Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1916-02-10
States Educational Progress
Celebrated at The Fort
Hays Normal School.
SECTION RICH IN TRADITION
Was Once Battle Ground of United
States Troops and Indians
Students Give Tablet.

dians, recently was given over 20 the
celebration of the educational progress
of the section in connection with the
annual Presidents day exercises of
the Fori Hays Kansas Normal school.
Speakers pointed out that the section
is rich in tradition and that the stu
dents of today have rich heritage
left them by the plainsmen and sol
diers of yesterday who gave them
much in service.
Members of the student body in con-
nectiOn with the celebration gave to
the state of Kansas brSnze tablet
intended to typify the spirit of the in
stitution The tablet unveiled by a
committee of students, was presented
by James Richard Start of McCrack-
en-. 1t is to be placed in Sheridan
Coliseum, the new administration
building of the school.
Farmers and leaders throughout this
section were there to attend the serv-
ices. some of them driving miles over
educational administration also were
there. as were representatives of the
states other higher educational insti-
buttons. Those scheduled to speak
were Chancellor Strong of the Uni
versity of Kansas, President Waters
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege, President Butcher of the EN-
poria Normal school, and President
Brandenburg of the Pittsburg Normal
school, and Edward r. Hackney, chair
man of the state board of administers
ton. Each was to speak on the things
for which his school stands, while Mr..
Hackney urged closer cooperation
between the five institutions.
In his address Mr.. Start described
the development of Kansas and the
establishment of Fort Hays. He re-
called the days when Sheridan, For
syth and Custer were attached to
troops stationed here and the battles
they fought with Black Kettle, Roman
Nose and other famous Indians. He
pointed out that civilization and edu-
cation has taken over the section and
asserted that "as tribute to William
Alexander Lewis, president of the nor
NAL school, the tablet was being
given
Builder of Fort Riley Dies-James
Tully, one of the earliest settlers in
Central Kansas, is dead at his home
in Junction City He came to the
tate in the early sos, erected many
of the first buildings put up at Fort
Riley and later was a bridge contract
or on large scale. Mr.. Tully was ST
years old.
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Stuckey on a Brief Paroe-Wallace
M. Stuckey. convicted bigamist and
abductor, former pastor of a church
at Williamsburg, has been granted a
temporary parole by the state board
of corrections. He was taken to Kan
sas City to be operated on in hos
pital there.
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Holton Postoffice Burned-Fire
which threatened to destroy the bust
ness section of Holton recently finally
was brought under control with loss
estimated at $4,000. The blaze start,
ed in candy store owned by John
Georges and spread to adjoining build
ings, destroyed the postoffice and a
seed store.
Plan $4,000 Hall-The Johnson
County Merchants and Farmers Asso
citation is back of a movement to build
community hall at Olathe. The
association has in mind the erection
of a $4,000 or $4,000 structure that
will be suitable for all community pur
poses from Il poultry show to socia
dances.
A High School for Ellis-Ellis is tC
have n $4,000 high school building
The other day, in the face of the wors
storm OF the winter, the citizens voted
| $25, 900 in bonds for new building
Five hundred and one votes were
polled, the largest number ever cas-
! there in a school election. The schoo
enrolment this year has broken al
previous records and the old building
has become wholly inadequate.
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Pioneer Business Man Dead-Chas
! Bloom, pioneer business man of Hutch
lnson, is dead. He established tn
| first flour mill there run by waite
power forty years ago. He installe
the first electric lights in Hutchinso
aud organized the first wholesale gre
Gerry company there in the early days
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No Cars for Wheat.-At DurhaI
there are 21,OO0 bushels of grain along
side the Rock Island tracks waiting
be shipped and in order to proven
theft, there being no elevators, severe
arc lights are kept burning over tn
two big stacks of grain at night.
car shortage is the cause of the whea
being stored on the ground.
Married 81 Years.-Mr and Mr.
John Angelo, Altamount's olde'
couple. celebrated at their home theI