Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-06-28
URGES FIGHT ON THE WEEDS
Governor Capper Issues Appeal to
kansans to Keep Land Busy
During Growing Season.

Governor Capper has issued an ap-
peal to the people of Kansas that they
kill all weeds and keep the land busy
all summer growing food products for
use next winter. The governor made
the appeal at the instance of the Kan
sas Council of Defense and it was di-
rected particularly to the people of
the cities who have backyard gardens
and to the farmers who have patches
of weeds along their fences.
MANY people start out in the spring
with high hopes concerning the food
they expect to harvest from their gar
dens," said the governor 'They lose
interest about this time of the year,
and as a result the garden grows up
to weeds. 1t is very important this
year that there be no loss of interest.
Every garden should be made to yield
the highest possible supply Of food,
and this requires work. 1t will all be
needed. Let's keep up the pep.
Farmers in most cases are doing
about all that is possible with the help
and equipment available, the slackers
in the food drive are found mostly
among the gardeners in the towns.
Some very good work has been done
by farmers in the corn and kafir fields
in the last week. Where soil condi-
lions would not permit work with cul-
tivators many men have gone into the
fields with hoes to get the weeds out
of the rows. 1 think that one of the
results of the abnormal agricultural
and war conditions we have this year
will be to encourage a more general
use of hoes on the farms of Kansas,
and this will be a good thing. Men
in the towns should appreciate these
maximum efforts that are being put
forth by the farmers, and do their
part in destroying the weeds in their
little back yard farms.
This is a good time to make addi-
tional paintings of vegetables. Sec
ond and third paintings, to increase
the time during which the garden
crops are in the best condition, have
never been so common as they should
be, and now is a good time to start.
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Blew Check 115 MiIes.-Leo Hecht
of Andale has received from a man
in Manhattan a letter containing a
check he had given to Louis Gorges
about the time of the tornado, May 26,
in payment for grain. The Manhat-
tan man found the check in his yard.
The wind carried the check 115 miles
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The negro who turned white has be-
come a great object of curiosity, espe-
cia1ly to visitors in Olathe, and he
has had offers to appear in sideshows
He has steadfastly refused all such Of
fers, however, and prefers to remain
in his little Olathe barber shop.
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Would Solve Gas ProbIem.-Olathe
wants to manage its own gas prob
lem. At meeting of the Commercial
Club held last night it was voted to
hire a special car to take the club to
Topeka for a conference with the util-
tiles commission.
Many Enroll in Summer Session.
The summer season of the University
of Kansas opened at Lawrence with
the largest first day enrolment ever
recorded, total of 425.
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Arrested for Desecratinq Fiau.-Ac-
cused of tearing an American flag
from the wall of a bank at Mount
Hope, and throwing it on the floor.
after which he is alleged to have spit
on it, Herbert Williams, a young farm
er. was arrested by county authorities.
~rim" Casey Of Hutchinson Dead
T. r. (Tim) Casey, for years mana
ger of the Midland hotel, Hutchinson.
is dead following an operation He
was well known for long. but vain.
! law.