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WINNER OF THE KANSAS GAS SERVICE 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL WINNER OF THE KANSAS PRESS EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITING COMMUNICATORS PHOTO ESSAY AWARD COMMUNICATORS EDITORIAL AWARD ASSOCIATION ADVERTISING AWARD Kite’s To Host Manhattan Ex-President Visits Kansas State, Dem’s Gathering Arts Center’s Blarney Breakfast Join the Manhattan Arts Center at Tickets can be purchased at the For more information on this and By JOHN HANNA Kite’s Bar and Grill for the annual Manhattan Arts Center, Claflin other performances at the Manhattan AP Political Writer Blarney Breakfast fundraiser, Books & Copies, The Dusty Arts Center, visit its Web site at TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) _ As his Saturday, March 17th, for green eggs Bookshelf in Aggieville or from any www.manhattanarts.org. wife campaigned for the office he and ham, and much more from 7:30 Manhattan Arts Center board mem- The Manhattan Arts Center is once held, former President Bill am until 10:30 am. Celebrate St. ber. For more information, call (785) funded in part by the Kansas Arts Clinton traveled Friday to Kansas Patrick’s day by eating a delicious 537-4420. Manhattan Arts Center Commission, a state agency, and the to deliver two speeches, one as breakfast for a good cause. box office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. National Endowment for the Arts, a part of a lecture series named for a Adult tickets are $7 in advance and Monday through Friday. The federal agency. Additional funding Republican icon, the second to a $8 at the door, and children’s tickets Manhattan Arts Center is located at comes from the City of Manhattan political gathering of fellow are $5 in advance and $6 at the door. 1520 Poyntz. and MAC members and friends. Democrats. His first event was a 3:30 p.m. Landon Lecture inside Kansas State University’s Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan. The 41- Mentoring Program Works year-old series is named for Gov. Alf Landon, the 1936 GOP nomi- nee for president, and Clinton is With Children’s Life Skills the sixth sitting or former presi- dent to make an address. School is out and 10 rambunctious She said they meet once a week One story in particular was a sev- The ex-president’s second event middle schoolers bust into the UFM and keep in contact with one another enth grader who stayed in the pro- was a 7 p.m. address to Kansas Learning Community Learning at least once a week. gram until he was a senior in high Democrats’ annual Washington Center bright-eyed and ready to go Mentor Grant Reichert senior in school, Teener said. Days convention, naturally a more ice-skating. political science said he enjoys hang- He lacked self-confidence, she partisan audience. Recently, the students involved in ing out with the teens and learning said. While Kansas has a strong the UFM teen mentoring program about what’s going on in their lives. “His brother was involved in Republican heritage and Clinton went ice skating at City Park as one Reichert said jokingly, “I have the heavy drug use, and he (the mentee) lost the state handily in his 1992 of many bonding activities with K- mind of a 12 year old at times, so me was teetering off the edge,” Teener and 1996 races, he still draws State student mentors. and the kids work out great.” said. “He was into animae (Japanese large crowds. About 9,000 people Linda Teener, director of the UFM Instructor of Family Studies and cartoon characters), and no one real- had free tickets to the Kansas State teen mentoring program founded the Human services, David Thompson, ly gave him credit for it,” she said University speech, and 1,500 were mentoring program 10 years ago. said the mentor program serves as a Teener said his mentor encouraged Teener said the program serves as way for college students to stay con- him to explore his artistic skills. expected to attend the Topeka Former President Bill Clinton gave a Landon Lecture Friday. (Photo a haven for Manhattan teens who nected to the community. “He told us UFM was a place that event at a downtown hotel, paying Cathy Gaides) $125 a person. A Clinton speech at struggle with the pressures of life. Thompson also said the program he knew people would listen and the University of Kansas in 2004 million voters are registered Paul Morrison and Lt. Gov. Mark “When I first started the program, serves as an outlet for the students cared,” she said. drew about 12,000 people. Democrats; there are more independ- Parkinson. we were seeing middle school and that may have family who can’t pay Teener said when the student came His wife, New York Sen. ents, and GOP voters outnumber The Landon Lecture series as a high school students falling through special attention to them. in he didn’t think he would finish Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrats by 322,000. history of attracting prominent the cracks,” she said. “College kids are the epitome of high school. announced her presidential candi- Yet the former president came to political leaders and media figures. Tenner said there were no services coolness for the mentees,” “He is now a freshman at K-State, dacy in January. Her biggest per- Kansas with his party is enjoying rel- President Bush delivered a lec- available in the Manhattan commu- Thompson said. and he is wanting to apply to a art ceived rival is Illinois Sen. Barack atively good political times. ture last year, as did President nity at this time, and these kids Teener said she has seen many school in Chicago next semester,” Obama, who addressed Kansas’ Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Ronald Reagan in 1982 and seemed to get themselves in trouble. success stories through the mentor- she said. Democratic convention last year. easily won a second-term last year, President Richard Nixon in 1970. Maureen Mersmann, coordinator ing program. In most decades, Kansas has and she’s serving as chairwoman of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy of youth programming at UFM and been a Republican stronghold, and the Democratic Governors Carter gave addresses after leaving senior in family studies and human no Democratic presidential candi- Association and receiving some office, Ford in 1978 and Carter in services, said the mentors meet with Rural Leaders Conference In Salina date has carried the state since national attention. The party also had 1991. Reagan also delivered a lec- the mentees weekly. The Kansas Sampler Foundation regarding the topics of the eight rural will host the We Kan! Conference culture elements (architecture, art, Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Less two high-profile converts win ture in 1967, when he was gover- She said the high school group statewide office, Attorney General nor of California. meets on Tuesday’s from 3-5 p.m. March 20 and 21 in Salina. The con- commerce, cuisine, customs, geogra- than 27 percent of the state’s 1.6 ference is designed to help rural com- phy, history, and people) and how to and the middle school group meets munities be the best they can be at market those ideas it becomes quite on Thursday’s at the same time. being themselves. Explorer Tourism energizing.” Specific topics range Teener said they focus on one life and community development ideas from “Techy things we can do to attract skill a week including drug and alco- presented at this conference will a younger market” to “Restoring a Clinton Says He Does hol prevention, rape awareness, rela- empower community leaders in pre- downtown building: Advice and les- tionship skills, anger-management serving, sustaining and growing rural sons learned.” and communication skills. culture. Chambers, economic developers, “The mentors are very important Foundation director Marci Penner city councilpersons, community or Not Support Attack On Iran to the program,” Teener said. “The said, “More than 80% of the cities in county leaders of any age, entrepre- Kansas have less than 2,000 popula- neurs, artists, media, preservationists, By JOHN HANNA He came to Kansas while his wife K-State students often develop what you don’t have in common _ you tion. We designed the format and museums, and tourism people will be Associated Press Writer is campaigning, though he didn’t friendships and have a significant should talk first.’