Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-08-20

| the roads of the county. The Stand
ard Oil Company is not purchasing the
heavy oil which is produced by
many of the oil wells in this county
The oil is worth about SO cents
barrel and those who are interested
in improving the condition of the
| roads in the county will ask the COM
missioners to use this oil. Wherever
oil has been used on roads it has
been found to be one of the best ma
| terials for improving the condition
of the highways. 1t not only keeps
keeps the clouds of dust down, but
tends to prevent the damage done by
the heavy rains.
Dynamite Injured Him. Joseph
| Strickland has brought suit hor 81
600 against the city of Wichita for
damages alleged to have resulted
from the explosion of dynamite which
had f1oated down the Little river at
the time of the June flood He says
that it was dynamite which had been
sunk for the purpose of blowing up
| the dam, but which did not explode
until it struck a sandboat belonging
to him.
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| Mrs. Frank Hurkett, a woman about
thirty-five years old was fatally burn
ed by the explosion of a can of coal
oil, with which she was lighting
kitchen fire. She was badly burned
all over, nearly all of her clothing
being burned off. Her finger nails
and toe nails were burned off, as
were the palms of her hands and the
soles of her feet She has no chance
of recovery.
New Wheat MoVing.-The new
wheat crop is moving to market rap
idly. Not less than 12O cars per day
are being loaded and shipped in the
territory along the Santa Fe, be-
tween Kinsley and Newton, to say
nothing of the wheat products such
as flour. bran, ETC., which is a large
item and will swell the figure to 50
cars more.
Drank Carbolic Acid.-Mrs. M. l..
Stanley, wife of a well-known citizen
of Wichita, committed suicide by
drinking carbolic acid. After taking
the acid, she tried to cut her throat
with a razor. For some time she had
/ been in i'll health, and this, with ov-
erwork and worry caused by the sick
ness of her younger daughter, caused
! her to become mentally unbalanced.
| Came From Sweden.-Dr. Peterson,
! president of the Swedish Evangelical
/ College Association at Mcpherson,
| has just received word from Sweden
| that Rev. DR.. Waldenstrom, head of
! the Swedish Evangelical church
! there will come to America and will
! attend the services of the laying of
! of the cornerstone of the new col
/ lege being built at Mcpherson.
Laying Heavy SteeI.-The Santa Fe
! has almost finished the task of laying
over 125 miles of S5-pound steel on
| the western division The old steel
/ is being shipped to Newton to be run
through the railsaw, and it is under
stood that it is to be used to re-
place the light steel on the Panhan-
die division.
A Lie Naled.-Dr. Dillon, of Os-
borne, had a very fine plum orchard
but the trees wouldn't bear A fruit
expert told him that the trees lacked
iron, and that if he would drive few
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bearing. He drove the nails all right.
Now his entire orchard is dead.
Bootlegger Caught. = Bud Porter
! was arrested by the United States
marshal or bootlegging liquor at Bald
win, Kansas. He was indicted last
May but the officers could never get
hold of aim until now. He was caught
at Topeka.
Accept the Wage Scale.-The coal
miners of Kansas, Indian Territory
Arkansas, Texas and a part of Mis-
souri, have voted in favor of accept
ing the operators wage proposition.
Annual Picnic.-The annual picnic
of the members of the Anti-Horse
Thief Association of Crawford and
Cherokee counties was held at Girard
August Is.
Run over by Train.-A man known
locally as Mike Murphy was run
over by Rock Island freight train al
Peck in Sedgwick county. One leg
was cut off and his skull crushed. He
died two hours later, while the sur
geons were dressing his wounds.
note book found in his pocket con
tanned the name Roma IZel."
New Pipe Organ.-At Ottawa a new
$4,000 pipe organ for the First Baptis
church arrived and is being installed
1t will be dedicated September 1. The
First Methodist church installed {
new pipe organ a few weeks ago.
Hopping Trains.-At Wellington
Arthur Worden, IA years of age, while
| trying with some young companion.
/ to board moving Rock Island freigh
| stepped in between the cars, tn,
wheels crushing one of his legs be
low the knee and infiicting serious
internal injuries.
] Digging For Oil.-The Junction Cit,
5 Oil and Mining Company commence
' the work of digging its first prospec
= well. Three wells will be dug. Tn
5 company is composed of local stock
, holders, and it will spend $4,000 il
prospecting.
: Not So Lucky-A Leavenworth ma
s who drew a claim in the Rosebud res
y ervation wishes now that he ha