Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-12-06
KANSAS COMMENT.

Inns was given verdict LOT SOoO odI-
ages for re-setting broken bones
badly.
TEN DAYS IN 90 YEARs.-G. d.
Woods, of Newton, has been in railroad
service twenty years and has not missed
getting in full days work in only ten
days during that time.
VIoLETs BLC-oMNG.-At Cherokee
violets were blooming during the third
week in November. Mercu- stood at
at about 20 during the day and went
down to 60 during the night.
MEN SCARCE AT ANY PRICE.-The
section men on the Southern Kansas
division have been given q raise in
wages from S1.25 to SI.4o. Men arc
scarce even at this price. Laboring
men are scarce in Ottawa. The new
church, the library and other building
improvements are taking all of the ex-
ira labor.
MILLER CASE CONTINUED.-The case
of George w. Miller, president of the
''1O1" live stock ranch, who is charged
with the murder of Santa Fe Detective
Montgomery, is continued until the
March term of district court of Cowley
county and his bond reduced from
s., 600 to $1,000. Miller declares his
innocence of the crime and insisted on
an early trial.
MILLERS HAVE TRoUBLE.-Clay Cen
ter millers arc experiencing consider
able difficulty in getting the railroads
Al n
TO the heavy traffic. One miller had
car lay on the track about twenty days
before 1.-THE railroad could handle it.
When an engine finally stopped for
the car the miller had fifteen cars
ready for shipment.
DRILLING AT Neutrality-suspicious.
tractors began drilling on farm few
miles south of that town for coal.
They are down 35 feet and expect to
go several hundred feet A stock COM
pany has been organized to conduct
the work. The gas find at Winfield is
squirting the drillers to extra effort.
The hole is being drilled on line east
and west with the Winfield gas hole
SOLD CHARITY BADGEs.-The ladies
who solicited on the streets and in the
stores of Wichita for charity, received
total of $5O4.6 in one day. There
was no set price, the people who gave
few cents were given a badge as glad
ly as those who gave a dollar. The
money will be divided among the
Kings Daughters, the Wichita Hos
pltal, Childrens and Rescue homes.
LOVES LIBRARY SoAKED.-Fire in
the residence of J. Mack Love, in Ar
kansas City, did damage to the proper
ty amounting to So, 500 or more. The
chief damage was done to the library
by the watey Mr. Love has an extern
sive and valuable library and the water
which was thrown into the house
caused the ruin of several of his best
books. The bindings, some of which
were very valuable, were entirely
ruined
GENEROUS PAsToR.-Rev. f. o. Smith
has been the NJ. +. pastor at Leaven-
worth for three years and paid off
church debt of Sc, 500 He is still pur-
suing the same policy he began at
Maple Hill years ago, when he paid off
the debt of the NJ. f. church there and
would take nothing for his services as
pastor. He has now resigned at Leav-
enworth and goes to Omaha. His old
Maple Hill friends follow his upward
course with pride.
A $500 CALF.-John Lyands, of Don
iphan county, has Hereford bull calf,
which, though but month old, is
valued at $500. He was sired by the
900 bull which took all the first
prizes at the American Royal Stock
show this year.
New Town IN KINGMAN.-The Orient
company has bought quarter section
in Kingman county. 1t is about one
mile west of Milton, and between Mil
ton and Norwich. 1t is at the crossing
of the Orient and Missouri Pacific rail-
ways.
WOULD Buy GAS WELL.-The finance
committee of the Winfield city council
authorized Mayor Cation to place S15,-
900 of city bonds on the market to
make the purchase of the RACES gas
well which >'came in" week ago.
The well is believed to have u capacity
of one million cubic feet daily.
Box DRAGGED TO DEATH.-Near An
dover Ralph Boucher, a boy, was
dragged to death by buclxing pony,
by having his foot caught ia the stir
rup after he was thrown from the sad
Ole.
MISCHIEF CT A MANIAc.-Martin
Auran, a Montgomery county farmer,
became raving maniac and set fire to
his barn which was destroyed He
then tried to burn his house and threat
ened to kill his wife. Sheriff Squires
was called and he took Auran in
charge.
HAVE FIRM acknowledgements
parties have organized to drill for oil.
A well informed man from Colorado
believes that Pottawatomie county is
the best undeveloped district in Kan