‘ chose the presenters so that the content among those who will find the confer- MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _ mention her bid for his former job impact with the students they work The former president’s comments would be especially applicable for ence useful. For conference agenda Former President Bill Clinton said answered audience questions follow- during his lecture. with.” Mentors are responsible for trans- those towns—though towns of any size and registration fee information go to Friday sanctions against Iran were ing his 45-minute lecture. His remarks Clinton questioned some of will find useful information. kansassampler.org, call 620.585.2374 working better than people think and touched on a wide range of topics, President Bush’s policies, though porting the students from school to Communities will hear from peers that or e-mail [email protected]. questioned whether a military strike including the need to improve health he didn’t criticize Bush directly. UFM and then home after their have found success with common would work to end its nuclear pro- care and the economy in the United He said the No Child Left Behind weekly activities, Tenner said. issues. When you mix successful ideas gram. States and alleviate poverty abroad. education reform initiative imposed He argued that two-thirds of Iran’s Officials from the United States and too much testing and didn’t do population wants a moderate govern- other major powers have been dis- enough to help schools with prob- ment and that sanctions could have cussing imposing new sanctions lems. He echoed other Democrats’ some influence on the nation’s pow- against Iran over its refusal to suspend statements that ending violence in Mainstreet To Perform erful clerics. uranium enrichment. The U.N. Iraq requires both a political and “We may not have to go to war, Security Council imposed sanctions in military solution. and we may not have a disaster,’‘ he December, but the Bush administration He also cited a recent nuclear dis- At The Columbian Theatre told about 9,000 gathered at Kansas hasn’t ruled out military action. armament accord with North Korea, State University. ``You need to talk “We should be talking to the saying: ``I happen to think it’s pret- Popular regional band Mainstreet to everybody before you bomb them. Iranians,’‘ Clinton said. ``Attacking ty good deal, and I was delighted to is returning to The Columbian In other words, if you’re going to them is a whole different kettle of see it happen, but it was produced Theatre for a St. Patrick’s Day, fight with somebody _ I don’t care fish.” by diplomacy.’‘ March 17, CD release party and dance. Mainstreet has been entertaining the Midwest for over 20 years with a repertoire of music that spans jazz, rock, blues and soul. Recent appearances have taken the Environmental Leadership Members Named group from Dodge City, KS to The Kansas Environmental bers hone their leadership skills Minneapolis, MN. Leadership Program (KELP) On the list... and learn about the environment and Formed in 1979, the band includes has named the members of its class water resources in Kansas, said Felix Smalley, Rod Manges, Greg of 2007. Janice Cole and Judy Willingham, KELP coordinator. Spreer, Kurt Morrow, Andy Bell and The members, in alphabetical Graig Smith From The program is administered Daryl Batchelor. Felix performs on order by last name and including the through the Department of the drums and vocals and is a found- community in which they live, are: Manhattan, Sherry Biological and Agricultural ing band member. Rod Manges is Leslie Barnt, (Lenexa); Douglas Davis From Engineering at Kansas State the director of the award-winning Blex (Independence); Shelly Briley University. Manhattan High School band pro- (Hays); Janice Cole (Manhattan); Randolph Named. Each session includes field trips, gram, and is the band’s David Coltrain (LaCrosse); Sherry group activities, and opportunities to keyboardist. Guitarist Greg Spreer, a Popular band Mainstreet Davis (Randolph); Bruce Frost Marlene Spence (Weir); Marcia network. Participants visit water and Wamego native, was a former mem- (Wichita); Douglas Helmke Stapp (Garden City); and Maurice wastewater treatment plants, learn ber of the favorite area rock bands vocals, was the Wamego High a great venue.” Tickets for the St. (Tecumseh); Krista Harding (Erie); (Mo) Terrebonne (Wichita). about urban stormwater management from the late 1980’s and 90’s, Mantis School band director before Patrick’s Day, March 17, event are Catherine (Cate) Holston (Kansas KELP is a cooperative project of sites, explore streams and their and Speak Easy. Kurt Morrow, pre- moving to Hutchinson. Mainstreet $15.00 in advance and $18.00 at the City); Barbara Johnson (Salina); Kansas State University Research inhabitants, and view aquifer vious owner of the Acoustic Soul can be booked by calling Andy Bell door. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. for a James Leiker (Hays); Rhonda and Extension and the Kansas recharge projects. String Shop in Wamego, now resid- at 785-556-1100 and to find out more social hour to meet and mingle with Montgomery (Topeka); Christa Department of Health and More information about the ing in Kansas City plays bass. about the band visit www. the band before they perform. CD’s Mulder (Norton); Carolyn Nichols Environment. Kansas Environmental Leadership Saxophonist Andy Bell of Mainstreet-Band.com. will be on sale during the social hour (Osborne); Ricky Nix (Liberal); Class members will participate in Program is available at http://www.- Manhattan, has performed and Mainstreet is excited to return to and throughout the evening. Please Cade Rensink (Burlington); Tracie five training sessions held in oznet.ksu.edu/kelp/ or by contacting recorded with bands in the Dallas- Wamego for their 2005-recorded CD call 785-456-2029 for tickets and for Schardein (Abilene); Heather Ross several communities throughout the Willingham at 785-532-5813 or Fort Worth, TX area and has had his release party and concert. Felix more information about the CD Schmidt (Lawrence); Karen Schmidt state over a 10-month period. The email [email protected]. own band, Cold Sweat. Daryl Smalley stated, “We love playing in release party and concert. (Hays); Craig Smith (Manhattan); sessions are designed to help mem- Batchelor on brass, percussion and Wamego at The Columbian, it’s such NEWS MANHATTAN FREE PRESS - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2007 2A

