The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-07-15
MAKE BIG PROMISES
Reorqanized Kansas Natural
Can Furnish so, 600, 900
Feet a Day.
EARLY END TO RECEIVERSHIP
Stockholders Committee c6nfers With
Gov. Capper and Attorney Gen
eraI Brewster at Topeka.


A definite promise that 80 million
cubic feet of gas would be pumped
into the pipelines every day by the
Kansas Natural Gas company the
coming winter, and 120 million feet
a day within q year, was made to
Governor Capper and S. M Brewster,
attorney general, the other day. Vic
tor Hayes, president of the Kansas
Natural; G. T. Braden, president of
the Oklahoma Natural, and several
members of a stockholders commit
tee named to perfect a plan for re-
organizing the Kansas Natural, had a
long conference with the state Off
Gals. They proposed to take the
property out of the hands of the re-
ceiver as quickly as possible.
The committee has just completed
an inspection of the properties and is
on its way to Pittsburgh, Pa, to re-
rCport to the stockholders at a meeting
there. The pans for financing the
company will be worked out there.
The committee told the state Off
Gals that the receiver already had
contracted for sufficient pipe to open
new fields to the company and the
gas had been contracted for. 1t was
explained that about 80 million feet
a day was all the pipelines would
stand in the present condition, and
that several hundred miles of pipe
would have to be relaid to carry the
extra load. This will take at least
a year.
Bonds Declared Void.-The special
election held at Olatthe on March 81,
when $50 900 in bonds were voted by
big majority to erect or purchase an
electric light plant, is void on account
of technically in the wording of the
ballot and a new election will have to
be held should the city desire to vote
on it again.
Dies in Saving Pet Dog.-Stumbling
when she ran on the Frisco tracks to
rescue her little dog, Mrs. Lutte Willis
of Atlanta was instantly killed by
Frisco special train carrying officials
at Atlanta. Mr.. Willis, who is en-
ployed by the Frisco, saw his wife
killed.
Killed by FaII.-RaIph L. Beaslex,
% years old, of Coffeyville, was in
J ing rig about two miles south of there.
| He had climbed to the top of the rig
to fix the machinery, when he fell,
breaking his neck.
Woman browns Herseif-Miss
Katherine A Burke, % years old,
3 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Burke of Mission township, Johnson
county, drowned herself recently by
jumping into the lake at Overland
park. She had been in i'll health.
Motor into Hayrack.-A motor car
driven by ]. r. Sanders of Summer
vile, crashed into hay rack driven
by Andrew Gle two miles north of
Minneapolis the other night. All oc-
cupants of the car were severely in
jured.
Body Taken from River-The nude
body of a boy about IL years old was
taken from Big Arkansas river at
Wichita the other evening by a fish
erman. Attempts to identify the lad
failed He had blue eyes and light
brown hair.
Normal Girls as Nurses-Fifty-one
girls of the state normal have joined
Red Cross class for nurses. The
class, which will be taught by Dr. F.
w. White of the department of physi-
oIogy and hygiene, will follow direc-
lions prescribed by the American Red
Gross.
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Cut Biggest Wheat FieId-Work
was started recently to harvest the
nations largest wheat field, compris-
ing nearly 10000 acres, near Gem.
The field is owned by ]. H. Foster,
head of lumber company there, who
now lives in Kansas City.
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y a Durham Boy 0rowned.-Francis
{ Keso, 18-year-old son of George Keso
of Durham. was drowned in the Cot
tonwood river recently while in swim
ming.
Boy Falls Under Train.-CIarence
Boydston. an orphan Is years old, was
instantly killed at Geneseo. when he
fell under the wheels of a freight
train. Boydston was standing on a
pile of coal beside the tracks and
slipped.
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c. NJ Haraer Re-eIected.-C. NJ
Harger of Abilene was reelected pres
ident of the Golden Belt Road Asso-
citation at the annual meeting at Sa-
lima. George Stansield of Topeka
and Row L. Wood of Russell are vice
presidents, and Frank Hageman OF
Salina, treasurer.
Dies in Motor Care. w. Shaver,
81 years old, president of the Univer-
sal Lens Company of Atchison, died
suddenly from heart disease while
driving his car on Main street the
other night.
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No Arms to Mexlcans.-The Olathe
commissioners have passed a resolu-
ton asking the merchants of Olathe