Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-10-08

Agricultural college second team.
The games ended after twenty. minutes
of playing because Holton refused TO.
abide by the umpire's decision and
forfeited the game. The ball was in
Holton's territory during the entire
game, but neither side had scored..Af-
ter the umpire blew the whistle for
foul, the visitors grabbed the ball and
carried it sixty yards to Manhattan's
goal. A riot followed, which was
queIled by policemen.
Weather Report-Dr. F. H. Snow,
of the University of Kansas, has COM
pleted his weather report for the
month of September. The warm
weather, with an absence of frost, has
matured the late corn and other agri-
cultural products that were planted
late on account of wet weather. The
extreme heat of the. last week came
and the rain of the last three days
days has put the ground in excellent
! condition for the wheat.
Crushed Under SIate.-John Wall
ner, an Austrian miner employed in
mine No. 6, of the Mount Carmel Coal
company at Frontenac, was instant
! ly killed at Pittsburg by fall of slate.
He was alone when the accident oc-
Cured. The heavy mass of slate and
rock had broken his neck and back
! and otherwise crushed him and he
was dead when found. He was Al
years of age and had a wife and fam
| lily at Frontenac.
Report Denied.-Santa Fe officials
at Topeka deny the report that con-
| ference was held with the striking ma
/ chinists The coming of Third Vice
President Kendrick to the city gave
rise to the report. The officials state
that there is not the least inconven-
fence in the operation of trains and
that nobody could ever know that
strike existed on the road.
CRATER Returned Notes.-B. F. Ed
wards, the fence machine man from
Hartford, Kansas, who was arrested
at Junction city on the charge of
$3.50 each, has been released. The
manager of the company for which
Edwards was agent arrived and made
a settlement with the farmers by Civ
ing back the notes.
Old Settler Dies.-After an illness
OF many months, Jacob Nipps, one OF
the pioneer settlers of Phillips county
died of heart failure. Jacob Nipps was
probably as we'll known as any OF
the pioneers. He served as county
treasurer for two terms, and has held
other Offices of trust. He was also
a member of several secret orders.
Carries AccompIice-A woman aged
about so years, giving her name as
Blanche Boies of Topeka, was ar
rested by the police and locked in
the city jail at Wichita. She is .charg
ed with being an accomplice of Mrs
Carrie Nation, who, with three com
panions, broke the plate glass win
dows at the Mahan Supply company
last week.
w. r. c. Meeting.-The annua
meeting of the Fourth district con
vention of the Woman's Relief Corps
I COANSnSO III EAAPOA4d at III anu Al IL
! hall with a large attendance from
surrounding towns. Corps No. 20 O.
Emporia entertained the visitors anC
served a fine dinner.
} Serious Task-Franklin county ha.
an oil well and has oil, but it alsC
has a heavy charge of nitro-glycerinc
buried under several hundred feet o
dirt, to recover which it may be nee
essary to begin operations in the vi
entity of Shanghai.
To Open Cooperative stores.-Th,
miners of district IA have voted il
favor of the proposition to open il
Pittsburg and other places in the dis
trict cooperative stores.
Want Oil Refinery.-There is
movement on foot in Woodson count.
to establish an independent refinery
Woodson county has about a doze1
oil companies operating at Yates Cen
ter and they have some ninety wells
The Standard has not shown much in
: clination to furnish pipe line so tn,
: producers can dispose of their oil
RaVing Maniac-Sherman Kinchloe
a merchant of Amorita. died a raw
ing maniac of small pox, contracted a
worlds fair boarding house. H
t leaves a wife and eight children, t..
youngest of whom is a mere baby
, Good Rains.-Good rains are report
: ed throughout the state. Many farm
l ers were obliged to abandon thei
= wheat sowing until the ground was il
more favorable condition. and nov
3 they can go ahead with their fal
: work. Stock. too. has been great,
: benefited. as many Of the pasture
5 were running down.
Cut His Throat.-Jacob ]. Marty
formerly representative from Cha
: county, killed himself by cutting hi
5 throat from ear to ear. Absolutely n
D cause unless i'll health can be as
signedefor the deed.
. Music Teacher Suieldes.-Miss Ar
a ME C. Stewart. a music teacher of G.
: rard. Kansas. committed suicide b
I strangling herself with. pair of sus
i penders. 1t is supposed that i'll heaitl