Juanita Habluetzel and her husband John, of Wamego, Ks; one grand- Gun Probe Yields Hundreds Of Weapons Used In Crimes daughter, Teresa Kelsey and her hus- By The Associated Press included small-caliber pistols, the sheer magnitude of weapons Obituary band Jim, of Louisville,Ks; two great- Operation Flea Collar, a two-year revolvers, machine guns and fast-fir- associated with those charged: The grandchildren, Dustin Lee Kelsey, undercover investigation into the ing ``Street Sweeper’‘ shotguns. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Manhattan, Ks., and his fiancé, and Joe Griffith. illegal sale of guns at two flea mar- All 11 people who were initially Firearms and Explosives believes Lucinda Wurtz, of Lawrence, Ks; and kets and a gun show in Alabama, indicted _ several are in their 60s and these 11 people _ along with two oth- Ethel M. Kohler Ethel and her husband farmed near Joseph Kelsey and his wife Crystal; Louisville until moving to Wamego in one great-great granddaughter, highlights the reach and the impact 70s _ pleaded guilty to a variety of ers later arrested _ had trafficked Ethel M. Kohler, 95, of Wamego, 1951. She worked for several years at Sheyenne Marie Kelsey, of Miltonvale, of weapons trafficking. charges such as selling guns without 70,000 guns over the last several Kansas, passed away Sunday, March 4, Duckwalls, Warner’s Café and Mill Ks.; one nephew, August Dornbusch; Last year, law enforcement offi- a license or selling to people they decades. 2007, at Valley Vista Good Samaritan Café. She and her husband opened and nieces, Mary Fritzson, Helen cers from 20 agencies in Alabama, believed were felons. Their sen- The ATF also says those charged Center in Wamego. Kohler’s Upholstery Shop in Wamego, Powell, Alice Ledeboer, and Lula Georgia and Tennessee recovered tences range from 27 months in had previously sold 267 guns that She was born March 29, 1911, north in which she worked with her husband Manning. more than 700 weapons _ they pur- prison to three years home detention, have been linked to homicides, for over 20 years until retiring. In of Louisville, Ks. the daughter of Funeral services will be held chased 166 and seized another 556 according to federal authorities. assaults, robberies, drug and sex Samuel and Mary Elizabeth (Kaye) 1961, Dewey and Ethel built their own Thursday, March 8, 2007 at 10:30 a.m., from about a dozen dealers. The guns What’s striking about this case is crimes and other illegal activities. Griffith. She attended schools in home in which she lived until the age at the Stewart Funeral Home of Emporia and Wamego. Ethel spent all of 95. She loved to clean house and Wamego, with the Rev. Patti Slider of her life in the Wamego and cook. She was noted for her home- officiating. Burial will follow in the Louisville communities, except for the made pies for family dinners and other Louisville Cemetery. Mrs. Kohler will six years she lived in Emporia. occasions. She loved to play cards, lie in-state at the funeral home On October 9, 1929, in Alma, Ks. Bingo, and go to the casinos. Ethel Wednesday, March 7, at 1:00 p.m., Ethel was united in marriage to Dewey was a loving wife, mother and grand- where the family will greet friends dur- G. Kohler. He preceded her in death on mother. ing a visitation from 6:30 until 8:00 March 11, 1986. They were married She was a member of Lilly Rebekah p.m. for over 56 years. She was also pre- Lodge #77 and Unity Rebekah Lodge The family suggests memorials con- ceded in death by two sisters, Hazel #232 for over 56 years, the Manhattan tributions to the Wamego Senior Dornbusch and Ivah Lorena Griffith; Eagles Auxiliary for over 50 years, and Citizen’s Center or to PRN Home three brothers, Alvin, Samuel, and Lyle was a member of the Wamego Senior Health and Hospice, and may be left in Griffith; one niece, Dorothy Dawson, Citizen’s Center. care of the Stewart Funeral Home, P.O. and two nephews, Harold Dornbusch Ethel is survived by one daughter, Box 48, 66547. Dam Closure Ends Way Of Life CELILO VILLAGE, Oregon (AP) _ blocked by whites who had taken over But the tribes remember. Jay Minthorn remembers watching the land. Ronald Jim remembers his father, Columbia River rise, the islands of Celilo And murderously efficient fishing Howard Jim, a long time chief who Falls vanish, the fishing platforms wash methods by non-Indian fishermen (such fished the falls; when the gates closed away _ and a centuries-old way of tribal as fish traps and fish wheels, since out- and the falls vanished, the elder Jim life vanish forever. lawed) fed the voracious downriver couldn’t bear the sight, went away and The gates of The Dalles Dam had salmon canneries. didn’t come back for two years. closed, and nothing would ever be the Pollution and destruction of spawning Jay Minthorn remembers a Umatilla same. grounds also played a role in reducing member, Wesley Tyus, who said he “That was the hardest thing to do,’‘ the salmon runs to a trickle of their his- would never fish or eat salmon again. says Minthorn, a member of the Umatilla toric highs. But dams were a major fac- “He lived by that,’‘ Minthorn said. Tribe who fished the falls as a young tor. “When you see what we have here man. ``To me it was one of the biggest At the height, as many as 16 million today, people say it’s the biggest ceme- funerals that I ever attended. People were salmon passed through the river. By tery that we have here,’‘ Minthorn said. up there mourning, crying, everything. 2006, only about 1 million adult salmon The Dalles Dam can generate enough “They just kind of walked off and left and steelhead heading upriver to spawn electricity to serve a city the size of all their fishing equipment and nets and were counted at Bonneville Dam, the Seattle, and there is no talk of removing scaffolds, whatever, we left them to go first of 14 dams on the Columbia. it. A few have suggested dropping the under water or down the river.’‘ Looking back, there was little the reservoir 40 feet or so to expose the falls He is 70 now. He was just 20 on March tribes could do to prevent the dam from again, if only briefly. 10, 1957, when the dam pushed back the being built. They argued for its place- Columbia River to reap the benefits of ment where it would not bury the falls, “But there is an opinion that, `Don’t hydroelectric power. In six hours the falls but America in the 1950s _ emerging bring them back only to take them away were gone forever beneath a mockingly from a hot war and entering a cold one _ again.’ That pain should not be felt by tranquil reservoir pool. was about progress and patriotism. Dam others,’‘ Hudson said. The 50th anniversary of that moment advocates stressed a need for cheap is approaching. It will be more noted hydroelectric energy to power the alu- than celebrated. minum smelters on the river. “If you talk of Celilo to some Indian Bonneville Power Administration families you will get the door slammed in newsreels of the day presented the falls your face. It’s still that painful,’‘ says as a nuisance to river commerce and Charles Hudson, spokesman for the transportation and painted glowing Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish images of the easy life of abundant, Commission. cheap electricity. For 10,000 years or more, Columbia Meanwhile, the Eisenhower adminis- River Indians thrived on the abundant tration was nullifying the reservation sta- salmon churning through the falls to tus of many tribes and school books still upriver spawning grounds. depicted Indians as defeated historical The falls provided a cultural identity, footnotes, the bad guys in the B movies an abundant life, and, for centuries, a generations of kids saw on Saturdays for Western Wall Street where tribes from a quarter. across the West, from Alaska, from the At the same time, bad blood remained Plains, from the South came to trade between tribes and whites over river salmon, shells, buffalo meat, obsidian, access for fishing. Sometimes, the copper, roots, fur, blankets, canoes, Indians successfully defended their slaves. rights in court. For most people the falls today are As a result, said Charles Hudson, trapped in classic black-and-white pho- many non-Indian fishermen supported tos of Indian fishermen silhouetted with inundating the falls, believing it would their dip nets on rickety-looking plat- end the Indian river fishery. Perhaps it forms hanging over the tumbling white- would do to the river what the loss of the water. But for older tribesmen, the falls buffalo did to the Plains _ get rid of the of their memories are in vibrant and liv- food supply, get rid of the Indians. ing color. And so, the falls disappeared. “I tell people, my kids and grandkids, After considerable dickering, most about it when we travel down here,’‘ members of the four tribes got about Minthorn said. ``They look at the man- $3,750 each for the loss of their fishing made river we have today compared to place. Some refused the money, saying the great Celilo Falls.’‘ nothing could replace what was lost. He said you could hear the falls and River towns, including Celilo, were feel the humidity from their mist from relocated to allow for the rising reservoir. miles (kilometers) away. Those who remained at Celilo got new “The hills here used to be green from homes, many built with ``weathered’‘ the mist from the water,’‘ he said, look- surplus World War II materials, in the ing over to the Washington side. ``Today new Celilo Village, said George Miller, they don’t have any color left in them.’‘ Celilo Village project manager for the The story of how the color disappeared U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. _ and the fish, and the majesty of the falls And it became a dreadful slum. Water _ starts long before the dam was built. pressure, residents said, was so low that The tons of drying salmon impressed sewage sometimes backed into the water members of the Lewis and Clark expedi- pipes. tion as they headed down the river in Antone Minthorn, 71, chairman of the October of 1805. Umatilla tribal confederation based near They were probably the first white Pendleton, said non-Indian towns that men to see the falls, although American were relocated got good-quality modern and British ships had been calling at the facilities. Not so Celilo, ``because we Columbia’s mouth since 1792 and their were Indians. We were out of power.’‘ trade goods (and venereal disease) had Congress did not authorize money for worked their way up to Celilo and repairs until 2004. It is now being reno- beyond. vated by the Corps with new sewer and Celilo custom called for providing vis- water systems and new streets and hous- iting tribes with the salmon they needed, ing. but the expedition wasn’t tribal and the About 60 people call the dilapidated Celilos were no fools. village home, a number that can double “They ask high prices for what the Sell when tribal members arrive for fishing and Say that the white people give great season. In its prime the population prob- prices &c for everything,’‘ William ably ran to 5,000-10,000. Clark grumbled in his journal in The fishery is controlled, and today November of 1805. the tribes’ catch is limited. Some isolated Thus, perhaps, a tourist industry was platform fishing continues but the tribal hatched. fishery generally has become a much Clark described the falls and adjacent smaller and placid, mostly stillwater rapids that tumbled through several miles operation. (a dozen miles) of basalt formations as “There is an economy here only when ``foming and boiling in a most horriable there are fish,’‘ Jay Minthorn said. manner.’‘ ``Young people go to work in Portland. Beginning in the 1830s, gold seekers The challenge is to keep the village and early settlers forced the tribes out of together, to build an economy for them.’‘ the river valleys leading to the Columbia, Celilo Falls, he said, was a living, a and the tribes found a welcome among livelihood. the Celilo on the Columbia. Treaties of “We had an abundance of fish ... ,’‘ he 1855 then herded the Indians onto reser- said. ``They were 30, 40, 50-pounders,’‘ vations after they signed away huge and salmon sales to visitors were brisk. tracts of traditional lands and other The fishery was a tourist draw. ``People wealth. come from all over to witness the fish- Some stayed on the river, but all mem- ery,’‘ he said. ``They’d give you a dollar bers of the river tribes kept their fishing to take your picture. A dollar was a lot of rights to the ``usual and accustomed’‘ money in them days.’‘ places, and the falls remained known as ``an Indian place.’‘ Today, windsurfers frolic where the But access to the ``usual and accus- falls once channeled a roaring river. A tomed’‘ fishing areas, guaranteed by sign at a freeway wayside tells visitors treaty but not well-defined, often was what they missed. HISTORY MANHATTAN FREE PRESS - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2007 3A

