Free press., 1904-12-31


spoke in it was found on the pilot of
the engine, and side curtain on the
steam box The train proceeded on
its way and men were sent out up
the track on a handcar. They found
man al the crossing nine miles
south of Eldorado, lying by the side
Of the track. terribly mangled and un-
conscious and tangled up in the run
ming gear of a buggy. The buggy was
smashed into splinters but the team
was not hurt. He was mangled be-
yond recognition. but papers and let
ters in his pockets identified him as
F. o. Rucker. liveryman of Augusta,
who was on hia way home from Edo
RADIO.
Stole Church CoIIection.-The mean
est person in Brown county has been
definitely located at Hamlin, where
he stole church collection. A series
of revival meetings has been held at
that place. AT the close a collection
was taken TO help pay the expenses
of the revivalist in charge, after which
every one was invited to come for
ward and enjoy an old fashioned hand
shaking. In the interval someone
made of with the collection. Neither
the money nor the thief has been To-
Gated.
81 Bushel.- The Stout boys are
doing business in the vicinity of
Manchester. Speaking of the yield
of seed, the boys say their jobs so
far have hulled out fairly we'll. They
charge $3.50 per bushel for hulling.
The present price of alfalfa seed is
about 81 per bushel. Mr.. Seeley had
33 bushels of seed from 80 acres of
the plant, and this is said to be
about an average yield in this sec
tion.
Gas Symptoms.-D. II. Shepherd,
representing the Hanson Milling
company, of southern Kansas, is in
Atchison, consulting with Nicholas
Brenner, Thomas Langan and others,
about prospecting for oil, gas or coal
in Doniphan county. Shepherd wants
to lease ten thousand acres, and un-
der certain conditions, will give a
guarantee to begin active operations
at once.
Lost Her Suit. - At Leavenworth
after being out just twenty minutes
the jury in the $4,000 damage suit
of Mrs. Sarah Gish versus the Kan
sas City-Leavenworth road for in
juries she alleged she received by be-
ing showed from a Fifth avenue car
by conductor, returned to the court
room with the verdict finding that the
plaintiff was not entitled TO any dam
ages.
First White chiId.-The funeral of
the late Colonel A. S. Johnson, the
first white child born in Kansas. took
place at the residence of his old
friend. George NJ. Noble in Topeka
All Of the state officers attended in a
body. Most of the prominent men of
Topeka were also there. The body
was inferred in local cemetery.
Is An Exception. John Gilmore.
editor of the Citizen at Fredonia, is
said to be the only editor in the gas
belt who has nerve enough to ridicule
the movement to prevent the piping
out of gas.
Most Successful Week. - The sew
enth annual Barton county poultry
show closed at Great Bend. after the
most successful week in the history
of the association.
Lecture on Journaiism.-At Law
renee B. B. Herbert, of Chicago, edi-
tor of the National Printer-Journalist,
lectured to the University of Kansas
school of journalism.
Academy of science.-The Kansas
Academy of Science will hold it's an
nual meeting DECEMBER %, 80 and 81.
There are sixty papers on the pro-
gram.
What They Deserve.-Some OF the
Oklahoma judges have been sending
men to the penitentiary for four years
for selling liquor to the Indians. About
how many years would they give some
OF the men who are said to be selling
cocaine to the red men?
Enterprising Reiision.-The farm
ers in the vicinity of Courtland want
ed a church. They went to work,
built it and paid for it Then they
wanted it furnished and at the first
meeting in the new edifice they raised
$500 by subscription. The church is
five miles from any town.
Banner Apple County.-Three hun
dred thousand bushels of apples were
shaken from Reno county trees the.
past season, enough apples for Christ
mas dumplings for the people of twen-
ty states Of the Union.
Change Towns Name. The sta
ton OF Sage on the c.. X & w. rail-
road, six miles west of Larned, has
been renamed rizen in honor of
Mayor r. E. Frizell, of Larned, who
is the owner Of the Fort Larned
Stock ranch. containing 5000 acres,
and upon which land the station is
situated.
Civil Service Examination.-A civil
service examination will be held
January 10 for the position of clerks
and letter carriers in the postoffice