Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-23
THE STATE ROADS SELECTED
The Highway Commission Completes
Its Hearings and Makes Recon-
mendations for Federal Aid.

Federal aid for highways running
through Topeka in every direction will
result if recommendations made by
the Kansas highway commission the
other day are accepted by the govern
ment. Hearings before the commits
sion on state and federal aid for roads
have been closed.
The most important decision made
by the commission as affecting traffic
into Topeka was the recommendation
of road running from Horton through
Holton, into Topeka and southwest to
Scranton, where it will connect with
the old Santa Fee trail. At Horton, the
road joins the Pixies Peak Ocean to-
Ocean highway, one of the big roads
running east and west through the
state.
Another recommendation for fed
eral aid was in regard to a road run
ming from Lawrence, through Baldwin
to Ottawa, connecting the King of
Trails road at Ottawa with the Mid
land Trail passing through Lawrence
to Topeka.
A road from Eskridge to Council
Grove was added to the list of state
aid roads and may be granted federal
aid should some other section, grant
ed federal aid, fail to comply with the
requirements in regard to raising
money for the road.
Other roads recommended for state
aid were the Midland trail from ST.
Marys to the state road south of the
Kaw river at Manhattan and the Old
Military road through Crawford
county.
Federal aid was asked for the Fort
Scott to Kansas City short line run
ming through Pleasanton.
The state highway commission con-
firmed the appointment of the follow
ing county engineers: c. M. Morrow,
Burlington, Coffey county; C j. Lo-
reritsch, Hays, Ellis county; John
Frew, Cottonwood Falls, Chase coun-
ty. There are still about forty coun-
ties which have not appointed engi-
neers which the law requires must be
done before September z.
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Adieu to Its Trops.-Three hundred
Brown county soldiers were entertain
ed at Hiawatha at big community
reception patriotic program and
dance. attended by five thousand peo-
pie. The entertainment was given by
the local Red Cross chapter as fare
well to the soldier boys.
Hotel Contract Awarded.-The Sci
den Brock Company of st. Louis has
been awarded the contract for build
ing the new 10-story Lassen Hotel
Building in Wichita at cost Of $780,
600. Work viii begin at once.
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Brother of General Dead.-Seth D.
Bartlett, so years old, brother of Brig
Gen. George P. Bartlett of the United
States army, died suddenly recently at
his home near lola. Heart disease is
supposed to have caused death.
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Strike Closes r. !. Shops-The Rock
Island railroad shops at Horton are
closed because of strike of $50 Ia
borers in the power plant, which has
thrown eight hundred men out of
work The laborers asked for an in
crease from seventeen to twenty-seven
cents an hour.
Wheat Yields WeII.-William Chris
tan, who farms north of Atchison, has
just threshed fourteen acres of wheat
the record yield reported in that coun-
ty. Another field of twenty acres
made thirty bushels an acre.
Accepts Red Cross Piace.-Sheffield
ingalls, has accepted the appointment
as field director of the Red Cross and
has been assigned to have the com
plete charge of the Red Cross activi-
ties at the army cantonment at Des
Moines. Ia