thence L.L. & G—R.R. to Lawrence. General visit with Br. D’s folks, for Manhattan. Visit with Prof. Sarah Kimball with us. Visit with J.P. Devereaux. Several &c., fruits abundant. Warm days & Hougham on fines & road. Prof. calls. Retd to Ottawa at 10 P.M. to cool nights. Call from Br. Mowrey. Platte. Stopped at J. Denison’s. Friday, September 8, 1871 see Judge Sears. Up till 11 P.M. on Up at 2 A.M., took the train for N. R.R. taxes. Thursday, August 31, 1871 Thursday, September 7 Falls. Home at 9 O.C. A.M. Prof. B.F. Mudge at dinner, & Rev. Up at 4 A.M. D. Adams took me Correspondence &c. Warm— Br. Saturday, August 19, 1871 Norton. Br. Denison, wife & Fannie to the Depot. Ex train 1 hour behind. Mowrey at tea. Up at 2 A.M. Cars to Humboldt. left P.M. by way of Junction. Henry Train gone at Junction. Retd to Breakfast at N.Eastman’s. Retd [———?] till morning. Maj. Bond Manhattan. Went to S. Whitney’s & Saturday, September 9 home at 11-20. P.M. Dr. Denison, arrived. Still warm. Visit with H.D. to the Wild Cat with [Dea?] Adams. Ground Scythe & mowed weeds, 2 Wife & Fanny arrived. Pleasant & [Tournier?] at tea, &c. Fultz. Took the 4 P.M. train to Junction. houses. Sale of lands this week over Visit. Pacific Hotel. Read & wrote letters. $ 20,000 Warm— Friday, September 1 Sunday, August 20 Henry Denison left at 9 A.M. A.M. Dedication of Presbyterian Bond here examining Books & sug- Church A.M. Sermon in thr Eve— gesting improvements! by Rev. S. Hill of Kansas City. Rev. Talk with Maj. Bond. 4-20 Went J.S. Sherrill to Parsons. Stopped at Parsons With this coupon and one paid admission In Kansas City at 9-30. 10., K P. House. Met Whitney & Gillum. two may shoot! Cars. At Manhattan 4-30. Went to J. 1871 Monday, August 21, 1871 T Saturday, July 15 D., & spent the night – C.W. Pistol and Rifle Ranges open 4th thursday - the first and Saw Pierce, Hookey &c. Went to Dr. D— left for St. Louis.A.M. third full weekends each month, March 3&4, 17&18, 22 Lionhart. — Maj. Miller. Israel Saturday, September 2, 1871 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Manhattan. $2500. to E.B. Purcell. Goss retd in the P.M. Talk on gener- Adams, &c. spen Warm with show- Went with Whitney & examined Rode up to Bluemont with Mrs. al matters— Warm er at night. land, East of Parsons. Retd to N. Adams. P.M. pulled weeds &c. Tuesday, August 22 Falls after a satisfactory visit with At Fancy Creek State Park, Randolph Kansas Eve—went to Denison’s & stopped- Wednesday, August 2 Miscellaneous land business. M.W. Reynolds, &c. Supper at Falls Pleasant visit. Regents meeting at at 10 ½ A.M. Walk down street with Fannie. Call House. Interview with Maj. Bond.— Land business discussed. P.M. after from Col. Goss. Wm Steele! Rev. & Goss. Sunday, July 16, 1871 dining at Mr. Adams went with Geo. Home all day; read & rested. Kelly from Emporia. Letter writing. D. to Deep Creek & visited C.W. Sunday, September 3 $2 Looked at my old Cabin Spot! Long Warm day. Lionhart & family. Retd to Mr. Bond & Goss left. A.M. Sermon talk with J.D. & wife. Adams to tea & then spent the night Wednesday, August 23, 1871 by Br. Mowrey. Warm at Mr. Denison’s. Visit with Mr. Monday, July 17 Call from Snider, &c. Wheeler, Maj. Fred Miller— Monday, September 4, 1871 Went to Topeka & made Report to Miscellaneous work.— Went to Parsons, met Maj. Bond & state Auditor. Gordon House, Saw Thursday, August 3, 1871 Thursday, August 24 Gunn & Whitney &c. Retd to N. Wilson , Stover. Interview with J. 5 P.M. took the cars for Junction. 3 Bu peaches. Took a ride with Falls, P.M. Richey on C.W. Lionhardt, &c. Dr. Reynolds & Capt. Hanna aboard. Plaza West Mall - 3003 Mrs. D—&c to Swisshelms & Dr. Miscellaneous items of business. TruBridge. 6 -50 left J— for Neosho Falls, arriv- Carpenter’s. Fun ride.— Very Made up Report on Int. & Int. of Agl. 3-10-07 Anderson Ave. - 539-6444 ing at 4 P.M., found W.H. Hypes at Warm. Eve—prayer meeting. C. Lands. home. John M. Wetherell aboard & Mon. thru. Sat. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. - Sun. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. - Sun Brunch 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, 1871 Mr. Oliphant looking for lands. Tuesday, September 5 Went to Lawrence. Business with Friday, August 25, 1871 Stopped off Met Consultation with Left with Hattie for Manhattan. Thatcher. C.W. Adams, T.P. Hoed early in garden. Libbie [H-1?] Sarah K – came same day. Put up at Mitchell, Fisher- &c. 11-30 T.L.