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The Emporia Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • Page 3

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A I A HE Gives $50,000 to New Hospital READY FOR OPENING Two racks. On the west is a boiler room and coal room, large heating boilers, one steam i Dim-gallon storage room and office, 'he right Is'water, are tin the parlor, am' north i vacuum cleaner for that is a i onsiiltatioii room. The i i- located her" boiler, and a lank for hot room. The the building Two large islirnhherv. which the building stands, an ad fjacent acre tract to which the liouso which formerly occupied the site was movod, and the cost of moving and remodeling this house and connecting the two with city water and sewer, came to j.OOO.

One huntlrod fifty thousand dollars was added by county tax levy to Mr. Newman's gift for the building. Tho ID-room house moved to the i-acre tract was Included in tho purchase price of the hospital Hltfi. and is a part of the hospital property. Tho equipment for two patients' the superintendent's room and two beds in the men's' ward, remain unprovided for.

Onn of the patients' rooms is a on the first floor, one a $200-nnini" on the second tloor. and the other a on the third floor. The two beds In the ward can bo provided for at a total cost of $200. Two diet kitchens, ono on thn first and one on Uie second floor, arc unprovided for. Thu cost of entilping these rooms is $345 each.

Among the special gifts to tho hospital was $1,000 given by J. S. Ken yon, to be used on the- grounds or in tho purchase of equipment, as the board desires. The County Medical Society has contributed $1,800, to bo used for equipment, according to the discretion of the board. gift of $5.260 by the late S.

H. Warren was used to.furnish tho. operating and sterilizing department, including all the equipment in the two operating rooms and the Htprilizing room." The contribution of tho Jimporia Qua Company amounted to $2.100. This was the cost to tho company of laying nearly one-half mile of new main necessary in order to sup-1 ply the hospital with gas. The contribution of the Kansas lulec- trie Utilities Company was $1,100.

tho cost to the company of extending Its high tension power line from Mechanic Streot west to the hospital in order that thp building would have power service. C. It. 1'hipps donated his services In planning tha landscape arrangements of the grounds, including driveways, garden, trees and Colored, citizens ty, two colored wards. The children of shtjv.Sifrs.

S. A. Howard, one Order of, Conductors, one. rooni. Second Presbyterian Church, one room.

Newman Dry employees, one room. J. Morgan, one room. Mrs. H.

Dunlap and Mrs. E. K. Lord, two sun rooms. R.

and A. one room: rs. D. Seegar, of Amencus, one room. Eastern Star, one room; A.

F. A. M. iVo. 3.2, oneroom, (loyal Arch No.

12, ione room. Emporia Commandary No, 8, tone Scottish' nite rejoin. Shrine Club, one Emporia Council 7, room. Elks Club, one room. Rotary Club, one room.

H. M. llamer, one room. 17. C.

one room. Ladies of the 0. A. R. room.

Lions Cl.ub, one Old Settlors Association, sun -rooms. room, Hinshaw, one room C. S. Ijiwronco, oho xooiii Women's City Club, "One" T. K.

Welch, oiierOomj S. NivParkcr, one robim. Mrs. Rebqcca Jolnisori, B. Lewis, Mrs.

Carl Mrs. B. ward. DEATHS ANQ FUNERALS two opens nff to 'tho south, and i tendunt's room room. The parlor will tunih-lled in wicker, biues and prays; blue and curtains.

(in tin- second tloor. tlii. a capai ity of bods lire the nurlb i-nd nf tiuildinp. the un ul th? corridur. anil llu? wo en tlii.

cast. A post at tin? Of each bed is (uiufpped signal light, so a nurse who rwers a ring frnin a ward. upon oinMiing tin- duor Vhii'h bed tin' call eanu-. lias a balh. toilet, mid hirprj ClOfet witli slH'Ives.

of lhe In ping rooms In the basement. siiperln-1 i-oiiiaiiiing twii beds each, will tin; oi-ciijiied by WOIIKMI employees of i ho iind two similar roimi." 11 ro provldeil for men em- Equlpmont for rooms and de- pi'rtmcntH has been given by tho I following individuals and i and Mrs. F. P. Warren, tho I'loyees.

I He Imsoment contains Icpnrllncnl rooms. Two I JJ Rydcv wo with bntb. LadioH Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive 0m; room. Ladies Auxiliary to the Order of Hailwnv ConductorH the rooms in basdiiPiil will bel l'tli'il un for temporary I i I'er insane patients awaiting en-1 I triinrr 1 to for tho in- 'sinic. I Tin.

wovl; pun try and dining nuiiM art; at (lie south i.Mid of the basement. Tlio kitchen equipment Incliiiles a douhli. 1 i'ven rangi 1 plate. mi aparlinent i-teain cuoker. aleelric dish mai'lilne.

hirgu cook lalfle with lniol; racks above It. and uii'am t'ood-warmcr. A fruit wards are J-bed for opens off tin; Ullcbeii on coaired patients, men's on (lie! und storage room for west side of the corridor, anil the i dishes adjoins it on tin; north, women's on the east. I Tl kitchen has an outside The operating department tin; north end of Hie third It roiisisls oT a major and niiinir oporuting room, ciinnectril a rnniii. The walls of the operating finished ill pearl to the glare, of tin- The floc.rs are white tile.

yet with (I'lnent. South nf the minor reoiii an ray room, funnelled liy inner rorridor. with the X-ray dressing room tho lahoralory. The is net yet jirovided lulmratory. The X-ray room uiiuipiied now of lack of funds, hill rmrcliase of biMlside-iinit X-ray is contemplateil.

