Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-04-11
KANSAS COMMENT


Baldwin, of Wamego, died at Lawrence
where he was visiting, at the age of 76
years.
A KANSAS CONSUL. Il. Richard
son of Kansas, consul at Port Limon,
Costa Rica, has been transferred to
Utilla, Honduras
DRoPPED DLAD.-Dr. A. j. Edwards,
of Marysville, dropped dead at Perry,
o. T., when about to board northern
trim, at 1890 a. IN. of April 1.
STRONG ASINeER-Chancellcr Strong
of Kansas University, is scheduled for
a solo at church entertainment to be
given in Lawrence; the first intimation
Kansas has had that he is a singer.
AGED COUPLE We'd. B. Parrot,
go years old, and Mrs. p. G. Gilman,
IS years old, were married by the pro-
bate judge at Paola. They are prob
ably the oldest couple ever married in
Kansas.
A WIDE SToRM.-The blizzard snow
storm which passed through Kansas
last week extended from Detroit to the
Rocky Mountains and covered the CEN
trail trans Mississippi states from Man
itoba to Oklahoma and the northern
part of Texas.
ARKANSAS CITY STRIKES GAs.-Gas,
but not in paying quantity, was struck
at eco feet. A water witch predicted
this and also says that at less than 600
feet flow of gas will be found that
will furnish between 100000 and 81
900, 900 cubic feet per day.
EMPIRE CITY FIRE.-The better class
of business buildings and practically
all their contents are burned. The
Galena fire company checked the fire
and prevented its reaching across the
street. A large grocery store, drug
store, restaurant, two-story dwell
ing and u furniture store were de-
stroyed.
COLLISION ON SAIITA FE.-A through
freight at Cottonwood Falls did not
get on the switch soon enough and a
fast passenger train dashed into il,
smashing the caboose, two cars and an
empty oil tank. The caboose- was
burned. The passenger engine was a
total wreck. One passenger lost $500
and gold watch, burned with the ca
boose. Four stocl1men were hurt, two
of them seriously. Twenty-one cattle
were killed.
ANOTHER MONUMENT. The Quivira
Historical society proposes to erect
monument to commemorate the fact
that Friar Juan de Padilla, a member
of the great Coronado expedition, was
the first religious martyr in the United
States and the. first white man muir
dered by Indians on Kansas soil. This
society is the same which erected
monument near Junction City in COM
memoration of the discovery of Kansas
by Coronado in 1541, and the re-discov-
cry of the Quivira by Hon. j. v. Brow
err, in 1897.
FOURTEEN CARLOADs.-Theb best cat
tie ever shipped from Wichita, SO the
experts say, was the IA carloads shipped
to Chicago the other day by L. w.
Scott and 5. S. Splitter, both of whom
reside near Maize, and those who have
seen them say that they will come near
being the top of the market when they
reach Chicago. There are 200 of them,
100 of which are Shorthorns and be-
long to Mr. Scott. Many of these tip
e the scales at 1000 pounds and Mr..
Scott expects to place them on the
market averaging between 1,7OO and
1900 pounds. Mr.. Spitler's cattle were
Herefords and not far behind the
others in quality.
BONDS FOR ORIENT. -Arvonia and
Superior townships of Usage county
voted bonds in aid of the Kansas City,
Mexico & Orient railway. Bonds to
the amount of 81 600 in Arvonia town
ship carried by 81 to so. In Superior
township to the amount of 81, 500 by
I34 to "a.
"a LABOR ANNIvERsARY. April l, the
anniversary of the institution in Kan
sas of the eight hour day, was cele-
brated at Frontenac by a crowd esti-
mated ut 10000 people. Governor
Bailey was the speaker of the day.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. board
of regents of the agricultural college
organized by clectiug Captain j. s. Nc
Dowell president and C. E. Friend vice
president President E. r. Nichols is
secretary ex-oficio, R. j. Brock was
elected loan commissioner. A commit
tee consisting of President Nichols and
Regent Berry was appointed to con-
slider plans for new buildings and re-
ceive bids.
CARLOAD A DAY.-The paper factory
of Independence is to make carload a
day of egg cases.
BROWN COUNTY FAIR.-Last fall the
Brown County Fair association decided
to give up the annual fair, which had
not been missed for thirty years and
more. The grounds were offered for
sale but some business men and farmers
bought the grounds aud buildings and
will hold fair as usual this year
WIDow LOSES HER HoAIE-Fire cen
pletely destroyed the residence of Mrs.
Isabella Hope in LalSin. The contents