&G. Smith!! Wood Chopper, Two Kentuckians. Battle with Maple Junction. train for Divide- stopping at Ottawa Friday, August 4 for dinner. Hack to N. Falls-at 6 worms! After consultation, Hypes & Wednesday, September 6, 1871 P.M. Folks all well. Looked over Wetherell left this morning. Worked Saturday, August 26 Called on T. Hookey on Bank business letters. tired- to bed 9 1/2 . on College papers & R.R. business. Hoed early! Wheat & O.P.H. after business. Went to Manhattan, Ellen F. Denison. Eve with Ellen Called on Geo. poachers! Horner’s Splurge! Settled up monthly business with Quackenboss, from Chicago. E.B. Purcell $7857. Genl talk on RR Wednesday, July 19 Correspondence — Office business. Worked on letters Saturday, August 5, 1871 Sunday, August 27, 1871 & appraisal of lands. Busy on papers &c. Do not feel A.M. Sermon by Rev. E.H. very elastic. Damp weather—[W— Walt’s Service Graham. Read considerable Thursday, July 20, 1871 —-!?] Eve—called on Rev. Brown Appliance In-home Service Pleasant day. Mrs. Denison under Telegram to Parsons& Sedalia. & daughters. 537-8989 Decided suddenly & went with Ellen the weather. Walt Hardin 2937 Vinewood Pl. to Sedalia, Dining at Parsons, Sunday, August 6 Owner Manhattan, KS Monday, August 28 Supping at Schell. Arriving at At home all day. Ellen & H. went All hands washed. P.M. Took the Sedalia 9 P.M. Met Henry & to Church A.M. Read & rested. Stevens. Put up at Ives House. Whole family to ride. Called on Mrs. C. Cask on our return. Eve — 2375 GRANDVIEW TERRACE Rested & slept well. 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Took Stage for Divide & EDITORIAL PAGE MANHATTAN FREE PRESS - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2007 4A own the public schools and the stu- dents and any attempt by parents to control what their children are being taught is rebuffed as an invasion of Thoughts their territory. Leo Pfeffer wrote that such an attempt is “their crusade against secular humanism in the pub- lic schools…” and further confirmed From The my argument that this has been the strategy from the beginning. Pfeffer lamented that “If the Supreme Court Praire upholds one book, the fundamental- Thoughts from the Prairie ist will find another one to Now and Then attack…Should the Court accept the Now and then we reluctant- validity of the fundamentalist’ claim, ly take a leave of absence from the the consequence may be no less than Prairie. This week Jenny and I are in the disintegration of our public Georgia helping my older brother school system and the end of Horace make final preparations to complete Dick Miller Mann’s dream.” his sojourn on Planet Earth. He has being jeopardized. Then, for Pfeffer’s rationale supposes fought a tough battle against five instance, the one-room school we Mann’s dream was to use public varieties of cancer during the past 8 attended was beside the church and schools to enhance humanistic ideol- years, now he says “Its time to go when there were activities at the ogy, not to increase factual knowl- home!” Donal shared with me that church during the daytime, the edge. The books in question are not the most important event in his life school would often recess so all the core text books but books with inap- occurred in February 1941. “I kids could attend church. The annual propriate material. Now, we enact accepted Jesus Christ as Savior dur- Christmas play at the school was a laws to restore what was then unspo- ing a revival meeting and was bap- big community activity with re- ken. For instance, Kansas HB 2200 tized the following Sunday in the ole enactment of the birth of Jesus story, intends to protect students from inap- swimmin’ hole by breaking a hole in singing carols and exchanging gifts. propriate material and is back in the the ice!” A tough breed of Now, this past week in a Education Committee after initial Mountaineers! religious freedom case, a judge in overwhelming acceptance. Clay Donal again showed how tough he Massachusetts ruled against a group Aurand is the chair. His email is was during the Korean War as a of parents who objected to mandato- . Forward Observer on Heart Break ry classes for their second graders, Three other bills with hearings Ridge in 1952. Although wounded teaching them to accept and endorse held March 6th merit our support. by an enemy mortar round, he con- homosexuality. One of the arguments HB 2292 is a good bill requiring a tinued to adjust friendly artillery fire, presented by the lawyers for the minor seeking an abortion and the finally, on his own position to repel school district was that parents have person accompanying the minor to hoards of enemy troops. He was no right to control what ideas the present valid forms of identification. awarded the Bronze Star for Valor school presents to elementary HB 2098 defines terms relating to for his courage and sacrifice. schoolchildren. The brief submitted human cloning using the medical Now his body is racked by homosexual-advocacy groups dictionary with no political adapta- with pain but he has never wavered. stated “the rights of religious free- tions. HB 2255 prohibits the use of We have fondly reminisced about dom and parental control over the State funds for human cloning. Our days gone by while agonizing about upbringing of children … would representatives need to hear from us! the differences between then and undermine teaching and learning…“ now as we perceive our freedom Now, the Humanists claim they