South the major operating room lir'tlio doctors' locker anil wish rooni. The lavatories arc equipped 'lySt-li turned un ty knee. 'Action. Adjoining this room "Jon uic south and included an the operating department is the maternity room. The i-ntin' operating department is Mint from the main corridor by floors, to prevent odor'; from thej.ics reaching the oilier rooms.

The baby liidv- a of i.lir'"-' 1 the baby room. a bassiiiet conciiniiiv 1 four remov" ti'e room, on the east, three individual ti!" liaiiy liath -rootn. an'l hlanket both COUTH-, ted the 'hljgh' pressure in so ln-t! 1 n-i-un-d at any Tie- hath provitlfcc! "I tank. wiiii a fac' 1 iiig and supply i- llx: water gravity from ItnotilKT tup. trance.

Kitchen nd tho. a work pantry i butchers' block, bench. vegetable mai bine, electric icc- ireain i-nffee urn. work liible. sliMin talile, and large 1'oanl I'liiinerting the pantry and dining The dining room will be provided with in sealing four persons each.

These tables. Including chairs and linen complete, each. Two have bleu provided for by Lynn County The cost of erecting the build- exclusive of the eiiulpiuent. 1 which lias been given by organi- sations and individuals. was S1 Tfi.i'iKi.

c.vpense for the piinliase nf the 1 site on i one room. ihuiinuss Professional U'omcn's Club, one room. Mrs. Florence D. Rayjiiond.

double sun room on third tloor. C. T. one room. Mr.

and Mrs. Ji. Hughes, one room. Fred Rctschlag, one room. Tho County Women's As.socia- i lion of C.ltihs, one, diet kitchen.

I .1. McCoy, four rooms with nno bath. I'. W. Morria heirs, one room.

I. O. O. one room. 10.

M. Forde heirs, one room. Teachers of the, one. room. Miss Mary Herbert, olio room.

Mrs. Austin, one room. SI IKS Kiltie Whitloy, one room. Do you admire the new things or are you a stickler for antiques? can cunvi-rl plain v.eddii.f: ring into these l.i Hi.ral at a Come in and look over the new creations in platinum, white gold, green gold and regular color gold engraved wedding rings. J- jiatStn's' rooms, i rtitioji to larg-e uoiilii'- r-wnt.

are top third fl'jfr in rlic imclii rni of H.P.TÍ laundry witii temporary" AH tin? S. iiiieri for lio -fiOii'iercd 'iris ri-om -i-iort- store; ior lia- 1 i' u1iJ- JEWELERS Siui'-: 1 I 1 Inspectors Church, Church, bed Church, Plymouth, Emporia, F'irst. Coiigregatlonai hod in men's" ward. First Methodist Church, in men's ward. First Preshyterian bed men's ward.

Royal of table in iliningroom. Rebehab Lodge of table in diningroom. The furniture for the office, including desk, filing cabinet and office chairs, yhich was provided hy the City Club, has not yet arrived. Tho white iron bedside tables and the glass tops for -the dressers, provided with the other equipment for the patients' rooms, is not here, but is expect- Ptmorul of Mrg. Loomi.s.

Funeral services for Mrs. John Loomis, who died Tuesday morning: at her home'8 miles northwest of Emporiu, were held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Lang Church. Ilev. J. C.

Brogan, pastor of the Grace Methodist Church, conducted the services. The pall-bearers were Jlm Plumb, Clarence- DeLong, H. G. Jones, Lewis Langstaff, H. Ferris and Robert Lemerick.

Burial was in Maplewood Mrs. I-oomis's maiden name was Daisy Odeli Lockard. She was the dauKhter of Mr. and Mrs. F.

Loukard. She was born January 10, 1881. miles west of lim- poria. She moved to Chautauqua County with her parents, when-she was child. Mr.

Lookard died in Clmutaiiqua County and Mrs. Mrs. Lockard and the children returned to Bmporia. Mrs. LoomiB was educated in ICmporia.

1 She was married to John Looniis, 28, 1901. Mrs. Loomis was a member of the Grace Methodist Church of Emporia. She also belonged to the Dadger Creek Club and the Lang Ladies' Mrs. Looniis is survived by her husband; her mother, Mrs.

Tom Suddock; a sister, Mrs. Maggie Suddock: and three brothers, George Lockard, Frank Lockard and T. A. Lockard. Health Tomorrow.

Health. for children of age will be: at the Y. C. A. tomorrow afternoon to 4 o'clock under the auspices of the child welfare committee of the Women's City.Club.

