Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-08-30
KANSAS FARMERS NEED AID
Wichita Grain Dealers Urge Food Con
troll Committee to Look After
Rural Interests.

Wichita grain dealers have started
movement that will likely create
something of stir in official Wash
ington. They are calling attention to
the need of the food control commit
tee to look after the interests of the
farmer if they expect the farmer to
SOW an added acreage of wheat A
letter has been sent to every elevator
man in Kansas and Oklahoma request
ing him to get in touch with the farm
ers and ask them to urge senators and
congressman to look after their in
terests.
This action on the part of the mem
bers of the board of trade was prompt
ed partly by the receipt of a letter by
s. p. Wallingford, president of the
board, from DR.. E Wilson of Alva,
Ok, saying that it is matter of bust
ness and existence as well as patriot
ism with the farmers. He says that
he has decided to SOW only half as
much wheat this year as he sowed
last year, because of the high cost of
production and the good prices which
other crops are bringing.
Mr.. Wallingford called a special
meeting of the board of trade which
not only decided on the above action,
but appointed committee to go to
Kansas City and meet the food con-
troll committee OF the Southwest and
urge upon them the need to protect
the interest of the farmers so that the
wheat acreage can be maintained.
The committee consists of L. H.
Powell, Charles Smith, Clark Burdg,
w. F. Mccullough and Edward Kelly.
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Manhattan Bond Vote.-A special
election to vote a bond issue of $751;
600 to aid in the construction of a
community building for the soldiers
in Manhattan has been called by the
city commissioners to be held the first
Tuesday in September.
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Negro Gets Commission-Dr F. M
Pearl, negro physician of Atchison,
has received a commission as second
lieutenant in the medical reserve
corps. He has not yet been instruct
ed where to report for duty
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Mine Slide Killed Boy.-James
Harding, Is years old, was killed by
a fall of rock in a mine of the Rus
sell Coal Company, near Mineral, re-
Gently. His father, Ed Harding, also
was crushed under the rock, necessi-
tating the amputation of one foot.
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$4,000 for 240 Acres.-One of the
record prices for Oil leases was paid
when A. d. Morton of Bartlesvi1le, Ok,
paid $4,000 for 240 acres five miles
north of Eldorado. The land is situ-
ated one mile north of the big Shaffer
well on the Frank L. Robinson farm.
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Struck by Observation-Disclosures Sny-
der, wealthy farmer living near
Pratt, was struck by lightning recent
1y. Although his clothing was torn
from his body and his flesh badly
burned, physicians say that he will
recover.
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Judge Was Commissioned.-Judg
J. W. Finley of the Wilson-Neodesha
district court was one of the officers
training camp students who received
a commission Judge Finley was
named a captain Of infantry He viii
resign from the bench
kansans Mustered ln.-Company II,
Kansas National Guard, was muster
ed into the federal service at Win
field recently by United States Off
GERS The ceremonies were Witnessed
by only q few of the relatives and
friends Of the soldiers.