Free press., 1903-08-15
KANSAS COMMENT.


tionsI and United Brethren churches
of Salina have united.
LOST A LEe.-Joln Hart, timelSeeper
for the Union Pacific, fell from train
at Salina and broke leg.
COVERED THE STATE.-The rains OF
July and 6 covered nearly all the
state, with plenty of electricity.
RooFs Torn OFF.-At Lawrence the
wind tore the roofs from several large
buildings on the evening of August S.
LOST VAIIsE-Mrs. w. L. Davis
was robbed of $3.50 in gold and small
err amount of silver 1T the depot in
Cherry vale.
Is PEEAcHER.-The negro tailor
who killed u man ut Larned is a preach
er. The coroners' jury gave a verdict
OF self defense.
CHERRYvALE WATEEwOHKs. The
special election at Cherryvale for is
suing bonds for waterworlls carried by
a large majority.
OF HIDRoPHOBIA.-Fra Kinna-
man, a 1G-year old boy OF Coffeyville,
died of hydrophobia, caused by the bite
of dog inflicted two months ago.
Buy LIE Roy BoNps.-The state
school fund commissioners have pur-
chased $40, 600 in bonds of lie Roy city
and lie Roy township, in Coffey county.
BETWEEN BUMPERs.-A harvest hand
from Coffeyville fell between the
bumpers of Missouri Pacific train at
Gypsum City and was fatally injured.
NEw TopoGRAPuIcAL MAP.-The
government is making one of Kansas
The government geological survey has
men at work in the southern tier of
counties.
HEAVY SEErEH cI:. Fred Ammon, of
Dexter, Cowley county, was found
guilty on seven counts for selling liquor
and was given fine of $3.50 and $50
days in Jail.
LAWRENCE 80 YEARS OLD.-Arrange-
ments are under way at Lawrence to
celebrate on the 9th of October the
fiftieth anniversary of the christening
of the town.
MISSOURI PACIFIC PAYs.-That road
claims for damages resulting from the
crossing accident with the Santa Fe
near Hutchinson.
SIX MoRE.-That number of railway
mail clerks not now living in Wichita
have been instructed to make that city
their headquarters. Two of the six
are new and additional appointees.
GERMAN AND LArIN.-The Sumner
county high school trustees have en-
ployed George NJ. Snerrard, Of Atchi-
son, to teach the German and Latin
classes in the school the coming term.
New DEPOT OPENED. Music and
refreshments between the hours of s
and 10 p. M. marked the opening of the
Frisco passenger depot at Wichita.
The interior of the station was beauti-
fully decorated with potted and GU,
flowers.
DELEG ATES TO COMMERCIAL. CONGRESS
-Governor Bailey has appointed tho
following delegates to represent Kan
sas ut the Trans-Mississipp CONNER
cial congress, which meets ut Seattle
Wash, August 1921: f. 4. Moses
Great Bend; T. c. Frazier and Il. j
Kennedy, Coffeyville; ]. H. Mcknight
Wichita; w. A. Rem, Wellington
George Thatcher, Great Bend; JOIN
Wolf, Ellinwood; L. z. Cowgirl ana ]
Il. Frost, Topeka; T. ID. Smith, Kinsley
j. l.. Diesam, Garden City, and w c
Edwards, Wichita.
Spr1rrnNy 7 r,-u H. 80,
enacted law declaring all the section
lines in Phillips and several othe
counties in the northwestern part q
the state to be public highways an,
providing that the roads should be g
feet wide. Many of the roads arc onl,
forty feet wide, and the attorney gen
eral was asked about it. He. hold
yet established.
FIFTY DoLLARs AHEAD.-Thc Chau
tauqua assembly ut Ottawa paid every
thingand had $50 left.
HAY SHIPPING POINT. An orde
has been issued by the board of rail
road commissioners compelling tn
Missouri Pacific road IS build demo
and establish an agent at Batesville
Woodson county. That is big ha
shipping point and the farmers ther
want facilities for handling thei
crop.
CATCHING FISH By HAND.-The Mn
nescah river was up two feet the oLhe
day. The banks were lined with isl
erman and many n catch was mad
without hook or line.
Nor ARREsTED.-NewtF Farris, of Al
kansas City, while drunk, attacked hi
wife with chair when she shot hil
Through the heart. Mrs Farris was !
years old, was no. arrested.
NAME WAS MAUREI- The rcpo,
that j. Meyer, u farmer living mort
of Milan, was found dead was incor
rect The person found was Jaco
Maurer.
HAIL IN MEADE.-It is reported ths