Miss Florence Newuyin will. examine the children. 'Mothers are invited to bring their children to be examined. beaded handbag; finder phone Sitie Saturday, large" geraniums in bloom, 25 cents. Riverside.

Flower Shop. But" The two return engagements in Kansas City this The. company which plays at tha.NorJual toniRht is the samp company which played in Chicago for bie'year It a play which has broken all box office records. For tire Bervttfb, phona 100. NORTON CLEANS CLOTHES 11 Weit Sixth Phone SO Wiitffir or Wmiur Funeral services for Rich.

fi-niojiths-old son of Mr. and lira. Rich, who died Wednesday were held Thursday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock in the Mull at Plymouth. Rev. Summers, ot Eaffordvllle.

conducted the Ber- vices. Burial was in Toledo etery, DciUh of Mrs. O. U'. Mrs.

C. Madison died Feb- ntar 23 in Kansas City, Mo. She vas tile oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Birdsall, of iVeosho Rapids.

She was horn July 2 ISiMi in Emporia. Mrs. Madison survived liy Inr Inn-band; two children. Berhice Eileen; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Birdsnll: a sister, Arialine B. Cope, of Haviland. a brother, -Walter M. Birdsail, of Casper, and a Only One More Day Buy notions noW in quantities future for- will not be given an opportunity like this several months. are worth realizing" Sewing notions are always needed and you might as well save the difference.

ed lo be here soon. A 5 o'f'the Mrs. A. D. Birdsall.

eiliiipmont for the operating' and uf Kmei'aon, Iowa, sterilizing rooms is still In shlp- MHMlt. tixcitcnient Tonlnlit All thciiter goers who 'nt'tend Tho Bat," at tho Normal tonight may to sit. on. tho cdgo of their scats, louse with eW cltcinnnt. It is such an excllint; play that you will be blase.

Have yon bought your ticket for K. H. S. foolball play, "Contrary! Mary," March 7 and Tickets, at and cents, phone Exclusivo style In less expan- sivo apparrel In the bargain lia inen at Itorabaugh-Paxt oil's. The 1'olymiila Club will have a food sale Saturday a.

at the .1. I'oiuty Company Seed Onls. Texas rod seed oats rcclnaiicd. Cunningham Feed Store. Special music Sunday It-Way.

the Frith Saturday Funeral services for Miss Mary Frith, who died Wednes- nay night in Roswell. N. will be tomorrow morning o'clock In the Catholic Church. Rev. Father Celestino will services.

Members of the American Lc'glon, of Miss Frith was member, will attend in a body and a firing squad and a bugler from the J-u- wi laltc rt In the service grave in the Catholic cumc- lery. The American Legion post in held a special for' Frith last night. and Mrs. .1. Harvey Frith Gilbert Frith are accompanying thu body to Emporia.

New spring apparel so'u for less in the bargain basement at Ilora- baugh-l'axton's. li. today. Myur wuut to Oil IIIII for Corrpct Time! Time liy o. imm co.

JEWELERS BIG REDUCTIONS IN Men's Overcoats AND Furnishings Prices have been deeply cut on several lines of Men's Furnishings, and two 'assortments of Men's Overcoats. It will pay to look these items up. Water heiitlng- equipment for lurjrc homes small. All work guaranteed. HOT WATER in COLD WEATHER When the mercury's 'way down, and going further, and the furnace is overtaxed with heating the house alone, it often fails to supply the desired amount of hot water.

That's the time you need an Instantaneous Hot Water Heater Mot water in abundance for the kitchen, laundry or bath, is an nil-year-round essential. At least as auxiliary heater, for the intonso cold months and the summertime, you need this, efficient gas equipment. Hot Water Heaters Installed on Short Notice. A year or more to pay. Phone 286 for free estimate of cost Emporia Gas Co.

'ftot your neighbor lo uso wil'l help lower your pas rato" Victrola Satisfaction There is great personal satisfaction in owning a Victrola. know that you have the best machine that has been produced so far as the mechaa- ical part is concerned. have at your command the highest class artists that hape made records for any company. This satisfaction is yours when a Victrola goes into your home. Let us demonstrate the superiority of the Victrola.

Prices from $25.00 to $275.00 EASY PAYMENTS IF DESIRED THE REXALL STORES Specials 40c Rikers 4-oz. Pureteat Rosewater and glycerine 25c paste FREE with $1.00 "93" Hair Tonic; -70c Ib. of Lord Baltimore paper and 50c package of en- fiftp for Oi7t $1.75 Monogram guaranteed 2-qt. wa- tl 10 ter 30c tubes Rexall 1 cream For FEBRUARY ONLY REXALll STORE? anfl 003 Commercial When in Need of Phone 791 Large or small orders given prompt attention 7t I Emporia Ice Cold Storage Co. Wo ran yon rmil cslntc op- that you tnko of liock lK)t- loin prices for Unit inve ami rccoininciMl.

For the Sake Of Your Hands and Face USE MORRIS' B0RO GLYCERIN the old relicblc, time- tried remedy for chapped hands and face. 30c-60c SATISFACTION CUAIIANTEEU is.

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1890-1977