Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-11-01

TmRTEENTH ANNUAL REPoRT.-Col.
5. NJ. Fox, adjutant general of the
Kansas national guard, has issued the
thirteenth annual report Of his depart
ment 1t shows that the militia of the
state is in a high state of efficiency and
is well equipped. In the organization
are 12O officers and ,232 enlisted men.
HIS LEG CRUsHED.-Roy Sherman, a
lad IL years of age, was waiting to get
across the Katy tracks, in Parsons, and
becoming impatient at the delay, un-
dertooll to go between two freight cars
While in the act the cars started and
he was thrown to the track. The
truck caught his right leg and crushed
1t from the knee to the ankle.
OWNED BY STARCH TRUsT.--The old
Topeka starch factory IS burned caus-
ing loss of $40, 900 to the starch trust
The factory was bought up by the
trust about eight years ago and closed
down. 1t has not been operated since.
Not much of the machinery was ever
removed and it was destroyed with the
building.
ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-While hunt
ing on the Cheyenne bottoms John Nc
Mahon, butcher of Hoisington, was
accidentally shot and killed. McMa-
hon was riding in buggy with load
ed shot gun and upon getting out of
the buggy to open a gate, the gun was
accidentally discharged, the shot enter
ing his left breast
HIGH SCHOOL FEE.-The probate
court of Douglas county has granted
an injunction against the board of ed
ucation restraining the board from col
Letting high school tuition fee. The
board has levied fee of So from each
pupil and had given instructions to ex.
clude all pupils who had not paid the
fee. The restraining order is set for a
hearing in the district court early in
November.
KANSAS MINERS WoN'T STRIKE-W
L. A. johnson, state labor commission
er, says that Kansas coal miners won't
go out on strike in sympathy with
the anthracite miners. They are salts
fed with the contract they have with
the operators, there is plenty of work
and all are making good money.
COMMISSIONERS RESTS AT HOME
After burying his father at Fort Scott
Pension Commissioner Ware went tc
his home in Topeka to rest for a few
days He cancelled all his engage
ments to speak in the Kan sas campaign.
SO AT FAMILY REUNION. E. Pen
nington, farmer in Atchison county
is having a family reunion. Eighty
nine members of the Pennington fam
lily met and remained together se7eral
days.
TANGLED IN A BINDEP. &c. w. Good
loe, of Pratt county, was dragged sixty
five yards in Iafir corn binder. Wher
the team stopped it took an hour tc
disentangle him from the machine
He was not seriously hurt. There
were few grabable places on hin
that the machine didn't get at.
WINTERS IN ToPEKA.-Sells & Downs
circus will winter in Topeka. Quarters
nave Dccu SccurcO dI inc Idlr SrOunuS
The circus goes into winter quarter:
on November IL.
SHORTAGE OF CARs.-The WIGHT;
Traffic association complains of a short
age of cars to move the grain that i
wanted elsewhere. A letter was re
ceived from the f. j. Odenlahl Commits
sion company at New Orleans, Stain,
that they could handle 1oO,0 bushel
of No. Kansas corn if the traffic asso
citation here could send it to them.
To VOTE ON BUILDING JAII.-Phillip
e county voters will say at the election
whether they are in favor of a specia
tax levy for the purpose of erecting
new county Jail with jailer's residenc
in connection Herewith. The commits
sioners have stated that such a build
ing can be erected for sum not to ex
coed el2, 900 and that they believe
2-mill levy for two years will build il
OLD SOLDIER VOTES. There are Is
old soldier votes in the Dodge HON
now. Two years ago there were bu
eighty-five.