The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-02-12
PIONEERS HONORED
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.

Hays City, once the battle ground of
United States troops and hostile In
dams, recently was given over to the
celebration of the educational progress
of the section in connection with the
annual Presidents day exercises of
the Fort Hays Kansas Normal school.
Speakers pointed out that the section
is rich in tradition and that the stu
dents of today have a 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 a bronze 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
land. Members of the state board of
educational administration also were
states other higher educational insti-
tutions. Those scheduled to speak
were Chancellor Strong of the Uni
versity of Kansas, President Waters
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
1ege, President Butcher of the EN-
poria Normal school, and President
Brandenburg of the Pittsburg Normal
school, and Edward T. Hackney, chair
man of the state board of administra-
ton. Each was to speak on the things
for which his school stands, while Mr..
Hackney urged a 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 a tribute to William
Alexander Lewis, president of the nor
NAL school, the tablet was being
given"
x x x
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
state in the early SOS, erected many
of the first buildings put up at Fort
Riley and later was bridge contract
or on a large scale. Mr., Tully was "a
| years old.
! Stuckey on a Brief ParcIe-Wallace
NJ. 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
4 sas City to be operated on in a hos
-pital there.
HoIton Postoffice Burned-Fire
! which threatened to destroy the bust
ness section of Holton recently finally
was brought under control with a 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 HaII-The Johnson
County Merchants and Farmers Asso-
citation is back of a movement to build
a 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 poultry show to social
dances.
A High School for EIiis-Ellis is tc
have a $4,000 high school building
The other day, in the face of the worst
storm of the winter, the citizens voted
$3.50 in bonds for a new building
Five hundred and one votes were
polled, the largest number ever cast
there in school election. The schoo
enrolment this year has broken al
previous records and the old building
has become wholly inadequate.
x x
Pioneer Business Man Dead-Chas
Bloom, pioneer business man of Hutch
inson, is dead. He established thu
first flour mill there run by wate
power forty years ago. He installed
the first electric lights in Hutchinson
and organized the first wholesale gro
Gerry company there in the early days
x x
No Cars for Wheat-At Durham
there are $1,000 bushels of grain along
side the Rock Island tracks waiting t.
be shipped, and in order to proven
theft, there being no elevators, severa
arc lights are kept burning over tn
two big stacks of grain at night. 1
car shortage is the cause Of the whea
being stored on the ground.
X
Married 81 Years.-Mr. and Mrs
John Angelo, Altamount's oldes
couple, celebrated at their home Their
I the other day their sixty-seventh wee
( ding anniversary
!. X x X
' To Prospect for oiI.-Surface ind
: cations of oil near Marquette hav
9 aroused interest in the development @
: the field and arrangements are bein