The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-10-14
Instructors at Big State Institution
Were in Demand as Judges of
Many Exhibits.

show. The college stock won against
stiff competition.
Following are the winnings of the
college stock:
Two-year-old class-First on King
Dale, shorthorn; fourth on Capper,
Hereford.
Yearlings- Third on Beau Hessler,
Hereford; fourth on Barnton Dale,
shorthorn.
Calves-First on Rose Gay Lad, An
gus; second on Barnton.
Herds-First on shorthorn, third on
Hereford, fourth on Angus.
King Dale, shorthorn, was awarded
championship.
The college made a creditable show
ing likewise at the state fair at Hutch
inson. The winning were as follows:
Two-year-old steers, first.
Steer calves, first and second.
The animal awarded championship
was King Dale.
College men were in demand as
Judges at both fairs. At Topeka A.
M. Paterson judged the Galloway
cattle and the sheep; S. c. Salmon,
farm products; J. B. Fitch, Guernsey
cattle; Miss Frances L. Brown, home
economics products; and NJ. F.
Ahearn, fruits. At Hutchinson Dr.
c. w. McCampbeH judged the horses
and Albert Dickens the horticultural
products.
Negro Saw a SaIoon.-Out of
gathering of four hundred high school
and grade pupils at Belle PLANE only
seven were found who had seen a sa-
loon and hardly more than that had
seen anyone intoxicated. This surpris-
ing, result Of Kansas prohibition was
brought out at a service in commem-
grafton of Frances Willard Day IN
der the auspices of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
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Pratt Loses by Fire.-Fire de-
stroyed the w. H. Thompson and
Reps 3-story business block at Pratt
with a loss probably of about $4,000
This fire and three others within the
last seven months have caused loss
of about $4,000. 1t is believed that
an incendiary is starting the fires.
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Ask New Waterworks.-At a mass
meeting held at La Crosse, it was de-
cided to call an election to vote on a
new water works plant and 24-hour
electric light service.
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Saved a Girl From Fire.-The pres
ence- of mind IF Miss Josephine Huoni,
freshman fine arts student from Kan
sas City, recently saved the life of her
roommate, Miss ANGELA German of
Pawhuska, Okla. Miss Germans
dress caught fire as she heated a curl
ing iron. She and Miss Josephine
Frankenburger of Ell Paso, Tex,
smothered the flames.
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Broke Rainfall Record.-Rainfall
records for September for the last
fiftyt-eight years were broken last
month, according to the September
report Of the weather station located
at the Kansas State Agricultural Col
1ege. The total precipitation for the
month was So inches.
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Killed in a Motor Accident Peter
Pomeroy, II years old, a Sumner
county farmer since 1871, was killed
at independence recently in a motor
car accident.
Use Travelling CIassroom.-A trav-
! cling classroom is the latest equip
ment which the Fort Hays, Kansas,
Normal School has installed. Because
he could not bring the farms of West
ern Kansas to the school, Prof. E. B.
Matthew, head of the department of
agriculture, is going to take the school
to the farms. This travelling class
room is big convertible truck, made
especially for the school. Professor
Matthew has made arrangements SO
that every farm practically within ten
miles of the normal school will be open
for laboratory work by the students.
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Oil Refinery at chanute.- Capital
lists of Chanute have organized the
White Eagle Petroleum Company TO
refine oil at Augusta. A 25-acre site
adjoining Augusta has been bought
and construction will begin at once
The plant will start with a daily ca,
pacity of two thousand barrels.
Free Daily for Msnhattan.-rhe
Morning Chronicle, Democratic
free daily paper, made its first appear
ance the other morning 1t is Man
hattan's third daily Fred D. Lamb is
| the publisher.
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Dedicate Church for Mexicans.-The
! Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, q
Catholic church for Mexicans, was
dedicated recently at Ottawa BY
Bishop John Ward of Leavenworth
Four Mexican priests in exile assisted
| in the ceremonies.
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Fortune for Chauffeur. - Carson
Mattley, % years old. a Wichita taxi
cab driver, has inherited an estate
worth $4,000. He received Telegram
recently advising him that his grand
father, George Mattley. of TerraI. Ok.
/ died and left him land Of that value