Americans work in farming. And yet they produce enough food to feed all 300 million Americans, with plenty Ann left over for export. When are liber- als going to break the news to their friends in Darfur that they all have to starve to death to save the planet? “Global warming” is the left’s Coulter pagan rage against mankind. If we can’t produce industrial waste, then we can’t produce. Some of us — not Let Them Eat Tofu! the ones with mansions in Malibu and Nashville is my guess — are going to have to die. To say we need Even right-wingers who know that to reduce our energy consumption is “global warming” is a crock do not like saying we need to reduce our seem to grasp what the tree-huggers oxygen consumption. are demanding. Liberals want mass Liberals have always had a thing starvation and human devastation. about eliminating humans. Stalin wanted to eliminate the kulaks and Forget the lunacy of people claim- Ann Coulter ing to tell us the precise temperature Ukranians, vegetarian atheist Adolf of planet Earth in 1918 based on tree fected by their negative growth pre- Hitler wanted to eliminate the Jews, rings. Or the fact that in the ‘70s lib- scriptions for the rest of us. Planned Parenthood founder erals were issuing similarly dire There was more energy consumed Margaret Sanger wanted to eliminate warnings about “global cooling.” in the manufacture, construction and poor blacks, DDT opponent Rachel Simply consider what noted clima- maintenance of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Carson wanted to eliminate Africans tologists Al Gore and Melissa Malibu home than is needed to light (introduction to her book “Silent Etheridge are demanding that we do the entire city of Albuquerque, where Spring” written by ... Al Gore!), and to combat their nutty conjectures there are surely several men who can population-control guru Paul Ehrlich about “global warming.” They want actually act. But he has solar panels wants to eliminate all humans. us to starve the productive sector of to warm his house six degrees on But global warming is the most fossil fuel and allow the world’s fac- chiLiberals haven’t the foggiest idea insane, psychotic idea liberals have tories to grind to a halt. This means how the industrial world works. ever concocted to kill off “useless an end to material growth and a cat- They act as if America could reduce eaters.” If we have to live in a pure aclysmic reduction in wealth. its vast energy consumption by using “natural” environment like the There are more reputable scientists fluorescent bulbs and driving hybrid Indians, then our entire transconti- defending astrology than defending cars rather than SUVs. They have no nental nation can only support about “global warming,” but liberals sim- idea how light miraculously appears 1 million human beings. Sorry, fellas ply announce that the debate has when they flick a switch or what — 299 million of you are going to been resolved in their favor and allows them to go to the bathroom have to go. demand that we shut down all pro- indoors in winter — luxuries Proving that the “global warming” duction. Americans are not likely to abandon campaign is nothing but hatred of They think they can live in a world because Leo DiCaprio had solar pan- humanity, these are the exact same of only Malibu and East Hampton — els trucked into his Malibu estate. people who destroyed the nuclear with no Trentons or Detroits. It does Our lives depend on fossil fuel. power industry in this country 30 not occur to them that someone has Steel plants, chemical plants, rubber years ago. to manufacture the tiles and steel and plants, pharmaceutical plants, glass If we accept for purposes of argu- glass and solar panels that go into plants, paper plants –- those run on ment their claim that the only way those “eco-friendly” mansions, and energy. There are no Mother Earth the human race can survive is with someone has to truck it all to their nursery designs in stylish organic clean energy that doesn’t emit carbon beachfront properties, and someone cotton without gas-belching facto- dioxide, environmentalists waited else has to transport all the workers ries, ships and trucks, and tempera- until they had safely destroyed the there to build it. (And then someone ture-controlled, well-lighted stores. nuclear power industry to tell us that. has to drive the fleets of trucks deliv- Windmills can’t even produce This proves they never intended for ering the pachysandra and bottled enough energy to manufacture a us to survive. PUBLISHED BIWEEKLY EVERY water every day.) windmill. “Global warming” is the liberal’s WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY Liberals are already comfortably Because of the industrialization of stalking horse for their ultimate fan- Manhattan Free Press ensconced in their beachfront agriculture –- using massive amounts tasy: The whole U.S. will look like estates, which they expect to be unaf- of fossil fuel — only 2 percent of Amagansett, with no one living in it WINNER OF THE KANSAS GAS SERVICE except their even-tempered maids (for “diversity”), themselves and EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITING AWARD their coterie (all, presumably, living in solar-heated mansions, except the We Kan! 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Award and was elected to the By Sara Shellenberger its rich cultural traditions, as well as Festival. for the Arts is bringing jazz pianist, Taylor's recording career spans near- International Association for Jazz KSU News Service the bold steps it is taking toward an A pre-performance lecture will educator and composer Billy Taylor to ly six decades. He began playing piano Education Hall of Fame. Upcoming presentations in innovative and dynamic future," said be given by Robert Edwards, pro- Kansas State University for a perform- professionally in 1944 and has per- Taylor was given the National Kansas State University's McCain Thomas Jackson, McCain marketing fessor emeritus of music at K- ance and lecture. formed with artists like Charlie Parker, Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Performance Series include the director. State, at 6:30 p.m. in 204 McCain. Taylor will perform and speak at Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis. He Award in 1988. 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WINNER OF THE KANSAS GAS SERVICE 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL 2006 KANSAS PROFESSIONAL WINNER OF THE KANSAS PRESS EXCELLENCE IN EDITORIAL WRITING COMMUNICATORS PHOTO ESSAY AWARD COMMUNICATORS EDITORIAL AWARD ASSOCIATION ADVERTISING AWARD Wildcats Make Point(s) Against Oklahoma By STEVE BRISENDINE and Lance Harris had 10 _ all in the Carter’s basket with 41.2 seconds to AP Sports Writer first half _ for the Wildcats, who go that made it 70-61, but could get MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _ No locked up a first-round bye in the Big no closer. offense to the home fans, but Cartier 12 Conference tournament. The The Wildcats shot just 58 percent Martin really doesn’t want to play in Wildcats (21-10, 10-6 Big 12) fin- (15-for-26) from the line. Bramlage Coliseum again. ished fourth in the conference, their Carter and Crocker shared That would mean a home date in best placing since the Big 12 began Oklahoma’s scoring lead with 14 the National Invitation Tournament _ play in the 1996-97 season. points each and David Godbold and while Kansas State hasn’t been The Sooners (15-14, 6-10) lost added 12. to the postseason since 1998, the their sixth straight. Barring an Center Longar Longar, Wildcats’ senior forward said the improbable run to the conference Oklahoma’s second-leading scorer at Wildcats won’t be satisfied with any- tournament title, which carries an 11 points per game, was held to two thing less than their first NCAA tour- automatic bid to the NCAA tourna- points on 1-for-5 shooting. Michael nament berth since 1996. ment, Oklahoma will need an NIT Neal, who came in averaging 10.2 “We’re not shooting for the NIT, bid to extend its run of 25 straight points for the Sooners, was held to man,’‘ Martin said after scoring a postseason appearances _ the longest four _ although Austin Johnson did career-high 30 points in Saturday’s active streak in Division I. make two free throws for Neal after 72-61 victory over Oklahoma. ``I’m “At some point, it’s got to sink in he fell hard in a collision with certain that I’m not going to play that we’re at a point in our season Hoskins and had to come out of the another game here.’‘ right now where if we lose, it’s over. game for several minutes. If Martin’s right, he saved his best That’s it,’‘ Capel said. ``We have Oklahoma took its last lead, 14-13, for last. about five days to start thinking on Johnson’s basket just over eight In his first start since Feb. 13 _ about those things, start preparing minutes into the game. But the he’s Kansas State’s leading scorer for those things.’‘ Sooners didn’t score again from the but is used by first-year coach Bob The Sooners had only three field field until Carter connected off the Huggins as a super sub _ Martin hit goals in the final 12 minutes of the glass with 4:13 left in the half, and five 3-pointers and made one key first half and trailed by 19 points at then went scoreless until Neal’s bas- basket after another. the break before mounting two ket in the final seconds before inter- He also had six rebounds and a comeback bids in the second period. mission. team-high three steals, which “At the beginning, everybody just Kansas State took advantage of impressed Huggins as much as wasn’t on the same page,’‘ guard Oklahoma’s slump with a 28-6 run Martin’s offensive output did. David Godbold said. ``We had two for a 41-20 lead, and was up 41-22 at “If this was November, and you or three that knew what we were the break. told me that in March I’d be sitting doing, and the other two were kind of Martin hit two 3-pointers and here saying Cartier did a heck of a out there. ``For us to get out of this scored eight points and Harris had job defensively, I’d look at you like losing streak, we’re going to have to six points in the run. you had three heads,’‘ said Huggins, have all five on the same page.’‘ “We stepped up and played better who suspended Martin in the spring Tony Crocker scored four points in defense in the first half, and that car- for poor classroom performance and 2 seconds _ drawing a foul on a ried us,’‘ Hoskins said. ``When the didn’t lift the suspension until the made layup and then putting back his other team isn’t scoring, it is a little start of fall workouts. ``But I thought missed free throw _ to cap a 9-0 run easier to run plays and get the he was really good tonight. That’s that got the Sooners within 48-35 momentum on your side.’‘ the best I’ve ever seen him.’‘ with just over 15 minutes to go. First-year Oklahoma coach Jeff Martin hit two 3-pointers, convert- Capel was impressed, too. ed a three-point play and scored “He played like a guy who wasn’t points over the next 51/2 minutes, going to allow his team to lose,’‘ but Kansas State’s poor free throw Capel said. ``He challenged his guys shooting down the stretch helped defensively, was all over the place, Oklahoma get back in the game. rebounding, making shots.’‘ The Sooners got within nine points David Hoskins added 14 points three times, the last time on Nate

