Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-08-06

Met Death IN Pond-John TRACES
er, a farmer who was buried at Hor-
ton,was amply able to have bath tub
in his own home, but he built a pond
on his place and every afternoon
bathed in it. 1t was in this pond that
he met his death. He was missed
and after the water had been drained
from the pond his body was found in
the bottom of it. Death is thought
to have ben accidental. Trageser
was 81 years old. He came here a
poor man and died wealthy. For many
years he was postmaster at Kenne-
kuk
To Prevent FIood.-Steps of some
kind to prevent foods in the Kaw val
ley will be taken by the legislature
next winter. The leaders of all par
ties and all factions of each party
are agreed on this, SO it doesn't mat
ter who controls the legislature, some
thing along that line will be done. 1t
will probably take several years and
a vast sum of money to carry out
whatever plan is adopted, but a start
will be made next year. 2
Escaped Convict Drowned.-Jerome
b. Macklin. an Oklahoma convict, who
escaped from the Kansas state prison
at Lansing, met his death while try
ing to swim across the Missouri river
to Missouri. The fact was not known
until the body washed ashore at a
point below the prison. Macklin was
AZ years of age and was serving a
ten-year sentence. The badly decom-
posed remains were buried on the bar
where they were found.
Won't Have carnivaI-CIyde will
have no watermelon carnival this
year. The last food destroyed a good
portion of the melon crop. But this
is the secondary reason for calling
off the celebration. The chief reason
is that the carniVals in recent years
have brought in an undesirable crowd
taking the pleasure away from the
event. The town concluded that it
would be better off without the car
nival.
A Bad Break-A peculiar accident
occurred at Winfield when Carol
COgswell, the seven granddaughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy S. Cogswell, fell
from a bicycle and broke her left
foot. Her little cousin, Lawrence Hen
thorne was riding her on the handle
bars of the wheel ard she fell off, her
foot cathching in the spokes of the
wheel. 1t is reported as a bad break
that may leave her a cripple for life
Bought Newspaper-Charles Hav-
ems has bought the Peoples Voice,
published at Wellington, from VIM.
Stryker. He did not buy the Daily
Journal, published from the Voice Of
fee, but hopes to get possession of it
later. He takes possession August 1,
and will move his family to yelling
ton at once.
Goes to China-EmpOria next month
will bid good bye to one of her most
popular ministers, and what will be
Emporia's loss will prove China's
gain. Rev. Jamesffl Vernon Latimer
has resigned from the First Baptist
church pastOrate to engage in mission
airy work in China.
Troublesome Wolves Farmers liv-
ing in the timber districts north of
Perry are experiencing much trouble
with wolves. The presence of so
many of the animals is very unusual
and their depradations on the far
mers' fowls are causing much loss.
A Paying Line Efforts are being
made to induce the constructors of
the Topeka Concil Grove electric line
to build the line to Harrington and Alb
ilene. The business at this end would
hn Of hn
amount of traffic between towns.
The Church Seized-The Christian
church building at Chanute was seized
by Sheriff 1. F. Yockey and will be
sold at public auction, August 50, un
less the church society in the mean
time pays a judgment of S229.69 in
favor of D. NJ. Harris.
Chartered Special Train-The Cha
mute Oil Producers Association is
making arrangements to attend the
meeting of oil men at independence
The Chanute Association is going in
in a body on a special train which
has been chartered.
Fire At Goddard.-Fire started in
the E. K. Nevling & Co.'S elevator,
WHICH was totally OSSITOy0u WIFI ABOUT
800 bushels of grain. There were
three grain cars on the track two of
which were totally destroyed, one par
TALLY.
Revival At Conway.-Reviva1 meet
ings are being conducted at Conway
under the auspices of the Methodist
church. The meetings are being held
in large tent, and are attracting con-
siderable attention. Much interest is
being displayed at the night meet
ings.
Aged Kansan Dies.-Judge Burton
L. Kingsbury, one of the Oldest and
best known settlers at Burlington, is
dead at his home, aged 70 years. He
preempted the townsiste of Burling-
ton, served in the legislature, was
regent of the State Agricultural col
lege and was probate judge and clerk
| of the court.
School Teachers Scarce.-There is
a decided shortage of school teachers
in Jefferson county. and the various
country school boards are experience
ing much trouble in securing teachers