Free press., 1904-12-03
KANSAS COMMENT

the two natlonaI banks or Jnat city.
Oil Man Died.-John Logan, well
known oil man of Bartlesville, /. T..
died very suddenly in his Office at
Coneyville. Kansas.
/ Bearing Fie.-W. ]. Jones, who
lives near Wellston, has bearing
Zig tree that is drawing as much at
tention as a night-blooming cereus
MysteriousIy Disappeared. - Brooks
Hale, a 14-year-old boy, the son OF a
widow of Eureka, has mysteriously
disappeared. his mother knowing moth
ing of his whereabouts since Novem-
Der II.
Urge Appropriation.-The regents of
the state university will urge the leg
islature to make an appropriation of
about $4,000 to buy fifty-five acre
tract of land adjoining the university
for campus.
Retaining WalI.-The bids for
building a large retaining wall in
front of the cavalry stables at Fort
Riley were opened. The lowest was
from ]. B. Belts of Topeka, whose bid
was $6.475.37.
Want More Land.-Citizens of Law
renee have authorized the university
regents to purchase needed land ad-
joining the school grounds, they to
stand good for the amount until the
legislature has already hal an eco
nomic start made for it.
Morris Lowest Bidder-The pro-
posals for furnishing the supply of
fresh beef required at Fort Riley for
the first six months of 1905 were open
ed at the quartermaster's Office at the
post The Nelson Morris company was
the lowest bidder. 1t will deliver the
beef dressed at the post for $5.9S
hundred. All the leading packing
houses submitted bids.
Stunned and Drowned.-The dead
body of Harve Lindsey of Eufaula, 1.
T., was found lying in six inches of
water in Rockford on the North Can
adian river. He had evidently fallen
from his horse and was drowned
after becoming stunned, as the water
was not deep enough to cover his
body. Lindsey was a farmer, about
45 years old. He was a son of DR..
H. L. Lindsey. one of the oldest resi-
dents of Eufaula.
Wreck AVerted.-A freight engine
and two cars were derailed and tele-
scoped at the Rock Island yards at
Peabody. Three passenger trains on
the Santa Fe were crossing the Rock
Island and the interlocking tower man
was compelled to derail the Rock Is
land freight to prevent it from smash
ing into the Santa Fe. The fireman
was injured in his feet. The engine
smashed against the switch tower.
partially .demolishing it.
Into the Ditch.-A freight car at
tached to the end of a Santa Fe work
train tipped over the ditch near Lowe
mont, IL miles east of Leavenworth,
killing Frank Nelson, son of Superin-
tendent Nelson of Bonner Springs, and
Brakeman w. T. Noyes, of Argentine
Both men were pinned under the fall
ing car and killed almost instantly
Frank Peterson and Sam Busey, 10
year-old boys, of Bonner Springs, who
were riding on the car, were dan
gerously injured. Bussey may die
either of the crew or of an extra gang
The cause of the accident is OBJ
scure.
Wanted to Die.-Richard Coon, o.
Enid, attempted suicide by taking
morphine. There is no hope for hi:
recovery. He is a saloon man anC
came to Enid three years ago from
Missouri. He has a wife and two
children. The cause of his deed is il
health and financial troubles.
Foreets OriginaIity.-A citizen o
Coyle has invented a patent for th'
display of hosiery. He claims that i
is an improvement on anything tha
has gone before, but has evidentl!
forgotten the original made on tn,
sixth day"
90 Take Degrees.-Ninety-six Ma
sons took the Scottish Rite degrees
in Wichita at the thirty-fourth semi
annual reunion of the Wichita con
sistory. Among them are Wendell
Mclaughlin, of Manila, P. l., and w
T. McFie, a member of the Los An
geles, CAL, consistory.
The Drill Fused.-Sabetha is no
very much excited over the drilling
of prospect holes" in surroundin'
towns. Sabetha has one. 1t wa
drilled twenty-eight years ago and 81
deep. old timers declare, that the drill
fused.
Student Badly Hurt-Carl Perfect
. student at the State Agriculture
college. whose home is at Jewell City
Kas.. was perhaps fatally hurt on tn
Rock IIsland railroad at Manhattan
He was riding on a wrecking trail
which was switching in the yards, an
accidentally fell to the track. Tn
engine and four cars passed over hi
body. severing one leg, breaking hi
arms and otherwise injuring him.
Burglars at 8urrton.-A hardwar
store was broken into by burglars an
5000 worth of shotguns. revolvers. rs
zors and ammunition taken.