Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-07-26
TO GUARD FOOD FROM FIRE
State Marshal and Conservation Asso-
citation Plan to Minimize Hazard
by Rigid Inspection.


have anything to do with the handling
of food supplies will undergo one of
the most rigid inspections to which
they have yet been subjected during
the next two months, by the Kansas
Conservation association, organized a
month ago to supplement the work of
the state fire marshal. The executive
committee is made up of fire inspec-
tors from the various fire insurance
companies in the state. More than
sixty men are interested as result.
Lew t. Hussey, state fire marshal.
has issued cards TO the members of
the association which authorize them
to inspect the premises of any store,
warehouse, or any place where food is
stored, at their pleasure. They will
report all fire hazards to the fire mar
shals office and prosecution will be-
gin at once in cases where the condi-
lions may warrant it,
This is no time to trifle with the
dangers of fire." Mr.. Hussey tells the
members. 81 want you men to make
a rigid investigation of every place in
your locality, and report to me imme-
diately if you find dangerous condi-
lions. We must conserve the food that
is raised, or that will be raised. The
storekeeper, who piles dry boxes
against the oil tank, or in a large
heap in the alley close to his build
ing will find a deputy fire marshal
swooping down on him most any day"
Charles F. Hardy, of Topeka, is
chairman of the Kansas Conservation
association. The state has been .di-
vided into five districts, with a chair
man for each, to supervise the work.
special man will inspect the pack
ing houses in Kansas City, Hutchin-
son and Wichita
A list of each place to be inspected
in every city in the state has been
made up by the executive committee
There are fifty in Topeka, with a
correspondingly large number in the
other cities.
Wichita Man Drowned-Harry Dorr.
a Wichita man. was drowned at Flat
terry Rocks, Wash, when a fishing
boat in which he was riding over
turned
Killed in a Runaway.-The S-year.
old son of Jesse Morgan, a farmer near
Augusta, was killed when team ran
away with a wagon on which he was
riding. overturning it and crushing
him.
Made an Artillery Major.-Maj.
b see Griffith of the Wichita National
Guards has been made major OF a
battery of field artillery over six hun
dred men. For eight years he has
been chief in charge of ordnance in
Kansas and supervisor of small arms
practice.
Oiathe Pioneer Dead.-Jonathan
Millikan, 80 years old, is dead at
Olathe of heart trouble. He was a
native of Monroe county, Indiana, and
came from Iowa to Olathe in 1857,
driving a team and wagon He built
the first house on the Olathe town
site, building that is still standing
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Free Delivery for Greensburg.-
cially notified that Greensburg would
have free city mail delivery beginning
September /.
New Head for Baker-Dr. Samuel
A. Tough of the University of Denver
was elected president of Baker Uni
yersity at Baldwin. succeeding DIR.
Wilbur N. Mason, who recently re-
signed to accept a place on the Kan
sas state board of control
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Open Market for Notwithstanding
is to have an open city market one
day in the week hereafter This an
nouncement was made recently by
Louis r. Ash, city manager, who said
that he had asked Cecil Cox to take
charge of the market