Meade County news., 1916-05-04
And They Show That Kansas
Educational Systemis One
of the Best.
FEW ILLITERATES IN STATE
All But 2.2 of the Population Could
Read and Write as Far
Back as 1910.

light once more by the University of
Kansas in proving that the state has
one of the best educational units in
the United States today. 1t is an ac-
cepted fact that education is the
r'rongest factor tending to reduce the
already rather startling percentage of
homicides and suicides in this coun'
try. Looking back, the percentage OF
! homicldes in this state In 1913 was
4.6 per 100000 population. For the
country at large the figure was 6.5 for
the same population, giving Kansas
nearly per cent better showing
than that of the nation itseh. In the
same year the percentage of suicides
in this state was but 1913 as compared
with rate of 16.0 for the registration
area of the country at large. In this
respect Kansas had better than . per
| cent the best of the whole nation as a
whole.
In this connection it is also inter-
esting to glance at the statistics de.
scribing the amount of illiteracy In
the state. The figures provided in
this instance should furnish the world
an example of an ideal education COM
munity, for Kansas in 1910 (the last
figures available in this regard)
showed a percentage of but 2.2.
Against this the country at large had
an average of IL That the percent
II, tbic rot n rily ha
decreased since these figures were
made public seems assured. Kansas
since that time has done much to en-
hance the value of it's educational sys'
TEN, thus aiding in reducing still fur
ther the percentage of illiteracy among
its citizens. The figures in this last
condition are authentic, of record, and
stand as a monument to the efficacy
of Kansas education.
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For OIL Lease $500, ,o0o-A large deal
in oil land leases was concluded at
Augusta when James Titus, owner of
the slim Jim" properties 33, sold a
half interest to the McWann Company
of Tulsa, Ok, through H. G. Bernard,
for 100000. The leases cover 500
acres of land north of the Kramer
field, two miles west of Augusta.
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Disc Dragged Over Faee-Charles
Konine's face was terribly lacerated
| and his nose was crushed when a
mule team hitched to a farm disc ran
away, dragging the disc over him. The
accident occurred at the Cooper farm,
west of Fairmount college, near Wichi.
tc.
Scott County Is Ambitious-Scott
county serves warning on Pawnee
county that it has an active competi.
tor for the state motor car record.
April 22 the county clerk Lad issued
one license for every twelve persons
in the county.
High School for Kiowa-Kiowa the
other day voted $143,0OO for new
modern high school. The contract will
be let soon, so that the structure may
be completed by next fall.
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A $4,000 Horse SaIe-Garden City
was crowded all week recently with
stockmen to attend the Woods auc'
tion sale of registered horses. Stock
sold very high and the bidding was
| lively. The sale receipts reached
more than 100000.
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Lawrence Must Vote Apain-Be
cause of technicality in the state
law regarding the publication of city
ordinances, Lawrence will be com
PEELED to annul the election at which
it voted $175,OOO worth of bonds tc
purchase the water plant, and hold
another election at a cost of several
thousand dollars. Thomas Harley
city attorney, has advised another
election.
Fifty Years In Geary county-S
Grant Hoyt, 76 years old, residen
of Geary county for half century
died suddenly at his home east o.
Junction City recently. He had beer
in poor health more than a year.
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Wife of X. U. Dean Dies-Mrs. Ma!
Green, wife of Dean j. w. Green o
the University of Kansas, died at Law
renee recently. She was IS year
old.
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Ogden to Leave K. U.-Robert NJ
Ogden, professor of psychology at tn
University of Kansas, recently an
nounced his resignation, to becom
professor of psychology at Cornell UNI
versity next fall.
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Garden Contest for saIina-In a
effort to interest the, children Of So
lima in gardening, contests have bee
started in all schools. More tina
ninety have entered, and the work {
J making gardens, both flower and veg
etable, is well under way.
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Tornado Passed Chanute--The to-
nado which struck Bourbon count
passed one mile south of Chanut
Farm dwellings and buildings weI