Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-09-20
KANSAS hOMMENT


A burlesque bull fight is arranged
for the Wichita carnival.
Kansas City, Kas., receives S., 900 a
month from saloons contrary to law.
Miss Nellie Richards of Ottawa was
dangerouly burned while, using either
kerosene or gasoline for kindling the
fire in cook stove.
It is stated that there were about
5000 people attending the log rolling
at Fort Scott of the Woodmen of the
World. Twelve bands were in the
parade.
In one day the recruiting station at
Topeka received 81 applications for en-
listment They were from IS to Is
years old. Not more than half of them
will be accepted.
An excursion OF soldiers to Abilene
on pay day occurred because of boy
colt upon Junction City brought on by
the electric line charging 10 cents fare
from the Fort Riley.
Charles Fl. Barnes, formerly of AK
tell, Marshall county, is now chief
clerk of the Manila penitentiary, at a
salary of 81, 400 a year, and is next for
promotion to assistant warden.
Robert Bright. secretary to Chan
cellor Snow at Kansas university, of
which school he was graduate, died
at his home in Fort Scott on September
10. He was recently married.
So many army officers and soldiers
stationed from time to time at Fort
Leavenworth have married Leaveu-
worth girls that the place IS called the
mother-in-law of the U. s. army.
on the Colony branch of the Santa Fe,
which was suspended August 20 on ac-
count of the bridge at Neosho Falls
collapsing, owing to the high water,
was resumed Sept. IL. The railroad
yards at Colony were congested with
freight for Yates Center and Neosho
Falls.
STATE FIRE MARsHAL--Thc mutual
convention at Topeka, adopted a reso-
luton urging the Legislature to pass a
law creating the position of state fire
marshal. 1t will be te the duty of such
officer to investigate all big fires and
run down persons guilty of incendi-
arism.
PROGRAM POSTPONED. "A cold, driz-
cling rain set in at Arkansas City early
on the 18th. and caused a postpone
ment of most of the program at Camp
Mckinley soldiers reunion. Charley
Curtis, P. P. Campbell and T. 4. Kelly
were present. Chester 1. Long was
billed as the principal speaker on the
18th, but was sici1 at Wichita.
HUTCHrNsoN's COAL ROAD.-That city
is to have new railroad, the Okla
homa Northern, preliminary survey
having been run from Anthony to
Fosha in Reno county, and the road
will eventually come into Hutchinson.
The Colorado Fuel & Iron Company is
said to be back of the line which is
projected from the Oklahoma coal
fields to Denver.
TRADE CHECKS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
the erroneous statement was made that
U. S. District Attorney Dean had de-
clared trade checks illegal, numerous
letters have been received at the attor-
effect of the decision. It has been held
by the attorney general that the use of
trade checks was not in violation of
the Kansas statute.
HORSE THIEVES AGAIN.-Horse
thieves are at work about Emporia. A
valuable sorrel horse and surrey be-
longing to Fred Kreuger was taken
from the hitching rack at the A. o. U.
W. hall. So far no clue has been OBJ
tanned as to the thief.
The Rock Island, according to runor,
will establish a round house and re-
pair shops at the Burton car works
north of Wichita, to be reached by the
proposed new branth from Hutchinson
to connect with their southern line at
that place.
Edward Hopkins. Frisco brake
man, was shot by a robber while on
top of a car in moving train east OF
Wichita His wounds are serious.
The roadmasters of the middle divi-
sion say that the Santa Fe is in the
worst kind of need of men to do sec
ton work. Although agents are at
different towns trying to get workers,
it is almost impssible to hire any.
There is much need of work along the
line now in cutting weeds and repair
ing the track, preparing for winter
when little work can be done.
Fred Beeler. of Jewell county, began
moving and stacking his alfalfa three
weeks ago and has been at it ever since
and now the first side of the field he
cut three weeks ago is ready to cut
again. He now has 600 tons in the
stack.
Almost together Hutchinson had two
Sunday ires-the McDemed mill and
elevator and a residence. The inside
of the mill was burned out and the loss
on machinery is over $4,000. The loss
on the residence and contents was an