen ravine ON horseback.