Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-02-13
KANSAS COMMENT.

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day frozen solid.
MINE INSPECTOR. state miners
convention elected James Orr, of Weir
City state mine inspector to succeed
David Castleman.
CONDUCTOR WHIrE-A ii. White,
well known Santa Fe conductor, is
dead at Burlington, Iowa. Whilerun-
ming in Kansas he had his residence at
Newton.
GAS PRoPosITIoN.-Th chamber of
commerce of Wichita is considering
proposition for piping natural gas to
the city from gas fields in counties
farther east.
EXTRA JURYMEN. The Norton coun-
ty district court commenced action
upon the trial of Dewey, the Cheyenne
county cattleman, by having 100 extra
jurymen summoned.
a PRoMoIIoN. Machinist \. II. Pyle
of Horton, has been promoted TO the
position of round house foreman for
the Rock Island at Armourdale. He is
IL son of Marshal Pyle, of Horton.
BACHELORS WH1--Fred Tanner, a
resident of Hamilton county for TWEEN
ty-fve years who died last week, was
"a native of Canada. Being a bachelor
he left his property by a viii to u Mrs.
Clarity, Of Coolidge.
CONDITION IN RooKs.-All kinds of
stock is being wintcred in excellent
shape, and there win be an abundance
of feed left over. There yet remains
much wheat in the county which viii
not be threshed before spring.
PEncnERoN SALE. The sale of Perch
cron stations and mares held in Wich-
ita. was well attended and while the
breeders thought they were not getting
big prices the stock all went at fair
prices. l.. Ami, two year old stallion
was sold for S9Oj 10 \. J. Moser, of
Carmen, Okla Other stations were
sold ut prices ranging from Sl55 TO
$40.
*. l.. CADET CoEpS.-There Is a
movement in the University of Kansas
among mem bers of the national guard
attending the university TO organize a
cadet corps in the school. There is
state law permitting such an organiza-
ton. 1t is proposed that this branch
OF work be substituted for the fresh
man physical training work in the
gymnasium, which is now compulsory.
SoCIALIsM.-Th State Labor society
meeting at Topeka moved on without
friction until resolution was offered
asking that the society as body should
endorse socialism. Half a dozen speak
ers were on the floor at once when a
debate ensued which took whole ses-
sion to dispose of. The resolution was
finally tabled on motion Of F. Curry,
who declared himself strong Socialist
but believed that the meeting was not
the proper time or place to bring in
such question.
A RESIDENT 50 YEARS. Samuel
Long, for nearly fifty years resident
of Manhattan, and one of the most
widely known citizens OF Riley county,
died Feb. 2nd: He had lived III Riley
county since 1857; was sheriff for two
terms, and then enlisted in the 18th
Kansas regiment and was promoted to
lieutenaucy in 1864. After the war
he married and lived on farm but for
many years Evas merchant in Man
haitian. He served as county commits
sioner and was member of the city
council for several years.
SAVED a LIEE.-The Rev. w. f.
Biederwoif, evangelist, who is conduct
ing revival meetings mt the Presby-
terian church in Holton. saved the life
of Miss Irene Kaul, young lady six
teen years old. They broke through
the ice and were submerged in ten feet
of water. They went with others to a
pond where there was a skating party
and sllated with them.
BIsHop ZooK Bishop Samuel
Zook, of the River Brethren church,
and in charge of its western branch,
died at Abilene aged "a years.
Hoes From SHERMAN. The first
shipment of hogs out of sherman coun-
~ for two years was last week when
c. f. Swarts shipped carload TO Pu-
chlo. Col. Mr. Swarts says the scarcity
of hogs in sherman county is due 10
the attention and growth of the dairy
business. People have left of raising
pork. he says, and instead are giving
their attention To dairying and mar
keting butter fat.
TRAMP SUSPECTED. OF burning the
store of &. w Davis, of Princeton.
Franklin county.
GEN. CLUSTERS ScoUT.-Walter Scott.
who was scout with General Custer
prior to the battle of the Little Big
Horn, committed suicide ut his home
in Stafford by taking morphine. No
cause is assigned. He was one of the
oldest residents in the state.
PRosrECTING AT SALINA.-The Sa-
lima Oil, Gas and Mineral company has
organized. The stockholders include
some of the best business men and
farmers of the county. The company
will begin prospecting within short
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