Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-09-03
KANSAS COMMENT


convention was held at Chanute.
Fair at Hutchinson.-About the big
gest thing of its kind in Kansas this
fall will be the Hutchinson state
fair. 1t will be held September 1924,
Over $4,000 will be paid in cash pre-
miums. The speed program will be
one of the best features, although the
display of fine stock and agricultural
products will be way above the aver
age.
Killed by Train.-At Galena, Kan,
the baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. z. Ayers was struck and killed by
a Frisco passenger train. The child
was following some older children.
About $50 yards from home the train
bore down on her around a curve.
The mother was running to the res
cue when one foot caught in a wire
and she fell just before the child was
struck.
River Case Testlmony.-At Arkan-
sas City the commission that is TAX
Ing testimony in the Arkansas river
case began work here and examined
q number of witnesses. These wit
nesses were able to supply much val
liable testimony for the Kansas side
OF the case, because records of the
condition of the river for the past
twenty years have been kept by the
canal people.
Asleep on Track.-A man named
Donaldson, who had been working
on the Standard Oil company's pipe
line at Osawatomie, sat down on the
railroad track and fell asleep. He
was struck by a freight engine and
knocked forty feet down a bank, cut
ting a long cash in his left hip and
bruising him from head to foot. He
was brought to town and taken to
Company Physician Craig. He will
probably recover.
Support Bowersook.-At the Doug
las county prohibition convention.
resolutions were adopted indorsing
the action of that party, which decid-
ed that no candidate for congress
would be named, If ]. D. Bowersock's
name remained on the ballot after the
contest proceedings were ended. AS
his name Is now assured of a place,
the prohibitionists will support him
for congress.
Will be Shot.-At Irving chicken
thieves have been so plentiful and
bold, that farmers have decided to
protect themselves from the pest to
the extent of firing on the trespassers
found on their property. M. r. Falin
has lost 200 chickens in the past few
weeks, and many others have suffer
ed accordingly. Watchmen will be
appointed and chicken thieves bid
fair to receive as severe treatment
as hOuSebreakerS.
Store Their AppIes.-Kansas apple
growers propose to put their apples
in cold storage this fall and hold
them for higher prices. In discussing
the matter one of the largest apple
growers of the state said: 1T costs
but 10 cents a bushel to store APP
pies, 10 cents until next May and l
am satisfied with the big demand for
the fruit now, that there will be a
fine demand later on in the year.
Hundreds of bushels of apples are
shipped every day to points west and
south of Hutchinson. Western Kan
sas has an abundance of wheat but
little fruit. They are on the market
now for early apples, and they will
be fine customers all winter. Apples
will be high priced this winter and
the man who makes the money is
the man who picks his apples in
September and gets them in a cold
storage plant as soon as possible af-
ter they are off the trees. l will store
my apples and advise my neighbors
to do the same"
insane Cocaine Fiend-Fred Bonnie
well. aged about % years, and son
well. about 23 years old and son of
wealthy residents of Philadelphia, Pa
was adjudged insane in probate court
at Concordia. He has been a cocaine
flend and was found wandering in the
outskirts of town some weeks ago. He
has made several attempts at sui
eide.
Abandoned "Hike."-On account of
the muddy condition of the roads, the
Kansas national guard has abandon
ed it hike" which it proposed to
take.
Died In Operation.-Samuel B. Wal
ker. one of the oldest residents OF
Lansing. is dead. He was placed un.
der chloroform to undergo an opera
ton for cancer of the eye. and he
could not be brought out of the effects
of the drug. Mr. Walker was GO
years old and was a lawyer by profes
sion.
Charged With Murder.-Henry Mil
Ter. alias Berry, was arrested at Abb
lene on a charge of numbering Chas
Larson at Fort Smith. Ark. He has
been travelling with dog and pony
show in u carnival company.
TWO Speeches in kansas.-Secrc
tary Of the Treasury Shaw will make
two speeches in Kansas next month
The first will be ut Kansas City
Kansas. on September, 14th, and the
next at Fort Scott on September Is
Chairman Stubs. of the state com
mittee. announced the assignments.
Collected From RaiIroad.-Sherif
Nathan Watson made a neat little
sum for Osborne county. by collect
sag a tax warrant of $40 from the
Missouri Pacific railroad. The state
fixed the levy for 1903 at Ga mills. and
the county raised it to seven mills