Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-10-11
KANSAS COMMENT
HAYS CITY,
KANS


on September SO.
BURGLARS IN PosroFFICE post
office and Cochran's store at Willard,
Shawnee county, are totally destroyed
by fire. It is believed that burglars
looted the two places and set fire to
them TO hide the the crime.
To SUCCEED JUDGE ELLIs.-The Re
publican central committee named R
A Burch, of Salina, for associate JUS
tice OF the supreme court, in place of
the nominee, Judge Abram II. Ellis,
deceased. Governor Stanley has also
appointed Mr.. Burch to fill out Judge
Ellis unexpirel term.
KILLED BY CARELEssNEss.- w. IL.
Morton, a farmer. was run over by a
buggy in Haven and died of his in
juries. The names of the people who
ran over him are not certainly known
as they did not stop upon hearing his
cries but drove right on. The accident
is the talk of the village.
DRIVEN FROM HoME-A 13-year-old
girl giving her name as May Case, was
deserted by her parents and was found
at Silverdale, "a small station near Ar
kansas City, by Mrs. L. Il. Hinton.
She notified the officers and they
brought her to town. She claims her
stepmother drove her from homo.
MEMORIAL SERVICES 10th an
nf fha IF
the ex-Confederates at Wichita was ex-
tended day and broke up on Sunday
evening. There were two gatherings
for the memorial services on Sunday,
which was an ideal day in point of
weather. Great crowds gathered at
each service.
FIRST REGIMENT BAND.-The Hia-
watha band was mustered in as the
First Regiment band of the Kansas
National Guard by Adjutant General
Fox. 1t takes the place of the Ottawa
band, which was dishonorably dis
charged from the state militia for re-
fusal to attend the Fort Riley maneu-
vers- The Hiawatha band went imme-
diately to Fort Riley along with the
Kansas troops.
A. o. L. w. DISTRICT CONvENTION.-
The Southeast Kansas district conven-
ton of the A. o. U. w. met at Column
bus and very large crowd gathered
from all counties in the district. Webb
McNan, supreme master worl1mcn; d.
Cole, grand chief of honor. and others
addressed the meeting. Several bands
were present and took part in the cere-
monies of the day, while hundreds Of
people marched in the parade
DEATH OF A PIoNEER.-Judge C. L.
Morley died suddenly at his home of
an attack of heart trouble. Judge
Worley was elected to the Office of pro-
bate judge in 1896 and reelected two
years later. He has figured quite ex-
tensively in local politics and was well
known in southern Kansas. He settled
on farm in Greenwood county more
than SO years ago and was one of the
early settlers of the country. He was
80 years old.
DIOCESAN CoNvENTIoN.-The annual
diocesan convep ton, held at Atchison,
elected as diocesan trustees: Bishop
Millspaugh, Topeka; A. G. Otis, Atch-
ison; Dean Kaye, Topeka. Archdeacon
Crawford. Topeka, and d. w. Inveri
ETY., Osl1aloosa. Archdeacon Crawford,
NJ. II. Wells, NJ. D., of Coffeyville, and
Judge William Holt, of Kansas City,
al 40 he
diocese in the missionary council to be
held shortly in Philadelphia.
A $50, 900 BLOCK.-The Kansas Chill
dren's Home Society, of Topeka will
soon have $50. 900 business block, the
income from which will go to help
support the society. The ways and
means for raising this sum will be
through donation. Three hundred
people are to pledge themselves to give
500 each. The scheme is that those
who are to give the 500 will be as
sured it will not be asked for until the
entire sum of $50, 900 is assured. The
The money will then be called in quar-
terly installments of $25.
MCCLURE MADE TRAINMAsTER.-L.
L. Mcclure, chief dispatcher at Chan
ute, has been appointed trainmaster of
the Middle division of the Santa Fe in
place Of E. E. Ives, who was killed by
a switch engine The appoin tment
takes effect at once Mr.. Mcclure has
been chief train dispatcher at Chanute
for great many years He was Sc
lected for the position by General SUI
perintendent J. f. Hurley.
FEEDING 1000 SAEEP.-H. A. Hodg-
ms, of Topeka, is feeding thousand
head of sheep near SeabrOoll.
PIONEER METHODIST DEAD.-Rev. 81.
+. Koenicl1e, who was member of the
society which built the first German
Methodist church in America, and the
son of one of the founders of Methodism
in Germany is dead at Wichita aged II
years He was for So years a minister.
WILL GHIND HIS Own FEED.-GeOrge
Brigham, large stock feeder of Salina,
has bought the Louisville roller mills
for the purpose of grinding feed. The
mills are the oldest in that part of the
state. having been built in 1866 and re-
built In 1896.