Kansas State’s David Hoskins looks to work the ball into Cartier Martin.

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Big 12 Men

Kansas 14-2 27-4

Texas A&M 13-3 25-5

Texas 12-4 22-8

Kansas State 10-6 21-10

Texas Tech 9-7 20-11

Missouri 7-9 18-11

Okla State 6-9 20-10

Oklahoma 6-10 15-14

Akeem Wright (white) goes for the rebound. Iowa State 6-10 15-15

Nebraska 5-10 16-13

Baylor 4-12 14-15

Colorado 3-13 7-19 Lance Harris (3) works on defense. SPORTS MANHATTAN FREE PRESS - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2007 2B

First Round 4XDUWHU¿QDOV 6HPL¿QDOV Championship Thursday, March 8 Friday, March 9 Saturday, March 10 Sunday, March 11 Kansas Wins Regular No. 8 Iowa State Big 12 Men’s Title Game 1 Irving, Texas - The University of Nebraska ESPN Plus 11:30 a.m. Kansas has won the 2006-07 Big 12 6:00 p.m. ESPN Plus and ESPNU men’s basketball regular season title. Game 5 It marks the seventh overall crown No. 6 Missouri vs. No. 11 Baylor 11:30 a.m. for the Jayhawks, and third in a row ESPN2 8:20 p.m. No. 9 Oklahoma ESPN Plus and ESPNU after sharing the last two titles. Friday, March 9 TV KU finished 14-2 in league play. Time (CT) The Jayhawks will be the No. 1 seed No. 1 Kansas in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s No. 1 Kansas vs. ISU/OU winner Basketball Championship, the fourth ESPN Plus & ESPNU 1 1:30 Game 9 time it has been the top seed. The a.m. No. 5 Texas Tech 1:00 p.m. Championship is scheduled to be ESPN Plus and ESPN2* played on March 8-11 at the Ford No. 4 Kansas State vs. TTU/CU Center in Oklahoma City. winner ESPN Plus & ESPNU Game 2 Texas A&M (13-3), Texas (12-4) 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. and Kansas State (10-6) earned the ESPN Plus and ESPNU other three first-round byes in the No. 2 Texas A&M vs. OSU/NU Game 6 championship. The Aggies and winner ESPN Plus 6:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Longhorns earn byes for the second No. 12 Colorado ESPN Plus and ESPNU consecutive year, while K-State No. 3 Texas vs. MU/BU winner recorded its first bye and highest fin- ESPN Plus 8:20 p.m. ish in Big 12 history. Saturday, March 10 TV No. 4 Kansas State Oklahoma State and Nebraska will Time (CT) face off in a make-up game on Big 12 Champion Monday, March 5, but the result will Friday Afternoon Winners No. 7 Oklahoma State not cause any change in the seedings. ESPN Plus and ESPN2** Game 11 All seeds were determined using 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. ESPN league tie-breaking procedures. Game 3 The entire Phillips 66 Big 12 Friday Evening Winners 6:00 p.m. ESPN Plus Men’s Basketball Championship will ESPN Plus and ESPN2** be televised either regionally or 3:20 p.m. Game 7 nationally by ESPN Plus, ESPN, 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 or ESPNU. Sunday, March 11 TV No. 10 Nebraska ESPN Plus Time (CT) 2007 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 Semifinal Winners ESPN MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAM- 2:00 p.m. No. 2 Texas A&M PIONSHIP Oklahoma City, Oklahoma All times listed as Central and (Ford Center) Thursday, March 8 subject to change No. 6 Missouri Game 10 3:20 p.m. TV Time (CT) ** - Telecast shown on ESPN Plus ESPN Plus and ESPN2* stations in Big 12 markets, on No. 8 Iowa State vs. No. 9 ESPN2 nationally Game 4 8:30 p.m. Oklahoma ESPN Plus & ESPN2 ESPNU 11:30 a.m. Game 8 Future Championship Dates No. 5 Texas Tech vs. No. 12 Have You Read What 8:20 p.m. Colorado ESPN Plus & No. 11 Baylor ESPN Plus 2008: March 13-16 (Kansas City) The Free Press Said 2009: March 12-15 ESPNU 2:00 p.m. 2010: March 11-14 No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 No. 3 Texas

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