Free press., 1904-11-12
KANSAS COMMENT

6pect the infantry ana cavalry school.
Cannot Vote.-Attorney General
Coleman has held that inmates of the
penitentiary and reformatory out on
parole cannot vote at the coming cleo
ton.
Wreck on the katy.-A southbound
NJ. X. & T. passenger train was partial
Iy wrecked six miles south of Kincaid.
The engine and baggage car left the
track. The engineer and fireman were
both seriously hurt. All passengers
escaped injury.
Run Over by Train.-A young son
of Rev Hitchcokck was run over by
a Santa Fe freight train in the yards
at Leavenworth and his right leg was
cut off He was attempting to get
out of the way of one train and he
stepped in front of the freight.
Explosion of Turpentine.-At Atch-
son Mrs. NJ. NJ. PEBBLES, manager of
Soldiers Orphans Home cottage, re-
ceived what is believed fatal burns
from the explosion of turpentine and
parafine. which she was heating with
the intention of waxing the floors
High Price of Wheat.-At Garden
City two frosts killed all vines but
alfalfa is growing and if this warm
weather continues few days longer
another crop will be cut. The largest
acreage of wheat is being put in, since
the big wheat years of 1892. The
ground could not be in better condi-
tion, two soaking good rains have put
the ground in the best possible condi-
ton, and only the high price of seed
wheat, being 81 a bushel, prevents
more being sown.
Annual Meeting.-At the annual
meeting at Parsons of the board OF
directors and stockholders OF the Mis-
ouri, Kansas & Texas railway, which
was attended by President Finney, a
supplemental mortgage to the first re-
funding mortgage of $40,OO0.000 of
bonds recently authorized was ratified
and confirmed. A first mortgage was
authorized at a meeting of the stock
holders August 81 for the purpose of
refunding outstanding bonds and de-
fraying the expense of buying new
rolling stock and other incidentals.
Apples in Cold storage.-Produce
men say there are now in cold storage
in Hutchinson something like 200 cars
of apples. The crop is nearly all pick
ed and the select fruit that is to be
held is about all in storage. There has
been a continuous heavy shipment of
apples from Hutchinson ever since
the early summer apples began to
come in and scores Of cars of the
fruit have been sent out in this way
besides the carload shipments. There
are a great many lots being held in
the farmers cellars all over the
county.
Develop New Field.-About thirty oil
and gas leases have been filed with
Register of Deeds Carl Delfs in the
past few days, and there are indica-
tions of an old boom in Leavenworth
county. In some localities the for
nation is indicative of oil and the
black fluid is found oozing out of the
ground in several places. Gas has
been struck at Boner Springs in Wyan-
dotte county, and arrangements have
and Wolcott. Many of the farmers are
quite enthusiastic. Warden Jewett re-
Gently suggested that an appropriation
might be asked at the next legislature
to sink a we'll by convict labor near
Lansing and there is a strong proba-
bility that an effort will be made to
do this.
hn I
meeting of the Kansas State Survey
or's Association will be held at Nc
Pherson December 26-27, 1904. Nc
Pherson is on four railroads, A. T. &
S. F.; u. P; Mo. Pac. and Rock Is
land. Holiday rates will prevail at
this time. The program will be an
nounced later.
Scarlet FeVer.-The schools of
Humboldt have been closed indefinite
Iy on account of scarlet fever. One
child has died from the disease.
James Hayford, seven years old. Anoth-
er child in the same family is very i'll.
Prehistoric Bones-Two large bones
found by William Mansfield. south OF
Arkansas City, and believed to be a
part or the skeleton OF some prenlS'
toric animal. have been shipped TO the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, where
they will be shown to government eX.
perts and an endeavor made to inter
est Smithsonian Institution officials
in them.
Missionary School.-Miss Alice
Cooper of Jewell. starts November Is
for Calcutta. India, where she will
teach in a missionary school for ten
years.
Says it is Unprecedented.-Nin
counties out of the seventy reporting
TO the board OF health secretary show
epidemic or sporadic cases of diph
iberia, and twenty-four cases of scar
let fever. These reports are for the
three months ending September so
The secretary, DR.. J. S. Crumbine. de
clares it is unprecedented for the mid
summer months.
Feared Insanity.-M. B. Shields. 5;
years old, bookkeeper in the J. B
Lynn's dry goods store at Winfield 70
2S years, fearing he was becoming in
sane shot out his brains.