Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-10-15

a queer way. Noble tried many doc
tors, but got no relief. One day he
picked up a piece of chalk used in
marking cars and absentmindedly ate
it. To his surprise he felt better at
once. The next day he ate more and
continued the chalk habit until finally
the railroad clerk hid the chalk when
he saw Noble approach. But the chalk
cured Noble and he now eats anything
without discomfort.
Didn't Know It.-At Ness City
loaded occurred here, when 15-year-
old Johnnie Elliott shot his older
brother, Parker. through the lung,
killing him almost instantly. A crowd
of young folks were having amateur
theatricals. Johnnie was the desper-
ado. and in flashing his revolver acct
dentally pulled the trigger. Immedi-
ately after the shooting he disappear
ed. Searching parties were out all
night and all day, but he has not yet
been found. 1t is thought he has gone
insane.
Lucrative nVestiment.-The Rocks
county poor farm has proven quite
lucrative investment this season.
The oats yielded co bushels to the
acre and barley SIS bushels. The wheat
went Is bushels. but graded very high
and brought the top of the market.
There are between 5000 and 1000
bushels OF corn on the place. The
farm has thirty head of the best grade
cattle in Rocks county. The operations
of the farm will come pretty close to
paying for the new building this year
alone
New Sugar Rate.-The announce
ment comes from the Santa Fe general
offices that new rates have been made
on sugar in car load lots The rate
from New Orleans to Missouri River
points, which has been SO cents per
100 pounds, is now 20 cents. Rates to
other points are cut proportionately
The rate from the Atlantic seaboard
will be 80 cents to Missouri river
points and 81 cents to Kansas jobbing
points, such as Wichita.
Irrigated Appies.-Wm Bainum, Of
Kingman Co., took a load of apples
| to Kingman. They were prime apples
from his irrigated farm, and by the
way, one of the best farms in the
! county. He left a sample ear of his
so day corn, and it is something won
derful. 1t is a 16-row corn, purple
in color. 1t was planted June 14th
and picked September 24th. and is
dry enough to shell. Who can beat
that record?
| Hotel Keeper Shot.-M. NJ. Brooks,
| proprietor of the Kankakee hotel at
! Garden City, is dead as the result of
gunshot wound which he received
while standing in front of his hotel.
The gun, a 45-caliber Colt, was in
| the hands of Ormal Finch, who
claims the shooting was accidental.
| The post-mortem showed that the bull
| let entered the body just below the
armpit and passed out at the back
Farmer Shoots Himself.-Joseph
! Conway a farmer living ten miles
south of Leavenworth committed sui.
eide by shooting himself in the fore
head with small rifle. He told his
girls that he was taking the gun to
shoot rabbits, when he stepped into
the stable and killed himself Conway
has been in poor health of late He
was "a years old. He was a widoweT
and leaves two grown daughters.
At Any Time.-At Arkansas City
the Mountaineering company that
is boring on the Hill Investment com
pany's land is now down more than
COO feet and is expecting to strike a
flow of gas or oil at any time.
Bore for Gas-The Lane County
Prospecting and Oil Developing com
pany has been organized at Dightor
TO develop the mineral resources OF
that section of the state. Local CAPT
tai has the controlling interest
Big Duck Hunt-One of Great Bend.
bird brokers bought more than 1900
wild ducks that were killed in the
Cheyenne Bottoms. The birds are be
ing slaughtered in great numbers, one
sportsman having made a record O
132 birds in six shots with a maya
zine gun.
Out of Business.-The rural route.
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mess in Sumner county. The postmas
ter at Ewell is said to have beer
obliged for the last two months t.
write letters to himself in order t,
pay expenses.
Tied Police Officer-The Kansa
university students tied a police OF
ficer while the latter was endeavor
ing to take a freshman named Grain
, to the station for disturbing tn,
peace. The police officer succeeded il
breaking the bonds and held onto hi
prisoner whose fine had to be paid
Went to JaiI.-E. f. Story OF Lang
ford. charged with disposing of mort
gagged property, waived his preliElir
airy hearing and has been bound owe
TO the district court in $1,000 bail, il
default of which he is still in tn
county Jail.
Anthonys Together.-Miss Susan E
: Anthony and Miss Mary B. Anthem
have arrived at Leavenworth to visi
their brother, Col D. R. Anthony ,wh
/ is still quite weak from his illness il
a July. This is the first visit of Mis-