Free press., 1904-12-10

Oil ~ FecI t1tQns-Ou men IH1uK
they have found something entirely
new in Kansas development in the
well brought in by Ottawa and Ran
toul parties in the Rantoul field. The
strike was made at $50 feet and the
Paola sand was tapped. The well be
gan to spout oil Immediately. A light
shot was fired and since that time the
well has been spouting a stream OF
oil forty feet high. Oil men say it is
well of at least a hundred barrels.
A big pool of oil has been accumula-
ted in surface reservoir.
Lawyers Embarrassed--At Leaven-
worth, John Austin, colored
man. who brought suit against the To-
cal electric road to recover $4,000 for
dana ges alleged to have been receiv-
ed in collision, caused his attorneys
| some confusion in the district court
| yesterday when it became known that
| he had settled the case quietly some
time ago for $50. His attorneys are
going to make a fight, claiming that he
was not aware of the nature of the
paper he signed when he made the set
! tlement.
Think Him Murdered.-About five
years ago W. G. Shaffer, the son Of
big farmer of Shawnee county, left
home with about $4,000 of his own
money. His parents never heard
from him. A few days ago they got
| marked copy of a Butte, Mont, paper
containing story that w. G. Shaffer
had been robbed and murdered in a
! little town in northern Montana. They
have been unable to find out if it is
their son. Mr.. Shaffer, the father,
will go to Montana to investigate.
In Fourth Degree.-At Pittsburg Eu-
gene Baker, travelling salesman for
Kansas City mercantile company, was
! found guilty of manslaughter in the
| fourth degree for having killed o. D.
/ Marvine, collector for another SINH
lar firm, and Yas sentenced to six
| months in the county Jail and to pay
the costs of the prosecution. The
trouble arose over an alleged shortage
with Marvine's company, for which
Baker formerly worked.
! Fatal Burns.-Ollie Moore, the 13-
James Moore, living at Madison, is
dead. The girl received burns which
resulted in her death The mother
had gone to town and left her to care
for the two younger children. The
girl started to get dinner and in some
way her dress caught fire. The flames
were extinguished as soon as possible.
but not before they had burned the
girl so badly that the doctors could not
save her life.
Homo Phones at Ottawa.-The toll
line of the Home Telephone company
has reached the central station of the
Ottawa Telephone company-the To-
cal independent plant-opening up di-
rect communication with Kansas City
and all points in the Kaw valley over
the independent systems. 1t is said
that the workmen will go south into
the oil fields as fast as the poles can
be set and the wires strung.
Old Settler Dead.-John l. Norton,
one of Saline countys oldest settlers,
died at his home, aged little more
than 73 years. Mr.. Norton came to
Kansas in 1870 from New York state.
He settled in Saline county and has
resided here since. He had been a
member of the 1. o. o. F. for more
than SO years, and wore gold medal
presented him by the grand lodge of
that order.
Great success.-The University of
Kansas Glee clubs annual fall con-
cert was a great success. G. Edward
Hubach, professor of voice in the Uni
, versity of Kansas, who is directing
the club, sang two solos and the Glee
Club quartet composed of H. E. Pop
, ham, j. Lapham, H. H. Asher and L.
w. Scherer, furnished the humorous
part of the program.
To Combine Countles.-Colonel Bill
Hackney, representative-elect from
> Cowley county, says the legislature
! should consolidate about nine cdun-
: ties into three in Southwestern Kan
, sas and save the big expense. He
Lsays if woman suffrage comes up he
will fight it with all his might.
Attempted SuIcide.-Oliver Pickett,
? of Goff, Kan, tried to commit suicide
, by taking dose of arsenic. He took
: too much and the physicians we're
: able to save his life. Domestic
troubles. were the cause of the act
p Sample Model Road. = The OILY
: place in the state of Kansas that VII
indulge in sample of model road
, building by the government is Ar
T kansas City. The government party
! doing this work has been at Spring
field, Mo-, for some time. This morn
a ing Mayor Sinnott received a letter
from Colonel Haire. government engi
neer of construction, which states
+ that the work is about finished al
f Springfield and the machinery will be
g loaded on the cars and shipped here
:. about Monday or Tuesday, if nothing
prevents.