The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-05-05
A CITY TAKES UP CANNING
Community Club Organized at LeaVen-
worth TO Conserve the Yield from
Home Gardens.


worth TO Conserve the Yield from
Home Gardens
The establishment of q great com,
munity canning club for the conserEa-
ton of vegetables and small fruits,
the increasing of the scope of garden
work in the public schools of Leaven-
worth, and the mobilization of the old
er boys of the city who do not go into
military service for work on farms
and to relieve those who are called
out, were three important movements
launched recently by the LeavenwoTth
Board OF Education
Leavenworth probably is the first
city in the country to take up the
canning club plan on such a scale as
is contemplated. The domestic sci
ence department of the high school
will be turned into a big canning
school, the teachers being held over
for duty through the summer months,
and the women and girls of the city
viii be instructed IN canning vege-
tables by methods prescribed by the
government and the Kansas State Ag-
ricultural College. J. n. Chapman,
county farm agent, and the members
Of the Glenwood Canning Club, now
the largest and most successful or
ganization of its kind in the country,
viii act with the domestic science
teachers as instructors The grade
schools also will be turned over to
this municipal food conservation en-
terprise. The women Of each district
will have common meeting place to
learn the canning methods.
Garden club work has been added
to the regular school course and hun
dreds Of children are cuItivating gar
dens. In future the schools are to be
dismissed two afternoons each week
to allow the children to work their
gardens under the supervision Of the
teachers A greater quantity Of vege-
tables than ever before will be the
result, and a greater portion will be
conserved through the plan perfected
today.
Bankers Mother Dies.-Mrs. Ian.
Feline McFall, 78 years old, is dead
at Geuda Springs. She was the mother
OF A. A McFall. cashier of the Geuda
Springs State Bank
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Grazing Season EarIy.-The grazing
season is opening in Chase county two
weeks in advance Of the usual time
The first cattle we're turned out on
pasture recently and several large pas
lures will be filled at once. Since the
recent rains grass is growing rapidly.
With practically all pastures in Chase
county under lease, the early opening
Of the grass season and the recent
heavy advances in all grades Of cat
tie, stockmen are unusually optimistic
Crop Survey in Geary.-Plans have
been made for a crop survey OF Geary
county to determine the resources of
the country in the national campaign
for increased crop production The
campaign was planned at a meeting Of
millers, business men and farmers
from every part Of the county held at
Junction City Efforts win be made
to supply seed to all farmers who
need it
Fall of Eight Feet kiIIs.-A fan of
eight feet was fatal to Frank Kent,
35 years old, at lawrence. Kents
body was found at the foot Of the
elevator shaft in the Kansas feed
house, by which he was employed,
when employees were closing the
store. No one saw the accident.
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Schools in Play Festivai.-The Ed
wards County School play festival was
held at Kinsley recently. The schools
Of BeIpre. Lewis, oneFle, NettIeton
and Kinsley took active part in drills.
May poles and athletic sports.
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Plan Hard-Surfaee Road.-At a re-
cent meeting OF the Wellington Com
mercial Club IT was decided to push
the proposition OF constructing some
thirty miles OF hard surface road
through the county or the line Of the
Meridian highway from Peek to Cald-
we'll
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Funston Red Cross Uait-The Fun
ston chapter OF the american Red
Cross was organized At Pittburg re-
4 Gently. Mayor ". ". Bel vas elected
president There were more THAI t58
] ehzrter members.