Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-08-27
KANSAS COMMENT

Indians Mr.. Curtis and his family
drew 1000 acres of land and $4,000
In cash.
May Live There.-Miss Annie Cd
den, the Dentonville girl who won
claim in the Rosebud drawing. has
gone to pick out her claim. 1t is her
intention, If she likes the country, to
make that her future home.
Old Settlers Meet.-The annual re-
union of old settlers will be held in
Oskaloosa August II and IS, and
big attendance is anticipated. An in
teresting programme and a lengthy
list of prize have been arranged.
Death in Reservoir.-Miss Zoe An
derson, OF Concordia, II years old,was
drowned in a reservoir near Green
leaf, getting beyond her depth while
bathing. Her uncle, Ed. Mitchell, tried
to rescue her and was also drowned
Is Attracting Attention.-What is
known as the Hewins oil field in the
southwestern part of Chautauqua
county, is at the present time COM
handing more attention of the oil
people than any other field in the
county.
Under Own Unconstitutional the
Standard Oil Company does business
In Kansas under the title of the Prai-
RE Oil and Gas Company, yet it is
in position now to do business in it's
own name. Permission has been
granted it to do buseness in Kansas.
The Standard Oil Co. is. an Indiana
corporation, with $1,O0O0OO capital.
Its object is to buy crude oil and man
ufacture it into refined products and
to transport them.
Life for Wager.-Frank Hogan, II
years old, was drowned while swim
ming in the Neosho river. Hogan
with some playmates was in contest
to see who could remain longest under
the water. Hogan went under and his
playmates laughed when he came to
the surface and sank again. They
made no effort to save him. He was
In shallow water. They supposed he
was winning the wager and bet on
how long he would stay under. The
boy drowned.
Commercial Club.-Steps are on
foot looking to the organization of a
ator E. r. Fulton and Judge w. S.
Glass have circulated a petition ask
Ing for the signatures of the bust
ness men interested enough in the
matter to attend a meeting for the
purpose of organization. Every bus
mess man in the town has signed the
petition and expressed a desire to
see a good commercial club doing bus
Iness in the city.
Float to Fair.-First Sergeant Aug
ust Stratton. of the Nineteenth bat
terry, field artillery. OF ort Riley, and
four other members of that battery
will leave Fort Riley in a boat of
their own building, and will float from
the post to st. Louis, where they will
attend the worlds fair. Their boat
Is equipped with stove and we'll filled
larder. so that the trip may be made
without stops. 1t will fly red gui-
don with cross guns marked Nine
teenth F. A, Fort Riley"
Association Building.-The local Y.
M. c. A. has been successful in rails
ing $4,000 for the erection of an asso-
citation building in Lawrence. The
board of directors will go ahead with
the selection of site, the adoption
of plans, and beginning of operations
for the construction of the building.
Work on the project has been going
ahead for the past six months. The
subscription is headed by W.K. Stubs.
He and State Senator A. Henley each
contributed $4,000 to the project.
Eliminate Degenerates.-At a meet
Inc hn1d OF lxy6a = oil Il 1OA
to hold the watermelon carnival, and
the dates were set for Wednesday and
Thursday, September IA and Is.
Many women attended the meeting,
and promised to take a sincere inter
est in the event, in the hope that the
rough element. which caused some
unpleasantness at the last carnival,
may be eliminated.
Rural DeliVery.-Rural Free deliv-
cry route No. will be established on
September Is at Glasco, Cloud county,
Kansas.
Teachers Examination.-At Concor-
dia 100 persons took examination for
teachers certificates in that county
of whom twenty-six failed. One pro-
fessional certificate was granted; 8
uISl SIduSs - SSCOnu anu Al
third grade. Higher wages are being
paid this year than for many years.
Shot Wife by Accidental young
farmer named Fry, living in Colfax
township. near Miltonville, accident
ally shot his wife. the charge enter
ing her head and breast. Mrs. Fry's
wounds. though dangerous, are not
believed to be fatal.
Coffey County's Loss-Senator Ken
nedy, of Burlington, stated that Coffey
county would lose at least 1000 pop
ulation as a result OF the floods this
spring. and that it would cost the
county in the neighborhood of $25,
900 to care for the flood victims this
winter.
Civil SerVIce-A civil service exam
ination will be held at Hutchinson
Kansas. August 81. at independence
Kansas, September 3, and at Hiawa
tina. Kansas. September II, for posi-
tions of clerk and letter carrier II